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ROR Rotork Plc

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Rotork PLC Rotork plc 2017 Half Year Results (3376N)

08/08/2017 7:00am

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Rotork PLC

08 August 2017

Rotork plc

2017 Half Year Results

 
                                                                    OCC (2) 
                                 HY 2017     HY 2016   % change    % change 
                              ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 Revenue                       GBP299.7m   GBP263.9m     +13.6%        0.0% 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  profit                        GBP54.4m    GBP50.7m      +7.3%       -3.7% 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  margin                           18.2%       19.2%    -100bps      -70bps 
 Adjusted(1) profit before 
  tax                           GBP52.0m    GBP50.1m      +3.7%       -7.5% 
 Adjusted(1) basic earnings 
  per share                         4.4p        4.3p      +4.2%       -7.3% 
 Profit before tax              GBP48.8m    GBP38.3m     +27.4% 
 Basic earnings per share           4.3p        3.3p     +32.1% 
 Interim dividend                  2.05p       1.95p      +5.1% 
 

(1) Adjusted figures exclude the amortisation of acquired intangible assets and adjustment for contingent consideration.

(2) Organic Constant Currency ("OCC") or underlying results exclude acquisitions and are restated at 2016 exchange rates.

Summary

-- Improving order intake (+19.6%, OCC: +4.8%) reflects our sales initiatives and slightly more favourable market trends

-- Order book of GBP213m increased 17.8% (OCC: +16.5%) from December 2016, giving good visibility for H2

   --     Adjusted operating margin lower due to phasing of revenue and inflationary cost increases 
   --     11% currency tailwind in H1 on revenue and profit 
   --     Strong balance sheet and ongoing cash generation at 109% 
   --     Interim dividend increased 5.1% to 2.05p 
   --     Management expectations for the full year remain unchanged 

Martin Lamb, Executive Chairman, commenting on the results, said: "The slightly more favourable market trends seen towards the end of 2016 continued in the first half of 2017. In oil and gas, we have seen an improvement in levels of activity in upstream and although the midstream and downstream sectors remain subdued, there has been a gradual improvement in project activity levels. We saw steady progress across the water, power and industrial process markets.

As in prior years we anticipate a second half weighting and consequently expect margins to be ahead of those in the first half. Overall we anticipate that full year margins will be similar to the prior year. Based on our project visibility, current order book and its anticipated conversion to revenue, management expectations for the full year remain unchanged."

 
 Rotork plc                          Tel: +44 (0)1225 733 200 
 Martin Lamb, Executive Chairman 
 Jonathan Davis, Finance Director 
 Sarah Matthews-DeMers, Director of Strategy and Investor 
  Relations 
 
 FTI Consulting                     Tel: + 44 (0)20 3727 1340 
 Nick Hasell / Susanne Yule 
 

There will be a meeting for analysts and institutional investors at 8.30 am BST on 8 August 2017 at the offices of FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HD. The presentation will also be webcast (audio only). Please register at www.rotork.com.

Business Review

During the first half of the year we saw a continuation of the slightly more favourable market trends seen towards the end of 2016 with modest recovery in certain markets and geographical areas.

Group order intake in the first half increased 19.6%, benefiting from favourable exchange rates and the contribution from acquisitions. Currency contributed 12.1%, with the contribution from acquisitions being 2.7%. On an organic constant currency (OCC) basis, order intake increased by 4.8%. OCC order intake increased across each division. The order book at 30 June 2017 was GBP212.8m, 17.8% (16.5% OCC) higher than at 31 December 2016, giving good visibility into the second half.

In the Group's oil and gas markets there has been some improvement in market sentiment. The oil industry appears to be stabilising around a lower oil price, with a gradual increase in levels of project activity and sequential order intake growth. While this takes time to convert into revenue, the benefit of this activity is expected to be seen in the second half of the year.

Revenue increased by 13.6%, with currency contributing 11.5% and the contribution from acquisitions being 2.1%. On an OCC basis, revenue was flat, reflecting the traditional lag in order activity flowing through to revenue.

Overall, oil and gas represented 48.5% (H1 2016: 51.2%) of revenue with an increase in the percentage of upstream sales but a decrease in midstream and downstream. In upstream, which accounted for 17.0% of revenue, we saw good activity in North American onshore and the Middle East. Midstream benefited from an increase in gas pipeline activity and the extension of some LNG projects. Although it has not yet converted into revenue, we are starting to see more activity in downstream and we are well positioned to take advantage of any recovery in this market.

In the water, power and industrial markets, underlying revenue increased over the prior period by 10.2%, 4.2% and 13.2% respectively, illustrating the resilience of our business and demonstrating that our strategy of diversifying our end markets continues to make progress.

Geographically, we saw growth in the Middle East and parts of Asia and Europe while parts of North America and Latin America remained subdued. We remain well placed internationally to benefit from opportunities in all our key markets.

Rotork Site Services, our global service network, is a key differentiator in our industry and continued to perform well as customers look to manage their assets more efficiently and avoid unplanned shutdowns. We continue to grow our Client Support Programme which offers maintenance contracts tailored to our customers' specific needs.

Adjusted operating profit increased 7.3% after a currency tailwind of 11.0%. As anticipated in our first quarter trading update, while our gross margins have held up well, operating margins for the first half of 2017 were lower than those for the comparative period at 18.2% (H1 2016: 19.2%). This was largely due to inflationary cost increases which are spread evenly throughout the year; whereas the expected increase in activity is traditionally second half weighted, as are the additional cost savings from our continuing cost management programme.

Cost control remains a priority as we look to mitigate inflationary pressures through our operating base. We are on track to deliver the savings we have previously announced for the full year, anticipating GBP4.2m of savings from prior year initiatives. We continue to expect a GBP2m benefit from the current year initiatives, which will benefit the second half of the year

The Mastergear acquisition, completed in June 2016, expanded our Gears portfolio, making our gears product range one of the most comprehensive in the industry. The integration of the business into existing Rotork facilities in China and the USA is now complete.

The acquisition of Bifold in 2015 included a stretching GBP10m earn-out. Given current market conditions, it is no longer considered probable that this will become payable and therefore the related provision has been released. We continue to seek acquisitions that meet our stated acquisition criteria and support the diversification of our portfolio.

Financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

 
                               H1 2017   H1 2016   FY 2016 
                              --------  --------  -------- 
 Sales growth                   +13.6%     -3.7%     +8.0% 
 Return on sales                +17.3%    +19.0%    +20.0% 
 Cash generation               +108.5%   +131.5%   +130.1% 
 Return on capital employed     +23.1%    +23.8%    +23.4% 
 Earnings per share growth       +4.2%    -21.9%     -3.8% 
                              --------  --------  -------- 
 

The KPIs are calculated in a consistent manner with those presented at year end and are defined in the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts, with the exception of Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), for which a rolling 12 month calculation is used. Our asset-light business model and strong profit margins mean Rotork generates a high ROCE, which may reduce as we acquire new businesses but increases as profits grow and intangible assets are amortised, although it is also impacted by currency.

Cash flow

Our strong cash generation and disciplined working capital management resulted in a reduction in net debt of GBP7.9m to GBP47.1m at the end of the period. Our cash generation KPI shows a conversion of 108.5% of operating profit into operating cash. This allowed us to invest GBP8.0m in capital expenditure, pay dividends of GBP27.4m and make tax payments of GBP11.5m.

Financial position

The balance sheet remains strong and at the period end included net debt of GBP47.1m (Dec 2016: GBP55.0m), with a net debt: adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.4:1 (Dec 2016: 0.4:1). Committed facilities totalled GBP170m of which GBP107m were drawn at the period end. GBP35m of the committed facility expires in August 2017.

Net working capital at the period end was GBP175.9m, a reduction of GBP2.1m since the year end. On an OCC basis, net working capital would have reduced by GBP1.0m.

The Group operates two defined benefit pension schemes, the larger of which is in the UK. Both schemes are closed to new entrants. The deficit decreased from GBP58.5m at 31 December 2016 to GBP45.3m at 30 June 2017 due to a good performance from the assets and changes to assumptions which impact the schemes' liabilities.

Currency

Overall, currency added GBP30.4m (11.5%) to revenue compared with the first half of 2016. The average US dollar rate was $1.26 (H1 2016: $1.43) and the average Euro rate was EUR1.16 (H1 2016: EUR1.29), whilst the rates at 30 June 2017 were $1.30 and EUR1.14 (30 June 2016: $1.34 and EUR1.20).

Dividend

The Board has decided to increase the interim dividend by 5.1% to 2.05p, reflecting confidence in progress for the full year. The interim dividend of 2.05p per ordinary share will be paid on 22 September 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 25 August 2017.

Operating Review

Rotork Controls

 
                                                         OCC(2) 
 GBPm                     H1 2017   H1 2016    Change    Change 
 
 Order intake               164.7     138.8    +18.7%     +6.3% 
 Order book                 102.5      96.3     +6.4%     +3.1% 
 Revenue                    151.1     132.5    +14.1%     +2.2% 
 Gross margin               51.4%     52.0%    -60bps    +60bps 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  profit                     40.0      36.2    +10.2%     +1.1% 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  margin                    26.4%     27.4%   -100bps    -30bps 
 

Controls performed well during the period, with order intake and revenue increasing by 18.7% (OCC: 6.3%) and 14.1% (OCC: 2.2%) respectively, driven by improvements in the water, power and industrial markets and upstream oil and gas.

Underlying gross margins increased, reflecting material cost saving initiatives while the adjusted operating margin was down 30 basis points on an OCC basis due primarily to increases in staff costs.

In oil and gas, we saw good activity levels in upstream in both the USA and the Middle East. Downstream remained challenging across all geographies except Asia where we saw an increase in activity due to investment in China. We also saw growth in the water market in a number of areas with growing interest in our CK product range. Activity in the power market also increased in a number of areas. Industrial process solutions performed well in North America, Asia and Europe.

Rotork Fluid Systems

 
                                                        OCC(2) 
 GBPm                     H1 2017   H1 2016   Change    Change 
 
 Order intake                82.6      70.1   +17.8%     +5.3% 
 Order book                  81.6      84.2    -3.1%     -6.8% 
 Revenue                     68.1      61.8   +10.2%     -1.8% 
 Gross margin               27.2%     27.5%   -30bps    -10bps 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  profit                      1.1       0.8   +35.2%     -3.3% 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  margin                     1.6%      1.3%   +30bps      0bps 
 

Fluid Systems, which was the division impacted most by the difficult oil and gas market, benefited from an increase in order intake of 17.8% (OCC: 5.3%). Revenue increased by 10.2% on a reported basis but decreased by 1.8% on an OCC basis as there is traditionally a lag in improvement in order intake flowing through to revenue. The increase in project activity and the level of the order book gives good coverage for the second half of the year.

Underlying gross margins reduced by 10 basis points, reflecting the impact of several lower margin projects in the first half of 2017. However, at an operating margin level, this was offset by overhead savings from site consolidations in the second half of last year.

Upstream oil and gas activity revenues increased in the Middle East and Africa and also Eastern Europe. Midstream also benefited from an increase in the Middle East and Africa while other areas were down, as were most downstream markets. The water market was broadly flat, while in the power market increases in the Middle East and Africa were partially offset by a decline in North America.

Rotork Gears

 
                                                         OCC(2) 
 GBPm                     H1 2017   H1 2016    Change    Change 
 
 Order intake                45.4      33.0    +37.5%     +3.3% 
 Order book                  17.0      13.7    +23.4%    +19.2% 
 Revenue                     40.3      32.6    +23.3%     -3.7% 
 Gross margin               33.4%     35.1%   -170bps   +160bps 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  profit                      6.3       6.5     -3.2%    -12.9% 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  margin                    15.7%     20.0%   -430bps   -190bps 
 

Gears order intake increased by 37.5% (OCC: 3.3%) and reported revenue by 23.3% while OCC revenue fell by 3.7% due to the timing of order conversion.

Underlying gross margin increased by 160 basis points, reflecting material cost saving initiatives, while the adjusted operating margin reduced by 190 basis points due to lower underlying revenue and increases in staff costs. Reported margins were impacted by one-off integration costs relating to Mastergear.

In oil and gas, upstream remained flat, while midstream increased, benefiting from the contribution from Mastergear. Downstream revenues from North America grew modestly. There were also modest increases across each of the power, water and industrial process markets, with the biggest growth in North America.

Rotork Instruments

 
                                                         OCC(2) 
 GBPm                     H1 2017   H1 2016    Change    Change 
 
 Order intake                51.0      45.5    +12.0%     +3.4% 
 Order book                  11.8       8.8    +34.3%    +32.0% 
 Revenue                     48.6      45.0     +8.0%     -0.5% 
 Gross margin               43.4%     44.2%    -80bps   -150bps 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  profit                     10.0      10.3     -2.8%    -15.8% 
 Adjusted(1) operating 
  margin                    20.5%     22.8%   -230bps   -350bps 
 

Instruments saw an increase in order intake of 12.0% (OCC: 3.4%) while revenue grew by 8.0% (OCC: -0.5%).

