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Seeka announces its 30 June 2019 half year result

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INTERIM REPORT
JUNE 2019

SEEKA LIMITED

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CONTENTS

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From the Chairman and Chief Executive

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Interim financial statements to 30 June 2019

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Statement of financial performance

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Statement of comprehensive income

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Statement of financial position

14

Statement of changes in equity

15

Statement of cash flows

16

Notes to the financial statements

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Seeka is pleased to provide you with this report on our unaudited financial and operational results for the six months ended

30 June 2019. In the period, Seeka focussed on achieving excellence through its growth strategy, including consolidating the

Northland orcharding and post harvest operations and purchasing Aongatete Coolstores Limited (Aongatete) to add additional

kiwifruit volume and processing capacity to our central Bay of Plenty catchment area as well as delivering excellent service to our

growers and marketers, principally Zespri.

Since the acquisition of the Northland kiwifruit orchards and related post harvest business from T&G Global Limited in 2018,

Seeka has invested $ 15.2m in a new packhouse and new packing technology to better service our expanding Northland grower

base, and is progressively selling the kiwifruit orchards to motivated investors who are committed to supplying their fruit to our

operations. Our new and improved Northland post harvest facilities and subsequent orchard resales are delivering a new level of

service to this growing region and securing ongoing supply to our post harvest operations. The cash flow from the orchard sales

has allowed the repayment of debt.

In March 2019, Seeka expanded kiwifruit operations with the acquisition of Aongatete. An innovative company with excellent

people and loyal growers, Aongatete was a strategic acquisition in our Bay of Plenty heartland to build kiwifruit volume and

deliver packing and storage capacity to our core kiwifruit business.

This summer’s dry growing conditions reduced volumes across the Australasian produce sector, including kiwifruit. While our

orcharding yields and post harvest volumes were impacted by this seasonal drop, Seeka has delivered a 28% lift in net profit after

tax to $11.86m; up from $9.32m in the previous corresponding period (pcp). Seeka maintains its full year EBITDA guidance of

$32.5m to $33.5m.

The new NZ IFRS16 lease accounting standard was fully implemented in the period with pcp comparatives restated to ensure

comparability of our financial results for the half year. This accounting standard changes the reporting of lease expense along

with interest and depreciation.

Seeka is a seasonal business, earning significantly more income in the first six-months and the financial performance of the

Company in the first six-months may not reflect the full year earnings.

Seeka remains focussed on consolidating operations from the Northland and Aongatete acquisitions, including completing the

sale of Northland orchards to repay debt, while securing supply to our core kiwifruit business. This process is currently being

extended to Australia where Seeka is investigating the potential to sell and leaseback the Australian kiwifruit orchards and since

balance date has advertised for sale the Australian kiwifruit orchard portfolio. This would secure supply to our Australian post

harvest and retail operations, realise a cash gain for the business, provide funds to accelerate growth and reduce Seeka’s debt.

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Results for the six months ended 30 June 2019 include

–$11.86m profit after tax (pcp: $9.32m); up 28%.

–$27.91m EBITDA (pcp: $25.71m); up 8.5%.

–$407.43m of assets; up 31% from the pcp

–$148.08m net debt; an increase of $32.1m.

–$5.4m sale of Northland orchards for a realised gain of $1.2m, with a conditional $18.7m sale forecast to settle by year end,

for a further $3.1m gain.

–All of the shares in Aongatete Coolstores limited were acquired for $14m.

–$15.2m

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investment in new packhouse and pack machine at Kerikeri; commissioned for harvest 2019, this large infrastructure

build delivers capacity ahead of Northland’s growing kiwifruit and avocado production.

–$20.6m

1

refurbishment of Oakside machine 2, with additional pre-cooling and coolstores result in lifting site capacity by

approximately 2.25m trays


, delivering greater efficiency and providing our growers the ability to harvest at the optimal time

for fruit quality lowering the risk of late harvest to our growers.

–Successful harvest and processing operations across New Zealand and Australia including kiwifruit, avocados, kiwiberry,

nashi and pears.

–33.5m tray equivalents of kiwifruit packed by New Zealand post harvest (pcp: 31.1m); 29.6m from Seeka’s traditional post

harvest operation (5% down on a seasonal drop in Hayward yields), plus 3.9m trays from the 2019 Aongatete acquisition.

–Grower loyalty share scheme secures New Zealand kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry supply for three seasons; 2,061,803

shares allotted with an estimated 91% of growers are now Seeka shareholders.

–Rewarding employee engagement with a new employee share scheme; 568,000 shares allotted with an estimated 70% of

permanent employees are now Seeka shareholders.

–One serious harm injury to a packer’s finger at Aongatete post harvest.

–New Seeka App gives growers online updates on their crop’s performance in Seeka’s supply chain.

$134.0

$145.4

$169.9

Total revenue

NZ$million

$104.7

$134.2

$11.4

$15.8

$21.9

$25.7

$ 2 7. 9

EBITDA

NZ$million

$3.7

$ 7.1

$11.1

$9.3

$11.9

Net profit after tax

NZ$million

Group financial indicators to 30 June

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1. Costs to date since project inception in June 2018.

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Operational performance

New Zealand dollars

Reported result

June 2019

Restated result

June 2018

(Decrease) /

increase to

reported

2018 result

Total revenue ($m)

$ 169.9$ 145.417%

EBITDA before impairments and revaluations ($m)

$ 27.9$ 25.79%

EBIT

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($m)

$ 20.3$ 17.615%

NPAT ($m)

$ 11.9$ 9.328%

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.35$ 0.52(33%)

Net bank debt ($m)

$ 148.1$ 116.028%

1. 2018 reported EBIT was reduced by $1.5m ($1.5m after tax) as a consequence of the impairment and accelerated amortisation of intangible assets.

Dividend announcement

A dividend of $0.12 per share has been declared by the Board. The dividend is fully imputed and will be paid on 9 October 2019 to

those shareholders on the register at 5pm on 13 September 2019. The dividend reinvestment plan will apply with a 2% discount

applied to determine the strike price.

Outlook

Seeka is anticipating lower operational earnings for the second half of the financial year reflecting lower volumes of fruit in store

at 30 June and an early selling season. The company continues to market, negotiate and sell Northland orchards and has started

enacting a similar strategy in Australia. When completed these sales are expected to reduce debt and realise a gain on sale. The

following guidance is based on Seeka’s best estimate on the forward six months’ earnings. The market will be updated if there is

material deviation.

New Zealand dollars

2019 guidance

Lower range

2019 guidance

Upper range

2018 full year

Restated

EBITDA ($m)

$ 32.5$ 33.5$ 31.0

Increase over 2018

+ 5%+ 8%

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Orcharding

$4.5m

Orcharding

$4.2m

Post harvest

$23.2m

Post harvest

$29.8m

Retail services

$1.1m

Retail services

$0.8m

Seeka Australia

$2.7m

Operating segment EBITDA

Segment operations

Operating segment overview

Seeka supplies high-value produce to world markets. Founded on New Zealand's kiwifruit industry, our New Zealand operating segments service the

value chain from orchard to market, with the Seeka group also owning and operating a fully-integrated orchard-to-market business in Australia.

EBITDA to June 2019 - $27.9mEBITDA to June 2018 - $25.7m

Excludes ($6.7m) EBITDA for the Group’s administration and grower

services overheads and a ($0.2m) loss from Seeka Australia.

Excludes ($5.8m) EBITDA for the Group’s administration and

grower services overheads.

Orcharding, New Zealand

Orcharding production covers the growing of kiwifruit, avocado and

kiwiberry on leased, long term leased, and Seeka-owned orchards.

Post harvest, New Zealand

Post harvest handles all produce from our orcharding operations and

from independent growers.

Retail services, New Zealand

Includes marketing avocados, class 2 New Zealand kiwifruit, imported

tropical fruits, and manufacturing Kiwi Crush and avocado oil.

Seeka Australia

Owns and operates kiwifruit, nashi and pear orchards and post harvest

facilities, and directly markets Seeka produce to retailers.

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Review of operations

Financial performance

Revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2019 increased 16.8% to $169.87m (pcp: $145.44m). Consolidated earnings before

interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was $27.91m (pcp: $25.71m); up 8.6%. This includes an $0.15m EBITDA

loss from Seeka Australia (pcp: $2.71m gain), from a very dry summer resulting in lower Hayward kiwifruit volumes and an

underperforming nashi programme.

Consolidated profit after tax was up 27.3% to $11.86m (pcp: $9.32m), with cash flow from operations up 107% to $5.15m (pcp:

$2.49m).

In the period, Seeka invested $25.82m in property plant and equipment, primarily building the Kerikeri pack house and

commissioning a new packing machine and upgrading Oakside packing machine 2, pre-coolers and coolstores. Once additional

pre-cooler and coolstore builds at Kerikeri are completed, Seeka’s post harvest capacity is forecast to be able to handle fruit

supply for the next two seasons.

In the six months, $7.13m was realised from completed Northland property sales (of which $1.73m relates to a sale recorded

in 2018), with $5.4m of orchard sales made in the period for a gain of $1.2m. Since 30 June 2019, Seeka completed a further

$11.71m of orchard sales to realise a $1.5m gain and has $7.0m of conditional sales expected to settle before year end which will

realise a further $1.6m gain.

