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RNS Number : 2924I
Doric Nimrod Air One Limited
10 December 2020
DORIC NIMROD AIR ONE LIMITED (the "Company")
(Legal Entity Identifier: 2138009FPM7EH4WDS168)
HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT
The Board of the Company is pleased to announce its results for
the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020
To view the Company's half-yearly financial report please follow
the link below:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2924I_1-2020-12-10.pdf
In addition, to comply with DTR 6.3.5(1) please find below the
full text of the half yearly financial report. The half-yearly
financial report will also shortly be available on the Company's
website www.dnairone.com .
For further information, please contact:
For administrative and company information:
JTC Fund Solutions (Guernsey) Limited
+44 (0) 1481 702400
For shareholder information:
Nimrod Capital LLP performance
+44 (0) 20 7382 4565
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Doric Nimrod Air One Limited
Half-Yearly Financial Report
For the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020
SU MM A RY I NF O R M A T ION
Listing Specialist Fund Segment of the London
Stock Exchange's Main Market
Ticker DNA
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Share Price 38.5 pence (as at 30 September 2020)
38.0 pence (as at 4 December 2020)
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Market Capitalisation GBP 16.1 million (as at 4 December 2020)
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Current and Targeted Dividend 2.25 pence per quarter per share (9
pence per annum)
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Dividend Payment Dates January, April, July, October
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Currency Sterling
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Launch Date/Price 13 December 2010 / 100p
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Incorporation and Domicile Guernsey
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Aircraft Registration Number A6 - EDC (16 December 2022)
(Lease Expiry Date)
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Asset Manager Doric GmbH
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Corporate and Shareholder Nimrod Capital LLP
Advisor
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Administrator JTC Fund Solutions (Guernsey) Limited
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Auditor Deloitte LLP
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Market Makers finnCap Ltd,
Investec Bank,
Jefferies International Ltd,
Numis Securities Ltd,
Shore Capital Ltd,
Winterflood Securities Ltd
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SEDOL, ISIN, LEI B4MF389, GG00B4MF3899, 2138009FPM7EH4WDS168
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Year End 31 March
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Stocks & Shares ISA Eligible
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Website www.dnairone.com
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COMP A NY OVERVIEW
Doric Nimrod Air One Limited ("DNA" or the "Company") is a
Guernsey company incorporated on 8 October 2010. Its shares were
admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS") of the
London Stock Exchange's Main Market on 13 December 2010.
The Company's total issued share capital currently consists of
42,450,000 ordinary preference shares (the "Shares") which were
admitted to trading at an issue price of 100 pence per share. As at
4 December 2020 , the latest practicable date prior to publication
of this report, these Shares were trading at 38.0 pence per
share.
Investment Objectives and Policy
The Company's investment objective is to obtain income returns
and a capital return for its shareholders (the "Shareholders") by
acquiring, leasing and then selling a single aircraft. The Company
purchased one Airbus A380-861 aircraft, manufacturer's serial
number 016 (the "Asset" or the "Aircraft") in December 2010 for
$179 million, which it leased (the "Lease") for twelve years to
Emirates ("Emirates"), the national carrier owned by The Investment
Corporation of Dubai based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The operating lease is for an Airbus A380 aircraft. The term of
the Lease is for 12 years ending December 2022 with reduced rental
payments in the last two years and no extension option.
A t the end of the le ase term the lessee has the rig ht to e x
ercise an option to purchase the Asset if the Company chooses to
sell the Asset. If a purchase option e v ent occurs the Company and
the lessee will be requir ed to arrange f or a current market v
alue appraisal of the Asset to be carried out by three in dependent
appraisers. T he purchase price will be equal to the a v erage v
alu ation of those three appraisals.
Emirates bears all costs (including maintenance, repair and
insurance) relating to the Aircraft during the lifetime of the
Lease.
Distribution Policy
The Company currently targets a distribution of 2.25 pence per
Share per quarter.
There can be no guarantee that dividends will be paid to
Shareholders and, if dividends are paid, as to the timing and
amount of any such dividend. There can also be no guarantee that
the Company will, at all times, satisfy the solvency test required
to be satisfied pursuant to section 304 of The Companies (Guernsey)
Law, 2008, as amended (the "Law") enabling the Board of Directors
(the "Directors") to effect the payment of dividends.
Performance Ove rview
All payments by Emirates have, to date, been made in accordance
with the terms of the Lease.
During the period under review, and in accordance with the
Distribution Policy, the Company declared two interim dividends of
2.25 pence per Share each. One interim dividend of 2.25 pence per
Share was declared after the reporting period. Further details of
these dividend payments can be found on page 29.
Return of Capital
If and when the Company is wound up (pursuant to a shareholder
resolution, including the liquidation resolution) the Company
intends to return to Shareholders the net capital proceeds upon the
eventual sale of the Asset subject to compliance with the Company's
Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") and the applicable laws
(including any applicable requirements of the solvency test
contained therein).
Liquidation Resolution
Although the Company does not have a fixed life, the Articles
require that the Directors convene a general meeting of the Company
six months before the end of the term of the Lease where an
ordinary resolution will be proposed that the Company proceed to an
orderly wind-up at the end of the term of the Lease and the
Directors will consider (and if necessary, propose to Shareholders)
alternatives for the future of the Company, including re-leasing
the Asset, or selling the Asset and reinvesting the capital
received from the sale of the Asset in another aircraft.
CH A IR'S S T A TE M ENT
During the period from 1 April 2020 until 30 September 2020 (the
"Period") the Company has declared and paid two quarterly dividends
of 2.25 pence per share each, a rate of dividend payment equivalent
to 9 pence per share per annum.
The Company's investment objective is to obtain income returns
and a capital return for its Shareholders by acquiring, leasing and
then selling a single aircraft. The Company purchased the Aircraft
in December 2010 which it leased to Emirates. A senior secured
finance facility provided by Westpac, in the amount of USD 122
million made up the monies along with the placing proceeds for the
acquisition of the Asset. Upon the purchase of the Aircraft, the
Company entered into a 12-year lease with Emirates with fixed lease
rentals for the duration. The debt portion of the funding is
designed to be fully amortised over the term of the lease, which
would leave the Aircraft unencumbered on the conclusion of the
lease. Emirates bears all costs (including maintenance, repair and
insurance) relating to the Aircraft during the lifetime of the
lease. At 4 December 2020, the latest practical date prior to this
report, the Company had outstanding debt associated with the
aircraft totalling USD 12.2 million (10% of the initial balance) as
well as unencumbered cash resources of GBP 2.5 million. At the time
of writing the share price is 38.0 pence, representing a market
capitalisation of GBP 16.13 million based on the 42,450,000 shares
in issue. The Company's lease expiry falls due in December
2022.
All payments by Emirates during the period and throughout the
lease have been made in accordance with the terms of the lease.
Emirates, the sole lessee of the Company, has undertaken a
number of measures since the onset of COVID-19 to support its
business. These measures included the difficult decisions to cut
jobs, reduce staff wages and offer voluntary unpaid leave in order
to help reduce costs. The airline was also bolstered by its cargo
operations in response to increased demand. Further, as a means to
contain the outflow of cash, Emirates adopted the policy that no
operation is allowed to go below the cash operating cost.
Reassuringly, and according to Emirates' president Tim Clark, the
Airbus A380 has proven economically viable in this regard, as solid
load factors have led to profitable operations - although this is
in the context of only 14 of Emirates' 115 A380s currently being in
service at the time of writing. MSN 16, the serial number of the
A380 held by the Company, has been stored since March 2020, at
Dubai World Central International Airport (DWC). Perhaps the key
development during the period is that Emirates had received 7.3
billion dirhams (USD 2 billion) from the Government of Dubai.
In its recent half-year results Emirates Airline reported that
revenue fell by 75% resulting in a loss of USD 3.4 billion. Despite
the significant drop in operations during the six months, Emirates'
EBITDA was still positive at US 79 million with strong cargo
business supporting revenue. Emirates reported a cash position of
USD 4.25 billion as at 30 September 2020. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed
bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates noted
"No one can predict the future, but we expect a steep recovery in
travel demand once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, and we are
readying ourselves to serve that rebound."
Whilst Emirates do not have a formal credit rating they have
previously issued unsecured USD bonds with maturities in 2023, 2025
and 2028. At the time of writing these instruments are trading at
approximately par (100 cents) respectively, equivalent to USD
running yields in the range of roughly 3.9% to 4.5%. Further
details on Emirates and the A380 can be found in the Asset
Manager's report by Doric GmbH ("Doric").
Since my statement accompanying the Annual Report the
International Air Transport Association ("IATA") has forecast an
airline industry-wide net loss of USD 84.3 billion for this year.
Revenue passenger kilometres contracted by 73 per cent in the year
to September 2020. The liquidity and creditworthiness of airlines,
both large and small, continues to be in focus while a significant
part of the global aircraft fleet remains grounded. IATA continues
to see a recovery to 2019 levels of passenger traffic by 2024.
Doric continues to monitor the lease and is in frequent contact
with the lessee, and reports regularly to the Board. Nimrod Capital
LLP ("Nimrod" or the "Corporate and Shareholder Adviser") continues
to liaise with Shareholders on behalf of the Board and has provided
valuable feedback on the views of Shareholders in the current
climate.
Shareholders should note that while the underlying cash flows
received during the Period have been as anticipated, the financial
statements do not, in the Board's view, properly convey this
economic reality due to the accounting treatments for foreign
exchange, rental income and finance costs, as required by
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
For instance, the entirety of the rental income that is
receivable under a 12 year lease is credited evenly over each of
the 144 months of the lease. However rental income is not received
in this uniform pattern, although it does closely match the
similarly uneven pattern of debt servicing and other payments. The
mismatch in timing between the receipt and recognition of rental
income results in large deferred income or accrued income balances
in the balance sheet.
