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INTERIM REPORT

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From the Chairman and Chief Executive

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Interim financial statements

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Oakside packing SunGold kiwifruit during level 4 lockdown.

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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

ended 30 June 2020. Having successfully completed harvest in a very challenging operating environment, in this report

we comment on our results for the six months ended 30 June 2020, the impact of Covid-19 and our actions, dividend,

outlook, a review of our business operations, strategic highlights and health and safety.

The impacts of Covid-19, drought, a change to the fruit maturity clearance protocols and severe labour shortages all

created unprecedented operational and financial challenges. Seeka and its people responded to these challenges with

commitment and innovation by drawing together as a team to deliver a timely harvest to our growers and business

continuity to our stakeholders. We appreciate and thank our management teams, staff and contractors for their stamina

and outstanding efforts to date. Our people demonstrated tremendous leadership in successfully delivering the harvests

of kiwifruit, avocado, kiwiberry in New Zealand, and kiwifruit, nashi, and European pears in Australia. All undertaken

under demanding harvest circumstances and a never experienced before Covid-19 environment. We know that as a team,

we can draw on our experience, culture and reserves to create a sustainable and profitable future for Seeka.

The following factors impacted on Seeka’s operational and financial performance for the six months ended 30 June 2020:

–Covid-19 lockdown protocols increased costs and reduced early-harvest productivity and fruit flows.

– More than 450 experienced RSE workers were still in their home countries when the borders closed and their

absence exacerbated a severe labour shortage within New Zealand. This shortfall led to Seeka estimating it was more

than 800 people short in its pack house operations at peak harvest. Labour productivity was impacted and labour

administration costs also increased.

–A prolonged summer drought which for the second year in a row affected the size and yield of New Zealand Hayward

kiwifruit.

–Kiwifruit volumes were below expectations which reduced operational margins.

Being a seasonal business, Seeka earns more of its income in the first six months and is carrying lower volumes of fruit

in store into the second six months. Despite the negative financial impacts of the above factors, Seeka’s financial results

are ahead of the same period in 2019 and our full year forecast is similar to 2019, although its composition is significantly

different. Additionally, a change in the tax deductibility of depreciation on buildings and its effect on deferred tax has

an unaudited one-off tax benefit of $5.6m. Seeka expects to produce higher after tax earnings for the full year. This

demonstrates Seeka's financial and operational resilience.

As a result of Covid-19, Seeka focussed solely on operational matters and performance. The company was allowed to

continue to operate through lockdown and enacted processes to ensure the safety of all people, including investing in

screens, social barriers, temperature checking, and changed its processes to ensure social distancing. The company did

not receive any wage subsidy from the Government, outside of $27,800 to pay vulnerable people who were unable to

work on site due to age or pre-existing medical conditions, and where working from home was not an option. Seeka paid

$12.2m in salaries and wages and $3.0m to contractors during the lockdown period.

The company has continued to focus on the asset sale process, with the orderly sell down of orchards held for sale.

Northland orchard sales yielded a $2.5m gain on sale. A conditional sale and lease back of three Australian kiwifruit

orchards for AU$26.5m, is subject to the approval of the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, expected on or

before 29 August 2020. Proceeds from this sale when completed will both reduce debt and release capital gains.

The company suspended its dividend payments on March 19. At that point, the Covid-19 outbreak was creating

fundamental uncertainty across all business sectors, both in New Zealand and internationally. Seeka was conscious of its

debt position and determined that shareholder capital distributions should be suspended.

Seeka has moved to embrace sustainability through the formation of a Board sub-committee and is acting to understand

and reduce our business’s impact on the environment, including establishing a state-of-the art worm farm.

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Results for the six months ended 30 June 2020

Key financial components of the six months include:

–$178.7m revenue (previous corresponding period to June 2019 (pcp):$169.9m); up 5%.

–$18.4m profit after tax (pcp: $11.9m); up 55%.

–$30.4m EBITDA (pcp: $27.9m); up 9%.

–$416.3m of assets; up 2.6% from the pcp.

–$129.3m net debt; a decrease of $18.8m from the pcp.

–$10.4m sales of Northland orchards for a realised gain on sale of $2.5m.

–AU$26.5m sale and lease back of three Australian kiwifruit orchards, conditional on Australian Foreign Investment

Review Board approval. This sale will release funds to repay debt and release a gain on sale.

Key operational components include:

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

kiwiberry, nashi and pears.

–33.4m tray equivalents of kiwifruit packed by New Zealand post harvest (pcp: 33.5m).

–Direct Covid-19 costs of $3.1m and productivity losses estimated at $2.2m.

–Successful and timely completion of the harvest, despite extreme labour shortages.

–Two serious harm injuries involving forklifts and one involving a tractor. Corrective actions and traffic management

plans in place at all sites.

Operational performance

The following table outlines Seeka’s performance for the six months ended 30 June.

New Zealand dollarsJune 2020June 2019Change

Total revenue ($m)

$ 178.7$ 169.95.2%

EBITDA


before impairments and revaluations ($m)

$ 30.4$ 27.99.1%

EBIT ($m)

$ 21.4$ 20.35.4%

NPAT ($m)

$ 18.4$ 11.954.9%

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.57$ 0.3946.2%

Net bank debt ($m)

$ 129.3$ 148.1( 12.7%)

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Impact of Covid-19

Summary of Covid-19's impact and Seeka’s response

Covid-19 response committee formed prior to harvest. Including senior operational and support managers, this

committee worked to put in place mechanisms to ensure the safety of our people. Actions included moving workers

sourced from overseas through the RSE programme to less populated accommodation. Houses were set up in case our

people were infected and we had to quarantine them in our own facility. Later, when a manager of a third-party local

accommodation facility was confirmed as Covid-19 positive, Seeka used its facilities to house people until they were

confirmed as negative. Seeka worked closely with the health professionals managing the response. The committee also

sourced items including masks, gloves, sanitiser and thermometers well ahead of lockdown. They then set up a process of

checking and logging people’s temperature as they came on site. Throughout harvest, Seeka’s pack houses and sites were

established as “bubbles” with a total ban on personnel moving between facilities. The company transitioned to working

from home and remote management.

Covid-19 meant that many experienced overseas workers were unable to come to New Zealand to work at Seeka.

Seeka were 450 RSE workers short, many of whom were experienced in intermediate and senior seasonal roles.

Backpackers were also in short supply, and at its height Seeka was more than 800 seasonal workers short. Many workers

with displaced employment were supported by the Government’s wage subsidy scheme and understandably did not

want to risk working in a pack house. Staff turnover was very high. Nightshift, traditionally resourced by RSE workers, was

particularly difficult to resource and one night shift machine was unable to be operated for a large part of the season.

Recognising the commitment made by our key staff, Seeka put in place a loyalty payment to reward key roles for their

dedication in the season. Seeka took direct action to lift its profile, employment and recruitment including campaigns on

social media, radio and television. More recently Seeka has recruited RSE workers from the Hawke’s Bay, where their work

had completed but they were unable to travel home, with more than 275 workers brought in to assist with our orchard

winter work programme.

Proactive steps to ensure safety. Seeka took numerous steps to ensure all its people were safe in addition to our ongoing

traffic management plans and guarding upgrades. In the pack house, access and egress processes were changed so social

distancing could be maintained at all times, additional temporary tearooms were created, gloves, masks and sanitiser

were made available and extra 24 hour cleaning regimes adopted at all sites. No personnel were allowed to travel

between pack houses and Seeka limited all contractors and Zespri personnel from coming on any site unless absolutely

necessary. Seeka developed and deployed screens, as required, to ensure two metres of separation on all machines.

Our wholesale markets continued to operate as essential services, with strict operating protocols ensuring physical

distancing.

Safety over production. Seeka switched pack plans to a greater bulk percentage (large boxes of fruit) and closed

machines while it initiated screens and distancing. Production fell to 65% of normal throughputs in the first ten days

before gradually increasing to 85% handling the normal pack mix of layered pack types.

Eurofins withdrawal had a double-down effect. Critically, Eurofins withdrew its industry maturity testing services citing

Covid-19 as the primary cause, its service having significantly faltered prior. This was a huge loss to the industry at the

early stage of the harvest. Seeka, along with the other major post harvest operators, worked to deliver a solution to

growers to enable the harvest. It should be noted that at that point there was no certainty that the crop could be entirely

harvested or completely sold. Eurofins withdrawal led to the necessary withdrawal of dry-matter incentives which in prior

years meant that growers self regulated their harvest based on optimal fruit maturity. Seeka lost some volume as the rush

of growers wanting their fruit harvested exceeded the available post harvest capacity for a short period.

So what did it cost? Seeka estimates it cost $5.3m, comprising $3.1m of direct Covid-19 costs associated with harvests

2020 and $2.2m from volume loss from extraordinary productivity constraints.

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Dividend

At the date of signing the directors declared a fully-imputed dividend of $0.10 per share, to be paid on 30 September

2020 to those shareholders on the register at 5pm on 4 September 2020. The dividend reinvestment plan will apply with

a 2% discount to 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 has conditionally sold and leased back three Australian

kiwifruit orchards for AU$26.5m. 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 including the anticipated

gain from the sale of the Australian orchards. The market will be updated if there is material deviation.

