HUUUGE, INC.
Separate Financial Statements
as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
as adopted by the European Union
Table of contents
Company’s separate statement of comprehensive income
2
Company’s separate statement of financial position
3
Company’s separate statement of changes in equity
4
Company’s separate statement of cash flows
6
1. General information
8
2. Accounting policies
10
1) Basis for preparation of the financial statements
10
2) Key judgements and estimates
10
3) Material accounting policies
12
4) Adoption of new and revised Standards
19
5) Determination of fair values
20
3. Revenue and dividend income
20
4. Segment information
20
5. Operating expenses
21
6. Finance income
21
7. Income tax
21
8. Investments in subsidiaries
23
9. Financial risk management
23
10. Accounting classifications of financial instruments and fair values
28
11. Trade and other receivables
29
12. Cash and cash equivalents
29
13. Share capital
30
14. Share-based payment arrangements
34
15. Trade and other payables
40
16. Contingencies
40
17. Pledges and collaterals
42
18. Related party transactions
43
19. Transactions with management of the Company
44
20. Audit fees
44
21. Employment structure
45
22. Subsequent events
45
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Company’s separate statement of comprehensive income
Note
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Revenue
3
1,577
2,922
Cost of sales
-
-
Gross profit/(loss)
1,577
2,922
Sales and marketing expenses
5
(56)
(76)
Research and development expenses
5
(419)
(2,156)
General and administrative expenses
5
(6,015)
(8,167)
Dividend income
3
159,729
-
Other operating income/(expense), net
(1,876)
(16)
Operating result
152,940
(7,493)
Finance income
6
2,869
986
Finance expense
6
-
(376)
Profit/(loss) before tax
155,809
(6,883)
Income tax
7
(1,558)
(829)
Net result for the year
154,251
(7,712)
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year
154,251
(7,712)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these separate financial statements.
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Company’s separate statement of financial position
Note
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Assets
Non-current assets
Investment in subsidiaries
8
29,847
29,162
Deferred tax assets
7
88
112
Property, plant and equipment
-
80
Right-of-use asset
-
62
Other long-term non-financial assets
-
30
Total non-current assets
29,935
29,446
Current assets
Dividend receivable
3
10,000
-
Trade and other receivables
11
1,961
1,224
Corporate income tax receivable
7
752
-
Other short-term non-financial assets
-
6
Cash and cash equivalents
12
80,532
86,210
Total current assets
93,245
87,440
Total assets
123,180
116,886
Equity
Share capital
13
1
2
Treasury shares
13
(16,652)
(20,942)
Supplementary capital
13
149,590
304,487
Employee benefit reserve
14
25,749
22,894
Retained earnings/(Accumulated losses)
(39,502)
(193,753)
Total equity
119,186
112,688
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
15
2,294
4,092
Provisions
16
1,700
-
Corporate income tax payable
-
39
Short-term lease liabilities
-
67
Total current liabilities
3,994
4,198
Total equity and liabilities
123,180
116,886
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these separate financial statements.
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Company’s separate statement of changes in equity
Note
Share
capital**
Treasury shares
Supplementary
capital
Employee benefit
reserve
Retained earnings/
(accumulated losses)
Equity
As at January 1, 2023
2
(20,942)
304,487
22,894
(193,753)
112,688
Net profit/(loss)
-
-
-
-
154,251
154,251
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
-
154,251
154,251
Exercise of stock options
13,14
-
4,290
(3,820)
-
-
470
Employee share schemes - value of employee services
14
-
-
-
2,855
-
2,855
Share BuyBack (“SBB”) - repurchase of shares *
13
(1)
(150,000)
-
-
-
(150,001)
Transaction costs related to SBB program *
13
-
(1,077)
-
-
-
(1,077)
Retirement of shares purchased during the Share Buyback
Scheme ("SBB")
13
-
151,077
(151,077)
-
-
-
As at December 31, 2023
1
(16,652)
149,590
25,749
(39,502)
119,186
* Share Buyback program (“SBB”) line includes the cash outflows for the repurchase of 17,121,919 own shares at a price of USD 8.7607 per share on July 4,2023. The change of trade and other
payables presented in the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2023 does not equal the change in the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023. The difference of
USD 93 thousand is due to the transaction costs related to SBB, presented in the cash flows from financing activities in the statement of cash flows, which were not paid as at December 31, 2023.
** (1) represents an amount less than USD 1 thousand.
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Note
Share
capital**
Treasury shares
Supplementary
capital
Employee benefit
reserve
Retained earnings/
(accumulated losses)
Equity
As at January 1, 2022
2
(19,954)
321,049
19,813
(186,041)
134,869
Net profit/(loss)
-
-
-
-
(7,712)
(7,712)
Total comprehensive loss for the year
-
-
-
-
(7,712)
(7,712)
Shares issued/(repurchased) *
13
0
(20,090)
-
-
-
(20,090)
Exercise of stock options
13,14
-
18,791
(16,251)
-
-
2,540
Delivery of shares to former owners of Double Star Oy
13,14
-
311
(311)
-
-
-
Employee share schemes - value of employee services
14
-
-
-
3,081
-
3,081
As at December 31, 2022
2
(20,942)
304,487
22,894
(193,753)
112,688
* Shares issued/(repurchased) line includes payments for the purchase of 4,989,608 own shares under the buy-back program.
** 0 represents an amount less than USD 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these separate financial statements.
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Company’s separate statement of cash flows
Note
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit/(loss) before tax
155,809
(6,883)
Adjustments for:
Non-cash employee benefits expense – share-based payments
14,8
2,170
774
Finance (income)/expense, net
6
(2,805)
(1,051)
Depreciation and amortization
76
103
(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
60
-
Changes in net working capital:
Dividend receivable
3
(10,000)
-
Trade and other receivables
11
(737)
2,925
Trade and other payables
15
(1,891)
1,189
Other non-financial assets
36
(30)
Provisions
16
1,700
-
Other adjustments
-
(4)
Cash flows from operating activities
144,418
(2,977)
Income tax paid
(2,326)
(545)
Net cash flows from/(used in) operating activities
142,092
(3,522)
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received
6
2,915
590
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
-
(21)
Net cash flows from investing activities
2,915
569
Cash flows from financing activities
Repurchase of own shares incl. transaction costs
13
(150,985)
(20,090)
Exercise of stock options
14
470
2,540
Lease repayment and interest paid
(60)
(78)
Net cash flows from/(used in) financing activities
(150,575)
(17,628)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(5,568)
(20,581)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations and accrued interest
(110)
461
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
86,210
106,330
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
80,532
86,210
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these separate financial statements.
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Notes to the separate financial
statements
1. General information
Huuuge Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”, the “Parent Company”) is a company registered in the United States of America. The
Company’s registered office is located in Dover, Delaware, 850 Burton Road, Suite 201, DE 19904, and the operating office is
located in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 800, Mailbox #32, NV 89102.
The Company was established with a notary deed on February 11, 2015.
These separate financial statements (hereinafter “financial statements”) of the Company cover the year ended December 31,
2023 and includes comparative data for the year ended December 31, 2022.
These financial statements were approved on
March 11 ,2024 by the Board of Directors.
The Company has an unlimited period of operation.
The core business activity of Huuuge Inc. is holding activity for the Huuuge Inc. Group (the “Group”), for which the Company is
the ultimate parent. The core business activities of the Group include:
development of mobile games in the free
-
to-play model,
distribution and user acquisition of own mobile games.
The Company’s business activities are not subject to significant seasonal or cyclical trends. The Group’s business activities are
characterised by low environmental impact. For more information on climate matters, please refer to the Annual report for the
twelve-month period ended December 31, 2023. There were no significant risks identified related to climate change.
Identification of consolidated financial statements
The Company is the ultimate parent of the Huuuge Inc Group. The Company has prepared consolidated financial statements for
the year ended December 31, 2023, which were approved on March 11, 2024 by the Board of Directors.
Composition of the Company’s Board of Directors as at December 31, 2023 and as at the date of signing of these separate
financial statements
Directors have annual terms of duty and serve until the successors are duly elected. Preferred shareholders have the right to
appoint certain directors.
As at December 31, 2022, the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors was the following:
Anton Gauffin, executive director, President, and co-CEO,
Rod Cousens, executive director, co-CEO,
Henric Suuronen, non-executive director,
Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk, non-executive director,
John Salter, non-executive director,
Tom Jacobsson, non-executive director.
Effective on March 7, 2023, Mr. Rod Cousens, co-CEO, and the Company reached a mutual agreement to end Mr. Cousens’s
executive service with the Company. Mr. Cousens remained a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Effective on
September 18, 2023, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution on the following changes of the officers of the Company:
Mr Anton Gauffin stepped down from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and was
appointed as the Executive Chairman of the Board while still remaining an executive director of the Company;
Mr Wojciech Wronowski, who was thus far serving as the Chief Operating Officer (not being a formal officer of the
Company), was appointed a formal officer of the Company, namely the Chief Executive Officer;
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Mr Erik Duindam, who was thus far serving as the Chief Technology Officer (not being a formal officer of the
Company), was appointed as a formal officer of the Company, namely the President, and the Chief Operating Officer;
Mr Marek Chwałek, who was serving as Executive Vice President of Finance (not being a formal officer of the
Company), was appointed as a formal officer of the Company, namely the Treasurer;
Ms Monika Kierepa was appointed as the Secretary.
Effective
on
October
27,
2023,
Mr. Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk and Mr. Tom Jacobsson were re-elected as independent
non-executive directors. In connection with the election of members of the Board of Directors by the Annual General Meeting,
Mr. John Salter was elected to serve as the Series A Director for the next term, and Mr. Henric Suuronen and Mr. Anton Gauffin to
serve as the Series B Directors for the next term.
After these changes, as at December 31, 2023 and as at the date of signing of these financial statements, the composition of
the Company’s Board of Directors was the following:
Anton Gauffin, executive director, Executive Chairman of the Board,
Henric Suuronen, non-executive director,
Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk, non-executive director,
John Salter, non-executive director,
Tom Jacobsson, non-executive director.
Investments in subsidiaries
The Company has an interest in share capital of the following subsidiaries:
Name of entity
Registered seat
Activities
Company's share in capital
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Huuuge Games Sp. z o.o.
Szczecin, Poland
games development and
operations
100%
100%
Huuuge Global Ltd
Limassol, Cyprus
games distribution, user
acquisition
100%
100%
Huuuge Publishing Ltd
(formerly Fun Monkey Ltd)
Limassol, Cyprus
games distribution
100%
100%
Huuuge Block Ltd (formerly
Coffee Break Games Ltd)
Limassol, Cyprus
games distribution
100%
100%
Billionaire Games Limited
Limassol, Cyprus
games distribution
100%
100%
Huuuge Digital Ltd
Tel Aviv, Israel
games development, R&D
100%
100%
Playable Platform B.V.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
games development, R&D
100%
100%
Double Star Oy
Helsinki, Finland
games development
100%
100%
Huuuge UK Ltd
London, United Kingdom
corporate development
100%
100%
Huuuge Mobile Games Ltd
Dublin, Ireland
games distribution, user
acquisition, in liquidation
100%
100%
Coffee Break Games
United Ltd *
Dublin, Ireland
games distribution, user
acquisition, in liquidation
100%
100%
MDOK GmbH (formerly
Huuuge Pop GmbH)
Berlin, Germany
games development, in
liquidation
100%
100%
Huuuge Labs GmbH
Berlin, Germany
games development, R&D,
in liquidation
100%
100%
* Effective on January 24, 2024, Coffee Break Games United Ltd was dissolved and is no longer in existence.
