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RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Tyman plc (TYMN.L) announces unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2019.

Summary Group Results

(1) LFL = constant currency Like-for-Like (see APMs on page 44)(2) Excluding IFRS 16 lease liabilities (see APMs on page 44)

* Alternative performance measures. In the opinion of the Board, these "Adjusted" metrics (formerly "Underlying") provide useful additional information to shareholders on the underlying performance of the business. Further details can be found on page 44.

Highlights:

• 10% growth in revenue and adjusted operating profit driven by 2018 acquisitions and currency

• Like-for-like revenue declined 1% reflecting disappointing performance at AmesburyTruth against solid performance in ERA and SchlegelGiesse

• Adjusted operating profit of £41.9m with adjusted operating margin flat at 13.9%

• Ashland on track to generate US$5m annual synergy benefits from 2020

• Acquired Y-cam, supporting development of new Smartware product pipeline

• Interim dividend increased in line with progressive policy

• New medium-term target leverage of 1.0x to 1.5x adjusted EBITDA

• Market outlook mixed; savings coming through from footprint rationalisation but offset by operational issues and customer losses in near term

Jo Hallas, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "While revenue and adjusted operating profit increased by 10% following four successful acquisitions in 2018, overall the first half performance was below expectations, with organic revenue growth in SchlegelGiesse and ERA offset by a disappointing performance in AmesburyTruth. This reflected operational disruptions and customer losses arising from our North American footprint consolidation, as well as ongoing softness in our North American markets.

Since arriving in the spring, Jason and I have been focused on diagnosing the issues in AmesburyTruth. Over the next twelve to eighteen months our priorities will be to resolve these issues, drive organic performance and reduce net debt to our new lower target level. Although operating profit will be impacted by the North American footprint-related issues in the current financial year, given the fundamentals of the market and the business, I am confident that the actions we are taking to address these, and our other near-term priorities, will position the business well for long-term sustainable value creation."

25 July 2019

Enquiries

Analyst and investor presentation

Tyman will host an analyst and investor presentation at 10.30 a.m. today, Thursday 25 July 2019, at the offices of MHP Communications, 6 Agar Street, London, WC2N 4HN.

The presentation will be webcast at the Group's website (www.tymanplc.com) and the audio conference call details are:

Notes to editors

Tyman (TYMN: LSE) is a leading international supplier of engineered door and window components and access solutions to the construction industry. The Company designs and manufactures products that help to improve the comfort, energy efficiency, security and design aesthetics of residential homes and commercial buildings. Tyman's portfolio of leading brands serve their markets through three divisions: AmesburyTruth, ERA and SchlegelGiesse. Headquartered in London, the Group employs approximately 4,200 people with facilities in 18 countries worldwide. Further information is available at www.tymanplc.com.

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS

Tyman had a disappointing first half to the financial year, with like-for-like (LFL) revenue and operating profit slightly lower than H1 2018. However, the businesses acquired during 2018 have made strong contributions to Group reported results.

North American markets slowed in the period and UK markets remain relatively subdued, while European markets were broadly flat. The overall outlook remains somewhat mixed.

Revenue for the period was £301.9 million (H1 2018: £274.9 million), an increase of 10% on a reported basis, but a decrease of 1% on a LFL basis, with volume declines offset by pricing and surcharge actions. Reported revenue benefitted from contributions from acquisitions, and by the relative weakness of Sterling compared with H1 2018.

Adjusted operating profit improved by 10% on a reported basis to £41.9 million (H1 2018: £38.2 million) but declined 4% on a LFL basis, with growth at ERA and SchlegelGiesse being offset by a fall in profitability at AmesburyTruth. The Group adjusted operating margin was flat at 13.9% (H1 2018: 13.9%).

In addition to soft end markets, AmesburyTruth's performance was impacted by operational disruption and customer losses relating to the US footprint consolidation project. While the final moves of the footprint consolidation project were completed in Q1, two issues have arisen from the project: cost inefficiencies derived from issues associated with the transfer of production facilities; and customer losses related to both frustrations associated with poor customer service levels and challenges with the transition to a new type of door seal. Both of these issues are fixable and actions are already underway to get the business back to our expected levels of productivity and service quality.

The two largest businesses acquired during 2018, Ashland and Zoo Hardware, have both performed well, with trading ahead of H1 2018. The Group remains on track to deliver US$5m of Ashland annual synergy benefits from 2020. Profab and Reguitti were a little weaker than expected due to timing of projects at Profab and competitive pressures at Reguitti.

Input costs, with the exception of steel, moderated in the period, yielding some margin benefits. Price surcharges were used to fully recover the cost of US tariffs.

Operational cash generation was 26% above H1 2018, primarily as a result of lease payments now being included in financing cash flows following adopting IFRS 16 (see note 17). Excluding the impact of IFRS 16, operational cash generation was 3% higher than H1 2018. Operating cash conversion in H1 2019 was 62.3%, or 52.1% excluding the impact of IFRS 16 (H1 2018: 54.2%). This slight underlying decline was principally due to increased working capital levels.

ROCE fell by 122 bps to 12.7% (H1 2018: 13.9%) as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16 as well as the reduction in like-for-like adjusted operating profit and higher working capital build. Excluding the impact of IFRS 16, ROCE was 13.1%.

Leverage at the period end of 2.21x (H1 2018: 2.11x) reflected the extra debt taken on by the Group to fund the acquisitions made in the second half of 2018. The Group is focused on reducing net debt and expects to exit 2019 with a leverage below 2.0x.

An interim dividend of 3.85 pence per share, representing an increase of 3%, will be paid on 6 September 2019 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 2 August 2019. This is consistent with the Group's progressive dividend policy.