Seeka holds a further $21.65m in orchards at fair value. These are expected to be substantially sold this financial year with the

sale proceeds returning debt to more conservative levels.

Net debt at 30 June (bank loans less bank deposits) was $148.08m (pcp: $115.98m); an increase of $32.1m, driven by the

investment in post harvest capacity and the Aongatete acquisition.

New Zealand operations

Orcharding

Spanning from Northland through to the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and East Coast, orcharding production covers the

growing of kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry on leased, long term leased, and Seeka-owned orchards. Orcharding also provides

comprehensive orchard management and vine management services to orchard owners.

Orcharding kiwifruit volumes increased in 2019 from new production associated with the Northland and Aongatete acquisitions,

with the company growing 41.11m kilograms of kiwifruit (11.42m trays) compared to the prior year’s 37.44m kilograms (10.4m

trays). The acquired orchards helped offset the drop in Hayward yields to 9,800 trays per hectare (pcp: 11,800 trays per hectare),

which was primarily due to a hot summer restricting fruit size and increasing reject rates, mainly from sooty mould contamination.

Hayward yields have now fluctuated over the last three seasons, with this variety showing signs of biennial bearing.

Seeka also grew 732,000 kilograms of avocados (pcp: 200,000 kgs) and 64,400 kilograms of kiwiberry (pcp: 15,000 kgs).

Orchard operations revenue of $48.33m is up $9.34m from the pcp, while EBITDA of $4.16m is in line with the prior period,

reflecting a reduction in the productive orchard area under long term lease. Seeka continues to invest in long term lease

arrangements with fruit volumes set to increase as these orchards reach maturity.

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Post harvest

Post harvest operates eight major facilities spread throughout the major growing regions in the North Island handling all produce

from our orcharding operations and from our independent growers.

In the period, 33.5m trays of kiwifruit were packed (pcp: 31.1m), with 3.9m trays supplied by growers associated with our new

Aongatete acqusition completed 18 March.

Total post harvest volumes were impacted by the dry summer, with Hayward yields from Seeka’s traditional supplying growers

down 17% on the prior period. Felt across the industry, this significant drop in Hayward production reduced product flow to

Seeka’s post harvest operations, and tempered the positive impact Aongatete has delivered to our core post harvest business.

The company had the capacity, systems and personnel to deliver a timely harvest to our grower clients. Coolstorage fruit loss, a

key measure of performance for our growers, has remained low. The following table shows week 30 fruit loss (to 28 July).

Week 30 class 1 fruit loss over total volumes submitted (to 28 July)SeekaIndustry

Hayward HW

0.05%0.06%

Hayward organic HWOB

0.03%0.04%

SunGold G3

0.26%0.46%

Aongatete is being progressively integrated into Seeka with significant synergies to be realised from 2020 onwards.

Post harvest revenue of $105.29m increased 19% on the pcp ($88.58m). Post harvest costs are up across our industry, driven by

higher wage rates and the ongoing focus on health and safety. EBITDA of $29.82m compares with $23.24m in the pcp.

Retail services

Includes the supply and sale of avocados and class 2 New Zealand kiwifruit, sale of New Zealand kiwifruit through collaborative

programmes, handling of imported tropical fruits, and the manufacture and sale of Kiwi Crush and avocado oil.

EBITDA of $0.76m is down from $1.06m in the prior period due to a reduced kiwiberry harvest (in line with lower Hayward

yields), lower avocado volumes with more fruit having been picked prior to 1 January, and challenging avocado supply lines due to

changes to the phytosanitary certification processes, particularly to Australia. The retail services business has stabilised.

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Australia operations

Seeka Australia PTY Limited, a 100% Seeka-owned entity, owns and operates kiwifruit, nashi and pear orchards along with

associated post harvest facilities in Victoria, and directly markets Seeka produce to retailers.

Kiwifruit yields were again down following a very hot and dry summer which impacted fruit size; kiwifruit remain profitable, albeit

at lower levels. The green nashi sales programme delivered a loss. Volumes and planted areas have been reset to match the crop

to profitable market opportunities.

Seeka is positive about its Australian investment and its Australian orchard portfolio, and is confident that its proposed strategy

to sell and leaseback its kiwifruit orchards will realise a gain that will be used to repay debt.

Seeka continues to test the production and marketing of new kiwifruit and licenced pear varieties on its Australian orchards, and

has 70 hectares of kiwifruit and 26 hectares of pears in development which will add to production from 2020 onwards.

The detection of Psa in Australia has not created issues in our mature Hayward kiwifruit orchards and the company continues to

monitor its development orchards.

Across all varieties Seeka is concentrating on quality and increasing yields.

EBITDA loss of $0.15m (pcp : $2.70m gain) was a result of lower yields and an under-performing green nashi programme.

Seeka’s Australian operations are an important investment in extending our geographical reach and product range and we will

continue to further develop the business, including upgrading existing and developing new orchards, and investing in water to

grow production. Yields per hectare and total volumes are expected to improve over the next three years as new plantings mature.

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Strategic highlights

Seeka continues to enact our strategy. Kiwifruit is our core product, with the company diversifying geographically and targeting

complementary produce categories. The focus is on growth that delivers accretive value to our stakeholders, including

shareholders, growers, employees, contractors and community. Our focus is on delivering our marketers, principally Zespri, the

highest quality fruit and delivering our growers great returns through our supply chain.

Seeka has excelled where it operates the entire value chain from the orchard to the customer and delivered incremental returns

to growers; as demonstrated by avocados and kiwiberry. Seeka delivers orchard-to-market excellence in New Zealand kiwifruit,

avocados, class 2 kiwifruit, and kiwiberry, along with Australian kiwifruit, nashi and European pears.

Seeka has focussed on consolidating its position, setting its management structures, and selling orchards with secure supply

contracts to reset debt while pursuing operational excellence.

During the six months, Seeka has expanded our core business through the Aongatete acquisition, and secured Northland

post harvest volumes while negotiating $24.11m of orchard sales. We are also progressing the sale of the remaining Northland

orchards currently held at the fair value of $21.65m.

Seeka is also now marketing its Australian kiwifruit orchard portfolio to test if the same outcomes can be obtained in Australia.

Market conditions for Australian-grown produce are good and the fruit is of excellent quality, noting it is a completely different

growing environment. Kiwifruit production in Australia is set to double in the next five years. The planned sale and leaseback of

three kiwifruit orchards will help accelerate growth in this key market while repaying company debt.

The company has focussed on asset utilisation and capacity planning and has substantially built the infrastructure to handle

volume growth over the next two seasons. It has deliberately positioned itself in Northland to provide excellent service to the

region’s growth in avocados and kiwifruit, and has actively increased its avocado market share, including directly purchasing and

syndicating Far North orchards. This has delivered a benefit to investors and new volumes and market share to Seeka.

Health and safety

Seeka’s focus is on continuous improvement to ensure the health and safety of all personnel at all locations. All reported

incidents and near-misses are followed up within the company. A serious harm injury occurred during harvest 2019 when a

packer injured a finger at the Aongatete facility. Reviews and machine changes have been made across the company to ensure

this injury will not reoccur.

The total recordable injury frequency rate is above the annual 4.5 threshold and ahead of the pcp rate of 4.37. The company

continues to monitor, manage and take all reasonable steps to prevent workplace injuries.

The following table shows key safety measures to 30 June against annual thresholds.

2019 actuals and targetsTo 30 June 2019Annual threshold

Total recordable injury frequency rate

1

4.93

Less than 4.5

Notifiable injuries

10

Notifiable incidents

01

Severity rate

2

5.89

Less than 4.5

1. Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) is a key measure that compares total lost time injuries and medical treatments against the total number of

hours worked. TRIFR = (number of recordable lost time and medical treatment injuries) x 200,000 / (number of employee hours worked).

2. The severity rate measures the number of days lost per lost-time injury. Severity rate = (number of days lost) / (number of lost time injuries).

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The Seeka team

Seeka’s people have excelled during the six months to 30 June 2019.

Seeka has continued to invest in its people to become the employer of choice in a tight labour market. The company has reset

minimum wages to new thresholds, and comprehensively reviewed all remuneration levels to ensure Seeka people are well

remunerated. Importantly, we have reviewed work hours, particularly in the early part of the season as the industry chases

premium early incentives on behalf of its growers.

Seeka continues to focus on talent development and has 12 cadets, with some now emerging as qualified orchard managers.

Wellness programmes continue to be implemented across the company.

Seeka continues to actively source New Zealand workers to fulfil peak seasonal labour demand and operates a parallel

recognised seasonal employer programme (RSE) that delivers focussed pastoral care for our overseas’ workers. Of our 3,500

strong seasonal workforce, Seeka recruited 970 overseas workers through the RSE scheme.

Seasonal labour continues to be a challenge, with the industry increasingly relying on overseas labour to complement the

available local workforce. Backpacker labour was in short supply, adding to employment pressure. This employment environment

pushed the industry to the limit. These circumstances increase the risk profile. Seeka continues to work on initiatives to keep our

people safe.

The company has gone to significant lengths to ensure contractors and subcontractors comply with labour, health and safety

legislation, and strive to achieve best practice. Seeka has a dedicated team that coaches, audits and undertakes gap analysis with

our contractor and subcontractor community to ensure we achieve better than just compliant.

