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IMI Imi Plc

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Manufacturing Industries,nec 2.2B 237.3M 0.9076 19.16 4.55B

IMI PLC Annual Financial Report (5084U)

29/03/2019 11:51am

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IMI PLC

29 March 2019

29 March 2019

Annual Financial Report of IMI plc (LEI: 2138002W9Q21PF751R30)

IMI plc (the "Company") announces that copies of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 and the Notice of Annual General Meeting for 2019 are available from today on the Company's website www.imiplc.com and may be viewed and downloaded online at www.imiplc.com/investors (click on Annual Reports).

Hard copy documents are being posted to shareholders who have elected to receive them and are also available from the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office at Lakeside, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7XZ.

Copies of the above documents, together with the form of proxy for the 2019 Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

The Company's 2019 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham on Thursday 9 May 2019, commencing at 10am.

The Company's preliminary results announcement of 1 March 2019 contained a management report as well as the audited financial statements which were prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. The Annual Report and Accounts submitted to the National Storage Mechanism today also contains information regarding the Company's principal risks and uncertainties and a responsibility statement relating to the content of the Annual Report and Accounts (from the Directors in office as at 28 February 2019); an extract of this information is provided below as required under paragraph 6.3.5 of the DTR, however this material should be read in conjunction with and is not a substitute for reading the preliminary results announcement of 1 March 2019.

This announcement should be read in conjunction with and is not a substitute for reading the full Annual Report and Accounts.

There are no related party transactions requiring disclosure.

Page and note references in the text below refer to page numbers and notes in the Annual Report and Accounts.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The following statement is repeated here solely for the purpose of complying with DTR 6.3.5. This statement relates to and is extracted from page 143 of the Annual Report and Accounts and is signed by order of the Board by John O'Shea, Company Secretary. Responsibility is for the full Annual Report and Accounts and not the extracted information presented in this announcement or the preliminary results announcement.

Directors' responsibility statement under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

Each of the directors, as at the date of this report, confirms that:

-- the Group and parent company financial statements in this Annual Report, which have been prepared in accordance with applicable UK law and with the applicable set of accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group; and

-- the Annual Report (which includes the Directors' Report and the Strategic Report) includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the Group taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Our risk management framework

The Board has overall responsibility for ensuring that we manage our risk exposure appropriately to achieve our strategic objectives and build sustainable shareholder value.

The Board determines our risk appetite and monitors and reviews the risk management processes we operate. The Board delegates responsibility for implementing and monitoring internal controls and other elements of risk management to the Chief Executive and the Executive Committee. The Board has also tasked its committees with responsibility for key areas of risk, as follows:

>> oversight of financial reporting, internal financial controls and assurance processes - the Audit Committee;

   >>   succession risk - the Nominations Committee; and 
   >>   remuneration and incentive structure risk - the Remuneration Committee 

Our risk appetite

In determining our risk appetite, the Board considers a number of factors including our strategic opportunities, the risks that could affect our business and our ability to mitigate their impact. Our risk appetite, the nature and level of risk we are prepared to accept to achieve our strategic objectives, is divided into three categories: prudent, balanced and receptive.

How we approach risk management

Across the Group we operate a "top-down, bottom-up approach" to risk management which is illustrated below. This approach allows the Board and the senior leadership team to actively assess strategic risks and monitor the measures used to mitigate, transfer or avoid such risks. It also ensures that operational risks are identified and managed at multiple levels and that key risk information is communicated effectively across the Group.

Our risk management process is embedded in all our businesses. It provides guidance on how to identify, evaluate and manage risks which could impact our performance and our ability to implement our strategy.