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2. Accounting policies
1)
Basis for preparation of the financial statements
These financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting
Standards as adopted by the European Union (“IFRS”) and constitute the Company’s separate financial statement prepared in
order to meet the legal requirements imposed on issuers of the securities admitted to trading on regulated markets. The
Company has prepared the financial statements on the basis that it will continue to operate as a going concern.
The Company is the parent entity of the Huuuge Inc. Group. The annual consolidated financial statements of the Group have
been prepared in accordance with the requirements of IFRS. In order to fully understand the financial situation and the results of
operations of the Company as the parent company in the Group, these financial statements should be read together with the
annual consolidated financial statements for the period ended on 31 December 2023. The consolidated financial statements of
the Group are prepared and published at the same time as these separate financial statements of the Company.
These financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis.
The functional currency of the Company and the presentation currency of these financial statements is the US dollar (“USD”).
2)
Key judgements and estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and
assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and
expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimated. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing
basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future
periods affected.
In preparing these financial statements, the significant judgements and estimates made by management in applying the
Company’s accounting policies have been consistently applied by the Company and are consistent across the reported periods.
Model of revenue recognition
Agent vs principal considerations – transactions between the Company and Huuuge Global Limited
The Company purchases certain advertisement services from third parties (mostly Platform providers such as Facebook),
which are subsequently recharged to Huuuge Global Ltd. The Company’s management has determined that in its relation to the
platforms the Company acts as an agent on behalf of Huuuge Global Ltd.
In accordance with IFRS 15.B34, when another entity is involved in providing goods or services to a customer, the entity
evaluates the nature of its promise to the customer, whether the nature of the entity`s performance obligation is to provide the
specified goods or services to the customer itself (in this case the entity is a principal) or to arrange for them to be provided by
another entity (in this case the entity is an agent). In accordance with IFRS 15.B35, the entity acts as the principal, if it obtains
control of the specified good or service before it is transferred to the customer, otherwise the entity acts as an agent arranging
for the provision of the specified goods or service for another entity`s customer. An agent recognizes revenue on a net basis
corresponding to any fee or commission to which it expects to be entitled in return for the arrangement of provision of goods or
services by another entity.
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The Company’s management assessed that, taking into account the IFRS 15 guidance, the nature of the Company’s
performance obligation is to ensure the provision of advertisement services by Platform providers such as Facebook for Huuuge
Global Ltd, and that the Company itself does not obtain control over the goods or services provided prior to its transfer to the
customer. The Company’s management therefore assessed that the Company acts as an agent to Huuuge Global Limited. The
conclusion that the Company acts as an agent is supported mainly by the following factors: Platform providers (such as
Facebook) have the ultimate responsibility for providing the services to Huuuge Global Ltd; the Company does not set the prices
for the advertisement services, nor it has a discretion to select the Platforms, Platform providers have right to change these
prices at any time at their discretion.
The Company being an agent presents revenues from those transactions in net amounts – revenue from Huuuge Global Ltd for
the provision of these services was fully netted with related costs in the statement of comprehensive income for the years
ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
For details on the accounting policies related to the revenue recognition please refer to Note 2.3
Material accounting policies
,
point (b)
Revenue
.
Money market mutual funds
As part of its liquidity management, the Company engages in short-term deposits with various banks or overnight deposits in
money market mutual funds. The Company invests in money market funds that are open-ended mutual funds that invest in
liquid, high-quality debt. This debt is either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, or instrumentalities, along
with repurchase agreements secured by such obligations or cash (Aaa-mf Moody’s rating of funds only). The main goals are the
preservation of principal, high liquidity and a modest incremental return over short-term interest rates or a benchmark rate.
Key judgment in applying accounting policies refers to the classification of investments in money market mutual funds as “Cash
and cash equivalents” and not as “Other financial assets”. The units of the funds held by the Company are short-term, highly
liquid, readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of future changes in value, thus they
meet the critical criteria indicated in IAS 7
Statement of Cash Flows
and have been considered in substance as cash equivalents.
Investments in money market funds have a determinable market value and they are puttable, with a short notice period. The
Company can dispose the investments in funds at its discretion any time (same-day access), funds are not closed for a selected
group of participants. They are convertible into cash and the cash amount to be received on redemption is known at the time of
the investment because at the time of the initial investment, the risk of changes in value is insignificant. The volatility of changes
in fair value, in particular the credit and liquidity risk, is limited taking into account the level of diversification of the portfolio and
its weighted average life of the underlying assets of the funds. The exposure to benchmark interest rate risk is also assessed to
be low because of a short period of time until the next repricing of the assets held by the fund to current benchmark interest
rates. These facts support the view that the investment is liquid.
In addition, the Company considered the assets held by the fund to establish whether substantially all of its investments qualify
individually as cash and cash equivalents. The consideration referred to all potential investments allowed by the investment
rules set for the fund, and not only the assets that the fund holds as of the evaluation date. It was assessed that in general the
investments’ maturity is less than three months and thus, investments qualify individually as cash and cash equivalents.
Due to the above, in the management’s opinion, the Company’s investments in money market funds have the attributes to be
considered a cash equivalent. This analysis is performed at each reporting period. For details on the funds and their credit
ratings please refer to Note 9
Financial risk management
, point (b)
Credit risk
. For carrying amounts as at December 31, 2023
and December 31, 2022 please refer to Note 12
Cash and cash equivalents
.
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Estimation uncertainty
The assumptions made about the future and the major sources of estimation uncertainty refer to the following areas:
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, in particular the realizability of deferred tax assets
In order to determine deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities the management needs to make estimates and judgments,
especially in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities. Significant management estimate is required to determine the
amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable profits,
together with future tax planning strategies. The process includes evaluation of the tax results of the Company, under
consideration of local tax laws and regulations, assessment of the actual tax exposure and of temporary differences as well as
assessment of the likelihood that deferred tax assets can be utilized in future periods through generation of taxable profits.
The recognition of a deferred tax asset is based on the assumption that it will be recoverable against future taxable income. The
deterioration of tax results in the future could cause that this assumption could not be justified. When accounting for
transactions the Company takes into account uncertainties as to whether its treatment will be accepted by the tax authorities.
Estimates used for the recognition of deferred tax assets are updated annually with factors such as expected tax rates and
expected future tax results of the Company.
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognized for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax bases of
investments in subsidiaries as the Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and in the
management’s assessment it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
For more details on deferred tax assets and liabilities please refer to Note 2.3
Material accounting policies
, point (c)
Income tax
and to Note 7
Income tax
.
Provisions and contingent liabilities
Determination of provisions and contingent liabilities is based on management’s assessment of the probability of the outflow of
resources embodying economic benefits, according to guidelines included in IAS 37
Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and
Contingent Assets
.
Provisions are measured at management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the end of the
reporting period and are discounted to present value where the effect is material.
The Company has become involved in several pending litigations. In each instance, the Management considered the potential
outcome of the matter and assessed its impact on these financial statements, including deliberation on whether provisions
should be recognized and, if so, the appropriate quantification thereof. For more details on the Company's litigations please refer
to Note 16
Contingencies
3)
Material accounting policies
The accounting policies applied by the Company in these financial statements have been consistently applied by the Company
and are consistent across the reported periods, unless indicated otherwise.
a)
Foreign currency transactions – transactions and balances
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to USD (which is the functional currency of the entity and the presentation
currency of these financial statements) at exchange rates effective on the days of the transactions. Monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into USD at the applicable closing exchange rates as of the balance
sheet date. The foreign exchange rate differences arising on translation of transactions denominated in foreign currencies are
recognized in the profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income.
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Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost in foreign currency are translated using the exchange
rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair
value are translated at the exchange rates at the date the fair value was determined. Translation differences on assets and
liabilities carried at fair value are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss.
b)
Revenue
The Company’s revenue is generated by services provided to the other entities in the Group. The Company’s revenue comprises
revenues from advertisement services, game design development services, and stewardship activities.
Advertisement services
The Company purchases certain advertisement services from third parties (mostly Platform providers such as Facebook), which
are subsequently recharged to Huuuge Global Ltd. The Company’s management has determined that in its relation to the
platforms the Company acts as an agent on behalf of Huuuge Global Ltd. Further information on the judgment in this respect is
presented in Note 2.2
Key judgements and estimates – Model of revenue recognition.
The Company’s management identified one performance obligation which is advertisement services in gaming applications.
Revenue is recognized over time, in the period in which services are provided.
Game design development services, and stewardship activities
Under each of these revenue streams, The Company’s management identified one performance obligation. Revenue is
recognized over time, in the period in which services are provided. For game design development services, legal services and
stewardship activities, the Company has a right to consideration in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the
customer of the entity’s performance completed to date.
Management assesses that the Company does not have any contracts where the period between the transfer of the promised
goods or services and payment exceeds one year. As a consequence, the Company does not adjust any of the transaction prices
for the time value of money. A receivable is recognized when the consideration is unconditional because only the passage of
time is required before the payment is due.
In relation to these services, the Company’s management has determined that the Company acts as the principal as it controls
the specified good or service before it is transferred to the customer. In such circumstances, the Company recognizes revenue
in the amount of gross remuneration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods or services transferred.
c)
Income tax
Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss except to
the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items are recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.
Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or
substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.
Deferred tax is recognized in respect of temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their
carrying amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax is not recognized for temporary differences arising on the initial
recognition of assets and liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor
taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognized for temporary differences between the carrying
amount and tax bases of investments in subsidiaries where the company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the
temporary differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. In addition, deferred tax is
not recognized for taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill. Deferred tax is measured at the
tax rates that are expected to be applied to the temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been
enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities, and
they relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity, or on different tax entities, but they
intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities will be realized simultaneously.
Huuuge, Inc. is subject to U.S. tax regulations on the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) that are applicable to U.S.
taxpayers since 2017. The GILTI is a category of income that is earned abroad by U.S.-controlled foreign corporations from
easily movable intangible assets, such as IP rights, and this income is subject to special tax treatment under the U.S. tax code.
The Company applies the accounting policy to treat U.S. taxes due in relation to GILTI as a current-period expense when
incurred. Therefore, the Company does not record the deferred taxes for basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future
periods.