Underlying gross margin reduced by 150 basis points due to a change in the mix of products sold with operating margins further affected by inflationary cost increases combined with the lower underlying revenue.

The division recorded double digit growth in the water, power and industrial process markets across Asia and Europe. In the oil and gas market, while midstream and downstream held up well, upstream fell due to reduced activity in Europe.

Board changes

On 28 July 2017 we announced the resignation of Peter France as Chief Executive. The Board has asked me to assume the role of full time Executive Chairman on an interim basis until a successor can be appointed.

The announcement followed a period of reflection by the Board, together with Peter, on the steps required to foster a return to higher growth and margin levels in what is likely to be a generally lower growth macro environment. Such steps include accelerating investment in key areas such as product innovation and customer service whilst, at the same time, driving greater efficiencies throughout the business. The Board is now focused on identifying the right leader to deliver the greatest shareholder value from this next phase in the Company's development.

The Board thanks Peter for all his efforts and achievements throughout a long and successful career with the Company and wishes him every success in the future.

We are also announcing the appointment of Peter Dilnot to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2017. He will be a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board. Peter is Chief Executive Officer of Renewi plc, the international waste-to-product company created in 2017 by the merger of Shanks Group plc and Van Gansewinkel Groep B.V.. We are delighted to welcome Peter to the Board.

Outlook

As in prior years we anticipate a second half weighting and consequently expect margins to be ahead of those in the first half. Overall we anticipate that full year margins will be similar to the prior year. Based on our project visibility, current order book and its anticipated conversion to revenue, management expectations for the full year remain unchanged.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Group has an established risk management process as part of the corporate governance framework set out in the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts. The principal risks and uncertainties facing our businesses are being monitored on an ongoing basis in line with the Corporate Governance Code. The risk management process is described in detail on pages 28 to 35 of the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts. We identify risks and set out mitigations and improvements to our processes and procedures as necessary to manage these risks. The Group has reviewed these risks and concluded that they remain applicable to the second half of the financial year.

The principal risks and uncertainties are: decline in government and private sector confidence and spending; increased competition on price or product offering; increasing social and political instability; increase in the defined benefit pension scheme deficit; volatility of exchange rates; potential risks to the health and safety of our employees and other stakeholders; major in-field product failure; failure of a key supplier or a tooling failure at a supplier; failure of an acquisition to deliver the growth or synergies anticipated; failure to provide, maintain and update the IT systems; failure of the IT security systems to protect operations or sensitive data from cybercrime; and failure to comply with law or regulation or to uphold our high ethical standards and values.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The Directors confirm that this condensed consolidated interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European Union and that the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R and DTR 4.2.8R, namely:

-- An indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year; and

   --     Material related-party transactions in the first six months, and any material changes in the related-party transactions described in the last annual report. 

The Directors of Rotork plc are listed in the Rotork plc Annual Report & Accounts for 31 December 2016. A list of current directors is maintained in the "About Us" section of the Rotork website: www.rotork.com.

By order of the Board

Martin Lamb

Executive Chairman

7 August 2017

Independent Review Report to Rotork plc

We have been engaged by the company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2017 which comprises the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and Expense, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and related notes 1 to 17. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the company in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company those matters we are required to state to it in an independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting," as adopted by the European Union.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2017 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

Deloitte LLP

Statutory Auditor

London

7 August 2017

Consolidated Income Statement

 
 
                                             First half  First half  Full year 
                                                   2017        2016       2016 
                                      Notes      GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
                                             ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
Revenue                                   3     299,745     263,911    590,078 
Cost of sales                                 (169,059)   (146,618)  (328,410) 
                                             ----------  ----------  --------- 
Gross profit                                    130,686     117,293    261,668 
Other income                              4      10,332         416        629 
Distribution costs                              (2,977)     (2,357)    (5,138) 
Administrative expenses                        (86,504)    (76,339)  (163,165) 
Other expenses                                    (236)        (84)      (217) 
 
Adjusted operating profit                 2      54,430      50,716    120,588 
Release of contingent consideration 
 provision                                4      10,000           -          - 
Amortisation of acquired intangible 
 assets                                        (13,129)    (11,787)   (26,811) 
------------------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  --------- 
Operating profit                          3      51,301      38,929     93,777 
Finance income                            5         646       1,264      1,744 
Finance expense                           6     (3,116)     (1,866)    (4,451) 
Profit before tax                                48,831      38,327     91,070 
 
Income tax expense                        7    (11,514)    (10,134)   (23,897) 
 
Profit for the period                            37,317      28,193     67,173 
                                             ==========  ==========  ========= 
 
                                                  pence       pence      pence 
Basic earnings per share                  9         4.3         3.3        7.7 
Adjusted basic earnings per share         2         4.4         4.3       10.0 
Diluted earnings per share                9         4.3         3.2        7.7 
Adjusted diluted earnings per share       2         4.4         4.2       10.0 
 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and Expense

 
 
                                               First half  First half  Full year 
                                                     2017        2016       2016 
                                                   GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
                                               ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
Profit for the period                              37,317      28,193     67,173 
 
Other comprehensive income and expense 
Items that may be subsequently reclassified 
 to the income statement: 
Foreign currency translation differences             (21)      31,114     36,854 
Effective portion of changes in fair value 
 of cash flow 
 hedges net of tax                                  2,789     (4,741)    (6,414) 
                                               ----------  ----------  --------- 
                                                    2,768      26,373     30,440 
Items that are not subsequently reclassified 
 to the income statement: 
Actuarial gain / (loss) in pension scheme 
 net of tax                                        10,310    (17,465)   (30,732) 
                                               ----------  ----------  --------- 
Income and expenses recognised directly in 
 equity                                            13,078       8,908      (292) 
 
Total comprehensive income for the period          50,395      37,101     66,881 
                                               ==========  ==========  ========= 
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 
 
                                               30 June  30 June   31 Dec 
                                                  2017     2016     2016 
                                        Notes   GBP000   GBP000   GBP000 
                                               -------  -------  ------- 
 
Goodwill                                       251,648  244,672  251,407 
Intangible assets                               95,707  120,640  109,019 
Property, plant and equipment                   82,675   81,782   83,766 
Deferred tax assets                             18,545   18,672   25,259 
Other receivables                                  384        -      146 
Total non-current assets                       448,959  465,766  469,597 
 