Similarly, the relevant accounting standards require that
transactions denominated in currencies other than the presentation
currency (including, most importantly, the cost of the Aircraft)
are translated into the presentation currency at the exchange rate
ruling at the date of the transaction whilst monetary items
(including also very significantly, the outstanding borrowings and
deferred income creditor) are translated at the rate prevailing on
the reporting date. The result is that the figures sometimes show
large mismatches which are reported as unrealised foreign exchange
differences - although the distortive effect becomes less
pronounced over time as debt is paid down and as a result of the
impairment adjustment.
On an on-going basis and assuming the lease rental is received,
and the loan payments are made as anticipated, such exchange
differences do not reflect the commercial substance of the
situation in the sense that the key transactions denominated in US
dollars are in fact closely matched. Rental income received in US
dollars is used to make loan repayments due which are likewise
denominated in US dollars. Furthermore, the US dollar lease rentals
and loan repayments are fixed at the inception of the lease and are
very similar in amount and timing.
The Board encourages Shareholders to read the Company's
quarterly fact sheets which we believe provide a great deal of
interesting information including a sensitivity analysis of the
potential returns to Shareholders, after lease expiry, under
different scenarios for A380 appraisal values. We hope these
regular reports, in addition to the communication you receive from
Nimrod, are useful and informative. The Directors welcome
Shareholder engagement and feedback and encourage you to contact
Nimrod to request a meeting or to relay any feedback.
Finally, on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our
service providers for all their help and, most importantly, all
Shareholders for their continuing support of the Company during
these difficult times. I look forward to keeping all Shareholders
up to date with further progress.
Charles Wilkinson
Chair
10 December 2020
ASSET MANAGER'S REPORT
At the request of the Directors of the Company, this commentary
has been provided by the Asset Manager of the Company.
COVID-19
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector has
been significant with about a third of the global passenger
aircraft fleet still grounded. This Asset Manager's Report is
exclusively based on known facts at the time of writing and does
not seek to draw on any speculation about any possible future,
long-term impacts of the pandemic on the aviation sector or the
Company specifically and should be read in such context. The Board
notes the continuing market commentary regarding rental deferrals
and confirms that it has received no formal request from Emirates
to renegotiate its lease and that the lessee is currently servicing
it in line with its obligations. The Board is in close contact with
the Asset Manager and its other advisors and will continue to keep
shareholders updated via quarterly fact sheets and ad-hoc
announcements as required.
1. The Doric Nimrod Air One Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is registered in the United Arab Emirates under
the registration mark A6-EDC. Please note that the asset manager
has not included any information regarding utilisation of the
aircraft as included in previous financial statements as the
aircraft were not in service during the period under review.
Due to the effects of COVID-19, the aircraft has been stored
since March 2020 and is currently at Dubai World Central
International Airport ("DWC").
Maintenance Status
Emirates maintains its A380 aircraft fleet based on a
maintenance programme according to which minor maintenance checks
are performed every 1,500 flight hours, and more significant
maintenance checks (C checks) at 36-month or 18,000-flight hour
intervals, whichever occurs first.
Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Emirates has stored the
aircraft owned by the Company in Dubai. The lessee has "a
comprehensive aircraft parking and reactivation programme [in
place], that strictly follows manufacturer's guidelines and
maintenance manuals". In addition, Emirates has enhanced standards
and protocols of their own, to protect and preserve the asset
during the downtime. This includes the watertight sealing of all
apertures and openings through which environmental factors - sand,
water, birds, and insects - can find their way inside an aircraft.
During parking, maintenance teams complete periodic checks at
different intervals. Depending on the reactivation date of a
specific aircraft, the lessee might defer due maintenance checks,
which are calendar-based, until that time. This would allow the
lessee to make use of the full maintenance interval once the
operation of a specific aircraft resumes.
Emirates bears all costs (including for maintenance, repairs and
insurance) relating to the aircraft during the lifetime of the
lease.
Inspections
Doric, the asset manager, conducted a records audit in May 2020.
The condition of the aircraft's technical records was in compliance
with the provisions of the lease agreement.
2. Market Overview
The impact of COVID-19 on the global economy has been severe and
is expected to result in a 4 .9% to 5.2% contraction in global GDP
for 2020, according to the International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank. In its latest economic impact analysis, the
International Civil Aviation Organization ("ICAO") estimated that
the full year 2020 will see a reduction in seats offered by
airlines of 48% to 51% compared with the previous baseline forecast
for the year. Furthermore, ICAO anticipates this trend to continue
into the first quarter of 2021 with airlines reducing seats offered
by 23% to 43%. However, the actual impact of COVID-19 on the
airline industry will depend on a number of factors, including the
duration and magnitude of the outbreak and containment measures,
the degree of consumer confidence in air travel as well as general
economic conditions. The International Air Transport Association
("IATA") has forecast an airline in dustry-wide net loss of USD
84.3 billion for this year.
As of September 2020, air passenger demand has continued its
gradual recovery from the low-point in April, with industry-wide
revenue passenger kilometres ("RPKs") contracting by 73%
year-on-year in September vs. an 75% fall in August. The load
factor of 60.1 % was the lowest in history for September. Modest
demand improvements were primarily being driven by some domestic
markets including Russia and China while there was no clear
recovery in international traffic in September. In the first nine
months of 2020, RPKs were down 65% against the previous year.
Similarly, industry-wide capacity, measured in available seat
kilometres ("ASKs"), also decreased by 56% between January and
September 2020 against the same period in 2019. This resulted in a
16.1 percentage point decrease in the worldwide passenger load
factor ("PLF") to 66.7%.
In the first nine months of 2020, passenger traffic in the
Middle East was down 69% against the previous year. Capacity also
fell by 62%, resulting in a 13.7 percentage point decrease in PLF
to 63.0%. Latest available data for September indicate an RPK
contraction of 89% against the same month in the previous year,
with ASKs 77% below its September 2019 levels. The PLF amounts to
about 37%, a decline of 38.5 percentage points. IATA anticipates
the losses of Middle Eastern airlines to rise to USD 4.8 billion in
2020 (from a loss of USD 1.5 billion in 2019).
Source: IATA, ICAO
(c) International Air Transport Association, 2020. Air Passenger
Market Analysis September 2020. Economic Performance of the Airline
Industry, Mid-Year Report June 2020 . All Rights Reserved.
Available on the IATA Economics page .
(c) International Civil Aviation Organization, Effects of Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Civil Aviation: Economic Impact Analysis,
9 September 2020.
3. Lessee - Emirates
Network
As of mid-August, over 150 destinations in Emirates' global
network remained subject to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
Daily flights were around 230 - approximately 40% of pre-pandemic
levels, with half of the frequencies operating as cargo-only
services. As a means to contain the outflow of cash, Emirates has
adopted the policy that no operation is allowed to go below the
cash operating costs. According to Emirates' president Tim Clark,
the Airbus A380 has proven economically viable in this regard, as
solid load factors have led to profitable operations. The airline
resumed its A380 services on 15 July with flights to London
Heathrow and Paris.
In order to rebuild confidence in air travel, Emirates became
the first airline to offer free COVID-19 insurance for all
passengers on its own flights and those of its codeshare partners.
The programme covers medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and
quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should passengers
be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel. The programme is
set to end on 31 December.
At the beginning of September, Emirates and flydubai announced
that they have renewed their partnership, allowing customers to
travel on codeshare flights to over 30 destinations on flydubai and
over 70 destinations on Emirates. Both airlines have implemented
safety measures, including enhanced sanitation of all touchpoints
and advanced High Efficiency Particulate Air ("HEPA") filters
fitted in aircraft cabins. Passengers on Emirates flights are also
provided with a complimentary hygiene kit containing masks, gloves,
hand sanitiser and anti-bacterial wipes.
Up until the end of September, Emirates' A380 fleet has resumed
flights to six destinations, including Cairo, Guangzhou, London
Heathrow, Moscow, Paris, and Toronto.
At the end of September, Emirates was operating passenger and
cargo flights to 104 cities.
Fleet
While Emirates' operations had remained mainly cargo-only
services through mid-August, the carrier has since announced plans
to gradually increase its passenger network and plans to service 99
destinations in November. Prior to this, the vast majority of
Emirates' 141 passenger Boeing 777 aircraft had returned to
service, but many had been operating cargo-only flights. In fact,
Emirates performed a partial retrofit on 14 Boeing 777-300ER
passenger aircraft to transport freight in the cabin. At the same
time, 13 of Emirates' 115 Airbus A380 aircraft have been returned
to service.
The table below details the passenger fleet activity as of 30
September 2020, reflecting Emirates' recently increased
operations:
Aircraft Type Grounded In Service
A380 102 13
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777 4 137
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Total 106 150
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% 41% 59%
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Source: Cirium as of 30 September 2020
In July, Boeing disclosed that the 777X programme was being
delayed again, with deliveries now scheduled to begin in 2022. In
response, Emirates, as the launch customer of the Boeing 777-9, is
seeking additional clarity on the certification process as it
negotiates a revised schedule for its Boeing 777-9 aircraft.
However, Tim Clark noted that the delivery delay probably benefits
Emirates in the short-term due to the ongoing global pandemic.
In November, Emirates announced that it had started to utilise
the A380 on select cargo charter operations as a dedicated
"Emirates A380 'mini-freighter'". As a first step it has optimised
the cargo capacity "to safely transport around 50 tonnes of cargo
per flight in the bellyhold of the aircraft". Emirates SkyCargo is
working on further optimisations of the capacity through measures
such as seat loading of cargo. Emirates SkyCargo has scheduled more
dedicated A380 cargo flights for the month of November in response
to the surge in demand for air cargo capacity, required for the
urgent transportation of critical goods, including medical supplies
for combatting COVID-19.
Key Financials
In the first half of the financial year ending 31 March 2021,
Emirates recorded its first half-year loss in over 30 years.
Revenues fell 75% to AED 13.7 billion (USD 3.7 billion) due to
pandemic-related travel restrictions, including an eight-week
suspension of scheduled passenger flights during April and May.