 
 Strategic risk management                                 Operational risk management process 
  process 
---------------------------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------------- 
 >> Determines risk appetite.             Board            >> Reviews bi-annually a detailed 
  >> Reviews principal risks.                               analysis of the Group's risk profile 
  >> Monitors and reviews risk                              including supporting divisional 
  management processes.                                     data and the actions undertaken 
                                                            to ensure compliance with the 
                                                            UK Corporate Governance Code. 
                                                            >> Reviews annually the effectiveness 
                                                            of the Group's internal controls. 
---------------------------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------------- 
 >> Responsible for ensuring              Divisional       >> Develops bi-annually a detailed 
  risk management culture is               and Executive    Group and divisional risk profile 
  integrated across their division         Committee        which is based on information 
  and aligned to the Group's                                uploaded to the Group intranet 
  objectives.                                               by each manufacturing operation. 
  >> Determines principal risks                             This profile analyses each division's 
  and mitigation strategies.                                most significant risks and outlines 
  >> Monitors changes in the                                mitigation strategies. 
  risk profile. 
  >> Monitors quality and effectiveness 
  of business level risk management 
  processes. 
---------------------------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------------- 
 >> Operates and monitors an              Operating        >> Maintains an up-to-date risk 
  active and effective risk                companies        profile which identifies the key 
  management process.                                       risks facing the business, assesses 
  >> Updates operating companies                            mitigating processes and controls, 
  on principal risks and mitigation                         operates key performance indicators 
  strategies.                                               to validate the effectiveness 
  >> Operates reporting systems                             of those controls and identifies 
  that increase management ownership                        areas for improvement. 
  and accountability.                                       >> Publishes risk profiles for 
                                                            each manufacturing operation to 
                                                            the Group intranet twice a year. 
                                                            >> Provides monthly updates on 
                                                            key risks, mitigation and controls 
                                                            through incorporation of risk 
                                                            profile data in monthly management 
                                                            reporting process. 
---------------------------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------------- 
 

Our principal risks

The principal risks facing the Group are shown in order of priority in the table below. This analysis covers how each risk could impact our strategy and explains what we are doing to monitor and mitigate each risk area.

The Group is also exposed to broader financial market risks, in particular, currency exchange rate volatility following the Brexit referendum. A description of these risks and our centralised approach to managing them is described in Section 4.4 of the financial statements.