Inventories                                10   91,767  100,347   85,772 
Trade receivables                              129,130  118,858  131,891 
Current tax                                      2,552    5,177    4,349 
Derivative financial instruments                   550        -        - 
Other receivables                               21,535   19,975   22,341 
Cash and cash equivalents                       60,690   56,641   61,423 
                                               -------  -------  ------- 
Total current assets                           306,224  300,998  305,776 
 
Total assets                                   755,183  766,764  775,373 
                                               =======  =======  ======= 
 
Ordinary shares                            12    4,351    4,349    4,350 
Share premium                                   10,638   10,124   10,482 
Reserves                                        29,219   22,384   26,451 
Retained earnings                              413,250  381,683  392,803 
                                               -------  -------  ------- 
Total equity                                   457,458  418,540  434,086 
                                               -------  -------  ------- 
 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings      13   60,857   93,372   51,303 
Employee benefits                               43,325   41,894   62,593 
Deferred tax liabilities                        18,606   23,756   24,848 
Derivative financial instruments                 1,038    3,784    2,483 
Provisions                                 14    2,020   11,934   11,947 
                                               -------  -------  ------- 
Total non-current liabilities                  125,846  174,740  153,174 
 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings      13   46,951   50,196   65,108 
Trade payables                                  44,949   42,112   39,652 
Employee benefits                               15,493   13,605   14,256 
Current tax                                     14,335   12,392   13,352 
Derivative financial instruments                 5,328   11,570    8,143 
Other payables                                  39,920   38,005   41,999 
Provisions                                 14    4,903    5,604    5,603 
                                               -------  -------  ------- 
Total current liabilities                      171,879  173,484  188,113 
 
Total liabilities                              297,725  348,224  341,287 
 
Total equity and liabilities                   755,183  766,764  775,373 
                                               =======  =======  ======= 
 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 
                                    Issued                                 Capital 
                                    equity      Share    Translation    redemption     Hedging     Retained 
                                   capital    premium        reserve       reserve     reserve     earnings      Total 
                                    GBP000     GBP000         GBP000        GBP000      GBP000       GBP000     GBP000 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2015                               4,349     10,018        (4,712)         1,644       (921)      397,424    407,802 
 Profit for the period                   -          -              -             -           -       28,193     28,193 
 Other comprehensive income 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Foreign currency translation 
  differences                            -          -         31,114             -           -            -     31,114 
 Effective portion of 
  changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges                    -          -              -             -     (5,955)            -    (5,955) 
 Actuarial loss on defined 
  benefit pension plans                  -          -              -             -           -     (22,112)   (22,112) 
 Tax in other comprehensive 
  income                                 -          -              -             -       1,214        4,647      5,861 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total other comprehensive 
  income                                 -          -         31,114             -     (4,741)     (17,465)      8,908 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive income              -          -         31,114             -     (4,741)       10,728     37,101 
 Transactions with owners, 
  recorded directly in 
  equity 
 Equity settled share 
  based payment transactions             -          -              -             -           -        (914)      (914) 
 Tax on equity settled 
  share based payment 
  transactions                           -          -              -             -           -          183        183 
 Share options exercised 
  by employees                           -        106              -             -           -            -        106 
 Own ordinary shares acquired            -          -              -             -           -      (1,007)    (1,007) 
 Own ordinary shares awarded 
  under share schemes                    -          -              -             -           -        2,202      2,202 
 Dividends                               -          -              -             -           -     (26,933)   (26,933) 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Balance at 30 June 2016             4,349     10,124         26,402         1,644     (5,662)      381,683    418,540 
                                 =========  =========  =============  ============  ==========  ===========  ========= 
 
                                    Issued                                 Capital 
                                    equity      Share    Translation    redemption     Hedging     Retained 
                                   capital    premium        reserve       reserve     reserve     earnings      Total 
                                    GBP000     GBP000         GBP000        GBP000      GBP000       GBP000     GBP000 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2015                               4,349     10,018        (4,712)         1,644       (921)      397,424    407,802 
 Profit for the year                     -          -              -             -           -       67,173     67,173 
 Other comprehensive income 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Foreign currency translation 
  differences                            -          -         36,854             -           -            -     36,854 
 Effective portion of 
  changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges                    -          -              -             -     (7,822)            -    (7,822) 
 Actuarial loss on defined 
  benefit pension plans                  -          -              -             -           -     (37,923)   (37,923) 
 Tax in other comprehensive 
  income                                 -          -              -             -       1,408        7,191      8,599 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total other comprehensive 
  income                                 -          -         36,854             -     (6,414)     (30,732)      (292) 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive income              -          -         36,854             -     (6,414)       36,441     66,881 
 Transactions with owners, 
  recorded directly in 
  equity 
 Equity settled share 
  based payment transactions             -          -              -             -           -        1,557      1,557 
 Tax on equity settled 
  share based payment 
  transactions                           -          -              -             -           -           74         74 
 Share options exercised 
  by employees                           1        464              -             -           -            -        465 
 Own ordinary shares acquired            -          -              -             -           -      (1,019)    (1,019) 
 Own ordinary shares awarded 
  under share schemes                    -          -              -             -           -        2,202      2,202 
 Dividends                               -          -              -             -           -     (43,876)   (43,876) 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2016                               4,350     10,482         32,142         1,644     (7,335)      392,803    434,086 
                                 =========  =========  =============  ============  ==========  ===========  ========= 
 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 
                                    Issued                                 Capital 
                                    equity      Share    Translation    redemption     Hedging     Retained 
                                   capital    premium    reserve           reserve     reserve     earnings   Total 
                                    GBP000     GBP000    GBP000             GBP000      GBP000       GBP000    GBP000 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2016                               4,350     10,482         32,142         1,644     (7,335)      392,803    434,086 
 Profit for the period                   -          -              -             -           -       37,317     37,317 
 Other comprehensive income 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Foreign currency translation 
  differences                            -          -           (21)             -           -            -       (21) 
 Effective portion of 
  changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges                    -          -              -             -       3,443            -      3,443 
 Actuarial gain on defined 
  benefit pension plans                  -          -              -             -           -       12,963     12,963 
 Tax in other comprehensive 
  income                                 -          -              -             -       (654)      (2,653)    (3,307) 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total other comprehensive 
  income                                 -          -           (21)             -       2,789       10,310     13,078 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive income              -          -           (21)             -       2,789       47,627     50,395 
 Transactions with owners, 
  recorded directly in 
  equity 
 Equity settled share 
  based payment transactions             -          -              -             -           -      (1,150)    (1,150) 
 Tax on equity settled 
  share based payment 
  transactions                           -          -              -             -           -          218        218 
 Share options exercised 
  by employees                           1        156              -             -           -            -        157 
 Own ordinary shares acquired            -          -              -             -           -      (1,158)    (1,158) 
 Own ordinary shares awarded 
  under share schemes                    -          -              -             -           -        2,301      2,301 
 Dividends                               -          -              -             -           -     (27,391)   (27,391) 
                                 ---------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Balance at 30 June 2017             4,351     10,638         32,121         1,644     (4,546)      413,250    457,458 
                                 =========  =========  =============  ============  ==========  ===========  ========= 
 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 
 