The following table outlines Seeka’s guidance for the 12 months ended December 2020.

New Zealand dollars

2020 guidance

Lower range

2020 guidance

Upper range

2019

Full year actual

Net profit before tax ($m)

$ 9.0m$ 12.0m $ 9.9m

Change on 2019

( 9 %)+ 22 %

New Kerikeri pack house operating prior to lockdown.

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Total revenue

NZ$million

Key financial indicators to 30 June

EBITDA

NZ$million

Net profit after tax

NZ$million

1. Excludes effect of 2017 insurance settlement on EBITDA and NPAT. 2. 2016 and 2017 EBITDA and NPAT are reported pre implementation of NZ IFRS 16.

$134.0

$145.4

$169.9

$178.7

$134.2

$15.8

$21.9

$25.7

$ 2 7. 9

$30.4

$ 7.1

$11.1

$9.3

$11.9

$18.4

201620172018201920202016201720182019202020162017201820192020

Review of operations

Financial performance

Revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2020 increased 5.2% to $178.68m (pcp: $169.87m). Consolidated earnings

before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was $30.43m (pcp: $27.91m); up 9.1%.

The result includes a turn-around in Seeka Australia with earnings at an EBITDA level for the six months of $1.89m

compared to an EBITDA loss of $0.15m in the pcp. Changes made in the Australian business combined with continuing

focus from the Australian management team have improved results.

The six month results include a gain on sale from the disposal of held for sale orchards of $2.5m, compared against $1.2m

in the pcp.

Consolidated profit before tax of $17.39m compares against $16.54m in the pcp. However, a change in the deductibility

of depreciation on buildings and its effect on deferred tax has resulted in a much higher profit after tax. Profit after tax as

a result of the taxation benefit totals $18.38m, up 55% on the pcp, resulting in $0.57 earnings per share compared with

$0.39 in the pcp.

Net cash flow from operations totalled $9.41m, compared against $5.14m in the pcp.

Seeka invested $10.51m (pcp: $25.82m) in property, plant and equipment, primarily in maintenance capital and

continuing the Kerikeri packhouse build. The company invested $2.05m in long term leased orchards compared to

$3.73m in the pcp.

Sales of orchards and property held for sale totalled $10.4m (pcp: $5.4m). Sold orchards include a continuing Northland

sale programme and the completion of an orchard unconditionally sold at 31 December 2019. Seeka still holds $19.53m in

assets held for sale compared with $37.49m in the pcp.

Advances to growers totalled $21.14m at 30 June, this was substantially repaid in July 2020.

Net debt at 30 June (bank loans less bank deposits) was $129.30m (pcp: $148.08m); a decrease of $18.78m, driven by

the planned disposals of orchards held for sale. Net debt is forecast to continue reducing as advances are repaid along

with the continuing sale proceeds, including the conditional sale and lease back of the three Australian kiwifruit orchards.

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Revenue by 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.

Orcharding, New Zealand

Growing export crops of kiwifruit, avocado and

kiwiberry from more than 330 orchards via

management, lease and long-term lease contracts.

$47.4m revenue June 2020

$78.9m assets June 2020

Post harvest, New Zealand

A contract processing service to harvest, pack,

coolstore and supply kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry

from more than 800 orchards, including all produce

from our orchard operations and for independent

growers.

$108.1m revenue June 2020

$244.7m assets June 2020

Retail services, New Zealand

Seeka markets local and imported produce in New

Zealand, exports to Australia and niche international

markets, plus manufactures and sells the high-value

nutritional foods Kiwi Crush and avocado oil.

$9.7m revenue June 2020

$18.2m assets June 2020

Seeka Australia

Owns nine large orchards plus post harvest facilities

that supply Australian retailers with a large portion of

Australia's locally-grown kiwifruit, nashi and pears.

$13.3m revenue June 2020

$55.5m assets June 2020

Orcharding

$4.2m

Orcharding

$4.2m

Post harvest

$29.8m

Post harvest

$30.3m

Retail services

$0.8m

Retail services

$1.3m

Seeka Australia

$1.9m

Operating segment EBITDA

EBITDA to June 2020 - $30.4m

EBITDA to June 2019 - $27.9m

Excludes ($7.2m) EBITDA for the Group’s

administration and grower services overheads

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

and grower services overheads and a ($0.2m) loss from

Seeka Australia.

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New Zealand orchard operations

Seeka’s orchard operation spans from Northland through to the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and East Coast, with

orcharding production covering the growing of kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry on leased, long term leased, and Seeka-

owned orchards. Orchard operations provides comprehensive orchard management and vine management services

to orchard owners and Seeka develops orchards under contract for landowners or via long term leases, including in

partnership with Iwi.

Seeka’s orcharding operations grew 12.98m trays of kiwifruit in 2020, compared to 11.42m trays in the pcp. For the second

year, Hayward volumes were affected by drought, being down an estimated 0.5m trays. At an average 10,200 trays per

hectare in 2020, Hayward yields were below the five-year average of 10,800 trays per hectare. Drought affected the

quality of the canopy tied down to grow next year’s crop and we anticipate it will take a few years for production to return

to higher levels, even if we have good growing seasons.

Seeka also grew 1,614,000 kilograms of avocado (pcp: 732,000 kgs) and 171,750 kilograms of kiwiberry (pcp: 64,400 kgs).

Orchard operations revenue of $47.38m is down by $0.95m from the pcp reflecting our expectation of weaker returns

from Zespri in 2020. EBITDA of $4.16m is in line with the prior period.

Seeka continues to invest in long term lease arrangements with fruit volumes set to increase as these orchards reach

maturity and outside the reported period has committed to two large scale Iwi developments supported by the Provincial

Growth Fund.

New Zealand post harvest operations

Post harvest operates eight major facilities spread throughout the major growing regions in the North Island, and handles

all produce from our orcharding operations and from our independent growers.

In the period, 33.4m trays of kiwifruit were packed (pcp: 33.5m), down on expectation with drought affecting volumes by

an estimated 2.4m trays combined with volumes lost in the grower harvest rush and a shortfall in capacity.

Seeka is satisfied with the quality of its fruit in store which is performing very well compared to industry.

During the year the company continued to redevelop the Kerikeri site, with the previous pack house demolished, new

offices and amenities completed, and construction started on new cool stores.

Cool store fruit loss has remained low, and this is a key measure of performance for our growers.

The following table shows fruit loss to 12 August.

Week 33 class 1 fruit loss over total volumes submitted to 12 August 2020.SeekaIndustry

Hayward

0.09%0.07%

Hayward organic

0.03%0.06%

SunGold

0.39%0.49%

Post harvest revenue of $108.13m is an increase of 2.7% on the pcp’s $105.29m. Post harvest costs are up across our

industry, driven by higher wage rates and Covid-19 costs. EBITDA of $30.29m, while up on the pcp’s $29.82m, is well

down on expectation.

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Seeka branded avocados destined for Australian retail.

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New Zealand retail services operations

Includes the supply, export and sale of avocados, class 2 New Zealand kiwifruit and kiwiberry, sale of New Zealand

kiwifruit through collaborative programmes, operation of the New Zealand wholesale marketing business including

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

EBITDA of $1.31m is 73% up on the pcp’s $0.76m. This result is from a sound strategy and good enactment of the

plan, particularly since the business was largely closed through lockdown. Momentum continues to build with sound

leadership and dedicated staff.

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’s Australian produce domestically and to

export customers.

Kiwifruit yields were again lower than expected following a very hot and dry summer which impacted fruit size; the

kiwifruit business, however, remains profitable. Green nashi sales returned to profitability as Seeka balanced supply to

demand. Seeka has 17 hectares of the exciting new Ricó pear coming to the market in 2021.

Seeka has announced the conditional sale and lease back of three of its mature kiwifruit orchards for AU$26.5m. The

sale is subject to the approval of the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, expected in August 2020. In addition,

and alongside the sale, Seeka has sourced and leased sufficient water to operate those orchards. The lease term is for

an initial 10 years, with a right of renewal of 10 years followed by two additional rights of renewal of five years each.

The monies released from the sale will be used to repay debt and finance the completion of 70 hectares of kiwifruit

development.

Seeka remains positive about its Australian investment strategy.

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

EBITDA of $1.89m compares to a loss in the pcp of $0.15m.

Avocados and kiwiberry positive highlights

Seeka continues to build its emerging categories of kiwiberry and avocado. Both positively contribute to Seeka’s earnings

while delivering competitive returns to growers.

In 2020, Seeka successfully harvested 82,000 trays of kiwiberry and marketed these both directly and in collaboration

with Freshmax. Grower returns averaged an estimated $220,000 per hectare with the highest return over $320,000.

This performance has seen more growers graft a portion of their orchard to kiwiberry.