Summary

Seeka continues to consolidate its operations following the Northland acquisition, whilst also seizing the opportunity to purchase

Aongatete; a reputable competitor in our region, operating in our core business with excellent people and loyal growers. The

company has made excellent progress selling the Northland orchards, secured supply from the region, and developed a world-

class post harvest facility in Kerikeri. Seeka is now pursuing a similar sale and potential leaseback strategy for orchards in

Australia.

Hayward kiwifruit yields were down on last season, and this impacted our profit in the period. However, the company is

benefiting from substantial cash gains realised by the ongoing sales of our Northland orchard portfolio.

Seeka expects 2019 full year EBITDA to be in the range of $32.5m to $33.5m, with debt lowered by year end.

We thank all growers, shareholders and stakeholders for the loyalty and support you willingly give to Seeka.

Fred Hutchings Michael Franks

Chairman Chief executive

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INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO 30 JUNE 2019

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Statement of financial performance

12

Statement of comprehensive income

13

Statement of financial position

14

Statement of changes in equity

15

Statement of cash flows

16

Notes to the financial statements

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

Restated

$000s

Revenue

3

169,872 145,436 203,713

Cost of sales

118,879 98,061 161,490

Reduction / (increase) in fair value of biological assets - crop

8

16,460 15,388 ( 1,242)

Gross profit

34,533 31,987 43,465

Other income

3

1,228 21 1,907

Other costs

7,855 6,299 14,363

Earnings (EBITDA)

1

27,906 25,709 31,009

Depreciation expense

6

5,249 4,360 8,816

Lease depreciation expense

2,210 1,996 4,093

Loss on revaluation of land and buildings

- - 4

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

- - 300

Impairment of intangible assets


- 946 946

Amortisation of intangible assets

7

133 814 964

Earnings (EBIT)

2

20,314 17,593 15,886

Interest expense

2,412 2,211 4,549

Lease interest expense

1,363 1,296 2,671

Net profit before tax

16,539 14,086 8,666

Income tax charge

4,675 4,766 3,220

Total tax charge

4,675 4,766 3,220

Net profit attributable to equity holders

11,864 9,320 5,446

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary

equity holders of the company during the year

Basic earnings per share

$0.35 $0.52$0.34

Diluted earnings per share

$0.35 $0.51$0.33

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

1. EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairments and revaluations.

2 EBIT, a non-GAAP measure, is earnings before interest and tax.

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

Restated

$000s

Net profit for the period

11,864 9,320 5,446

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss - net of tax

Gain on revaluation of land and buildings

- - 2,092

Gain on revaluation of water shares

18 354 1,398

Realised gain on revaluation of investment in shares

- 270 270

Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

18 624 3,760

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of tax

Movement in cash flow hedge reserve

( 502) 39 ( 100)

Movement in foreign currency translation reserve

( 32) ( 4) 48

Movement in foreign currency revaluation reserve

- - ( 373)

Gain on revaluation of investment in shares

- 51 -

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

( 534) 86 ( 425)

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders

11,348 10,030 8,781

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 30 June 2019

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

Restated

$000s

Equity

Share capital

95,890 46,504 94,406

Reserves

18,261 16,103 18,747

Retained earnings

45,771 42,524 37,306

Total equity

159,922 105,131 150,459

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

2,353 1,897 1,340

Tax receivables

1,605 1,942 -

Trade and other receivables

9

70,825 56,537 18,365

Biological assets - crop

8

1,464 1,294 17,924

Inventories

10

18,416 22,319 4,564

Irrigation water rights

114 57 587

Assets classified as held for sale

5

37,490 10,738 24,197

Total current assets

132,267 94,784 66,977

Non current assets

Trade and other receivables

9

2,617 1,494 2,459

Property, plant and equipment

6

220,019 163,137 180,075

Intangible assets

7

24,504 20,529 19,709

Right of use assets

27,434 27,760 26,876

Investment in shares

586 3,736 586

Total non current assets

275,160 216,656 229,705

Total assets

407,427 311,440 296,682

Current liabilities

Tax liabilities

- - 36

Trade and other payables

11

42,004 36,463 19,152

Lease liabilities

3,970 2,236 2,403

Interest bearing liabilities

65,404 23,926 21,039

Total current liabilities

111,378 62,625 42,630

Non current liabilities

Interest bearing liabilities

85,032 93,950 59,361

Lease liabilities

27,814 29,412 28,525

Derivative financial instruments

963 74 267

Deferred tax liabilities

22,318 20,248 15,440

Total non current liabilities

136,127 143,684 103,593

Total liabilities

247,505 206,309 146,223

Net assets

159,922 105,131 150,459

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

On behalf of the board


F Hutchings A Waugh

Chairman Director Dated: 26 August 2019

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

New Zealand dollarsNotes

Share

capital

$000s

Investment

in shares

revaluation

reserve

$000s

Cash flow

hedge

reserve

$000s

Foreign

currency

revaluation

reserve

$000s

Foreign

currency

translation

reserve

$000s

Share


based

payments

reserve

$000s

Water

share

revaluation

reserve

$000s

Land and

buildings

revaluation

reserve

$000s

Retained

earnings

$000s

Total

$000s

Equity at 1 January 2018

(Audited) (Restated)

46,195 6,082 ( 94) 265 ( 220) 99 974 14,350 29,227 96,878

Net profit

- - - - - - - - 9,320 9,320

Foreign exchange movement

- - - - 1 - - - ( 5) ( 4)

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

- ( 5,779) 39 - - - 354 - 6,100 714

Total comprehensive income/(loss)

- ( 5,779) 39 - 1 - 354 - 15,415 10,030

Transactions with owners

Shares issued

211 - ----- - - 211

Employee share scheme receipts

98 - --- 32 - - - 130

Dividends paid

13

- - ----- - ( 2,118) ( 2,118)

Total transactions with owners

309 - --- 32 -- ( 2,118) ( 1,777)

Equity at 30 June 2018

46,504 303 ( 55) 265 ( 219) 131 1,328 14,350 42,524 105,131

Equity at 1 January 2019

(Audited) (Restated)

94,406 246 ( 194) ( 108) ( 172) 159 2,374 16,442 37,306 150,459

Net profit

-------- 11,864 11,864

Foreign exchange movement

---( 22) 5 ---( 15) ( 32)

Other comprehensive income/loss)

--( 502) --- 18 --( 484)

Total comprehensive income/(loss)

--( 502) ( 22) 5 - 18 - 11,849 11,348

Transactions with owners

Shares issued

358 -------- 358

Employee share scheme receipts

14

1,126 -------- 1,126

Movement in employee share

entitlement reserve

----- 15 -- 187 202

Dividends paid

13

--------( 3,571) ( 3,571)

Total transactions with owners

1,484 ---- 15 --( 3,384) ( 1,885)

Equity at 30 June 2019

95,890 246 ( 696) ( 130) ( 167) 174 2,392 16,442 45,771 159,922

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 June 2019

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

Restated

$000s

Operating activities

Cash was provided from:

Receipts from customers

130,460 106,064 205,254

Interest and dividends received

9 50 373

Cash was disbursed to:

Payments to suppliers and employees

( 121,549) ( 96,826) ( 179,112)

Interest paid

( 2,412) ( 2,155) ( 4,634)

Lease interest paid

( 1,363) ( 1,296) ( 2,671)

Income taxes paid

- ( 3,345) ( 4,915)

Net cash flows from operating activities

4

5,145 2,492 14,295

Investing activities

Cash was provided from:

Sale of property, plant and equipment

119 124 218

Sale of investments in shares

- 6,112 9,375

Proceeds from sale of property held for sale

7,129 - 5,236

Repayment of advances

- 98 1,500

Cash was applied to:

Purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangibles

( 25,820) ( 5,961) ( 31,232)

Development of bearer plants

( 3,737) - ( 6,056)

Acquisition of business

12

( 14,000) ( 19,456)

Purchase of assets held for sale and G3 licence


( 10,940) - ( 30,209)

Purchase of water shares

( 154) ( 685) -

Advances

( 12,635) ( 12,916) ( 1,691)

Net cash flows (used in) investing activities

( 60,038) ( 32,684) ( 52,859)

Financing activities

Cash was provided from:

Proceeds of non-current bank borrowings

51,039 19,806 19,500

Proceeds of current bank borrowings

31,577 25,207 42,749

Net proceeds from rights issue

- - 47,916

Proceeds from employee share scheme

1,127 - 219

Cash was applied to:

Lease payments

( 1,912) ( 943) ( 2,121)

Repayment of non-current bank borrowings

( 10,729) - ( 33,989)

Repayment of current bank borrowings

( 12,383) ( 12,107) ( 32,537)

Payment of dividend to shareholders

13

( 3,047) ( 1,807) ( 3,635)

Net cash flows from financing activities

55,672 30,156 38,102

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

779 ( 36) ( 462)

Effect of foreign exchange rates

234 ( 456) ( 587)

Opening cash and cash equivalents

1,340 2,389 2,389

Closing cash and cash equivalents

2,353 1,897 1,340

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

This section contains the notes to the consolidated financial statements for Seeka Limited, its subsidiaries and associates. To give

stakeholders a clear insight into how Seeka organises its business, the note disclosures are grouped into the following sections.