 
                                                    First half  First half  Full year 
                                                          2017        2016       2016 
                                                        GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
                                                    ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
Profit for the period                                   37,317      28,193     67,173 
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets              13,129      11,787     26,811 
Amortisation of development costs                        1,182       1,052      2,226 
Depreciation                                             6,171       5,660     11,759 
Equity settled share based payment expense               1,371       1,471      3,759 
Release of contingent consideration provision         (10,000)           -          - 
Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment           61       (209)      (254) 
Finance income                                           (646)     (1,264)    (1,744) 
Finance expense                                          3,116       1,866      4,451 
Income tax expense                                      11,514      10,134     23,897 
                                                        63,215      58,690    138,078 
(Increase) / decrease in inventories                   (6,440)     (2,654)     14,416 
Decrease in trade and other receivables                  3,109      11,784      2,511 
Increase in trade and other payables                     1,483       1,292      1,309 
Difference between pension charge and cash 
 contribution                                          (3,393)     (4,542)    (5,297) 
Increase / (decrease) in provisions                        293       (200)      (496) 
(Decrease) / increase in employee benefits             (2,579)     (2,216)      1,047 
                                                    ----------  ----------  --------- 
                                                        55,688      62,154    151,568 
Income taxes paid                                     (11,464)    (15,173)   (32,876) 
                                                    ----------  ----------  --------- 
Cash flows from operating activities                    44,224      46,981    118,692 
 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment              (6,244)     (8,443)   (14,692) 
Development costs capitalised                          (1,763)     (1,294)    (2,957) 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and 
 equipment                                                 898         341        648 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired              -    (16,851)   (16,109) 
Contingent consideration paid                            (921)       (245)      (257) 
Settlement of hedging derivatives                        1,152    (10,007)   (25,867) 
Interest received                                          378         415        180 
                                                    ----------  ----------  --------- 
Cash flows from investing activities                   (6,500)    (36,084)   (59,054) 
 
Issue of ordinary share capital                            157         106        466 
Purchase of ordinary share capital                     (1,158)     (1,007)    (1,019) 
Interest paid                                          (1,442)     (1,176)    (2,649) 
(Decrease) / increase in borrowings                    (8,567)      23,444    (3,619) 
Repayment of finance lease liabilities                    (66)       (126)      (253) 
Dividends paid on ordinary shares                     (27,391)    (26,933)   (43,876) 
Cash flows from financing activities                  (38,467)     (5,692)   (50,950) 
 
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash 
 equivalents                                             (743)       5,205      8,688 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January                  61,423      48,968     48,968 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash 
 held                                                       10       2,468      3,767 
                                                    ----------  ----------  --------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              60,690      56,641     61,423 
                                                    ==========  ==========  ========= 
 

Notes to the Half Year Report

1. Status of condensed consolidated interim statements, accounting policies and basis of significant estimates

General information

Rotork plc is a company domiciled in England and Wales. The Company has its premium listing on the London Stock Exchange.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2017 are unaudited and the auditor has reported in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity'.

The information shown for the year ended 31 December 2016 does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006, statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 were approved by the Board on 27 February 2017 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's report on those financial statements was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under Section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2016 are available from the Company's registered office or website, see note 18.

Basis of preparation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2017 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 'the Group'). These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and with International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2016, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.

Going concern

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the condensed consolidated interim financial information. In forming this view, the directors have considered trading and cash flow forecasts, financial commitments, the significant order book with customers spread across different geographic areas and industries and the significant net cash position.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The Group makes estimates and assumptions regarding the future. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated based on historical experience, and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

In the future, actual experience may deviate from these estimates and assumptions. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the current financial year are discussed in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

Accounting policies

The accounting policies applied and significant estimates used by the Group in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

1. Status of condensed consolidated interim statements, accounting policies and basis of significant estimates

New accounting standards and interpretations

A number of amended standards became applicable for the current reporting period. The application of these amendments has not had any material impact on the disclosures, net assets or results of the Group.

Recent accounting developments

IFRS 15, 'Revenue from contracts with customers' has been issued but is not yet effective and has not been adopted as application was not mandatory for the year. The new standard requires the separation of performance obligations within contracts with customers and the contractual value to be allocated to the performance obligations. Once a performance obligation is satisfied revenue should be recognised on that element of the contract. The introduction of the standard is likely to have some impact on Rotork but this is unlikely to be material due to the relatively straightforward contractual terms and conditions with customers. Training of senior finance staff is in progress and the directors continue to assess the impact of this standard before it becomes effective in January 2018.

IFRS 9, 'Financial Instruments' has been issued but is not yet effective and has not been adopted as application was not mandatory for the year. The directors anticipate that the adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the disclosures, net assets or results of the Group.

IFRS 16, 'Leases' has been issued but is not yet effective and has not been adopted as application was not mandatory for the year. The new standard will eliminate the classification of leases as either operating or finance leases and result in operating leases being treated as finance leases. This will result in previously recognised operating leases being treated as property, plant and equipment and a finance lease creditor. The introduction of the standard will increase the value of property, plant and equipment and the finance lease liability on the balance sheet but it is unlikely to have a material impact on profit in any year. An assessment is in progress to understand the full impact of the standard before it becomes effective in January 2019.

Further narrow scope amendments have been issued which are mandatory for periods commencing on or after 1 January 2018. The application of these amendments will not have any material impact on the disclosures, net assets or results of the Group.

IFRIC 22 Foreign currency transactions and advance consideration which becomes effective on 1 January 2018 and IFRS 23 Uncertainty over income tax treatments which becomes effective on 1 January 2019 are not expected to have any material impact on the disclosures, net assets or results of the Group.

