Final Results

Arsenal Holdings plc Results for the year ended 31 May 2013 ARSENAL ANNOUNCE FULL YEAR PROFITS * Group profit before tax was £6.7 million (2012 - £36.6 million). * Profit on sale of player registrations amounted to £47.0 million (2012 - £ 65.5 million). * One-off charges related to the impairment of certain player registrations and associated costs amounted to £10.0 million (2012 - £5.5 million). * £58.7 million of investment in new players and extended contracts pushed amortisation charges up to £41.3 million (2012 - £36.8 million). * Turnover from football increased to £242.8 million (2012 - £235.3 million) driven mainly by commercial activity including the Club's extended partnership with Emirates. * Taking account of increased costs, principally wage costs, operating profits (before depreciation and player trading) from football decreased to £25.2 million (2012 - £32.3 million). * Property revenue rose to £37.5 million (2012 - £7.7 million) inclusive of the sale of the market housing site at Queensland Road. However, the Queensland Road sale was essentially at break even in profit and loss terms. Overall operating profits from property increased to £4.4 million (2012 - £2.2 million). * The Group has no short-term debt and continues to have a robust financial platform from cash reserves, excluding the balances designated as debt service reserves, of £119.7 million (2012 - £120.1 million). Commenting on the results for the year the Club's Chairman, Sir Chips Keswick, said: "It is my job to ensure we steer further along the course we have set. We must continue to grow commercially to provide the Club with the best opportunity to achieve success and we must do this in a way which remains true to our values and which ensures and protects the long-term sustainability of the Club. We face a competitive landscape across the top of the Premier League and across Europe's elite clubs which is tougher than ever. Despite fair play initiatives the financial competition for top players remains intense and transfer prices and player wages continue to move ever higher. It is therefore positive that the strong financial platform we have created in recent years allows us to continue to be competitive at the highest level." Arsenal Holdings plc Chairman's Statement I am delighted to be writing my first report to shareholders following my appointment as Chairman of this great Club. At the same time I am sad that my friend and predecessor Peter Hill-Wood decided it was time to stand down for health reasons. He made a magnificent contribution to our Club since being appointed Chairman in 1982 and continued the legacy created by his father and grand-father stretching back to 1927. I am honoured to have been asked by our controlling owner, Stan Kroenke, to become Chairman. Stan, along with everyone on the Board, is fully committed to bringing success to the Club in the shape of titles and trophies and that will continue to be our collective goal. It is my job to ensure we steer further along the course we have set. We must continue to grow commercially to provide the Club with the best opportunity to achieve success and we must do this in a way which remains true to our values and which ensures and protects the long-term sustainability of the Club. We face a competitive landscape across the top of the Premier League and across Europe's elite clubs which is tougher than ever. Despite fair play initiatives the financial competition for top players remains intense and transfer prices and player wages continue to move ever higher. It is therefore positive that the strong financial platform we have created in recent years allows us to continue to be competitive at the highest level. This was recently confirmed by the notable signing of Mesut Özil, one of the world's best players. I know the Özil signing has given everyone who loves Arsenal a big lift but it should not be forgotten that we already have a young and talented squad. It is also appropriate to reiterate that the money we generate across the business is always available to our manager, Arsène Wenger, and that he quite properly makes the decisions regarding how to invest those funds based on his extensive football knowledge, experience and judgement. With the Özil transfer I believe we have made a significant statement and when Arsène decides the time is right to invest again, Stan Kroenke, myself and the rest of the Board will be delighted to support him. Arsène's outstanding leadership has taken us to a 16th successive season in Champions' League competition. This is a tremendous achievement and is not something we should take for granted. Away from the football you will read in the following pages that, despite one-off costs associated with some rationalisation of the squad at the end of the season, we have