NoteDetailsPage

Basis of preparation 17

Accounting policies that apply to the full set of financial statements

Performance19

Where revenues are generated against their associated operating costs

1.

Segment information

19

2.

Turnover

21

3.

Revenue and other income

21

4.

Reconciliation of net operating surplus after taxation with cash flows from operating activities

22

Assets23

How Seeka allocates resources across its operations

5.

Assets classified as held for sale23

6.

Property, plant and equipment23

7.

Intangible assets24

8.

Biological assets - crop25

Working capital26

How Seeka manages its operating cash flow

9.

Trade and other receivables26

10.

Inventories26

11.

Trade and other payables27

12.

Business combination27

Dividends, funding and fair value29

How Seeka distributes dividends to shareholders, manages share capital and determines the fair value of financial instruments

13.

Dividends29

14.

Share capital29

15.

Determination of fair values of financial assets and liabilities29

16.

Related party transactions30

17.

Capital commitments30

18.

Events occurring after balance date30

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Reporting entity and statutory base

The Group interim financial statements presented are those of the

consolidated Seeka Group. Seeka Limited is referred to as the Company.

The group is referred to as the Group, Seeka, or Seeka Group.

Seeka Limited is a profit-orientated company registered in New Zealand

under the Companies Act 1993 and a Financial Markets Conduct (FMC)

Reporting Entity for the purposes of the FMC Act 2013. Seeka Limited is

listed and its ordinary shares are quoted on the NZX main board equity

security market (NZX Main Board).

Nature of operations

Seeka is a produce business operating in New Zealand and Australia.

In New Zealand the Group provides orcharding, post harvest and retail

services to New Zealand’s kiwifruit, avocado, citrus, berry, and kiwiberry

industries. Seeka manufactures and sells the Kiwi Crush and Kiwi

Crushies ranges along with avocado oil. The Group also provides retail

and ripening services for imported tropical produce, and operates a

wholesale market.

In Australia, Seeka owns and operates orchards and associated post

harvest assets, making the Group the largest producer and supplier of

Australian kiwifruit and nashi pears, a major supplier of European pears,

plus lesser production of other temperate-climate fruits.

Statement of compliance and basis of preparation

Group consolidated interim financial statements for the half year

reporting period ended 30 June 2019 have been prepared in accordance

with New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (NZ

GAAP) and comply with the New Zealand International Financial

Reporting Standards (NZIFRS) and other reporting standards as

applicable to profit-oriented entities. Specifically, Group interim financial

statements have been prepared in accordance with NZ IAS 34, “Interim

Financial Reporting”. This consolidated interim financial information

does not include all of the information required for the full annual

audited financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the

annual audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December

2018, which have been prepared in accordance with NZ IFRS.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the

financial statements are set out below.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors (the

Board) on 26 August 2019. The Directors do not have the authority to

amend the financial statements after issue.

Summary of significant accounting policies

Other than detailed below, the accounting policies applied are

consistent with those of the annual audited financial statements for the

year ended 31 December 2018, as described in those annual financial

statements.

From 1 January 2019 the Group has retrospectively adopted NZ IFRS 16

Leases. All leases have been retrospectively applied from their original

start date as if the standard had always been applied. The comparative

information for these leases has been restated and is reflected in the

opening balance sheet. The reduction in retained earnings on 1 January

2019 was $2.917m.

All leases have been classified into one of the following asset classes:

–Post harvest leases - leases for packhouse and coolstore buildings

–Property leases - leases for rental of offices and retail service

operations

–Land leases - this is primarily for the Group’s interest in leased land

occupied or held for development at Huka Pak

–Long-term orchard leases - leases held for the development of

productive orchards

–Motor vehicles - three year leases for motor vehicles

Under the new lease standard the Group has recognised lease liabilities

which were previously classified as “operating lease payments” under

the old standard NZ IAS 17 Leases. The lease liabilities are measured

at the present value of the remaining lease payments, including any

renewal periods that are likely to be exercised, discounted using the

Group’s incremental borrowing rate which ranges between 5% and 10%.

The Group’s right-of-use assets are equal to the leased liability on the

day of lease inception. The right-of-use asset cannot be greater than the

fair value of the underlying asset being leased. The right-of-use asset

is then depreciated on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Costs incurred with a lease that are not part of the cost of the right-of-

use asset are expensed.

The right-of-use assets have been classified at 30 June 2019 as:

Post harvest leases

$ 13.92 m

Property leases

$ 2.28 m

Land leases

$ 6.60 m

Long term orchard leases

$ 2.62 m

Motor vehicles

$ 2.01 m

Total right-of-use assets

$ 27.43 m

Basis of preparation

This section sets out the Group’s accounting policies that apply to the consolidated interim financial statements for the half

year reporting period ended 30 June 2019. Accounting policies which are limited to a specific note are described in that note.

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The comparative figures have been restated to reflect the changes from NZ IFRS 16 Leases.

The following table explains the movements made from the previously published accounts.

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

EBITDA as per published accounts

23,470 26,217

Capitalised payments under NZ IFRS 16

2,239 4,792

Restated EBITDA as per statement of financial performance

25,709 31,009

Net profit as per published accounts

10,373 7,418

Capitalised payments under NZ IFRS 16


2,239 4,792

Increase in expenses due to lease depreciation expense

(1,996) (4,093)

Increase in expenses due to lease interest expense

(1,296) (2,671)

Restated net profit as per statement of financial performance

9,320 5,446

Total assets as per published accounts

283,680 269,806

Increase due to right of use asset recognised


27,760 26,876

Restated total assets as per statement of financial position

311,440 296,682

Total liabilities as per published accounts

175,749 116,430

Increase due to current lease liability recognised

2,236 2,403

Increase due to non-current lease liability recognised

29,412 28,525

Deferred tax on right of use assets and lease liability

(1,088) (1,135)

Restated total liabilities as per statement of financial position

206,309 146,223

Closing Retained Earnings as per published accounts

45,324 40,223

Adjustments to the statement of financial performance

(1,053) (1,972)

Adjustments to the statement of financial position

(1,747) (945)

Restated closing retained earnings as per statement of financial position

42,524 37,306

Net cash flows from operating activities as per published accounts

1,549 12,174

Lease payments reclassified to financing activities


943 2,121

Restated net cash flows from operating activities

2,492 14,295

Basic earnings per share per published accounts

$0.61 $0.37

Restated basic earnings per share

$0.52 $0.34

Diluted earnings per share per published accounts

$0.59 $0.36

Restated diluted earnings per share

$0.51 $0.33

Where a change in the presentational format of the financial statements has been made during the period, comparative figures have been restated

accordingly.

Impact of standards issued but not yet applied by the entity

There are no other new standards, amendments or interpretations that have been issued and are effective that are expected to have a significant

impact on the Group.

19SEEKA LIMITED | INTERIM REPORT JUNE 2019
Performance

This section focuses on the Group’s financial performance and details the contributions made from the individual operating segments.

Note 1. Segment information

The Group’s operating segments are entities that engage in business

activities that earn revenues, incur expenses and are reported in a

manner consistent with the internal reports provided to the chief

decision makers who regularly evaluate the allocation of resources

alongside operational outcomes, such as EBITDA and EBIT, and are

responsible for implementing strategic decisions.

The Group has five operating segments:

–Four New Zealand segments express the range of complementary

services delivered to New Zealand’s produce industries and the

retail sector

–A single Australian segment encompasses the integrated business

associated with the Group’s Australian-grown produce.

Direct segment revenues and operating costs are allocated to each

segment. Administration costs, overheads, grower service costs and

insurance proceeds recorded in the statement of financial performance

are allocated to all other segments. Transactions between segments are

conducted at arm’s length and are eliminated on consolidation.

Segment information is prepared on the same basis as the annual

audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

New Zealand segments

Orchard operations

The Group provides on-orchard management services to orchard

owners who produce kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry crops.

The Group produces kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry crops from:

–Short term leased orchards (typically three-year rolling contracts)

whereby the Group recovers costs and shares any profits with the

orchard owners.

–Long term leased land which the Group has developed into produc-

tive orchards, pays all development and production costs, owns all

crops for the term of the lease, and shares profit with the landowner

after all costs are recovered.

–Owned orchards whereby the Group incurs growing and harvest

costs and receives all income in relation to the sale of the crops.

Post harvest operations

The Group provides post harvest services to the kiwifruit, avocado,

citrus and berry industries. This includes all crops from the Group’s

orchard management and lease operations, plus crops from independent

orchard owners.

Retail service operations

The Group provides fruit marketing services in New Zealand and

internationally, particularly in the Australian and Asian markets. This

includes fruit from the Group’s New Zealand based orchard and post

harvest operations. In New Zealand the Group also provides retail and

ripening services for imported fruit produce, and operates a wholesale

market.

Retail service operations include the production and selling of Kiwi

Crush, Kiwi Crushies and avocado oil to the retail sector and hospitals,

along with post harvest services for kiwiberry.

All other segments - New Zealand

This represents the Group’s aggregated administration, grower services

and overhead sections along with other income recorded in the

statement of financial performance and impairment and revaluations of

other assets not attributed directly to any other segment.