   2.         Alternative performance measures 

The Group uses adjusted figures as key performance measures in addition to those reported under adopted IFRS, as management believe these measures enable management and stakeholders to assess the underlying trading performance of the Group.

The key alternative performance measures that the Group use include adjusted profit measures and organic constant currency (OCC). Explanations of how they are calculated and how they are reconciled to IFRS statutory results are set out below.

   a.    Adjusted operating profit 

Adjusted operating profit is the Group's operating profit excluding the amortisation of acquired intangible assets and other items that are considered to be significant and where treatment as an adjusted item provides stakeholders with additional useful information to assess the trading performance of the Group on a consistent basis. In 2017 we have included the release of contingent consideration to arrive at adjusted operating profit as this is a one off non-cash item and is explained in note 4.

A reconciliation of operating profit to adjusted operating profit across the reportable segments is shown in note 3.

   2.         Alternative performance measures 
   b.     Adjusted profit before tax 
 
                                                First half  First half  Full year 
                                                      2017        2016       2016 
                                                    GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
                                                ----------  ----------  --------- 
Profit before tax                                   48,831      38,327     91,070 
Adjustments: 
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets          13,129      11,787     26,811 
Release of contingent consideration provision     (10,000)           -          - 
Adjusted profit before tax                          51,960      50,114    117,881 
                                                ----------  ----------  --------- 
 

The adjustments in calculating adjusted profit before tax are consistent with those in calculating adjusted operating profit above.

   c.     Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share 

Adjusted basic earnings per share is calculated using the adjusted net profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders and dividing it by the weighted average ordinary shares in issue (see note 9). Adjusted net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders is calculated as follows:

 
                                                   First half  First half  Full year 
                                                         2017        2016       2016 
                                                       GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
                                                   ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders       37,317      28,193     67,173 
Adjustments: 
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets             13,129      11,787     26,811 
Release of contingent consideration provision        (10,000)           -          - 
Tax effect on adjusted items                          (1,965)     (3,117)    (7,035) 
Adjusted net profit attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders                                          38,481      36,863     86,949 
                                                   ----------  ----------  --------- 
 

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by using the adjusted net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders and dividing it by potentially dilutive ordinary shares (see note 9).

   d.     Organic constant currency (OCC) 

OCC results exclude the incremental impact of acquisitions and are restated at 2016 exchange rates. Key headings in the income statement are reconciled to OCC as follows:

 
 
                                                                                 OCC 
                                  30 June       Currency       Impact of     30 June 
                                     2017     adjustment    acquisitions        2017 
                               ----------  -------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
 Revenue                          299,745       (30,390)         (5,438)     263,917 
 Cost of sales                  (169,059)         18,968           4,647   (145,444) 
                               ----------  -------------  --------------  ---------- 
 Gross margin                     130,686       (11,422)           (791)     118,473 
 Net overheads                   (76,256)          5,831             779    (69,646) 
                               ----------  -------------  --------------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating profit         54,430        (5,591)            (12)      48,827 
                               ----------  -------------  --------------  ---------- 
 Adjusted operating margin          18.2%                                      18.5% 
 
 Adjusted profit before tax        51,960        (5,591)            (12)      46,357 
 Adjusted basic earnings per 
  share                              4.4p         (0.5p)               -        3.9p 
                               ----------  -------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   3.         Analysis by operating segment 

The Group has chosen to organise the management and financial structure by the grouping of related products. The four identifiable operating segments where the financial and operating performance is reviewed monthly by the chief operating decision maker are as follows:

   --    Controls - the design, manufacture and sale of electric actuators 
   --    Fluid Systems - the design, manufacture and sale of pneumatic and hydraulic actuators 

-- Gears - the design, manufacture and sale of gearboxes, adaption and ancillaries for the valve industry

-- Instruments - the manufacture of high precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products for a wide range of industries

Unallocated expenses comprise corporate expenses.

Half year to 30 June 2017

 
                                          Fluid 
                            Controls    Systems      Gears     Instruments     Elimination     Unallocated      Group 
                              GBP000     GBP000     GBP000          GBP000          GBP000          GBP000     GBP000 
                         -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Revenue from 
  external customers         151,104     68,114     34,930          45,597               -               -    299,745 
 Inter segment 
  revenue                          -          -      5,333           2,985         (8,318)               -          - 
                         -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Total revenue               151,104     68,114     40,263          48,582         (8,318)               -    299,745 
                         -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit                      39,951      1,099      6,313           9,976               -         (2,909)     54,430 
 Amortisation 
  of acquired 
  intangibles 
  assets                     (1,424)      (579)    (1,032)        (10,094)               -               -   (13,129) 
 Release of contingent 
  consideration 
  provision                        -          -          -          10,000               -               -     10,000 
 Operating profit             38,527        520      5,281           9,882               -         (2,909)     51,301 
                         -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Net financing 
  expense                                                                                                     (2,470) 
 Income tax expense                                                                                          (11,514) 
                                                                                                            --------- 
 Profit for the 
  period                                                                                                       37,317 
                                                                                                            --------- 
 

Half year to 30 June 2016

 
                                        Fluid 
                          Controls    Systems      Gears     Instruments     Elimination     Unallocated      Group 
                            GBP000     GBP000     GBP000          GBP000          GBP000          GBP000     GBP000 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Revenue from 
  external customers       132,469     61,816     27,464          42,162               -               -    263,911 
 Inter segment 
  revenue                        -          -      5,180           2,822         (8,002)               -          - 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Total revenue             132,469     61,816     32,644          44,984         (8,002)               -    263,911 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit                    36,244        814      6,522          10,260               -         (3,124)     50,716 
 Amortisation 
  of acquired 
  intangibles 
  assets                   (1,848)      (758)      (498)         (8,683)               -               -   (11,787) 
 Operating profit           34,396         56      6,024           1,577               -         (3,124)     38,929 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Net financing 
  expense                                                                                                     (602) 
 Income tax expense                                                                                        (10,134) 
                                                                                                          --------- 
 Profit for the 
  period                                                                                                     28,193 
                                                                                                          --------- 
 