Likewise, Seeka’s avocado business continues to grow. From the 2019/2020 harvest (spanning financial year end), Seeka

processed 765,000 trays of avocados to deliver leading grower returns that averaged $18.79 per export tray and $10.66

per local market tray.

These categories that are processed by Seeka are also sold by Seeka, with our brand reputation for quality creating retail

consumer demand that generates superior returns to our growers.

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Strategic highlights

Seeka continues to enact our strategy. Necessarily, the company focused on operations through the Covid-19 lockdown.

At the same time, Seeka was able to make significant strategic progress. 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. We work to deliver our

marketers, principally Zespri, the highest quality fruit and deliver 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, refining its management structures, and selling orchards with secure

supply contracts to reset debt while pursuing operational excellence.

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

handle the anticipated immediate volumes. Seeka 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. This has

delivered a benefit to growers, investors and increased market share to Seeka.

Health and safety

The Covid-19 environment made our operations very challenging, but at no time did we compromise the health and

safety of our people. Seeka’s focus is on continuous improvement to ensure the health and safety of all personnel at all

our locations. All reported incidents and near-misses are followed up within the company. The company reviewed and

enacted improved traffic management systems, new barriers at post harvest sites, new fatigue-management systems,

and lifted its investment in machine guarding. Forklifts are now largely removed from post harvest areas where foot traffic

is present.

This season's lockdown placed significant load on our safety drive, which was exacerbated by the severe shortage of

people. Seeka took all efforts to ensure that it made its people safe, in all operations, and invested in their safety.

Disappointingly, after lockdown ended there were two post harvest serious harm incidents involving forklifts, and one

in orchard operations involving the loading of a tractor for transportation. This impacted the severity rate in the period.

All incidents were reviewed, including independent review of the post harvest incidents, as the company relentlessly

drives for a safer environment. Seeka continues to refine its safety focus, and in 2020 will conduct a complete audit of its

orchard equipment.

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

Actuals and targets

To 30 June

2020

Annual

threshold

Total recordable injury frequency rate


3.85 Less than 4.5

Notifiable injuries

30

Notifiable injuries including incidents

313

Severity rate 7.1 8Less than 4.5

The total recordable injury frequent rate (TRIFR) measures the number of injuries per 200,000 hours worked. Seasonal pressures can be challenging along

with harvest deadlines. Seeka TRIFR was 5.0 for 2019.

Severity rate measures the average number of days that an injured person is away from work. Seeka had 3 notifiable injuries including incidents in 2019.

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Sustainability

Seeka continued to develop its "Growing Futures" brand attribute with a focus on sustainability. A Board sub-committee

was formed to work with and provide oversight to management as the company works to understand how it will become

more sustainable.

Some early and notable wins have been achieved. Seeka has purchased, installed and commissioned a new worm farm

that will lower the volume of bio waste to landfill and will create a circular pathway for our orchards; orchard waste being

recovered and returned to the orchard. This will reduce transport and waste costs, and improve our carbon footprint.

Seeka has started to switch its vehicle fleet to hybrids, saving fossil fuels and reducing emissions. Solar LED lights and

electricity load shedding are being evaluated.

The company is moving paperless with the implementation of electronic documentation systems that will remove paper

from the purchasing, payments and employment processes.

Work is underway to calculate our carbon footprint. Personnel in the team are progressing the calculations and

developing ideas to reduce the carbon footprint across our business.

Hayward spring growth in the Te Puke region, early October.

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The Seeka team

Seeka’s people have excelled during the extremely challenging six months to 30 June 2020.

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

increased wages and continued to implement competitive remuneration levels.

Seeka continues to focus on talent development and has 14 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, 1,073 were scheduled to come from overseas via this scheme. Seeka remains engaged

with Government, noting that even with higher domestic unemployment, there remains insufficient local seasonal labour

to safely undertake the harvests.

Summary

We are proud of how the company has performed in an unprecedented, challenging environment. Covid-19 has tested

the resilience of our people but with their dedication and leadership across the company, the Seeka team alongside our

community got the job done.

The company responded to a changing climate and environment through the creation of a sustainability sub-committee

of the Board and targeted initiatives intended to "Grow a Better Future".

Covid-19 and drought have placed financial pressures on the company, however pleasingly our operational financial

performance is similar to 2019, with taxation benefits lifting our after tax returns. The company awaits the FIRB decision

on the sale and lease back of three of its orchards in Australia.

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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Statement of financial performance

15

Statement of comprehensive income

16

Statement of financial position

17

Statement of changes in equity

18

Statement of cash flows

19

Notes to the financial statements

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SIX MONTHS TO JUNE 2020

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Revenue

3

178,681 169,872 236,868

Cost of sales

124,497 118,879 190,109

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

8

16,467 16,460 ( 705)

Gross profit


37,717 34,533 47,464

Other income

3

2,289 1,228 4,139

Other costs

9,571 7,855 17,084

Earnings (EBITDA)

1

30,435 27,906 34,519

Depreciation expense

6

5,773 5,249 10,870

Lease depreciation expense

3,125 2,210 5,372

Loss on revaluation of land and buildings

- - 60

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

- - 395

Amortisation of intangible assets

7

118 133 265

Earnings (EBIT)

2

21,419 20,314 17,557

Interest expense

2,106 2,412 4,930

Lease interest expense

1,919 1,363 2,764

Net profit before tax

17,394 16,539 9,863

Income tax charge

( 1,045) ( 1,091) 4,084

Deferred tax charge

5,622 5,766 ( 1,105)

Tax effect of reintroduction of tax on depreciation of buildings

3

( 5,561) - -

Total tax charge

( 984) 4,675 2,979

Net profit attributable to equity holders

18,378 11,864 6,884

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary

equity holders of the company during the year

Basic earnings per share

4

$0.57 $0.39$0.22

Diluted earnings per share

4

$0.57 $0.39$0.22

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.

3. Legislation enacted on 25 March 2020 reinstated tax depreciation deductions on non-residential buildings.

4. June 2019 basic and diluted earnings per share shown after removing adjustment for rights issue (previously $0.35 and $0.35).

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Net profit for the period

18,378 11,864 6,884

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

Gain on revaluation of land and buildings

- - 3,203

Reclassification of leases under NZ IFRS 16

( 215) 235

1

-

Gain / (loss) on revaluation of water shares

( 146) 18 944

Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

( 361) 253

1

4,147

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

Movement in cash flow hedge reserve

( 215) ( 502) ( 375)

Movement in foreign currency translation reserve

( 35) ( 32) 19

Movement in foreign currency revaluation reserve

510 - ( 183)

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

260 ( 534) ( 539)

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders

18,277 11,582

1

10,492

1. June 2019 has been restated based on audited results from 31 December 2019.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 30 June 2020

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Equity

Share capital

96,827 95,890 96,773

Reserves

21,977 17,287

1

21,512

Retained earnings

54,824 45,771 36,659

Total equity

173,628 158,948

1

154,944

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

1,945 2,353 2,849

Tax receivables

1,667 1,605 -

Trade and other receivables

10

82,645 70,825 28,283

Biological assets - crop

8

2,162 1,464 18,629

Inventories

11

18,858 18,416 5,455

Irrigation water rights

120 114 846

Assets classified as held for sale

5

19,527 37,490 27,083

Total current assets

126,924 132,267 83,145

Non current assets

Trade and other receivables

10

991 2,617 683

Property, plant and equipment

6

226,069 220,019 220,422

Intangible assets

7

18,581 22,961

1

18,686

Right-of-use lease assets

9

43,166 27,434 44,724

Investment in shares

586 586 586

Total non current assets

289,393 273,617

1

285,101

Total assets

416,317 405,884

1

368,246

Current liabilities

Current tax liabilities

- - 1,709

Trade and other payables

12

43,254 42,004 22,933

Current lease liabilities

9

5,622 3,970 5,211

Interest bearing liabilities

34,842 65,404 21,854

Total current liabilities

83,718 111,378 51,707

Non current liabilities

Interest bearing liabilities

96,402 85,032 97,778

Lease liabilities

9

43,723 27,814 45,267

Derivative financial instruments

1,088 963 790

Deferred tax liabilities

17,758 21,749

1

17,760

Total non current liabilities

158,971 135,558

1

161,595

Total liabilities

242,689 246,936

1

213,302

Net assets

173,628 158,948

1

154,944

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

On behalf of the Board.