reported a profit before tax of £6.7 million. This result has its foundation in the significant progress made on our commercial agenda. We have signed a new partnership with Emirates and have brought other commercial partners to the Club. The success of our recent tours to Asia and the growth of our global following have been key factors in this regard. As always, our contributions in our local and global communities through the Arsenal Foundation and Arsenal in the Community have changed the lives of many thousands of people. Our aim is to help young people fulfil their potential and this year we have been more active than ever before. I would like to thank our loyal fans. Your support is crucial and I know the vast majority of you are proud about how we run the Club and how we play under Arsène's guidance. I thank you for your continued support. I also thank Stan Kroenke for his guidance and support, my fellow directors, our management team and entire staff for all their hard work and dedication over the last year. I also fully recognise the support and contribution from our commercial partners, who are an important part of the Arsenal family. In closing, it is clear we are entering an exciting phase of the Club's evolution. We have a manager in Arsène who is as focussed and determined to win trophies today as he was when he first arrived here 16 years ago, we have a young and highly talented squad, we have hugely committed supporters at home and abroad and we are attracting important global partners who will help us drive the revenues needed to keep us at the top of the game here and in Europe. Additionally we have a controlling owner in Stan Kroenke and a Board which is united in our resolve to keep Arsenal Football Club at the pinnacle of the game both here and in Europe. I look forward to welcoming you all to Emirates Stadium over the course of the season. Sir Chips Keswick Chairman 23 September 2013 Arsenal Holdings plc Chief Executive's Report Overview This has been another exciting year for Arsenal Football Club, both on and off the pitch. Our fourth place finish in the Premier League was secured in dramatic fashion on the last day of the season, sealing our 16th successive qualification for the Champions' League. That is a remarkable achievement and, whilst we all have our ambitions set on the bigger prizes, it is not something we should ever under-estimate. Our talented young squad showed extraordinary togetherness and spirit in putting together a great run with just one defeat in eleven league matches in the final weeks of the season. This is a team with a special bond and we have been delighted to supplement that this summer with the arrivals of Mesut Özil, Mathieu Flamini and Emilio Viviano. The signing of Özil for a Club record fee is a significant step for us. This signing was a direct result of all the hard work we have put in over recent years to build the commercial capability of the Club to deliver the consistent revenues and financial strength required to compete for the world's best players. That said, we will continue to stand by our principles in terms of nurturing young talent. That has been very evident with our extensions to the contracts of key young players over the last year and the emergence of teenagers Serge Gnabry and Gedion Zelalem into the first team squad. This is a key component of what we stand for at Arsenal Football Club and that will continue to be the case. Youth development As you will be aware, Liam Brady has decided to step down from his role as Academy Director at the end of this season. He is helping us in our search for a successor to further develop our academy and he will continue to be closely involved with the Club on an on-going basis. On behalf of everyone at Arsenal I would like to thank Liam for his important and valuable contribution in establishing us as one of the best clubs in the world for producing talented young players. We have made a significant investment in recruiting expert new staff with responsibility for the physical development of our young players and are making good progress with the first phase of works to significantly upgrade the facilities at our Hale End academy. These are important developments which will make a long-term contribution to our future success. The Arsenal Ladies Arsenal Ladies have enjoyed yet another outstanding year, with new manager Shelley Kerr building on the success of her predecessor Laura Harvey. The Ladies won the 2012 editions of both the Women's Super League and Continental Cup, in both cases for a second season running. They then lifted the FA Women's Cup for a twelfth time this May. In Europe, the team once again proved themselves to be amongst the best in the women's game, reaching the Champions League semi-finals for a third year in a row. In the 