Board Changes

Jo Hallas joined the Board as Chief Executive Officer on 1 April this year and Jason Ashton joined the Board as Chief Financial Officer on 9 May. Louis Eperjesi stepped down from the Board on 1 April 2019 and James Brotherton stepped down on 9 May 2019.

Outlook

The overall macro-economic backdrop continues to be uncertain in the Group's core geographies of North America and the UK, and Tyman enters the second half with a cautionary view. The primary focus this half will be on resolving the issues relating to the US footprint consolidation project and a focus on cash generation to support a reduction in leverage.

The operational and customer disruption challenges at AmesburyTruth are expected to impact both revenue and costs. The planned cumulative benefits of the footprint project previously communicated are now expected to be more than fully negated this financial year by the disruption issues with a lesser impact expected into 2020 as management actions take effect. Once these issues are resolved we still expect the new footprint to yield improved margin performance in the medium term.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

AmesburyTruth Division

Markets

The US residential and commercial markets were both soft in the first half, with AmesburyTruth exposed much more to the former than the latter.

Although housing completions increased by 3.0%, housing starts declined 3.7% to 1.253 million units. Multi-family construction showed modest growth, but was offset by a weaker performance in single family construction in which the division has proportionately higher exposure. Building permits also declined by 4.3%. New build activity in the US continues to be materially below long run average levels on both absolute and per capita measures.

US residential repair and remodelling markets were also softer with the NAHB RMI index lower at 54 (H1 2018: 58). A combination of weather and the carry-forward effect of higher mortgage rates in Q4 2018 influenced Q1 spend rates, but outlook indicators are currently positive. Specifically, the LIRA index has improved by 2.9% from the year end.

The market in Canada contracted compared to H1 2018, with housing starts down 4%, due in part to the discontinuation of government energy rebate programmes in place for some regions in 2018.

Business performance and developments

Reported revenue of £187.4 million (H1 2018: £176.6 million) for the Division was assisted by the incremental contribution from Ashland and the relative weakness of Sterling against the US Dollar in the period. The weaker Sterling increased reported revenue by £11.0 million.

In addition to soft end markets, AmesburyTruth's performance was impacted by operational disruption and customer losses relating to the US footprint consolidation project. While the final moves of the footprint consolidation project were completed in Q1, two issues have arisen from the project: cost inefficiencies derived from issues associated with the transfer of production facilities, and customer losses related to both frustrations associated with poor customer service levels and challenges with the transition to a new type of door seal.

Production ramp up during the footprint transitions was slower than expected in both Phase 1 of the project (hardware manufacturing) and Phase 2 (seals manufacturing). This was due largely to problems with recruitment and retention of key personnel through the moves. The lack of a stable, experienced workforce led to production inefficiencies and incremental costs associated with excess material usage, high scrap levels and the temporary extra staffing required to address the challenges.

These production issues ultimately led to customer losses for the business. Phase 1 facilities are now fully stabilised with significant productivity improvements being realised and customer win-back activities underway. The Phase 2 facility in Statesville is not yet operating at the service level performance we expect but is making progress.

In the door seals product category, part of the transition from manufacturing in Rochester to the new Statesville facility in late 2018 involved investing in new production process technology to be able to launch a new type of door seal. While the new product offers various advantages, significant efforts are required by customers to test and transition their door systems, with the result that the new product has not been adopted by customers as well as anticipated. The business is working closely with customers to improve adoption, whilst also working to reinstate capacity for supply of the previous door seal product. In light of a reduction in expected volumes in the medium term, we have adopted a more cautious view on return on capital investments made in the new seals product line and have recorded a non-cash charge of £5.3 million related to the write down of fixed assets and associated costs.

The market share recovery expected in small accounts and distributors following the change in distribution model has not yet materialised and revenue in this segment declined 10% compared to H1 2018. Half of this was driven by the impact of issues with the US footprint consolidation and the other half due to the setup of the new distribution model (a large stocking order in late 2018 and some intentional product rationalisation). Without these effects, performance was broadly flat with price growth offsetting market softness.

Ashland, which was acquired in H1 2018, is performing in line with our expectations, with revenue falling 1% due to softer market conditions and adjusted operating profit increasing 13% as a result of synergy benefits and production efficiencies. Synergy benefits of US$1.8 million were realised in the period and the business is on track to deliver US$5.0 million of annual synergies by 2020.

Revenue from the Division's access solutions business (Bilco) was 4% ahead of H1 2018 and adjusted operating profit was 7% ahead, benefitting from price increases and strong growth in roof hatch sales to wholesale distributors and sidewalk door products despite a weaker commercial construction market.

New product development

The division continues to focus on innovation, with products launched in 2018 performing ahead of expectations and a strong pipeline of new products due for release in H2 2019. The Contemporary hardware range launched in 2018 provides a range of upscale products to meet the growing demand for consistency of design styling throughout the home. The STASIS constant force window balance launched in 2018 is uniquely designed to be interchangeable from right to left, helping smaller customers to reduce SKU complexity in their business. Products due for release in H2 2019 include the Pegasus combination operator and lock which is an innovative product designed to combine opening/closing and locking into one motion; a new and improved child safety device for windows, SafeGard™2R/2C; and two smoke vent products, one designed to meet new energy standards and one with an industry-leading sound rating. These products are expected to drive revenue and margin improvements.