In addition, starting from 2022, in the United States, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act requires capitalization and amortization of research
& development expenses for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As the Company does not capitalize any research or
development expenditures for the accounting purpose, this might give a rise to the deductible temporary differences related to
the R&D expenses. As Huuuge Inc. does not carry out any R&D operations in the US, the deductible temporary differences do not
arise in this area, and the deferred tax asset is not recognized.
However, the tax capitalization rules apply also to R&D expenses incurred in the foreign operations when the income is being
computed or reported on a U.S. tax basis. The deferral of R&D expenses for tax purposes affects the computation of GILTI that
is accounted for in accordance with the accounting policy indicated above.
A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary differences, to the extent that it is
probable that future taxable profits will be available against which they can be utilized.
Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent it is no longer probable that the related tax
benefit will be realized.
d)
Shares in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Shares in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures not classified as held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5, are measured at
historical cost in accordance with IAS 27 reduced by impairment losses, if any arise in accordance with IAS 36. The impairment
test is carried out if there are any indications of impairment. The amount of the impairment loss is assessed by comparing the
carrying amount to the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Usually, transaction costs related to acquisition of
shares in subsidiaries increase the costs (the carrying amount) of the investment.
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company.
The Company controls an entity when it:
has power to direct the relevant activities of the investees that significantly affect their returns,
has exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investees,
has the ability to use its power over the investees to affect the amount of the investor’s returns.
The Company verifies if it has control over entities, if an event results in a change to one or more of the control conditions listed
above.
The Company does not have any associates or/and joint ventures.
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e)
Financial instruments
The Company recognizes the non-derivative financial instruments such as, trade and other receivables, cash and cash
equivalents (including investments in mutual funds) and trade and other payables.
At initial recognition, the Company measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair
value through profit or loss (“FVPL”), transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset.
Transaction costs of financial assets carried at FVPL are expensed in profit or loss.
The Company classifies its financial assets to the measurement category: debt instruments to be measured at amortized cost.
The classification depends on the entity’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the
cash flows. Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows, where those cash flows represent solely payments of
principal and interest (“SPPI test”), are measured at amortized cost. Interest income from these financial assets is included in
finance income using the effective interest rate method. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition is recognized directly in profit
or loss.
Management assesses the Company’s expected credit losses (“ECLs”) associated with debt instruments measured at
amortized cost, regardless of whether or not there has been any indication of impairment. Please refer to Note 2.3
Material
accounting policies
, point (f)
Impairment, (i) Financial assets
below.
f)
Impairment
(i)
Financial assets
Management assesses the Company’s ECLs associated with debt instruments measured at amortized cost, regardless of
whether or not there has been any indication of impairment.
For trade receivables, the Company applies a simplified approach and measures a loss allowance for expected credit losses at
the amount equal to the expected credit losses over the instrument's lifetime. The Company uses its historical data on credit
losses, adjusted on an as-needed basis for the impact of forward-looking statements.
g)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances, call deposits and highly liquid investments (including money market funds)
with maturities at initial recognition of three months or less.
The judgment relating to the classification of the investments in money market funds as “cash and cash equivalents’ is
disclosed in Note 2.2
Key judgements and estimates – Money market mutual funds
.
Cash on bank accounts and investments in money market mutual funds meets the SPPI test and the business model test "held
to collect", therefore they are measured at amortized cost including an impairment loss determined in accordance with the
expected loss model described in Note 2.3
Material accounting policies
, point (f)
Impairment, (i) Financial assets
.
h)
Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables are recognized initially at the fair value which is equal to the nominal amount when the contract does not
contain significant financing. Subsequently, they are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less loss
allowance. The loss allowance is determined according to the accounting policy presented in Note 2.3
Material accounting
policies
, point (f)
Impairment, (i) Financial assets
.
Other receivables include tax receivables other than from corporate income taxes and advance payments for subscriptions.
Other receivables that are not financial assets as at the end of the reporting period are measured at the amount due.
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i)
Trade and other payables
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the group prior to the end of the financial year which are
unpaid. Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities unless payment is not due within 12 months after the
reporting period. They are recognized initially at their fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the
effective interest method.
The other payables comprise employees-related liabilities, tax other than income tax liabilities, and accrued expenses, which are
measured at the amount due.
j)
Share capital and other components of the equity
Share capital is presented at the total nominal value of the registered shares of the Company.
As at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 all ordinary shares and preferred shares (series A and B) are classified as
equity. Preferences attributable to series A and B of preferred shares are described in Note 13
Share capital
.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are presented as the deduction of equity, i.e. supplementary
capital. Qualifying transaction costs incurred in anticipation of an issuance of equity instruments are also deducted from the
equity, i.e. supplementary capital. If the equity instruments are not subsequently issued, the transaction costs are recognized as
an expense.
Any excess of the fair value of consideration received over the nominal value of shares issued is recorded as share premium in
equity, i.e. supplementary capital.
In the line “Treasury shares”, the Company presents the own shares repurchased, which are recognized at costs and are
deducted from equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company
shares. Any difference between the carrying amount and the consideration, if reissued, is recognized in the supplementary
capital. Incremental costs directly attributable to the repurchase of own shares are presented as the deduction of equity, i.e. in
the line “Treasury shares”.
In accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its
capital stock either:
1.
Out of its surplus, being the excess of its net assets over its capital (all or part of the consideration received by the
corporation in exchange for its capital stock, as determined by the Board of Directors); or
2.
In case there shall be no such surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or
the preceding fiscal year.
If the capital, as defined above, shall have been diminished by depreciation in the value of its property, or by losses, or otherwise,
to an amount less than the aggregate amount of the capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes
having a preference upon the distribution of assets, the directors of such company shall not declare and pay out of such net
profits any dividends upon any shares of any classes of its capital stock until the deficiency in the amount of capital represented
by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets shall have been repaired.
Employee benefits reserve results from the share-based payment arrangements and are described in detail in Note 2.3
Material
accounting policies
, (k)
Share-based payment arrangements
and Note 14
Share-based payment arrangements
. Employee benefit
reserve is not transferred or reclassified within equity.
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k)
Share-based payment arrangements
The Company runs an award program where the employees and contractors are receiving free options which entitle them to
purchase the shares in the Company. Such a program is a share-based payment program which is classified as equity settled
due to the fact that the Company does not have an obligation to settle the obligation arising under the program by delivering
cash to the employees or contractors.
Equity-settled share-based payments to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and others providing similar services
are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date. The grant date fair value of the awards is determined
using a share option pricing model.
Details regarding the determination of the fair value of equity-settled share-based transactions are set out in Note 14
Share-based payment arrangements
.
Options with the same grant date but with different periods during which all the specified vesting conditions of a share-based
payment arrangement are to be satisfied are treated as separate awards with a different vesting period (staged vesting).
The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed (options granted to
employees of the Company) or allocated to investments in subsidiaries (options granted to employees of the Company’s
subsidiaries) over the vesting period. The amount recognized as an expense or allocated to investment in subsidiaries is
adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to
be met, such that the amount ultimately recognized is based on the number of awards that meet the related service and
non-market performance conditions at the vesting date. At the end of each period the Company revises its estimate of the
number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognized in profit
or loss, or investment in subsidiaries, such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding
adjustment to the equity-settled employee benefit reserve.
IFRS 2
Share-based Payment
does not address whether an increase in equity recognized in connection with a share-based
payment transaction should be presented in a separate component within equity or within retained earnings. Such an increase is
presented in the line “Employee benefit reserve” in these financial statements, left for the disposition of the general shareholders
meeting.
Share - based payment transactions with non-employees (Advisory agreement as described in the Note 14
Share-based payment
arrangements
to these financial statements)
Share-based payment transactions with non-employees include the transactions in which non-employees provide services to the
Company in exchange for free options which entitle them to purchase the shares in the Company.
In accordance with IFRS 2, the Company measures the services received, and the corresponding increase in equity, directly, at
the fair value of the goods or services received, unless that fair value cannot be estimated reliably. If the fair value of the
services received cannot be estimated reliably, the Company measures their value, and the corresponding increase in equity,
indirectly, by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted (indirect method).
Since the service is received on more than one date, the fair value of the equity instruments granted should be measured on
each date when the services are received. The Company measures expense to be recognised in the profit on a quarterly basis
using the average share price, as the changes in the share price over that period are not significant.
The Company recognizes the expense charge in the Company’s separate statement of comprehensive income over the vesting
period for which the related services are provided with the corresponding increase in equity in the line “Employee benefit
reserve”.
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Other employee benefits
Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on an undiscounted basis and are expensed as the related service is
provided. A liability is recognized for the amount expected to be paid under short-term cash bonus or profit-sharing plans if the
Company has a present legal or constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the employee,
and the obligation can be estimated reliably.
l)
Provisions
A provision is recognized when the Company, as a result of a past event, has a present obligation (legal or constructive) that can
be estimated reliably and it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation (an outflow of economic
benefits will be required). Provisions are measured at management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the
obligation at the end of the reporting period and are discounted to present value where the effect is material. For more details
on the Company's litigations please refer to Note 16
Contingencies
.
m)
Research and development expenses
In the position “Research and development expenses”, the Company recognizes costs related to game design of the existing
and the new games.
n)
Sales and marketing expenses
In the position “Sales and marketing expenses”, the Company recognizes mostly costs of remuneration.
o)
Finance income and expense
Foreign currency gains and losses are reported on a net basis as either finance income or finance cost depending on whether
foreign currency movements are in a net gain or net loss position unless material, where separate presentation is required.
Finance income comprises mainly interest income on funds invested. Interest income is recognized as it accrues in profit or
loss, using the effective interest method.
Finance expenses comprise interest expenses from banks and leases.
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4)
Adoption of new and revised Standards
The EU IFRS include all International Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations as
approved by the European Union. As at the date of approving these financial statements for publication, considering the pending
process of introducing IFRSs in the EU and the operations conducted by the Company, the EU IFRS applicable to these financial
statements might differ from IFRS adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.
In preparing these financial statements the Company’s management has analyzed new Standards which have already been
adopted by the European Union and which should be applied for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023.
New International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations published but not yet effective:
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28: Sale or Contribution of Assets Between an Investor and its Associate or Joint
Venture (issued on September 11, 2014): the endorsement process of these Amendments has been postponed by the
EU – the effective date was deferred indefinitely by the International Accounting Standards Board;
Amendments to IAS 1: Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current –
Deferral of Effective Date and Non-current Liabilities with Covenants ( issued on January 23, 2020 and subsequently
amended on July 15, 2020 and October 31, 2022): effective for financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2024;
Amendments to IFRS 16 Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (issued on September 22, 2022): effective for
financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2024;
Amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures: Supplier Finance
Arrangements (Issued on May 25, 2023): not yet endorsed by the EU at the date of approval of these financial
statements for issue – effective for financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2024;
Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability (issued on August
15, 2023): not yet endorsed by the EU at the date of approval of these financial statements for issue – effective for
financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
These standards and amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the Company in the current or future reporting
periods and on foreseeable future transactions.