2013 Women's Super League the team is currently placed second in the table. A number of Arsenal Ladies players have excelled on an individual front. Rachel Yankey broke Peter Shilton's record of 125 England appearances in June to become her country's most-capped player, whilst Alex Scott reached the milestone of 100 England caps. Business update The financial results for the year, which are covered in more detail in the Financial Review section, show a satisfactory increase in revenue led by our extended partnership with Emirates. I am confident, as we move into 2013/14, that we are strongly placed to achieve further revenue growth. Premier League The Premier League has achieved a significant uplift in the value of the domestic and worldwide broadcasting deals it has secured for the next three seasons. We are a member of a league which has once again demonstrated its leading position in the eyes of the huge global audience for football. Our broadcasting revenues from the Premier League will be in the order of fifty per cent higher as a result of these new contracts. At the same time the Premier League's shareholder clubs have come together to introduce new financial fair play rules designed to enhance the stability of member clubs for the long-term. Arsenal was a leading proponent for the introduction of these new rules and we welcome their adoption. Commercial Partnerships The work we have done over the past four years to build our partnerships capability and commercial relationships is bearing fruit. We agreed a new long-term agreement with Emirates to extend their shirt sponsorship until 2019 and their stadium naming rights through to 2028. The new partnership is worth £ 150 million and is one of the biggest deals in football history. This was a clear signal from one of our primary partners of their belief in our ambition to be a major competitor on the global football stage and provides an important financial building block for the future. Our recent tours to Asia have seen us attract new regional partners in the shape of Indonesian mobile phone company, Telkomsel and betting company Bodog. The growth in our global following has helped us sign deals with Imperial Bank in Kenya and Uganda, Sterling Bank in Nigeria and India on Track. PaddyPower also recently re-joined us as our betting partner in the UK, Ireland and Italy. Looking forward to the next financial year, we will continue to look to grow our regional and official partnerships and to significantly progress conversations on our kit supply partnership. This is due for renewal at the end of season 2013/14 and we are confident of achieving a significant uplift in value. Concerts We successfully staged three concerts this summer featuring performances by Muse and Green Day. More than 150,000 fans attended. We have more concerts in the pipeline and have applied for permission to hold up to six concerts per year in the future. This is providing a strong and regular source of additional income from our stadium. Emirates Cup After an absence due to the Olympic Games we welcomed back the Emirates Cup with Napoli, Galatasaray and Porto providing the opposition. The weekend attracted almost 120,000 fans, many of whom were first-time visitors to Emirates Stadium. We look forward to seeing them again in the future and are already planning next year's opponents for what is an important part of our pre-season preparations. Arsenal Foundation and Community activities Our contributions to local communities here in the UK and further afield are an important part of our role as a football club. The Arsenal name allows us to open doors for people and young people in particular, as we aim to help them fulfil their potential. Over the past year, with the support of players, staff and fans, The Arsenal Foundation has continued to develop and provide essential funding for a variety of local and global projects. 2013 saw the Foundation announce four new ambassadors in Liam Brady, Martin Keown, Robert Pires and Bob Wilson - all former players whose knowledge and charisma will support the Foundation in its efforts to extend its work further and deeper in the future. The Club was also proud to confirm Bob's charity, Willow Foundation, as an official charity partner, in a move which renews the Club's link with a charity which provides special days for seriously ill young adults. Looking ahead We are entering an exciting phase of the Club's evolution as we continue with the transformation which started almost a decade ago with the move from Highbury to Emirates Stadium and which has continued, more recently, through the increase in our commercial capability off the pitch. The progress we have made has been delivered in the face of a global economic recession and is testimony to the power and potential of the Arsenal name and