Australian operations

The Group owns and operates Australian orchards, provides post

harvest operations and markets the fruit produced from those orchards,

primarily in Australia. The main products are kiwifruit, nashi pears and

European pears.

EBITDA and EBIT

EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairments and revaluations. EBITDA is an indicator of

profitability and reflects operating cash flow generation (before lease costs).

EBIT (a non-GAAP measure) is earnings before interest and tax; an indicator of profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses.

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The following table details the operating segments at balance date.

New ZealandAustraliaGroup

New Zealand dollars

Orchard

operations

$000s

Post harvest

operations

$000s

Retail

service

operations

$000s

All other

segments

$000s

Australian

operations

$000s

Total

$000s

June 2019

Income statement

Turnover

1

48,328 105,293 15,736 20 11,399 180,776

Gross segment revenue

48,395 107,606 4,832 20 11,399 172,252

Eliminations

( 67) ( 2,313) - - - ( 2,380)

Total segment revenue

48,328 105,293 4,832 20 11,399 169,872

EBITDA

2

4,158 29,821 760 ( 6,682) ( 151) 27,906

Depreciation expense

4

( 566) ( 4,937) ( 248) ( 1,176) ( 532) ( 7,459)

Impairment of intangibles

- - ( 125) - ( 8) ( 133)

EBIT

3

3,592 24,884 387 ( 7,858) ( 691) 20,314

Net finance costs

5

( 132) ( 707) ( 140) ( 2,116) ( 680) ( 3,775)

Tax charge on profit

- - - ( 5,175) 500 ( 4,675)

Profit after tax

3,460 24,177 247 ( 15,149) ( 871) 11,864

Balance sheet

Segment assets

61,496 230,439 15,798 50,856 48,838 407,427

Total assets

61,496 230,439 15,798 50,856 48,838 407,427

Segment liabilities

43,217 135,605 5,532 24,646 38,505 247,505

Total liabilities

43,217 135,605 5,532 24,646 38,505 247,505

June 2018 (Restated)

Income statement

Turnover

1

38,984 88,582 15,801 ( 330) 11,839 154,876

Gross segment revenue

38,984 90,790 6,361 ( 330) 11,839 147,644

Eliminations

- ( 2,208) - - - ( 2,208)

Total segment revenue

38,984 88,582 6,361 ( 330) 11,839 145,436

EBITDA

2

4,523 23,244 1,064 ( 5,831) 2,709 25,709

Depreciation expense

4

( 334) ( 4,285) ( 309) ( 918) ( 510) ( 6,356)

Amortisation of intangibles

- - ( 814) - - ( 814)

Impairment of intangibles

- - ( 946) - - ( 946)

EBIT

3

4,189 18,959 ( 1,005) ( 6,749) 2,199 17,593

Net finance costs

5

( 201) ( 897) ( 55) ( 1,674) ( 680) ( 3,507)

Tax charge on profit

- - - ( 4,302) ( 464) ( 4,766)

Profit after tax

3,988 18,062 ( 1,060) ( 12,725) 1,055 9,320

Balance sheet

Segment assets

49,505 178,445 6,621 24,909 51,960 311,440

Total assets

49,505 178,445 6,621 24,909 51,960 311,440

Segment liabilities

42,474 115,401 6,082 18,501 23,851 206,309

Total liabilities

42,474 115,401 6,082 18,501 23,851 206,309

1. Turnover is a non-GAAP measure, see calculations in note 2.

2. EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is earnings before interest, tax,

depreciation, amortisation and revaluations.

3. EBIT, a non-GAAP measure, is earnings before interest and tax.

4. Depreciation includes the depreciation of fixed assets and

depreciation on the right-of-use lease asset.

5. Finance costs include finance costs for bank debt and interest on the

lease liability.

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Note 2. Turnover

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

The following table reconciles turnover to revenue.

Turnover

180,776 154,876 232,039

Value of sales made as agent

( 10,904) ( 9,440) ( 28,326)

Revenue

169,872 145,436 203,713

Turnover

The Board considers turnover a useful measure of the Group’s operating activity as it represents the total transactional value of goods and services

provided to external customers during the period. As such turnover includes the value of fruit sales made on behalf of growers and suppliers where

the Group acts as the agent, and is considered the vendor by the purchasing party. This includes all produce sales both local and export.

Note 3. Revenue and other income

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

Total revenue

169,872 145,436 203,713

Other income

Interest

9 21 23

Gain on sale of investment in shares

- - 300

Gain on sale of assets held for sale

1,168 - 616

Dividend

- - 350

Net movement in fair value of irrigation water rights

51 - 618

Total other income

1,228 21 1,907

Total revenue and other income

171,100 145,457 205,620

The gain on sale of assets held for sale is in relation to the Northland orchards, refer to notes 5 and 18.

The Group’s major revenue streams are post harvest operations, orchard management, retail services and Australian operations.

Post harvest

All post harvest contracts are standardised. The Group enters into two types of post harvest contracts. The first type of post harvest contract has

two performance obligations. One is to collect the supply of kiwifruit via picking and transportation. The second performance obligation is maturity

testing, which is only provided as needed. The charges are separated in the contract. All the revenue is recognised at a point in time as the service is

performed.

The second type of contract has three performance obligations. These are to pack kiwifruit, to cool kiwifruit and to sell class 2 fruit to the local market.

These are stand-alone services that Seeka provides. Each performance obligation has a separate transaction price detailed in the contract. Each of the

performance obligations are recognised overtime as the service is performed. Packing revenue is recognised as the fruit is packed. Cooling revenue is

recognised as the fruit is loaded out from cool storage. Class 2 fruit is recognised as the fruit is sold.

Orchard management

The orchard management contracts are largely standardised, with the occasional customisation being made as a contract is negotiated. There are

two contracts that make up the orchard management services. The first is the Management Contract. This has one performance obligation, which is

to manage the production of the fruit. Revenue is recognised over time as the service is performed, calculated as cost plus an agreed margin per the

contract. The management fee that is included in the contract is recognised evenly over the 12 month period of the contract. An incentive fee is only

recognised once the OGR is reached and when an incentive would be receivable.

The second orchard management contract has one performance obligation, to collect the supply of kiwifruit. The transaction price is determined

using a forecasted OGR. Revenue is recognised at a point in time, when the crops are picked (in the June half year accounts).

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Retail services

The retail service contracts are customised to the service being offered (such as ripening or fruit sales). There are three types of contracts entered

into. The first contract has one performance obligation, to sell fruit on the owner’s behalf. For this contract, Seeka is an agent and only collects the

marketer’s commission and is recognised at a point in time when the fruit is sold.

The second type of contract comprises storage and ripening revenue. Both contain one performance obligation, to either store or ripen the fruit.

Revenue is recognised over the time as the fruit is being stored or ripened. The third contract is customised with each supplier. The essence of the

contracts remain the same. There is one performance obligation, to provide the product ordered. The transaction price is based on the agreed price

(either in writing or verbally) and recognised at a point in time when the invoice is raised.

Australia

Australian contracts are maintained by the Australian business. They are on a one-to-one basis with the fruit purchaser and are largely standardised.

There is one performance obligation, to provide the fruit to the customer. The transaction price is based on the agreed price (either in writing or

verbally) and recognised at a point in time.

Impact of seasonality

Group revenues are generated from seasonal horticultural operations, with post harvest revenues recognised as services are provided and orcharding

revenues recognised once the fruit is harvested. Retail revenues are generated at the point of sale. In New Zealand kiwifruit are harvested from March

to June, avocados from August to January, and kiwiberries from February to March. In Australia nashi and European pears are harvested January to

March, and kiwifruit from March to May. As a result of these harvest timings around 80% of orchard revenues are recognised in the first six months

of the financial year. The timing of the provision of post harvest services can vary from year to year. Normally 70% is recognised in the first six

months of the financial year, but seasonal fluctuations can alter this.

Note 4. Reconciliation of net operating surplus after taxation with cash flows from operating activities

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

Restated

$000s

Net operating surplus after taxation

11,864 9,320 5,446

Add non cash items:

Depreciation

7,459 6,356 12,909

Loss on revaluation of land and buildings

- - 4

Impairment of intangible assets

- 946 946

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

- - 300

Revaluation of employee share scheme

15 31 62

Movement in deferred tax

- -( 301)

Movement in fair value of biological assets- crop

8,038 15,388 ( 1,242)

Amortisation of intangible assets

133 814 964

15,645 23,535 13,642

Add / (less) items not classified as an operating activity:

Gain on sale of property held for sale

( 1,168) - ( 616)

Decrease / (increase) in current water allocation account

18 94 ( 443)

Gain on sale of investment in shares

- - ( 300)

( 1,150) 94 ( 1,359)

(Increase) / decrease in working capital:

Increase / (decrease) in accounts payable

14,134 11,676 ( 2,723)

(Increase) / decrease in accounts receivable / prepayments

( 26,913) ( 40,419) 621

(Increase) / decrease in inventory

( 13,740) ( 3,135) 244

Increase / (decrease) in taxes due

5,305 1,421 ( 1,576)

( 21,214) ( 30,457) ( 3,434)

Net cash flow from operating activities

5,145 2,492 14,295

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Assets

This section focuses on the physical and intangible assets used by the Group to operate the business, deliver benefits to

stakeholders, add new income streams and generate revenues. Assets include post harvest facilities, retail service facilities, and

software. Assets also include land, bearer plants and crops on Group-owned and leased orchards, along with goodwill and supplier

contracts arising from Group acquisitions.