Leadership change

In early June, Bob Burns was appointed to lead AmesburyTruth, replacing Jeff Graby who left the business to pursue other interests. Bob had joined the Tyman Group through the acquisition of Ashland Hardware. He has over 25 years of experience in the building products industry, in leadership positions with both window/door OEMs and with hardware manufacturing businesses. Bob led the turnaround of the Ashland business under its private equity ownership from 2013 to 2018, driving a significant improvement in financial and operational performance.

Outlook

The US residential repair and remodelling markets are expected to improve modestly in the second half, while both residential and commercial new build construction is expected to be at best flat in the near term. The primary focus in the second half will be on resolving the issues relating to the US footprint consolidation project and realising synergies from the integration of Ashland.

The footprint consolidation moves were a pre-requisite to the business being able to execute on its future organic growth plans. While the physical transitions are complete and the footprint project remains on track to deliver the $10m of benefits outlined previously to the market, this will not be evident in near term performance due to the repercussions outlined above. Once these issues are resolved, we still expect the new footprint to yield improved margin performance in the medium term.

ERA Division

Markets

The UK market for doors and windows has contracted significantly in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018. FENSA data for door and window installations points to January to May being 8% down on the prior year. This is driven by a contraction in RMI investment, which constitutes the majority of the market. New build construction continued to grow modestly.

Business performance and developments

The strong momentum against strategic objectives continued into H1 2019 despite a difficult market backdrop, with further market share gain in hardware sales and significant margin expansion.

LFL revenue increased by 1%, largely reflecting growth in hardware sales to the distribution channel and the incremental benefit of the 2018 price increase. On a reported basis, revenue increased by 24%, assisted by incremental contributions from Zoo Hardware and Profab which were acquired in H2 2018.

Savings from the 2018 footprint consolidation, lower input costs and the benefit of the 2018 price increases meant that LFL adjusted operating profit in the period grew 13% to £6.9 million, with adjusted operating margin improving to 13% (H1 2018: 11%).

ERA continued to gain market share in hardware sales into OEM, with sales declining 2%, in a market that was down circa 4%. Hardware sales to the distribution channel significantly outperformed the market, growing by 11% on a LFL basis in the period. This was further assisted by the incremental contribution from Zoo, the architectural hardware business acquired in May 2018, whose revenue was 6% ahead of H1 2018 and whose adjusted operating profit was 17% ahead, reflecting realisation of synergy benefits. New product introductions have been well received, with sales from new products growing 4% against H1 2018.

The sash window refurbishment business, Ventrolla, recorded a decline in LFL revenue of 22% during the period, due to a lower level of online enquiries seen following changes to the website in 2018. The new management team put in place in late 2018 has made progress in reducing inefficiencies in the installation process and continues to be focused on improving lead generation and conversion rates.

Smartware

Smartware sales declined in the period as a result of a third-party distribution agreement coming to an end in late 2018. The ERA HomeGuard cloud-based alarm system which was brought to market in 2018 has been well received. The ERA Installer Scheme was launched in 2018 and creates a new channel for smart security products that addresses a consumer 'do it for me' trend. The network has expanded rapidly since launch, with 250 installers trained to date, and an expected growth to 500 installers by year-end.

On 18 February 2019, ERA completed the acquisition of Y-cam, a smart home security business which operates a proprietary cloud-based platform, together with a range of award-winning security cameras, alarms and sensors. This acquisition provides ERA with a market leading technology that will enable the provision of value-added services such as security monitoring. Since acquisition, the business has been integrated into ERA, and a second generation range of smartware products is due for release in H2 2019, harmonising ERA's existing smartware range onto the Y-cam platform. This will be launched under the ERA Protect brand.

Access 360

The Division's commercial access businesses Bilco, Howe Green and Profab were brought together with the launch of the Access 360 brand, providing a single go-to-market identity.

LFL revenue for Access 360 increased by 2% in the period, slightly behind expectations, but reflective of the timing of projects, with the large Crossrail project coming to an end and the Battersea Power Station project slightly delayed. Profab, which was acquired in August 2018, had a challenging first half due to project timing, however order wins improved towards the end of the period and a stronger second half is expected.

New product development

Sales of the new Surefire auto-fire multipoint door locking system have been encouraging. Similarly, the new high-security patio door lock is experiencing strong adoption with a number of leading system houses. A new design-led range of premium architectural levers is being launched in H2 which will drive market penetration in the higher-end commercial sector. A strong pipeline of leads for the new ERA lockdown emergency barricade device are beginning to convert to sales. Sales of the Giesse aluminium hardware range in the UK continue to grow strongly.

Outlook

Despite the subdued trends in residential RMI, which are expected to persist over the balance of the year, and uncertainty surrounding Brexit, ERA is well-placed to make further progress through continued focus on market share gains, new product introductions and management of costs and overheads.

SchlegelGiesse Division

Markets

SchlegelGiesse's markets presented a mixed picture over the period. European markets were broadly flat, with market growth continuing in Italy, France and Spain, albeit that momentum slowed in Italy and Spain across the period. Germany was broadly flat and Russia continued to decline. In China, the residential RMI market continues to demonstrate strong growth. In the Middle East, Latin America and Australia, the broader macro-economic conditions continued to subdue the door and window markets.

Business performance

LFL revenue grew by 4% in H1 compared to prior year driven by successful price increases as well as volume growth. Revenue of £61.5m for the first half (H1 2018: £55.5m) was 11% ahead of prior year on a reported basis, assisted by the acquisition of Reguitti in August 2018. Operating profit grew by only 2% in H1 on a LFL basis, reflecting operational gearing with continued investment in research and development and overheads to support growth. On a reported basis, operating profit for H1 of £7.6m was 12% higher than prior year (H1 2018: £6.8m) and benefited from the first full reporting period of Reguitti. Adjusted operating margin of 12.3% was broadly flat to prior year (H1 2018: 12.2%).