to the hard work and commitment of everyone involved with the Club. We are not yet fully where we want the Club to be, but everyone is looking forward to the challenges ahead and competing for and winning trophies. This includes Stan Kroenke, the Board and everyone connected with the Club. It equally applies to our players and our manager, Arsène Wenger. We are all fully focussed on achieving our ambitions for the Club, but determined to achieve them whilst remaining true to our principles. We look forward to the rest of the season with excitement and optimism and will continue to work hard to take the Club forward and to make everyone proud to be part of the Arsenal family. I E Gazidis Chief Executive Officer 23 September 2013 Arsenal Holdings plc Financial Review The Group has recorded a profit before tax for the 2012/13 year of £6.7 million (2012 - £36.6 million). The reduction in profit is, in the main, attributable to two factors: * A lower surplus on sale of player registrations of £47.0 million, as compared to £65.5 million in the prior year; and * Increased one-off charges primarily related to the impairment of certain player registrations and associated costs of £10.0 million, as compared to £5.5 million in the prior year. 2013 2012 £m £m Group turnover 280.4 243.0 Operating profit before amortisation, 29.6 34.5 depreciation and player trading Player trading (see table below) 1.6 26.1 Amortisation of goodwill and depreciation (12.4) (11.4) Joint venture 0.9 0.9 Net finance charges (13.0) (13.5) Profit before tax 6.7 36.6 Operating profits for the year of £29.6 million were reduced compared to the prior year (2012 - £34.5 million), with an increase in commercial revenues and an improved contribution from property activities outweighed by increased costs, including a total wage bill which rose above £150 million for the first time. Costs associated with the impairment review, referred to above, accounted for £4.3 million of the increased wage cost. Player trading consists of the profit from the sale of player registrations, the amortisation charge, including any impairment, on the cost of player registrations and fees charged for player loans. The profit on sale for the year amounted to £47.0 million (2012 - £65.5 million) with the major contributions to this figure coming from the transfers out of Robin van Persie and Alex Song. During the period we invested £58.7 million in the acquisition of new players and, to a lesser extent, the extension of contract terms for certain existing players. The cost of this investment is being charged against profit over the life of the underlying player contracts and, as a consequence, the amortisation charge for the year was increased to £41.3 million (2012 - £36.8 million). 2013 2012 £m £m Profit on disposal of player registrations 47.0 65.5 Amortisation of player registrations (41.3) (36.8) Impairment of player registrations and (5.7) (5.5) related charges Loan fees 1.6 2.9 Total player trading 1.6 26.1 In addition to the regular amortisation, £5.7 million (2012 - £5.5 million) of impairment and related charges have been booked in respect of certain player registrations. The charges relate to the registrations of players who were deemed to be excluded from the Arsenal squad and are consistent with the departure of a number of players subsequent to the financial year end. In addition to writing down book values to reflect recoverable amounts, the accounts include a provision for the additional costs related to certain of these departures. Net finance charges have been reduced to £13.0 million (2012 - £13.5 million). This reflects the scheduled repayment of stadium finance bonds, leading to a lower interest payable charge. The interest earned on our bank balances was slightly increased despite the continuing low rates of interest generally available to depositors. At the balance sheet date, the Group's total cash and bank balances amounted to £153.5 million (2012 - £153.6 million), inclusive of debt service reserve balances, which are not available for football purposes, of £33.8 million (2012 - £33.5 million), and the Group's overall net debt was £93.2 million (2012 - £98.9 million). Football Segment 2013 2012 £m £m Turnover 242.8 235.3 Operating profit before depreciation and 25.2 32.3 player trading Player trading 1.6 26.1 Profit before tax 1.6 34.1 There were three fewer home fixtures than in the prior year, with one less game in the UEFA Champions League and two less games in the Capital One Cup. Our 26 home fixtures (19 Barclays Premier League, four UEFA Champions League, two E.on FA Cup and one Capital One Cup) achieved an average tickets sold per game of 59,928 (2012 - 59,772). In addition, there was no Emirates Cup tournament in pre-season 2012, as a consequence of the London Olympics. On the positive side