Exhibit 99.2
Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
As of September 30, 2009 and
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Accounts (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
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| | Notes | | 2009 £’000 | | | 2008 £’000 | |
Turnover | | | | 52,813 | | | 45,178 | |
Cost of sales | | | | (20,843 | ) | | (16,937 | ) |
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Gross profit | | | | 31,970 | | | 28,241 | |
Selling and distribution costs | | | | (11,105 | ) | | (10,819 | ) |
Administrative expenses | | | | (8,987 | ) | | (9,456 | ) |
Operating profit before goodwill amortisation and operating exceptional items | | | | 15,163 | | | 12,763 | |
Goodwill amortisation | | | | (3,158 | ) | | (3,158 | ) |
Exceptional administrative expenses | | 2 | | (127 | ) | | (1,639 | ) |
Operating profit | | | | 11,878 | | | 7,966 | |
Profit on disposal of discontinued operations | | | | — | | | 318 | |
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Profit before interest and taxation | | | | 11,878 | | | 8,284 | |
Interest receivable and similar income | | | | 9 | | | 297 | |
Interest payable and similar charges | | | | (13,925 | ) | | (17,336 | ) |
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Loss on ordinary activities before taxation | | | | (2,038 | ) | | (8,755 | ) |
Tax charge on loss on ordinary activities | | 3 | | (566 | ) | | (43 | ) |
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Loss for the financial year | | | | (2,604 | ) | | (8,798 | ) |
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There are no recognised gains and losses other than the loss for the periods stated above, and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented.
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2009
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| | Note | | 2009 £’000 | |
Fixed assets | | | | | |
Intangible assets | | | | 62,145 | |
Tangible assets | | | | 87 | |
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| | | | 62,232 | |
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Current assets | | | | | |
Stocks | | | | 4,856 | |
Debtors due within one year | | | | 19,061 | |
Debtors due after more than one year | | 3c | | 4,662 | |
Cash at bank and in hand | | | | 14,432 | |
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| | | | 43,011 | |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | | | | (18,894 | ) |
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Net current assets | | | | 24,117 | |
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Total assets less current liabilities | | | | 86,349 | |
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | | | | (198,080 | ) |
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Net liabilities | | | | (111,731 | ) |
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Capital and reserves | | | | | |
Called up share capital | | | | 10 | |
Share premium account | | | | 1,084 | |
Profit and loss deficit | | | | (112,825 | ) |
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Total shareholders’ deficit | | | | (111,731 | ) |
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Consolidated Cash Flow Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
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| | Notes | | 2009 £’000 | | | 2008 £’000 | |
Net cash inflow from operating activities | | 4 | | 13,138 | | | 7,030 | |
Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance | | | | (3,506 | ) | | (4,520 | ) |
Taxation | | | | — | | | (3 | ) |
Capital expenditure and financial investment | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of tangible fixed assets | | | | (41 | ) | | (14 | ) |
Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets | | | | — | | | 3 | |
Purchase of intangible fixed assets | | | | (18 | ) | | (26 | ) |
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary undertakings | | | | — | | | 318 | |
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Net cash inflow before financing | | | | 9,573 | | | 2,788 | |
Net cash outflow from financing | | | | (4,983 | ) | | (1,718 | ) |
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Increase in cash in the period | | | | 4,590 | | | 1,070 | |
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Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net borrowings | | | | | | | | |
Increase in cash in the period | | | | 4,590 | | | 1,070 | |
Movement in borrowings | | | | (4,970 | ) | | (7,278 | ) |
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Movement in net borrowings | | 5 | | (380 | ) | | (6,208 | ) |
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
The consolidated financial statements (unaudited) have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, with consistently applied accounting policies and applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom. The financial information included herein does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006 or section 240 of the Companies Act 1985.
The consolidated financial statements (unaudited) include the results and net assets of Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited (the “Company”) and all its subsidiary undertakings (together, the “Group”) for the periods presented. The Company and all of its subsidiary undertakings are domiciled in the United Kingdom.
The principal activity of the Company is to act as a holding company for the Group whose principal activity is the sale of health and beauty products. In preparing the consolidated financial statements intra Group transactions have been eliminated.
The accounting policies used in these consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2008.
The Group incurred a number of exceptional items during the period, which are analysed below:
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| | Note | | 2009 £’000 | | 2008 £’000 |
Reorganisation | | (a) | | 59 | | 229 |
Spa closure | | (b) | | — | | 641 |
Research into new markets | | (c) | | — | | 394 |
Legal fees | | (d) | | 15 | | 375 |
Costs associated with business acquisition | | (e) | | 53 | | — |
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Total exceptional administrative expenses | | | | 127 | | 1,639 |
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Professional fees relating to the simplification of the Group’s corporate structure.
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
These are the costs incurred in closing the Spa business, including a loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets amounting to £242,000.
| (c) | Research into new markets |
One-off external market research costs into new market segment.
In April 2008, the UK Office of Fair Trading (the “OFT”) notified the Group of an enquiry into potential co-ordinations of retail prices in sectors of the grocery market. In November 2009, the OFT informed the Group that, while its investigation of certain other companies continues, it has now closed its investigation of the Group. In connection with this matter, the Group incurred the legal fees identified above.
| (e) | Costs associated with business acquisition |
These are costs associated with the acquisition of the Company by Alberto-Culver UK Products Limited (“AC UK Products”) (see note 6).