Overall SchlegelGiesse produced positive organic LFL growth in Europe driven by strong performances in Russia, Italy, UK and France. In Spain, while hardware sales declined as a result of increasing low-cost competition, sales of seal products grew. Sales declined in Germany due to some market share loss of our OEM customers to lower cost imports.

Outside of Europe, SchlegelGiesse continued to perform strongly in China with sales growth of 28%. This is driven by continued expansion of the RMI distributor base, with a further 8 new distributors placing orders in H1 2019, and strong underlying market trends. The Middle East also delivered a strong performance, despite difficult liquidity conditions. In Australia, sales declined, in line with the challenging local residential housing market.

Sales in Latin American markets declined in the first half of the year as a result of the difficult macro-economic environment in the region. There was some market share growth in Argentina and margins continue to be well managed in this high inflationary market. Despite the absence of sales growth in Brazil, the cost base was managed down to achieve an improved operational performance for H1.

The Reguitti integration continued to progress in the first half of 2019, with synergy benefits from cross selling activities being realised but offset by increased penetration by low-cost competitors in the German and Italian markets.

New product development

The evolving trends for narrower window frames and a wider expanse of glass continues to drive strong sales growth of concealed hardware products. Sales of the CHIC concealed hinges and the Supra and Ultra rosette-free handles grew by 31% in H1 2019. SchlegelGiesse is continuing to invest in developing and expanding its range of innovative products, with further product launches planned later in 2019 and in 2020.

Outlook

SchlegelGiesse expect the markets to remain mixed in line with the conditions seen in the first half, albeit with some dampening of sentiment in Europe. Despite this, SchlegelGiesse continues to execute on its plans to grow market share, with contributions from new products and momentum in Reguitti expected in the second half.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Income statement

Revenue and profit

Reported revenue in the period increased by 10% to £301.9 million (H1 2018: £274.9 million), largely reflecting the impact of acquisitions made in 2018 of £22.2 million and the favourable impact of foreign exchange movements of £9.8 million. On a like-for-like basis, revenue declined 1% compared to the prior year, principally as a result of the customer losses associated with the US footprint consolidation project of circa £5.2 million and volume declines largely driven by market softness in the US and UK of £6.8 million. The impact of these was partially offset by pricing and surcharge actions of £10.1 million, which compensated for cost inflation experienced in 2018.

Adjusted administrative expenses increased to £68.3 million (H1 2018: £61.6 million), with £4.5 million of the increase due to acquisitions and £1.5 million due to the impact of foreign exchange.

Adjusted operating profit increased by 10% to £41.9 million (H1 2018: £38.2 million) and declined 4% on a like-for-like basis. The operational disruption and customer losses relating to the US footprint consolidation project negatively impacted adjusted operating profit by circa £4.7 million. Pricing actions of £10.1 million, £3.0 million of which related to recovery of tariffs, more than offset higher input costs and other inflationary increases of £7.0 million. More favourable foreign exchange rate movements increased reported operating profit by £1.7 million and the adoption of IFRS 16 'leases' (see note 17) increased adjusted operating profit by £0.8 million. The Group's adjusted operating margin was flat at 13.9% (H1 2018: 13.9%).

Adjusted profit before taxation increased by 4.2% to £34.7 million (H1 2018: £33.3 million) and declined 5.7% on a like-for-like basis. Reported profit before taxation decreased by 24.1% to £11.0 million (H1 2018: £14.5 million).

Materials and input costs

(1) FY 2018 materials cost of sales for raw materials, components and hardware for overall category

(2) Average H1 2019 tracker price compared with average H1 2018 tracker price

(3) Spot tracker price as at 30 June 2019 compared with spot tracker price at 30 June 2018

(4) Pricing on a representative basket of components sourced from the Far East by ERA.

Raw material costs continued to moderate in H1 2019 with average prices across all commodity categories except stainless steel lower than H1 2018. Steel purchases in North America were higher than H1 2018 as a result of the direct and indirect impacts of US tariffs.

Exceptional items

Footprint restructuring

As announced in March 2015 and reported in previous periods, footprint restructuring principally relates to directly attributable costs incurred in the ongoing North American footprint project. Costs attributable to footprint restructuring in the period amounted to £3.3 million, with credits of £0.6 million related to gains on the disposal of assets. The North American footprint project is expected to conclude by 2020.

M&A and integration

M&A and integration costs of £1.9 million relate to costs associated with the integration of businesses acquired in 2018, predominantly Ashland, Zoo, and Reguitti.

Write-off of inventory fair value adjustments

The write-off of inventory fair value adjustments in 2018 of £2.4 million related to non-cash adjustments relating to the IFRS requirement that finished goods held in inventory must be revalued to their market value on acquisition. This uplift in the book value was considered to be of a one off nature and is of a magnitude that would distort the adjusted trading result of acquisitions in the period and was therefore classified as exceptional.

Impairment charges

Impairment charges relate to the write down of assets and inventory associated with the new door seals product in North America. There is uncertainty over the level of future cash flows that will be generated to support these assets in the near term and therefore these have been written down to their estimated recoverable value. As a result of the magnitude and one off nature of these charges, it is considered appropriate to draw this out as exceptional so that the underlying performance of the business can be understood.

Outlook

Exceptional expenses are now expected to be between £11 million and £15 million in the full year as a result of the write down of assets associated with the new door seals product in North America. The level of cash exceptionals remains unchanged.

Finance costs

Net finance costs increased to £7.5 million (H1 2018: £5.4 million), with £1.5 million relating to interest on lease liabilities recognised as a result of adopting of IFRS 16.