there were improved revenues from our pre-season tour matches and the financial year started and ended with venue hire revenues from five nights of concerts headlining Coldplay (3) and Muse (2). Overall, match and event day revenue was slightly lower at £92.8 million (2012 - £95.2 million). Broadcasting revenues were little changed overall at £86.0 million (2012 - £ 84.7 million). Our merit share of Premier League distributions was one place lower than the prior year but the competition for fourth place meant we collected an additional three live game facility fees. The Group's combined retail and commercial revenues were increased by some 19% to £62.4 million (2012 - £52.5 million). With commercial growth representing a key objective over both the short and medium terms, this is a good result. The main driver for this growth was the extended partnership contract with Emirates which came into effect for the second half of the year; revenues from this £150 million contract are being recognised over the new contract term. Accordingly, we will see a further uplift in financial year 2013/14 when this revised partnership with Emirates makes a contribution across the full year. Our partnership roster is becoming increasingly international and new partnerships, contributing to our growth for the year, included Airtel, Malta Guinness and India on Track. Payroll continues to be by far the largest and most important area of cost. Wage costs for the year rose by 7.7% to £154.5 million (2012 - £143.4 million), which was almost entirely as a result of increases to the cost of our football playing staff. Included in wage costs are one-off charges of £4.3 million which, as mentioned above, arise from the impairment review conducted in respect of certain players. The wage bill represented 63.6% of our football revenues (2012 - 60.9%). Whilst this ratio has increased in recent years, wage expenditure at this level continues to fall comfortably within the range which the Group's financial resources permit. The Group does not set any particular wage ratio as a performance target but rather monitors its total player spend, being wages plus transfer expenditure and related costs, on a rolling three year basis against its projections for the available funds generated over that period by the Group's business activities. Other operating costs, which include all the direct and indirect costs and overheads associated with the Club's football operations and revenues, rose to £61.6 million (2012 -£56.7 million). There were a number of components to this change. Our larger scale pre-season tour in summer 2012 contributed to increased travel costs and five nights of concerts meant increased staging costs compared to the prior year. Whilst costs were higher so were the related revenues and for both the tour and concerts the overall profit contributions were increased. There were also increases under the other cost heading from foreign exchange (with sterling's weakness against the euro a particular factor) and operating properties (inclusive of provisions to exit certain surplus sites such as the old ticket reservation centre at Blenheim Court). Property Segment 2013 2012 £m £m Turnover 37.5 7.7 Operating profit 4.4 2.2 Profit before tax 5.1 2.5 Turnover from property included the completion of the sale of the north-east section of Queensland Road to Barratts for a consideration of some £27.0 million in June 2012. Visitors to Emirates Stadium will have observed the progress of Barratts' works in constructing three towers of market residential accommodation in the north-east quadrant of the site. The site had previously been re-valued in the Group's books, to reflect its expected sale price, and as such the transaction is effectively at break-even in profit and loss terms. Of the proceeds, £20 million is receivable in instalments over the course of the 2013/14 financial year. At Highbury Square we completed the sale of three apartments to leave a single remaining unit, which will be retained by the Group. The final phase of the Highbury development, a mix of 21 new / refurbished property units with addresses on Avenell Road, Gillespie Road and Highbury Hill, has been a success with eight apartment sales and six house sales completed in the year generating revenue of £8.0 million. A further three house sales have completed since the year end and the remaining units are not yet available for sale. The property business made an overall contribution to operating profits of £4.4 million (2012 - £2.2 million). We continue to work with Islington Council's planning department to finalise viable development schemes for our two remaining property sites on Hornsey Road and Holloway Road. Profit after Tax The tax charge for the year was £0.8 million (2012 - £7.0 million). The effective rate of taxation