These measures resulted in a net loss of AED 12.6 billion (USD 3.4
billion) compared to a profit of AED 863 million (USD 235 million)
in the first half of the previous financial year.
Emirates reduced its ASKs by 91% in the first half of the
2020/21 financial year, while RPKS were down by 96%. During this
period, Emirates' average PLF fell to 38.6%, compared to last
year's pre-pandemic figure of 81.1%.
Emirates' operating costs decreased by 52%. Fuel, which had
previously been the largest cost category for the airline, only
accounted for 11% of total operating costs (compared to 32% in the
first half of the previous financial year). Contributing factors
were a 49% decrease in oil prices and a 76% lower fuel uplift from
reduced flight operations. Despite this significant reduction in
operations, Emirates' EBITDA remained positive at AED 290 million
(USD 79 million).
While the number of passengers Emirates carried between 1 April
and 30 September 2020 was down 95% to 1.5 million passengers
compared to the same period last year, airfreight demand rose
strongly. The volume of cargo uplifted decreased by 35% to 0.8
million tonnes during this period, but the yield more than doubled.
This development reflects the extraordinary market situation during
the global COVID-19 pandemic.
As a part of its cost-saving measures, Emirates Group reduced
its combined employee base of Emirates Airline and air services
provider Dnata by 24% during the first half of the current
financial year.
As of 30 September, Emirates' total liabilities decreased by
8.3% to AED 136.1 billion (USD 37.1 billion USD) compared to the
end of the previous financial year. Total equity decreased by 10.6%
to AED 21.1 billion (USD 5.75 billion) with an equity ratio of
13.4%. Emirates' cash position amounted to AED 15.6 billion (USD
4.25 billion) at the end of the first half of the 2020/21 financial
year. This compares to AED 20.2 billion (USD 5.5 billion) in cash
assets as of 31 March 2020.
On the ongoing financial position of Emirates in light of the
global COVID-19 pandemic, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,
chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline, stated: "We have
been able to tap on our own strong cash reserves, and through our
shareholder and the broader financial community, we continue to
ensure we have access to sufficient funding to sustain the business
and see us through this challenging period. In the first half of
2020-21, our shareholder injected USD 2 billion into Emirates by
way of an equity investment and they will support us on our
recovery path."
As at the end of September Emirates has outstanding US dollar
debt issuances with maturities in 2023, 2025, and 2028. These
respective bonds were trading at approximately par (100 cents) each
and with running yields ranging from approximately 3.9% to 4.5% in
US dollars there has also been no upward pressure on yields. This
level of yields does not appear to indicate any significant
financial stress to the issuer.
Source: Cirium, Emirates
4. Aircraft - A380
As at the end of September 2020, the global A380 fleet consisted
of 237 planes with airline operators. Only 19 of these aircraft
were in service, the remainder of the fleet is parked due to
COVID-19. The fourteen operators are Emirates (115), Singapore
Airlines (19), Deutsche Lufthansa (14), Qantas (12), British
Airways (12), Korean Air Lines (10), Etihad Airways (10), Qatar
Airways (10), Air France (9), Malaysia Airlines (6), Thai Airways
(6), Asiana Airlines (6), China Southern Airlines (5), All Nippon
Airways (2), and Hi Fly (1). Another three temporarily stored
aircraft are lease returns.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most A380 operators temporarily
parked the aircraft type from March, with the number of parked
A380s peaking at nearly the entire fleet. In fact, only China
Southern and Hi Fly operated their A380s continuously. However,
Emirates began to gradually restore A380 services in mid-July. In
contrast, other A380 operators, such as Singapore Airlines, Qantas
and Qatar Airways, are reviewing their fleets and have indicated
that there will be no early return of A380 services. Air France
does not plan a return to service for any of its remaining
A380s.
Tim Clark expects the Airbus A380 to continue to play an
important role once the travel demand begins recovering from the
post-coronavirus crisis, provided a vaccine is available: "[It]
would be folly to exclude large wide-bodied aircraft in the future.
The A380 has proven to be a hugely successful aircraft and if fuel
prices were forever to stay at today's levels, this aircraft is
hugely potent." Clark also added that the first A380 aircraft
equipped with Emirates' new premium-economy cabin has finished
assembly in Toulouse, although he did not provide any further
update as to the status of the airline's last eight A380s, which
were scheduled to be delivered over the next year.
In spring 2020 Lufthansa disclosed that it intends to
permanently decommission six A380s with immediate effect. They were
originally earmarked to depart the fleet in 2022. In September the
airline announced that the remaining eight aircraft, "which were
previously intended for flight service, will be transferred to
storage and removed from planning". "These aircraft will only be
reactivated in the event of an unexpectedly rapid market recovery",
according to a press release. Lufthansa no longer expects to
achieve 50% of its pre-COVID-19 ASK levels by the end of 2021 and
released a new estimate of 20-30%. The German airline group stated
that the outlook for international air transport "has significantly
worsened" in recent weeks.
Paul Griffiths, the chief executive of Dubai Airports, which
owns and manages the operation and development of both Dubai's
airports, has expressed confidence in the concept of international
hubs in a post-COVID world, despite the trend towards more
point-to-point traffic. With many countries facing an economic
crisis Paul believes that "the efficiency of hubs and aggregation
power of bringing together city pairs around the world, which will
never likely have enough traffic to be justified to have a
point-to-point service, will continue to be served and aggregated
very efficiently through global hubs". Against this background he
assumes that "777 and A380 are pretty well placed for several years
to come as actually serving that role very well". Another
COVID-related development could also help large airport hubs: He
thinks that "it's going to be very difficult to persuade the
environmental groups and general public actually to support airport
expansions in the future". Due to COVID-19 lockdowns and the
associated slowdown in industrial production, pollution was
temporarily avoided in many regions around the world, resulting in
clear skies.
Source: Cirium, Simple Flying
DIRECTORS
As at 30 September 2020 the Company had four directors all of
whom were independent and non-executive.
Charles Edmund Wilkinson - Chair of the Company and Nomination
Committee
Charles Wilkinson is a solicitor who retired from Lawrence
Graham LLP in March 2005. While at Lawrence Graham he specialised
in corporate finance and commercial law, latterly concentrating on
investment trust and fund work.
Charles is a director of Doric Nimrod Air Two Limited and Chair
of Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited. Charles is also a director of
Landore Resources Ltd, a Guernsey based mining exploration company.
He is resident in Guernsey.
Geoffrey Alan Hall - Chair of the Audit Committee
Geoffrey Hall has extensive experience in asset management,
having previously been Chief Investment Officer of Allianz
Insurance plc, a major UK general insurance company and an
investment manager at HSBC Asset Management, County Investment
Management, and British Railways Pension Funds. Geoffrey is also
the Chair of Doric Nimrod Air Two Limited and a director and Chair
of the Audit Committee of Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited.
Geoffrey earned his master's degree in Geography at the
University of London and is an associate of the CFA Society of the
UK. He is resident in the United Kingdom.
Suzanne Elaine Procter - Senior Independent Director ("SID")
Suzanne Procter brings over 38 years' experience in financial
markets, with specific expertise in asset management. She was
previously a non-executive director of TR Property Investment Trust
plc, an investment company listed on the FTSE 250 index. Her
executive roles included Partner and member of the Executive
Management Committee at Cantillon Capital Management LLC, Managing
Director of Lazard Asset Management, Head of Institutional Sales at
INVESCO Asset Management, Director and Head of Fixed Income
Business at Pictet International Management Ltd and Head of Fixed
Income at Midland Montagu Asset Management.
Suzanne is also the SID of Doric Nimrod Air Two Limited and
Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited. She is resident in the United
Kingdom.
Andreas Josef Tautscher
Andreas Tautscher brings over 31 years' financial services
experience. He serves as a non-executive director and member of the
Audit Committee of BH Global Limited, a Guernsey closed-ended
investment company whose shares are traded on the Main Market of
the London Stock Exchange, and as a non-executive director of MJ
Hudson Group plc, a Jersey company whose shares are traded on the
AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. He is also a director and
CEO of Altair Group, a leading independent director services
business in the Channel Islands. From 1994 to 2018 Andreas held
various roles at Deutsche Bank and was most recently CEO of the
Channel Islands and Head of Financial Intermediaries for EMEA. He
was previously a non-executive director of the Virgin Group.
Andreas qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1994.
Andreas is also Chair of the Audit Committee of Doric Nimrod Air
Two Limited and a director of Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited. He is
resident in Guernsey.
I N T ER IM M A N A GEMENT REPORT
A description of important events which have occurred during the
period from 1 April 2020 until 30 September 2020 (the "Period") ,
their impact on the performance of the Company as shown in the
financial statements and a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties facing the Company are given in the Chair's
Statement, Asset Manager's Report, and the Notes to the Financial
Statements contained on pages 19 to 41 and are incorporated here by
reference.
T h e re w ere no ma t erial r ela t ed pa r ty tra nsact ions w
hich t ook place in t he Period, o t her t han t hose disclosed at
no te 22 of t he No t es to t he F i n anci al St a t emen ts.
P ri nc i p al R i sks and U n certa i nti es
T h e principal risks and uncert ain t ies f aced by t he
Company for the remaining six months of the financial year are un c
han g ed from t ho se disclosed in t he C ompa ny 's Annual F
inancial Rep o rt f or t he y ear ended 31 M arch 2020.
G o i n g Concern
The Company's principal activities are set out within the
Company Overview on page 2 and 3. The financial position of the
Company is set out on page 16. In addition, note 19 to the
Financial Statements includes the Company's objectives, policies
and processes for managing its capital, its financial risk
management objectives and its exposures to credit risk and
liquidity risk.