New International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations effective for the first time for financial year 2023:
During the year 2023, the following IFRS and amendments to IFRS or interpretations entered into force:
IFRS 17: Insurance Contracts (issued on 18 May 2017): effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2023;
Amendments to IFRS 17 and an amendment to IFRS 4 (issued on 25 June 2020): effective for annual periods
beginning on or after 1 January 2023;
Transition option to insurers applying IFRS 17 – Amendments to IFRS 17 (issued on 9 December 2021): effective for
annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023;
Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2: Disclosure of Accounting policies (issued on 12 February 2021):
effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. These changes have been implemented and
reflected in these financial statements.
Amendments to IAS 8: Definition of Accounting Estimates (issued on 12 February 2021): effective for annual periods
beginning on or after 1 January 2023);
Deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction – Amendments to IAS 12 (issued on 7
May 2021): effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023);
Amendments to IAS 12 Income taxes: International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules (issued 23 May 2023):
effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023).
The amendments listed above did not have any impact on the amounts recognized in prior periods and are not expected to
significantly affect the current or future periods.
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5)
Determination of fair values
A number of the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value, for both financial and
non-financial assets and liabilities. As at December 31, 2023 and as at December 31, 2022 there were no assets or liabilities
measured at fair values.
At each reporting date, the management analyzes movements in the values of assets and liabilities which are required to be
remeasured or re-assessed as per the Company’s accounting policies.
a)
Trade and other receivables measured at amortized cost
For trade and other receivables and deposits, the Company’s management considers their carrying amounts to be the best
estimates of fair values, due to the short-term nature and high liquidity of these instruments. This fair value is determined for
disclosure purposes.
b)
Non-derivative financial liabilities measured at amortized cost
For trade accounts payable, the Company’s management considers their carrying amounts to be the best estimation of their
respective fair values, determined for disclosure purposes, due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Fair value of
non-derivative financial liabilities other than trade accounts payable, is calculated based on the present value of future principal
and interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. For lease liabilities, an interest rate
implicit in the lease is used, if that rate can be readily determined; if that rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee's
incremental borrowing rate is used.
As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the Company does not classify any assets or liabilities to be subsequently
measured at fair value.
3. Revenue and dividend income
The Company’s revenue is generated by services rendered to the other entities in the Group. The Company’s revenue comprises
revenues from stewardship activities as well as facilitating the advertisement services on behalf of Huuuge Global Ltd.. The
Company as an agent presents revenues from advertising services in net amounts, for further details on the judgment please
refer to Note 2.2
Key judgements and estimates - Model of revenue recognition.
During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company’s revenues amounted to USD 1,577 thousand (USD 948 thousand from
game design services and USD 629 thousand from stewardship services), and in the year ended December 31, 2022 - USD 2,922
thousand (USD 2,724 thousand from game design services and USD 197 thousand from stewardship services).
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized dividend income in the amount of USD 159,729 thousand as
presented in the line “Dividend income” in the separate statement of comprehensive income. The dividend was paid out of the
profits for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 of Huuuge Global Limited and profits for the year 2023 of Huuuge Global
Limited and Huuuge Games Sp. z o.o.. As at December 31, 2023 there was an outstanding balance of USD 10,000 thousand
from Huuuge Global Ltd. The remaining USD 10,000 thousand was received on March 1, 2024.
4. Segment information
The Company uses the exemption with respect to the disclosures of segment information in accordance with IFRS 8.4,
therefore, the analysis of the activities of the Company's operating segments has been presented in the consolidated financial
statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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5. Operating expenses
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 operating expenses include:
Expenses by nature
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Salaries and employee-related costs
3,056
3,757
Finance and legal services
2,767
5,390
Share-based payment expense
350
774
Other costs
317
478
Total operating expenses
6,490
10,399
Finance and legal services in the year ended December 31, 2023 include costs related to the review of the strategic options of
the Company in the amount of USD 530 thousand (USD 3,438 thousand in the year ended December 31, 2022).
6. Finance income
Year ended December 31, 2023
Year ended December 31, 2022
Interest earned from banks
2,805
986
Foreign exchange gains, net
64
-
Total finance income
2,869
986
Finance income for the year ended December 31, 2023 amounted to USD 2,869 thousand, which comprises mainly interest from
banks on deposits and money market mutual fund investments, including interest accrued in the amount of USD 286 thousand.
7. Income tax
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Deferred tax assets
88
140
Deferred tax liabilities
-
(28)
Net deferred tax asset/(liability)
88
112
Year ended December 31, 2023
Year ended December 31, 2022
Current income tax
1,298
893
Adjustments in respect of current income tax of
previous year
236
-
Change in deferred income tax
24
(64)
Income tax for the year
1,558
829
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The tax on the Company’s profit before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the statutory tax rate
applied to its profit as follows:
Effective tax rate reconciliation
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Profit/(loss) before income tax
155,809
(6,883)
Statutory tax rate in the United States
21%
21%
Theoretical tax expense/(benefit) according to current tax rate in
the United States
32,720
(1,445)
Previously taxed earnings - dividend from subsidiary
(33,543)
-
Tax impact of non-deductible costs – ESOP
74
163
GILTI* income net of FDII** deduction, net of foreign tax credit
2,085
2,128
Tax impact of non-deductible costs – other
(14)
(17)
Correction of the current tax relating to previous years
236
-
Tax charge
1,558
829
Effective tax rate
1%
(12%)
* GILTI – Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ** FDII – Foreign-Derived Intangible Income. This is a reconciling item since the
Company’s policy choice is to recognise any taxes for GILTI as a period cost, i.e. no deferred taxes for temporary differences
expected to reverse as GILTI. Please refer to the Note 2.3
Material accounting policies
.
The tax rate was higher in the year ended December 31, 2023 mainly due to the higher profit before tax off-set by the lower
proportion of non-tax deductible costs in comparison to the prior period, as well as due to lower proportion of tax losses without
recognized tax benefit.
Deferred tax reconciliation
Deferred tax assets
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Accrued expenses
89
132
Lease liabilities
-
14
Unrealized exchange rate differences
(1)
(6)
Deferred tax assets
88
140
Compensation with deferred tax liabilities
-
(28)
Deferred tax asset presented in the statement of financial position
88
112
Deferred tax assets are expected to be recovered within 12 months from the reporting date.
Deferred tax liabilities
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Tangible assets
-
15
Right of use assets
-
13
Deferred tax liabilities
-
28
Compensation with deferred tax assets
-
(28)
Deferred tax liability presented in the statement of financial position
-
-
Deferred tax liabilities expected to be settled within 12 months from the reporting date.
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Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities) at the beginning of the year
112
48
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities) at the end of the year
88
112
Deferred tax assets/(liabilities) in the net profit for the year
24
(64)
As at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 there were no unused tax losses for which no deferred tax would be
recognized in the statement of financial position.
8. Investments in subsidiaries
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Huuuge Global Ltd
3,593
3,593
Huuuge Games Sp. z o.o.
2,326
2,326
Playable Platform B.V.
1,826
1,826
Huuuge UK
345
345
Huuuge Digital Ltd
0 **
0 **
Impairment
-
-
Options
granted
to
employees
of
the
Company’s
subsidiaries under stock option program *
21,757
21,072
Total investment in subsidiaries
29,847
29,162
* For details, please refer to the Note 14
Share-based payment arrangements
** 0 represents the amount less than USD 1 thousand
As at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 there was no impairment of the investment in subsidiaries recognized due to
the lack of the impairment indicators. When reviewing the indicators of impairment, the Company’s management has
considered the following factors:
external sources, such as: observable indications that the assets’ value has declined significantly more that would be
expected; significant changes with an adverse effect in the technological, market, economic or legal environment;
market capitalization;
internal sources, such as: evidence of obsolescence or physical damage of the assets; evidence that economic
performance of the assets is or will be worse than expected; plans to discontinue or restructure the operation, plans to
dispose of the assets before than previously expected.
9. Financial risk management
a)
Introduction
Risk management performed by the Company is aimed at reducing the impact of adverse factors on the financial statements.
This note presents information about the Company’s exposure to specific risks arising from financial instruments as well as the
Company’s objectives aimed at maintaining effective process for risk management.
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The Company is exposed in particular to the following risks arising from financial instruments:
credit risk,
liquidity risk,
market risk.
Risk management framework
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Company’s risk management
framework. The Board of Directors continually identifies, evaluates and manages the risks faced by the Company, sets
appropriate risk limits and controls and monitors risks.
The Company’s management monitors financial risks regarding the Group as a whole for the purpose of making risk
management related decisions.
b)
Credit risk
Credit risk relating to cash and cash equivalents
The Company is exposed to credit risks mainly with regard to cash and cash equivalents, that include investments in money
market funds, which could arise if a counterparty becomes insolvent and accordingly is unable to return the deposited funds or
execute the obligations as a result of the insolvency. To mitigate this risk, wherever possible the Company’s management
conducts transactions and deposits funds with investment grade rated financial institutions, as well as monitors and limits the
concentration of transactions with any single party. The Company’s management uses Moody’s credit ratings. The information
about the credit risk rating grades (applicable for the financial institution group) is presented in the table below.
Moody's Rating
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Aaa-mf
79,986
9,968
A3
546
76,242
Total cash and cash equivalents
80,532
86,210
Cash and cash equivalents (including investments in money market mutual funds) are kept in financial institutions with ratings
from Aaa to A3 , which are investment ratings according to Moody’s.
Cash and cash equivalents are kept at a limited number of major financial institutions. The Company’s management monitors
the creditworthiness of the institutions and mitigates concentration risk by not limiting the exposure to a single financial fund.
Concentration risk is mitigated by ensuring that the maximum concentration in any one financial fund does not exceed 30%, at
the same time investment funds are diversified. In this way, the risk of concentration is spread among different funds rather than
within individual financial institutions.
As at December 31, 2023, funds were held in one financial institution but in several amounts of mutual funds. As at December
31, 2022, the concentration of funds in two financial institutions was respectively 82.4% and 17.6%.
Total gross carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were included in
Level 1, based on assessment that credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition. For financial assets in
Level 1, the Company recognizes 12 month ECL and recognizes interest income on a gross basis – interest will be calculated on
the gross carrying amount of the financial asset before adjusting for ECL.
Management has assessed that the Company’s provision for expected credit losses related to cash and cash equivalents would
not be material in any of the periods presented.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents balance represents the maximum credit exposure.
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Credit risk with respect to trade receivables and other receivables
The carrying amount of trade receivables represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the
reporting dates was as follows:
Carrying amount
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Trade receivables from related parties
1,734
1,100
Total
1,734
1,100
The Company’ trade receivables are trade receivables from related parties – mainly Huuuge Global Ltd. and Huuuge UK Ltd.
Transactions with related parties are described in Note 18
Related party transactions
.
