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EXTERNAL AUDIT
PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV, represented by Lien Winne, certified auditor, was appointed as Auditor of Lotus Bakeries NV on May 13, 2022 by the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for a term of three years. Its mandate expires immediately after the 2025 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. The fees paid in 2022 for audit and nonaudit services to PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren and to the parties associated with PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren, are disclosed in note 31 of the consolidated financial statements.
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Evolution Of The Lotus Bakeries Share
Stock Data On The Lotus Bakeries Share
1 PER – Price Earnings Ratio: Share price at closing date divided by the earnings per share of the period
Stock Market Listing
The Lotus Bakeries shares are listed since January 2002 on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange under the ticker LOTB and ISIN code 0003604155.
As of February 15, 2023, Lotus Bakeries has been included within the BEL® ESG index on Euronext Brussels. The BEL® ESG index consists of the 20 companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices from the BEL®20 and the BEL® Mid indices of the Euronext Brussels stock exchange.
Liquidity
Lotus Bakeries has appointed KBC Securities as ‘liquidity provider’.
Market Capitalisation
On the basis of a total number of 816,013 ordinary shares and a closing share price of EUR 6,320.00, Lotus Bakeries’ market capitalisation amounted to EUR 5,157.20 million at the end of 2022.
Evolution Of The Lotus Bakeries Share
The graph presents the long-term performance of Lotus Bakeries’ shares as from January 1, 2000, in comparison to the BEL®20 index. The BEL®20 index is the benchmark stock market index of Euronext Brussels, reflecting the 20 most capitalised and liquid stocks traded on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange.
Financial Calendar
Friday May 12, 2023
Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting
Monday May 22, 2023
Payment of dividend as from May 22, 2023
Friday August 11, 2023
2023 half-year results
Corporate Website And Annual Report
The corporate website provides comprehensive information regarding investor relations, including information about the Company and its activities, its shares, corporate updates, financial reports, investor presentations and a financial calendar.
This annual report is also available on the corporate website of Lotus Bakeries: www.lotusbakeries.com. The first part of the annual report and the consolidated financial statements (second part) are available both in Dutch and in English. The third part of the annual report, consisting of the ESG and GRI reporting, is only available in English.
The following chapter of the 2022 annual report includes the consolidated statement of financial position, the consolidated income statement and comprehensive income and the condensed five-year financial summary for the Lotus Bakeries Group. The complete set of consolidated financial statements, including all disclosures in accordance with IFRS, is presented in the financial supplement to this annual report and is available in Dutch and English.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted for application within the European Union with comparative figures for 2021.
The Auditor has issued an unqualified audit opinion with respect to the consolidated and the separate financial statements of Lotus Bakeries NV.