F Hutchings A Waugh

Chairman Director

Dated: 19 August 2020

1. June 2019 has been restated based on audited results from 31 December 2019.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

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

reserve

$000s

Water

share

revaluation

reserve

$000s

Land and

buildings

revaluation

reserve


$000s

Retained

earnings

$000s

Total

$000s

Equity at 1 January 2019 (audited)

As per December 2019

94,406 248

1

( 194) ( 108) ( 172) 159 2,372

1

15,468

1

37,071

1

149,250

1


Net profit

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

Foreign exchange movement

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

Other comprehensive income / (loss)

- - ( 502) - - - 18 - 235

1

( 249)

1


Total comprehensive income / (loss)

- - ( 502) ( 22) 5 - 18 - 12,084

1

11,583

1


Transactions with owners

Shares issued

358 - - - - - - - - 358

Employee share scheme receipts

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

Movement in employee share

entitlement reserve

- - - - - 15 - - 187 202

Dividends paid

14

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

Total transactions with owners

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

Equity at 30 June 2019

95,890 248

1

( 696) ( 130) ( 167) 174 2,390

1

15,468

1

45,771

1

158,948

1


Equity at 1 January 2020 (audited)

96,773 - ( 569) ( 291) ( 153) 529 3,325 18,671 36,659 154,944

Net profit

- - - - - - - - 18,378 18,378

Foreign exchange movement

- - - 510 ( 37) - - - 2 475

Other comprehensive income / (loss)

- - ( 215) - - - ( 146) - ( 215) ( 576)

Total comprehensive income / (loss)

- - ( 215) 510 ( 37) - ( 146) - 18,165 18,277

Transactions with owners

Employee share scheme receipts

54 - - - - - - - - 54

Movement in employee share

entitlement reserve

- - - - - 78 - - - 78

Movement in grower share

entitlement reserve

- - - - - 275 - - - 275

Total transactions with owners

54 - - - - 353 - - - 407

Equity at 30 June 2020

96,827 - ( 784) 219 ( 190) 882 3,179 18,671 54,824 173,628

1. June 2019 has been restated based on audited results from 31 December 2019.

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 2020

New Zealand dollarsNotes

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Operating activities

Cash was provided from:

Receipts from customers

143,914 130,460 233,671

Interest and dividends received

113 9 217

Cash was disbursed to:

Payments to suppliers and employees

( 128,632) ( 121,549) ( 204,946)

Interest paid

( 2,106) ( 2,412) ( 4,930)

Lease interest paid

( 1,919) ( 1,363) ( 3,136)

Income taxes paid

( 1,959) - ( 2,288)

Net cash flows from operating activities

4

9,411 5,145 18,588

Investing activities

Cash was provided from:

Sale of property, plant and equipment

- - 905

Sale of investments in shares

- 119 -

Proceeds from sale of property held for sale

15,294 7,129 44,529

Repayment of advances

1,238 - 1,575

Cash was applied to:

Purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangibles

( 10,507) ( 25,820) ( 34,668)

Development of bearer plants

( 2,052) ( 3,737) ( 3,906)

Acquisition of business

13

- ( 14,000) ( 14,000)

Purchase of property held for sale and SunGold licence

5

( 418) ( 10,940) ( 27,453)

Purchase of water shares

- ( 154) -

Advances

( 22,137) ( 12,635) ( 2,920)

Net cash flows (used in) investing activities

( 18,582) ( 60,038) ( 35,938)

Financing activities

Cash was provided from:

Proceeds of non-current bank borrowings

5,000 51,039 59,026

Proceeds of current bank borrowings

31,453 31,577 51,703

Proceeds from employee share scheme

54 1,127 1,563

Cash was applied to:

Lease payments

( 3,396) ( 1,912) ( 5,070)

Repayment of non-current bank borrowings

( 326) ( 10,729) ( 42,024)

Repayment of current bank borrowings

( 25,204) ( 12,383) ( 39,750)

Payment of dividend to shareholders

14

- ( 3,047) ( 6,310)

Net cash flows from financing activities

7,581 55,672 19,138

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

( 1,590) 779 1,788

Effect of foreign exchange rates

686 234 ( 279)

Opening cash and cash equivalents

2,849 1,340 1,340

Closing cash and cash equivalents

1,945 2,353 2,849

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

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 five sections.

NoteDetailsPage

Basis of preparation 20

Accounting policies that apply to Seeka's full set of financial statements

Performance 22

Where Seeka generates its revenues and their associated operating costs

1. Segment information 22

2. Turnover 24

3. Revenue and other income 24

4. Reconciliation of net operating surplus after taxation with cash flows from operating activities 26

Assets 27

How Seeka allocates resources across its operations

5. Assets classified as held for sale 27

6. Property, plant and equipment 28

7. Intangible assets 29

8. Biological assets - crop 30

9. Leases 31

Working capital 32

How Seeka manages its operating cash flow

10. Trade and other receivables 32

11. Inventories 32

12. Trade and other payables 33

13. Business combination 33

Dividends, share capital and fair value 34

How Seeka distributes dividends to shareholders, manages share capital and

determines the fair value of financial instruments

14. Dividends 34

15. Share capital 34

16. Determination of fair values of financial assets and liabilities 34

17. Related party transactions 35

18. Capital commitments 35

19. Events occurring after balance date 35

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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 orchard management, 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 product range 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,

including plums and apricots.

Statement of compliance and basis of preparation

Group consolidated interim financial statements for the half year

reporting period ended 30 June 2020 have been prepared in

accordance with New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting

Principles (NZ GAAP) and comply with the New Zealand International

Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS) 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 2019, 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 19 August 2020. 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 2019, as described in those annual

financial statements.

Where a change in the presentational format of the financial

statements has been made during the period, comparative figures

have been restated accordingly.

Going concern assumption

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern

basis. As at 30 June 2020, the Company has net assets of $173.63m,

including total assets of $416.32m and total liabilities of $242.69m

Covid-19 has had an impact on the business. However, the impact has

been minimised as the Group operates in the food sector, continues

to trade, and was able to harvest its crops and those of its supplying

growers, generate revenue from its post harvest processing operations,

and sell its produce. All kiwifruit crops were harvested for 2020. Seeka

has announced guidance for the 2020 year and continues to trade

profitably, despite the challenging economic environment.

Goods and services tax (GST)

The statement of financial performance and statement of

comprehensive income have been prepared so that all components are

stated exclusive of GST. All items in the statement of financial position

are stated net of GST, with the exception of receivables and payables,

which include GST invoiced.

Impact of standards issued but not yet applied by the

entity

There are no new standards, amendments or interpretations that have

been issued and are effective that are expected to have a material

impact on the Group.

Current economic environment

Covid-19 has had a material impact on the financial statements,

primarily as a result of an increase in expenses. Seeka continued to

operate as an essential business for fruit production, processing and

wholesale market operations throughout all levels of Government

lockdowns in New Zealand and Australia. The kiwifruit harvest started

as New Zealand went into level four lockdown and finished early June

when the country was at level two.

Statement of financial performance

The Group was able to operate throughout the lockdown period, with

additional costs being incurred to maintain stringent distancing and

hygiene protocols.

Revenue was impacted by Covid-19, however fruit returns have

remained strong and volumes consistent with the prior year, although

down on expectation due to a dry summer.

The financial impact of Covid-19 for the first six months of the year has

been assessed at $5.3m (unaudited).

Statement of financial position

A review of the impact of Covid-19 on Seeka’s assets is outlined in

the following table. Assets were also assessed for any indicators

for impairment. Where indicators exist, impairment testing was

performed and detailed in these financial statements.

Seeka has maintained a strategy of reducing debt through asset sales

over the past two years. This has created sufficient head room to

respond to any future demand for cash.

Future impact

Due to Seeka’s seasonal nature, the majority of Seeka’s revenue was

earned in the first six months of the year and is consistent with the

prior year (see note 3). For the remaining six months of the year,

further fixed costs are incurred. Seeka has provided guidance to the

market in the range of $9.0m and $12.0m net profit before tax.

The future financial impact of Covid-19 is unknown and, while the

business operates in the fresh food sector, there remain potential

market and labour risks.

The following table details an analysis of how Covid-19 may impact

asset carrying value.

Basis of preparation

This section sets out the Group’s accounting policies that apply to the full set of financial statements. Accounting policies which are

limited to a specific note are described in that note.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Asset

Impact on

carrying value?Explanation

Cash and cash

equivalents

NoCash is held with Westpac.

Tax receivablesNoTax receivables are from the IRD and are receivable upon the filing of returns.

Trade and other

receivables

NoTrade receivables largely consist of receivables for kiwifruit income from Zespri Group.

Fruit returns remain high in the global market and initial forecasts from Zespri Group are

consistent with the prior year.

Seeka’s debtors are expected to remain recoverable, as they relate to the revenues earnt in a

market that has continued to perform well for kiwifruit growers. There is observable, strong

demand for our customers' products and there have been no noted or recent instances of

non-payment or reduced payment related to Covid-19.

Payments are occurring per our normal course of business and we remain confident in the

ability of our customers to continue paying Seeka.

Biological assets - cropNoCrops are valued at cost in the half year statements and fruit returns remain high in the

current environment and there is no indication of impairment.

InventoriesNoInventory is primarily harvested kiwifruit crops held in coolstores. Fruit has been loaded out

similar to the prior year and plans have all fruit loaded out by November 2020.

Packaging and other inventories relate to kiwifruit and avocado stock and remain usable

through the course of business.

Irrigation water rightsNoIrrigation water rights are currently held by Seeka in Australia and are usable as crops are

grown for the next harvest season.

Assets classified as

held for sale

NoAssets held for sale relate to orchards being sold in Northland and Australia.