 
 Principal Risks                      Why we think this is                How we are managing 
                                       important                           risk 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 GLOBAL ECONOMIC                      >> The threat of a                  >> Build flexibility 
  OR POLITICAL INSTABILITY             'no-deal' Brexit is                 to respond to market 
  >> The possibility                   the risk of both EU                 conditions and the 
  that the UK leaves                   and UK ports not coping             potential impact associated 
  the EU with neither                  with the additional                 with Brexit. 
  a transition period                  volume of customs work              >> Divisional project 
  nor a free trade agreement           which could impact                  teams formed to identify 
  in place continues                   our supply chain and                'no-deal' Brexit risks 
  to pose a risk to the                sales delivery.                     and build mitigation 
  supply chains, ongoing               >> The Group operates               contingency plans. 
  operations and profitability         in diverse global markets           EU-UK cross-border 
  of the Group.                        and demand for our                  transaction flows have 
  >> IMI Critical Engineering          products is dependent               been mapped, and critical 
  continued to face highly             on economic and sector-specific     supply chain risks 
  competitive markets                  environments.                       identified by customer 
  and an ongoing slow-down             >> A downturn in a                  and part, with specific 
  in the New Construction              global or regional                  action plans put in 
  Fossil Power sector.                 economy or political                place. Our main objective 
  The impact has been                  instability could impact            and the focus of our 
  managed through ongoing              end market demand,                  contingency planning 
  restructuring actions                negatively impacting                is to minimise interruptions 
  including expanding                  revenue and our ability             to our supply chain 
  the division's Value                 to deliver our strategy             and ensure our customer 
  Engineering activities               and achieve market                  delivery commitments 
  and entering new less                expectations.                       are met. 
  severe market areas.                                                     >> Maintain a balanced 
  >> Whilst remaining                                                      portfolio operating 
  in a strong competitive                                                  across a range of markets, 
  position, IMI Precision                                                  sectors and geographies 
  Engineering has also                                                     with no single dependency. 
  experienced volatility                                                   >> Monitor key customers 
  in some geographies                                                      and respond quickly 
  and sectors.                                                             to changes in their 
  >> IMI Hydronic Engineering                                              demands. 
  markets remained stable                                                  >> Utilise core forecasting 
  with steady growth                                                       processes that ensure 
  in most markets, and                                                     operational output 
  right-sizing actions                                                     can be right-sized 
  were undertaken to                                                       to market demand. 
  ensure the business                                                      >> Undertake enhanced 
  could respond to market                                                  stress testing and 
  changes.                                                                 sensitivity analysis 
                                                                           of business plans and 
                                                                           regularly review key 
                                                                           market and sector metrics. 
                                                                           >> Focus on enhancing 
                                                                           competitiveness by 
                                                                           increasing investment 
                                                                           in New Product Development 
                                                                           and Value Engineering 
                                                                           and improving operational 
                                                                           performance. 
                                                                           >> Develop robust contingency 
                                                                           plans to ensure agility 
                                                                           to realign the cost 
                                                                           base as required. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 FAILURE TO DELIVER                   >> The Group is continually         >> Operate robust systems 
  MAJOR                                evolving, both in response          and procedures to manage 
  TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS            to external market                  and monitor business 
  ON TIME AND ON BUDGET                pressures and to achieve            projects, including 
  >> Successful ERP implementations    our strategic goals.                clear and measurable 
  across the Group in                  >> Change projects                  milestones, which are 
  2018 continued to demonstrate        include business reorganisations    reviewed regularly 
  the proficiency of                   and implementations                 by Divisional Managing 
  our system implementation            of complex new IT systems.          Directors. 
  teams and proven effective           >> Failure to deliver               >> Review major project 
  control.                             these change projects               progress at monthly 
  >> IMI Critical Engineering          on time and on budget,              Executive Committee 
  has successfully managed             and failure to respond              meetings. 
  a number of significant              to changing market                  >> Continue to enhance 
  restructuring projects               conditions, could adversely         risk assessment processes 
  over the course of                   impact our financial                and mitigation action 
  2018 - including several             performance.                        plans. 
  plant closures - on                                                      >> Undertake specialist 
  time and to budget.                                                      IT and Group Assurance 
                                                                           reviews of major IT 
                                                                           projects. 
                                                                           >> Develop detailed 
                                                                           contingency plans. 
                                                                           >> Hold monthly operational 
                                                                           and ERP steering committee 
                                                                           meetings which rigorously 
                                                                           review project progress. 
