Globe Trade Centre S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2020
(In thousands of Euro)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Consolidated Financial Statements
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1. Principal activities
Globe Trade Centre S.A. (the “Company” or “GTC”) with its subsidiaries (“GTC Group” or
“the Group”) is an international real estate developer and investor. The Company was
registered in Warsaw on 19 December 1996. The Company’s registered office is in
Warsaw, Poland at Komitetu Obrony Robotników 45a Street. The Company owns, through
its subsidiaries, commercial and residential real estate companies with a focus on Poland,
Budapest, Bucharest, Belgrade, Zagreb and Sofia.
The Group’s main business activities are development and rental of office and retail space.
As of 31 December 2020 and 2019, the number of full time equivalent working employees
in the Group companies was 209 and 197, respectively.
There is no seasonality in the business of the Group companies.
GTC is primarily listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and inward listed on Johannesburg
Stock Exchange.
As of 31 December 2020, the majority shareholder of the Company is GTC Holding Zrt.,
which holds directly and indirectly 320,466,380 shares of GTC S.A., entitling to
320,466,380 votes in the Company, representing 66% of the share capital of GTC S.A.
and carrying the right to 66% of the total number of votes in GTC S.A.. GTC Holding Zrt.
holds directly 21,891,289 shares of the Company, entitling to 21,891,289 votes in GTC
S.A., representing 4.51% of the share capital of the Issuer and carrying the right to 4.51%
of the total number of votes in GTC S.A. and indirectly (i.e. through GTC Dutch Holdings
B.V.) holds 298,575,091 shares in the Company, entitling to 298,575,091 votes GTC S.A.,
representing 61.49% of the share capital of the Company and carrying the right to 61.49%
of the total number of votes in the Company.
2. Functional and presentation currencies
The functional currency of GTC S.A. and most of its subsidiaries is Euro. The functional
currency of some of GTC’s subsidiaries is other than Euro (Europort/Ukraine/USD).
The financial statements of those companies prepared in their functional currencies are
included in the consolidated financial statements by a translation into Euro using
appropriate exchange rates outlined in IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange
Rates. Assets and liabilities are translated at the period end exchange rate, while income
and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the period. All resulting
exchange differences are classified in equity as “Foreign currency translation” without
affecting earnings for the period.