The Directors in consultation with the Asset Manager are closely
monitoring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic generally on the
aviation industry and specifically on the Company's aircraft value
and the financial wellbeing of its lessee both now and in the
future. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector
has been significant with about a third of the global passenger
aircraft fleet still grounded. The Company's future performance
could potentially be impacted should this pandemic have a pervasive
and prolonged impact on the economy. There have prevailed
widespread restrictions on the ability of people to travel which
has had a material negative effect on the airline sector, and by
extension the aircraft leasing sector. This may lead to the
inability of airlines to pay rent as it falls due. These factors,
together with wider economic uncertainty and disruption, are likely
to have an adverse impact on the future value of the aircraft asset
owned by the Company, as well as on the sale, re-lease, refinancing
or other disposition of the aircraft.
The Directors consider that the going concern basis of
accounting remains appropriate. Based on current information the
Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has
adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the
foreseeable future, although the risk to this is clearly
higher.
The Board will continue to actively monitor the financial impact
on the Company resultant from the evolving position with its
aircraft lessee and lenders whilst bearing in mind its fiduciary
obligations and the requirements of Guernsey law which determine
the ability of the Company to make dividends and other
distributions.
The Directors, with the support of its Asset Manager, believe
that it is reasonable to assume as of date of approval of the half
yearly financial statements that Emirates will continue with the
contracted lease rental payments due to the following:
- Dubai's government has injected US$2 billion into Emirates so
far since the COVID-19 pandemic brought global air travel to a near
halt in March and is prepared to send more help to its flagship
airline.
- Emirates' listed debt and Credit Default Swaps (CDS's) are trading at non-distressed levels.
- The airline resumed its A380 services on 15 July 2020 with
flights to a limited number of destinations.
- As at 4 December 2020, the Asset Manager was not aware of a
formal request addressed to the Company for a lease deferral or any
other efforts that would result in the restructuring of the
existing transactions and which could potentially have an impact on
the committed future lease rental receipts.
- Emirates has paid all lease rentals in a timely manner.
Whilst there is some uncertainty as to the airline industry in
general, and specifically Emirates' financial position and credit
risk profile, on the basis that (i) Emirates has shown no intention
of failing to meet its obligations to the Company (ii) Emirates is
presumed to have the financial backing to continue paying these
rentals, the Directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare
these half yearly financial statements under the going concern
basis of preparation.
Respons i b i l i ty Stateme nt
The Directors jointly and severally confirm that to the best of
their knowledge:
(a) the financial statements, prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") give a true
and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and
profits of the Company and performance of the Company; and
(b) this Interim Management Report includes or incorporates by reference:
i. an indication of important events that have occurred during
the Period, and their impact on the financial statements;
ii. a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for
the remaining six months of the financial year; and
iii. confirmation that there were no related party transactions
in the Period under review that have materially affected the
financial position or the performance of the Company during that
Period.
Si g ne d on beha lf of t he Board of Dire c t ors of t he
Company .
Charles Wilkinson Geoffrey Hall
Chair Director
10 December 2020
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the period from 1 April 2 020 to 30 Septe mber 2 020
1 Apr 2020 1 Apr 2019 to
to
Notes 30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019
GBP GBP
INCOME
A rent income 4 5,354,671 5,426,194
B rent income 4 2,260,370 2,260,370
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7,615,041 7,686,564
EXPENSES
Operating expenses 5 (326,080) (312,921)
Depreciation of Asset 10 (3,937,984) (1,901,824)
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(4,264,064) (2,214,745)
Net profit for the period
before finance costs and
foreign exchange gains/(losses) 3,350,977 5,471,819
Finance costs 11 (406,633) (722,129)
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Net profit for the period
after finance costs before
foreign exchange gains/(losses) 2,944,344 4,749,690
Unrealised foreign exchange
gains/(losses) 7 1,021,077 (2,101,034)
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Profit for the period 3,965,421 2,648,656
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Other Comprehensive Income - -
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Total Comprehensive Income
for the period 3,965,421 2,648,656
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Pence Pence
Earnings per Share for the
period - Basic and Diluted 9 9.34 6.24
In arriving at the results f or the fin ancial perio d, all
amounts abo ve relate to c ontinuing operations.
T h e notes on pages 19 to 41 f orm an integral part of these fin ancial st atements
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at 30 September 2020
3 0 Sep 2020 3 1 Mar 2020
Notes G BP G BP
NON-CURRENT A SSETS
A ircra ft 10 53,847,054 57,785,038
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CURRENT ASSETS
Accrued income 953,531 953,531
Cash and c ash equiv ale nts 17 3,576,049 3,770,813
Receiv ables 13 3,197 13,687
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4,532,777 4,738,031
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TOTAL A SSETS 58,379,831 62,523,069
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CURRENT LI ABILITIES
B o rrowin gs 15 5,234,147 9,578,401
De f erred income - 99,554
P a y ab les - due within one y ear 14 32,761 34,547
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5,266,908 9,712,502
NON-CURRENT LI ABILITIES
B o rrowin gs 15 4,072,436 5,877,968
De f erred income 15,185,181 15,132,464
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19,257,617 21,010,432
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TOTAL LI ABILITIES 24,524,525 30,722,934
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TOTAL NET A SSETS 33,855,306 31,800,135
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EQ UITY
S ha re c apital 16 39,016,728 39,016,728
Retain ed earnin gs (5,161,422) (7,216,593)
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33,855,306 31,800,135
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P e nce P e nce
Net asset v alue per S hare based
o n 42,450,000 (Mar 2020: 42,450,000) s
hares in issue 79.75 74.91
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors
and authorised for issue on 10 December 2020 and are signed on its
behalf by:
Charles Wilkinson Geoffrey Hall
Chair Director
T h e notes on pages 19 to 41 f o rm an integral part of these fin ancial st atements.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020
1 Apr 2019
Notes 1 Apr 2020 to to
30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019
G BP G BP
OPE RATING ACTIVITIES
P ro fit f or the period 3,965,421 2,648,656
Mo v ement in accrued and de f
erred income 552,745 560,284
De preciation of Asset 10 3,937,984 1,901,824
Loa n interest payable 11 376,273 691,769
Decrease in pa y ables (1,786) (148,844)
Decrease in receiv ables 10,490 9,214
A mortisation of debt arrangement
costs 11 30,360 30,360
Foreign e xchange mo v ement 7 (1,021,077) 2,101,034
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NET CA SH FROM O PERATING ACTIVITIES 7,850,410 7,794,297
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Divid ends paid 8 (1,910,250) (1,910,250)
Re pa yments of c apital on borrowin
gs 20 (5,641,918) (5,440,053)
Re pa yments of interest on borrowin
gs 20 (372,790) (689,989)
NET CA SH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (7,924,958) (8,040,292)
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CA SH AND CA SH EQUIV ALENTS AT
BEGINNING OF P ERIOD 3,770,813 4,009,908
De crease in c ash and c ash equiv
ale nts (74,548) (245,995)
E ff e cts of f oreign e xchange
rates 7 (120,216) 149,058
CA SH AND CA SH EQUIV ALENTS AT OF PE RIOD 17 3,576,049 3,912,971
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T h e notes on pages 19 to 41 f o rm an integral part of these fin ancial st atements.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the period from 1 April 2 020 to 30 Septe mber 2 020
Notes Share Retained
Capital Earnings Total
GBP GBP GBP
Balance as at 1 April 2020 39,016,728 (7,216,593) 31,800,135
Total Comprehensive Income
for the period - 3,965,421 3,965,421
Dividends paid 8 - (1,910,250) (1,910,250)
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Balance as at 30 September
2020 39,016,728 (5,161,422) 33,855,306
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Notes Share Retained
Capital Earnings Total
GBP GBP GBP
Balance as at 1 April 2019 39,016,728 10,357,880 49,374,608
Total Comprehensive Income
for the period - 2,648,656 2,648,656
Dividends paid 8 - (1,910,250) (1,910,250)
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Balance as at 30 September
2019 39,016,728 11,096,286 50,113,014
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T h e notes on pages 19 to 41 f o rm an integral part of these fin ancial st atements.
NO TES TO THE FINANCIAL ST A TEMENTS
For the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020
1 GE NERAL INFORM ATION
Doric Nimrod Air One Limited (the "Company") was incorporated in
Guernsey on 8 October 2010 with registered number 52484. The
address of the registered office is given on page 42.
Its share capital consists of one class of Ordinary Preference
Shares ("Shares") and one class of Subordinated Administrative
Shares ("Administrative Shares"). The Company's Shares have been
admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS") of the
London Stock Exchange's Main Market (the "LSE").
The Company's investment objective is to obtain income returns
and a capital return for its shareholders by acquiring, leasing and
then selling a single aircraft. The principal activities of the
Company are set out in the Chair's Statement and Management Report
on pages 4 and 12 respectively.
2 A CCOUNTING POLICIES
T h e sig nificant accounting policies adopted by the Company
are as f ollows:
(a) Ba sis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
the International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial
Reporting as adopted by the European Union ("EU") and applicable
Guernsey law. The financial statements have been prepared on a
historical cost basis.
This report is to be read in conjunction with the annual
financial report for the year ended 31 March 2020 which is prepared
in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
("IFRS") as adopted by the EU and any public announcements made by
the Company during the interim reporting period from 1 April 2020
to 30 September 2020 (the "Period").
The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the
previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period,
except for the adoption of new and amended standards as set out
below:
(b) Adoption of new and revised Standards
New and amended IFRS Standards that are effective for the
current period
The following Standard and Interpretation issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and International
Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC")
has been adopted in the current period. The adoption has not had
any impact on the amounts reported in these financial statements
and is not expected to have any impact on future financial
periods:
-- IAS 1'Presentation of financial statements' and IAS 8
'Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and error' on
definition of material - These amendments to IAS 1, IAS 8 and
consequential amendments to other IFRSs: use a consistent
definition of materiality throughout IFRSs and the Conceptual
Framework for Financial Reporting; clarify the explanation of the
definition of material; and incorporate some of the guidance in IAS
1 about immateriality information. The effective date is for annual
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020. The standard has not
had a material impact on the financial statements or performance of
the Company.