                                                                           >> Post go-live audits 
                                                                           to review progress 
                                                                           on implementation plans. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 QUALITY ISSUES LEADING               >> Developing safe,                 >> Established Group-wide 
  TO                                   innovative and technically          standard for Advanced 
  PRODUCT FAILURE, RECALL,             advanced products is                Product Quality Planning 
  WARRANTY ISSUES, INJURY,             at the heart of what                process (APQP) which 
  DAMAGE OR DISRUPTION                 we do.                              every business reports 
  TO                                   >> Failure to deliver               on weekly and monthly. 
  CUSTOMERS' BUSINESS                  the quality required                This identifies improvements 
  >> Our operational                   could result in negative            in the early phases 
  performance continued                financial and reputational          of the development 
  to improve over the                  damage.                             process. 
  course of 2018. Details                                                  >> Continued focus 
  of key developments                                                      on Quality Management 
  can be found on page                                                     Systems and audits. 
  22.                                                                      >> Test finished products 
  >> During the year,                                                      and secure customer 
  we successfully launched                                                 sign-off on the most 
  a range of new products,                                                 critical products. 
  maintaining our high                                                     >> Deploy targeted 
  standards for quality                                                    Lean events to improve 
  and customer satisfaction.                                               quality, including 
  The level of risk has                                                    implementation of Obeya 
  remained the same year-on-year                                           reviews. Reviewed every 
  due to the strength                                                      6-months with Group-wide 
  of the procedures and                                                    Lean assessment programme. 
  controls in the New                                                      >> Continue to upgrade 
  Product Development                                                      talent with a focus 
  process.                                                                 on quality and product 
                                                                           development expertise 
                                                                           and experience. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 FAILURE TO INTEGRATE                 >> An integral part                 >> Undertake annual 
  ACQUISITIONS SUCCESSFULLY            of our strategic plan               review to identify 
  AND DELIVER THE REQUIRED             is to make value enhancing          potential target acquisitions 
  SYNERGIES                            acquisitions.                       that align with our 
  >> Our post acquisition              >> Failure to deliver               strategy. 
  integration process,                 the post-acquisition                >> Identify hard and 
  which deploys a mix                  strategy could reduce               soft synergies within 
  of divisional and Group              the value of acquired               targeted acquisition 
  resources, ensures                   businesses.                         opportunities. 
  that the right people                                                    >> Adhere to formal 
  across all disciplines                                                   acquisition approval, 
  are available to successfully                                            due diligence and post-acquisition 
  project manage acquisition                                               integration processes. 
  integration.                                                             >> Deploy a rigorous 
  >> Successfully deployed                                                 100-day process to 
  the integration process                                                  effectively monitor 
  to monitor and manage                                                    and manage post acquisition 
  Bimba Manufacturing                                                      integration. 
  post acquisition. Progress 
  has been tracked using 
  a structured integration 
  plan with key milestones 
  and responsibilities. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH               >> The global markets               >> Committed to fostering 
  LEGISLATION OR A BREACH              and regulatory environment          a positive culture 
  OF OUR OWN HIGH STANDARDS            demand the highest                  underpinned by core 
  OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR                 standards of conduct                values and behaviours 
  >> We do not engage                  and adherence to compliance         that promote fair and 
  with customers, suppliers            rules and procedures.               ethical working practices. 
  or any other third                   >> Failure to comply                >> Continue a robust 
  parties who are not                  with legislative requirements       internal controls declaration 
  aligned with our own                 or a breach of our                  process. 
  code of conduct and                  Code of Conduct could               >> Established dedicated 
  strong ethical standards.            result in significant               compliance resources 
  >> During the year                   financial and reputational          at Group, divisional 
  we introduced internal               damage.                             and local levels. Each 
  controls and procedures              >> As we expand our                 division have specific 
  to ensure compliance                 operations to achieve               compliance plans in 
  with the EU General                  growth it is essential              place which are executed 
  Data Protection Regulation.          that we maintain our                over the course of 
  >> Prior to the November             high standards of conduct           the year. 
  2018 deadline, we closed             and compliance procedures.          >> All employees are 
  down all trading activities          >> Legislative requirements         provided with easy 
  with Iran following                  in relation to tax,                 access to policies, 
  the re-imposition of                 anti-bribery, fraud                 manuals, guidelines 
  US sanctions.                        and competition law                 and standard operating 
  >> The challenging                   include rigorous monitoring         procedures via our 
  territories in which                 and training of new                 global intranet. 
  we operate make the                  and existing employees.             >> Undertake regular 
  risk of regulatory                                                       employee training focused 
  breach a continued                                                       on key risk areas such 
  area of focus. As such,                                                  as fraud, antibribery 
  our risk profile remains                                                 and corruption and 
  unchanged.                                                               how to apply the IMI 
                                                                           Way in everyday situations. 
                                                                           >> Operate a confidential 