The Australian orchards have a conditional contract for sale and leaseback which supports

the carrying value. The contract is only conditional upon obtaining Australian Foreign

Investment Review Board approval.

The Northland orchards remain for sale and are held at values that are considered

recoverable based on recent sales in the area.

Property, plant and

equipment

NoLand and buildings make up the significant portion of the carrying value and a third of the

portfolio is revalued each year.

Property values were reviewed and considered supportable based on recent sales in the

area and values holding firm for properties in the food production industrial portfolio.

Further information is detailed in note 6.

The remaining assets are held at depreciated cost and are considered recoverable through

use in the business.

Intangible assetsNoGoodwill represents around half of the total intangible assets. Goodwill was assessed for

indicators of impairment and has been detailed in note 7.

Water shares make up a majority of the remainder of the intangible assets. Their value is

related to the observable price obtained on an active market for permanent water shares in

Victoria, Australia.

Right-of-use lease

assets

NoThe right-of-use lease assets represent Seeka’s interest in leased land, buildings, orchards,

equipment and vehicles. The kiwifruit industry remains strong and demand for fruit produce

remains high, suggesting the carrying value of these assets represents the future benefit of

growing kiwifruit.

No underlying lease arrangements have been affected by Covid-19.

Investment in sharesNoSeeka’s investment in shares are valued at cost and are of minimal value. The value of

shares is expected to be recoverable.

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Performance

1. Segment information

The Group’s operating segments 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, being

the Directors, who regularly evaluate the allocation of resources

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

responsible for setting strategic direction.

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

operating segment. Administration costs, overheads, and grower

service costs 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 2019.

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

productive 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 from crop proceeds.

–Owned orchards whereby the Group incurs growing and harvest

costs and receives all orchard income from crop sales.

Post harvest operations

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

citrus, berry, and kiwiberry 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, 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 recorded in the statement of financial

performance and impairment and revaluations of other assets not

attributed directly to any other segment. It also includes the gain on

sale from assets that had been classified as held for sale.

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.

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

EBITDA and EBIT

EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairments and revaluations. EBITDA is an indicator of profitability and

reflects operating cash flow generation.

EBIT 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

2020

Income statement

Turnover

1

47,382 108,126 21,594 189 13,300 190,591

Gross segment revenue

47,391 110,834 9,684 189 13,300 181,398

Eliminations

( 9) ( 2,708) - - - ( 2,717)

Total segment revenue

47,382 108,126 9,684 189 13,300 178,681

EBITDA

2

4,161 30,285 1,312 ( 7,213) 1,890 30,435

Depreciation expense

4

( 323) ( 4,062) ( 170) ( 724) ( 494) ( 5,773)

Lease depreciation expense

5

( 515) ( 2,068) ( 209) ( 309) ( 24) ( 3,125)

Amortisation of intangible assets

- - - ( 113) ( 5) ( 118)

EBIT

3

3,323 24,155 933 ( 8,359) 1,367 21,419

Lease interest expense

5

( 318) ( 1,143) ( 261) ( 196) ( 1) ( 1,919)

EBIT

3

(after lease interest expense)

3,005 23,012 672 ( 8,555) 1,366 19,500

Interest expense

6

( 2,106)

Tax charge on profit

984

Profit

18,378

Balance sheet

Segment assets

78,930 244,689 18,245 19,003 55,450 416,317

Total assets

78,930 244,689 18,245 19,003 55,450 416,317

Segment liabilities

48,166 121,080 9,680 25,102 38,661 242,689

Total liabilities

48,166 121,080 9,680 25,102 38,661 242,689

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

( 223) ( 3,407) ( 145) ( 954) ( 520) ( 5,249)

Lease depreciation expense

5

( 343) ( 1,530) ( 103) ( 222) ( 12) ( 2,210)

Amortisation of intangibles

- - ( 125)

7

-( 8) ( 133)

EBIT

3

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

Lease interest expense

5

( 132) ( 708) ( 141) ( 381) ( 1) ( 1,363)

EBIT

3

(after lease interest expense)

3,460 24,176 246 ( 8,239) ( 692) 18,951

Interest expense

6

( 2,412)

Tax charge on profit

( 4,675)

Profit

11,864

Balance sheet

Segment assets

61,496 228,896 15,798 50,856 48,838 405,884

Total assets

61,496 228,896 15,798 50,856 48,838 405,884

Segment liabilities

43,217 135,036 5,532 24,646 38,505 246,936

Total liabilities

43,217 135,036 5,532 24,646 38,505 246,936

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, impairments and revaluations.

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

4. Depreciation includes the depreciation of fixed assets.

5. Lease interest and lease depreciation are as a result of NZ IFRS 16 Leases, see note 9.

6. Interest includes finance costs for bank debt.

7. June 2019 has been restated based on audited results from 31 December 2019.

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The following table reconciles segment EBITDA before and after applying NZ IFRS 16.

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

2020 - EBITDA pre NZ IFRS 16

3,088 26,950 912 ( 7,698) 1,866 25,118

Capitalised lease costs

1,073 3,335 400 485 24 5,317

EBITDA after applying NZ IFRS 16

4,161 30,285 1,312 ( 7,213) 1,890 30,435

2019 - EBITDA pre NZ IFRS 16

3,745 27,444 533 ( 6,939) ( 151) 24,632

Capitalised lease costs

413 2,377 227 257 - 3,274

EBITDA after applying NZ IFRS 16

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

2. Turnover

The following table reconciles turnover to revenue.

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Turnover

190,591 180,776 273,766

Value of sales made as agent

( 11,910) ( 10,904) ( 36,898)

Revenue

178,681 169,872 236,868

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 year. 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 supplier by the purchasing party. This includes all produce sales both local and export.

3. Revenue and other income

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Total revenue

178,681 169,872 236,868

Other income

Interest

113 9 214

Gain on sale of investment in shares

- - 243

Gain on sale of assets held for sale


2,475 1,168 3,187

Grower share loyalty scheme

( 275) - ( 412)

Dividends received

- - 3

Net movement in fair value of irrigation water rights

( 112) 51 904

Other Income

88 - -

Total other income

2,289 1,228 4,139

Total revenue and other income

180,970 171,100 241,007

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Accounting policies

The Group’s major revenue streams are post harvest operations,

orchard management, retail services and Australian operations in

accordance with NZ IFRS 15.

Post harvest

The Group enters into two standardised post harvest contracts:

–The first has two performance obligations; to collect the supply

of fruit via picking and transportation, and maturity testing. The

charges are separated in the contract. All revenue is recognised

when the service is performed.

–The second has three performance obligations; to pack fruit,

to cool and dispatch fruit, and to sell class 2 fruit to authorised

markets. These are stand-alone services provided by Seeka. Each

performance obligation has a separate transaction price detailed in

the contract and the obligations are recognised when services are

performed; packing revenue as fruit is packed, cooling revenue as

fruit is loaded out from cool storage, and class 2 as fruit is sold.

Orchard management

The Group enters into two orchard management contracts that are

largely standardised:

–The first has one performance obligation; to manage fruit growing.

Revenue is recognised as the service is performed and calculated at

cost plus a margin per the contract. The management fee included

in the contract is recognised evenly over the contract's 12 month

period. An incentive fee is only recognised when agreed orchard

gate return (OGR) targets are achieved and an incentive would be

receivable.

–The second has one performance obligation; to collect the supply of

fruit. The transaction price is determined using a forecasted OGR.

Revenue is recognised when crops are picked (in the June half year

accounts for kiwifruit).

Retail services

The Group enters into three retail service contracts which are

customised to the service being offered (such as ripening or fruit sales):

–The first has one performance obligation; to sell fruit on the

owner’s behalf. As the sales agent, Seeka only collects a marketer’s

commission which is recognised when the fruit is sold.

–The second has one performance obligation; to either store or ripen

fruit. Revenue is recognised as the fruit is stored or ripened.

–The third has one performance obligation; to provide ordered

product. The transaction price is based on the agreed price (either in

writing or verbally) with revenue recognised when the fruit is sold.

Australia

Australian contracts are entered into by the Australian business. The

contracts 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 when the fruit is sold.

Principal versus agent relationship

A principal relationship is one where Seeka has the performance

obligation to provide the good or service directly and has control of the

asset or has a right to direct the asset. An agency relationship is one

where the performance obligation is to arrange for the good or service

on behalf of the supplier. The Group currently has agent relationships

for the sale of some fruit and vegetables in the retail services segment.

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 July to February, and

kiwiberry 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 60~70% of orchard

revenues are recognised in the first six months of the financial year.

Due to seasonal fluctuations, the timing of the provision of post

harvest services can vary from year to year, however normally 70~80%

is recognised in the first six months of the financial year, but can be

impacted by seasonal fluctuations.

Irrigation water rights

Water allocation rights are carried at fair value supported by the

value of the traded rights on a recognised exchange or market at

measurement date. Annual water allocation rights are recognised as

a current asset when they are allocated to the Group's permanent

water shares from the first of July each year by the Victorian Water

Register, and are subsequently expensed when the entitlement is

used to irrigate orchards. Any gain on revaluation is recognised in the

statement of financial performance.