of 13% benefits from the revaluation of the Group's deferred tax liabilities to the 23% rate of corporation tax effective from April 2013. The retained profit for the year was £5.8 million (2012 - £29.6 million). Financial Regulation The Premier League has introduced certain new financial regulations effective from the start of the 2013/14 season. These regulations include a three year break-even test, on a similar basis to that contained in UEFA's Financial Fair Play regime albeit with a wider scope for losses, to be made good through equity funding, and a capping mechanism which limits the amount of revenue from the new Premier League broadcasting contracts that can be used to fund growth in player wage costs. The Group continues to be in a robust financial position, compliant with the requirements of the new regulatory landscape and with the resources to support further investment toward on-field success. Stuart Wisely Chief Financial Officer 23 September 2013 Arsenal Holdings plc Consolidated profit and loss account For the year ended 31 May 2013 2013 2012 Operations Operations excluding excluding player Player player Player trading trading Total trading trading Total Note £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Turnover of the group 281,176 1,598 282,774 242,577 2,901 245,478 including its share of joint ventures Share of turnover of (2,400) - (2,400) (2,465) - (2,465) joint venture ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Group turnover 3 278,776 1,598 280,374 240,112 2,901 243,013 Operating expenses (261,634) (47,021) (308,655) (217,018) (42,319) (259,337) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Operating profit/(loss) 17,142 (45,423) (28,281) 23,094 (39,418) (16,324) Share of joint venture 945 - 945 952 - 952 operating result Profit on disposal of - 46,986 46,986 - 65,456 65,456 player registrations ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Profit on ordinary 18,087 1,563 19,650 24,046 26,038 50,084 activities before net finance charges ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net finance charges (12,996) (13,496) ---------- ---------- Profit on ordinary 6,654 36,588 activities before taxation Taxation (849) (6,995) ---------- ---------- Profit after taxation 5,805 29,593 retained for the financial year ---------- ---------- Earnings per share Basic and diluted 4 £93.30 £475.64 ---------- ---------- Player trading consists primarily of loan fees receivable, the amortisation of the costs of acquiring player registrations, any impairment charges and profit on disposal of player registrations. All trading resulted from continuing operations. Arsenal Holdings plc Consolidated balance sheet At 31 May 2013 2013 2012 £'000 £'000 Fixed assets Goodwill 1,924 - Tangible fixed assets 421,539 427,157 Intangible fixed assets 96,570 85,708 Investments 3,031 2,326 ---------- ---------- 523,064 515,191 Current assets Stock - development properties 12,987 37,595 Stock - retail merchandise 2,131 1,681 Debtors - due within one year 88,484 52,332 - due after one year 8,287 5,201 Cash and short-term deposits 153,457 153,625 ---------- ---------- 265,346 250,434 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (149,931) (145,159) ---------- ---------- Net current assets 115,415 105,275 ---------- ---------- Total assets less current liabilities 638,479 620,466 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one (274,721) (268,066) year Provisions for liabilities and charges (60,403) (54,852) ---------- ---------- Net assets 303,355 297,548 ---------- ---------- Capital and reserves Called up share capital 62 62 Share premium 29,997 29,997 Merger reserve 26,699 26,699 Profit and loss account 246,597 240,790 ---------- ---------- Shareholders' funds 303,355 297,548 ---------- ---------- Arsenal Holdings plc Consolidated cash flow statement For the year ended 31 May 2013 2013 2012 £'000 £'000 Net cash inflow from operating activities 53,359 27,694 Player registrations (25,915) (1,785) Returns on investment and servicing of finance (12,356) (13,071) Taxation (47) (4,624) Capital expenditure (6,496) (8,610) Acquisition of subsidiary (2,164) - ---------- ---------- Net cash inflow/(outflow) before financing 6,381 (396) Financing (6,549) (6,208) Management of liquid resources 36,811 (79,633) ---------- ---------- Change in cash in the year 36,643 (86,237) Change in short-term deposits (36,811) 76,633 ---------- ---------- Decrease in cash and short-term deposits (168) (6,604) ---------- ---------- Management of liquid resources represents the transfer of cash from/(to) the Group's bank accounts to short-term bank treasury deposits. Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash 2013 2012 inflow from operating activities £'000 £'000 Operating loss (28,281) (16,324) Amortisation of player registrations 41,349 36,802 Impairment of player registrations 4,740 5,517 Amortisation of goodwill 213 - Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets (53) (12) Depreciation (net of grant amortisation) 12,294 11,391 Decrease/(increase) in stock 24,158 (4,702) (Increase) in debtors (29,659) (11,894) Increase in creditors 28,598 6,916 ---------- ---------- Net cash inflow from operating activities 53,359 27,694 ---------- ---------- Analysis of changes in net debt At 1 June Non cash Cash At 31 May 2012 changes flows 2013 £000 £000 £000 £000 Cash at bank and in hand 29,272 - 36,643 65,915 Short-term deposits 124,353 - (36,811) 87,542 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 153,625 - (168) 153,457 Debt due within one year (bonds) (5,937) - (373) (6,310) Debt due after more than one year (219,496) (328) 6,919 (212,905) (bonds) Debt due after more than one year (27,110) (356) 3 (27,463) (debentures) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net debt (98,918) (684) 6,381 (93,221) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Non cash changes represent £608,000 in respect of the amortisation of costs of raising finance, £356,000 in respect of rolled up, unpaid debenture interest and £280,000 in respect of amortisation of the premium on certain of the Group's interest rate swaps. Arsenal Holdings plc Notes to preliminary results For the year ended 31 May 2013 1. The financial information set out above does not constitute the company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 May 2012 or 2013, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2012 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2013 will be delivered following the company's annual general meeting. The auditor has reported on those accounts; their reports were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain statements under s498(2) or (3) Companies Act 2006. The accounting policies applied by the Group are as set out in detail in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 May 2013. 2. Segmental analysis Class of business:- Football 2013 2012 £'000 £'000 Turnover 242,825 235,329 ---------- ---------- Segment operating loss (32,713) (18,526) Share of operating profit of joint venture 945 952 Profit on disposal of player registrations 46,986 65,456 Net finance charges (13,614) (13,793) ---------- ---------- Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 1,604 34,089 ---------- ---------- Segment net assets 266,037 265,280 ---------- ---------- Class of business:- Property development 2013 2012 £'000 £'000 Turnover 37,549 7,684 ---------- ---------- Segment operating profit 4,432 2,202 Net finance charges 618 297 ---------- ---------- Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 5,050 2,499 ---------- ---------- Segment net assets 37,318 32,268 ---------- ---------- Class of business:- Group 2013 2012 £'000 £'000 Turnover 280,374 243,013 ---------- ---------- Segment operating loss (28,281) (16,324) Share of operating profit of joint venture 945 952 Profit on disposal of player registrations 46,986 65,456 Net finance charges (12,996) (13,496) ---------- ---------- Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 6,654 36,588 ---------- ---------- Segment net assets 303,355 297,548 ---------- ---------- Operating profit from football before amortisation, depreciation, player trading and exceptional items amounted to £25.2 million (2012 - £32.3 million); being segment operating loss (as above) of £32.7 million (2012 - £18.5 million), adding back depreciation of £12.3 million (2012 - £11.4 million), amortisation of goodwill of £0.2 million (2012 - £Nil) and operating loss from player trading of £45.4 million (2012 - £39.4 million). 3. Turnover Turnover, all of which originates in the UK, 2013 2012 comprises the following: £'000 £'000 Gate and other match day revenues 92,780 95,212 Broadcasting 86,025 84,701 Retail and licensing 18,057 18,303 Commercial 44,365 34,212 Property development 37,549 7,684 Player trading 1,598 2,901 ---------- ---------- 280,374 243,013 ---------- ---------- 4. Earnings per share Earnings per share (basic and diluted) are based on the weighted average number of ordinary shares of the Company in issue being 62,217 shares (2012 - 62,217 shares). 5. Reconciliation of movement in shareholders' funds 2013 2012 £'000 £'000 Profit for the year 5,805 29,593 Exchange difference 2 - Opening shareholders' funds 297,548 267,955 ---------- ---------- Closing shareholders' funds 303,355 297,548 ---------- ---------- 6. Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting will be held at Emirates Stadium, London, N7, on Thursday 17 October 2013 at 11.30 am. The full statement of accounts and annual report will be posted to shareholders on 24 September 2013.

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