                                                                           independent hotline 
                                                                           to report concerns. 
                                                                           >> Undertake rigorous 
                                                                           due diligence and approval 
                                                                           procedures on third 
                                                                           party agents. Terminate 
                                                                           all non-compliant agents. 
                                                                           >> Operate stringent 
                                                                           procedures and processes 
                                                                           for dealings with higher 
                                                                           risk territories, including 
                                                                           formal training for 
                                                                           relevant employees. 
                                                                           >> Actively monitor 
                                                                           and manage trade sanctions. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 FAILURE TO MANAGE                    >> We depend on a significant       >> Authorise the purchase 
  THE SUPPLY CHAIN                     number of suppliers                 and manufacture of 
  >> The possibility                   who provide essential               long lead-time components 
  that the UK leaves                   products and services.              to and from our UK/EU 
  the EU with neither                  >> Failure to manage                supply base. 
  a transition period                  our supply chain, especially        >> Execute our contingency 
  nor a free trade agreement           in respect of quality               plans in the case of 
  in place continues                   or on-time delivery                 a 'no-deal' Brexit 
  to pose a risk to the                to our customers, could             and continue to monitor 
  supply chains, ongoing               have a material impact              the situation and react 
  operations and profitability         on our financial performance        accordingly. 
  of the Group.                        and reputation                      >> Monitor risks on 
  >> Growth in our IMI                                                     a regular basis and 
  Precision Engineering                                                    develop contingency 
  markets has placed                                                       plans to mitigate the 
  pressure on our suppliers,                                               impact of supplier 
  in some cases impacting                                                  failure, increased 
  on our delivery performance                                              pricing or any other 
  in 2018. In response,                                                    supplier associated 
  the division upgraded                                                    risk. 
  its supplier management                                                  >> Assess specific 
  processes and is executing                                               Supplier Code of Conduct 
  specific improvement                                                     risks across divisional 
  plans for critical                                                       supply chains and audit 
  suppliers.                                                               high-risk suppliers 
                                                                           for all aspects of 
                                                                           supply chain risk including 
                                                                           Modern Slavery. 
                                                                           >> Operate preferred 
                                                                           supplier lists for 
                                                                           all major materials 
                                                                           and components. Where 
                                                                           appropriate, certain 
                                                                           suppliers are operating 
                                                                           under a framework agreement. 
                                                                           >> Regular review meetings 
                                                                           with key suppliers 
                                                                           and, as required, deploy 
                                                                           escalation meetings. 
                                                                           >> Monitor key supplier 
                                                                           performance using supplier 
                                                                           scorecards. 
                                                                           >> Carry adequate safety 
                                                                           stock and/or maintain 
                                                                           dual supply sources 
                                                                           for critical components. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 UNAUTHORISED ACCESS                  >> While we have a                  >> Continue our IT 
  TO                                   well-developed strategy             Security Improvement 
  OUR IT SYSTEMS                       to keep abreast of                  programme across the 
  >> The digital and                   new threats and continually         Group. This includes 
  security threat environment          improve the Group's                 24/7 network monitoring 
  in relation to our                   IT infrastructure,                  via a security operations 
  IT systems and infrastructure        we cannot guarantee                 centre. 
  is constantly and quickly            that our actions are                >> Centralised security 
  evolving. We continued               keeping pace with the               software in place. 
  to invest in strengthening           constantly evolving                 Continued emphasis 
  our IT systems and                   threat environment.                 on upgrading and strengthening 
  protecting our data,                 >> Unapproved access                our existing hardware 
  alongside raising awareness          to our IT systems could             and software against 
  of cyber security across             result in loss of intellectual      new and emerging threats. 
  all parts of our business.           property, fraudulent                >> Monthly reviews 
  >> During 2018 the                   activity, theft and                 with Divisional Managing 
  Group significantly                  business interruption.              Directors to assess 
  upgraded our anti-malware,                                               progress and monitor 
  intruder detection,                                                      future actions and 
  USB device control                                                       priorities. 
  and internet filtering                                                   >> Continue to raise 
  capabilities. In addition,                                               awareness of cyber 
  we have deployed laptop                                                  security through regular 
  encryption and completed                                                 employee communications. 