Interest income

Interest income is recognised on a time-proportion basis using the

effective interest method.

Dividend income

Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive payment is

established.

Gain on sale of assets held for sale

The gain on sale of assets held for sale is recognised when a sale and

purchase agreement is unconditional and the consideration is paid or

payable at that date.

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

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Net operating surplus after taxation

18,378 11,864 6,884

Add / (less) non cash items:

Depreciation

5,773 7,459 10,870

Lease depreciation

3,125 - 5,372

Other non-cash lease adjustments

365--

Loss on revaluation of land and buildings

- - 60

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

120 - 395

Valuation of employee share scheme

78 15 ( 44)

Valuation of grower share scheme

275 - 412

Movement in deferred tax

344 - ( 2,790)

Movement in fair value of biological assets - crop

16,467 16,460

1

( 705)

Amortisation of intangible assets

118 133 265

26,665 24,067

1

13,835

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

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment

- - 265

Gain on sale of assets held for sale via proceeds of sale of assets

( 2,511) ( 1,168) ( 3,187)

Decrease / (increase) in current water allocation account

106 18 ( 247)

Gain on sale of investment in shares

- - ( 243)

( 2,405) ( 1,150) ( 3,412)

(Increase) / decrease in working capital:

Increase in accounts payable

21,850 14,134 2,707

(Increase) in accounts receivable / prepayments

( 38,509) ( 35,335)

1

( 343)

(Increase) in inventory

( 13,193) ( 13,740) ( 3,378)

Increase / (decrease) in taxes due

( 3,375) 5,305 2,295

( 33,227) ( 29,636)

1

1,281

Net cash flow from operating activities

9,411 5,145 18,588

1. June 2019 has been restated based on audited results from 31 December 2019.

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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 Group-owned land, vines, trees and crop on Group-owned and leased orchards. The Group also has interests in water

shares, leases and goodwill arising from Group acquisitions.

Disclosures are made on additions, disposals, revaluations, depreciation, impairments and amortisation.

5. Assets classified as held for sale

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Opening balance at 1 January

27,083 24,197 24,197

Properties settled to Seeka

- 9,778 35,111

SunGold licence purchased

- 5,975 5,728

SunGold licence transferred from intangible assets

- 1,662 1,662

Development costs incurred

418 768 564

Growing costs incurred / (recovered)

( 170) ( 686) ( 346)

Sales settled by third parties

( 7,804) ( 4,204) ( 39,833)

Total assets held for sale

19,527 37,490 27,083

The following table details the assets classified as held for sale by asset class.

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Asset class

Land and buildings

5,526 16,042 8,382

Property, plant and equipment

1,821 6,967 2,935

Intangible assets

6,903 2,366 8,254

Bearer plants

4,260 11,829 6,398

Biological assets - crop

1,017 286 1,114

Total assets held for sale

19,527 37,490 27,083

At 30 June 2020, 34 hectares of Northland orchards (June 2019 - 135 hectares) owned by Seeka were classified as held for sale. These properties

were part of the 2018 purchase of Kerikeri assets from T&G Global Limited.

The assets are classified as held for sale as their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through

continuing use. This condition was met when the sale became highly probable and the assets were available for immediate sale in their present

condition. The Group is committed to the sale and expects the sale to be completed within one year from the date of classification. These assets

are recorded at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less costs to sell as required by NZ IFRS 5.

Assets related to the sale of three orchards in Australia (Hayward, Austral and Lakes) are also recognised as assets held for sale from 1 September

2019. All of the goodwill from the Australia CGU was allocated in 2019 to the disposal group, based on the Group's assessment of relative fair

values of the assets held for sale and Australia assets being retained.

On 20 May 2020 Seeka signed a conditional sale and lease back agreement for these orchards for AUD$26.5m. The contract is subject to the

approval of Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). The sale is expected to be completed within 12 months. The orchards will initially

be leased back for 10 years, followed by a right to renew for a second 10-year term, then two 5-year terms.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The Group has used estimates to allocate goodwill to the Australian assets held for sale, as described above.

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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 2020

Cost or valuation

165,374 106,949 1,062 11,012 9,214 293,611

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

( 10,861) ( 59,019) ( 602) ( 2,488) ( 219) ( 73,189)

Net book amount

154,513 47,930 460 8,524 8,995 220,422

Period ended 30 June 2020

Opening net book amount

154,513 47,930 460 8,524 8,995 220,422

Additions and transfers

1,121 4,889 - 2,822 2,228 11,060

Depreciation recovery

- 16 10 - - 26

Depreciation

( 2,479) ( 3,111) ( 61) ( 122) - ( 5,773)

Disposals

- ( 54) ( 10) ( 8) - ( 72)

Assets transferred as held for resale

( 10) ( 267) - 32 - ( 245)

Foreign exchange

312 121 4 69 145 651

Closing net book amount

153,457 49,524 403 11,317 11,368 226,069

At 30 June 2020

Cost or valuation

166,797 111,638 1,056 13,927 11,368 304,786

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

( 13,340) ( 62,114) ( 653) ( 2,610) - ( 78,717)

Net book amount

153,457 49,524 403 11,317 11,368 226,069

Assets under construction are assets that are yet to be capitalised and are not depreciated. When the asset is ready for use it is transferred to the

appropriate asset class. At 30 June 2020, assets under construction are largely related to the Kerikeri coolstore build.

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 Preston Rowe Paterson Shepparton (previously known as Goulburn Valley Property Services),

independent valuers, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. All Australian land and buildings were revalued at 31 December 2019.

As at 30 June 2020 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 2020.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

At 30 June 2020 an assessment of the carrying values of land and buildings was performed. Based on sales data and discussions with

experts in the property valuation field, the value of Seeka’s property has not materially changed in the last six months. Seeka operates

in the food production industry, which has remained stable due to the high demand for healthy fruit despite the Covid-19 environment.

Furthermore, properties situated in the Bay of Plenty are expected to be less affected than other regions in New Zealand given the

strength of the horticulture and agriculture businesses over the past six months.

Seeka’s Australian properties are also located in the food production region of Victoria. Seeka signed a conditional sale and leaseback

for approximately 199 hectares of orchards in Australia within a Covid-19 environment, which supports the carrying values of the

remaining land and buildings.

Sensitivity analysis suggests property values have moved between ($0.5m) and $1m. This is not considered a material movement in

land and building values.

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7. Intangible assets

New Zealand dollars

Software

$000s

Goodwill

$000s

Water shares

$000s

Total

$000s

At 1 January 2020

Cost

3,195 10,963 9,122 23,280

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

( 2,563) ( 2,031) - ( 4,594)

Net book amount

632 8,932 9,122 18,686

Period ended 30 June 2020

Opening net book amount

632 8,932 9,122 18,686

Additions

67 - - 67

Disposals

( 155) - - ( 155)

Depreciation recovery

41 - - 41

Revaluation

- - ( 209) ( 209)

Exchange differences

- - 269 269

Amortisation

( 118) - - ( 118)

Closing net book amount

467 8,932 9,182 18,581

At 30 June 2020

Cost

3,148 10,963 9,182 23,293

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

( 2,681) ( 2,031) - ( 4,712)

Net book amount

467 8,932 9,182 18,581

Impairment tests for goodwill

The Board reviews business performance based on operating segments and monitors goodwill at the operating segment level. Goodwill

represents the 2019 acquisition of Aongatete Coolstores Limited, the 2018 acquisition of the Northland business, the SeekaFresh business and the

Kiwi Crush and Kiwi Crushies product ranges.

The following table details the carrying amount of goodwill from acquired operations.

New Zealand dollarsGroup cash generating unit

Carrying

amount

$000s

2020


Aongatete Coolstores LimitedPost harvest

7,035

Northland packhousePost harvest

1,220

SeekaFreshRetail services

433

Kiwi CrushRetail services

244

At 30 June 2020 all goodwill balances were reviewed for indicators of impairment. Based on a review of the assumptions used in the value-in-

use calculations performed at 31 December 2019, the goodwill relating to the post harvest segment is supported and the key assumptions are on

target to meet the forecasts expected for the 2020 financial year. Kiwifruit harvest volumes are in line with the previous year and packing volumes

are expected to increase in future years. Whilst Covid-19 has impacted costs and packing margins in the current financial year, the post harvest

segment operated profitably throughout the lockdown period. For these reasons, there are no indications of impairment of the goodwill relating to

Aongatete Coolstores Limited and the Northland packhouse.

The goodwill relating to the Kiwi Crush business is supported by the value-in-use calculations performed at 31 December 2019, with key

assumptions supported by current trading. The business had a strong start in the first half of the year, and is expected to achieve its targets

through to the end of the year. Therefore, there are no indications of impairment of the goodwill relating to the Kiwi Crush business.