New and Revised Standards in issue but not yet effective
IFRS 16 'Leases' - Covid-19 related rent concessions. As a
result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, rent concessions
have been granted to lessees. Such concessions might take a variety
of forms, including payment holidays and deferral of lease
payments. Lessees can elect to account for such rent concessions in
the same way as they would if they were not lease modifications. In
many cases, this will result in accounting for the concession as
variable lease payments in the period(s) in which the event or
condition that triggers the reduced payment occurs. The standard is
not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements
or performance of the Company as it is applicable to lessees. The
effective date is for annual periods beginning on or after June
2020. The standard is not expected to have a material impact on the
financial statements or performance of the Company and is not
endorsed by the EU.
IAS 1 'Presentation of financial statements' Classification of
Liabilities as Current or Non-current. The IASB issued amendments
to paragraphs 69 to 76 of IAS 1 to specify the requirements for
classifying liabilities as current or non-current. The effective
date is for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023.
The standard is not expected to have a material impact on the
financial statements or performance of the Company and is not
endorsed by the EU.
(c) Taxation
The Company has been assessed for tax at the Guernsey standard
rate of 0 per cent.
(d) Share Capital
Shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly
attributable to the issue of Shares are recognised as a deduction
from equity.
(e) Expenses
All expenses are accounted for on an accruals basis.
(f) Interest Income
Interest income is accounted f or on an accruals basis.
(g) Foreign Currency Translation
The currency of the primary economic environment in which the
Company operates (the functional currency) is Pounds Sterling
("GBP", "GBP" or "Sterling"), which is also the presentation
currency.
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated
into Sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the
transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies at the reporting date are translated into the functional
currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Foreign
exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in the
Statement of Comprehensive Income.
(h) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash at bank and short term deposits which are held to maturity
are carried at cost. Cash and cash equivalents are defined as call
deposits, short term deposits with a term of no more than three
months from the start of the deposit and highly liquid investments
readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to
insignificant risk of changes in value.
(i) Segmental Reporting
The Directors are of the opinion that the Company is engaged in
a single segment of business, being the acquiring, leasing and
selling of one Airbus A380-861 aircraft (the "Asset" or the
"Aircraft").
(j) Going Concern
The Directors have prepared these half yearly financial
statements for the period ended 30 September 2020 on the going
concern basis.
The Directors in consultation with the Asset Manager are closely
monitoring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic generally on the
aviation industry and specifically on the Company's aircraft value
and financial wellbeing of its lessee both now and in the future.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector has been
significant with about a third of the global passenger aircraft
fleet still grounded. The Company's future performance can
potentially be impacted should this pandemic have a pervasive and
prolonged impact on the economy. There has prevailed widespread
restrictions on the ability of people to travel and this has had a
material negative effect on the airline sector, and by extension
the aircraft leasing sector. This may lead to the inability of the
airline to pay rent as it falls due. These factors, together with
wider economic uncertainty and disruption, are likely to have an
adverse impact on the future value of the aircraft asset owned by
the Company, as well as on the sale, re-lease, refinancing or other
disposition of the relevant aircraft.
The Directors consider that the going concern basis of
accounting remains appropriate. Based on current information the
Directors have reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable
future, although the risk to this is clearly higher.
The Board will continue to actively monitor the financial impact
on the Company resultant from the evolving position with its
aircraft lessee and lender whilst bearing in mind its fiduciary
obligations and the requirements of Guernsey law which determine
the ability of the Company to pay dividends and make other
distributions.
Note 15 ('Borrowings') describes the borrowings obtained by the
Company to part-finance the acquisition of its aircraft. The
Company has obligations under the loan to make scheduled repayments
of principal and interest, which are serviced by the receipt of
lease payments from Emirates. The loan has been fixed and the fixed
rental income under the operating lease means that the rents should
be sufficient to repay the debt and provide surplus income to pay
for the Company's expenses and permit payment of dividends.
The Company's aircraft with a carrying value of GBP53,847,054
are pledged as security for the Company's borrowings (see note
15).
The Company is in a net asset position and generates strong
positive operating cash flows.
The Directors, with the support of its Asset Manager, believe
that it is reasonable to assume as of date of approval of the half
yearly financial statements that Emirates will continue with the
contracted lease rental payments due to the following:
- Dubai's government has injected US$2 billion into Emirates so
far since the COVID-19 pandemic brought global air travel to a near
halt in March and is prepared to send more help to its flagship
airline.
- Emirates' listed debt and Credit Default Swaps (CDS's) are trading at non-distressed levels.
- The airline resumed its A380 services on 15 July 2020 with
flights to a limited number of destinations.
- As at 4 December 2020, the Asset Manager was not aware of a
formal request addressed to the Company for a lease deferral or any
other efforts that would result in the restructuring of the
existing transaction and which could potentially have an impact on
the committed future lease rental receipts.
- Emirates has paid all lease rentals in a timely manner.
Whilst there is some uncertainty as to the airline industry in
general, and specifically Emirates' financial position and credit
risk profile, on the basis that (i) Emirates has shown no intention
of failing to meet its obligations to the Company (ii) Emirates is
presumed to have the financial backing to continue paying these
rentals, the Directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare
these half yearly financial statements under the going concern
basis of preparation.
k) Leasing and Rental Income
The lease relating to the Asset has been classified as an
operating lease as the terms of the lease do not transfer
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
The Asset is shown as a non-current asset in the Statement of
Financial Position. Further details of the lease are given in note
12.
Rental income and advance lease payments from the operating
lease are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the
lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging
an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased
asset and recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis
over the lease term.
l) Property, Plant and Equipment - Aircraft
In line with IAS 16 Property Plant and Equipment, the Asset is
initially recorded at the fair value of the consideration paid. The
cost of the Asset is made up of the purchase price of the Asset
plus any costs directly attributable to bringing it into working
condition for its intended use. Costs incurred by the lessee in
maintaining, repairing or enhancing the Aircraft are not recognised
as they do not form part of the costs to the Company. Accumulated
depreciation and any recognised impairment loss are deducted from
cost to calculate the carrying amount of the Asset.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of the
Asset less the estimated residual value of GBP36.6 million (2019:
GBP69.3 million) over the estimated useful life of the Asset of 12
years, using the straight line method. Residual values have been
arrived at by taking the average amount of three independent
external valuers and after taking into account disposition fees
where applicable. During the annual financial report for the year
ended 31 March 2020, it was determined that the use of soft values
excluding inflation best approximates residual value as required by
IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment.
Due to the A380-specific developments during the last financial
year of the Company and the generally dimmed market sentiment in
the aviation sector since the COVID-19 outbreak, which is not over
yet, there is an increasing risk that the underlying assumptions of
the Base Value concept might not be met at the time of the leases
expire. For this reason the Asset Manager recommended the use of a
more conservative approach in deploying future Soft Values instead
of Base Values. Soft Values are more conservative, also applicable
under "abnormal conditions" and do not necessarily require a
balanced market as the Base Value concept does.
This has resulted in a significant reduction in the residual
value of the Aircraft since 31 March 2019 when the residual value
was based on Base Value.
The depreciation method reflects the pattern of benefit
consumption. The residual value is reviewed annually and is an
estimate of the amount the Company would receive today if the Asset
were already of the age and condition expected at the end of its
useful life. Useful life is also reviewed annually and, for the
purposes of the financial statements, represents the likely period
of the Company's ownership of the Asset. Depreciation starts when
the Asset is available for use.
At each audited Statement of Financial Position date, the
Company reviews the carrying amounts of the Asset to determine
whether there is any indication that the Asset has suffered an
impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable
amount of the Asset is estimated to determine the extent of the
impairment loss (if any). Further details are given in note 3.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to
sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated
future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a
pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of
the time value of money and the risks specific to the Asset for
which the estimates of future cash flows have not been
adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of the Asset is estimated to be less
than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the Asset is
reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised
immediately in profit or loss.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying
amount of the Asset is increased to the revised estimate of its
recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does
not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had
no impairment loss been recognised for the Asset in prior years. A
reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit
or loss.
(m) Financial instruments
A financial instrument is recognised when the Company becomes a
party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial
liabilities are derecognised if the Company's obligations,
specified in the contract, expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Financial assets are derecognised if the Company's contractual
rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire, are
extinguished, or if the Company transfers the financial assets to a
third party and transfers all the risks and rewards of ownership of
the asset, or if the Company does not retain control of the Asset
and transfers substantially all the risk and rewards of ownership
of the Asset.
Under IFRS 9, on initial recognition, a financial asset is
classified as measured at:
- Amortised cost;
- Fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI"); or
- Fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL").
The classification of financial assets under IFRS 9 is generally
based on the business model in which a financial asset is managed
and its contractual cash flow characteristics. The Company only has
financial assets that are classified as amortised cost.
i) Financial assets held at amortised cost
A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it meets both
of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
- it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold
assets to collect contractual cash flows; and
- its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash
flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the
principal amount outstanding.
Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows
where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and
interest are measured at amortised cost. These assets are
subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective
interest method. The effective interest method calculates the
amortised cost of financial instruments and allocates the interest
over the period of the instrument.
The Company's financial assets held at amortised cost include
trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents.
The Company assesses on a forward looking basis the expected
credit losses associated with its financial assets held at
amortised cost. The impairment methodology applied depends on
whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk.
ii) Financial liabilities held at amortised cost
Financial liabilities consist of payables and borrowings. The
classification of financial liabilities at initial recognition
depends on the purpose for which the financial liability was issued
and its characteristics. All financial liabilities are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs. All financial
liabilities are recorded on the date on which the Company becomes
party to the contractual requirements of the financial liability.
Financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost
using the effective interest method, with interest expense
recognised on an effective yield basis.