Allowance for expected credit losses
The Company recognizes allowance for expected credit losses according to IFRS 9
Financial Instruments,
considering all
reasonable and supportive information (e.g. customer rating, historical recoverability).
The Company’s trade receivables are trade receivables from its related parties for each period presented therefore, the Company
does not apply the portfolio approach, and instead performs the analysis on the individual basis. Taking into account that
Company’s trade receivables are only from related parties and there were no issues with historical recoverability, the related
expected credit losses had been assessed as immaterial.
There are no trade receivables which are overdue more than 90 days or individually identified as impaired.
The ageing of trade
receivables at the reporting dates was as follows:
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Total
not due
and
overdue
up to 1
month
over 1
month to
6 months
over 6
months
Total
not due
and
overdue
up to 1
month
over 1
month to
6 months
over 6
months
Trade
receivables from
related parties
1,734
1,734
-
-
1,100
1,100
-
-
Allowance for
expected credit
losses/
impairment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Trade
receivables, net
1,734
1,734
-
-
1,100
1,100
-
-
c)
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk means the risk that the Company may encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial
liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s management approach to managing
liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both
normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation. Liquidity
risk is assessed in conjunction with the Company’s budgeted cash flows and by managing a proper current liabilities structure.
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Unexpected business circumstances that may lead to deteriorating liquidity position are balanced with the demand for the
Company’s debt. The method of measuring the liquidity risk consists of the analysis of the cover of current liabilities with
available cash resources.
There are no bank loan balances and bank loan agreements in force as at December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and as at
date of approval these financial statements for issue, thus also interest rate risk is remote from the Company’s perspective.
Moreover, it is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at
significantly different amounts.
The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities including estimated interest payments as of respective
balance sheet dates:
As at December 31, 2023
Carrying amount
Contractual cash
flows
6 months or less
over 6 months
Trade payables
90
90
90
-
Accrued expenses (except taxes and
employee-related)
3,287
3,287
3,287
-
Lease liabilities
-
-
-
-
Non derivative financial liabilities
3,377
3,377
3,377
-
As at December 31, 2022
Carrying amount
Contractual cash
flows
6 months or less
over 6 months
Trade payables
107
107
94
13
Accrued expenses (except taxes and
employee-related)
2,614
2,614
2,614
-
Lease liabilities
67
67
40
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Non derivative financial liabilities
2,788
2,788
2,748
40
There were no derivative financial instruments at the end of reported periods.
d)
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices may affect
the Company’s income or the value of the financial instruments held (incl. money market mutual funds investments presented
as cash and cash equivalents). The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within
acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return. The Company does not apply hedge accounting in order to manage volatility
in profit or loss and so far neither has entered into derivatives nor incurred external financial liabilities.
(i)
Currency risk
Management of the Company has analyzed currency risk related to variability of exchange rates and did not identify significant
balances of accounts denominated in foreign currencies (cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables) and
transactions carried in foreign currencies which would be associated with a significant currency risk for the Company.
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(ii)
Interest rate risk
As the Company has not entered in bank loan agreements in the presented periods till December 31, 2023, the interest rate risk
is marginal.
The Company does not have any significant interest bearing liabilities at variable rate which would expose the Company to the
cash flow risk.
The Company’s interest bearing assets are cash and cash equivalents. The deposits, and the investments in money market
funds are at a variable interest rate. These are investments which are either readily available, or with a short-term maturity date.
Since the expected reasonable shift of the interest rate is insignificant during the maturity period of the investments, profit or
loss is not sensitive to the changes of interest rates. Therefore the interest bearing assets at variable rate do not expose the
Company to cash flow risk.
e)
Capital management
The Board of Directors manages the Company’s capital structure and makes adjustments in light of changes in economic
conditions.
The Board’s of Directors policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investors’ and market confidence and to
sustain future development of the business. The Company’s management seeks to maintain a sufficient capital base for
meeting the Company’s operational and strategic needs, with the objective to safeguard the ability to continue as a going
concern, settle the obligations and optimize the capital structure in order to reduce the cost of capital and maximize the return
on capital to the shareholders and maintain the level of capital that will ensure the settlement of liabilities. The amount of
capital maintained in each reporting period (see table below) met management’s objectives.
Managed capital consists of ordinary shares, preferred shares of series A and B, as well as repurchased own shares and options
as of December 31, 2023. For the amounts, please refer to Note 13
Share capital,
of these financial statements. There are no
externally imposed capital management requirements (such as covenants or similar).
The Company’s management monitors the return on capital on the basis of the basic and diluted earnings per share ratios.
Further information on calculation of earnings per share rations is presented in the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
The objective of the Management is to maximize the return on capital to the shareholders.
No dividends were declared and paid by the Company to its shareholders in the years ending December 31, 2023 and December
31, 2022.
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Equity
119,186
112,688
Total capital
119,186
112,688
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10.
Accounting classifications of financial instruments and fair values
The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the statement of financial position are as follows:
As at December 31, 2023
Financial assets measured at
amortized cost
Financial liabilities at
amortized cost
Financial liabilities out of
scope of IFRS 9
Total carrying amount
Fair value
Assets
82,266
-
-
82,266
82,266
Trade receivables from related parties
1,734
-
-
1,734
1,734
Cash and cash equivalents
80,532
-
-
80,532
80,532
Liabilities
-
90
-
90
90
Lease liability
-
-
-
-
-
Trade payables
-
90
-
90
90
Net amount
82,266
90
-
82,176
82,176
As at December 31, 2022
Financial assets measured at
amortized cost
Financial liabilities at
amortized cost
Financial liabilities out of
scope of IFRS 9
Total carrying amount
Fair value
Assets
87,310
-
-
87,310
87,310
Trade receivables from related parties
1,100
-
-
1,100
1,100
Cash and cash equivalents
86,210
-
-
86,210
86,210
Liabilities
-
107
67
174
174
Lease liability
-
-
67
67
67
Trade payables
-
107
-
107
107
Net amount
87,310
107
67
87,136
87,136
As at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the Company’s management did not identify any financial assets measured at fair value – neither through profit or loss nor through other
comprehensive income.
The Company’s management believes that the fair values of financial instruments do not differ significantly from their carrying amounts.
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11.
Trade and other receivables
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Trade receivables and accrued revenues from related parties
1,734
1,100
Other receivables
157
68
Prepaid expenses
70
56
Total trade and other receivables
1,961
1,224
Allowance for expected credit losses/ impairment of trade receivables is not significant.
Transactions with related parties are described in Note 18
Related party transactions
.
Other receivables include tax receivables other than from corporate income taxes and advance payments for subscriptions.
Prepaid expenses include advance payments for services that will be received in the future. Main types of prepayments are:
subscriptions, expenses from cloud computing arrangements which do not include an intangible asset (software as a service
contracts), and administration costs.
12.
Cash and cash equivalents
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Money market mutual funds
79,986
9,967
Cash at banks (current accounts)
546
1,053
Deposits
-
70,090
Money market interest-bearing accounts
-
5,100
Total cash and cash equivalents
80,532
86,210
Money market mutual fund investments are classified as cash equivalents. For the details, please refer to Note 2.2
Key
judgements and estimates
.
Maturity of these investments is three months, and they are repayable on demand, thus the investments are highly liquid, readily
convertible to known amounts of cash, and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, and meet the criteria
indicated in IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows, and have been considered in substance as cash equivalents.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, deposits and money market mutual fund investments generated interest income in
the total amount of USD 2,805 thousand. This includes the accrued interest from bank deposits in the amount of USD 286
thousand (received before the date of issue of these financial statements). For the details, please refer to Note 6
Finance
income
.
As at December 31, 2023, there was restricted cash in the amount of USD 15 thousand (USD 15 thousand as at December 31,
2022).
As at December 31, 2022, there was a short-term cash deposit amounting to USD 70,090 thousand. Maturity of this investment
is three months, it is repayable on demand, thus the investment is highly liquid, readily convertible to known amounts of cash, is
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value and meet the criteria indicated in IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and have
been considered in substance as cash equivalents.
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13.
Share capital
As at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 Company's share capital comprised common shares and preferred shares series A and B. Below are presented movements on different
components of equity divided in the categories of shares (nominal values presented in USD, not thousand USD):
Shares classified as equity instruments as at December 31, 2023:
Common shares
(outstanding)
Preferred shares (series A
and B)
Treasury shares
Treasury shares allocated
for the existing
share-based payment
programs
Sub-total (issued)
Shares allocated for the
existing share-based
payment programs (not
issued)
Grand total
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
As at January 1, 2023
79,183,513
1,584
2
0
5,063,182
102
-
-
84,246,697
1,686
11,007,733
220
95,254,430
1,906
Reduction of shares
allocated for the
existing share-based
payment programs (not
issued)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(915,554)
(18)
(915,554)
(18)
Allocation of shares to
Share-based payment
program
-
-
-
-
(915,554)
(18)
915,554
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exercise of stock
options
915,554
18
-
-
-
-
(915,554)
(18)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Share BuyBack (“SBB”)
- repurchase of shares
(17,121,919)
(342)
-
-
17,121,919
342
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Retirement of shares
purchased during the
Share Buyback Scheme
("SBB")
-
-
-
-
(17,121,919)
(342)
-
-
(17,121,919)
(342)
-
-
(17,121,919)
(342)
As at December 31,
2023
62,977,148
1,260
2
0
4,147,628
84
-
-
67,124,778
1,344
10,092,179
202
77,216,957
1,546
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Shares classified as equity instruments as at December 31, 2022:
Common shares
(outstanding)
Preferred shares (series A
and B)
Treasury shares
Treasury shares
allocated for the existing
share-based payment
programs
Sub-total (issued)
Shares allocated for the
existing share-based
payment programs (not
issued)
Grand total
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
Number of
shares
Nominal
value
As at January 1, 2022
82,690,347
1,655
2
0
1,556,348
31
-
-
84,246,697
1,686
12,467,461
249
96,714,158
1,935
Reduction of shares
allocated for the
existing share-based
payment programs (not
issued)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,459,728)
(29)
(1,459,728)
(29)
Allocation of shares to
Share-based payment
program
-
-
-
-
(1,459,728)
(29)
1,459,728
29
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exercise of stock
options
1,459,728
29
-
-
-
-
(1,459,728)
(29)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Delivery of shares to
former owners of
Double Star Oy
23,046
0
-
-
(23,046)
(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Repurchase of
common shares under
Share Buyback Scheme
("SBB")
(4,989,608)
(100)
-
-
4,989,608
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
As at December 31,
2022
79,183,513
1,584
2
0
5,063,182
102
-
-
84,246,697
1,686
11,007,733
220
95,254,430
1,906
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The Company is authorized to issue up to 113,881,420 shares with a par value of USD 0.00002 (113,881,418 common shares
and 1 share of series A preferred share and 1 share of series B preferred share), out of which as at December 31, 2023,
21,295,567 shares were allocated to a reserve that could be issued only with majority shareholders’ approval (3,258,094 as at
December 31, 2022).
As at December 31, 2023, the share capital of the Company comprised 67,124,778 shares (fully paid) with a par value of USD
0.00002 per share and the total value of USD 1,344 (not thousands), including 62,977,148 common shares held by shareholders,
two preferred shares (one preferred share of series A and one preferred share of series B), and 4,147,628 common shares
reacquired by the Company and not redeemed (treasury shares and treasury shares allocated to the existing share-based
payment programs).
As at December 31, 2022, the share capital of the Company comprised 84,246,697 shares (fully paid) with a par value of USD
0.00002 per share and a total value of USD 1,686 (not thousands), including 79,183,513 common shares held by shareholders,
two preferred shares (one preferred share of series A and one preferred share of series B) and 5,063,182 common shares
reacquired by the Company and not redeemed (treasury shares and treasury shares allocated for the existing share-based
payment programs).
During the year 2023, the number of shares (not issued) allocated to the existing share-based payment programs was reduced
by 915,554 shares. This is because 915,554 treasury shares were delivered to employees for the options exercised during the
year ended December 31, 2023. As at December 31, 2023, 10,092,179 shares with a par value of USD 0.00002 per share were
reserved for two stock option programs established in 2015 and 2019.
During the year 2022, the number of shares (not issued) allocated to the existing share-based payment programs was reduced
by 1,459,728 shares. This is because 1,459,728 treasury shares were delivered to employees for the options exercised during the
year ended December 31, 2022.
As at December 31, 2022, 11,007,733 shares with a par value of USD 0.00002 per share were reserved for two stock option
programs established in 2015 and 2019.
Holders of the two series A and series B preferred shares, which may be converted for a fixed number of common shares, have
several rights additional to the ones of the common shareholders, which may vary for series A and B). These rights are
stipulated in the corporate documents of Huuuge, Inc., in particular in the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation. Essentially, the rights refer to:
protective provisions in case of liquidation, dissolution, winding up, certain mergers, consolidations and sale of assets
of Huuuge, Inc. or conversion to common shares – the holders of series A or B preferred shares shall be entitled to be
paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its shareholders before the holders of common
shares,
election of a director for every separate class of preferred shares, one per each series of preferred shares (series A,B);
two by the holders of common shares.
As at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no shareholder owned over 50% of the Company’s equity or had more than
50% of voting rights. The Company's major shareholder is Mr. Anton Gauffin, founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, who
participates in the Company’s ordinary shares indirectly (through shares of Big Bets OU).
The supplementary capital derives mainly from the difference between nominal value and the market price on issuance of
shares, or the difference between the book value and purchase price on re-issue of treasury shares.
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In the year ended December 31, 2023 the following transactions took place:
Delivery of the treasury shares for options exercised
In the year ended December 31, 2023, 1,693,330 share options held by employees under the share-based payment program were
exercised, out of which for 915,554 options exercised treasury shares were delivered to employees before December 31, 2023
(the difference is due to cashless exercises).
The delivery of treasury shares was presented as a movement from treasury shares to common shares. The movement resulted
in an increase in share capital in the amount of the nominal value of the shares delivered, and the difference between the value
of treasury shares and the cash consideration received in the amount of USD 3,820 thousand was recognized in supplementary
capital. At the same time, the movement decreased the number of shares (not issued) allocated to the existing share-based
payment programs.
Acquisition of shares under share Buyback Scheme ("SBB")
As reported in the current report no. 25/2023 dated July 4, 2023, as a result of the settlement of the acquisition and transfer of
ownership of the shares offered in response to a time-limited invitation to submit to the Company sale offers relating to shares
in the Company, at a pre-determined and fixed price per share, open to all shareholders of the Company (the "Invitation") (the
"SBB") announced by the Company on May 30, 2023 in the current report no. 19/2023 (as subsequently amended and
announced by the Company in current report no. 23/2023 on June 19, 2023), the Company acquired 17,121,919 of its common
shares that represent 20.32% of the share capital of the Company and that entitled their holders to exercise 21.42% of the total
number of votes at the general meeting of the Company for a total consideration of USD 149,999,996.
The settlement of the SBB took place on July 4, 2023 (the "Settlement Date") outside the organized system of trading in financial
instruments through IPOPEMA Securities S.A. The acquisition was made at a gross price of USD 8.7607 per share. Amounts due
to investors, after withholding of applicable taxes, have been converted from USD to PLN in accordance with the interbank
exchange rate applicable as at July 3, 2023 (as the day preceding the Settlement Date), which is 4.0735.
The shares were acquired on the basis of the Company's Board of Directors resolution dated May 30, 2023 launching the
acquisition of the Company's common shares listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by way of a time-limited Invitation to Sell,
establishing detailed conditions and procedures for participation in and execution of the SBB.
Prior to the SBB settlement, the Company owned 4,314,211 common shares that representing 5.12% of the Company’s share
capital and did not entitle the Company to voting rights. Following the settlement of the SBB, the Company owns a total of
21,436,130 shares that represent 25.44% of the Company's share capital and do not entitle the Company to voting rights.
Consequently, following the settlement of the SBB, there were 84,246,697 shares of the Company issued and conferring
62,810,567 votes in total at the general meeting of the Company. The Company acquired the shares under the SBB with the
intention that the shares will be retired, other than those shares necessary, in the Company’s view, to satisfy its ongoing needs
under the Company’s employee stock option plans. Treatment of the acquired shares will be determined in due course by the
Issuer’s Board of Directors, in accordance with its Certificate of Incorporation.
Retirement of shares purchased by the Company during the share buyback
On August 29, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with Section 243 of the Delaware General Corporation law,
adopted a resolution on the retirement of 17,121,919 shares of common stock of the Company representing 20.3% of the issued
share capital of the Company comprising of 84,246,697 shares (as announced in current report no 37/2023). The retirement is
effective as of the adoption of the resolution by the Board of Directors. The shares that were subject to the retirement were
purchased by the Company during the share buyback (current report no. 25/2023 dated July 4, 2023) with the intention that the
shares will be retired, other than those shares necessary, in the Company’s view, to satisfy its ongoing needs under the
Company’s employee stock option plans.
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Effective as of the adoption of the resolution of the Board of Directors, the retired shares resumed the status of authorized and
unissued shares of the common shares of the Company. At the same time, the Company’s issued share capital decreased from
84,246,697 to 67,124,778 shares.
In the year ended December 31, 2022 the following transactions took place:
Share Buyback Scheme ("SBB")
On February 15, 2022, the Company decided to repurchase its common shares listed for trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The share buy-back started on March 29, 2022. The purpose of the Share Buyback Scheme was to satisfy the Company's needs
related to the exercise of options under its Employee Stock Option Plans in the foreseeable future. On May 22, 2022, the Board
of Directors adopted a resolution according to which the number of Company’s shares capable of being repurchased by the
Company under the SBB has been set to the 6,500,000 shares. On August 2, 2022, the Company indefinitely suspended the
purchase of its own shares, and on May 30, 2023 this share buyback was terminated (announced by the Company on May 30,
2023 in the current report no. 19/2023).
The common shares repurchased were presented in treasury shares line in the statement of financial position.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, 4,989,608 common shares were repurchased under the SBB program and were
registered at Central Securities Depository. Payments made for the purchase of own shares in the amount of USD 20,090
thousand were recognized in Equity (Treasury shares).
Delivery of the treasury shares for options exercised
In the year ended December 31, 2022, 2,072,355 share options held by the employees under the share-based payment program
were exercised, out of which for 1,459,728 options exercised treasury shares were delivered to employees before December 31,
2022 (the difference is due to cashless exercises).
The delivery of treasury shares was presented as a movement from treasury shares to common shares. The movement resulted
in an increase in share capital in the amount of nominal value of the shares delivered, and difference between the value of
treasury shares and the cash consideration received in the amount of USD 16,251 thousand was recognized in supplementary
capital. At the same time, the movement decreased the number of shares (not issued) allocated for the existing share-based
payment programs.
Delivery of the treasury shares to the former owners of Double Star Oy
In the year ended December 31, 2022, 23,046 shares were delivered to former owners of Double Star Oy based on the Share Sale
and Purchase Agreement, corrected by the First Amendment dated October 19, 2021. For details of the earn-out consideration,
please see Note 14
Share-based payment arrangements
. The movement resulted in an increase in share capital in the amount of
nominal value of the shares delivered, and a decrease in supplementary capital in the amount of USD 311 thousand (amount
reflects the value of treasury shares, since the shares were delivered with no cash consideration).
14.
Share-based payment arrangements
As at December 31, 2023 and as at December 31, 2022 the Company had an equity incentive plan, i.e. ESOP. The first stock
option program (the employee stock option plan or “ESOP 2015”) was established by the Company’s Board of Directors on April
3, 2015, the second one on October 19, 2019 (“ESOP 2019”), the grant dates are determined at the dates when the contracts
with eligible employees are signed. The program entitles employees and consultants to purchase shares in the Company. Each
option stands for one common or treasury share of the Company.
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The vesting condition of both ESOP 2015 and 2019 programs is to provide the service continuously for at least 4 years from the
grant date and the following vesting schedule is applicable depending on the particular grant:
about
25%
of
the
shares
options vest and become exercisable on a 12-month anniversary of the vesting
commencement date and then after end of each consecutive month 1/36 of the remaining shares options vest and
become exercisable; or
the options vest and become exercisable with respect to 1/48th of the total option shares when the optionee
completes each full month of continuous service after the grant date.
For such share-based payments staged vesting applies i.e. each instalment with different vesting period is treated as a separate
award with a different vesting period.
In addition, based on the ESOP 2019 plan, there were several grants with additional vesting conditions:
Executive Chairman of the Board options
Mr. Anton Gauffin, holding the positions of the Executive Chairman of the Board was granted 500,000 share options in total
during the year 2021, out of which 75,000 had a vesting condition to provide the service continuously for about four years from
the service commencement date and to meet 2021 EBITDA target. These options were forfeited in 2022 as the performance
condition was not met. All options can be exercised at a price of PLN 50, i.e., the price of the Company’s shares in the initial
public offering.
The vesting conditions for the options are the following:
50,000 options with a vesting condition to provide the service continuously for about four years from the service
commencement date. The Company’s management expects Mr. Anton Gauffin to fulfil the service condition.
375,000 options with a variable vesting period due to the market condition, i.e., condition to meet the Company’s
market capitalization milestones. The Company's management estimated that a total of six years of continuous
service from the service commencement date will be required for options to vest.
Similar to other share-based payments in the Company, for this program, staged vesting applies, i.e., each instalment has a
different vesting period and is treated as a separate award with a different vesting period.
Advisory agreement
Based on the contract executed on September 27, 2021, beginning from January 3, 2022 until October 31, 2024, the advisor shall
provide to the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board consulting services for the consideration payable in options, i.e.,
options to purchase 206,250 shares in total vesting on a straight-line basis during the period of the agreement. This was
concluded to be a transaction with a non-employee, and the Company measures the fair value of the services received, and the
corresponding increase in equity, indirectly, by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted when the services are
performed.