  a significant number                                                     >> Instigated disaster 
  of firewall replacements                                                 recovery plans on all 
  to reinforce our infrastructure                                          essential IT assets, 
  against new and emerging                                                 including stringent 
  threats.                                                                 system back up procedures 
  >> A security awareness                                                  at all of our businesses 
  campaign, 'Be Cyber 
  Safe' commenced roll 
  out during 2018 and 
  will continue to run 
  throughout 2019. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE             >> Increased competition            >> Continue to embed 
  MARKETS                              could lead to loss                  effective New Product 
  >> Market dynamics                   of customers and/or                 Development processes 
  continues to be a significant        pricing pressures resulting         including competitor 
  consideration for the                in lost sales, reduced              tear down testing, 
  Group and impacts all                profits and margin                  benchmarking competitor 
  three divisions. We                  deterioration.                      products and Value 
  have experienced increases                                               Engineering. 
  in material, labour                                                      >> Active participation 
  and other costs which                                                    in international trade 
  impacted our business                                                    fairs and shows. 
  over the course of                                                       >> Utilise our metrics 
  2018.                                                                    to track performance 
  >> Value Engineering                                                     and identify areas 
  processes enabled IMI                                                    for improvement. 
  Critical Engineering                                                     >> Continue to review 
  to win GBP180m of new                                                    site capacity to ensure 
  orders in 2018.                                                          best utilisation and 
  >> Divisional restructuring                                              improve productivity. 
  activities continue                                                      >> Developed standard 
  to efficiently manage                                                    costings to ensure 
  our fixed cost base                                                      thorough understanding 
  and will remain an                                                       of product cost and 
  ongoing focus over                                                       internal processes 
  the course of 2019.                                                      to track and manage 
                                                                           cost increase appropriately. 
                                                                           >> Continue to enhance 
                                                                           operational performance, 
                                                                           quality delivery and 
                                                                           service standards through 
                                                                           Lean implementation. 
                                                                           >> Undertake regular 
                                                                           customer feedback performance 
                                                                           surveys and implement 
                                                                           action plans where 
                                                                           improvements are required. 
                                                                           >> Continue Value Engineering 
                                                                           activities in all three 
                                                                           divisions to deliver 
                                                                           better, more cost-effective 
                                                                           products to the customer. 
                                                                           >> Operate market specific 
                                                                           pricing strategies 
                                                                           to maintain margins 
                                                                           and continually review 
                                                                           supply chain performance 
                                                                           to mitigate or defer 
                                                                           input cost inflation. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 NEW PRODUCT                          >> Our sustainable                  >> Embed New Product 
  DEVELOPMENT                          long-term growth is                 Development into strategic 
  >> Our end to end Advanced           reliant on delivering               planning process with 
  Product Quality Planning             a pipeline of innovative            technology and product 
  (APQP) and New Product               new products.                       roadmaps included in 
  Development processes                >> Failure to deliver               each division's five-year 
  have successfully delivered          market leading products             plan. 
  competitively priced                 on time and on budget               >> Continue to invest 
  new products to market.              will impact our ability             in research and development 
  >> During 2018, processes            to grow.                            to ensure we target 
  covering design, prototyping,                                            the most profitable 
  testing, costing and                                                     opportunities. 
  launch to markets,                                                       >> Established centres 
  were embedded across                                                     of design and technological 
  all three divisions.                                                     excellence. 
  >> A New Product Development                                             >> Track new product 
  and Future Innovation                                                    introduction plans 
  strategy was put in                                                      and actions on both 
  place for each division                                                  a weekly and monthly 
  in 2018.                                                                 basis. 
  >> Further information                                                   >> Track key performance 
  about our New Product                                                    metrics including sales 
  Development activities                                                   from new products and 
  are detailed on page                                                     research and development 
  24.                                                                      spend against sales. 
                                                                           >> Continue competitor 
                                                                           product tear down and 
                                                                           testing. 
 

Enquiries to:

   James Segal                  Corporate General Counsel       Tel:            0121 717 3700 

John Dean Investor Relations Tel: 0121 717 3700

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