Interest payable on bank loans, private placement notes and overdrafts increased to £5.6 million (H1 2018: £4.8 million) reflecting additional finance charges incurred on higher borrowings.

Non-cash movements charged to net finance costs in the period include amortisation of capitalised borrowing costs of £0.3 million (H1 2018: £0.7 million) and pension interest cost of £0.1 million (H1 2018: £0.1 million).

Taxation

The Group reported an income tax charge of £3.1 million (H1 2018: £4.5 million), comprising a current tax charge of £3.3 million (H1 2018: £5.6 million) and a deferred tax credit of £0.2 million (H1 2018: £1.1 million).

The adjusted tax charge was £9.1 million (H1 2018: £8.7 million) representing an effective adjusted tax rate of 26.2% (H1 2018: 26.1%). This is the Group's current best estimate of the adjusted tax rate for the 2019 full year.

During the period, the Group paid corporation tax of £7.1 million (H1 2018:£5.1 million), with the increase reflecting that a refund of £1.2m was received in H1 2018, as well as timing of payments on account.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share decreased by 24.2% to 4.06 pence (H1 2018: 5.35 pence). Adjusted earnings per share was in line with H1 2018 at 13.14 pence (H1 2018: 13.11 pence). Excluding the impact of IFRS16, basic earnings per share decreased 17.2% and adjusted earnings per share increased by 3.1%.

There is no material difference between these calculations and the fully diluted earnings per share calculations.

Cash generation, funding and liquidity

Cash and cash conversion

Operational cash flow in the period increased by 25.5% to £26.1 million, primarily as a result of applying IFRS 16 and the reduction in capital expenditure, offset by the impact of a higher working capital build. As a result of applying IFRS 16, lease cashflows that were previously included in net cash generated from operations are now included within financing activities. Adjusted operational cash flow excluding the impact of IFRS 16 increased by 3.5% to £21.4 million (H1 2018: £20.8 million). This is after adding back £6.9 million (H1 2018: £3.2 million) of exceptional costs cash settled in the period, £4.7 million of which related to settlement of costs associated with the North American footprint project and were provided for in 2018.

Free cash flow in the period was significantly lower than H1 2018 at £0.9 million (H1 2018: £8.5 million) and was impacted by the exceptional cash outflows, increased interest payments, and higher levels of income tax payments on account.

Operating cash conversion in H1 2019 was 62.3% (H1 2018: 54.2%). Adjusted operating cash conversion, excluding the impact of IFRS 16, was lower at 52.1%, impacted by the higher working capital build.

Bank facilities and US private placement notes

Total facilities available to the Group, as at 30 June 2019, were as follows:

Liquidity

At 30 June 2019 the Group had gross outstanding borrowings of £279.6 million (H1 2018: £265.8 million), cash balances of £49.6 million (H1 2018: £45.7 million) and committed but undrawn facilities of £56.1 million (H1 2018: £53.2 million) as well as potential access to the uncommitted £70.0 million accordion facility. Following the adoption of IFRS 16, the Group has also recorded £61.8 million of lease liabilities on the balance sheet at 30 June 2019 (see note 17).

Adjusted net debt at the period end was £230.0 million (H1 2018: £220.1million) reflecting the extra debt taken on by the Group to fund the acquisitions of Profab and Reguitti made in H2 2018. Under IFRS, which reduces gross debt by the unamortised portion of finance arrangement fees, net debt at 30 June 2019 was £228.0 million (H1 2018: £218.0 million).

Covenant performance

(1) Calculated covenant performance consistent with the Group's banking covenant test (banking covenants set on a frozen GAAP basis and not impacted by IFRS 16)

(2) The approximate amount by which adjusted EBITDA would need to decline before the relevant covenant is breached

At the half year, the Group retained significant headroom on its banking covenants. Leverage at the period end was 2.21x (H1 2018: 2.11x) reflecting the extra debt taken on by the Group to fund the H2 2018 acquisitions. Leverage is projected to reduce over the second half of the year to below 2.00x at the year end.

Interest cover at the period end was 8.88x (H1 2018: 10.54x), reflecting the increased interest expense on higher drawdowns and the increase in interest rates.

Balance sheet - assets and liabilities

Working capital

(1) The fair value of working capital items assumed at the acquisition date

Trade working capital at the half year, net of provisions, was £148.1 million (H1 2018: £133.8 million; FY 2018: £124.3 million). The trade working capital build to the half year at average exchange rates was £23.2 million (H1 2018: £19.3 million). The trade working capital unwind in H2 is expected to be £25 million to £30 million.

The inventory build to the half year at average exchange rates was £10.2 million(H1 2018: £9.6 million). The increased inventory build is driven by holding additional stocks to minimise disruption in North America as part of the footprint project and holding excess stock as a result of Brexit planning in the UK and Europe.

Trade receivables increased broadly in line with trading.

Of the year to date increase in trade working capital, £0.6 million related to exchange.

Capital expenditure

Gross capital expenditure decreased to £5.9 million (H1 2018: £7.4 million) or 0.83x depreciation (H1 2018: 1.13x), as a result of a reduction in capital investment projects following completion of the significant site moves as part of the footprint project. The expected capital expenditure level for the full year has been reduced to between £12 million and £15 million.

Balance sheet - equity

Shares in issue

At 30 June 2019, the total number of shares in issue was 196.8 million (H1 2018: 196.8 million) of which 0.5 million shares were held in treasury (H1 2018: 0.5 million).

