FFIINANNANCCIALIAL S STTAATTEEMMEENNTTSS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED S 30 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS TR On 27 October 2020, the Group announced that it had entered into an enhanced strategic cooperation arrangement (the “Strategic Cooperation A Agreement”) with one of its existing shareholders, MBAG. Under the Strategic Cooperation Agreement, the Group has agreed, over the period of time TE G I between December 2020 and July 2024 and in several tranches, to issue 458,942,744 ordinary shares of £0.009039687 each (22,947,138 ordinary shares C of £0.10 each following the share consolidation in December 2020) to MBAG in exchange for access to certain technology and intellectual property to be R E provided to the Group by MBAG in several stages. P O R The first tranche of 224,657,287 ordinary shares of £0.009039687 each (11,232,864 ordinary shares of £0.10 each following the share consolidation) was T issued to MBAG on 7 December 2020. A total of 11,714,274 ordinary shares remained unissued at 31 December 2022. During the year ended 31 December 2023 the Group agreed with MBAG that no further shares would be issued and no additional technology as part of the original agreement would be taken. G This announcement was concurrent with entering into an agreement with Lucid Group, Inc. for access to certain aspects of BEV technology (see note 12). O VE Property, plant and equipment expenditure contracts to the value of £37.3m (2022: £10.8m) have been committed but not provided for as at 31 December 2023. R Contracts to the value of £61.3m (2022: £51.4m) have been committed for the acquisition of intangible assets but not provided for as at 31 December 2023. NAN Certain contracts contain financial commitments, in particular purchase commitments and guarantees, which are of a magnitude typical for the industry. C 31 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS E Transactions between Group undertakings, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and accordingly are not disclosed. F I Transactions with Directors and related undertakings NAN Transactions during 2023 C During the year ended 31 December 2023, a net marketing expense amounting to £19.4m of sponsorship has been incurred in the normal course of IAL business with AMR GP Limited (“AMR GP”), an entity indirectly controlled by a member of the Group’s Key Management Personnel (“KMP”). AMR GP S and its legal structure is separate to that of the Group and the Group does not have control or significant influence over AMR GP or its affiliates. £0.7m T A remains due from AMR GP at 31 December 2023 relating to these transactions. T E M During the year ended 31 December 2023 the Group extended its sponsorship arrangements with AMR GP for a further period of five years commencing E N in 2026. Amounts under this arrangement are due within each financial year from 2026. The Group also exercised its primary warrant option and subscribed T for reward shares under the terms of the original sponsorship arrangement giving the Group a minority stake in AMR GP Holdings Limited, the immediate S parent company of AMR GP limited. The Group paid nominal value for the shares of which £nil was outstanding at year end. Further detail is included in notes 15 and 20. Under the terms of the sponsorship agreement the Group is required to provide one fleet vehicle to the two AMR GP racing drivers free of F U charge. This arrangement is expected to continue for the life of the contract and is not expected to materially affect the financial position and performance R T of the Group. One of the racing drivers is an immediate family member of one of the Group’s KMP. A separate immediate family member of one of the H E Group's KMP incurred costs of less than £0.1m relating to the export and transport of a vehicle. The services were provided by a Group company. £nil was R outstanding at 31 December 2023. INF In addition, the Group incurred costs of £8.5m associated with engineering design on two upcoming vehicle programmes from Aston Martin Performance OR M Technologies Limited (“AMPT”) of which £2.8m is outstanding to AMPT at 31 December 2023. AMPT is an associated entity of AMR GP. A T I During the year ended 31 December 2023, Classic Automobiles Inc. purchased a vehicle for £1.8m of which £nil was outstanding at 31 December 2023. ON Classic Automobiles Inc. is controlled by a member of the Group’s KMP. During the year ended 31 December 2023, a separate member of the Group’s KMP and Non-executive Director purchased a vehicle for £1.8m, having paid a deposit to the Group in the first half of the year. £nil was outstanding at 31 December 2023. On 26 June 2023, the Group announced a strategic supply arrangement with Lucid Group, Inc. (“Lucid”) for future access to powertrain components for future BEV models. The arrangement is considered a Related Party Transaction owing to the substantial ownership of Lucid by the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”). PIF are also a substantial shareholder of the Group and two members of the Group’s KMP & Non-executive Directors are members of PIF’s KMP. The Group recognised an asset of £188.5m in relation to the supply agreement. The agreement is part-settled in equity, which was issued to Lucid in November 2023. An outstanding cash liability of £71.7m relating to the supply arrangement remains at 31 December 2023, all of which is due in more than one year. The supply arrangements, commit to an effective future minimum spend with Lucid on powertrain components of £177.0m. During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group incurred costs of £2.0m for design and engineering work from Pininfarina S.p.A. A member of the Group’s KMP and Non-executive Director is also a member of Pininfarina S.p.A’s KMP. As of 19 May 2023 the individual ceased to be a member of the Group’s KMP and therefore any future spend under the contract will not be disclosed as a related party transaction. £nil is outstanding as at 31 December 2023. During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group incurred a rental expense of £1.2m from Michael Kors (USA), Inc., a Company which is owned by Capri Holdings Limited. A member of the Group’s KMP and Non-executive Director is also a member of Michael Kors (USA), Inc.’s KMP. During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group incurred consultancy costs of £0.2m from a member of the Group’s KMP and Non-executive Director in relation to the oversight of two significant legal claims which the Group has been party to. £0.1m was outstanding as at 31 December 2023. Owing to the unique experience of the individual involved and the specifics of the legal claims, no detailed market price assessment was performed when engaging this service. ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2023 194