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the
amortised cost of the financial liability and of allocating
interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest
rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash
payments through the expected life of the financial liability, or,
where appropriate, a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on
initial recognition.
The Company derecognises financial liabilities when, and only
when, the Company's obligations are discharged, cancelled or they
expire.
3 SIGNIFICANT JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
In the application of the Company's accounting policies, which
are described in note 2, the Directors are required to make
judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of
assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on
historical experience and other factors that are considered to be
relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an
ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in
the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects
only that period, or in the period of the revision and future
periods if the revision affects both current and future
periods.
T h e f ollowing are the critical judgements and estim ates,
that the Direct ors ha ve made in the process of applying the
Compan y 's accounting policies and that ha ve the most significant
e ff ect on the amounts recognised in fin ancial st atements.
Estimates
Re sidual V alue and Useful Life of the A sset
As described in note 2 (l), the Company depreciates the Asset on
a straight line basis over the estimated useful life of the Asset
after taking into consideration the estimated residual value.
IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment requires residual value to
be determined as an estimate of the amount that the Company would
currently obtain from the disposal of the Asset, after deducting
the estimated costs of disposal, if the Asset were of the age and
condition expected at the end of its useful life. However, there is
currently not sufficient data available for a comparable 12 year
old A380 for the Directors to make a direct market comparison in
making this estimation. During the annual financial report for the
year ended 31 March 2020, it was determined that the use of soft
values excluding inflation best approximates residual value as
required by IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment.
Due to the A380-specific developments during the last financial
year of the Company and the generally dimmed market sentiment in
the aviation sector since the COVID-19 outbreak, which is not over
yet, there is an increasing risk that the underlying assumptions of
the Base Value concept might not be met at the time of the leases
expiry. For this reason the Asset Manager recommended to make use
of a more conservative approach in deploying future Soft Values
instead of Base Values.
Soft Values are more conservative, also applicable under
"abnormal conditions" and do not necessarily require a balanced
market as the Base Value concept does. There is additional
uncertainty caused by COVID-19 (the directors have described their
response to this uncertainty in note 2 (j), refer to going concern
on page 21) which has resulted in the use of Soft Values in
determining the residual value of the Asset. This was reflected as
a change in the estimation basis in the annual financial
report.
In estimating residual value for the year ended 31 March 2020,
the Directors referred to future Soft Values (excluding
inflationary effects) for the Asset obtained from three independent
expert aircraft valuers. This has resulted in a significant
reduction in the residual value of the Aircraft since 31 March 2019
when residual values were based on Base Value; details of which
have been disclosed in note 10.
The estimation of residual value remains subject to inherent
uncertainty. If the estimate of residual value used in the
calculation of depreciation had decreased by 20 per cent. with
effect from the beginning of the Period, the net profit for the
Period and closing Shareholders' equity would have decreased by
approximately GBP1.4 million (30 September 2019: GBP1.5 million).
An increase in residual value by 20 per cent. would have had an
equal but opposite effect. This reflects the range of estimates of
residual value that the Directors believe would be reasonable at
this time. The useful life of the Asset, for the purpose of
depreciation of the Asset under IAS 16, is estimated based on the
expected period for which the Company will own and lease the
Aircraft.
Judgements
O perating Le ase Commitments - Company as Lessor
T h e Company has entered into a le ase on the Asset. T he
Company has determin ed, based on an e v alu ation of the terms and
conditions of the arrangements, that it retains all the significant
risks and rewards of ownership of this asset and accounts f or the
c ontract as an operating lease.
The Company has determined that the operating lease on the Asset
is for 12 years based on an initial 10 year term followed by an
exercised extension term of 2 years.
Functional Currency
The currency of the primary economic environment in which the
Company operates (the functional currency) is GBP, which is also
the presentation currency.
This judgement is made on the basis that this is representative
of the operations of the Company due to the following:
-- the Company's share capital was issued in GBP;
-- its dividends are paid to shareholders in GBP, and that
certain of the Company's significant operating expenses as well as
portion of the Company's rental income are incurred/earned in
GBP.
In addition, the set-up of the leasing structure was designed to
offer a GBP return to GBP investors.
Impairment
As described in note 2(l), an impairment loss exists when the
carrying value of an asset or cash generating unit exceeds its
recoverable amount, which is the higher of its current fair value
less costs to sell and its value-in-use.
The Directors review the carrying amount of its Asset at each
audited Statement of Financial Position date and monitor the Asset
for any indications of impairment as required by IAS 16 Property,
Plant and Equipment and IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
The Board together with the Asset Manager believed that it was
prudent to conduct an impairment test as at the 31 March 2020 year
end as the below items resulted in pricing changes for the current
Aircraft:
-- As further Airbus A380 aircraft reached the expiry of their
first lease agreements further market data will be available to
Doric and the appraiser community.
-- The announcement to discontinue the A380 program in 2021 may
impact prices in the secondary market.
-- The impact of COVID-19 on the business of airlines and
indirectly aircraft values, as well as on the credit risk profile
of the Company's Lessee.
Based on the impairment review performed, an impairment loss of
GBP12,847,569 was recognised in the 31 March 2020 year, with the
impairment test resulting in an updated carrying value of the
Aircraft in total to GBP57,785,038 at that year end, as reflected
in Note 10.
For the current period 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020, the
Board has considered if there are any further impairment triggers
as set out under IAS 36 Impairment of Assets and concluded that an
interim impairment review at the 30 September 2020 period end was
not practicable. The Company will again be carrying out a full and
thorough appraisal of residual values come the next March financial
year end.
4 RENTAL INCOME
1 Apr 2020 1 Apr 2019
to to
30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019
GBP GBP
A rent income 6,006,970 6,086,032
Revenue received but not yet earned (652,299) (659,838)
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5,354,671 5,426,194
B rent income 2,160,816 2,160,816
Revenue earned but not yet received 99,554 99,554
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2,260,370 2,260,370
Total rental income 7,615,041 7,686,564
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Rental income is derived from the leasing of the Asset. Rent is
split into A rent, which is received in US dollars ("$") and B
rent, which is received in Sterling. Rental income received in US
dollars is translated into the functional currency (Sterling) at
the date of the transaction.
An adjustment has been made to spread the actual total income
receivable over the term of the lease.
5 OPE RATING EXPENSES
1 Apr 2020 1 Apr 2019
to to
3 0 Sep 2020 3 0 Sep 2019
G BP G BP
Corporate shareholder and advisor fee
(note 22) 61,086 59,742
A sset management f ee (note 22) 152,714 149,353
Liaison agency fees (note 22) 5,925 5,852
A d ministration f ees 30,762 30,934
A ccountancy f ees 5,692 5,692
Re gistrars f ee (note 22) 5,362 4,802
A ud it f ee 11,426 11,426
Direct ors' remuneration (note 6) 34,000 31,154
Direct ors' and o fficers' insurance 3,961 3,961
Lega l and pro f essional e x penses 4,057 5,391
A nnua l f ees 3,377 1,123
Marketing expenses (note 22) 1,615 -
Other operating expenses 6,103 3,491
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326,080 312,921
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6 DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION
Under their terms of appointment, each Director is paid a fee of
GBP15,000 per annum by the Company, except for the Chair, who
receives GBP20,000 per annum and the Chair of Audit, who receives
GBP18,000 per annum. The rate of remuneration per director has
remained unchanged.
7 UNREALISED FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAINS/(LOSSES)
1 Apr 2020 1 Apr 2019
to to
3 0 Sep 2020 3 0 Sep 2019
G BP G BP
Cash at bank (120,216) 149,058
Deferred income 599,581 (809,702)
Borrowings 541,712 (1,440,390)
1,021,077 (2,101,034)
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The foreign exchange gain in the Period reflects the 4.0 per
cent. movement in the Sterling/US dollar exchange rate from 1.242
as at 31 March 2020 to 1.292 as at 30 September 2020.
8 DIVIDS IN RES PECT OF E QUITY SHARES
1 Apr 2020 to
30 Sep 2020
GBP Pence per
Share
First interim dividend 955,125 2.25
Second interim dividend 955,125 2.25
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1,910,250 4.50
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1 Apr 2019 to
30 Sep 2019
GBP Pence per
Share
First interim dividend 955,125 2.25
Second interim dividend 955,125 2.25
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1,910,250 4.50
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Refer to the Subsequent Events in note 23 in relation to
dividends declared in October 2020.
9 E A RNIN G S P E R S H A RE
Earnings per Share ("EPS") is based on the net profit for the
Period attributable to holders of Shares in the Company
("Shareholders") of GBP3,965,421 (30 Sep 2019: net profit for the
Period of GBP2,648,656) and 42,450,000 Shares (30 Sep 2019:
42,450,000) being the weighted average number of Shares in issue
during the Period. There are no dilutive instruments and therefore
basic and diluted EPS are identical.
10 P ROPERTY, PLANT AND E QUIPMENT - AIRCRAFT
A ir craft
COST G BP
A s at 1 Apr 2020 114 ,532,547
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A s at 30 Sep 2020 114 ,532,547
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A CCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
A s at 1 Apr 2020 43,899,940
Depreciation ch arge f or the period 3,937,984
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A s at 30 Sep 2020 47,837,924
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A CCUMULATED IMPAIRMENT
A s at 1 Apr 2020 12,847,569
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Impairment loss f or the period -
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A s at 30 Sep 2020 12,847,569
CARRYING AMOUNT
A s at 30 Sep 2020 53,847,054
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A s at 31 Mar 2020 57,785,038
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T h e c ost in US dollars and the e xchange rates
at acquisition f or the Aircra ft was as f ollows:
Cost in US dollars 178 ,549,805
GBP /US dollars e xchange rate 1 .5502
The Company is depreciating its Aircraft so as to ensure that
the carrying value of its Aircraft at the termination of its lease
equals the uninflated residual dollar value determined at 31 March
2020 in accordance with methodology set out in note 3, translated
into Sterling at the exchange rate prevailing at 31 March 2020.