Options granted to key management personnel
Based on resolutions of the Board of Directors of Huuuge, Inc. 3,145,000 options were granted to key managers of Huuuge, Inc.
Group (incl. 2,345,000 options granted to Huuuge, Inc. Officers) on October 3, 2023. Additionally, 125,000 options were granted
on November 6, 2023.
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The vesting conditions for the 3,270,000 options in total are the following:
1,090,000 options with a vesting condition to provide the service continuously for about four years from the service
commencement date.
1,090,000 options with a vesting condition to provide the service continuously for about four years from the service
commencement date and to meet specified EBITDA and Revenue targets, i.e. performance condition.
1,090,000 options with a vesting condition to provide the service continuously and with a variable vesting period due
to market condition, i.e. condition to meet the Company’s market capitalization milestones.
Similar to other share-based payments in the Company, for this program, staged vesting applies, i.e., each instalment has a
different vesting period and is treated as a separate award with a different vesting period.
As at December 31, 2023 there were 10,092,179 shares reserved for the ESOP that were not yet allocated to specific employees
(11,007,733 as at December 31, 2022). This is at the Company discretion whether the unallocated shares will be allocated within
the share-based program to the employees or unused or withdrawn from the program.
In 2023 the Company’s Board of Directors granted 3,270,000 options (656,971 in 2022).
Details of the grants are presented in the table below:
Grant date
Number of instruments granted*
Expiry date
Granted in 2015
293,292
June 1, 2025
Granted in 2016
175,058
June 1, 2026 – December 1, 2026
Granted in 2017
386,310
February 1, 2027 – December 1, 2027
Granted in 2018
131,000
December 1, 2024
Granted in 2019
243,525
December 1, 2024 – November 6, 2025
Granted in 2020
738,024
April 1, 2027 – November 11, 2027
Granted in 2021
4,111,765
February 2,2028 – September 10, 2028
Granted in 2022
656,971
January 3, 2029 – August 5, 2029
October 3, 2023
3,145,000
October 3, 2030
November 6, 2023
125,000
November 6, 2030
Subtotal granted in 2023
3,270,000
Total
10,005,945
*Number of options granted before January 20, 2021 is presented in the amount before the share split on a one for five basis.
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Movements in share options during the period were as follows (weighted average exercise prices are presented in USD, not in
thousand USD):
Year ended December 31, 2023
Number of options
Weighted average exercise price
Balance as at January 1
4,778,100
4.46
Granted during the year
3,270,000
5.83
Forfeited during the year
(761,374)
3.95
Exercised during the year
(1,693,330)
3.13
Expired during the year
(58,980)
3.79
Balance as at December 31
5,534,416
5.75
Year ended December 31, 2022
Number of options
Weighted average exercise price *
Balance as at January 1
8,839,097
5.80
Granted during the year
656,971
3.99
Forfeited during the year
(2,345,282)
5.46
Exercised during the year
(2,072,355)
2.70
Expired during the year
(300,331)
5.56
Balance as at December 31
4,778,100
4.46*
* The weighted average exercise price of the balance outstanding as at December 31, 2022 includes the effect of modification
which took place during the year ended December 31, 2022. The weighted average exercise price of the balance outstanding as
at January 1, 2022 is presented in the amount prior to the modification.
As at December 31, 2023, 757,846 share options were exercisable, with the weighted average exercise price of USD 3.86 per
share. As at December 31, 2022, 1,585,019 share options were exercisable, with the weighted average exercise price of USD 3.1
per share.
The below table presents a summary of share prices at the exercise dates:
Exercise date
Grant date
Exercise price
Fair Market Value
on exercise date
Number of stock
options exercised
Exercised in 2020
May 29, 2015 – November
6, 2019
$0.0002 – $13.500
$15.0300 –
$18.6200
176,009
Exercised in 2021 (before
share split)
May 29, 2015 – December
1, 2016
$0.0002 – $0.79
$54.53
6,411
Exercised in 2021 (after
share split)
May 29, 2015 – November
20, 2020
$0.00004 –
$3.72402
$6.2348 –
$12.0319
1,851,622
Exercised in 2022
May 29, 2015 – January 3,
2022
$0.11 – $4.13
$3.5835 –
$5.6779
2,072,355
Exercised in 2023
May 29, 2015 – August 1,
2022
$0.00004 – $6.18
$5.31 – $7.02
1,693,330
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For share options outstanding at the end of the reporting periods, the range of exercise prices and weighted-average remaining
contractual life was as follows:
As at December 31, 2023:
Exercise price in USD
Number of outstanding stock options
Weighted average remaining contractual
life (in years)
0.00004 - 0.83
127,754
3.88
2.7 - 3.92
1,448,483
4.65
4.13 - 13.51
3,958,179
6.40
Total:
5,534,416
5.89
As at December 31, 2022:
Exercise price in USD
Number of outstanding stock options
Weighted average remaining contractual life
(in years)
0.00004 - 0.83
268,694
4.21
2.7 - 3.92
3,448,626
5.58
4.13 - 13.51
1,060,780
6.15
Total:
4,778,100
5.63
The fair value of the employee share options without market conditions has been measured using the Black-Scholes formula by
an independent appraiser, assuming no dividends and using the valuation assumptions summarized below. The underlying price
of the common stock was determined using the fair value as of the option grant dates. The exercise prices of the options were
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in the contract with the employee. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S.
Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of each grant date and corresponding to expiration. In assessing the appropriate time
to expiration, the appraiser examined the expiration period, the vesting period and the option grant dates.
The fair value of the employee share options with market conditions has been measured using the Binomial model by an
independent appraiser. This requires building a stock price tree as paths for the future stock prices to follow. The valuation is
done in the process of backward induction that allows to price US-type options and
flexible adaptation of the model to the
specifics of the valued instrument. The model allows to take into account the term structure of interest rates and volatility,
enabling a variable dividend rate to be applied, modelling the vesting period and reflecting the conditions restricting the right to
exercise an option.
Based on the analysis and the factors specific to the Company, an equity volatility of 53.3%-80.0% (54.2%-80.0% for the year
ended December 31, 2022) was used in the option pricing model. Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of a
similar industry sector for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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The inputs used in the measurement of the fair values at the grant dates of the equity-settled share-based payment plan for the
options outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and as of December 31, 2022, were as follows:
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Fair value at grant date
1.59 – 8.66
0.00002 – 8.66
Share price at grant date
2.50 – 10.91
2.5 – 10.91
Exercise price
0.83 – 13.5146
0.00004 – 13.5146
Expected volatility (weighted average)
53.29% – 80%
54.2% – 80%
Expected life (weighted average)
0.92 – 9.86
2.42-6.60
Risk-free interest rate
0.21% – 5.04%
0.21% – 3.27%
The effect of the fair value measurement is reflected in the profit and loss against equity (USD 350 thousand was expensed in
2023 and USD 774 thousand in 2022). These costs were included in the “General and other administrative expenses” and
“Research and development expenses” lines in the statement of comprehensive income, booked against equity, “Employee
benefit reserve”.
The effect of the fair value measurement of options granted to employees of the Company’s subsidiaries is recognised in the
Company’s assets as investment in subsidiaries in the amount of USD 685 thousand in 2023 (USD 2,307 thousand in 2022),
booked against equity, “Employee benefit reserve”. Please refer to Note 8
Investment in subsidiaries.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, 1,693,330 options were exercised under the share-based payment program, and
915,554 treasury shares were delivered for all options exercised (the difference of 777,776 options is due to cashless
exercises). Total cash payments received during the year ending December 31, 2023 amounted to USD 470 thousand.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, 2,072,355 options were exercised in total under the share-based payment program,
and 1,459,728 treasury shares were delivered for all options exercised (the difference of 612,627 options is due to cashless
exercises). Cash payments received for the shares delivered to employees before December 31, 2022 amounted to USD 2,540
thousand.
Other than the share-based payment arrangements described above, as a result of the acquisition that took place on July 16,
2020, the Company accounted for the earn-out consideration payable in shares dependent on a performance condition and a
continuing employment condition as a share-based payment for the sellers of Double Star Oy. On February 21, 2022, 23,046
treasury shares were delivered to the former owners of Double Star Oy as presented in Note 13
Share capital
. No additional
shares, except for those delivered, would vest under earn-out consideration.
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15.
Trade and other payables
As at
December 31, 2023
As at
December 31, 2022
Accrued expenses
2,142
3,918
Trade accounts payable including:
90
107
- trade accounts payable to third parties
90
98
- trade accounts payable to related parties
-
9
Tax payables other than from corporate income taxes
62
57
Other accounts payable
-
10
Trade and other payables
2,294
4,092
As at December 31, 2023 accrued expenses mainly included digital advertising related expenses, finance and legal services
expenses, expenses related to bonuses and remuneration and accrual audit services. As at December 31, 2022 accrued
expenses mainly included finance and legal services expenses (including the costs related to the review of the Company’s
strategic options), expenses related to bonuses and accrual for remuneration.
16.
Contingencies
Tax contingent liabilities
Tax settlements are subject to review and investigation by tax authorities, which are entitled to impose severe fines, penalties
and interest charges. Tax regulations in the United States have been changing recently, which may lead to lack of their clarity
and
integrity. Furthermore, frequent contradictions in tax interpretations, both within government bodies and between
companies and government bodies create uncertainties and conflicts.
Tax authorities may examine accounting records retrospectively: for 3 years in the United States (and up to 6 years in case of
substantial errors). Consequently, the Company may be subject to additional tax liabilities, which may arise as a result of tax
audits. The Board of Directors of the Company believes that there was no need to record any provisions for known and
quantifiable risks in this regard as in their assessment there are no such uncertain tax positions for which it would be probable
that the taxation authority will not accept the tax treatment applied by the Company.
Litigation and other legal proceedings
Company operates in a litigious environment. The Company and/or its subsidiaries have and may become involved in legal
proceedings, including litigation, arbitration and other claims, and investigations, inspections, audits, claims, inquiries and
similar actions. Legal proceedings, in general, can be expensive and disruptive. Some of these suits are class actions and/or
involve parties seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages, and may remain
unresolved for several years.
Player use of our games is subject to our privacy policy and terms of service. If we fail to comply with our posted privacy policy,
terms of service or similar agreements, or if we fail to comply with applicable privacy-related or data protection laws and
regulations, this could result in litigation, proceedings or investigations against us by governmental authorities, players or others,
which could result in fines or judgments against us, damage our reputation or goodwill, impact our financial condition and harm
our business.
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The Company cannot predict with certainty the outcomes of any legal proceedings and other contingencies, and the costs
incurred in litigation can be substantial, regardless of the outcome. As a result, the Company and/or its subsidiaries could from
time to time incur judgments, enter into settlements or revise our expectations regarding the outcome of certain matters, and
such developments could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in
which the amounts are accrued and/or our cash flows in the period in which the amounts are paid. In addition, as a result of the
ongoing legal proceedings, the Company and/or its subsidiaries may be subject to damages, civil fines, or other sanctions.
Additionally, defending against these lawsuits and proceedings may involve significant expense and diversion of management’s
attention and resources.
As at the date of approval of these financial statements for issue, Company has become involved in a number of pending
litigations:
On March 8, 2023, a plaintiff filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Franklin County Alabama alleging that the Company’s
social casino games are unlawful gambling under Alabama law. The plaintiff withdrew the original complaint without
prejudice for procedural reasons, and, on September 14, 2023, re-filed an amended complaint. As in the original complaint,
the lawsuit seeks to recover all amounts paid by Alabama residents to the Company in those games during the period
beginning one year before the filing of the lawsuit (ie. September 14, 2022) until the case is resolved. The Company does
not agree with the allegations and requests for relief made in the complaint and believes that there are meritorious legal
and factual arguments supporting the Company’s position. On November 1, 2023, the Company filed a motion to dismiss
the amended complaint and on December 15, 2023, the Company filed a motion to compel arbitration. Oral arguments for
the motions took place on February 26, 2024, and the court has not yet issued a ruling on the motions. As of the date of
approval of these annual financial statements for issue, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the litigation is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations, financial condition or cash flows.
On May 18, 2023, the Company received a demand for arbitration, alleging that the Company’s social casino games are
unlawful gambling under Kentucky law. The claimant seeks no monetary damages, only declaratory relief. However, if the
arbitrator grants the requested declaratory judgments, the claimant may file a civil class action and seek to recover treble
the total of all amounts paid by Kentucky residents to the Company in those games during the period beginning five years
before the filing of the demand (ie. May 18, 2018) until the case is resolved. An arbitrator has been appointed, and the first
preliminary management hearing with the arbitrator was held on January 18, 2024. The Company does not agree with the
allegations and requests for relief made in the demand and believes that there are meritorious legal and factual arguments
supporting the Company’s position. As of the date of approval of these annual financial statements for issue, to the best of
the Company's knowledge, the arbitration is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations, financial
condition or cash flows.
On June 2, 2023, plaintiffs filed a complaint in the US Federal District Court for the Central District of California, alleging: (a)
that the Company’s social casino games are unlawful gambling under the laws of California, Illinois, and potentially other
US states; and (b) that the Company’s display of sale pricing in its social casino games constitutes false advertising under
the laws of California, Illinois and potentially other US states. The lawsuit purports to be a nationwide class action, which
also includes potential California and Illinois subclasses. The Company does not agree with the allegations and requests
for relief made in the complaint and believes that there are meritorious legal and factual arguments supporting the
Company’s position. As of the date of approval of these annual financial statements for issue, the Company and the
plaintiffs have signed an agreement to settle the case in exchange for the distribution to each class member of at least 375
virtual diamonds within the Company’s games, and at least an aggregate total of 412.5 million virtual diamond, and USD
1,700 thousand in cash for attorneys’ fees, costs of claims administration, and named plaintiff incentive awards. The
settlement is subject to the approval by the relevant court, thus there is no certainty that any such settlement will be finally
consummated. If the settlement is approved, the resulting class action waiver will bar false advertising claims nationwide,
and illegal gambling claims for residents of California and Illinois, from applicable time periods prior to the settlement. The
settlement would not as a legal matter preclude the other matters referred to in this section from proceeding. The
Company also believes, but cannot make any assurance, that the settlement would not have impact on the other matters
referred to in this section, since they pertain to other issues in different states. The Company created a provision in the
amount of USD 1,700 thousand, which, to the best belief of the Company’s management, adequately reflects the financial
exposure for the Company as of December 31, 2023 and as of the date of approval of these annual financial statements for
issue.
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On June 28, 2023, a claimant filed a demand for arbitration alleging that the Company’s social casino games are unlawful
gambling under Kentucky law. The
claimant seeks to recover all amounts paid by Kentucky residents to the Company in
those games during the period beginning five years before the filing of the demand (ie. June 28, 2018) until the case is
resolved. An arbitrator has not yet been appointed. The Company does not agree with the allegations and requests for relief
made in the demand and believes that there are meritorious legal and factual arguments supporting the Company’s
position. As of the date of approval of these annual financial statements for issue, to the best of the Company's knowledge,
the arbitration is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations, financial condition or cash flows.
On July 25, 2023, a claimant filed a demand for arbitration alleging that the Company’s social casino games are unlawful
gambling under Ohio law. The
claimant seeks to recover all amounts they paid to the Company in those games during the
period beginning two years before the filing of the demand (ie. July 25, 2021) until the case is resolved. The arbitration is in
preliminary stages. The Company does not agree with the allegations and requests for relief made in the demand and
believes that there are meritorious legal and factual arguments supporting the Company’s position. As of the date of
approval of these annual financial statements for issue, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the arbitration is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations, financial condition or cash flows.
On July 25, 2023, a claimant filed a demand for arbitration alleging that the Company’s social casino games are unlawful
gambling under Massachusetts law. The
claimant seeks to recover all amounts they paid to the Company in those games
during the period beginning three years before the filing of the demands (ie. July 25, 2020) until the case is resolved. The
arbitration is in preliminary stages. The Company does not agree with the allegations and requests for relief made in the
demand and believes that there are meritorious legal and factual arguments supporting the Company’s position. As of the
date of approval of these annual financial statements for issue, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the arbitration is
not expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations, financial condition or cash flows.
On November 13, 2023, a plaintiff filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Coffee County Tennessee alleging that the
Company’s social casino games are unlawful gambling under Tennessee law. The lawsuit seeks to recover all amounts
paid by Tennessee residents to the Company in those games during the period beginning one year before the filing of the
lawsuit (ie. November 13, 2022) until the case is resolved. The Company does not agree with the allegations and requests
for relief made in the complaint and believes that there are meritorious legal and factual arguments supporting the
Company’s position. On December 21, 2023 the Company removed the case to the US District Court for the Eastern District
of Tennessee. On January 22, 2024 plaintiff filed an amended complaint substituting Huuuge Global Limited as defendant
in place of the Company, and a motion to remand the case back to the state circuit court. As of the date of approval of
these annual financial statements for issue, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the litigation is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company's operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Except for the abovementioned proceedings, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries were, as at December 31, 2023, or
as at the date of approval of these annual financial statements, a party to any significant court or arbitration proceedings or
before any public authority.
17.
Pledges and collaterals
During the reporting periods and till the date of issuing these financial statements the Company did not enter in a pledge or
collateral agreement on its assets.
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18.
Related party transactions
The table below presents aggregated balances of transactions with related parties during the reporting and comparative
periods.
related parties
Sales to a related party
Dividend income
Purchase from a related party
Huuuge Global Ltd
2023
6,755
158,972
-
2022
13,850
-
-
Huuuge Games Sp. z o.o.
2023
5
757
2
2022
3
-
92
Huuuge UK
2023
-
-
476
2022
-
-
661
Other entities
2023
-
-
-
2022
-
-
8
2023
6,760
159,729
478
2022
13,853
0
761
The table below presents aggregated balances of transactions with related parties during the reporting and comparative
periods.
Trade receivables from a related party,
including dividend receivables
As at December 31, 2023
As at December 31, 2022
Huuuge Global Ltd
11,595
648
Huuuge UK
139
449
Other entities
-
3
Total
11,734
1,100
There were no Trade liabilities to related parties as at December 31, 2023. Trade liabilities to related parties amounted to USD 9
thousand as at December 31, 2022.
The Company is the ultimate parent to its Group. Transactions between related parties took place on terms equivalent to those
that apply to transactions concluded on market terms.
The Company purchases certain advertisement services from third parties (mostly Facebook), which are subsequently
recharged to Huuuge Global Limited. For more information, please refer to Note 2.2
Key judgements and estimates
Model of
revenue recognition
.
The Company recognizes revenue when services are transferred to the customer, at a value that reflects the price expected by
the entity, in exchange for the transfer of those goods and services.
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Therefore, total gross revenue in the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 amounted to USD 6,755 thousand
and USD 13,850 thousand respectively.
Cost of re-invoiced sales and marketing services in the year ended December 31, 2023 amounted to USD 5,178 thousand (USD
10,839 thousand and USD 89 thousand re-invoiced back-office services the year ended December 31, 2022), fully netted in the
statement of comprehensive income.
For more details regarding revenue generated by game design and stewardship in the
total amount of USD 1,577 thousand in the year ended December 31, 2023 (USD 2,922 thousand in the year ended December 31,
2022) please refer to Note 3
Revenue.
In addition, related parties’ transactions include transactions with the management of the Company. For more details, please
refer to Note 19
Transactions with management of the Company
.
19.
Transactions with management of the Company
Transactions with management of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was as
follows:
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Base salaries
1,905
1,156
Bonuses and compensation based on the Group’s financial
result for the year
562
271
Share-based payments
398
417
Total
2,865
1,844
On March 7, 2023 the agreement was concluded between the Company and Mr. Rod Cousens, governing his board service and
executive service as co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company during the current board term, providing for a 12-month early
notice period for termination. This agreement terminated Mr. Rod Cousens’s executive service by mutual agreement, the
Company confirmed Mr. Cousens’s entitlement to payment in lieu of advance notice.
20.
Audit fees
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Audit of financial statements
170
174
Review of interim financial statements
57
64
Total
227
238
Audit of financial statements relates to the audit of separate financial statements of Huuuge Inc., and the audit of the Group’s
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, as well as the audit of separate financial statements of the
Group’s subsidiaries prepared in accordance with local generally accepted accounting principles, to the extent performed by the
Group Auditor. Audit services performed for Huuuge Global Ltd. include standard tax compliance services.
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21.
Employment structure
Average Company’s number of employees for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was as follows:
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Executive and business management
1
1
Sales and marketing
-
1
Administration
-
-
Games development
2
9
Total
3
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22.
Subsequent events
After December 31, 2023 and up to the date of approval of these separate financial statements for issue no significant events
except the following have occurred.
Dividend paid by Huuuge Global Limited
As presented in the Note 3
Revenue and dividend income
, the outstanding balance of the dividend from Huuuge Global Ltd. in the
amount of USD 10,000 thousand was received on March 1, 2024.
Options granted to key management personnel
Based on the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Huuuge, Inc. 585,000 options were granted to key management personnel
of Huuuge, Inc. Group on February 6, 2024. For details regarding share-based payment arrangements, please refer to Note 14
Share-based payment arrangements
to these financial statements.
.
Electronically signed
Wojciech Wronowski
Officer of Huuuge Inc., CEO
March 14, 2024
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HUUUGE, INC.
2300 W Sahara Ave.,
Suite #680, Mailbox #32,
Las Vegas, NV 89102
United States of America
Contact for Investors
ir@huuugegames.com
https://ir.huuugegames.com
http://huuugegames.com