Bonus share issue and capital reduction

As outlined in the 2018 annual report and approved by shareholders at the AGM on 9 May 2019, a bonus share issue from undistributable reserves and subsequent capital reduction was completed on 4 June 2019. The entire share premium was cancelled and transferred to retained earnings. This increased the level of reserves available for distribution as at 30 June 2019 to £378.7 million.

Employee Benefit Trust purchases

At 30 June 2019, the EBT held 1.4 million shares (H1 2018: 1.5 million). During the period, the EBT purchased 0.8 million shares in Tyman plc at a total cost of £2.0 million to satisfy certain share awards vested in March 2019 as well as future obligations under the Group's various share plans.

Other financial matters

Return on capital employed

ROCE fell by 122 bps to 12.7% (H1 2018: 13.9%) as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16 as well as the reduction in like-for-like adjusted operating profit and higher working capital build. Excluding the impact of IFRS 16, ROCE was 13.1%.

Returns on Acquisition Investment

(1) See Alternative Performance Measures on page 47

The integration of Howe Green is now complete and its run rate ROAI after two years of ownership is 17.0%; exceeding the Group's minimum target return threshold of 15%.

Ashland, Zoo Hardware, and Profab have continued to perform well since acquisition and are on track to exceed the minimum target return threshold. Ashland is expected to generate US$5m of annual synergy benefits from 2020.

Reguitti synergies have been slower than expected to come through. Integration of the sales force has now been completed and cross-selling benefits are beginning to be realised.

Currency

Currency in the consolidated income statement

The principal foreign currencies that impact the Group's results are the US Dollar, the Euro, the Australian Dollar and the Canadian Dollar. In H1 2019, the Sterling was weaker against each of these currencies, other than the Euro and Australian Dollar when compared with the prevailing average exchange rates in H1 2018.

Translational exposure

(1) Adjusted Operating Profit impact

(2) Defined as the approximate favourable translation impact of a 1c decrease in the Sterling exchange rate of the respective currency on the Group's Adjusted Operating Profit

The net effect of currency translation caused revenue and adjusted operating profit from ongoing operations to increase by £9.2 million and £3.3 million respectively compared with H1 2018.

Transactional exposure

Foreign exchange hedges against the US Dollar and Renminbi resulted in a small benefit to the operating profit of ERA in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018.

The Group's other transactional exposures generally benefit from the existence of natural hedges and are immaterial.

New accounting standards

IFRS 16 - Leases

The Group has applied IFRS 16 for the first time in the period ended 30 June 2019. As permitted by the standard, comparatives for 2018 have not been restated and the impact on net assets has been recognised within retained earnings as at 1 January 2019.

IFRS 16 has resulted in almost all leases being recognised on the balance sheet. An asset (the right to use the leased item) of £62.0 million and a financial liability to pay rentals of £61.8 million have been recognised on the balance sheet. Instead of recognising a rental expense over the term of the lease within operating profit, a depreciation charge of £3.5 million has been recognised on the right to use asset, and a finance charge of £1.5 million recognised on the lease liability.

This has increased adjusted operating profit by £0.8 million in the period as a result of a portion of the expense now being included within finance expenses and has reduced profit before tax by £0.7 million as a result of interest charges being higher at the beginning of the lease term.

Cash flows associated with lease payments which were previously classified as operating cash flows are now classified within financing cash flows, which has increased operating cash inflows and increased financing cash outflows by £4.7 million.

The Group's banking covenants are unaffected as these are set on the basis of prevailing GAAP. For further details of the impact of IFRS 16 on the Group, see note 17.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Group's principal risks and uncertainties are identified on pages 41 to 44 of the Group's Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018, which is available at the Group's website.

The Directors have reviewed the principal risks and uncertainties facing Tyman, including those that would threaten its business model, future performance, solvency or liquidity. The following amendments have been made to the principal risks and uncertainties for the period ended 30 June 2019:

Footprint rationalisation and loss of major customers

The risks associated with the footprint rationalisation and loss of major customers were assessed as medium as at 31 December 2018. In light of the operational disruption and customer losses in North America in the period, the Directors have reassessed these principal risks and have amended the risk rating to high. Mitigation of this risk is the highest priority for the Board and the Group is working to resolve the operational issues, improve service levels, and reinstate supply of the legacy door seals product.

Risks and uncertainties facing the Group

In the opinion of the Directors, the principal risks and uncertainties as at the date of this report, consist of the principal risks and uncertainties set out in the 2018 Report and Accounts, with risk associated with footprint rationalisation and loss of major customers now being considered a high level of risk.

25 July 2019

Tyman plc

Condensed consolidated income statement

(1) Before amortisation of acquired intangible assets, deferred taxation on amortisation of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, exceptional items, gains and losses on the fair value of derivative financial instruments, amortisation of borrowing costs, and the associated tax effect. See definitions on page 44 for non-GAAP alternative performance measures.

Tyman plc

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Items in the statement above are disclosed net of tax. The income tax relating to each component of other comprehensive income is disclosed in note 6.

Tyman plc

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

(1) The other reserve related to a merger reserve which arose on the acquisition of a business which was subsequently disposed. The reserve was transferred to retained earnings on the basis that it is available for distribution

(2) The change in accounting policy at 1 January 2018 related to adoption of new accounting standards IFRS 15 and IFRS 9.

(3) Share-based payments include a tax debit of £Nil (six months ended 30 June 2018: £Nil; year ended 31 December 2018: £0.1 million)

(4) The change in accounting policy at 1 January 2019 relates to adoption of new accounting standard IFRS 16. See note 17.

Tyman plc

Condensed consolidated balance sheet

Tyman plc

Condensed consolidated cash flow statement

(1) Excluding the effects of acquisition and exchange differences on consolidation.