   3.         Analysis by operating segment (continued) 

Full year to 31 December 2016

 
                                        Fluid 
                          Controls    Systems      Gears     Instruments     Elimination     Unallocated      Group 
                            GBP000     GBP000     GBP000          GBP000          GBP000          GBP000     GBP000 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Revenue from 
  external customers       298,381    145,317     60,802          85,578               -               -    590,078 
 Inter segment 
  revenue                        -          -     11,577           5,592        (17,169)               -          - 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Total revenue             298,381    145,317     72,379          91,170        (17,169)               -    590,078 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit                    87,293      6,181     14,051          20,130               -         (7,067)    120,588 
 Amortisation 
  of acquired 
  intangibles 
  assets                   (3,860)    (1,582)    (1,698)        (19,671)               -               -   (26,811) 
 Operating profit           83,433      4,599     12,353             459               -         (7,067)     93,777 
                       -----------  ---------  ---------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------- 
 Net financing 
  expense                                                                                                   (2,707) 
 Income tax expense                                                                                        (23,897) 
                                                                                                          --------- 
 Profit for the 
  year                                                                                                       67,173 
                                                                                                          --------- 
 

Revenue by location of subsidiary

 
                   First half   First half   Full year 
                         2017         2016        2016 
                       GBP000       GBP000      GBP000 
                  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 UK                    34,495       37,430      74,144 
 Italy                 40,543       28,761      63,040 
 Rest of Europe        52,132       50,925     112,759 
 USA                   71,633       64,631     145,473 
 Other Americas        13,203       11,120      27,365 
 Rest of World         87,739       71,044     167,297 
                  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
                      299,745      263,911     590,078 
                  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   4.         Other Income 

Included in the provision balance at 31 December 2016 is GBP10,000,000 contingent consideration relating to the Bifold acquisition. Due to the reduced likelihood of the challenging EBITDA performance target being met in respect of the 2017 financial year, the fair value of the contingent consideration has been reduced to GBPnil. Accordingly a GBP10,000,000 credit has been recognised in the income statement in the period to 30 June 2017 reflecting the reduction in the fair value of the provision.

   5.         Finance income 
 
                          First half   First half   Full year 
                                2017         2016        2016 
                              GBP000       GBP000      GBP000 
                         -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 Bank interest income            254          346         727 
 Foreign exchange gain           154          800         810 
 Other interest income           238          118         207 
                         -----------  -----------  ---------- 
                                 646        1,264       1,744 
                         -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   6.         Finance expense 
 
                                                  First half   First half   Full year 
                                                        2017         2016        2016 
                                                      GBP000       GBP000      GBP000 
 
 Interest expense on bank loans and overdrafts           723        1,018       2,028 
 Interest charge on pension scheme liabilities           803          385         767 
 Foreign exchange loss                                   766          157         714 
 Other interest expense                                  824          306         942 
                                                 -----------  -----------  ---------- 
                                                       3,116        1,866       4,451 
                                                 -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   7.         Income taxes 

Income tax expense is recognised based on management's best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year. The estimated average annual tax rate used for the year ending 31 December 2017 is 23.6%. This is lower than the effective tax rate for the year ended 31 December 2016 of 26.2%, primarily due to the release of the non-taxable contingent consideration (see note 4). The estimated average annual tax rate for the year ending 31 December 2017 before accounting for the contingent consideration release is 25.9%.

The Group continues to operate in many jurisdictions where local profits are taxed at their national statutory rates. As a result, the Group income tax charge will be subject to fluctuation depending on the actual profit mix. The Group continues to expect its effective corporation tax rate to be higher than the standard UK rate of 19.25% due to higher tax rates in the majority of overseas subsidiaries.

   8.         Dividends 
 
                                                  First half  First half  Full year 
                                                        2017        2016       2016 
                                                      GBP000      GBP000     GBP000 
                                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
The following dividends were paid in the 
 period per 
 qualifying ordinary share: 
3.15p final dividend (2016: 3.10p)                    27,391      26,933     26,933 
1.95p interim dividend                                     -           -     16,943 
                                                      27,391      26,933     43,876 
                                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
 
The following dividends per qualifying ordinary 
 share were 
 declared / proposed at the balance sheet 
 date: 
 
3.15p final dividend                                       -           -     27,407 
2.05p interim dividend declared (2016: 1.95p)         17,826      16,961          - 
                                                      17,826      16,961     27,407 
                                                  ----------  ----------  --------- 
 

The interim dividend of 2.05p pence will be payable to shareholders on 22 September 2017 to those on the register on 25 August 2017.

   9.         Earnings per share 

Earnings per share is calculated using the profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders for the period and 869.3m shares (six months to 30 June 2016: 868.5m; year to 31 December 2016: 868.7m) being the weighted average ordinary shares in issue.

Diluted earnings per share is based on the profit for the year attributable to the ordinary shareholders and 873.7m shares (six months to 30 June 2016: 871.4m; year to 31 December 2016: 872.0m). The number of shares is equal to the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (net of own ordinary shares held) adjusted to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive ordinary shares.

   10.       Inventories 
 
                                  30 June   30 June    31 Dec 
                                     2017      2016      2016 
                                   GBP000    GBP000    GBP000 
                                 --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Raw materials and consumables     62,466    69,576    59,398 
 Work in progress                  10,020     9,987    10,211 
 Finished goods                    19,281    20,784    16,163 
                                 --------  --------  -------- 
                                   91,767   100,347    85,772 
                                 --------  --------  -------- 
 
   11.       Pension schemes - Defined benefit deficit 

The defined benefit obligation at 30 June 2017 of GBP45,293,000 (30 June 2016: GBP41,230,000; 31 December 2016: GBP58,498,000) is estimated based on the latest full actuarial valuations at 31 March 2016 for UK and US plans. The valuation of the most significant plan, namely the Rotork Pension and Life Assurance Scheme in the UK, has been updated at 30 June 2017 by independent actuaries to reflect updated assumptions regarding discount rates, inflation rates and asset values.

 
                      30 June   30 June 
                                          31 Dec 
                         2017      2016     2016 
                            %         %        % 
                     --------  --------  ------- 
 
 Discount rate            2.6       2.9      2.6 
 Rate of inflation        3.2       2.9      3.4 
                     --------  --------  ------- 
 

In addition, the defined benefit plan assets and liabilities have been updated to reflect the regular payments, the GBP1.9 million payment made in March 2017 in respect of past service and the benefits earned during the period to 30 June 2017.

   12.       Share capital and reserves 

The number of ordinary 0.5p shares in issue at 30 June 2017 was 870,139,000 (30 June 2016: 869,808,000; 31 December 2016: 870,051,000). All issued shares are fully paid.