The Company can sell the Asset during the term of the lease
(with the lease attached and in accordance with the terms of the
transfer provisions contained therein).
Under IFRS 16 the direct costs attributed in negotiating and
arranging the lease have been added to the carrying amount of the
Asset and are being recognised as an expense over the lease
term.
Refer to note 3 for details on the impairment review conducted
by the Company as at the 31 March 2020 year end.
1 1 FINANCE COSTS
1 Apr 2020 1 Apr 2019
to to
30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019
GBP GBP
Amortisation of debt arrangement
costs 30,360 30,360
Loan interest 376,273 691,769
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406,633 722,129
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12 OPE RATING LE A SES
T h e amounts of minim um f uture le ase receipts at the
reporting date under non cancellable operating le ases are detailed
belo w:
30 September 2020 Next 12 1 to 5 After 5
months years years Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Aircraft - A rental
payments 4,026,458 4,026,458 - 8,052,916
Aircraft - B rental
payments 5,460,696 5,460,696 - 10,921,392
----------- ----------- -------- -----------
9,487,154 9,487,154 - 18,974,308
----------- ----------- -------- -----------
31 March 2020 Next 12 1 to 5 After 5
months years years Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Aircraft - A rental
payments 8,240,061 6,282,831 - 14,522,892
Aircraft - B rental
payments 4,891,164 8,191,044 - 13,082,208
----------- ----------- -------- -----------
13,131,225 14,473,875 - 27,605,100
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The operating lease is for an Airbus A380-861 aircraft. The term
of the lease is for 12 years ending December 2022 with reduced
rental payments in the last two years and no extension option.
A t the end of the le ase term the Lessee has the rig ht to e x
ercise an option to purchase the Asset if the Company chooses to
sell the Asset. If a purchase option e v ent occurs the Company and
the Lessee will be requir ed to arrange f or a current market v
alue appraisal of the Asset to be carried out by three in dependent
appraisers. T he purchase price will be equal to the a v erage v
alu ation of those three appraisals.
13 RECEIV ABLES
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Prepayments 3,186 13,676
Sundry debtors 11 11
3,197 13,687
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T h e abo ve c arrying v alue of receiv ables is equiv ale nt to
its f air v alu e.
14 P A Y A BLES (amounts falling due within one y ear)
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Accrued administration fees 6,174 6,079
Accrued audit fee 10,150 13,085
Other accrued expenses 16,437 15,383
32,761 34,547
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The above carrying value of payables is equivalent to its fair
value.
15 BORRO WINGS
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Bank loan 9,439,967 15,620,114
Transaction costs (43,384) (163,745)
------------ ------------
9,396,583 15,456,369
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Current portion 5,324,147 9,578,401
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Non-current portion 4,072,436 5,877,968
------------ ------------
Notwithstanding the fact that GBP5.6 million of capital was
repaid during the Period, as per the Statement of Cash Flows, the
closing value of the borrowings decreased by GBP6.1 million due to
the 4.0 per cent. movement in the Sterling/US dollar exchange rate
from 1.242 at 31 March 2020 to 1.292 at 30 September 2020.
The amounts below detail the future contractual undiscounted
cash flows in respect of the Loan, including both the principal and
interest payments, and will not agree directly to the amounts
recognised in the Statement of Financial Position:
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
A mount due f or s ettlement within
12 mo nths 5,595,812 10,184,006
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A mount due f or s ettlement a fter
12 mo nths 4,373,467 6,369,346
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The loan was arranged with Westpac Banking Corporation
("Westpac") for $122,000,000, runs for 12 years until December 2022
and has an effective interest rate of 5.4950 per cent., which is
the same as the contractual fixed interest rate. The Loan is
secured on the Asset. No breaches or defaults occurred in the
Period. Transaction costs of arranging the Loan have been deducted
from the carrying amount of the Loan and are being amortised over
its life.
In the Directors' opinion, the above carrying value of the bank
loan is approximate to its fair value.
16 S HARE CA PITAL
T h e S hare Ca pital of the Company is represented by an
unlimited number of shares of no par v alue being issued or
reclassified by the Company as Ordin ary S hares or Administrative
Shares (together the "Share Capital").
Issued Administrative Ordinary
Shares Shares
Issued shares as at 30 September 2020
and as at 31 March 2020 2 42,450,000
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Issued Share GBP
Total Share Capital as at 30 September
2020 and as at 31 March 2020 39,016,728
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Members holding Shares are entitled to receive and participate
in any dividends out of income attributable to the Shares; other
distributions of the Company available for such purposes and
resolved to be distributed in respect of any accounting period; or
other income or right to participate therein. Upon winding up,
Shareholders are entitled to the surplus assets remaining after
payment of all the creditors of the Company. Members have the right
to receive notice of and to attend, speak and vote at general
meetings of the Company. However the Board has considered the
potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (the "Pandemic") on the
arrangements for the AGM. The Company is required by The Companies
(Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended, to hold an AGM. Measures taken by
the States of Guernsey in response to the Pandemic mean that
attendance at the AGM by shareholders who are not residents of
Guernsey is not reasonably practicable.
Of those measures, the most relevant to the AGM is the legal
requirement that anyone arriving in Guernsey from anywhere in the
world including, for the avoidance of doubt, the United Kingdom,
will be required to self-isolate for up to 14 days upon their
arrival.
Due to the Pandemic there will be no opportunity to interact
with the directors. However, the Board considers it important that
all shareholders have the opportunity to make their views known and
to exercise their voting rights at the AGM. The Company has
therefore strongly encouraged all shareholders to exercise their
votes in respect of the meeting in advance and to submit any
questions they may have to either the Secretary or the Corporate
and Shareholder Adviser.
The holders of Administrative Shares are not entitled to
receive, and participate in, any dividends out of income; other
distributions of the Company available for such purposes and
resolved to be distributed in respect of any accounting period; or
other income or right to participate therein. On a winding up,
holders are entitled to a return of capital paid up on them after
the Shares have received a return of their capital paid up but
ahead of the return of all additional capital to the holders of
Shares. The holders of Administrative Shares shall not have the
right to receive notice of and shall have no right to attend, speak
and vote at general meetings of the Company, except for the
Liquidation Proposal Meeting (general meeting convened six months
before the end term of the lease where the Liquidation Resolution
will be proposed) or if there are no Shares in existence.
17 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Cash at bank 3,576,049 3,770,813
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18 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
T h e Compan y's main fin ancial instruments c omprise:
(a) Cash and cash equivalents that arise directly from the
Company's operations; and
(b) Loan secured on non-current asset.
19 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
T h e Compan y 's objective is to obtain income returns and a
capital return f or its S harehold ers by acquirin g, le asing and
then s elling a sin gle aircra ft.
T h e f ollowing table details the categories of fin ancial
assets and liabilities held by the Company at the re porting
date:
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents 3,576,049 3,770,813
Receivables (excluding prepayments) 11 11
------------ ------------
Financial assets at amortised cost 3,576,060 3,770,824
------------ ------------
Financial liabilities
Payables 32,761 34,547
Borrowings 9,396,583 15,456,369
------------ ------------
Financial liabilities measured
at amortised cost 9,429,344 15,490,916
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The main risks arising from the Company's financial instruments
are capital management risk, foreign currency risk, credit risk,
liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The Board regularly reviews
and agrees policies for managing each of these risks and these are
summarised below:
(a) Capital Management
The Company manages its capital to ensure that the Company will
be able to continue as a going concern while maximising the return
to Shareholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity
balance. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed
capital requirements.
The capital structure of the Company consists of debt, which
includes the borrowings disclosed in note 15, cash and cash
equivalents disclosed in note 17 and equity attributable to equity
holders, comprising issued capital and retained earnings.
The Company's Board reviews the capital structure on a bi-annual
basis.
Equity includes all capital and reserves of the Company that are
managed as capital.
No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes
for managing capital during the Period.
(b) Foreign Currency Risk
The Company's accounting policy under IFRS requires the use of a
Sterling historic cost of the Asset and the value of the US dollar
loan as translated at the spot exchange rate on every statement of
financial position date. In addition, US dollar operating lease
receivables are not immediately recognised in the Statement of
Financial Position and are accrued over the period of the lease.
The Directors consider that this introduces artificial variance due
to the movement over time of foreign exchange rates. In actuality,
the US dollar operating lease receivables should offset the US
dollar payables on amortising loans. The foreign exchange exposure
in relation to the Loan is thus largely naturally hedged.
Lease rentals (as detailed in notes 4 and 12) are received in US
dollars and Sterling. Those lease rentals received in US dollars
are used to pay the loan repayments due, also in US dollars. Both
US dollar lease rentals and loan repayments are fixed and are for
similar sums and similar timings. The matching of lease rentals to
settle loan repayments therefore minimises risks caused by foreign
exchange fluctuations.
The carrying amounts of the Company's foreign currency
denominated monetary assets and liabilities at the reporting date
are as follows:
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Bank loan (US dollar) - liabilities (9,439,967) (15,620,114)
Cash and cash equivalents (US dollar)
- assets 2,451,260 2,388,396
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The following table details the Company's sensitivity to a 25
per cent. (31 March 2020: 25 per cent) appreciation of Sterling
against the US dollar. 25 per cent. (31 March 2020: 25 per cent.)
represents the Directors' assessment of the reasonably possible
change in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis includes
only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and
adjusts their translation at the period end for a 25 per cent. (31
March 2020: 25 per cent.) change in foreign currency rates. A
positive number below indicates an increase in profit and equity
where Sterling strengthens 25 per cent. (31 March 2020: 25 per
cent.) against the US dollar. For a 25 per cent. (31 March 2020: 25
per cent.) weakening of Sterling against the US dollar, there would
be a comparable but opposite impact on the profit and equity .