Note 5. Assets classified as held for sale

New Zealand dollarsNote

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

Opening balance at 1 January

24,197 - -

Properties settled to Seeka

9,778 8,986 25,424

G3 licence purchased

5,975 1,752 3,994

G3 licence transferred from intangible assets

7

1,662 - -

Development costs spent

768 - 478

Growing costs incurred / (recovered)

( 686) - 686

Sales settled to third parties

( 4,204) - ( 6,385)

Total orchards including kiwifruit licences held for sale

37,490 10,738 24,197

At 30 June 2019, 135 hectares of orchards located in Northland were classified as held for sale with a fair value (based on purchase cost plus

development costs and kiwifruit licences) of $37.49m. This includes $10.6m (Dec 2018 - $3.99m) of SunGold kiwifruit licences. All the orchards were

marketed for sale with 57.5 hectares having conditional sale agreements that are expected to become unconditional before the end of the calendar

year. Subsequent to balance date two orchard sales settled for a combined sales total of $11.7m, see note 18.

Note 6. Property, plant and equipment

New Zealand dollars

Land and

buildings

$000s

Plant and

equipment

$000s

Motor

vehicles

$000s

Bearer

plants

$000s

Assets under

construction

$000s

Total

$000s

At 1 January 2019

Cost or valuation

116,364 95,146 736 11,223 18,868 242,337

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

( 6,291) ( 53,420) ( 475) ( 1,857) ( 219) ( 62,262)

Net book amount

110,073 41,726 261 9,366 18,649 180,075

Period ended 30 June 2019

Opening net book amount

110,073 41,726 261 9,366 18,649 180,075

Additions

32,344 10,317 712 1,801 327 45,501

Exchange differences

( 59) ( 24) ( 1) ( 22) ( 18) ( 124)

Depreciation

( 2,164) ( 2,869) ( 90) ( 126) - ( 5,249)

Disposals

- ( 204) - - 20 ( 184)

Closing net book amount

140,19448,94688211,01918,978220,019

Period ended 30 June 2019

Cost or valuation

148,649 105,235 1,447 13,001 19,197 287,529

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

( 8,455) ( 56,289) ( 565) ( 1,982) ( 219) ( 67,510)

Net book amount

140,194 48,946 882 11,019 18,978 220,019

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Land and buildings

Land and buildings are revalued to their estimated market value on a three-year rolling cycle (excluding assets under construction), plus any

subsequent additions at cost, less subsequent depreciation for buildings. In New Zealand valuations are undertaken by TelferYoung Valuers, ANZIV,

independent registered valuer. In Australia valuations are undertaken by Goulburn Valley Property Services, independent valuers, Shepparton,

Victoria, Australia.

As at 30 June 2019 the directors believe there are no indicators that would suggest that the carrying value of land and buildings differs materially

from their fair value and as a consequence there is no need to revalue those assets at 30 June 2019.

Note 7. Intangible assets

New Zealand dollars

Software

$000s

Goodwill

$000s

Water shares

$000s

Interest in

leased land

$000s

Other

intangibles

$000s

Total

$000s

At 1 January 2019

Cost

3,097 10,824 7,858 2,030 1,662 25,471

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

( 2,298) ( 2,977) - ( 487) - ( 5,762)

Net book amount

799 7,847 7,858 1,543 1,662 19,709

Period ended 30 June 2019

Opening net book amount

799 7,847 7,858 1,543 1,662 19,709

Additions

29 6,594 - - - 6,623

Exchange differences

- ( 26) ( 32) - - ( 58)

Revaluation before tax

- - 25 - - 25

Amortisation

( 133) - - - - ( 133)

Reclassification to held for sale

- - - - ( 1,662) ( 1,662)

Closing net book amount

695 14,415 7,851 1,543 - 24,504

Period ended 30 June 2019

Cost

3,126 17,392 7,851 2,030 - 30,399

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

( 2,431) ( 2,977) - ( 487) - ( 5,895)

Net book amount

695 14,415 7,851 1,543 - 24,504

The goodwill addition of $6.6m was for the purchase of Aongatete Coolstores Limited on 18 March 2019, refer note 12. The remaining goodwill is

comprised of $5.9m for Seeka Australia, $1.2m for the purchase of assets in Kerikeri from T&G Global Limited, $0.5m for Glassfields, and $0.2m for

Kiwi Crush.

Other intangible assets are kiwifruit licences purchased from Zespri Limited on 1 May 2018. The licences were purchased with the intention of using

them on orchards that were still to be settled with T&G Global Limited at 31 December 2018. In June 2019 the orchards have settled to Seeka and

subsequently the licences have been reclassified to assets held for sale, see note 5, as at 30 June 2019.

At 30 June 2019, per NZ IAS 36, a review for impairment indicators was performed on goodwill. No impairment indicators were identified.

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Note 8. Biological assets - crop

Crops growing on bearer plants are classified as biological assets and measured at fair value.

Crop assets are kiwifruit, nashi pears, Packham pears, Corella pears, other pears, cherries, avocado, apricot, and plum crops growing on leased and

owned orchards and yet to be harvested at balance date.

The following table reconciles beginning balances to end balances for biological assets crop measured at fair value defined as level 3 in note 15.

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

Carrying amount at beginning of period

17,924 16,682 16,682

Crop harvested during the period

Fair value increase from previous balance date to point of harvest

15,044 14,578 20,000

Fair value when harvested and transferred to cost of sales

( 32,968) ( 31,260) ( 36,682)

Crop growing on bearer plants at end of period

Crop where cost is deemed fair value

1,464 1,294 17,745

Crop at fair value

- - 179

Carrying value at end of period

1,464 1,294 17,924

The following table reconciles fair value movement of biological assets - crop.

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

Movement in carrying amount

( 16,666) ( 15,681) 1,491

Exchange differences

206 293 ( 249)

Net fair value movement in crop

( 16,460) ( 15,388) 1,242

The following table details the classification of biological assets - crop.

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

Australia - all varieties

642 722 5,020

New Zealand - kiwifruit crop

818 504 12,775

New Zealand - avocado crop

4 68 129

Carrying value at end of period

1,464 1,294 17,924

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Working capital

This section focuses on how the Group manages inventories, accounts receivable and accounts payable to ensure an appropriate

level of working capital is available to operate the business, deliver benefits to stakeholders and generate revenues.

Note 9. Trade and other receivables

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited


$000s

Current trade receivables

21,840 20,309 9,149

Prepayments

3,370 2,397 1,115

GST refund due

- - 495

Accrued fruit income and other sundry receivables

45,615 33,831 7,606

Current trade and other receivables

70,825 56,537 18,365

Non current trade receivables

729 1,494 1,059

Non current prepayments

1,888 - 1,400

Non current trade and other receivables

2,617 1,494 2,459

Total trade and other receivables

73,442 58,031 20,824

Accrued fruit and other sundry receivables includes $18.48m (Jun 2018 - $15.53m) of kiwifruit income for kiwifruit harvested and delivered to Zespri

from the Group’s New Zealand orchards and $16.95m (Jun 2018 - $13.22m) for post harvest operations in New Zealand.

Income from the New Zealand kiwifruit crop is accrued based on forecast information prepared by the Group, being an average Hayward HW orchard

gate return (OGR) of $6.00 per tray (Jun 2018: $5.49) and an average SunGold G3 OGR of $10.50 per tray (Jun 2018 - $10.06).

The Group applies the NZ IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade

receivables.

To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on days past due. The expected loss rates are based on the

payment profiles of sales over a 12 month period before 30 June 2019 and the corresponding historical credit losses during this period, adjusted for

any significant known amounts that are not receivable. The provision for bad debts at 30 June 2019 is $0.50m (Dec 2018 - $0.50m).

Accrued fruit income of $13.82m in June 2018 has been reclassified to crop inventory, see note 10. This reflects the value of the crop that has not

been loaded out at balance date.

Note 10. Inventories

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited


$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited


$000s

Crop inventories

14,653 17,534 -

Total packaging at cost

1,259 2,556 2,989

Other inventories at cost

2,504 2,229 1,575

Total inventories

18,416 22,319 4,564

Crop inventories relate to kiwifruit harvested from New Zealand orchards and held in coolstores at balance date as well as Australian crops harvested

at balance date. As at 30 June 2019, 58.4% (Jun 2018 - 52.9%) of New Zealand class 1 trays have been loaded out. New Zealand kiwifruit inventory is

valued at a Hayward HW OGR of $6.00 per tray and a SunGold G3 OGR of $10.50 per tray.

Crop inventory from fruit harvested from the Group’s Australian orchards is based on actual and forecast market returns for each variety.

At balance date, $28.43m (Dec 2018 - $27.56m ) of packaging inventory costs were expensed to cost of sales in the statement of financial

performance.