(2) Net of cash acquired.

Tyman plc

Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

1. General information

Tyman is a leading international supplier of engineered door and window components and access solutions to the construction industry.

Tyman is a public limited company listed on the London Stock Exchange, incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is 29 Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9BU.

These Interim Financial Statements were approved for issue on 25 July 2019 and have been reviewed, not audited, by PwC, the Group's auditors.

These Interim Financial Statements do not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 were approved by the Board of Directors on 5 March 2019 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial information for the year ended 31 December 2018 is extracted from the Group's consolidated financial statements for that year.

2. Accounting policies and basis of preparation

2.1 Basis of preparation

The Interim Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union. The Interim Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union.

2.2 Changes in accounting policies and disclosures

2.2.1 New accounting standards effective in period

Certain new or amended standards became applicable for the current reporting period and the Group changed certain accounting policies and made adjustments to opening balances as at 1 January 2019 as a result of adopting IFRS 16 'Leases'.

The adoption of IFRS 16 had a material impact on the Group's financial statements, and the impact of the adoption of this standard is disclosed in note 17.

The other standards that became applicable in the period did not impact on the Group's accounting policies and did not require retrospective adjustments.

2. Accounting policies and basis of preparation (continued)

2.2.2 New, revised and amended accounting standards not yet effective

None of the standards which have been issued by the IASB but are not yet effective are expected to have a material impact on the Group.

2.3 Going concern

The Directors are confident, based on current financial projections and the banking facilities available to the Group, and after considering sensitivities, that the Company and the Group have sufficient resources for their operational needs that will enable the Group to remain in compliance with its financial covenants in its bank facilities for at least the next twelve months. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Interim Financial Statements.

2.4 Accounting policies

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year, except for the changes made on adoption of IFRS 16. The changes to accounting policies are described in note 17. Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued using tax rates that would be applicable to expected total annual profit or loss.

2.5 Accounting judgements and estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to exercise judgement in applying the Group's accounting policies. It also requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these Interim Financial Statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, with the exception of judgements made in applying IFRS 16. See note 17 for further details.

3. Segment reporting

The reporting segments reflect the manner in which performance is evaluated and resources are allocated. The Group operates through three clearly defined divisions: AmesburyTruth, ERA and SchlegelGiesse.

AmesburyTruth comprises all the Group's operations within the US, Canada and Mexico. ERA comprises the Group's UK and Ireland hardware business, together with Ventrolla, Tyman Sourcing Asia, Howe Green, Bilco UK, and Profab. During the period, ERA acquired Y-cam and this business is now included in the ERA reporting segment. SchlegelGiesse comprises all the Group's other businesses outside of the US, Canada and Mexico as well as the two UK seal manufacturing plants.

Centrally incurred functional costs that are directly attributable to a Division are allocated or recharged to the Division. All other centrally incurred costs and eliminations are disclosed as a separate line item in the segment analysis.

Each reporting segment broadly represents the Group's geographical focus, being the North American, UK and international operations respectively. In the opinion of the Board, there is no material difference between the Group's operating segments and segments based on geographical splits. Accordingly, the Board does not consider geographically defined segments to be reportable. For completeness, the Group discloses certain financial data for business carried on in the UK that is not accounted for in the ERA Division in note 3.1.

The following tables present Group revenue and profit information for the Group's reporting segments, which have been generated using the Group accounting policies, with no differences of measurement applied, other than those noted above.

3.1 Revenue

Included within the SchlegelGiesse segment is revenue attributable to the UK of £10.2 million (six months ended 30 June 2018: £9.5 million; year ended 31 December 2018: £18.2 million).

3. Segment reporting (continued)

3.2 Profit before taxation

4. Exceptional items

Footprint restructuring

As announced in March 2015 and reported in previous periods, footprint restructuring principally relates to directly attributable costs incurred in the ongoing North American footprint project. Costs attributable to footprint restructuring in the period amounted to £3.3 million, with credits of £0.6 million related to gains on the disposal of assets. The North American footprint project is expected to conclude by 2020.

4. Exceptional items (continued)

M&A and integration

M&A and integration costs of £1.9 million relate to costs associated with the integration of businesses acquired in 2018, predominantly Ashland, Zoo, and Reguitti.

Write-off of inventory fair value adjustments

The write-off of inventory fair value adjustments in 2018 of £2.4 million related to non-cash adjustments relating to the IFRS requirement that finished goods held in inventory must be revalued to their market value on acquisition. This uplift in the book value was considered to be of a one off nature and is of a magnitude that would distort the underlying trading result of acquisitions in the period and was therefore classified as exceptional.

Impairment charges

Impairment charges relate to the write down of assets and inventory associated with the slower than expected uptake of the new door seal product in North America. There is uncertainty over the level of future cash flows that will be generated to support these assets in the near term and therefore these have been written down to their estimated recoverable value. As a result of the magnitude and one off nature of this write down, it is considered appropriate to draw this out as exceptional so that the underlying performance of the business can be understood.

Other

In the year ended 31 December 2018, other includes the release of excess legal provisions in connection with IP litigation and receipt of settlement monies from a longstanding raw material class action.

These items are regarded by the Group as exceptional as they are significant and non-recurring in nature.

5. Finance income and costs

6. Taxation

On 25 April 2019, the European Commission published its final decision regarding its investigation into the UK CFC rules, concluding that the exemption applied to income derived from UK activities constituted a breach of EU State Aid rules. On 12 June 2019, the UK government applied to the EU General Court to annul this decision. Like many other multinational Groups that have acted in accordance with UK legislation, the Group may be affected by the final outcome of this case. The Group estimates the potential range of exposure is between £nil and £4 million. The Group does not consider that a provision is required at this stage based on the level of uncertainty that exists over the potential liability. This is considered to be a contingent liability at 30 June 2019.

