Half Year Report 2011 - Fortuna Entertainment Group EU
Half Year Report 2011 - Fortuna Entertainment Group EU
Half Year Report 2011 - Fortuna Entertainment Group EU
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FORTUNA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP N.V.<br />
Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as at 30 June <strong>2011</strong><br />
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION<br />
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June <strong>2011</strong> have been<br />
prepared in accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing’ as adopted by the European Union.<br />
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and disclosures required<br />
in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the <strong>Fortuna</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s annual<br />
financial statements as at 31 December 2010.<br />
FEGNV was incorporated on 4 November 2009 in order to transfer all subsidiaries of Penta forming the<br />
betting business (the subsidiaries) to FEGNV with the intention of an initial public flotation of <strong>Fortuna</strong> <strong>Entertainment</strong><br />
<strong>Group</strong> N.V. shares on the main market of Giełda Papierów Wartościowych Warszawie S.A. (the Warsaw<br />
Stock Exchange, “WSE”) and Burza cenných papírů Praha, a.s (the Prague Stock Exchange, “PSE”) in<br />
2010. The transfer of the subsidiaries was completed on 12 May 2010 due to certain regulatory approvals<br />
being required to transfer FORTUNA zakłady bukmakerskie Sp. z o.o. The initial public flotation of FEGNV<br />
shares on the Warsaw and Prague Stock exchange was executed on 28 October 2010 and 27 October<br />
2010, respectively.<br />
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis unless<br />
disclosed otherwise.<br />
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in Euros and all values are rounded to<br />
the nearest thousand (€000) except where otherwise indicated.<br />
2.1. Basis of consolidation<br />
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of FEGNV and its<br />
subsidiaries as at 30 June <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
At the date of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, FEGNV is the legal parent of legal<br />
entities operating in the betting industry which are ultimately owned by Penta. The interim condensed consolidated<br />
financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing’ as adopted by the European<br />
Union were prepared by FEGNV, as reporting entity, as at 30 June <strong>2011</strong> and include the following<br />
entities (“<strong>Fortuna</strong> <strong>Group</strong>”):<br />
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