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
USD impact USD impact
GBP GBP
Profit or loss 1,397,741 2,646,344
Assets (490,252) (477,679)
Liabilities 1,887,993 3,124,023
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On the eventual sale of the Asset, the Company will be subject
to foreign currency risk if settled in a currency other than
Sterling. Transactions in similar assets are typically priced in US
dollars.
(c) Credit Ri sk
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default
on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the
Company.
Refer to the going concern section on page 21 where an
assessment of Emirates is made.
The credit risk on cash transactions is mitigated by transacting
with counterparties that are regulated entities subject to
prudential supervision, or with high credit ratings assigned by
international credit rating agencies.
T h e Compan y 's fin ancial assets e x posed to credit risk are
as f ollows:
30 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2020
GBP GBP
Receivables (excluding prepayments) 11 11
Cash and cash equivalents 3,576,049 3,770,813
3,576,060 3,770,824
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Surplus cash is held in accounts with Barclays Bank PLC and
Westpac, which have credit ratings given by Moody's of P-1 and P-1
respectively.
There is a contractual credit risk arising from the possibility
that the Lessee may default on the lease payments. This risk is
mitigated, as under the terms of the lease agreement between the
Lessee and the Company, any non-payment of the lease rentals
constitutes a "Special Termination Event", under which the lease
terminates and the Company may either choose to sell the Asset or
lease it to another party.
At the inception of the lease, the Company selected a Lessee
with a strong balance sheet and financial outlook. The financial
strength of Emirates is regularly reviewed by the Board and the
Asset Manager.
(d) Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter
difficulty in realising assets or otherwise raising funds to meet
financial commitments. The Company's main financial commitments are
its ongoing operating expenses and loan repayments to Westpac.
Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with
the Board, which established an appropriate liquidity management
framework at the incorporation of the Company, through the timings
of lease rentals and loan repayments. The Company manages liquidity
risk by maintaining adequate reserves by monitoring forecast and
actual cash flows, and by matching profiles of financial assets and
liabilities.
The table below details the residual contractual maturities of
financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments. The
amounts below are contractual undiscounted cash flows, including
both principal and interest payments, and will not agree directly
to the amounts recognised in the Statement of Financial
Position.
30 Sep 2020 over 5
1-3 months 3-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years years
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Financial
liabilities
Payables
- due within
one year 32,761 - - - -
Loans payable 2,971,732 2,624,080 3,498,774 874,693 -
3,004,493 2,624,080 3,498,774 874,693 -
----------- ------------ ---------- ---------- -------
31 Mar 2020 over 5
1-3 months 3-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years years
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Financial
liabilities
Payables
- due within
one year 34,547 - - - -
Loans payable 3,091,367 7,092,640 3,639,625 2,729,720 -
3,125,914 7,092,640 3,639,625 2,729,720 -
----------- ------------ ---------- ---------- -------
(e) Interest Rate Ri sk
Interest rate risk arises from the possibility that changes in
interest rates will a ff ect f uture cash flo ws. It is the risk
that fluct uations in market interest rates will result in a
reduction in deposit interest earned on bank deposits held by the
Compan y.
T h e Company mitigates interest rate risk by fixing the
interest rate on the Loan and the lease re ntals.
T h e f ollowing table details the Compan y 's e x posure to
interest rate risks, by interest rate re fin ancing perio d:
3 0 September 2020 V a ri Fixed Non-interest
able interest bearing Total
interest GBP GBP GBP
G BP
Financial assets
Receiv ables (excluding
prepayments) - - 11 11
Cash and c ash equiv
ale nts 3,576,049 - - 3,576,049
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total financial assets 3,576,049 - 11 3,576,060
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Financial liabilities
P a y ab les - - 32,761 32,761
Loan s pa y able - 9,439,967 - 9,439,967
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total financial liabilities - 9,439,967 32,761 9,472,728
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total interest sensitivity
gap 3,576,049 9,439,967
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3 1 March 2020 V a ri Fixed Non-interest
able interest interest be aring Total
G BP G BP G BP GBP
Financial assets
Receiv ables (excluding
prepayments) - - 11 11
Cash and c ash equiv
ale nts 3,770,813 - - 3,770,813
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total financial assets 3,770,813 - 11 3,770,813
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Financial liabilities
P a y ab les - - 34,547 34,547
Loan s pa y able - 15,620,114 - 15,620,114
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total financial liabilities - 15,620,114 34,547 15,654,661
-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total interest sensitivity
gap 3,770,813 15,620,114
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I f interest rates had been 50 basis points hig her throughout
the Period and all other v aria bles were held const ant, the
Compan y 's pro fit f or the Period and net assets attrib utable to
S harehold ers as at 30 S eptember 2020 would ha ve been GBP17,880
(31 March 2020: GBP18,854 ) greater due to an increase in the
amount of interest receiv able on the bank bala nces.
I f interest rates had been 50 basis points lo wer and all other
v aria bles were held const ant, the Compan y 's pro fit f or the
Period and net assets attrib utable to S harehold ers as at 30 S
eptember 2020 would ha ve been GBP17,880 (31 March 2020: GBP18,854
) lo wer due to an decrease in the amount of interest receiv able
on the bank bala nces.
20 CHANGES IN LIABILITIES ARISING FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
The following table discloses the effects of the amendments
to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows which requires additional disclosures
that enable users of financial statements to evaluate changes
in liabilities arising from financing activities, including
both changes arising from cash flows and non-cash flows.
The table below excludes non-cash flows arising from the amortisation
of associated costs (see note 15).
30 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2019
GBP GBP
Opening Balance 15,620,114 25,486,481
Cash flows paid - capital (5,641,918) (5,440,053)
Cash flows paid - interest (372,790) (689,989)
Non-cash flows
* Interest accrued 376,273 691,769
* Effects of foreign exchange (541,712) 1,440,390
Closing Balance 9,439,967 21,488,598
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21 ULTIMATE CONTROLLING P ARTY
In the opinion of the Direct ors, the Company has no ultimate c
ontrolling party.
22 RELATED PARTY TRANSACITONS AND MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Nimrod Capital LLP (Nimrod) is the Company's Corporate and
Shareholder Advisor.
During the Period, the Company incurred GBP63,223 (30 September
2019: GBP59,742) of expenses with Nimrod, of which GBPnil (31 March
2020: GBPnil) was outstanding to this related party at 30 September
2020. GBP61,608 (30 September 2019: GBP59,742) related to corporate
shareholder and advisor fees as shown in note 5 and GBP1,615 (30
September 2019: GBPnil) have been incurred as cancellation costs in
relation to the Farnborough Airshow.
Doric GmbH (Doric) is the Company's Asset Manager.
During the Period, the Company incurred GBP158,639 (30 September
2019: GBP155,205) of expenses with Doric, which consisted of asset
management fees of GBP152,714 (30 September 2019: GBP149,353) and
liaison agency fees of GBP2,930 (30 September 2019: GBP5,852).
GBP1,826 (31 March 2020: GBPnil) was prepaid to this related party
at 30 September 2020.
JTC Registrars Limited ("JTC Registrars") is the Company's
registrar, transfer agent and paying agent. During the Period, the
Company incurred GBP5,362 (30 September 2019: GBP4,802) of expenses
with JTC Registrars as shown in note 5. As at 30 September 2020,
GBP923 (31 March 2020: GBP1,611) was owing to this related
party.
23 S UBSEQUENT EVENTS
O n 15 Oct ober 2020, a f urther divid end of 2.25 pence per
Ordin ary S hare was declared and this w as paid on 30 Oct ober
2020.
KEY ADVISERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
KEY INFORMATION
E x chan ge: Special ist Fund S e gme nt of t he London S t o ck
E xchan g e's M a in M ark et
T i c k e r: DN A1
Li st ing Da te: 13 Decemb er
2010
Fi nancial Year End: 31 M arch
Ba se Curre ncy: Pound Sterling
I S I N: GG 00B4 M F3899
SED O L: B4 M F389
LEI: 2138009FPM7EH4WDS168
Coun t ry of I ncorpora t ion:
G uernsey
Re g i s t ra t ion number: 52484
M A N A G E ME NT A ND A DMI
N I S T R A T ION
Co mpa ny Secretary a nd A dmi
Reg i s tered Off i ce n i s trator
D o ric Nimrod A ir One Limi t JTC Fund Solutions ( G uernse y)
ed Limi t ed
G round Floor G round Floor
Do rey Court Do rey Court
Ad miral Pa rk Ad miral Pa rk
S t Pe t er P ort S t Pe t er P ort
G ue rnsey G Y1 2 HT G ue rnsey G Y1 2 HT
A s se t Manager L i a i so n A gent
D o ric GmbH A medeo Serv ices (UK) L imi t ed
Be rliner S t r asse 114 29 -30 Cornhill
6306 5 O ff enb ach am M a in Londo n
G e r many E C 3 V 3 NF
Co rporate and Shareho l d er Leas e and Debt Arran g er
Advisor
Do ric Asset Finance Gm bH & Co.
Nimrod Capital LLP KG
New Derwent House Be rliner S t r asse 114
69-73 Theobalds Road 6306 5 O ff enb ach am M a in
London, England G e r many
WC1X 8TA
So li c i tors to the Comp a A d voca tes to the Co m pa ny
ny (as to Eng l i sh L a w) (as to G u ernsey Law)
He rbert Smi th Freehills LLP Ca rey O lsen
E x chan ge House Ca rey House
P rimrose S treet Le s Ba n q ues
Londo n, England S t Pe t er P ort
EC2 A 2EG G ue rnsey G Y1 4 HP
Reg i s trar A u d i tor
JTC Re g i s trars L imi t ed Deloi tt e LLP
G round Floor Re g en cy Cou rt
Do rey Court G la t e g n y Esplanade
Ad miral Pa rk S t Pe t er P ort
S t Pe t er P ort G ue rnsey G Y1 3 HW
G ue rnsey G Y1 2 HT
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