SeekaFresh 2020 year started well, until sales were impacted by Covid-19. The business continued to operate as an essential service, but was

affected by the temporary closure of hospitality and independent retail based customers during the lockdown. For this reason, indicators of

impairment were present and a value in use calculation was prepared at 30 June 2020 to test for any impact on the goodwill or asset carrying

values. Using a discount rate of 8%, revenue growth rates of 2%-5% and a terminal growth rate of 2%, there is no impairment of the goodwill

balance or associated assets. The current year's trading result and discount rate are consistent with the value-in-use calculation prepared at 31

December 2019. However, the revenue growth rates have been reduced from 3%-13% to 2%-5% to reflect the potential impact of Covid-19 and

the economic environment in the next 1-5 years. The terminal growth rate has remained consistent, but sensitivity was performed to ensure a 1%

terminal growth rate would not result in an impairment.

No other reasonable changes to key assumptions would require an impairment of goodwill.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The review of impairment of intangible assets uses judgement to identify indicators of impairment. Where an impairment test is

performed, estimates of financial performance, revenue growth rates, discount rates and terminal growth rates are made.

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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, cherry, 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 16.

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Carrying amount at beginning of period

18,629 17,924 17,924

Crop harvested during the period

Fair value movement from the beginning of the period to point of harvest

15,420 15,044 19,563

Fair value when harvested

( 34,049) ( 32,968) ( 37,487)

Crop growing on bearer plants at end of period

Crop where cost is deemed fair value

2,162 1,464 18,148

Crop at fair value

- - 481

Carrying value at end of period

2,162 1,464 18,629

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

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Movement in carrying amount

( 16,329) ( 16,666) 756

Exchange differences

( 138) 206 ( 51)

Net fair value movement in crop

( 16,467) ( 16,460) 705

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

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Australia - all varieties

571 642 4,703

New Zealand - kiwifruit crop

1,514 818 13,563

New Zealand - avocado crop

77 4 363

Carrying value at end of period

2,162 1,464 18,629

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The valuation of biological assets uses estimates of market returns to determine value.

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9. Leases

Leases recorded on the balance sheet represent Seeka's interest in leased assets and the associated lease liability reflecting the present value of

payments left on the lease. The Group reports all leases on the balance sheet, with the exception of low value leases or leases less than 12 months.

The following table details leases where the Group is a lessee.

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Right-of-use lease assets

Land and buildings

26,407 21,919 27,168

Orchard leases

11,405 2,619 12,274

Equipment

3,017 881 3,182

Motor vehicles

2,337 2,015 2,100

Total right-of-use lease assets

43,166 27,434 44,724

The movement in right-of-use lease assets in the period are:

Opening balance

44,724 32,652 32,652

Additions

1,567 1,172 17,444

Reclassification under NZ IFRS 16

- ( 4,180) -

Depreciation

( 3,125) ( 2,210) ( 5,372)

Closing balance

43,166 27,434 44,724

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Lease liabilities

Current

5,622 3,970 5,211

Non-current

43,723 27,814 45,267

Total lease liabilities

49,345 31,784 50,478

The liabilities are classified as follows:

Lease liabilities

Land and buildings

30,879 25,940 31,462

Orchard leases

13,160 2,821 13,847

Equipment

2,931 986 2,990

Motor vehicles

2,375 2,037 2,179

Total lease liabilities

49,345 31,784 50,478

The movement in lease liabilities in the period are:

Opening balance

50,478 36,840 36,840

Additions

2,263 1,298 18,708

Reclassification under NZ IFRS 16

- ( 4,442) -

Reduction in liability

( 3,396) ( 1,912) ( 5,070)

Closing balance

49,345 31,784 50,478

Additions

On 30 September 2019, the Group entered into the sale and leaseback transaction for an orchard in Northland recognised as an asset held for sale

as at June 2019. As part of the sale the Group has a 15 year lease for the orchard.

Key terms explained

Right-of-use lease asset

The asset that the Group obtains control of when signing a lease.

Lease liability

The present value of all future known payments on the lease.

Lease depreciation

The right-of-use lease asset value divided by the term of the lease.

Lease interest

The discounted portion of the lease liability (similar to interest on a

table mortgage).

Lease principal

The difference between the cash lease payment and the lease interest.

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Working capital

11. Inventories

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Crop inventories

14,548 14,653 -

Total packaging at cost

1,729 1,259 3,212

Other inventories at cost

2,581 2,504 2,243

Total inventories

18,858 18,416 5,455

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 2020, 58.6% (Jun 2019 - 58.4%) of New Zealand class 1 trays have been loaded out. New Zealand

kiwifruit inventory is valued at a Hayward OGR of $6.00 per tray and a SunGold OGR of $11.37 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, $27.30m (June 2019 - $28.43m ) of packaging inventory costs were expensed to cost of sales in the statement of financial performance.

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.

10. Trade and other receivables

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Current trade receivables (net of provision for doubtful debts)

33,954 21,840 12,035

Prepayments

4,214 3,370 1,347

Prepaid deposits

1,735 - 1,827

GST refund due

- - 502

Accrued income and other sundry receivables

42,742 45,615 7,622

Accrued unconditional sales of assets classified as held for sale

- - 4,950

Current trade and other receivables

82,645 70,825 28,283

Non current trade receivables

647 729 683

Non current prepayments

344 1,888 -

Non current trade and other receivables

991 2,617 683

Total trade and other receivables

83,636 73,442 28,966

Accrued income and other sundry receivables includes $19.64m (Jun 2019 - $18.48m) of kiwifruit income for kiwifruit harvested and delivered

to Zespri from the Group’s New Zealand orchards, $18.62m (Jun 2019 - $16.95m) for post harvest operations in New Zealand and nil (Jun 2019 -

$5.65m) relating to kiwifruit harvested, packed and delivered through the acquired Aongatete Coolstores Limited.

Accrued income and other sundry receivables also includes $4.29m (Jun 2019 - $2.40m) of income for kiwifruit and pears harvested in Australia.

Current trade receivables include $21.14m (Jun 2019 - $12.63m) related to temporary advances to kiwifruit growers during harvest. The increase

on 2019 is due to a larger proportion of SunGold versus Hayward kiwifruit packed and loaded out in 2020, with SunGold attracting a higher

advance and earlier loadout schedule. Of these temporary advances, $18.24m was repaid in July 2020 (Jul 2019 - $8.83m)

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

gate return (OGR) of $6.00 per tray (Jun 2019 - $6.00; Dec 2019 - $6.81) and an average SunGold OGR of $11.37 per tray (Jun 2019 - $10.50; Dec

2019 - $11.65).

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The Group has reviewed trade and other receivables for any debtor impairment, credit risk, or any other such risks that may result in non-

payment as a result of Covid-19. The Group has not identified any circumstances where further provisioning or impairment of financial

instruments is required.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The Group has reviewed inventory for any risks occurring as a result of Covid-19, and whether additional provisioning or write-offs are

required. The Group considers all inventory will be able to be used in the normal course of business.

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12. Trade and other payables

New Zealand dollars

6 months to

June 2020

Unaudited

$000s

6 months to

June 2019

Unaudited

$000s

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$000s

Trade payables

14,503 17,954 6,935

Accrued expenses

20,567 16,888 11,062

Employee expenses

5,900 5,102 4,437

GST payable

302 643 -

Other payables

1,982 1,417 499

Total trade and other payables

43,254 42,004 22,933

Trade payables includes $6.03m (Jun 2019 - $4.02m, Dec 2019 – Nil) of packaging costs relating to post harvest operations.

In June 2019, $4.60m of trade creditors related to Zespri SunGold G3 licences. The licences were recognised as assets held for sale.

Accrued expenses includes $13.79m (Jun 2019 - $12.14m) of kiwifruit costs relating to kiwifruit harvested and to be delivered to Zespri from the

Group’s New Zealand orchards.

13. Business combination

Purchase of shares in Aongatete Coolstores Limited

During the year ended December 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 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

12 months to

December 2019

Audited

$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

( 1,829)

Deferred tax liability

( 2,891)

Leased liabilities

( 948)

Term loans

( 10,455)

Goodwill

7,035

Total purchase consideration for shares

14,000

The goodwill was allocated to the post harvest and orchard segments and is attributable to the operation’s strong position in the Bay of Plenty 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 $0.20m were included in

administrative expenses. Deferred tax of $2.9m was provided in relation to differences between tax values and the fair value of certain assets.

Land and buildings were valued using an independent valuation completed by Telfer Young Valuers using the same approach as other land and

buildings detailed in note 6.

No changes have been made since 31 December 2019.

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Dividends, share capital 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.

Disclosures are made on the Group’s bank facilities, retained earnings, dividends paid to shareholders, and earnings per share. Details on the

Company’s share capital include shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan, grower incentive and employee share schemes.

14. Dividends

Dividends paid$000sPer share

2019

April

3,572$0.12

October

3,897 $0.12

Total dividend paid 2019

7,469

2020

Total dividend paid 2020

-

On 25 February 2020, the directors declared a fully-imputed dividend of $0.12 per share, comprising an $0.08 normal dividend (following Board policy

on a pre NZ IFRS 16 basis) and a $0.04 special dividend from the completion of property sales negotiated in 2019. Dividend payment was schedule for

17 April 2020.

On 19 March 2020 the directors reviewed the environment and, with the uncertainty of Covid-19, the Group decided to cancel the payment of the

declared dividend of $0.12 per share. The decision reflected the uncertainty in the business environment, the reported shortage of labour, and the

lower forecast kiwifruit returns from Zespri. The Board, considered those factors, and considered it was prudent that the dividend be cancelled to

maintain balance sheet strength and stability, and was reconsidered in June 2020.