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Note 11. Trade and other payables

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

6 months

to June

2018

Unaudited

$000s

12 months

to December

2018

Audited

$000s

Trade payables

17,954 14,997 4,931

Accrued expenses

16,888 15,498 9,239

Employee expenses

5,102 4,623 4,869

GST payable

643 1,280 -

Other payables

1,417 65 113

Total trade and other payables

42,004 36,463 19,152

Trade payables includes $4.02m (Dec 2018 – Nil, Jun 2018 - $6.33m) of packaging costs relating to post harvest operations. December 2018 trade

payables also include $1.60m for capital work in progress.

There was $4.6m (Jun 2018 - $4.9m) in trade creditors owing at balance date for Zespri SunGold G3 licences. The licences are recognised as assets

held for sale.

Note 12. Business combination

A. Purchase of shares in Aongatete Coolstores Limited

During the six months to 30 June 2019 the Group purchased 100% of the shares in Aongatete Coolstores Limited, a kiwifruit post harvest business

based north of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The business owns packhouse and coolstore facilities and operates an orchard

management business. The purchase was completed on 18 March 2019 for a purchase price of $14m.

The following table details the fair values of assets and liabilities recognised at acquisition:

New Zealand dollars

6 months

to June

2019

Unaudited

$000s

Aongatete Coolstores Limited

Land and buildings

17,450

Property, plant and equipment

1,852

Inventory

438

Leased assets

928

Biological assets

2,080

Cash and debtors

768

Creditors

( 428)

Other current liabilities

( 2,341)

Deferred tax liability

( 1,938)

Leased liabilities

( 948)

Term loans

( 10,455)

Goodwill

6,594

Total purchase consideration for shares

14,000

The goodwill is allocated to the post harvest and orchard segments and the goodwill is attributable to the operation’s strong market position in the

Bay of Plenty region and synergies expected to arise after adding additional post harvest and orchard facilities to Seeka’s operations. The goodwill is

not expected to be impaired in the foreseeable future. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Acquisition-related costs of

$0.19m are included in administrative expenses. Deferred tax of $1.9m has been provided in relation to differences between tax written down values

and the fair value of certain assets.

The fair value of the acquired land, buildings and other assets and liabilities are provisional pending final valuations.

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B. Purchase of Kerikeri assets from T&G Global Limited

During the year ended 31 December 2018, the Group purchased Kerikeri-based kiwifruit orchards, packhouse facilities and related assets and

liabilities representing the kiwifruit business previously owned by T&G Global Limited. The transaction was completed in two stages. The first stage

was the purchase of the packhouse facilities and related assets on 30 April 2018. The second stage was the purchase of the orchards from 30 June

2018. One orchard remained subject to subdivision at 31 December 2018 and was settled in June 2019. This orchard remained at the risk of T&G

Global Limited until the relevant individual titles are issued and they provide the relevant settlement notice.

The following table details the fair values of assets and liabilities recognised at stage 1 and at stage 2 of the acquisition.

New Zealand dollars

2018

$000s

Stage 1 - 30 April 2018

Land and buildings

6,603

Property, plant and equipment

775

Inventory

553

Zespri shares

1,975

Prepayments

1

Employee benefits balance

( 264)

Deferred tax

( 393)

Goodwill

1,220

Total purchase consideration

10,470

Stage 2 - 30 June 2018

Orchards purchased

21,840

Total purchase consideration for assets

21,840

Total business combination

32,310

The goodwill is allocated to the post harvest segment and the goodwill is attributable to the post harvest operation’s strong position and profitability

in trading in the Northland market and synergies expected to arise after adding an additional packhouse to Seeka’s operations. The goodwill is not

expected to be impaired in the foreseeable future. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Acquisition-related costs of

$0.41m are included in administrative expenses.

Seeka purchased the orchards with the intention to market the Northland land holding for sale with supply commitments for fruit packing to Seeka as

it focuses on refurbishing the post harvest facility. Refer to note 5 for details on orchards held for sale.

29SEEKA LIMITED | INTERIM REPORT JUNE 2019
Dividends, funding and fair value

This section focuses on how the Group pays dividends to grow shareholder returns, manages its share capital, and determines the

fair value of its financial assets, securities and liabilities so it can deliver benefits to stakeholders.

Note 13. Dividends

6 months to June 2019

Unaudited

12 months to December 2018

Audited

Dividends paid$000sPer share$000sPer share

23 March 2018

2,118 $0.12

21 September 2018

2,155 $0.12

22 March 2019

3,571 $0.12

Total dividend paid or credited as shares under the

dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

3,571 4,273

The dividends are imputed to the fullest extent allowable in the tax year. The total dividend paid includes the non-cash amounts for the dividend re-

investment plan. Cash dividend payment was $3.05m (Jun 2018 - $1.81m).

At the date of signing the directors have declared a fully-imputed dividend of $0.12 per share. The dividend will be paid on 9 October 2019 to those

shareholders on the register at 5pm on 13 September 2019. The dividend reinvestment plan will apply with a 2% discount applied to determine the

strike price.

Note 14. Share capital

During the period to 30 June 2019, $1.13m (Jun 2018 - $0.10m) was received in relation to shares issued under the employee share scheme

established in 2016.

Under the dividend reinvestment plan, 75,095 shares were issued on 9 April 2019 (Dec 2018 - 69,203).

Under the grower loyalty share scheme established March 2019, 2,061,803 shares were issued on 10 April 2019 at $4.76 per share.

Under the employee share scheme established March 2019, 568,000 shares were issued on 10 April 2019 at $4.76 per share.

Note 15. Determination of fair values of financial assets and liabilities

The following table analyses financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value as at 30 June 2019.

The different levels are defined as:

–Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. Instru-

ments in level 1 are comprised of water shares and irrigation water rights.

–Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

–Level 3: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that have to be developed to reflect the assumptions that a market participant would use

when determining an appropriate price.

New Zealand dollars

Level 1

$000s

Level 2

$000s

Level 3

$000s

Total

$000s

Biological assets - crop at fair value

- - 1,464 1,464

Water shares

7,851 - - 7,851

Irrigation water rights

114 -- 114

Land

- - 22,900 22,900

Buildings

- - 117,294 117,294

Unlisted equity securities

- 586 586

Derivatives used for hedging (liability)

- 963 - 963

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The following table shows the valuation techniques used in the determination of fair values within level 3 of the hierarchy, as well as the key

unobservable inputs used in the valuation models.

TypeFair valueMethod

Key unobservable

inputs

How unobservables

impact estimated fair

value

Biological assets -

crop at fair value

Includes New Zealand

avocados and Australian

plums and speciality pears.

$ 1.46 mEstimated market value less selling

costs and costs to market (where

the fruit has achieved sufficient

biological transformation).

Forecast yields.

Market sales price.

Costs to harvest.

Increases with yields.

Increases with price.

Decreases with higher

costs.

Land and buildings$ 140.19 mAn annual revaluation is used

to estimate fair value, which is

performed on approximately one

third of land and buildings on a

3-year cycle by an independent

valuer using four different

approaches: replacement cost

approach, sales approach,

investment approach and discounted

cash flow approach. See accounting

policies and note 6 for further

details.

Comparative market

rents and applicable

discount rate.

Comparative market

sales.

Current level of building

costs.

Increases with market

rental, and lower discount

rates.

Increases with market

sales.

Increases with building

costs.

Unlisted equity securities$ 0.59 mBased on latest information from

securities management. Tested for

impairment with carrying amount

assessed at balance date.

Securities management

information on share

price.

Increases with share price

information.

Reduces if cost is

impaired at balance date.

Note 16. Related party transactions

The Group undertakes transactions with Seeka Growers Limited (SGL), a related party which administers all kiwifruit revenues received for the New

Zealand business on behalf of supplying growers. These are all transacted on normal commercial terms and conditions. In the current period the

Group received $71.08m (Jun 2018 - $61.77m) for the provision of services to SGL.

Note 17. Capital commitments

As at 30 June 2019 the Group was committed to the development of packhouse and coolstore facilities at Kerikeri and Oakside in Te Puke. These two

developments are expected to be completed in the next six months with the remaining capital spend being $0.86m (Dec 2018 - $2.6m) in Kerikeri and

$2.79m (Dec 2018 - $13.6m) in Te Puke. A further $6.14m has been planned for stage two coolstore development at Kerikeri, to be completed in 2020.

Note 18. Events occurring after balance date

A dividend was declared for $0.12 per share to be paid on 9 October 2019, see note 13.

Since 30 June 2019, 15.68 hectares of Northland orchards held as assets for sale (see note 5), have been sold under three contracts for a combined

sales value of $11.71m. A further $7.0m of orchards are under conditional sales contracts that are expected to settle before the end of the 2019

financial year.

There are no further events occurring subsequent to balance date requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.