3 | Taxation charge on loss on ordinary activities |
a) Analysis of charge in the period
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| | 2009 £’000 | | | 2008 £’000 |
Current tax | | | | | |
UK corporation tax charge for the period | | 2,183 | | | — |
Adjustments in respect of prior periods | | — | | | — |
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Total current tax charge for the period (note 3b) | | 2,183 | | | — |
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Deferred taxation | | | | | |
Current year deferred tax movement | | 98 | | | 43 |
Adjustments in respect of prior periods | | (1,715 | ) | | — |
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Total deferred tax (note 3c) | | (1,617 | ) | | 43 |
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Tax charge on loss on ordinary activities | | 566 | | | 43 |
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
b) Factors affecting the current tax charge for the period
The tax assessed for the period is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The differences are explained below:
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| | 2009 £’000 | | | 2008 £’000 | |
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation | | (2,038 | ) | | (8,755 | ) |
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Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by the average standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 28% (2008: 28.7%) | | (571 | ) | | (2,513 | ) |
Effects of: | | | | | | |
Expenditure not deductible for tax purposes | | 2,852 | | | 2,661 | |
Other income not taxable | | — | | | (104 | ) |
Creation of tax losses | | — | | | 77 | |
Other timing differences for the period | | (98 | ) | | (121 | ) |
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Current tax charge for the period (note 3a) | | 2,183 | | | — | |
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Due to the Finance Act 2007, the standard rate of taxation reduced from 30% to 28% with effect from April 2008. This means the effective tax rate for the period to September 30, 2008 is 28.7%.
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
c) Deferred taxation
The deferred tax balance comprises:
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| | 2009 £’000 | |
Fixed asset timing differences | | 173 | |
Short term timing differences | | 3,629 | |
Losses | | 860 | |
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Deferred tax asset | | 4,662 | |
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Movements in the net deferred tax balance were as follows: | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2009 | | 3,045 | |
Charge for the period (note 3a) | | (98 | ) |
Credit for the prior period (note 3a) | | 1,715 | |
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Balance at September 30, 2009 | | 4,662 | |
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4 | Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash inflow from operating activities |
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| | 2009 £’000 | | | 2008 £’000 | |
Operating profit for the period | | 11,878 | | | 7,966 | |
Amortisation of goodwill | | 3,158 | | | 3,158 | |
Amortisation of trademarks | | 112 | | | 103 | |
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets | | — | | | 242 | |
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | | 102 | | | 133 | |
Increase in stocks | | (1,616 | ) | | (450 | ) |
Increase in debtors | | (3,550 | ) | | (4,308 | ) |
Increase in creditors | | 3,054 | | | 186 | |
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Net cash inflow from operating activities | | 13,138 | | | 7,030 | |
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
5 | Analysis of movement in net borrowings |
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| | At January 1, 2009 £’000 | | | Cash flow £’000 | | Other non-cash movements £’000 | | | At September 30, 2009 £’000 | |
Cash at bank and in hand | | 9,842 | | | 4,590 | | — | | | 14,432 | |
Arrangement fees | | 2,403 | | | — | | (424 | ) | | 1,979 | |
Borrowings not repayable on demand | | (92,331 | ) | | — | | (8,771 | ) | | (101,102 | ) |
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| | (80,086 | ) | | 4,590 | | (9,195 | ) | | (84,691 | ) |
Other borrowings | | (106,368 | ) | | 4,983 | | (758 | ) | | (102,143 | ) |
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Total net borrowings | | (186,454 | ) | | 9,573 | | (9,953 | ) | | (186,834 | ) |
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| | At January 1, 2008 £’000 | | | Cash flow £’000 | | Other non-cash movements £’000 | | | At September 30, 2008 £’000 | |
Cash at bank and in hand | | 5,165 | | | 1,070 | | — | | | 6,235 | |
Arrangement fees | | 2,967 | | | — | | (424 | ) | | 2,543 | |
Borrowings not repayable on demand | | (79,772 | ) | | — | | (8,195 | ) | | (87,967 | ) |
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| | (71,640 | ) | | 1,070 | | (8,619 | ) | | (79,189 | ) |
Other borrowings | | (107,324 | ) | | 1,718 | | (377 | ) | | (105,983 | ) |
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Total net borrowings | | (178,964 | ) | | 2,788 | | (8,996 | ) | | (185,172 | ) |
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Other non-cash movements include interest rolled up on the PIK loan, mezzanine debt and unsecured loan notes.
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Simple Health & Beauty Group Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
On December 13, 2009, the shareholders of the Group entered into a binding agreement to dispose of the Group’s entire issued share capital to AC UK Products.
On December 18, 2009, the transaction completed and all of the Group’s shareholder and external bank debt was retired following the injection of cash from AC UK Products. In addition, the warrants over the ‘B’ shares were cash cancelled for £4.0 million.
On December 29, 2009, AC UK Products subscribed for 4,357,607 ordinary shares in the Company for an aggregate consideration of £199.3 million. This consideration was satisfied by AC UK Products transferring to the Company the benefit of:
| • | | The outstanding £23.0 million of fixed rate subordinated investor loan notes 2014 plus accrued interest; |
| • | | The outstanding £1.4 million fixed rate subordinated management loan notes 2014 plus accrued interest; |
| • | | The £119.3 million outstanding on the intra-group loan (plus accrued interest) entered into between AC UK Products and Accantia Group Holdings Limited on December 18, 2009 as a result of the retirement of external bank debt; and |
| • | | The balance being offset against the amount of intra-group loan (plus accrued interest) entered into between AC UK Products and the Company on December 18, 2009. |
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