The Group acquired 465,000 of its own shares through purchases on the London Stock Exchange during the period (30 June 2016: 557,000; 31 December 2016: 557,000). The total amount paid to acquire the shares was GBP1,158,000 (30 June 2016: GBP1,007,000; 31 December 2016: GBP1,019,000), and this has been deducted from shareholders equity. At 30 June 2017 the number of shares held in trust for the benefit of Directors and employees for future payments under the Share Incentive Plan and Long-term incentive plan was 566,000 (30 June 2016: 963,000; 31 December 2016: 963,000). In the period 862,000 shares were transferred from the trust to employees in respect of the Share investment plan and the Overseas profit linked share plan.

In respect of the SAYE scheme, options exercised during the period to 30 June 2017 resulted in 88,000 ordinary 0.5p shares being issued (30 June 2016: 70,000 shares), with exercise proceeds of GBP157,000 (30 June 2016: GBP106,000). The weighted average market share price at the time of exercise was GBP2.45 (30 June 2016: GBP1.88) per share.

The share based payment charge for the period was GBP1,371,000 (30 June 2016: GBP1,471,000; 31 December 2016: GBP3,759,000).

   13.       Loans and borrowings 

The following loans and borrowings were issued and repaid during the six months ended 30 June 2017:

 
                                         Carrying 
                                            value 
                                           GBP000 
                                        --------- 
 
 Balance at 1 January 2017                116,411 
 
 Movement in the period: 
 Repayment of Euro denominated loans        (127) 
 Repayment of finance leases                 (66) 
 Movement on GBP denominated loans        (8,440) 
 Exchange differences                          30 
 Balance at 30 June 2017                  107,808 
                                        --------- 
 
 Current                                   46,951 
 Non-current                               60,857 
                                        --------- 
                                          107,808 
                                        --------- 
 

The Group has committed loan facilities of GBP170,000,000 (First half 2016: GBP170,000,000; Full year 2016: GBP170,000,000), of which GBP107,000,000 (30 June 2016: GBP142,500,000; 31 December 2016: GBP115,500,000) has been drawn down, the outstanding amount attracts a blended interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.73%.

The maturity profile of the non-current debt is as follows:

 
              30 June   30 June    31 Dec 
                 2017      2016      2016 
               GBP000    GBP000    GBP000 
             --------  --------  -------- 
 
 1-2 years     30,001    30,004    44,968 
 2-5 years     30,135    62,555     5,600 
 > 5 years        721       813       735 
             --------  --------  -------- 
               60,857    93,372    51,303 
             --------  --------  -------- 
 
   14.       Provisions 
 
                                            Contingent     Warranty   Carrying 
                                         consideration    provision      value 
                                                GBP000       GBP000     GBP000 
                                       ---------------  -----------  --------- 
 
 Balance at 1 January 2017                      11,708        5,842     17,550 
 Exchange differences                               15         (52)       (37) 
 Utilisation of provision                        (921)        (619)    (1,540) 
 (Release) / additional provision in 
  the period                                  (10,000)          950    (9,050) 
 Balance at 30 June 2017                           802        6,121      6,923 
                                       ---------------  -----------  --------- 
 
   Maturity at 30 June 2017 
 Non-current                                         -        2,020      2,020 
 Current                                           802        4,101      4,903 
                                       ---------------  -----------  --------- 
                                                   802        6,121      6,923 
                                       ---------------  -----------  --------- 
 
   Maturity at 31 December 2016 
 Non-current                                    10,000        1,947     11,947 
 Current                                         1,708        3,895      5,603 
                                       ---------------  -----------  --------- 
                                                11,708        5,842     17,550 
                                       ---------------  -----------  --------- 
 
   15.       Share-based payments 

A grant of shares was made on 8 May 2017 to selected members of senior management at the discretion of the Remuneration Committee. The key information and assumptions from this grant were:

 
                                      Equity Settled   Equity Settled    Equity Settled 
                                       TSR condition    EPS condition    ROIC condition 
                                     ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 
 Grant date                               8 May 2017       8 May 2017        8 May 2017 
 Share price at grant date                   GBP2.39          GBP2.39           GBP2.39 
 Shares awarded under scheme                 472,208          472,208           472,212 
 Vesting period                              3 years          3 years           3 years 
 Expected volatility                           32.0%            32.0%             32.0% 
 Risk free rate                                 0.2%             0.2%              0.2% 
 Expected dividends expressed 
  as a dividend yield                           2.1%             2.1%              2.1% 
 Probability of ceasing employment 
  before vesting                            20% p.a.         20% p.a.          20% p.a. 
 Fair value                                  GBP1.14          GBP2.26           GBP2.26 
                                     ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 

A Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance criteria has been introduced in the 2017 LTIP award, details of this performance condition are shown in the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts.

The basis of measuring fair value for TSR and EPS is consistent with that disclosed in the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts. The fair value of the ROIC condition has been measured using the Black-Scholes model.

   16.       Related parties 

The Group has a related party relationship with its subsidiaries and with its directors and key management. A list of subsidiaries is shown in the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts. Transactions between key subsidiaries for the sale and purchase of products or between the subsidiary and parent for management charges are priced on an arm's length basis.

   17.       Financial instruments fair value disclosure 

The Group held forward currency contracts designated as hedge instruments in a cash flow hedging relationship. At 30 June 2017 the fair value of these contracts was a net liability of GBP5,816,000 (30 June 2016: a net liability of GBP15,354,000; 31 December 2016: a net liability of GBP10,626,000). The fair value was estimated using period end spot rates adjusted for the forward points to the appropriate value dates, and gains and losses are taken to equity estimated using market foreign exchange rates at the balance sheet date. All derivative financial instruments are categorised at Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. There was no ineffectiveness to be recorded from the use of foreign exchange contracts.

The other financial instruments, comprising trade and other receivables/payables and contingent consideration, are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy and their carrying amount is deemed to reflect the fair value. The Group had no derivative financial instruments in the current or previous year with fair values that would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

   18.       Shareholder information 

The interim report and half year results presentation is available on the Rotork website at www.rotork.com.

 
 General shareholder contact numbers: 
 Shareholder General Enquiry Number 
  (UK):                                  0371 384 2030 
 International Shareholders - General 
  Enquiries:                             (00) 44 121 415 7047 
 

For enquires regarding the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) contact:

The Share Dividend Team

Equiniti

Aspect House

Spencer Road

Lancing

West Sussex

BN99 6DA

Tel: 0371 384 2268

   19.       Group information 

Secretary and registered office:

Stephen Rhys Jones

Rotork plc

Rotork House

Brassmill Lane

Bath

BA1 3JQ

Company website:

www.rotork.com

Investor Section:

http://www.rotork.com/en/investors/index/

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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