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DIRECTORY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Fred Hutchings

Chairman

Martyn Brick John BurkePeter Ratahi CrossAmiel Diaz

Cecilia TarrantAshley Waugh

AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE

Ashley WaughJohn BurkeFred Hutchings

Chair

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Fred HutchingsRatahi CrossCecilia Tarrant

Chair

COMPANY OFFICERS

Michael FranksStuart McKinstry

Chief Executive OfficerChief Financial Officer

and Company Secretary

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Michael Franks

Chief Executive

Kate BryantKevin HallidayStuart McKinstryJim Smith

GM Corporate ServicesGM OperationsChief Financial OfficerGM Growers & Marketing

Rob Towgood

GM Commercial

REGISTERED OFFICE

Seeka Limited

34 Young Road, RD 9, Paengaroa 3189

PO Box 47, Te Puke 3153

Seeka.co.nz

AUDITORBANKERSSHARE REGISTERNZX

PricewaterhouseCoopersWestpac Banking CorporationLink Market Services Limitedwww.nzx.com

AucklandAucklandAuckland

LEGAL ADVISORS

Harmos Horton Lusk LimitedMacKenzie Elvin

AucklandTauranga

seeka.co.nz
34 Young Road, RD 9, Te Puke 3189

PO Box 47, Te Puke 3153, New Zealand

+64 7 573 0303, info@seeka.co.nz

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Results announcement
(for Equity Security issuer/Equity and Debt Security issuer)

[NZX version Updated as at 8 May 2019]


Results for announcement to the market

Name of issuer

Seeka Limited NZX:SEK

Reporting Period

6 months to 30 June 2019

Previous full year Reporting Period

Previous half year Reporting Period

12 months to 31 December 2018

6 months to 30 June 2018

Currency NZD


Amount (000s)

Unaudited

Percentage change

To previous reporting period for six

months

Revenue from continuing

operations

$169,872 16.8%

Total Revenue $169,872 16.8%

Net profit/(loss) from

continuing operations

$11,864 27.3%

Total net profit/(loss) $11,864 27.3%

Interim Dividend

Amount per Quoted Equity

Security

$ 0.12 as previously announced on 21 August 2019

Imputed amount per Quoted

Equity Security

$0.04666667 As previously announced

Record Date 13/09/2019

Dividend Payment Date 09/10/2019

Current period Prior comparable period

Net tangible assets per

Quoted Equity Security

(Unaudited)

$4.23 $4.82

A brief explanation of any of

the figures above necessary

to enable the figures to be

understood

Please refer to the attached document

Authority for this announcement

Name of person


authorised

to make this announcement

Stuart McKinstry

Contact person for this

announcement

Michael Franks - CEO Stuart McKinstry - CFO

Contact phone number 021356516 0212215583

Contact email address Stuart.mckinstry@seeka.co.nz

Date of release through MAP


26/08/2019

Unaudited financial statements accompany this announcement.

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SEEKA LIMITED

SIX MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2019 [UNAUDITED]

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2019 increased 16.8% to $169.87m (pcp: $145.44m). Consolidated earnings before

interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was $27.91m (pcp: $25.71m); up 8.6%. This includes an $0.15m EBITDA

loss from Seeka Australia (pcp: $2.71m gain), from a very dry summer resulting in lower Hayward kiwifruit volumes and an

underperforming nashi programme.

Consolidated profit after tax was up 27.3% to $11.86m (pcp: $9.32m), with cash flow from operations up 107% to $5.15m (pcp:

$2.49m).

In the period, Seeka invested $25.82m in property plant and equipment, primarily building the Kerikeri pack house and

commissioning a new packing machine and upgrading Oakside packing machine 2, pre-coolers and coolstores. Once additional

pre-cooler and coolstore builds at Kerikeri are completed, Seeka’s post harvest capacity is forecast to be able to handle fruit

supply for the next two seasons.

In the six months, $7.13m was realised from completed Northland property sales (of which $1.73m relates to a sale recorded

in 2018), with $5.4m of orchard sales made in the period for a gain of $1.2m. Since 30 June 2019, Seeka completed a further

$11.71m of orchard sales to realise a $1.5m gain and has $7.0m of conditional sales expected to settle before year end which will

realise a further $1.6m gain.

Seeka holds a further $21.65m in orchards at fair value. These are expected to be substantially sold this financial year with the

sale proceeds returning debt to more conservative levels.

Net debt at 30 June (bank loans less bank deposits) was $148.08m (pcp: $115.98m); an increase of $32.1m, driven by the

investment in post harvest capacity and the Aongatete acquisition.

RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 INCLUDE:

–$11.86m profit after tax (pcp: $9.32m); up 28%.

–$27.91m EBITDA (pcp: $25.71m); up 8.5%.

–$407.43m of assets; up 31% from the pcp

–$148.08m net debt; an increase of $32.1m.

–$5.4m sale of Northland orchards for a realised gain of $1.2m, with a conditional $18.7m sale forecast to settle by year end,

for a further $3.1m gain.

–All of the shares in Aongatete Coolstores limited were acquired for $14m.

–$15.2m investment in new packhouse and pack machine at Kerikeri

1

; commissioned for harvest 2019, this large infrastructure

build delivers capacity ahead of Northland’s growing kiwifruit and avocado production.

–$20.6m refurbishment of Oakside machine 2, with additional pre-cooling and coolstores result in lifting site capacity by

approximately 2.25m trays

1

, delivering greater efficiency and providing our growers the ability to harvest at the optimal time

for fruit quality lowering the risk of late harvest to our growers.

–Successful harvest and processing operations across New Zealand and Australia including kiwifruit, avocados, kiwiberry,

nashi and pears.

–33.5m tray equivalents of kiwifruit packed by New Zealand post harvest (pcp: 31.1m); 29.6m from Seeka’s traditional post

harvest operation (5% down on a seasonal drop in Hayward yields), plus 3.9m trays from the 2019 Aongatete acquisition.

–Grower loyalty share scheme secures New Zealand kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry supply for three seasons; 2,061,803

shares allotted with an estimated 91% of growers are now Seeka shareholders.

–Rewarding employee engagement with a new employee share scheme; 568,000 shares allotted with an estimated 70% of

permanent employees are now Seeka shareholders.

–One serious harm injury to a packer’s finger at Aongatete post harvest.

–New Seeka App gives growers online updates on their crop’s performance in Seeka’s supply chain.

26 August 2019

1. Costs to date since project inception in June 2018.

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SEEKA LIMITED

SIX MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2019 [UNAUDITED]

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

New Zealand dollars

Reported result

June 2019

Restated result

June 2018

(Decrease) /

increase to

reported

2018 result

Total revenue ($m)

$ 169.9$ 145.417%

EBITDA before impairments and revaluations ($m)

$ 27.9$ 25.79%

EBIT

1

($m)

$ 20.3$ 17.615%

NPAT ($m)

$ 11.9$ 9.328%

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.35$ 0.52(33%)

Net bank debt ($m)

$ 148.1$ 116.028%

1. 2018 reported EBIT was reduced by $1.5m ($1.5m after tax) as a consequence of the impairment and accelerated amortisation of intangible assets.

The new NZ IFRS16 lease accounting standard was fully implemented in the period with pcp comparatives restated to ensure

comparability of our financial results for the half year. This accounting standard changes the reporting of lease expense along

with interest and depreciation.

DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT

A dividend of $0.12 per share has been declared by the Board. The dividend is fully imputed and will be paid on 9 October 2019 to

those shareholders on the register at 5pm on 13 September 2019. The dividend reinvestment plan will apply with a 2% discount

applied to determine the strike price.

OUTLOOK

Seeka is anticipating lower operational earnings for the second half of the financial year reflecting lower volumes of fruit in store

at 30 June and an early selling season. The company continues to market, negotiate and sell Northland orchards and has started

enacting a similar strategy in Australia. When completed these sales are expected to reduce debt and realise a gain on sale. The

following guidance is based on Seeka’s best estimate on the forward six months’ earnings. The market will be updated if there is

material deviation.

New Zealand dollars

2019 guidance

Lower range

2019 guidance

Upper range

2018 full year

Restated

EBITDA ($m)

$ 32.5$ 33.5$ 31.0

Increase over 2018

+ 5%+ 8%

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Michael Franks Stuart McKinstry

Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer

021 356 516 021 221 5583

ANNOUNCEMENT - INTERIM REPORT JUNE 2019 | SEEKA LIMITED3
SEEKA LIMITED

SIX MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2019 [UNAUDITED]

Reporting period for six months to 30 June 2019. The previous reporting period is for the six months to 30 June 2018.

Earnings per share

30 June 2019 30 June 2018

Restated

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.35 $ 0.52

Diluted earnings per share

$ 0.35$ 0.51

Net tangible asset backing per share

$ 4.23$ 4.82

NOTES AND TABLES

1. This announcement should be read in conjunction with the attached half year report (unaudited). A copy of the half year

report can also be found on Seeka's website Seeka.co.nz.

2. EBITDA is considered by the board to be a key measure of performance and a reflection of cash flow generation.

3. The Board considers turnover a useful measure of the Group’s operating activity as it represents the total transactional value

of goods and services provided to external customers during the period. As such turnover includes the value of fruit sales

made on behalf of growers and suppliers where the Group acts as the agent, and is considered the vendor by the purchasing

party. This includes all produce sales both local and export.

Revenue 30 June 2019NZD $000s

Turnover

180,776

Value of sales made as agent

( 10,904)

Revenue

169,872

EBITDA 30 June 2019NZD $000s

Net profit before tax

11,864

Depreciation expense

5,249

Lease depreciation expense

2,210

Amortisation of intangible assets

133

Interest expense

2,412

Lease interest expense

1,363

Income tax charge

4,675

EBITDA

27,906

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