On 17 June 2020, the directors confirmed their earlier decision not to pay a dividend of $0.12 per share.

In the last 12 months, $0.12 has been paid in dividends per share (prior 12 months $0.24).

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. The cash dividend payment was $3.05m at June 2019, and $6.31m for the full year ended December 2019.

At the date of signing the directors declared a fully-imputed dividend of $0.10 per share, to be paid on 30 September 2020 to those shareholders on

the register at 5pm on 4 September 2020. The dividend reinvestment plan will apply with a 2% discount to the strike price.

15. Share capital

During the period to 30 June 2020, $0.05m (Jun 2019 - $1.13m) was received in relation to shares issued under the employee share scheme

established in 2016.

Due to the dividend cancellation as described in note 14, no shares were issued in 2020 under the dividend reinvestment plan (Dec 2019 - 168,526).

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.

16. 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 2020.

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.

Instruments 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

- - 2,162 2,162

Water shares

9,182 -- 9,182

Irrigation water rights

120 - - 120

Land

- - 26,157 26,157

Buildings

- - 127,300 127,300

Unlisted equity securities

- - 586 586

Derivatives used for hedging (liability)

- 1,088 - 1,088

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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.

$ 2.16 mEstimated market value less selling

costs and costs to market (have

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$ 153.46 mAn annual revaluation is used

to estimate fair value, which is

performed on approximately

one third of land and buildings

on a rolling 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.

17. 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 $84.26m (Jun 2019 - $71.08m) for the provision of services to SGL.

At 30 June 2020, $21.1m was temporally advanced to SGL (June 2019 - $12.6m), of which $18.24m was repaid in July 2020.

18. Capital commitments

As at 30 June 2020 the Group does not have any capital commitments (Dec 2019 - $1.1m).

19. Events occurring after balance date

A dividend was declared for $0.10 per share to be paid on 30 September 2020, see note 14.

There are no other 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 Burke

Peter Ratahi Cross

Amiel Diaz

Cecilia Tarrant

Ashley Waugh

Audit and risk committee

Ashley Waugh – Chair

John Burke

Fred Hutchings

Remuneration committee

Fred Hutchings – Chair

Ratahi Cross

Cecilia Tarrant

Sustainability committee

Cecilia Tarrant – Chair

John Burke

Fred Hutchings

Company officers

Michael Franks

Chief Executive Officer

Stuart McKinstry

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Senior management team

Michael Franks

Chief Executive

Kate BryantVerena CunninghamKevin Halliday

GM Corporate ServicesGM SeekaFresh and StrategyGM Operations

Stuart McKinstryJim SmithRob Towgood

Chief Financial OfficerGM Growers and MarketingCommercial Manager

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Registered office

Seeka Limited

34 Young Road, RD9, Paengaroa 3189

PO Box 47, Te Puke 3153

Seeka.co.nz

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Auckland

Bankers

Westpac Banking Corporation

Auckland

Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Rabobank)

Wellington

Share register

Link Market Services Limited

Auckland

NZX

www.nzx.com

Legal advisors

Harmos Horton Lusk Limited

Auckland

MacKenzie Elvin

Tauranga

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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)



Results for announcement to the market

Name of issuer Seeka Limited

Reporting Period 6 months to 30 June 2020

Previous Reporting Period 6 months to 30 June 2019

Currency NZD


Amount (000s) Percentage change

Revenue from continuing

operations

$178,681 5.2%

Total Revenue $178,681 5.2%

Net profit/(loss) from

continuing operations

$18,378 54.9%

Total net profit/(loss) $18,378 54.9%

Interim/Final Dividend

Amount per Quoted Equity

Security

$ 0.10 cash dividend

Imputed amount per Quoted

Equity Security

$0.03888889

Record Date 4 September 2020

Dividend Payment Date 30 September 2020

Current period Prior comparable period

Net tangible assets per

Quoted Equity Security

$5.13 $4.50

A brief explanation of any of

the figures above necessary

to enable the figures to be

understood

Net tangible asset per share is calculated by dividing the

Group’s net assets less goodwill by the total shares on issue at

the end of the period.

Authority for this announcement

Name of person


authorised

to make this announcement

Stuart McKinstry

Contact person for this

announcement

Stuart McKinstry

Contact phone number +64 21 221 5583

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

Date of release through MAP


19/08/20


Un-audited half year financial statements accompany this announcement.

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INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT H1 FY20 | SEEKA LIMITED1
Seeka Limited lifts six months earnings in spite of a very

challenging operating environment

Seeka Limited [NZX: SEK] unaudited interim results for six months ended 30 June 2020 ( H1 FY20 )

NZX-listed New Zealand and Australia produce company Seeka reports a 55% lift in the company's unaudited

profit after tax for the six months ended 30 June 2020. Alongside the results announcement, Seeka announces a

fully imputed dividend of 10 cents per share.

While the result includes the benefit from the taxation change arising from reinstatement of the tax deductibility of

depreciation on buildings and its effect on deferred tax, underlying earnings for Seeka were up. This was in spite of

the significant costs and losses arising from Covid-19, the impact of drought and the pressure created by a severe

labour shortage through the periods that New Zealand has been subject to Alert Level restrictions, particularly with

the shortfall of overseas workers.

The results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 includes:

–Total revenue of $178.7m - up 5.2% on pcp.

–EBITDA of $30.4m - up 9.1% on pcp. Seeka estimates that the costs and losses associated with Covid-19

totalled $5.3m. Seeka received zero wages subsidy support and only $27,800 received to support vulnerable

workers who were unable to work in lockdown.

–Profit before tax of $17.4m - up 5.2% on pcp .

–Net profit after tax of $18.4m - up 54.9% on pcp reflecting the effect of the $5.6m tax benefit.

–Total net debt of $129.3m compared to $148.1m at June 30, 2019.

–Dividend of $0.10 per share, to be paid on 30 September 2020, to all shareholders on the register at 5pm on

4 September 2020. The dividend reinvestment plan will apply with a 2% discount to the strike price.

Covid-19 and the severe labour shortage placed significant pressure on the business along with operational

challenges in New Zealand arising from changes in the fruit maturity confirmation processes. Our people,

contractors and community demonstrated incredible commitment and leadership in successfully completing

harvests in Australia and New Zealand across avocados, kiwiberry, kiwifruit, European pears and nashi pears.

Throughout this process, Seeka ensured that it took all steps to ensure the safety of its people and their protection

in a pandemic environment.

The summer drought experienced in New Zealand has impacted on kiwifruit volumes processed particularly in

those locations or orchards where irrigation is not available.

In the six months ended 30 June 2020, Seeka announced the conditional sale and lease back of three of its mature

Australian orchards for AUD$26.5m along with access to additional water alongside that deal. This transaction

is subject to the approval of the Foreign Investment Review Board in Australia with the outcome expected in the

second six months of 2020 ending 31 December 2020.

19 August 2020

Company announcement

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Operational performance

The following table outlines Seeka’s performance H1 FY20.

New Zealand dollarsJune 2020June 2019Change

Total revenue ($m)

$ 178.7$ 169.95.2%

EBITDA


before impairments and revaluations ($m)

$ 30.4$ 27.99.1%

EBIT ($m)

$ 21.4$ 20.35.4%

NPAT ($m)

$ 18.4$ 11.954.9%

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.57$ 0.3946.2%

Net bank debt ($m)

$ 129.3$ 148.1( 12.7%)

Dividend announcement

At the date of this announcement, Seeka directors declared a fully-imputed dividend of $0.10 per share, to be

paid on 30 September 2020 to those shareholders on the register at 5pm on 4 September 2020. The dividend

reinvestment plan will apply with a 2% discount to 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 2020 and an early selling season. Seeka has conditionally sold and leased back three

Australian kiwifruit orchards for AU$26.5m. 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

including the anticipated gain from the sale of the Australian orchards with the upper range for net profit before tax

increased to $12m. The market will be updated if there is material deviation.

The following table outlines Seeka’s guidance for the 12 months ended December 2020.

New Zealand dollars

2020 guidance

Lower range

2020 guidance

Upper range

2019

Full year actual

Net profit before tax ($m)

$ 9.0m$ 12.0m $ 9.9m

Change on 2019

( 9 %)+ 22 %

This announcement should be read in conjunction with Seeka Limited's 2020 interim report (unaudited). A copy of

the 2020 interim report can be found on Seeka's website www.seeka.co.nz/reports.

ENDS

For more information, visit www.seeka.co.nz or please call:

Michael FranksStuart McKinstry

Chief executive

+ 64 21 356 516

Chief financial officer

+ 64 21 221 5583

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