7. Earnings per share

7.1 Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net profit for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the diluted potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

7.2 Weighted average number of shares

(1) Including treasury shares

(2) LTIP awards and options

7.3 Non-GAAP alternative performance measure: Adjusted earnings per share

The Group presents an adjusted earnings per share measure which excludes the impact of exceptional items, certain non-cash finance costs, amortisation of acquired intangible assets and certain non-recurring items. Adjusted earnings per share has been calculated using the Adjusted profit before taxation and using the same weighted average number of shares in issue as the earnings per share calculation. See Alternative Performance Measures on page 44.

8. Goodwill

Taking into account current trading conditions and future projections, the Board believes that the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets in each of the Group's CGUs remains appropriate at the half year.

9. Intangible assets

The amortisation charge for the period includes £13.5 million relating to amortisation of acquired intangible assets (six months ended 30 June 2018: £12.8 million; year ended 31 December 2018: £25.8 million) and £0.7 million relating to amortisation of other intangible assets (six months ended 30 June 2018: £0.6 million; year ended 31 December 2018: £1.4 million). The amortisation charge for the period is included in administrative expenses in the income statement.

10. Property, plant and equipment

The depreciation charge for the period is included in administrative expenses in the income statement. The impairment charge is included in exceptional items (note 4).

11. Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Movements in interest-bearing loans and borrowings are analysed as follows:

There were no defaults in interest payments in the period under the terms of existing loan agreements. The Group has the following undrawn committed multi-currency revolving credit facility:

The Group also has access to the uncommitted £70.0 million accordion facility and at 30 June 2019 held aggregate cash balances of £49.6 million (30 June 2018: £45.7 million; 31 December 2018: £51.9 million).

12. Share capital

13. Financial risk management and financial instruments

13.1 Financial risk factors and fair value estimation

The Group is exposed to risks arising from the international nature of its operations and the financial instruments which fund them, in particular to foreign currency, interest rate and liquidity risks. Full details of the Group's policies for managing these risks are disclosed in the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Since the date of that report there have been no significant changes in:

·; the nature of the financial risks to which the Group is exposed;

·; the nature of the financial instruments which the Group uses;

·; the Group's contractual cash outflows and the committed facilities available to fund them; or

·; difference between book value and fair value of any financial instruments.

During the period the Group held no level 1 financial instruments, there were no transfers between levels and no changes were made to valuation techniques.

Derivatives shown at fair value in the Group's balance sheet comprise level 2 interest rate swaps fair valued using forward interest rates extracted from observable yield curves. The effects of discounting are generally insignificant for level 2 derivatives.

The Group's other financial instruments are measured on bases other than fair value.

13.2 Level 2 and level 3 fair values

The Group has the following financial assets and liabilities categorised at levels 2 and 3:

13.3 Fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortised cost

The fair values of borrowings are as follows:

The fair values of trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, and trade and other payables approximate their carrying amounts.

14. Business combinations

14.1 Acquisition of Y-cam

On 18 February 2019, ERA completed the acquisition of Y-cam Solutions Limited, a UK-based smart home security pioneer for initial cash consideration of £1.0 million. The agreement includes provision for additional consideration of up to £10 million, subject to reaching certain performance targets, to be paid in instalments over a three-year period.

Intangible assets acquired relate to technology assets and residual goodwill is attributable to the expected benefits of using the acquired technology platform in conjunction with ERA smartware products and the acquired workforce. The estimated value of intangibles, including goodwill, deductible for tax purposes is nil.

Acquisition related costs of £0.2 million have been included in exceptional costs in the Group's consolidated income statement (note 4).

The fair value of trade and other receivables at the acquisition date, revenue and profit in the consolidated income statement since 18 February 2019 are not material. Had Y-cam been acquired on 1 January 2019, the Groups' revenue and profit would not have been materially different.

14.2 Changes to 2018 acquisition fair values

A number of changes have been made to the fair values of assets and liabilities in relation to Ashland, Zoo, and Reguitti which were acquired in 2018 as part of the finalisation of the acquisition accounting. These adjustments are not material and have therefore been recognised as adjustments to goodwill in the current period without restating prior periods.

15. Adjustments to cash flows from operating activities

The following non-cash and financing adjustments have been made to profit before taxation to arrive at operating cash flow:

16. Capital commitments

At 30 June 2019 the Group has capital commitments of £1.0 million for the purchase of property, plant and equipment (30 June 2018: £2.5 million; 31 December 2018: £0.2 million).

17. Changes in accounting policies

This note explains the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases' on the Group's financial statements.

The Group has adopted IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019, but has not restated comparatives for the 2018 reporting period, as permitted under the specific transitional provisions in the standard. The reclassifications and adjustments arising from the new standard are recognised in the opening balance sheet as at 1 January 2019.

17.1 Impact on the balance sheet

The change in accounting policy affected the following items in the balance sheet on 1 January 2019:

The net impact on retained earnings on 1 January 2019 was an increase of £2.4 million.

17. Changes in accounting policies (continued)

17.1 Impact on the balance sheet (continued)

a) Lease liabilities

On adoption of IFRS 16, the Group recognised lease liabilities in relation to leases which had previously been classified as 'operating leases' under the principles of IAS 17 Leases. These liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee's incremental borrowing rate as of 1 January 2019.

The lease liabilities at 30 June 2019 and 1 January 2019 were as follows: