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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of March, 2015

Commission File Number 001-35884

 

GLOBANT S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

GLOBANT S.A.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

  5 rue Guillaume Kroll
L-1882, Luxembourg
Tel: + 352 48 18 28 1
 

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  x Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

       

 

 
 

 

GLOBANT S.A.

FORM 6-K

 

We have prepared this report to provide our investors with disclosure and financial information regarding recent developments in our business and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014. The information in this report supplements information contained in our prospectus (Registration No. 333-190841) filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2014.

 

Globant S.A. is furnishing under the cover of Form 6-K the following:

 

Exhibit 99.1Operating and Financial Review and Prospects for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Exhibit 99.2Audited consolidated statements of financial position of Globant S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

 
 

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  GLOBANT S.A.  
       
       
  By: /s/ PATRICIO PABLO ROJO  
    Name: Patricio Pablo Rojo  
    Title: General Counsel  
       
Date: March 12, 2015      

 

 

EX-99.1 2 v404005_ex99x1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Exhibit 99.2 in the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on March 12, 2015 (this “March 2015 6-K”). Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this March 2015 6-K to ‘‘Globant,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to Globant S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and its subsidiaries.

Overview

We are a new-breed technology services provider focused on delivering innovative software solutions by leveraging emerging technologies and related market trends. Over the last several years, a number of new technologies and related market trends, including mobility, cloud computing and software as a service, gamification, social media, wearables, internet of things and big data have emerged that are revolutionizing the way end-users interface with information technology and are reshaping the business and competitive landscape for enterprises. As enterprises adapt their business models to benefit from these changes, they are increasingly seeking solutions that not only meet the rigorous engineering requirements of emerging technologies, but that also engage the end-user in new and powerful ways.

At Globant, we seek to deliver the optimal blend of engineering, design, and innovation to harness the potential of emerging technologies for our clients. Our commitment to this differentiated approach is reflected in three core tenets: organization by technology-specialized Studios; emphasis on a collaborative and open Culture; and Innovation and creativity in technology and design.

Our Studios embody our core competencies in cutting-edge technologies and practices, including: Consumer Experience, Gaming, Big Data and High Performance, Quality Engineering, Enterprise Consumerization, UX and Social, Mobile, Wearables and Internet of Things, After Going Live, Digital Content, Product Innovation, and Cloud Computing and Infrastructure. We believe that our Studio model, rather than the more typical industry vertical segmentation, allows us to optimize our expertise in emerging technologies and related market trends for our clients, regardless of their industry. Each Studio serves multiple industries and individual projects frequently involve multiple Studios.

We provide our services through a network of 29 delivery centers in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and the United States, supported by four client management locations in the United States, and one client management location in each of the United Kingdom, Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. Our reputation for cutting-edge work for global blue chip clients and our footprint across Latin America provide us with the ability to attract and retain well-educated and talented professionals in the region. We are culturally similar to our clients and we function in similar time zones. We believe that these characteristics have helped us build solid relationships with our clients in the United States and Europe and facilitate a high degree of client collaboration.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, 81.7%, 12.4% and 5.9% of our revenues were generated by clients in North America, Latin America and Europe, respectively. In 2013, 81.4%, 10.5% and 8.1% of our revenues were generated by clients in North America, Latin America and Europe, respectively. Our clients include companies such as Google, Electronic Arts, JWT, LinkedIn, Orbitz and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, each of which was among our top ten clients by revenues for at least one Studio in 2014.

Our revenues increased from $128.8 million for 2012 to $199.6 million for 2014, representing a CAGR of 24.5% over the two-year period. Our revenues for 2014 increased by 26.1% to $199.6 million, from $158.3 million for 2013. Our net income for 2014 was $25.3 million, compared to $13.8 million for 2013. The $11.5 million increase in net income from 2013 to 2014 was primarily driven by strong revenue growth and improved operating margins during the year. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, we made several acquisitions to enhance our strategic capabilities, none of which contributed a material amount to our revenues in the year the acquisition was made. See “Business—Corporate History” in our Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date of this March 2015 6-K (the “Registration Statement”).

We were founded in 2003 and since our inception, we have benefited from strong organic growth and have built a blue chip client base comprised of leading global companies. Over that same period, we have expanded our network of delivery centers from one to 29. We have benefited from the support of our investors Riverwood Capital and FTV Capital, which have provided equity capital to support our strategic expansion and growth. In January 2012, Endeavor Global, Inc., an organization devoted to selecting, mentoring and accelerating high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, invested in our company. And, more recently, in December 2012, one of the largest marketing communications networks in the advertising industry, WPP plc, through its wholly owned subsidiary, WPP, became a shareholder of our company.

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In 2006, we started working with Google. We were chosen due to our cultural affinity and innovation. While our growth has largely been organic, since 2008 we have made five complementary acquisitions. In 2008, we acquired Accendra, a Buenos Aires-based provider of software development services, in order to deepen our relationship with Microsoft and broaden our technology expertise to include SharePoint and other Microsoft technologies. That same year we also acquired Openware, a company specializing in security management based in Rosario, Argentina. In 2011, we acquired Nextive Solutions LLC, a San Francisco based mobile applications company and its affiliate Technologia Social S.A. (collectively, “Nextive”), which expanded our geographic presence in the United States and enhanced our U.S. engagement and delivery management team as well as our ability to provide comprehensive solutions in mobile technologies. In October 2012, we acquired Terra Forum Consultoria Ltda., (“Terra Forum”), an innovation consulting and software development firm in Brazil. The acquisition of TerraForum will allow us to expand into one of the largest economies in the world and to broaden our services to our clients, strengthening our position as a leader in the creation of innovative software products. In October 2013, we acquired a majority stake in Huddle Investment LLP (“Huddle Investment”), a company organized under the laws of England, and its subsidiaries with operations in Argentina, Chile and the United States (collectively, the “Huddle Group”), a company specializing in the media and entertainment industries, with operations in Argentina, Chile and the United States. In July 2014, we closed the initial public offering of our common shares. In October 2014, we acquired the remaining 13.75% minority stake in Huddle Investment, entered into a consulting services agreement with AEP Energy Inc. (“AEP”) to provide software services in the United States and other jurisdictions and entered into a stock purchase agreement with AEP Retail Energy Partners LLC (“AEP Retail”) to acquire BlueStar Energy Holdings, Inc. (“BlueStar Holdings”).

Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

In the last few years, the technology industry has undergone a significant transformation due to the proliferation and accelerated adoption of several emerging technologies, including social media, mobility, cloud computing and big data, and related market trends, including enhanced user experience, personalization technology, gamification, consumerization of IT, wearables, internet of things and open collaboration. These technologies are empowering end-users and are compelling enterprises to engage and collaborate with end-users in new and powerful ways. We believe that these changes are resulting in a paradigm shift in the technology services industry and are creating demand for service providers that possess a deep understanding of these emerging technologies and related market trends.

We believe that the most significant factors affecting our results of operations include:

market demand for integrated engineering, design and innovation technology services relating to emerging technologies and related market trends;
economic conditions in the industries and countries in which our clients operate and their impact on our clients’ spending on technology services;
our ability to continue to innovate and remain at the forefront of emerging technologies and related market trends;
expansion of our service offerings and success in cross-selling new services to our clients;
our ability to obtain new clients, increase penetration levels with our existing clients and continue to add value for our existing clients so as to create long-term relationships;
the availability of, and our ability to attract, retain and efficiently utilize, skilled IT professionals in Latin America and the United States;
operating costs in countries where we operate, particularly in Argentina where most of our employees are based;
capital expenditures related to the opening of new delivery centers and client management locations and improvement of existing offices;
our ability to increase our presence onsite at client locations;
the effect of wage inflation in countries where we operate and the variability in foreign exchange rates, especially relative changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Argentine peso, Uruguayan peso, Mexican peso and Colombian peso;

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the impact on our profit from the gain on transactions with Argentine sovereign bonds denominated in U.S. dollars acquired in the U.S. market in U.S. dollars (“BODEN”) and Bonos Argentinos (“BONAR”); and
our ability to identify, integrate and effectively manage businesses that we may acquire.

Our results of operations in any given period are directly affected by the following additional company-specific factors:

Pricing of and margin on our services and revenue mix.  For time-and-materials contracts, the hourly rates we charge for our employees, whom we call Globers, are a key factor impacting our gross profit margins and profitability. Hourly rates vary by complexity of the project and the mix of staffing. The margin on our services is impacted by the increase in our costs in providing those services, which is influenced by wage inflation and other factors. As a client relationship matures and deepens, we seek to maximize our revenues and profitability by expanding the scope of services offered to that client and winning higher profit margin assignments. During the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, we increased our revenues attributable to sales of higher profit margin technology solutions (primarily through our Mobile, Enterprise Consumerization, UX and Social and Gaming Studios). This shift in revenue mix enabled us to achieve an adjusted gross profit margin percentage of 41.0%, 39.2% and 42.6% for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which are consistent with our targeted adjusted gross profit margin percentage in the medium term.
Our ability to deepen and expand the portfolio of services we offer through our Studios while maintaining our high standard of quality.  The breadth and depth of the services we offer through our Studios impacts our ability to grow revenues from new and existing clients. Through research and development, targeted hiring and strategic acquisitions, we have invested in broadening and deepening the domains of expertise of our Studios. Our future growth and success depend significantly on our ability to maintain the expertise of each of our Studios and to continue to innovate and to anticipate the needs of our clients and rapidly develop and maintain the expertise of each of our Studios, including relevant domain knowledge and technological capabilities required to meet those client needs, while maintaining our high standard of quality.
Recruitment, retention and management of IT professionals.  Our ability to recruit, retain and manage our IT professionals will have an effect on our gross profit margin and our results of operations. Our IT professional headcount was 3,424 as of December 31, 2014, 2,912 at December 31, 2013 and 2,402 at December 31, 2012. We manage employee headcount and utilization based on ongoing assessments of our project pipeline and requirements for professional capabilities. An unanticipated termination of a significant project could cause us to experience lower employee utilization resulting from a higher than expected number of idle IT professionals. Our ability to effectively utilize our employees is typically improved by longer-term client relationships due to increased predictability of client needs over the course of the relationships.
Evolution of client base.  In recent years, as we have expanded significantly in the technology services industry; we have diversified our client base and reduced client concentration. In addition, consistent with our business focus on pursuing clients and markets with higher profit margins, we have increased our revenues from North American and, in some periods, European, clients, while reducing our revenues from Latin American and other clients. Revenues attributable to our top ten clients increased by 8.4% from 2012 to 2013 and 39.4% from 2013 to 2014. Over the same period, we have increased our revenues from existing clients by expanding the scope and size of our engagements. The number of clients that each accounted for over $5.0 million of our annual revenues amounted to ten in 2014, five in 2013 and six in 2012, and the number of clients that each accounted for at least $1.0 million of our annual revenues increased to 46 in 2014 from 41 in 2013 and 32 in 2012.
Investments in our delivery platform.  We have grown our network of delivery centers to 29 at December 31, 2014, located in 19 cities throughout seven countries (Buenos Aires, Tandil, Rosario, Tucumán, Córdoba, Resistencia, Bahía Blanca, Mendoza, Santa Fe, Mar del Plata and La Plata in Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; Bogotá and Medellín in Colombia; São Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Lima, Peru; and San Francisco and New York in the United States) as of the date of this March 2015 6-K. We also have client management locations in the United States (Austin, Boston, New York and San Francisco), the United Kingdom (London), Brazil (São Paulo), Uruguay (Montevideo), Colombia (Bogotá) and Argentina (Buenos Aires) that are close to the main offices of key clients. Our integrated global delivery platform allows us to deliver our services through a blend of onsite and offsite methods. We have pursued a decentralization strategy in building our network of delivery centers, recognizing the benefits of expanding into other cities in Argentina and other countries in Latin America, including the ability to attract and retain highly skilled IT professionals in increasing scale. Our ability to effectively utilize our robust delivery platform will significantly affect our results of operations in the future.

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Seasonality.  Our business is seasonal and as a result, our revenues and profitability fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Our revenues tend to be higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year compared to the first and second quarters of each year due to seasonal factors. During the first quarter of each year, which includes summer months in the southern hemisphere, there is a general slowdown in business activities and a reduced number of working days for our IT professionals based in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru and Colombia, which results in fewer hours being billed on client projects and therefore lower revenues being recognized on those projects. In addition, some of the reduction in the number of working days for our IT professionals in the first or second quarter of the year is due to the Easter holiday. Depending on whether the Easter holiday falls in March or April of a given year, the effect on our revenues and profitability due to the Easter holiday can appear either in the first or second quarter of that year. Finally, we implement annual salary increases in the second quarter of each year. Our revenues are traditionally higher, and our margins tend to increase, in the third and fourth quarters of each year, when utilization of our IT professionals is at its highest levels.
Net effect of inflation in Argentina and variability in the U.S. dollar and Argentine peso exchange rate.  Because a substantial portion of our operations is conducted from Argentina, our results of operations are subject to the net effect of inflation in Argentina and the variability in exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Argentine peso. The impact of inflation on our salary costs, or wage inflation, and thus on our statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income varies depending on the fluctuation in exchange rates between the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar. In an environment where the Argentine peso is weakening against the U.S. dollar, our functional currency in which a substantial portion of our revenues are denominated, the impact of wage inflation on our results of operations will decrease, whereas in an environment where the Argentine peso is strengthening against the U.S. dollar, the impact of wage inflation will increase. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Argentine peso experienced a 31.2% devaluation from 6.52 Argentine pesos per U.S. dollar to 8.55 Argentine pesos per U.S. dollar and (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, or “INDEC”) reported an inflation rate of 21.7%. The combination of this devaluation and the inflation rate is not expected to have a significant impact on our revenues because a substantial portion of our sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. The devaluation, net of the impact of the inflation rate in the same period, has resulted in an improvement in our operating costs, as our operating costs are primarily denominated in Argentine pesos. See “— Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk — Foreign Exchange Risk” and “— Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk — Wage Inflation Risk.”

Our results of operations are expected to benefit from government policies and regulations designed to foster the software industry in Argentina, primarily under the Software Promotion Law. For further discussion of the Software Promotion Law, see “Business — Our Delivery Model — Government Support and Incentives” in the Registration Statement.

Certain Income Statement Line Items

Revenues

Revenues are derived primarily from providing technology services to our clients, which are medium- to large-sized companies based in the United States, Europe and Latin America. For the year ended December 31, 2014, revenues increased by 26.1% to $199.6 million from $158.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2013, revenues increased by 22.9% to $158.3 million from $128.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, we experienced rapid growth in demand for our services and significantly expanded our business.

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We perform our services primarily under time-and-material contracts (where materials costs consist of travel and out-of-pocket expenses) and, to a lesser extent, fixed-price contracts. Revenues from our time-and-material contracts represented approximately 90.0%, 84.7% and 84.4% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Revenues from our fixed-price contracts represented approximately 9.3%, 15.2% and 14.7% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The remaining portion of our revenues in each year was derived from other types of contracts.

We discuss below the breakdown of our revenues by client location, industry vertical and client concentration. Revenues consist of technology services revenues net of reimbursable expenses, which primarily include travel and out-of-pocket costs that are billable to clients.

Revenues by Client Location

Our revenues are sourced from three main geographic markets: North America (primarily the United States), Europe (primarily the United Kingdom) and Latin America. We present our revenues by client location based on the location of the specific client site that we serve, irrespective of the location of the headquarters of the client or the location of the delivery center where the work is performed. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we had 296 clients.

The following table sets forth revenues by client location by amount and as a percentage of our revenues for the years indicated:

           
  Year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands, except for percentages)
By Geography
                                                                                         
North America   $ 163,097       81.7 %    $ 128,843       81.4 %    $ 105,928       82.2 % 
Europe     11,704       5.9 %      12,864       8.1 %      11,458       8.9 % 
Latin America and other     24,804       12.4 %      16,617       10.5 %      11,463       8.9 % 
Revenues   $ 199,605       100.0 %    $ 158,324       100.0 %    $ 128,849       100.0 % 

Revenues by Industry Vertical

We are a provider of technology services to enterprises in a range of industry verticals including media and entertainment, professional services, technology and telecommunications, travel and hospitality, banks, financial services and insurance and consumer, retail and manufacturing, among others. The following table sets forth our revenues by industry vertical by amount and as a percentage of our revenues for the periods indicated:

           
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands, except for percentages)     
By Industry Vertical
                                                                                         
Technology & Telecommunications   $ 46,897       23.5 %    $ 42,010       26.5 %    $ 37,468       29.1 % 
Media and Entertainment     45,014       22.6 %      29,393       18.6 %      28,666       22.2 % 
Professional Services     32,832       16.4 %      32,187       20.3 %      25,968       20.2 % 
Banks, Financial Services and Insurance     25,236       12.6 %      20,693       13.1 %      14,403       11.2 % 
Consumer, Retail and Manufacturing     25,656       12.9 %      21,290       13.4 %      10,214       7.9 % 
Travel and Hospitality     25,545       11.3 %      10,578       6.7 %      10,893       8.5 % 
Other Verticals     1,425       0,7 %      2,173       1.4 %      1,237       0.9 % 
Revenues   $ 199,605       100.0 %    $ 158,324       100.0 %    $ 128,849       100.0 % 

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Revenues by Client Concentration

We have increased our revenues by expanding the scope and size of our engagements, and we have grown our key client base primarily through our business development efforts and referrals from our existing clients.

The following table sets forth revenues contributed by our largest client, top five clients and top ten clients by amount and as a percentage of our revenues for the years indicated:

           
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
  (in thousands, except for percentages)
Client Concentration
                                                                                         
Top client   $ 17,458       8.7 %    $ 10,162       6.4 %    $ 11,977       9.3 % 
Top five clients     55,512       27.8 %      40,215       25.4 %      35,759       27.8 % 
Top ten clients     87,677       43.9 %      62,865       39.7 %      58,020       45.0 % 
Top 20 clients     121,683       61.0 %      92,579       58.5 %      81,402       63.2 % 

Our top ten customers for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been working with us for, on average, four years.

Our focus on delivering quality to our clients is reflected in the fact that existing clients from 2013 and 2012 contributed 88.3% and 73.5% of our revenues in 2014, respectively. Our existing clients from 2012 contributed 88.3% of our revenues in 2013. As evidence of the increase in scope of engagement within our client base, the number of clients that each accounted for over $5.0 million of our annual revenues increased (ten in 2014, five in 2013 and six in 2012) and the number of clients that each accounted for at least $1.0 million of our annual revenues increased to 46 in 2014 from 41 in 2013 and 32 in 2012. The following table shows the distribution of our clients by revenues for the year presented:

     
  Year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Over $5 Million     10       5       6  
$1 – $5 Million     36       36       26  
$0.5 – $1 Million     23       24       24  
$0.1 – $0.5 Million     83       66       50  
Less than $0.1 Million     144       132       96  
Total Clients     296       263       202  

The volume of work we perform for specific clients is likely to vary from year to year, as we are typically not any client’s exclusive external techonology services provider, and a major client in one year may not contribute the same amount or percentage of our revenues in any subsequent year.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Revenues

The principal components of our cost of revenues are salaries and non-reimbursable travel costs related to the provision of services. Included in salaries are base salary, incentive-based compensation, employee benefits costs and social security taxes. Salaries of our IT professionals are allocated to cost of revenues regardless of whether they are actually performing services during a given period. Up to 70% of the amounts paid by our Argentine subsidiaries for certain social security taxes in respect of base and incentive compensation of our IT professionals is credited back to those subsidiaries under the Software Promotion Law, reducing the effective cost of social security taxes from approximately 19.0% to approximately 13.0% of the base and incentive compensation on which those contributions are calculated. For further discussion of the Software Promotion Law, see “— Income Tax Expense” below and note 3.7.1.1 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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Also included in cost of revenues is the portion of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to the portion of our property and equipment and intangible assets utilized in the delivery of services to our clients.

Our cost of revenues has increased since 2012 in line with the growth in our revenues and reflects the expansion of our operations in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Mexico and the United States primarily due to increases in salary costs, an increase in the number of our IT professionals and the opening of new delivery centers. On October 18, 2013, with the acquisition of Huddle, we expanded our operations, adding 156 Globers. On October 10, 2014, when we entered into a consulting services agreement with AEP, we added 74 Globers. We expect that as our revenues grow, our cost of revenues will increase. Our goal is to increase revenue per head and thereby increase our gross profit margin.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses represent expenses associated with promoting and selling our services and include such items as salary of our senior management, administrative personnel and sales and marketing personnel (including commissions in the case of sales and marketing personnel), occupancy costs, legal and other professional services expenses, Argentine transaction taxes and travel costs. The credit of up to 70% for certain social security taxes paid by our Argentine subsidiaries that is provided under the Software Promotion Law as described under “— Cost of Revenues” above also extends to payments of such social security taxes in respect of salaries of personnel included in our selling, general and administrative expenses, reducing the effective cost of social security taxes as described above.

Also included in selling, general, and administrative expenses is the portion of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to the portion of our property and equipment and intangible assets utilized in our sales and administration functions.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses have increased primarily as a result of our expanding operations and the build-out of our senior and mid-level management teams to support our growth and, commencing in 2011, to help us prepare for our initial public offering. We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses to continue to increase in absolute terms as our business expands. However, as a result of our management and infrastructure investments, we believe our platform is capable of supporting the expansion of our business without a proportionate increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in gains in operating leverage.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense (included in “Cost of Revenues” and “Selling, General and Administrative Expenses”)

Depreciation and amortization expense consists primarily of depreciation of our property and equipment (primarily leasehold improvements, servers and other equipment) and, to a lesser extent, amortization of our intangible assets, (mainly software licenses). We expect that depreciation and amortization expense will continue to increase as we open more delivery centers and client management locations.

Impairment of Tax Credits, Net of Recoveries

Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries represents an allowance for impairment of tax credits for estimated losses resulting from substantial doubt about the recoverability of our Software Promotion Law tax credits. This allowance is determined by estimating future uses of this credit against value-added tax positions. During the year ended December 31, 2014, after considering new facts and circumstances that occurred during the year, including the Specific Resolutions, we recorded a gain of $1.5 million related to a partial reversal of the allowance for impairment of tax credits generated under the Software Promotion Law.

Gain on Transaction with Bonds

Proceeds Received as Payment for Exports

During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized a gain of $29.6 million on transactions with BODEN associated with proceeds received as payment for exports of a portion of the services performed by our Argentine subsidiaries.

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As discussed under “Regulatory Overview — Foreign Exchange Controls — Argentina” in the Registration Statement, since the end of 2012, the Argentine government has restricted, by means of de facto measures, Argentine persons from obtaining access to the FX Market for the purpose of purchasing foreign currency to make payments abroad, such as dividends, capital reductions, and payment for importation of services and goods. The tightening of restrictions on the purchase of foreign currency at the end of 2012 has contributed to an increase in the sale price in Argentine pesos of securities denominated in currencies other than the Argentine peso (mainly in U.S. dollars) and, thereby, widened the gap between the quoted price of BODEN in the Argentine markets (in Argentine pesos) and their quoted price in the U.S. markets (in U.S. dollars) converted for financial reporting purposes at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina.

In light of these developments, during 2013, our U.S. subsidiaries paid for a portion of the services provided by our Argentine subsidiaries by purchasing U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars) and delivering the acquired BODEN to our Argentine subsidiaries as payment for a portion of services rendered. After being held by our Argentine subsidiaries for between, on average, 10 to 30 days, the BODEN were sold in the Argentine markets for Argentine pesos. Our Argentine subsidiaries sell the BODEN in the Electronic Open Market (Mercado Abierto Electrónico, or “MAE”), an authorized Argentine market subject to the regulations of the CNV, through a “sell” instruction to an authorized Argentine broker-dealer. Sale and purchase orders relating to BODEN placed by broker-dealers are electronically matched through the MAE to other market participants.

When measuring the fair value of the BODEN held by our Argentine subsidiaries, we have followed the guidance of IFRS 13, which defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” In addition, IFRS 13 states that fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability either occurs in the principal market for the asset, which is defined as the market with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset or, in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. We have identified the Argentine market as the principal market for the BODEN.

We have determined the fair value of the BODEN from direct observable information based on publicly available quotes in the Argentine market. Under the fair value hierarchy established in IFRS 13, such direct observable information is classified as Level 1 inputs because there are available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that we can access at the measurement date.

While BODEN trade in both the U.S. and Argentine markets, the Argentine market is considered to be the principal market for the BODEN due to the following factors:

In Argentina, the BODEN are traded in markets such as the Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires and the MAE, each regulated by the CNV. In the United States, BODEN are traded in over-the-counter markets.
In Argentina, the trading prices and volume of BODEN trades are publicly available information, while in the United States, such information is not publicly available.

Because the fair value of the BODEN in the Argentine markets, converted at the U.S. dollar official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina (which is the rate used to convert transactions in foreign currencies into our Argentine subsidiaries’ functional currency, which is the U.S. dollar), during the year ended December 31, 2013 was higher than the quoted U.S. dollar price for the BODEN in the U.S. markets, we recognized a gain when remeasuring the fair value of the BODEN (expressed in Argentine pesos) into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina. After the approximately 23% devaluation of the Argentine peso that occurred in January 2014, our U.S. subsidiary discontinued its use of BODEN transactions as payment for the exports of services performed by our Argentine subsidiaries.

Proceeds Received from Capital Contributions

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our Argentine subsidiaries, with cash proceeds from capital contributions, acquired U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN and BONAR in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars). BONAR are a form of Argentine sovereign bond with characteristics identical to BODEN. See “— Certain Income Statement Line Items — Gain on Transactions with Bonds — Proceeds Received as Payment for Exports” for more information. The capital contributions during the year ended December 31, 2014 were related to capital expenditures incurred by our Argentine subsidiaries to establish delivery centers in Bahía Blanca, La Plata, Mar del Plata and Tucumán, Argentina, open a new recruiting center in Buenos Aires and finance working capital requirements. The BODEN and BONAR trade both in the U.S. and Argentine markets. We consider the Argentine market to be the principal market for these bonds.

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After holding the BODEN and BONAR for a certain period of time, our Argentine subsidiaries sold the BODEN and BONAR in the Argentine market. Because the fair value of the BODEN and BONAR in the Argentine markets, converted at the U.S. dollar official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina (which is the rate used to convert transactions in foreign currencies into our Argentine subsidiaries’ functional currency, which is the U.S. dollar), during the year ended December 31, 2014 was higher than the quoted U.S. dollar price for the BODEN and BONAR in the U.S. markets, we recognized a gain when remeasuring the fair value of the BODEN and BONAR (expressed in Argentine pesos) into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina.

The rate of exchange between the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar may increase or decrease in the future. We cannot predict future fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar. In addition, legislative, judicial or administrative changes or interpretations may be forthcoming, which could also affect the exchange rate. Accordingly, our gains reported on transactions with BODEN during the year ended December 31, 2013 and on transactions with BODEN and BONAR during the year ended December 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. If in the future there continues to be a gap between the quoted price of BODEN and BONAR in the Argentine markets (in Argentine pesos) and their quoted price in U.S. markets (in U.S. dollars) as converted at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina, our Argentine subsidiaries may acquire, with cash proceeds from capital contributions, U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN and BONAR in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars).

Finance Income

Finance income consists of foreign exchange gain on monetary assets, liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and interest gains on time deposits, short-term securities issued by the Argentine Central Bank (Letras del Banco Central) and mutual funds.

Finance Expense

Finance expense consists of interest expense on borrowings under our U.S. subsidiary’s working capital facility and our Argentine subsidiaries’ export lines of credit, plus foreign exchange losses on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Finance expense has increased since 2012 as we have incurred additional debt to finance capital expenditures related to the build-out and equipping of new delivery centers, improvements in existing offices where we operate, and increasing working capital needs related to the growth of our business. The increase in finance expense over that period was also attributable to the variability in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies in which we conduct our operations, which has an impact on our monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars.

Income Tax Expense

As a global company, we are required to provide for corporate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We have secured special tax benefits in Argentina and Uruguay as described below. As a result, our income tax expense is low in comparison to profit before income tax expense due to the benefit related to profit before income tax expense earned in those lower tax jurisdictions. Changes in the geographic mix or estimated level of annual pre-tax income can also affect our overall effective income tax rate. As our operations outside of Argentina and Uruguay grow, it is likely that our effective tax rate will increase.

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Under the Software Promotion Law, Argentine companies that are engaged in the design, development and production of software benefit from a 60% reduction in the corporate income tax rate and a tax credit of up to 70% of amounts paid for certain social security taxes that can be applied to offset certain national tax liabilities. When originally enacted in 2004, the Software Promotion Law only permitted this tax credit to be offset against liability for value-added taxes. In 2011, the Software Promotion Law was amended to permit the tax credit to be offset as well against corporate income tax liabilities up to a percentage not higher than the taxpayer’s declared percentage of exports (subject to the issuance of implementing regulations), and to extend the reduction in corporate income tax rate and the tax credit regime through 2019.

On September 16, 2013, the Argentine Government published Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013, which governs the implementation of the Software Promotion Law. Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013 introduced specific requirements to qualify for the tax benefits contemplated by the Software Promotion Law. In particular, Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013 provides that from September 17, 2014 through December 31, 2019 only those companies that are accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers maintained by the Secretary of Industry will be entitled to participate in the benefits of the Software Promotion Law. On June 25, 2014, our Argentine subsidiaries Huddle Group S.A., IAFH Global S.A. and Sistemas Globales S..A. applied for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers. As of the date of this March 2015 6-K, these subsidiaries have not yet been accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers.

Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013 states that the 60% reduction in corporate income tax provided under the Software Promotion Law shall only become effective as of the beginning of the fiscal year after the date on which an applicant is accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers. It is unclear under current Argentine tax rules whether applicants that were registered under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted in 2004 would be permitted to apply, for the period from January 1, 2014 through September 17, 2014, the lower corporate income tax rate to which they are entitled under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted.

On March 11, 2014, the Argentine Federal Administration of Public Revenue (Administración Federal deIngresos Publicos, or ‘‘AFIP’’) issued General Resolution No. 3,597 (‘‘General Resolution No. 3,597’’). This measure provides that, as a further prerequisite to participation in the benefits of the Software Promotion Law, exporters of software and related services must register in a newly established Special Registry of Exporters of Services (Registro Especial de Exportadores de Servicios). On March 14, May 21 and May 28, 2014, our Argentine subsidiaries Huddle Group S.A., IAFH Global S.A. and Sistemas Globales S.A., respectively, applied and were accepted for registration in the Special Registry of Exporters of Services. In addition, General Resolution No. 3,597 states that any tax credits generated under the Software Promotion Law by a participant in the Software Promotion Law will only be valid until September 17, 2014.

 During the period from November 2014 through March 6, 2015, the Secretary and Subsecretary of Industry have issued rulings approving the registration in the National Registry of Software Producers of 15 software companies that were previously registered under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted in 2004. In each case, the ruling made the effective date of registration retroactive to September 18, 2014. In addition, in each case the ruling provides that the benefits enjoyed under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted are not extinguished until the ruling goes into effect (which occurs upon its date of publication in the Argentine government’s Boletin Oficial).

 Although these rulings are only applicable to the software companies for which they were issued, management believes that the rulings support the view that, if our Argentine subsidiaries are accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers, the effective date of their registration will be on or about September 18, 2014. In addition, based on these rulings, management believes that General Resolution No. 3,597 has been interpreted by the Secretary of Industry as permitting tax credits generated under the Software Promotion Law to be valid until the effective date of registration in the National Registry of Software Producers. This interpretation would be consistent with the fact that the tax benefits accrued by us under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted remain valid according to AFIP’s computer systems, regardless of the fact that our Argentine subsidiaries have not yet been accepted for registration by the Secretary of Industry.

 While we believe that our subsidiaries are in compliance with the requirements for registration, we cannot assure you that all three of our Argentine operating subsidiaries will be accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers before December 31, 2015. Moreover, even if our Argentine subsidiaries are accepted for registration in 2015, we cannot assure you that the Secretary of Industry’s rulings will make their registration retroactive to September 18, 2014 or allow those subsidiaries to continue enjoying the benefits they currently enjoy under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted until the date of publication of those rulings.

The operations of the Argentine subsidiaries are our most significant source of profit before income tax.

Our subsidiary in Uruguay, which is domiciled in a tax-free zone, benefits from a 0% income tax rate and an exemption from value-added tax.

Our subsidiary in Colombia is subject to national corporate income tax at the rate of 25%. Additionally, on January 1, 2013, a new tax called Contribución Empresarial para la Equidad (“CREE”) was created, with similar characteristics to income tax. The CREE is levied on fiscal income at the rate of 9%. Both the national corporate income tax and the CREE are due on an annual basis. Our subsidiary in the United States is subject to federal income tax at the rate of 35%. Our subsidiary in the United Kingdom was subject to corporate income tax at the rate of 23%. Our subsidiary in Mexico is subject to national corporate income tax at a rate of 30%. Our subsidiary in Peru is subject to a national corporate income tax at a rate of 30%. Our subsidiaries in Chile are subject to corporate income tax at a rate of 21%. Our subsidiary in Brazil is subject to corporate income tax at a rate of 29% plus 10% if its net income before income tax is greater than 120,000 Brazilian reais.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations by amount and as a percentage of our revenues for the periods indicated. This information should be read together with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this March 2015 6-K. The operating results in any period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

           
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands, except for percentages)
Revenues   $ 199,605       100.0 %    $ 158,324       100.0 %    $ 128,849       100.0 % 
Cost of revenues(1)     (121,693 )      (61.0 )%      (99,603 )      (62.9 )%      (80,612 )      (62.6 )% 
Gross profit     77,912       39.0 %      58,721       37.1 %      48,237       37.4 % 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(2)     (57,288 )      (28.7 )%      (54,841 )      (34.6 )%      (47,680 )      (37.0 )% 
Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries     1,505       0.8 %      (9,579 )      (6.1 )%             
Profit (Loss) from operations     22,129       11.1 %      (5,699 )      (3.6 )%      557       0.4 % 
Gain on transaction with bonds(3)     12,629       6.3 %      29,577       18.7 %            0.0 % 
Finance income     10,269       5.1 %      4,435       2.8 %      378       0.3 % 
Finance expense     (11,213 )      (5.6 )%      (10,040 )      (6.3 )%      (2,687 )      (2.1 )% 
Finance expense, net(4)     (944 )      (0.5 )%      (5,605 )      (3.5 )%      (2,309 )      (1.8 )% 
Other income and expenses, net(5)     380       0.2 %      1,505       1.0 %      291       0.2 % 
Profit (Loss) before income tax     34,194       17.1 %      19,778       12.6 %      (1,461 )      (1.2 )% 
Income tax(6)     (8,931 )      (4.5 )%      (6,009 )      (3.8 )%      160       0.1 % 
Net Income (Loss) for the year   $ 25,263       12.6 %    $ 13,769       8.8 %    $ (1,301 )      (1.1 )% 

(1) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of $3,813, $3,215 and $1,964 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Also includes transactions with related parties for an amount of $2,901 for the year ended December 31, 2012. Finally, it includes share based compensation for $35, $190 and $4,644 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of $4,221, $3,941 and $2,806 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Also includes transactions with related parties for an amount of $1,381 for the year ended December 31, 2012. Finally, it includes share based compensation for $582, $603 and $7,065 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(3) Includes gain on transactions with bonds of $12,629 and $29,577 from capitalizations and proceeds received by our Argentine subsidiaries as payments from exports for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(4) Includes foreign exchange loss of $2,946, $4,238 and $1,098 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(5) Includes the gain related to the bargain business combination of BlueStar Energy S.A.C., a Peruvian company (“BlueStar Peru”) of $472 for the year ended December 31, 2014. See note 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements. Includes a gain of $1,703 on remeasurement of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition of TerraForum for the year ended December 31, 2013. See note 27.10.1 to our audited consolidated financial statements.
(6) Includes deferred tax charge of $370 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and a gain of $529 and $2,479 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

2014 Compared to 2013

Revenues

Revenues were $199.6 million for 2014, representing an increase of $41.3 million, or 26.1%, from $158.3 million for 2013.

Revenues from North America increased by $34.3 million, or 26.6%, to $163.1 million for 2014 from $128.8 million for 2013. Revenues from Latin America and other countries increased by $8.2 million, or 49.4%, to $24.8 million for 2014 from $16.6 million for 2013. Revenues from Europe decreased by $1.2 million, or 9.3%, to $11.7 million for 2014 from $12.9 million for 2013.

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Revenues from technology and telecommunications clients increased by $4.9 million, or 11.7%, to $46.9 million for 2014 from $42.0 million for 2013. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to gaming, consumer experience services and the cross-selling capabilities of our Studios. Revenues from media and entertainment clients increased by $15.6 million, or 53.1%, to $45.0 million for 2014 from $29.4 million for 2013. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to a higher demand for our gaming solutions, mobile applications, and consumer experience practices. Revenues from professional services clients increased by $0.6 million, or 1.9%, to $32.8 million for 2014 from $32.2 million for 2013. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to growth in demand for services related to enterprise consumerization, digital content and consumer experience solutions. Revenues from consumer, retail and manufacturing clients increased by $4.4 million, or 20.7%, to $25.7 million for 2014 from $21.3 million for 2013. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to growth in demand for services related to mobile applications, testing services, user experience and social practices, supported by the cross-selling capabilities of our Studios. Revenues from banks, financial services and insurance clients increased by $4.5 million, or 21.7%, to $25.2 million for 2014 from $20.7 million for 2013. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to growth in demand for services related to high performance, analytics, cloud and mobile. Revenues from travel and hospitality clients increased by $11.9 million, or 112.3%, to $22.5 million for 2014 from $10.6 million for 2013. This increase is primarily attributable to large increase in demand for consumer experience and automated testing services. Revenues from clients in other verticals decreased by $0.6 million, or 28.6%, to $1.5 million for 2014 from $2.1 million for 2013.

Revenues from our top ten clients in 2014 increased by $24.8 million, or 39.4%, to $87.7 million from revenues of $62.9 million in 2013, reflecting our ability to increase the scope of our engagement with our main customers. Revenues from our largest client for 2014, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, increased by $7.3 million, or 71.6%, to $17.5 million for 2014 from $10.2 million for 2013.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $121.7 million for 2014, representing an increase of $22.1 million, or 22.2%, from $99.6 million for 2013. The increase was primarily attributable to the net addition of 512 IT professionals since December 31, 2013, an increase of 17.6%, to satisfy growing demand for our services, which translated into an increase in salaries and travel expenses. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues decreased to 61.0% for 2014 from 62.9% for 2013. The decrease was primarily attributable to the devaluation of the Argentine peso in January 2014, decreasing our average cost per employee during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Salaries, employee benefits, social security taxes and share based compensation, the main component of cost of revenues, increased by $16.8 million, or 18.5% to $107.5 million for 2014 from $90.7 million for 2013. Salaries, employee benefits and social security taxes include a $0.04 million share-based compensation expense in 2014 and $0.2 million share-based compensation expense in 2013.

Depreciation and amortization expense included in the cost of revenues increased by $0.6 million, or 18.8%, to $3.8 million for 2014 from $3.2 million for 2013. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in software licenses acquired in 2014 related to the delivery of our services.

Travel and housing increased by $3.7 million, or 84.1%, to $8.1 million for 2014 from $4.4 million for 2013. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased headcount in IT professionals described above, an increase in the number of projects requiring onsite presence and lower reimbursements from our customers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expense was $57.3 million for 2014, representing an increase of $2.5 million from $54.8 million for 2013. The increase was primarily attributable to a $1.1 million increase in salaries, employee benefits and social security taxes related to the addition of a number of senior sales executives both in our main market, the United States; a $0.3 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense; a $1.2 million increase in office and rental expenses as a result of new delivery centers in Mexico, Peru, Colombia and a new sales office in New York, United States. The increases in office expenses, rental expenses and depreciation and amortization expense were related to the opening of the new delivery centers. In addition, there was a $0.4 million increase in professional fees including audit and other professional services. Allowances for doubtful accounts decreased by $0.8 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 28.7% for 2014 from 34.6% for 2013. Share-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expenses accounted for $0.6 million, or 0.3%, as a percentage of revenues for 2014, and $0.6 million, or 0.4%, as a percentage of revenues for 2013.

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Impairment of Tax Credits, Net of Recoveries

Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries, decreased by $11.1 million to a gain of $1.5 million for 2014 compared to a loss of $9.6 million for 2013. This decrease is attributable to the recovery of a portion of the valuation allowance of $9.6 million recorded as of December 31, 2013.

Gain on Transaction with Bonds

Gain on transaction with bonds decreased by $17.0 million to $12.6 million for 2014 compared to $29.6 million for 2013. This decrease is explained by two factors: (i) a decrease in the amount of money transacted in bonds and (ii) a decrease in the spread between the implied exchange rate when comparing U.S. dollar-denominated bonds purchased in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars) and the fair value of those same bonds in the Argentine debt markets (in Argentine pesos).

Gain on transaction with bonds — proceeds received as payment for exports was nil for 2014 compared to $29.6 million for 2013. This decrease was attributed to our decision to discontinue the use of U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN as payment from our U.S. subsidiaries for services provided by our Argentine subsidiaries. Gain on transaction with bonds — proceeds received from capital contributions amounted to $12.6 million for 2014 compared to nil for 2013. This increase is attributable to the capital contributions made to our Argentine subsidiaries in order to allow them to make capital expenditures to establish delivery centers in Argentina and to finance working capital needs. Our Argentine subsidiaries used the capital contributions to purchase U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN and BONAR acquired in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars). After receiving the BODEN and BONAR and after holding them for a certain period of time, our Argentine subsidiaries sold the BODEN and BONAR in the Argentine market. Because the fair value of the BODEN and BONAR in the Argentine markets, converted at the U.S. dollar official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina (which is the rate used to convert transactions in foreign currencies into our Argentine subsidiaries’ functional currency, which is the U.S. dollar), during 2014 was higher than the quoted U.S. dollar price for the BODEN and BONAR in the U.S. markets, we recognized a gain when remeasuring the fair value of the BODEN and BONAR (expressed in Argentine pesos) into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina

Finance Income

Finance income for 2014 was $10.3 million compared to $4.4 million for 2013, resulting primarily from foreign exchange gains of $6.4 million, investment gains of $3.8 million and other interest income for $0.1 million.

Finance Expense

Finance expense increased to $11.2 million for 2014 from $10.0 million for 2013, primarily reflecting a foreign exchange loss of $9.3 million mainly related to the impact of the weakening of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar on our Argentine peso-denominated monetary assets, and interest expense of $1.5 million. Other financial expenses totaled $0.4 million.

Other Income and Expenses, Net

Other income and expenses, net decreased to a gain of $0.4 million for 2014 from a gain of $1.5 million for 2013. Our 2014 gain was primarily attributable to the bargain business combination of BlueStar Peru. Our 2013 gain was primarily attributable to a $1.7 million gain from the remeasurement of a contingent liability.

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Income Tax

Income tax expense amounted to $8.9 million for 2014, an increase of $2.9 million from a $6.0 million income tax gain for 2013. The increase in income tax expense was attributable to higher profit before income tax in the subsidiaries where we operate. Our effective tax rate (calculated as income tax gain or expense divided by the profit before income tax) decreased to 26.1% for 2014 from 30.4% for 2013.

Net Income for the Year

As a result of the foregoing, we had a net income of $25.3 million for 2014, compared to $13.8 million for 2013.

2013 Compared to 2012

Revenues

Revenues were $158.3 million for 2013, representing an increase of $29.5 million, or 22.9%, from $128.8 million for 2012.

Revenues from North America increased by $22.9 million, or 21.6%, to $128.8 million for 2013 from $105.9 million for 2012. Revenues from Europe increased by $1.5 million, or 13.2%, to $12.9 million for 2013 from $11.4 million for 2012. Revenues from Latin America and other countries increased by $5.1 million, or 44.3%, to $16.6 million for 2013 from $11.5 million for 2012.

Revenues from technology and telecommunications clients increased by $4.5 million, or 12.0%, to $42.0 million for 2013 from $37.5 million for 2012. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to quality engineering services. Revenues from professional services clients increased by $6.2 million, or 23.8%, to $32.2 million for 2013 from $26.0 million for 2012. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to growth in demand for services related to enterprise consumerization, big data and high performance solutions and the cross-selling capabilities of our Studios. Revenues from media and entertainment clients increased by $0.7 million, or 2.4%, to $29.4 million for 2013 from $28.7 million for 2012. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to a higher demand for our gaming solutions, mobile applications, and consumer experience, user experience and social practices. Revenues from banks, financial services and insurance clients increased by $6.3 million, or 43.8%, to $20.7 million for 2013 from $14.4 million for 2012. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to growth in demand for services related to user experience and social, and quality engineering. Revenues from consumer, retail and manufacturing clients increased by $11.1 million, or 108.8%, to $21.3 million for 2013 from $10.2 million for 2012. The increase in revenues from clients in this industry vertical was primarily attributable to growth in demand for services related to testing services, mobile applications, and user experience and social practices, supported by the cross-selling capabilities of our Studios. Revenues from travel and hospitality clients decreased by $0.3 million, or 2.8%, to $10.6 million for 2013 from $10.9 million for 2012. This decrease is primarily attributable to reduction in demand for consumer experience and automated testing services. Revenues from clients in other verticals increased by $1.0 million, or 90.9%, to $2.1 million for 2013 from $1.1 million for 2012.

Revenues from our top ten clients in 2013 increased by $4.9 million, or 8.4%, to $62.9 million from revenues of $58.0 million in 2012, reflecting our ability to increase the scope of our engagement with our main customers. Revenues from our largest client for 2013, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, decreased by $1.8 million, or 15.0%, to $10.2 million for 2013 from $12.0 million for 2012.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $99.6 million for 2013, representing an increase of $19.0 million, or 23.6%, from $80.6 million for 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to the net addition of 510 IT professionals since December 31, 2012, an increase of 21.2%, to satisfy growing demand for our services, and partially offset by a $4.4 million reduction in share-based compensation expense associated with our stock option plan. The decrease in share-based compensation expense is due to our decision to replace our existing share appreciation right (“SAR”) program in 2012 with a stock option program, which resulted in a higher share-based compensation expense during 2012. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues increased to 62.9% for 2013 from 62.6% for 2012. Share-based compensation expense accounted for 0.1% of revenues in 2013 as compared to 3.6% in 2012.

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Salaries, employee benefits, social security taxes and share-based compensation expense, the main component of cost of revenues, increased by $15.3 million, or 20.3% to $90.7 million for 2013 from $75.4 million for 2012. Salaries, employee benefits and social security taxes include a $0.2 million share-based compensation expense in 2013 and $4.6 million share-based compensation expense in 2012.

Depreciation and amortization expense included in the cost of revenues increased by $1.2 million, or 60.0%, to $3.2 million for 2013 from $2.0 million for 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in software licenses acquired in 2013 related to the delivery of our services.

Travel and housing increased by $2.5 million, or 131.6%, to $4.4 million for 2013 from $1.9 million for 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased headcount in IT professionals described above, an increase in the number of projects and lower reimbursements from our customers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expense was $54.8 million for 2013, representing an increase of $7.1 million from $47.7 million for 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to a $4.3 million increase in salaries, employee benefits and social security taxes related to the addition of a number of senior executives both in our headquarters in Argentina and in our main market, the United States; a $1.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense; a $6.5 million decrease in share-based compensation expense associated with our share-based compensation plan; and a $1.6 million increase in office and rental expenses as a result of the full year impact of the opening of two delivery centers in Buenos Aires, one in Mar del Plata and one in Tucumán Argentina, one in San Francisco, United States and one in Montevideo, Uruguay. The increases in office expenses, rental expenses and depreciation and amortization expense were related to the opening of new facilities in Argentina, Uruguay and the United States, as well as overhead costs related to the opening of new offices to support our growth. The decrease in share-based compensation expense is due to our decision to replace our existing SAR program in 2012 with a stock option program, which resulted in a higher share-based compensation expense during 2012. In addition, there was a $2.4 million increase in professional fees including audit and other professional services. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 34.6% for 2013 from 37.0% for 2012. Share-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expenses accounted for $0.6 million, or 0.4%, as a percentage of revenues for 2013, and $7.1 million, or 5.5%, as a percentage of revenues for 2012.

Impairment of Tax Credits, Net of Recoveries

Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries increased to $9.6 million for 2013 compared to nil for 2012. This increase is attributable to the recording of a valuation allowance of $9.6 million at December 31, 2013 to reduce the carrying value of the tax credits generated under the Software Promotion Law to their estimated net realizable value, as a result of a substantial doubt as to the recoverability of a portion of the tax credits.

Gain on Transaction with Bonds

Gain on transaction with bonds — proceeds received as payment for exports was $29.6 million for 2013 compared to nil for 2012. Since January 2013, our U.S. subsidiary has paid for a portion of the services provided by our Argentine subsidiaries by the delivery of U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN purchased in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars). The BODEN are then delivered to our Argentine subsidiaries as payment for services rendered and, after being held by our Argentine subsidiaries for between 10 and 30 days (on average), are sold in the Argentine debt markets for Argentine pesos. Because the fair value of the BODEN in the Argentine debt markets (in Argentine pesos) during 2013 was higher than the quoted U.S. dollar price for the BODEN in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars) converted at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina (which is the rate used to convert transactions in foreign currency into our Argentine subsidiaries’ functional currency), we recognized a gain when remeasuring the fair value (expressed in Argentine pesos) of the BODEN into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina.

Finance Income

Finance income for 2013 was $4.4 million compared to $0.4 million for 2012, resulting primarily from foreign exchange gains and interest on mutual funds.

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Finance Expense

Finance expense increased to $10.0 million for 2013 from $2.7 million for 2012, primarily reflecting a foreign exchange loss of $7.8 million mainly related to the impact of the weakening of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar on our Argentine peso-denominated tax credits, and interest expense of $1.8 million. Other financial expenses totaled $0.4 million.

Other Income and Expenses, Net

Other income and expenses, net increased to a gain of $1.5 million for 2013 from a gain of $0.3 million for 2012. This increase is primarily attributable to a $1.7 million gain from the remeasurement of a contingent liability related to the acquisition of Terraforum.

Income Tax

Income tax expense amounted to $6.0 million for 2013, an increase of $6.2 million from a $0.2 million income tax gain for 2012. The increase in income tax expense was attributable to higher profit before income tax, principally due to the gain on transactions with BODEN and lower share-based compensation expense in 2013. Our effective tax rate (calculated as income tax gain or expense divided by the loss or profit before income tax) for 2013 amounted to 30.4%.

Net Income for the Year

As a result of the foregoing, we had a net income of $13.8 million for 2013, compared to a loss of $1.3 million for 2012. As described above, the results for 2012 included a share-based compensation expense of $11.7 million and a deferred tax gain resulting from such share-based compensation expense of $2.4 million. Excluding these two items, our net income for 2012 would have been $8.0 million.

Selected Quarterly Results

The following tables set forth our unaudited interim consolidated quarterly results for the 12 quarters in the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014. The information in the following tables should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this March 2015 6-K. We have prepared the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters presented on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements. As described in note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements, until December 9, 2012, we conducted our business through a holding company domiciled in Spain. On December 10, 2012, we incorporated our company, Globant S.A., as a société anonyme under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Spanish holding company became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The condensed consolidated financial statements for the unaudited interim consolidated quarterly results presented below are not included in this March 2015 6-K. The unaudited interim consolidated quarterly results set forth below include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and operating results for the quarters presented. The unaudited interim consolidated quarterly results are historical and may not be indicative of future results.

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  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income:
 
Revenues     27,485       29,405       34,290  
Cost of revenues     (16,522 )      (20,897 )      (20,908 ) 
Gross profit     10,963       8,508       13,382  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (8,694 )      (16,052 )      (10,758 ) 
Profit from operations     2,269       (7,544 )      2,624  
Finance expense, net     (765 )      (666 )      (335 ) 
Other income and expenses, net                  
Profit before income tax     1,504       (8,210 )      2,515  
Income tax expense     (261 )      1,833       (688 ) 
Net income (loss) for the period     1,243       (6,377 )      1,827  

       
  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (expressed as a percentage of revenue)
Consolidated Statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, as a percentage of revenue:
                          
Revenue     100 %      100 %      100 % 
Cost of revenues     (60.1 )      (71.1 )      (61.0 ) 
Gross profit     39.9       28.9       39.0  
Selling, general and administrative expense     (31.6 )      (54.6 )      (31.4 ) 
Profit from operations     8.3       (25.7 )      7.6  
Finance expense, net     (2.8 )      (2.3 )      (1.0 ) 
Other income and expenses, net                       0.7  
Profit before income expense     5.5       (28.0 )      7.3  
Income tax expense     (0.9 )      6.2       (2.0 ) 
Net income (loss) for the period     4.6       (21.8 )      5.3  

       
  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (in thousands, except for percentages)
Other data:
                          
Adjusted gross profit(1)     11,379       12,943       13,835  
Adjusted gross profit margin percentage(1)     41.4 %      44.0 %      40.3 % 
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses(2)     (8,374 )      (8,930 )      (9,725 ) 
Adjusted profit from operations(3)     2,269       3,040       2,697  
Adjusted profit from operations margin percentage(3)     8.3 %      10.3 %      7.9 % 
Adjusted net income for the period(4)     1,243       4,207       1,900  
Adjusted net income margin percentage for the period(4)     4.5 %      14.3 %      5.5 % 

(1) To supplement our gross profit presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted gross profit, which is adjusted from gross profit, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude depreciation and amortization expense and share-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues. We also present the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted gross profit margin percentage, which reflects adjusted gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

       
  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted gross profit:
                          
Gross profit   $ 10,963     $ 8,508     $ 13,382  
Adjustments
                          
Depreciation and amortization expense     416       413       468  
Share-based compensation expense           4,022       (15 ) 
Adjusted gross profit   $ 11,379     $ 12,943     $ 13,835  

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(2) To supplement our selling, general and administrative expenses presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non- IFRS financial measure of adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, which is adjusted from selling, general and administrative expenses, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude depreciation and amortization expense and share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

       
  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses:
                          
Selling, general and administrative expenses   $ (8,694 )    $ (16,052 )    $ (10,758 ) 
Adjustments
                          
Depreciation and amortization expense     320       560       945  
Share-based compensation expense           6,562       88  
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses   $ (8,374 )    $ (8,930 )    $ (9,725 ) 
(3) To supplement our profit presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted profit from operations, which is adjusted from profit from operations, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude share-based compensation expense and the impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries. We present the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted profit from operations margin percentage, which reflects adjusted profit from operations as a percentage of revenues. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

       
  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted profit from operations:
                          
Profit from operations   $ 2,269     $ (7,544 )    $ 2,624  
Adjustments
                          
Share-based compensation expense           10,584       73  
Adjusted profit from operations   $ 2,269       3,040     $ 2,697  
(4) To supplement our net income presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted net income for the period, which is adjusted from net income, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude share-based compensation expense. We present the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted net income margin percentage for the period, which reflects adjusted net income for the period as a percentage of revenues. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

       
  Three months ended
     March 31,
2012
  June 30,
2012
  September 30,
2012
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted profit for the period:
                          
Net income (loss) for the period   $ 1,243     $ (6,377 )    $ 1,827  
Adjustments
                          
Share-based compensation expense           10,584       73  
Adjusted net income for the period   $ 1,243     $ 4,207     $ 1,900  

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  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (in thousands)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income:
                                                                                
Revenue   $ 37,669     $ 34,351     $ 37,371     $ 40,367     $ 46,235     $ 43,125     $ 49,404     $ 51,959     $ 55,117  
Cost of revenues     (22,285 )      (22,076 )      (23,511 )      (24,686 )      (29,330 )      (26,359 )      (29,378 )      (31,596 )      (34,360 ) 
Gross profit     15,384       12,275       13,860       15,681       16,905       16,766       20,026       20,363       20,757  
Selling, general and administrative expense     (12,176 )      (11,567 )      (13,267 )      (13,904 )      (16,103 )      (12,941 )      (13,392 )      (15,103 )      (15,852 ) 
Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries                             (9,579 )      (416 )      (365 )      (40 )      2,326  
Profit (loss) from operations     3,208       708       593       1,777       (8,777 )      3,409       6,269       5,220       7,231  
Gain on transaction with bonds           3,107       8,187       9,525       8,758       2,606       2,173       5,244       2,606  
Finance expense, net     (543 )      (739 )      (1,365 )      (1,670 )      (1,831 )      (942 )      (435 )      (271 )      704  
Other income and expenses, net     65                   1,703       (198 )      (33 )      6       (23 )      430  
Profit (loss) before income tax     2,730       3,076       7,415       11,335       (2,048 )      5,040       8,013       10,170       10,971  
Income tax (expense) gain     (724 )      (687 )      (1,810 )      (1,718 )      (1,794 )      (1,616 )      (2,112 )      (2,380 )      (2,823 ) 
Net income (loss) for the period   $ 2,006     $ 2,389     $ 5,605     $ 9,617     $ (3,842 )    $ 3,424     $ 5,901     $ 7,790     $ 8,148  

                 
  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (expressed as a percentage of revenue)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income:
                                                                                
Revenue     100 %      100 %      100 %      100 %      100 %      100 %      100 %      100 %      100 % 
Cost of revenues     (59.2 )      (64.3 )      (62.9 )      (61.2 )      (63.4 )      (61.1 )      (59.5 )      (60.8 )      (62.3 ) 
Gross profit     40.8       35.7       37.1       38.8       36.6       38.9       40.5       39.2       37.7  
Selling, general and administrative expense     (32.3 )      (33.7 )      (35.5 )      (34.4 )      (34.8 )      (30.0 )      (27.1 )      (29.1 )      (28.8 ) 
Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries                             (20.7 )      (1.0 )      (0.7 )      (0.1 )      4.2  
Profit (loss) from operations     8.5       2.0       1.6       4.4       (18.9 )      7.9       12.7       10.0       13.1  
Gain on transaction with bonds           9.0       21.9       23.6       18.9       6.0       4.4       10.1       4.7  
Finance expense, net     (1.4 )      (2.2 )      (3.7 )      (4.1 )      (4.0 )      (2.2 )      (0.9 )      (0.5 )      1.3  
Other income and expenses, net     0.2                   4.2       (0.4 )      (0.1 )                  0.8  
Profit (loss) before income tax     7.3       8.8       19.8       28.1       (4.4 )      11.6       16.2       19.6       19.9  
Income tax (expense) gain     (1.9 )      (2.0 )      (4.8 )      (4.3 )      (3.9 )      (3.7 )      (4.3 )      (4.6 )      (5.1 ) 
Net income (loss) for the period   $ 5.4     $ 6.8     $ 15.0     $ 23.8     $ (8.3 )    $ 7.9     $ 11.9     $ 15.0     $ 14.8  

                 
  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (in thousands, except for percentages)
Other data:
                                                                                
Adjusted gross profit(1)   $ 16,688     $ 12,989     $ 14,446     $ 16,576     $ 18,115     $ 17,625     $ 20,903     $ 21,313     $ 21,919  
Adjusted gross profit margin percentage(1)     44.3 %      37.8 %      38.7 %      41.1 %      39.2 %      40.9 %      42.3 %      41.0 %      39.8 % 
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses(2)   $ (10,780 )    $ (10,570 )    $ (12,150 )    $ (12,541 )    $ (15,036 )    $ (11,999 )    $ (12,387 )    $ (13,420 )    $ (14,679 ) 
Adjusted profit from operations(3)   $ 4,260     $ 790     $ 613     $ 2,199     $ 1,071     $ 3,833     $ 6,673     $ 5,830     $ 4,905  
Adjusted profit from operations margin percentage(3)     11.3 %      2.3 %      1.6 %      5.4 %      2.3 %      8.9 %      13.5 %      11.2 %      8.9 % 
Adjusted net income (loss) for the period(4)   $ 3,058     $ 2,471     $ 5,625     $ 10,039     $ (3,573 )    $ 3,432     $ 5,940     $ 8,360     $ 8,148  
Adjusted net income (loss) margin percentage for the period(4)     8.1 %      7.2 %      15.1 %      24.9 %      (7.7 )%      8.0 %      12.0 %      16.1 %      14.8 % 

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(1) To supplement our gross profit presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted gross profit, which is adjusted from gross profit, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude depreciation and amortization expense and share-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues. We also present the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted gross profit margin percentage, which reflects adjusted gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

                 
                 
  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted gross profit:
                                                                                
Gross profit   $ 15,384     $ 12,275     $ 13,860     $ 15,681     $ 16,905     $ 16,766     $ 20,026     $ 20,363     $ 20,757  
Adjustments
                                                                                
Depreciation and amortization expense     667       681       578       863       1,093       855       847       949       1,162  
Share-based compensation expense     637       33       8       32       117       4       30       1        
Adjusted gross profit   $ 16,688     $ 12,989     $ 14,446     $ 16,576     $ 18,115     $ 17,625     $ 20,903     $ 21,313     $ 21,919  
(2) To supplement our selling, general and administrative expenses presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, which is adjusted from selling, general and administrative expenses, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude depreciation and amortization expense and share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

                 
                 
  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses:
                                                                                
Selling, general and administrative expenses   $ (12,176 )    $ (11,567 )    $ (13,267 )    $ (13,904 )    $ (16,103 )    $ (12,941 )    $ (13,392 )    $ (15,103 )    $ (15,852 ) 
Adjustments
                                                                                
Depreciation and amortization expense     981       948       1,105       973       915       938       996       1,114       1,173  
Share-based compensation expense     415       49       12       390       152       4       9       569        
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses   $ (10,780 )    $ (10,570 )    $ (12,150 )    $ (12,541 )    $ (15,036 )    $ (11,999 )    $ (12,387 )    $ (13,420 )    $ (14,679 ) 
(3) To supplement our profit (loss) presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted profit from operations, which is adjusted from profit (loss) for the period, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude share-based compensation expense and impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries. In addition, we present the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted profit from operations margin percentage, which reflects adjusted profit from operations as a percentage of revenues. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

                 
                 
  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted profit from operations:
                                                                                
Profit from operations   $ 3,208     $ 708     $ 593     $ 1,777     $ (8,777 )    $ 3,409     $ 6,269     $ 5,220     $ 7,231  
Adjustments
                                                                                
Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries                             9,579       416       365       40       (2,326 ) 
Share-based compensation expense     1,052       82       20       422       269       8       39       570        
Adjusted profit from operations   $ 4,260     $ 790     $ 613     $ 2,199     $ 1,071     $ 3,833     $ 6,673     $ 5,830     $ 4,905  
(4) To supplement our net income (loss) presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted net income for the period, which is adjusted from net income (loss) for the period, the most comparable IFRS measure, to exclude share-based compensation expense. In addition, we present the non-IFRS financial measure of adjusted net income margin percentage for the period, which reflects adjusted net income for the period as a percentage of revenues. We believe these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and use such measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating its performance.

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  Three months ended
     December 31, 2012   March 31, 2013   June 30,
2013
  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2013   March 31, 2014   June 30,
2014
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2014
     (in thousands)
Reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) for the period:
                                                                                
Net income (loss) for the period   $ 2,006     $ 2,389     $ 5,605     $ 9,617     $ (3,842 )    $ 3,424     $ 5,901     $ 7,790     $ 8,148  
Adjustments
                                                                                
Share-based compensation expense     1,052       82       20       422       269       8       39       570        
Adjusted net income (loss) for the period   $ 3,058     $ 2,471     $ 5,625     $ 10,039     $ (3,573 )    $ 3,432     $ 5,940     $ 8,360     $ 8,148  

As most of our revenues are derived from contracts priced on a time-and-materials basis (where our materials costs consist of travel and out-of-pocket expenses), we typically experience lower revenues in the first and second quarters of the year due to the seasonality of our business. In addition, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate from quarter to quarter and are affected by many factors including, among others, business volume from our clients, the exchange rates in the countries where we operate, changes in general economic conditions in the United States, and our customers’ spending on technology. We believe that our revenues will continue to be affected in the future by these factors.

During the quarterly periods presented above, our quarterly revenues increased in every quarter as compared to the previous quarter. The first quarter of each year is impacted by the summer months in Latin America, Carnival holidays and the Easter holiday (which occurs in March or April depending on the year), which consequently reduce the number of working days during that period. Despite these challenges, our quarterly revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2013 increased by 25.0% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012 and quarterly revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014, increased by 25.5% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. Revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 amounted to $55.1 million.

Our adjusted gross profit margin percentage has been stable over most of the quarterly periods presented above. The quarterly periods in 2013 were impacted by the level of utilization of our Brazilian operations, which we acquired in October 2012 and the adverse impact of the official exchange rate in Argentina for Argentine pesos to U.S. dollars, which was much lower than the market rate. The first quarter of each year tends to have lower adjusted gross margins due to the effects on revenues described above. However, the first quarter of 2014 shows a strong increase in adjusted gross margins, primarily as a result of the devaluation of the Argentine peso. Adjusted gross margins for the year ended December 31, 2014 exceeded those for the same period during 2013.

Our adjusted gross profit margin percentage and selling, general and administrative expenses were impacted in the second quarter of 2012 by a large share-based compensation expense. In addition, since 2012, we decided to increase our expenditures in selling, general and administrative expenses, primarily in sales, information technology and finance, in preparation for our becoming a public company. We believe the current structure can support our company during this year. During the year ended December 31, 2014, our selling, general and administrative expenses measured as a percentage of sales decreased compared to 2013, as the company gained operating leverage.

Net income for the period tends to be higher in the second two quarters of the year, when utilization is at its highest levels and the impact of annual salary increases, which generally takes place in the second quarter of each year, has been mostly absorbed. Net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2013 reflect a robust increase as we benefited from gains on transactions with BODEN received as payment for the exports of a portion of services performed by our Argentine subsidiaries. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 was adversely affected by the recording of valuation allowances of $9.6 million at December 31, 2013 to reduce the carrying value of the tax credit generated under the Software Promotion Law as originally enacted in 2004 to its estimated net realizable value, as a result of our substantial doubt as to the recoverability of that credit based on our interpretation of regulations issued during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The fourth quarter of 2014 included a $2.3 million recovery of tax credits for which a valuation allowance was created in the quarter ended December 31, 2013. The fourth quarter of 2014 also showed a strong improvement in net income for the period as a result of our improved operating performance.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under our credit facilities. Historically, we have also raised capital through several rounds of equity financing ($3.0 million in 2007, $4.6 million in 2008, $5.8 million in 2011 and $2.0 million in 2012, net of expenses). In July 2014, we raised $40.4 million in our initial public offering, net of underwriting fees and expenses. For the year 2014, we derived 87.6% of our revenues from clients in North America and Europe pursuant to contracts that are entered into by our subsidiaries located in the United States and the United Kingdom. Under those contracts, the clients pay the U.S. and United Kingdom subsidiaries (depending on where the client is located) directly. In most instances, the U.S. and United Kingdom subsidiaries in turn contract with our subsidiaries in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru and Mexico to perform the services to be delivered to our clients and compensate those subsidiaries for their services in accordance with transfer pricing arrangements in effect from time to time. Under these arrangements, earnings and cash flows from operations are generated not just in Argentina but also in the other jurisdictions in which we conduct operations. As a result, our non-Argentine subsidiaries do not depend on the transfer of cash from our Argentine subsidiaries to meet their working capital requirements or other cash obligations.

Our primary cash needs are for capital expenditures (consisting of additions to property and equipment and to intangible assets) and working capital. From time to time we also require cash to fund acquisitions of businesses.

We incur capital expenditures to open new delivery centers, for improvements to existing delivery centers, for infrastructure-related investments and to acquire software licenses.

The following table sets forth our historical capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

     
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013(**)   2012(*)
     (in thousands)
Capital expenditures   $ 11,985     $ 10,702     $ 7,643  

* Excludes impact of TerraForum and Globers acquisitions.
** Excludes impact of Huddle acquisition.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, we invested $12.0 million in capital expenditures, primarily on the final payments related to the acquistions of delivery centers in Bahia Blanca, La Plata, Mar del Plata and Tucumán. We also invested in setting up new delivery centers in Mexico City in Mexico, Mar del Plata in Argentina, Bogatá in Colombia and a client management location in New York in the United States.

During 2013, we invested $10.7 million on capital expenditures, primarily on the opening of three delivery centers in Argentina, in Bahia Blanca, La Plata and Tucumán, and the expansion of our existing delivery center in Uruguay and on the opening of new delivery centers in Argentina. Capital expenditures vary depending on the timing of new delivery center openings and improvements of existing delivery centers and, primarily with respect to the acquisition of software licenses, on the specific requirements of client projects.

During 2012, we invested $7.6 million on capital expenditures, primarily on the opening of new delivery centers in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Tucumán in Argentina and San Francisco, California and the expansion of our existing delivery center in Montevideo, Uruguay. Capital expenditures vary depending on the timing of new delivery center openings and improvements of existing delivery centers and, primarily with respect to acquisition of software licenses, on the specific requirements of client projects.

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On October 11, 2013, we entered into several definitive agreements relating to our acquisition of the Huddle Group. On October 23, 2014, we completed the acquisition of Huddle Investment.

On October 10, 2014, we entered into a consulting services agreement with AEP to provide software services in the United States and other jurisdictions for the following three years. On that same date, we also entered into a stock purchase agreement with AEP Retail to purchase 100% of the capital stock of BlueStar Holdings, whose only material asset is 100% of the capital stock of BlueStar Peru. BlueStar Peru is engaged in the business of providing information technology support services to the retail electric industry. The aggregate purchase price under the stock purchase agreement amounts to $1.4 million, equal to the net working capital of BlueStar Holdings as of the acquisition date.

With a team of 156 employees at the time of the acquisition, the Huddle Group focuses on offering innovative and agile software solutions for leading companies primarily in the media and entertainment industries. The Huddle Group specializes in providing services such as application development, testing, infrastructure management, application maintenance and outsourcing, among others. This acquisition advances our strategy of becoming a global leader in the creation of innovative software products by focusing on new technologies and trends such as gaming, mobile, cloud computing, social media, wearables, internet of things and big data.

On October 26, 2012, we acquired TerraForum, an innovation consulting and software development firm in Brazil, for an aggregate purchase price of up to approximately $4.4 million, $2.6 million of which is payable on a deferred basis and subject to reduction upon the occurrence of certain events relating, among other things, to the acquired company’s gross revenue and gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2012. We were not required to pay $1.7 million of the contingent consideration due to the fact that certain financial targets, including gross revenue and gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2012, were not achieved. Individual shareholders of TerraForum may elect to receive up to approximately $0.3 million of the deferred payment amount in our common shares, valued at $0.90 per common share, subject to our right to revoke this option and effect the payment in cash. The U.S. dollar amounts in this paragraph other than the per share amount were translated from Brazilian reais into U.S. dollars using the selling rate as reported by the Brazilian Central Bank as of October 26, 2012 of approximately R$2.03 to U.S.$1.00. The acquisition of TerraForum will allow us to expand into one of the largest economies in the world and broaden the services provided to our current client portfolio, strengthening our position as a leader in the creation of innovative software products.

Our primary working capital requirements are to finance our payroll-related liabilities during the period from delivery of our services through invoicing and collection of trade receivables from clients.

We will continue to invest in our subsidiaries. In the event of any repatriation of funds or declaration of dividends from our subsidiaries, there is no tax effect to us because dividends from foreign subsidiaries are exempt from taxes.

In July 2011, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Nextive for total consideration of $5.8 million, net of expenses, of which $1.4 million was paid in cash at closing. The remaining $4.4 million is payable in three equal installments in 2012, 2013 and 2014, plus interest at the rate of 8% on the outstanding amount. The 2012 and 2013 installments were paid.

As of December 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents and investments of $62.2 million, primarily held in Argentine peso and U.S. dollar-denominated accounts in the Argentina and the United States. Our U.S. subsidiary had a $15.0 million secured working capital facility with Bridge Bank (none of which was drawn as of December 31, 2014) and our principal Argentine subsidiary had a number of short-term unsecured credit lines with various banks in Argentina (under which a total of $0.9 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2014).

On May 6, 2013, our U.S. subsidiary renewed its working capital facility with Bridge Bank on substantially the same terms as the subsidiary’s previous working capital facility. Under our U.S. subsidiary’s working capital facility, its borrowing capacity is equal to the lesser of (i) $15.0 million and (ii) 80% of its eligible trade receivables. Advances under the working capital facility accrue interest at Bridge Bank’s prime rate (currently 3.25%) plus an applicable margin of 0.25%. This working capital facility is guaranteed by Globant and is secured by the borrower’s trade receivables. This facility matures on May 6, 2015 and includes certain financial covenants. The financial covenants include the requirements that our U.S. subsidiary maintain (i) an asset coverage ratio; (ii) a minimum tangible net worth; and (iii) a maximum leverage ratio. The working capital facility includes customary negative and affirmative covenants. The negative covenants include, among others, limitations on: subordinated indebtedness; payment of dividends; liens; disposition of assets; consolidations and mergers; investments; and transactions with affiliates. The affirmative covenants include, among others, the requirement to provide audited annual and unaudited monthly financial statements, quarterly and annual compliance certificates, and other financial and operating information. As of December 31, 2014, and as of the date of this March 2015 6-K, our U.S. subsidiary was in compliance with all covenants contained in this working capital facility.

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Our principal Argentine subsidiary’s lines of credit are denominated in Argentine pesos and bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.0% to 15.25% and have maturity dates ranging from January 2015 to December 2017.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods indicated:

     
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands)     
Profit before income tax (gain) expense adjusted for non cash items(1)   $ 27,587     $ 8,909     $ 16,454  
Changes in working capital     (5,033 )      (4,757 )      (7,990 ) 
Income tax paid     (10,959 )      (2,941 )      (749 ) 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     11,595       1,211       7,715  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (23,681 )      7,769       (9,162 ) 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     31,169       2,071       2,201  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (1,939 )      (1,685 )      (82 ) 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year     17,051       7,685       7,013  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year     34,195       17,051       7,685  
Increase in cash and cash equivalents   $ 17,144     $ 9,366     $ 672  

(1) Profit before income tax gain (expenses) adjusted for non-cash items consists of the sum of the following items:

     
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands)
Net income (Loss) for the year   $ 25,263     $ 13,769     $ (1,301 ) 
Share-based compensation expense     617       793       11,709  
Income tax (current and deferred)     8,931       6,009       (160 ) 
Depreciation of property and equipment     4,902       4,967       3,889  
Amortization of intangible assets     3,132       2,189       881  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     130       922       121  
Allowance for claims and lawsuits     529       18       19  
Gain on remeasurement of contingent consideration           (1,703 )       
Accrued interest     378       700       1,296  
Gain on transactions with bonds     (12,629 )      (29,577 )       
Net gain arising on financial assets classified as held-for-trading     (3,813 )      (850 )       
Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries     (1,505 )      9,579        
Gain on investment in associates     (24 )             
Gain from bargain business combination(1)     (472 )             
Exchange differences     2,148       2,093        
Profit before income tax (gain) expense adjusted for non cash items   $ 27,587     $ 8,909     $ 16,454  

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(1) See note 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

In accordance with IFRS, the variations in the line items in the consolidated cash flow statements for 2012, 2013 and 2014 do not reflect movements in balance sheet line items attributable to the Nextive, Terraforum, Huddle and BlueStar Peru acquisitions.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities consists primarily of profits before taxes adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization expense, and the effect of working capital changes.

     
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands)
Profit before income tax (gain) expense adjusted for non-cash items(1)   $ 27,587     $ 8,909     $ 16,454  
Changes in working capital:
                          
Net increase in trade receivables     (6,336 )      (5,971 )      (7,172 ) 
Net increase in other receivables     (5,654 )      (2,987 )      (4,760 ) 
Net increase in trade payables     204       1,451       579  
Net increase in payroll and social security taxes payable     4,231       3,424       3,544  
Net increase (decrease) in tax liabilities and deferred tax     2,374       193       (917 ) 
Utilization of provision of contingencies           (40 )       
Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities     148       (827 )      736  
Income tax paid     (10,959 )      (2,941 )      (749 ) 
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 11,595     $ 1,211     $ 7,715  

(1) See note 1 to the preceding table.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $11.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to a $18.7 million increase in profit before income tax expenses adjusted for non-cash items, a $0.3 million increase in working capital and a $8.0 million increase in income taxes paid.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. This decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to a $7.5 million decrease in profit before income tax expense adjusted for non cash-items, a $3.2 million decrease in working capital requirements and a $2.2 million increase in income tax payment.

Changes in working capital in the year ended December 31, 2013 consisted primarily of a $6.0 million increase in trade receivables, and a $3.0 million increase in other receivables, partially offset by a $3.4 million increase in payroll and social security taxes payable, and a $1.5 million increase in trade payables. The $6.0 million increase in trade receivables reflects our revenue growth. The $3.0 million increase in other receivables was mainly related to the increase in Argentina’s value-added tax credits. Payroll and social security taxes payable increased to $17.8 million as of December 31, 2013 from $13.7 million as of December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of the growth in our headcount in line with our expansion.

Changes in working capital in the year ended December 31, 2014 consisted primarily of a $6.3 million increase in trade receivables, a $5.7 million increase in other receivables, primarily offset by a $4.2 million increase in payroll and social security taxes payable, and a $2.4 million increase in tax liabilities. The $6.3 million increase in trade receivables reflects our revenue growth. The $5.7 million increase in other receivables was mainly related to the increase in Argentina’s value-added tax credits. Payroll and social security taxes payable increased to $21.0 million as of December 31, 2014 from $17.8 million as of December 31, 2013, primarily as a result of the growth in our headcount in line with our expansion.

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Investing Activities

Net cash of $23.7 million was used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to net cash provided of $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we invested $11.4 million in property and equipment, $2.5 million in intangible assets, $2.2 million in sovereign bonds and other financial assets, $6.5 million in payments under previous acquisition agreements, and we spent $1.1 million in hedging contracts.

Net cash of $7.8 million was provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to $9.2 million of net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we invested in mutual funds and sovereign bonds, which generated $20.5 million, and we also invested $7.3 million in fixed and intangible assets and $5.2 million in acquisition-related transactions.

Financing Activities

Net cash of $28.5 million was provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to $2.1 million provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we received net proceeds of $40.6 million from our initial public offering, we received $1.1 million from the issuance of shares under our share-based compensation plan, we paid offering-related expenses of $3.1 million, repaid outstanding debt of $9.7 million and paid interest expenses of $0.3 million.

Net cash of $2.1 million was provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $2.2 million of net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we repurchased options for $2.0 million, repurchased $4.2 million of treasury stock and paid offering-related expenses of $0.9 million. These outflows were partially offset by capital contributions made by shareholders of $9.1 million.

Contractual Obligations and Future Capital Requirements

Contractual Obligations

Set forth below is information concerning our fixed and determinable contractual obligations as of December 31, 2014 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows.

         
  Payments due by Period
     Total   Less than
1 year
  2 – 3 years   More than
4 years
  More than
5 years
     (in thousands)
Borrowings   $ 1,285     $ 513     $ 772     $     $  
Interest to be paid on borrowings     264       161       103              
Operating lease obligations(1)     19,430       7,623       7,705       2,346       1,756  
Other financial liabilities(2)     1,308       1,045       173       90        
Total   $ 22,287     $ 9,342     $ 8,753     $ 2,436     $ 1,756  

(1) Includes rental obligations and other lease obligations.
(2) Relates to Nextive, Terraforum and Huddle acquisitions. See note 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Future Capital Requirements

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and revolving line of credit will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months. In addition, as of December 31, 2014, IAFH Global S.A. had recognized an aggregate of $5.2 million in value-added tax credits. We expect to monetize the value of those value-added tax credits by way of cash reimbursement from the Argentine Federal Administration of Public Revenue (Administración Federal de Ingresos Publicos, or “AFIP”). We expect that the full amount of these tax credits will be monetized by the end of 2015.

Our ability to generate cash is subject to our performance, general economic conditions, industry trends and other factors. If our cash and cash equivalents and operating cash flow are insufficient to fund our future activities and requirements, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing. If we issue equity securities in order to raise additional funds, substantial dilution to existing shareholders may occur. If we raise cash through the issuance of indebtedness, we may be subject to additional contractual restrictions on our business. We cannot assure you that we would be able to raise additional funds on favorable terms or at all.

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Restrictions on Distribution of Dividends by Certain Subsidiaries

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we derived over 87.6% of our revenues from clients in North America and Europe pursuant to contracts that are entered into by our subsidiaries located in the United States and the United Kingdom. Under these arrangements, earnings and cash flows from operations are generated not just in Argentina, but also in the other jurisdictions in which we conduct operations. Our non-Argentine subsidiaries, including Globant S.A. (Luxembourg) and Globant S.A. (Spain), do not depend on the transfer of earnings from our Argentine subsidiaries to meet their working capital requirements or other cash obligations. When earnings are transferred between our subsidiaries, the transferor declares a dividend to its shareholders during a shareholder meeting. The dividend is subsequently paid to the shareholders. However, the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us is subject to their having satisfied requirements under local law to set aside a portion of their net income in each year to legal reserves, as described below.

In accordance with Argentine and Uruguayan companies law, our subsidiaries incorporated in Argentina and in Uruguay must set aside at least 5% of their net income (determined on the basis of their statutory accounts) in each year to legal reserves, until such reserves equal 20% of their respective issued share capital. As of December 31, 2014, required legal reserves at our Argentine subsidiaries amounted to $0.9 million and had been set aside as of that date. As of that date, our Uruguayan subsidiary had set aside a legal reserve of $0.04 million, which was fully constituted.

In accordance with Brazilian law, 5% of the net profit of our Brazilian subsidiary must be allocated to form a legal reserve, which may not exceed 20% of its capital. Our Brazilian subsidiary may refrain from allocating resources to the legal reserve during any fiscal year in which the balance of such reserve exceeds 30% of its capital. Our Brazilian subsidiary did not have a legal reserve as of December 31, 2014.

In accordance with Colombian companies law, our Colombian subsidiary must set aside at least 10% of its net income (determined on the basis of its statutory accounts) in each year to legal reserves, until such reserves equal 50% of its issued share capital. As of December 31, 2014, its legal reserves amounted to $0.004 million and were fully set aside.

In accordance with Spanish companies law, our Spanish subsidiary, Globant S.A., must set aside at least 10% of its net income (determined on the basis of its statutory accounts) in each year to legal reserves, until such reserves equal 20% of its issued share capital. As of December 31, 2014, no reserves had been set aside.

In accordance with Mexican law, our Mexican subsidiary must set aside at least 5% of its net income for each year to a legal reserve, until such reserve equals 20% of its respective capital stock amounts. As of December 31, 2014, no reserves had been set aside.

In accordance with Peruvian law, our Peruvian subsidiary must set aside at least 10% of its net income for each year to a legal reserve, until such reserve equals 20% of its respective capital stock amounts. As of December 31, 2014, no reserves had been set aside.

In addition, our Argentine subsidiaries are subject to formal and informal restrictions under exchange controls imposed by the Argentine government on the conversion of Argentine pesos into U.S. dollars and the remittance of U.S. dollars abroad, respectively. These restrictions could impair or prevent the conversion of anticipated dividends or distributions payable to us by those subsidiaries from Argentine pesos into U.S. dollars. For further information on these exchange controls, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Operating in Latin America and Argentina — Argentina — Restrictions on transfers of foreign currency and the repatriation of capital from Argentina may impair our ability to receive dividends and distributions from, and the proceeds of any sale of, our assets in Argentina” in the Registration Statement and “Regulatory Overview — Foreign Exchange Controls” in this March 2015 6-K.

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Equity Compensation Arrangements

From 2006 through June 30, 2012, we granted a total of 108,891 SARs to a limited number of key employees pursuant to SAR award agreements as a form of long-term incentive compensation. Under the SAR award agreements, each SAR holder was entitled to receive the difference between the “start” price specified in the agreement and the price paid or assigned to each of our common shares upon an event of liquidity, as to each SAR vested as of that date and provided that the SAR holder was then employed by us. An event of liquidity means the completion of a merger, sale or transfer of Globant by virtue of which the shareholders of Globant receive consideration (cash, payment in kind, or a combination of both) representing at least 55% of our equity. Upon termination of the employee’s employment with us for any reason, other than for resignation or termination with justified cause, the employee retained the right to any SARs vested through that date. Of the 107,743 SARs outstanding as of December, 31, 2011, 62,970 were granted under a form of SAR award agreement having the provisions described above (“SAR I Award Agreements”). The remaining 44,772 SARs were awarded under SAR award agreements that, in addition to entitling the SAR holder to the payment described above upon an event of liquidity, also entitle the SAR holder to exercise the SAR following an initial public offering by Globant (“SAR II Award Agreements”).

We had granted 61,270 SARs as of January 1, 2009, and 1,700 SARs as of December 31, 2009, in each case under SARs I Award Agreements. We had granted 24,147 SARs and 20,625 SARs as of December 31, 2010 and 2011, in each case under SARs II Award Agreements.

As we concluded that an Event of Liquidity and an initial public offering were not considered probable at December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, we did not recognize any liability or expense related to the outstanding SARs at any of those dates.

In June 2012, we decided to replace the SARs with share options, under which the beneficiary employee has, to the extent vested, an option to purchase common shares that is exercisable upon the earliest of (i) the effective date of the share option agreement, provided that the employee has been continuously employed by us (or any of our subsidiaries), (ii) an event of liquidity, as defined in the share option agreement, or (iii) an initial public offering registered under the Securities Act. The exercise price of the share options was unchanged from the original SAR award agreements, and is required to be paid by the employee in cash at the date of exercise. The share option agreements were signed on June 30, 2012 by all employees who had been awarded SARs under the SAR award agreements.

The modification of the SAR award agreements into share option agreements under which the options are immediately exercisable for those employees who have met the service requirement under the related share option agreements was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2012 as a modification of terms of the original agreement prospectively as of the date of change.

Share-based compensation expense for awards of equity instruments to employees is determined based on the grant-date fair value of the awards. Fair value is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Including our newly-issued stock options, there were 3,180,907 outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2012, 1,497,466 outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2013 and 1,724,614 outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2014. For 2014, 2013 and 2012, we recorded $0.6 million, $0.8 million and $11.7 million of share-based compensation expense related to these share option agreements, respectively.

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements

As of and for the three years ended December 31, 2014, except for operating leases entered into in the normal course of business, we were not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our market risk exposure results primarily from concentration of credit risk, fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency rates and inflation. We do not engage in trading of derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

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Concentration of Credit and Other Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and bank balances, short-term investments and trade receivables. These financial instruments approximate fair value due to short-term maturities. We maintain our cash and bank balances and short-term investments with high credit quality financial institutions. Our investment portfolio is primarily comprised of time deposits and corporate and treasury bonds. We believe that our credit policies reflect normal industry terms and business risk. We do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties and, accordingly, do not require collateral.

Trade receivables are generally dispersed across our clients in proportion to the revenues we generate from them. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, our top five clients accounted for 27.8%, 25.4% and 27.8%, respectively, of our net revenues. Our top client for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, accounted for 8.7%, 6.4% and 9.3% of our revenues, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, accounts receivable from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online represented 5.7%, 3.9% and 5.6% of our total accounts receivable, respectively.

Credit losses and write-offs of trade receivable balances have historically not been material to our consolidated financial statements.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our cash and bank balances and our credit facilities. Our working capital facility bears interest at the lender’s prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 3.25% to 3.50% (depending on the amount drawn). Our export lines of credit bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.0% to 15.25%. We do not use derivative financial instruments to hedge our risk of interest rate volatility.

Based on our debt position as of December 31, 2014, if we needed to refinance our existing debt, a 1% increase in interest rates would have an impact of $0.0 million.

We have not been exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rates. However, our future financial costs related to borrowings may increase and our financial income may decrease due to changes in market interest rates.

Foreign Exchange Risk

Our exchange rate risk arises in the ordinary course of our business primarily from our foreign currency expenses and, to a lesser extent, revenues. We are also exposed to exchange rate risk on the portion of our cash and bank balances, investments and trade receivables that is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and on other receivables, such as Argentine tax credits.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in U.S. dollars. Because the majority of our operations are conducted in Latin America, we incur the majority of our operating expenses and capital expenditures in non-U.S. dollar currencies, primarily the Argentine peso, Uruguayan peso, Colombian peso and Brazilian real. 92.4% of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014 was generated in U.S. dollars, with the balance being generated primarily in British pounds sterling and, to a lesser extent, other currencies (including the Argentine peso, the Colombian peso and the Brazilian real). The following table shows the breakdown of our revenues by the currencies in which they were generated during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

           
  Year ended
December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
     (in thousands, except for percentages)
By Currency
                                                     
USD   $ 184,380       92.4 %    $ 140,799       88.9 %    $ 113,719       88.3 % 
GBP     1.631       0.8 %      3,140       2.0 %      6,120       4.7 % 
Others     13,594       6.8 %      14,385       9.1 %      9,010       7.0 % 
Revenues   $ 199,605       100.0 %    $ 158,324       100.0 %    $ 128,849       100.0 % 

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When our Argentine subsidiaries receive payment in U.S. dollars for services performed under our client contracts, we are required by Argentine law to convert such amounts into Argentine pesos, as a result of which the portion of our cash and bank balances that we hold in Argentina is exposed to the fluctuations in the official exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar. Currently, this exposure is short-term, as these funds are immediately used to pay salaries and capital expenditures primarily in Argentina. The Argentine peso has fluctuated significantly against the U.S. dollar since the end of Argentine peso/U.S. dollar parity in 2002 and experienced periods of strong devaluation. Historically, we have been able to mitigate the risk of devaluation on our cash balances and investments denominated in Argentine pesos through purchases of U.S. dollars. Since the October 2011 re-election of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as Argentina’s president, the Argentine government has adopted policies that have made it more difficult for Argentine enterprises to freely purchase U.S. dollars and remit U.S. dollars abroad. However, since salaries and capital expenditures are paid in Argentine pesos, there is currently limited free cash-flow generated in Argentina. During 2013, our U.S. subsidiary elected to make payment for a portion of the services provided by our Argentine subsidiaries by means of U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN purchased in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars). The BODEN were then delivered to our Argentine subsidiaries as payment for a portion of the services rendered and, after being held by our Argentine subsidiaries for between, on average, 10 to 30 days, were sold in the Argentine market for Argentine pesos. Because the fair value of the BODEN in the Argentine markets (in Argentine pesos) during the year ended December 31, 2013 was higher than the quoted U.S. dollar price for the BODEN in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars) converted at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina (which is the rate used to convert the transactions in foreign currency into our Argentine subsidiaries’ functional currency), we recognized a gain when remeasuring the fair value (expressed in Argentine pesos) of the BODEN into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina. During the year ended December 31, 2014, our Argentine subsidiaries, with cash proceeds from capitalizations, acquired U.S. dollar-denominated BODEN and BONAR in the U.S. debt markets (in U.S. dollars), held and then sold those BODEN and BONAR in the Argentine market. The proceeds obtained through these transactions were used for capital expenditures incurred to establish delivery centers in Bahia Blanca, La Plata, Mar del Plata and Tucuman, Argentina, open a new recruiting center in Buenos Aires and to finance working capital requirements. See notes 3.18 and 3.18.2 to our audited consolidated financial statements and “— Results of Operations — 2014 Compared to 2013.”

A small percentage of our trade receivables is generated from net revenues earned in non-U.S. dollar currencies (primarily British pounds sterling, the Brazilian real, the Colombian peso and the Argentine peso).

Our results of operations can be affected if the Argentine peso, Colombian peso, Uruguayan peso, Mexican peso or British pound appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar.

A 30% depreciation of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a $23.3 million decrease in our operating costs. Given that we have a greater amount of Argentine peso-denominated assets than Argentine peso-denominated liabilities, a 30.0% depreciation of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a $4.9 million loss. As a result, the combined effect on our income statement would have been a $18.4 million increase in our net income for the year ended December 31, 2014.

A 30% appreciation of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a $30.4 million increase in our operating costs. Given that we have a greater amount of Argentine peso-denominated assets than Argentine peso-denominated liabilities, a 30% appreciation of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a $6.4 million gain. As a result, the combined effect on our income statement would have been a $24.0 million decrease in our net income for the year ended December 31, 2014.

We periodically evaluate the need for hedging strategies with our board of directors, including the use of such instruments to mitigate the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations. During the year ended December 31, 2014, our principal Argentine operating subsidiary, Sistemas Globales S.A., entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce its risk of exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency. As of December 31, 2014, the foreign exchange forward contracts were recognized, according to IAS 39, as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. We may in the future, as circumstances warrant, decide to enter into derivative transactions to reduce our exposure to appreciation or depreciation in the value of certain foreign currencies.

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Wage Inflation Risk

Argentina has experienced significant levels of inflation in recent years. According to the INDEC, the consumer price index increased 8.5% in 2007, 7.2% in 2008, 7.7% in 2009, 10.9% in 2010, 9.5% in 2011, 10.8% in 2012, 10.9% in 2013 and 21.7% in 2014. Inflation data released by the INDEC has been criticized by economists and investors as understating inflation in Argentina. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Operating in Latin America and Argentina — Argentina — Our results of operations may be adversely affected by high and possibly increasing inflation in Argentina” in the Registration Statement. According to the Consumer Price Index of the Argentine province of Santa Fe (Índice de Precios al Consumidor de la Provincia de Santa Fe), the wholesale price index increased 12.6% in 2007, 21.6% in 2008, 12.6% in 2009, 25.5% in 2010, 20.7% in 2011, 17.9% in 2012 and 16.2% in 2013. The impact of inflation on our salary costs, or wage inflation, and thus on our statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income varies depending on the fluctuation in exchange rates between the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar. In an environment where the Argentine peso is weakening against the U.S. dollar, the impact of wage inflation will be partially offset, whereas in an environment where the Argentine peso is strengthening against the U.S. dollar, the impact of wage inflation will be increased. As of December 2014, approximately 68.9% of our employees were based in Argentina, where wages can be influenced by current inflation rates. Assuming a constant exchange rate and no ability to increase prices, for every 10.0% increase in wage inflation in Argentina we would experience an estimated decrease of approximately $6.4 million in net income for the year.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, which require us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each reporting period and (iii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on historical experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, and expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form a basis for making judgments about matters not readily apparent from other sources.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the year in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that year or in the year of the revision and future years if the revision affects both current and future years. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. When reviewing our consolidated financial statements, you should consider (i) our selection of critical accounting policies, (ii) the judgment and other uncertainties affecting the application of such policies and (iii) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We consider the policies discussed below to be critical to an understanding of our consolidated financial statements as their application places significant demands on the judgment of our management.

An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact our consolidated financial statements. We believe that the following critical accounting policies are the most sensitive and require more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. You should read the following descriptions of critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and other disclosures included in this March 2015 6-K.

Revenue Recognition

We generate revenues primarily from the provision of software development services. We recognize revenues when realized or realizable and earned, which is when the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred; the sales price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. If there is uncertainty about the project completion or receipt of payment for the services, revenues are deferred until the uncertainty is sufficiently resolved.

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Recognition of revenues under fixed-price contracts involves significant judgment in the estimation process including factors relating to the assumptions, risks and uncertainties inherent with the application of the percentage of completion method of accounting affecting the amounts of revenues and related expenses reported in our consolidated financial statements. Under this method, total contract revenue during the term of an agreement is recognized on the basis of the percentage that each contract’s total labor cost to date bears to the total expected labor cost. This method is followed where reasonably dependable estimates of revenues and costs can be made. A number of internal and external factors can affect our estimates, including labor hours and specification and testing requirement changes.

Revisions to our estimates may result in increases or decreases to revenues and income and are reflected in our consolidated financial statements in the periods in which they are first identified. If our estimates indicate that a contract loss will be incurred, a loss provision is recorded in the period in which the loss first becomes probable and reasonably estimable. Contract losses are determined to be the amount by which the estimated costs of the contract exceed the estimated total revenues that will be generated by the contract and are included in cost of revenues in our consolidated statement of operations.

Goodwill, Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets Impairment Analysis

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the sum of the amounts assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed. The determination of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the appropriate weighted average cost of capital.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units. We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. When determining the fair value of our reporting unit, we utilize the income approach using discounted cash flow. The income approach considers various assumptions including increase in headcount, headcount utilization rate and revenue per employee, income tax rates and discount rates.

Any adverse changes in key assumptions about the businesses and its prospects or an adverse change in market conditions may cause a change in the estimation of fair value and could result in an impairment charge. Based upon our evaluation of goodwill, no impairments were recognized during 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Income Taxes

Determining the consolidated provision for income tax expense, deferred income tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowance, if any, involves significant judgment. The provision for income taxes includes federal, state, local and foreign taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences in each of the jurisdictions where we operate of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the year in which the temporary differences are expected to be reversed. Changes to enacted tax rates would result in either increases or decreases in the provision for income taxes in the period of changes. We evaluate the realizability of deferred tax assets and recognize a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reveiwed at the end of each reporting period and is reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow the benefit of part or all of the deferred tax assets to be utilized. This assessment requires judgments, estimates, and assumptions by our management. In evaluating our ability to utilize deferred tax assets, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable. Our judgments regarding future taxable income are based on expectations of market conditions and other facts and circumstances. Any adverse change to the underlying facts or our estimates and assumptions could require that we reduce the carrying amount of its net deferred tax assets.

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Fair Value Measurements

Fair value of stock appreciation rights

SAR I Awards.  From 2006 through June 30, 2012, we granted Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) to some of our employees. Under the form of SAR award agreement initially utilized by us (“SAR I Award”), the SARs entitled employees to a specified amount of cash provided that both of the following conditions were met:

1. The employee remained employed by us and
2. A liquidity event, defined as the occurrence of a merger, sale or transfer of 55% of our stock (“Liquidity Event”), occured.

The SAR I Awards thus included a service condition and a non-market performance condition under International Financial Reporting Standard 2, “Share-based Payment” (“IFRS 2”). Under IFRS 2 (paragraph 15 and 19), in order for the SAR I Awards to vest, (i) the SAR I recipients were required to remain employed with us and (ii) a Liquidity Event, which is a non-market performance condition, was required to occur. With regard to the non-market performance condition, we determined that the Liquidity Event was not probable as of December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. Thus, the fair value of the SAR I Awards was determined to be zero. Accordingly, we did not recognize any compensation expense related to the SAR I Awards in our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended on those dates. The SAR I Awards were considered cash-settled liability awards.

SAR II Awards.  In 2010 and 2011, we granted to certain of our employees SARs (“SAR II Awards”) entitling them to a specified amount of cash provided that the same conditions as those established in the SAR I Awards were met (the second condition modified as described in the next paragraph).

The SAR II Awards included a service condition and a non-market performance condition under IFRS 2. The non-market performance condition required the occurrence either of a Liquidity Event or an initial public offering (“IPO”) (only one of which needed to be met for the SAR II Awards to vest). In the event of an IPO and provided the SAR II holder was still employed by us, we would allow the SAR II holder to exercise such holder’s vested SAR II Awards for cash, our common shares, or a combination of both, with the manner of settlement at our discretion. After the IPO, and in the event of a change of control, the SAR II Awards were cancelable by us at our discretion, in which case, we would be required to make a payment for each outstanding SAR II Award. The payment would be equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our ordinary share in the change of control over the grant date fair value. We were permitted to make this payment in cash, securities or a combination of the foregoing.

Under IFRS 2 (paragraph 15 and 19), in order for the SAR II Awards to vest, (i) the SAR II recipients were required to remain employed with us and (ii) either a Liquidity Event or an IPO was required to occur. With regard to the non-market performance condition, we determined that neither the Liquidity Event nor an IPO were probable as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. Consequently, the fair value of the SAR II Awards was determined to be zero. Accordingly, we did not recognize any compensation expense related to the SAR II Awards in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended on those dates. The SAR II Awards were considered cash-settled liability awards.

Amendment.  In June 2012, we replaced each SAR I Award and SAR II Award through an amendment (the “Amendment”). The Amendment introduced the following significant changes to the SAR I Awards and SAR II Awards:

Each SAR I Award and SAR II Award was replaced by stock options governed by a stock option agreement (collectively, the “Stock Option Agreements”).
Provided the service conditions set forth in each individual’s Stock Option Agreement were met, the stock options vested upon the earlier of the date of the Amendment (i.e., the modification date) or an IPO.
In the event of an IPO, immediately after the IPO occurs, our obligations under each Stock Option Agreement require that the stock options become exercisable for our common shares in a manner that preserves the original economic value of the SAR I and II Awards.

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The Amendment sets forth the amount of options attributable to each employee as of the date of the Amendment.

Pursuant to the Amendment, the SAR I Awards and SAR II Awards were converted to stock options. For those awards with no additional service conditions, the stock options vest at the earlier of the date of the Amendment or an IPO. We determined that this represents a modification of the SAR I Awards and II Awards and as such, the modified awards should be fair valued as of the date of modification. For those awards with no additional service condition, we have recognized any unrecognized expense associated with the stock options upon the modification date based on the modification date fair value. Upon modification, these stock options are considered equity awards and not cash-settled liability awards. Based upon the interpretative guidance of IFRS 2, we believe that the stock options should be fair valued as of the date of modification.

Based on the foregoing, we have concluded since there is no additional service period associated with the stock options that have been granted, we should recognize the full amount of expense for those stock options at the modification date.

Fair value of ordinary shares

Our share-based payment transactions with employees are measured based on the fair value of our common shares at the date of modification (June 30, 2012) from the stock appreciation rights plan to the stock option plan. We recognized as compensation expense all vested options at the date of modification of the plan and recognize non-vested options as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional paid-in capital.

Determining the fair value of the share-based awards at the grant date requires judgment. We calculate the fair value of each option award on the date of modification using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of our common shares, expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.

Fair value of the common shares:  For the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, the fair value of the shares is based on the quoted market price of our shares on the grant date. For the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as our common shares were not publicly traded, the fair value was determined using the market approach technique based on the value per share from a series of our past private placements in which new common shares have been issued. We believe that the price paid for those new common shares was the fair value of those common shares at the time of the placement. In January 2012 we had a capital contribution from a new shareholder (Endeavor Global, Inc.), which included cash plus stock options granted to the new shareholder. Therefore, we considered that amount to reflect the fair value of our common shares. The fair value of the common shares related to this private placement resulted from the following formula: cash minus fair value of stock options granted to the new shareholder divided by the number of newly issued common shares. The fair value of the stock options granted to the new shareholder was determined using the same variables and methodologies as the stock options granted to our employees. For 2013 grants, the reference price of our common shares is the price paid by WPP in its investment dated December 26, 2012. See “Related Party Transactions — Private Placements — WPP investment in Globant” in the Registration Statement.

Expected volatility:  As we do not have any trading history for our common shares, the expected volatility for our common shares was estimated by taking the average historic price volatility of the NASDAQ 100 Telecommunication Index.

Expected term:  The expected life of options represents the period of time the granted options are expected to be outstanding.

Risk free rate:  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the options is based on the U.S. Federal Treasury yield curve with maturities similar to the expected term of the options.

Dividend yield:  We have never declared or paid any cash dividends and do not presently plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, we used an expected dividend yield of zero.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our clients to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined by evaluating the relative credit-worthiness of each client, historical collections experience and other information, including the aging of the receivables. As of December 31, 2014, our allowance for doubtful accounts represented less than 0.1% of our net revenues. If the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

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Allowance For Impairment of Tax Credits

We maintain an allowance for impairment of tax credits for estimated losses resulting from substantial doubt about recoverability of the Software Promotion Law tax credit. The impairment of tax credits is determined by estimating future uses of this credit against our value-added tax position.

Application of New and Revised International Financial Reporting Standards

New accounting pronouncements

The Company has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet mandatorily effective:

 
IFRS 9   Financial Instruments(1)
IFRS 15   Revenue from contracts with customers(2)
Amendments to IAS 38 and IAS 16   Intangible assets and property plant and equipment(3)
Amendments to IFRS 11   Join arrangements(3)
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28   Consolidated Financial Statements and Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures(3)
Amendments to IFRS 5, 7 and IAS 9 and 34   Annual improvements 2012 -2014 cycle(4)
Amendment to IAS 1   Disclosure initiative(3)

(1) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted.
(2) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted.
(3) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.
(4) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.
In July 24, 2014, The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published the final version of IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'. IFRS 9, as revised in July 2014, introduces a new expected loss impairment model and limited changes to the classification and measurement requirements for financial assets and is effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
In May 28, 2014 the IASB has published its new revenue Standard, IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. IFRS 15 provides a single, principles based five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. The five steps in the model are as follows:
Identify the contract with the customer
Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Determine the transaction price
Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts
Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

Guidance is provided on topics such as the point in which revenue is recognised, accounting for variable consideration, costs of fulfilling and obtaining a contract and various related matters. New disclosures about revenue are also introduced. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted.

On May 12, 2014, the IASB issued a set of amendments to IAS 38 (intangible assets) and IAS 16 (property, plant, and equipment). The amendments clarify that:
º The use of revenue-based methods to calculate the depreciation of an asset is not appropriate because revenue generated by an activity that includes the use of an asset generally reflects factors other than the consumption of the economic benefits embodied in the asset.

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º Revenue is generally presumed to be an inappropriate basis for measuring the consumption of the economic benefits embodied in an intangible asset. This presumption, however, can be rebutted in certain limited circumstances.

The amendments are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

On May 6, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to the guidance on joint arrangements in IFRS 11. The amendments address how an entity should account for an “acquisition of an interest in a joint operation that constitutes a business”. The amendments are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.
On September 11, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28. These amendments clarify the treatment of the sale or contribution of assets from an investor to its associate or joint venture, as follows:
º require full recognition in the investor's financial statements of gains and losses arising on the sale or contribution of assets that constitute a business (as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations)
º require the partial recognition of gains and losses where the assets do not constitute a business, i.e. a gain or loss is recognised only to the extent of the unrelated investors’ interests in that associate or joint venture.

These requirements apply regardless of the legal form of the transaction, e.g. whether the sale or contribution of assets occurs by an investor transferring shares in any subsidiary that holds the assets (resulting in loss of control of the subsidiary), or by the direct sale of the assets themselves. The amendments are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

On September 25, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 5 and 7and IAS 9 and 34. These amendments include annual improvements, as follows:
º adds specific guidance in IFRS 5 for cases in which an entity reclassifies an asset from held for sale to held for distribution or vice versa and cases in which held-for-distribution accounting is discontinued
º additional guidance to clarify whether a servicing contract is continuing involvement in a transferred asset, and clarification on offsetting disclosures in condensed interim financial statements
º clarify that the high quality corporate bonds used in estimating the discount rate for post-employment benefits should be denominated in the same currency as the benefits to be paid
º clarify the meaning of 'elsewhere in the interim report' and require a cross-reference
On December 18, 2014, the IASB issued the amendment to IAS 1 to address perceived impediments to preparers exercising their judgement in presenting their financial reports. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016, with earlier application being permitted.

The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting this new accounting guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

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The Company has adopted, when applicable, the following new and revised IFRSs as from January 1, 2014:

 
Amendments to IAS 32   Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27   Investment Entities
Amendments to IAS 39   Provide Relief for Novation of Derivatives
IFRIC 21   Levies
Amendments to IAS 36   Disclosure of recoverable value
The amendments to IAS 32 clarify existing application issues relating to the offset of financial assets and financial liabilities requirements. Specifically, the amendments clarify the meaning of “currently has a legally enforceable right of set-off” and “simultaneous realisation and settlement”. The amendments did not have effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In May 2013, the IFRS Interpretations Committee issued Interpretation 21, which clarifies when a reporting entity should recognize a liability related to a levy (other than for income taxes) assessed by a governmental entity. Interpretation 21 explains that “the obligating event that gives rise to a liability to pay a levy is the activity that triggers the payment of the levy, as identified by the legislation.” IFRIC 21 did not have significant impact on amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.
In May 2013, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 36 to clarify the scope of some of the standard’s disclosure requirements. The amendments reduce the circumstances in which entities must disclose the recoverable amount of assets or cash-generating units and explicitly require entities to disclose the discount rate used to determine impairment (or reversals) when a present value technique is used to calculate the recoverable amount (based on fair value less disposal costs). IAS 36 did not have impact on amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2013, the IASB released limited-scope amendments to IAS 39 that allow reporting entities to maintain hedge accounting when “a derivative, which has been designated as a hedging instrument, is novated to effect clearing with a central counterparty (“CCP”) as a result of laws or regulation, if specific conditions are met”. The amendments were issued to address reporting entities’ concerns about the effect of proposed and recently enacted regulations (e.g., the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) that require central clearing of certain over-the-counter derivatives in existing hedge relationships. To benefit from the amendments to IAS 39, an entity must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Novation to a CCP must occur as a result of laws or regulations or the introduction of laws or regulations.
2. After the novation, the CCP would become the new counterparty to each of the original parties to the derivative.
3. Any changes to the hedging instrument would be limited to those necessary to effect such a replacement of the counterparty.

IAS 39 did not have impact on amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.

The amendments to IFRS 10 define an investment entity and require a reporting entity that meet the definition of an investment entity not to consolidate its subsidiaries but instead of measure its subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss in its consolidated and separate financial statements.

To qualify as an investment entity, a reporting entity is required to:

º Obtain funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing them with professional investment management services.
º Commit to its investor(s) that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation, investment income, or both.

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º Measure and evaluate performance of substantially all of its investments on a fair value basis.

Consequential amendments have been made to IFRS 12 and IAS 27 to introduce new disclosure requirements for investment entities.

The amendment to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27 did not have impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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EX-99.2 3 v404005_ex99x2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

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  Deloitte & Co. S.A.
Florida 234, Piso 5º
C1005AAF
C.A.B.A., Argentina
  
Tel: (54-11) 4320-2700
Fax: (54-11) 4325-8081
www.deloitte.com/ar

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Globant S.A.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Globant S.A. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Globant S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 9, 2015
 
Deloitte & Co. S.A.
 
/s/ Daniel S. Vardé
 
Partner
 
 
 

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

       
    For the year ended December 31,
     Notes   2014   2013   2012
Revenues(1)              199,605       158,324       128,849  
Cost of revenues(2)(4)     5.1       (121,693 )      (99,603 )      (80,612 ) 
Gross profit           77,912       58,721       48,237  
Selling, general and administrative expenses(3)(4)     5.2       (57,288 )      (54,841 )      (47,680 ) 
Impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries     3.7.1.1       1,505       (9,579 )       
Profit (Loss) from operations           22,129       (5,699 )      557  
Gain on transactions with bonds     3.18       12,629       29,577        
Finance income     6       10,269       4,435       378  
Finance expense     6       (11,213 )      (10,040 )      (2,687 ) 
Finance expense, net           (944 )      (5,605 )      (2,309 ) 
Other income and expenses, net(5)           380       1,505       291  
Profit (Loss) before income tax           34,194       19,778       (1,461 ) 
Income tax(6)     7.1       (8,931 )      (6,009 )      160  
Net income (Loss) for the year           25,263       13,769       (1,301 ) 
Other comprehensive loss
                                
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss:                                    
 – Exchange differences on translating foreign operations           (433 )      (269 )      (9 ) 
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year           24,830       13,500       (1,310 ) 
Net income (Loss) attributable to:
                                
Owners of the Company              25,201       13,900       (1,301 ) 
Non-controlling interest           62       (131 )       
Net income (Loss) for the year           25,263       13,769       (1,301 ) 
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year
attributable to:
                                
Owners of the Company              24,768       13,631       (1,310 ) 
Non-controlling interest           62       (131 )       
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year           24,830       13,500       (1,310 ) 
Earnings (loss) per share(7)
                                
Basic     8       0.81       0.50       (0.06 ) 
Diluted     8       0.79       0.48       (0.06 ) 
Weighted average of outstanding shares (in thousands)
                       
Basic     8       30,926       27,891       27,288  
Diluted     8       31,867       28,884       27,288  

(1) Includes transactions with related parties for 7,681 and 8,532 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively (see note 21.3).
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of 3,813, 3,215 and 1,964 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Also includes transactions with related parties for an amount of 2,901 for 2012.
(3) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of 4,221, 3,941 and 2,806 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Also, includes transactions with related parties in amounts of 1,381 for 2012.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012 – (Continued)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

(4) Includes share-based compensation expense of 35, 190 and 4,644 under cost of revenues; and 582, 603 and 7,065 under selling, general and administrative expenses for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively (see note 5).
(5) In 2014 includes the gain related to the bargain business combination of Bluestar Energy S.A.C. of 472, explained in note 23. In 2013, includes the gain of 1,703 on remeasurement of the contingent consideration explained in note 27.10.1.
(6) In 2013, includes deferred income tax gain arising from the recognition of the allowance of 1,317 for impairment of tax credit and the recognition of 2,441 of share-based compensation expense for 2012 (see note 7).
(7) The Company has given retroactive effect to new capital structure after the reorganization explained in note 1.1 and the reverse share split in each of the years presented as explained in note 29.4.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

     
  Notes   As of December 31,
     2014   2013
ASSETS
                          
Current assets
                          
Cash and cash equivalents              34,195       17,051  
Investments     9.1       27,984       9,634  
Trade receivables(1)     10       40,056       34,418  
Other receivables(2)     11       14,253       6,346  
Total current assets           116,488       67,449  
Non-current assets
                          
Other receivables(2)     11       916       5,987  
Deferred tax assets     7.2       4,881       3,117  
Investment in associates     9.2       750        
Other financial assets     3.12.8             1,284  
Property and equipment     12       19,213       14,723  
Intangible assets     13       6,105       6,141  
Goodwill     14       12,772       13,046  
Total non-current assets           44,637       44,298  
TOTAL ASSETS           161,125       111,747  
LIABILITIES
                          
Current liabilities
                          
Trade payables(3)     15       5,673       8,016  
Payroll and social security taxes payable     16       20,967       17,823  
Borrowings     17       513       1,048  
Other financial liabilities     23       1,045       6,023  
Tax liabilities     18       3,446       5,190  
Other liabilities           173       24  
Total current liabilities           31,817       38,124  
Non-current liabilities
                          
Borrowings     17       772       10,747  
Other financial liabilities     23       263       2,740  
Provisions for contingencies     19       794       271  
Total non-current liabilities           1,829       13,758  
TOTAL LIABILITIES           33,646       51,882  
Capital and reserves
                          
Issued capital              40,324       34,794  
Additional paid-in capital              50,276       12,468  
Foreign currency translation reserve              (711 )      (278 ) 
Retained earnings           37,590       12,389  
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company           127,479       59,373  
Non-controlling interests                 492  
Total equity           127,479       59,865  
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES           161,125       111,747  

(1) Includes balances due from related parties of 899 and 1,454 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively (see note 21.3).
(2) Includes balances due from related parties of 246 as of December 31, 2013 (see note 21.2).
(3) Includes balances due to related parties of 23 as of December 31, 2013 (see note 21.2).

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

(in thousands of U.S. dollars except number of shares issued)

               
               
  Number of
shares
issued(1)
  Issued
capital
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Retained
earnings
(losses)
  Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
  Attributable
to owners of
the Parent
  Non-
controlling
interests
  Total
Balance at January 1, 2012     1,031,399       1,692       21,818       9,239             32,749             32,749  
Contributions by owners (see note 29.1)     10,685       1,959                         1,959             1,959  
Repurchase of shares (see note 29.2)     (16,282 )      (25 )      (1,705 )                  (1,730 )            (1,730 ) 
Reduction of additional paid-in capital(2)                 (439 )                  (439 )            (439 ) 
Company reorganization (see note 1.1)     26,264,946       29,123       (19,674 )      (9,449 )                         
Share-based compensation plan (see note 22)                 11,709                   11,709             11,709  
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of
income tax
                            (9 )      (9 )            (9 ) 
Loss for the year                       (1,301 )            (1,301 )            (1,301 ) 
Balance at December 31, 2012     27,290,748       32,749       11,709       (1,511 )      (9 )      42,938             42,938  
Contributions by owners (see note 29.1)     527,638       633       5,815                   6,448             6,448  
Issuance of shares under share-based compensation plan(3)     1,516,724       1,820       790                   2,610             2,610  
Repurchase of shares (see note 29.2)     (339,952 )      (408 )      (3,747 )                  (4,155 )            (4,155 ) 
Repurchase of options (see note 29.3)                 (1,971 )                  (1,971 )            (1,971 ) 
Share-based compensation plan (see note 22)                 793                   793             793  
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax                             (269 )      (269 )            (269 ) 
Non-controlling interest arising on acquisition
(see note 23)
                                        623       623  
Call and put option over non-controlling interest
(see note 23)
                (921 )                  (921 )            (921 ) 
Net income for the year                       13,900             13,900       (131 )      13,769  
Balance at December 31, 2013     28,995,158       34,794       12,468       12,389       (278 )      59,373       492       59,865  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012 – (Continued)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars except number of shares issued)

               
               
  Number of
Shares
Issued(1)
  Issued
capital
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Retained
earnings
(losses)
  Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
  Attributable
to owners of
the Parent
  Non-
controlling
interests
  Total
Balance at December 31, 2013     28,995,158       34,794       12,468       12,389       (278 )      59,373       492       59,865  
Issuance of shares in connection with the initial public offering (see note 29.1)     4,350,000       5,220       32,513                   37,733             37,733  
Issuance of shares under share-based compensation plan(3)     258,742       310       780                   1,090             1,090  
Share-based compensation plan (see note 22)(4)                 3,541                   3,541             3,541  
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax                             (433 )      (433 )            (433 ) 
Acquisition of non-controlling interest (see note 23)                 (96 )                  (96 )      (554 )      (650 ) 
Recall of call and put option over non-controlling interest (see note 23)                 1,070                   1,070             1,070  
Net income for the year                       25,201             25,201       62       25,263  
Balance at December 31, 2014     33,603,900       40,324       50,276       37,590       (711 )      127,479             127,479  

(1) All shares are issued, authorized and fully paid. Each share is issued at a nominal value of EUR 0.88 up to the reorganization date and is entitled to one vote (see note 1). After the reorganization, each share is issued at a nominal value of $1.20 and is entitled to one vote (see note 1). Includes the effect of the retroactive application of 1-for-12 reverse share split (see note 29.4).
(2) Preferred dividend to Paldwick S.A. (“Paldwick”) approved by shareholders meeting (see note 20).
(3) Common shares issued in respect of vested options on January 28, 2013, November 28, 2013 and December 21, 2014 (see note 29.1).
(4) For 2014, includes the estimated income tax deduction related to the excess of the share-based compensation expense, for an amount of 2,924.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Cash flows from operating activities
                          
Net income (Loss) for the year     25,263       13,769       (1,301 ) 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) for the year to net cash flows from operating activities:
                          
Share-based compensation expense     617       793       11,709  
Current income tax     8,561       6,538       2,319  
Deferred income tax     370       (529 )      (2,479 ) 
Depreciation of property and equipment     4,902       4,967       3,889  
Amortization of intangible assets     3,132       2,189       881  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     130       922       121  
Allowance for claims and lawsuits     529       18       19  
Allowance for impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries (note 3.7.1.1)     (1,505 )      9,579        
Gain on remeasument of contingent consideration (note 27.10.1)           (1,703 )       
Gain from bargain business combination (note 23)     (472 )             
Accrued interest     378       700       1,296  
Gain on transactions with bonds     (12,629 )      (29,577 )       
Investment gains     (3,813 )      (850 )       
Exchange differences     2,148       2,093        
Changes in working capital:
                          
Net increase in trade receivables     (6,336 )      (5,971 )      (7,172 ) 
Net increase in other receivables     (5,679 )      (2,987 )      (4,760 ) 
Net increase in trade payables     2,905       1,451       579  
Net increase in payroll and social security taxes payable     4,231       3,424       3,544  
Net increase (decrease) in tax liabilities     2,375       193       (917 ) 
Utilization of provision of contingencies           (40 )       
Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities     148       (827 )      736  
Cash provided by operating activities     25,255       4,152       8,464  
Income tax paid     (10,959 )      (2,941 )      (749 ) 
Net cash provided by operating activities     14,296       1,211       7,715  
Cash flows from investing activities
                          
Acquisition of property and equipment(2)     (11,391 )      (5,047 )      (6,029 ) 
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment           59        
Acquisition of intangible assets(3)     (2,481 )      (2,335 )      (1,354 ) 
Acquisition of debt instruments                 (216 ) 
Payments related to forward contracts     (1,069 )             
Acquisition of short term investments     (87,602 )      (30,153 )       
Proceeds from sale of short term investments     72,782       21,082        
Payments to acquire other financial assets           (182 )       
Payments to acquire investments in associates     (568 )             
Proceeds from redemption of financial instruments                 1,536  
Acquisition of bonds     (30,648 )      (57,634 )       
Proceeds from sale of bonds     43,277       87,211        
Acquisition of business, net of cash (note 23)(1)     218       (2,210 )      (3,099 ) 
Seller financing     (6,199 )      (3,022 )       
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (23,681 )      7,769       (9,162 ) 

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012 – (Continued)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Cash flows from financing activities
                          
Proceeds from issuance of shares in connection with the initial public offering(4)     40,455              
Capital contributions by owners           6,448       1,959  
Reduction of additional paid-in capital                 (439 ) 
Proceeds from the issuance of shares under the share-based compensation plan     1,090       2,610        
Repurchase of options           (1,971 )       
Repayment of borrowings     (9,690 )      (3,783 )      (7,887 ) 
Proceeds from borrowings     34       4,393       10,673  
Repurchase of shares           (4,155 )      (848 ) 
Payment of offering costs     (3,101 )      (936 )      (151 ) 
Cash provided by financing activities     28,788       2,606       3,307  
Interest paid     (320 )      (535 )      (1,106 ) 
Net cash provided by financing activities     28,468       2,071       2,201  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (1,939 )      (1,685 )      (82 ) 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents     17,144       9,366       672  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year     17,051       7,685       7,013  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year     34,195       17,051       7,685  

Supplemental information

(1) Cash paid for assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of subsidiaries (note 23):

     
Supplemental information
                          
Cash paid     1,357       3,436       3,363  
Less: cash and cash equivalents acquired     (1,575 )      (1,226 )      (264 ) 
Total consideration paid net of cash and cash equivalents acquired     (218 )      2,210       3,099  
(2) In 2014 and 2013, there were 223 and 185 of acquisition of property and equipment financed with borrowings. In 2014, 2013 and 2012, there were 1,207; 3,533 and 744 of acquisition of property and equipment financed with trade payables, respectively.
(3) In 2014 and 2012, there were 216 and 294 of acquisition of intangibles financed with trade payables, respectively.
(4) Proceeds from the Initial Public Offering are disclosed in the statements of changes in Equity net of related expenses which amount 2,722.

GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 1 — COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Globant S.A. is a company organized in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, primarily engaged in the designing and engineering of software development through its subsidiaries (hereinafter the “Company” or “Globant Lux” or “Globant Group”). The Company specializes in providing services such as application development, testing, infrastructure management, application maintenance and outsourcing, among others.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 1 — COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION – (continued)

The Company’s principal operating subsidiaries and countries of incorporation as of December 31, 2014 were the following: Sistemas UK Limited in the United Kingdom, Globant LLC and Huddle Group Corp. in the United States of America (the “U.S.”), Sistemas Globales S.A., IAFH Global S.A. and Huddle Group S.A. in Argentina, Sistemas Colombia S.A.S. in Colombia, Global Systems Outs S.R.L. de C.V. in Mexico, Sistemas Globales Uruguay S.A. in Uruguay, TerraForum Consultoria Ltda. in Brazil, Sistemas Globales Chile Ases. Ltda., Huddle Group S.A. in Chile and Globant Peru S.A.C. (formerly “Bluestar Energy S.A.C.”) in Peru.

The Globant Group provides services from development and delivery centers located in the U.S. (San Francisco and Washington), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Tandil, Rosario, Tucuman, Córdoba, Chaco, Bahia Blanca, La Plata, Mar del Plata and Mendoza), Uruguay (Montevideo), Colombia (Bogota and Medellin), Peru (Lima) and Brazil (São Paulo) and it also has client management centers in the U.S. (San Francisco and Boston) and the United Kingdom (London). The Company also has centers of software engineering talent and educational excellence, primarily across Latin America.

Substantially all revenues are generated in the U.S. and United Kingdom, through subsidiaries located in those countries. Substantially all the Company’s workforce is located in Argentina. The Argentine subsidiaries bill the use of such workforce to those U.S. and United Kingdom subsidiaries.

The Company’s address is 5 rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882, Luxembourg.

1.1 — Basis of presentation

Until December 9, 2012, the Company (formerly IT Outsourcing S.L., which in turn changed its legal name to “Globant S.A.” and its corporate structure from a limited liability company to a corporation —  hereinafter “Globant Spain”), conducted its business through a sociedad anónima, organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain, and its operating subsidiaries. On December 10, 2012 the shareholders of Globant Spain elected to change the country of domicile of such entity from Spain to Luxembourg through a holding company reorganization that was completed on such date, as a result of which Globant Spain became the 100% owned subsidiary of Globant Lux, a newly formed Luxembourg holding company with an issued share capital of 32,749, represented by 27,290,748 shares with a nominal value of $1.20 each.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 1 — COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION – (continued)

As of December 9, 2012, Globant Spain share capital was represented by 1,025,802 shares, which were held as follows:

   
Shareholder   Shares   Interest
Martin Gonzalo Umaran(1)     70,717       6.8938 % 
Martin Migoya(1)     74,779       7.2898 % 
Guibert Andres Englebienne(1)     74,779       7.2898 % 
Nestor Augusto Noceti(1)     74,779       7.2898 % 
Riverwood Capital LLC     270,931       26.4116 % 
Endeavor Global, Inc.     10,685       1.0417 % 
Paldwick S.A.     76,044       7.4131 % 
RW Holdings S.à. r.l. (an entity wholly owned by Riverwood Capital, L.P., Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel-A) L.P. and Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel-B) L.P.)     128,205       12.4980 % 
ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. (an entity wholly owned by FTVentures III, L.P. and FTVentures III-N, L.P.)     244,883       23.8722 % 
Total     1,025,802       100.0000 % 

(1) Collectively known as “Founders” of the Company.

At the time of the reorganization, substantially all of the assets of RW Holdings S.à. r.l. and ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. consisted of their investment in Globant Spain.

The reorganization was implemented through the following series of transactions:

1. The Founders of the Company, Riverwood Capital LLC, Endeavor Global, Inc. and Paldwick S.A. contributed all of their shares of Globant Spain to Globant Lux in exchange for newly issued shares of Globant Lux on a 26.60431-to-1 basis.
2. Riverwood Capital, L.P., Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel-A) L.P. and Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel-B) L.P. contributed all of their shares of RW Holdings S.à. r.l. to Globant Lux in exchange for newly issued shares of Globant Lux equivalent to the product of the number of outstanding shares of Globant Spain held by RW Holdings S.à. r.l. on a 26.60431-to-1 basis.
3. FTVentures III, L.P. and FTVentures III-N, L.P. contributed all of their shares of ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. to Globant Lux in exchange for newly issued shares of Globant Lux equivalent to the product of the number of outstanding shares of Globant Spain held by ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. on a 26.60431-to-1 basis.

Pursuant to the terms of the reorganization:

(i) Globant Lux assumed the obligation to purchase 116,147 share options previously issued by Globant Spain at a weighted average exercise price of $77.88 per share, which were previously granted to certain key employees, which (based on the 26.60431 multiplier referred to above) will be exercisable for 3,090,009 at a weighted average price of $2.9268; and
(ii) Globant Lux granted to Endeavor Catalyst Inc., an option to purchase 90,898 of Globant Lux common shares at an exercise price of $7.0368 per share in consideration for cancellation of the option to purchase 3,417 shares of Globant Spain previously granted to Endeavor Global, Inc. pursuant to an Option Purchase Agreement dated December 28, 2011, as amended.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 1 — COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION – (continued)

Due to this series of transactions, Globant Lux became the successor parent company of Globant Spain, RW Holdings S.à. r.l., ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. and all of Globant Spain’s subsidiaries.

In connection with the legal reorganization, the Company issued 27,290,748 shares of $1.20 par value with substantially the same rights and preferences that were distributed on a 2.21703 basis to the shareholders of Globant Spain and of RW Holdings S.à. r.l. and ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. in exchange for their shares in Globant Spain and in RW Holdings S.à. r.l. and ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. Upon completion of this transaction, Globant Lux replaced Globant Spain and RW Holding S.a. r.l. and ITO Holding S.a. r.l. as the ultimate parent company and Globant Spain became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globant Lux. This transaction was accounted for as a merger between entities under common control; accordingly, the historical financial statements of Globant Spain for periods prior to this transaction are considered to be the historical financial statements of Globant Lux. No changes in capital structure, assets or liabilities resulted from this transaction, other than the increase in share capital, which has been treated similar to a stock dividend. Weighted Average shares for purposes of calculating earnings per share have been retrospectively restated to reflect the shares issued in the exchange.

The Company has given retroactive effect to the number of shares in order to reflect the new capital structure after the reverse share split, as described in note 29.4.

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of United States dollars (“U.S. dollars”) and have been prepared under the historical cost convention except as disclosed in the accounting policies below.

2.1 — Application of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

Adoption of new and revised standards

The Company has adopted all of the new and revised standards and interpretations issued by the IASB that are relevant to its operations and that are mandatorily effective at December 31, 2014.

New accounting pronouncements

The Company has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet mandatorily effective:

 
IFRS 9   Financial Instruments(1)
IFRS 15   Revenue from contracts with customers(2)
Amendments to IAS 38 and IAS 16   Intangible assets and property plant and equipment(3)
Amendments to IFRS 11   Join arrangements(3)
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28   Consolidated Financial Statements and Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures(3)
Amendments to IFRS 5, 7 and IAS 9 and 34   Annual improvements 2012 – 2014 cycle(4)
Amendment to IAS 1   Disclosure initiative(3)

(1) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted.
(2) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted.
(3) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.
(4) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)

In July 24, 2014, The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published the final version of IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'. IFRS 9, as revised in July 2014, introduces a new expected loss impairment model and limited changes to the classification and measurement requirements for financial assets and is effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
In May 28, 2014 the IASB has published its new revenue Standard, IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. IFRS 15 provides a single, principles based five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. The five steps in the model are as follows:
Identify the contract with the customer
Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Determine the transaction price
Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts
Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

Guidance is provided on topics such as the point in which revenue is recognised, accounting for variable consideration, costs of fulfilling and obtaining a contract and various related matters. New disclosures about revenue are also introduced. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted.

On May 12, 2014, the IASB issued a set of amendments to IAS 38 (intangible assets) and IAS 16 (property, plant, and equipment). The amendments clarify that:
º The use of revenue-based methods to calculate the depreciation of an asset is not appropriate because revenue generated by an activity that includes the use of an asset generally reflects factors other than the consumption of the economic benefits embodied in the asset.
º Revenue is generally presumed to be an inappropriate basis for measuring the consumption of the economic benefits embodied in an intangible asset. This presumption, however, can be rebutted in certain limited circumstances.

The amendments are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

On May 6, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to the guidance on joint arrangements in IFRS 11. The amendments address how an entity should account for an “acquisition of an interest in a joint operation that constitutes a business”. The amendments are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.
On September 11, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28. These amendments clarify the treatment of the sale or contribution of assets from an investor to its associate or joint venture, as follows:
º require full recognition in the investor's financial statements of gains and losses arising on the sale or contribution of assets that constitute a business (as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations)
º require the partial recognition of gains and losses where the assets do not constitute a business, i.e., a gain or loss is recognised only to the extent of the unrelated investors’ interests in that associate or joint venture.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)

These requirements apply regardless of the legal form of the transaction, e.g. whether the sale or contribution of assets occurs by an investor transferring shares in any subsidiary that holds the assets (resulting in loss of control of the subsidiary), or by the direct sale of the assets themselves. The amendments are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

On September 25, 2014, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 5 and 7 and IAS 9 and 34. These amendments include annual improvements, as follows:
º adds specific guidance in IFRS 5 for cases in which an entity reclassifies an asset from held for sale to held for distribution or vice versa and cases in which held-for-distribution accounting is discontinued
º additional guidance to clarify whether a servicing contract is continuing involvement in a transferred asset, and clarification on offsetting disclosures in condensed interim financial statements
º clarify that the high quality corporate bonds used in estimating the discount rate for post-employment benefits should be denominated in the same currency as the benefits to be paid
º clarify the meaning of 'elsewhere in the interim report' and require a cross-reference
On December 18, 2014, the IASB issued the amendment to IAS 1 to address perceived impediments to preparers exercising their judgement in presenting their financial reports. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016, with earlier application being permitted.

The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting this new accounting guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

The Company has adopted, when applicable, the following new and revised IFRSs as from January 1, 2014:

 
Amendments to IAS 32   Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27   Investment Entities
Amendments to IAS 39   Provide Relief for Novation of Derivatives
IFRIC 21   Levies
Amendments to IAS 36   Disclosure of recoverable value
The amendments to IAS 32 clarify existing application issues relating to the offset of financial assets and financial liabilities requirements. Specifically, the amendments clarify the meaning of “currently has a legally enforceable right of set-off” and “simultaneous realisation and settlement”. The amendments did not have effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In May 2013, the IFRS Interpretations Committee issued Interpretation 21, which clarifies when a reporting entity should recognize a liability related to a levy (other than for income taxes) assessed by a governmental entity. Interpretation 21 explains that “the obligating event that gives rise to a liability to pay a levy is the activity that triggers the payment of the levy, as identified by the legislation.” IFRIC 21 did not have significant impact on amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)

In May 2013, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 36 to clarify the scope of some of the standard’s disclosure requirements. The amendments reduce the circumstances in which entities must disclose the recoverable amount of assets or cash-generating units and explicitly require entities to disclose the discount rate used to determine impairment (or reversals) when a present value technique is used to calculate the recoverable amount (based on fair value less disposal costs). IAS 36 did not have impact on amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2013, the IASB released limited-scope amendments to IAS 39 that allow reporting entities to maintain hedge accounting when “a derivative, which has been designated as a hedging instrument, is novated to effect clearing with a central counterparty (“CCP”) as a result of laws or regulation, if specific conditions are met”. The amendments were issued to address reporting entities’ concerns about the effect of proposed and recently enacted regulations (e.g., the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) that require central clearing of certain over-the-counter derivatives in existing hedge relationships. To benefit from the amendments to IAS 39, an entity must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Novation to a CCP must occur as a result of laws or regulations or the introduction of laws or regulations.
2. After the novation, the CCP would become the new counterparty to each of the original parties to the derivative.
3. Any changes to the hedging instrument would be limited to those necessary to effect such a replacement of the counterparty.

IAS 39 did not have impact on amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.

The amendments to IFRS 10 define an investment entity and require a reporting entity that meet the definition of an investment entity not to consolidate its subsidiaries but instead of measure its subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss in its consolidated and separate financial statements.

To qualify as an investment entity, a reporting entity is required to:

º Obtain funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing them with professional investment management services.
º Commit to its investor(s) that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation, investment income, or both.
º Measure and evaluate performance of substantially all of its investments on a fair value basis.

Consequential amendments have been made to IFRS 12 and IAS 27 to introduce new disclosure requirements for investment entities.

The amendment to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27 did not have impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)

2.2 — Basis of consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Control is achieved where the company has the power over the investee; exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the returns. All intercompany transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in the consolidation process.

Non-controlling interest in the equity of consolidated subsidiaries is identified separately from the Company’s net liabilities therein. Non-controlling interest consists of the amount of that interest at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling share of changes in equity since the date of the consolidation. Losses applicable to non-controlling shareholders in excess of the non-controlling interest in the subsidiary’s equity are allocated against the interest of the Company, except to the extent that the non-controlling interest has a binding obligation and is able to make an additional investment to cover the losses.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Acquired companies are accounted for under the acquisition method whereby they are included in the consolidated financial statements from their acquisition date.

Detailed below are the subsidiaries of the Company whose financial statement line items have been included in these consolidated financial statements.

         
Company   Country of
incorporation
  Main
Activity
  Percentage ownership
As of December 31,
  2014   2013   2012
Sistemas UK Limited     United Kingdom       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Globant LLC     United States of
America
      Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Sistemas Globales Buenos
Aires S.R.L.
    Argentina       Investing activities       100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
4.0 S.R.L.     Argentina       Investing activities       100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Sistemas Colombia S.A.S.     Colombia       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Global Systems Outs S.R.L.
de C.V.
    Mexico       Outsourcing and
consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Software Product Creation S.L.     Spain       Investing activities       100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Globant S.A.     Spain       Investing activities       100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Sistemas Globales Uruguay S.A.     Uruguay       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Sistemas Globales S.A.     Argentina       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
IAFH Global S.A.     Argentina       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00%  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)

         
Company   Country of
incorporation
  Main
Activity
  Percentage ownership
As of December 31,
  2014   2013   2012
Sistemas Globales Chile Ases.
Ltda.
    Chile       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Globers S.A.(1)     Argentina       Travel organization
services
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
Globant Brasil Participações
Ltda.(2)
    Brazil       Investing activities       100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
TerraForum Consultoria Ltda.(3)     Brazil       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      100.00 %      100.00 % 
ITO Holdings S.à. r.l.(4)     Luxembourg       Investing activities             100.00 %      100.00 % 
RW Holdings S.à. r.l.(4)     Luxembourg       Investing activities             100.00 %      100.00 % 
Huddle Investment LLP(5)     United Kingdom       Investing activities       100.00 %      86.25 %       
Huddle Group S.A.(5)     Argentina       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      86.25 %       
Huddle Group S.A.(5)     Chile       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      86.25 %       
Huddle Group Corp.(5)     United States       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %      86.25 %       
Globant Peru S.A.C.(6)     Peru       Software development
and consultancy
      100.00 %             
BlueStar Energy Holdings, Inc.(7)     United States       Investing activities       100.00 %             

(1) Globers S.A. was acquired on December 21, 2012.
(2) Globant Brasil Participações Ltda. was incorporated on September 27, 2012.
(3) TerraForum Consultoria Ltda. was acquired on October 26, 2012.
(4) ITO Holdings S.à. r.l. and RW Holdings S.à. r.l. shares were contributed by their owners on December 9, 2012 (see note 1.1). As of December 31, 2014, these companies were liquidated.
(5) The 86.25% interest in Huddle Investment LLP and its subsidiaries were acquired on October 18, 2013. On October 23, 2014, the remaining 13.75% interest was acquired (see note 23).
(6) Globant Perú S.A.C. (formerly “Bluestar Energy S.A.C.”) was acquired on October 10, 2014 (see note 23).
(7) In process of liquidation.

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3.1 — Business combinations

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition date fair values of the assets transferred to the Company, liabilities incurred by the Company to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Company in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognized at their fair value, except that:

deferred tax assets or liabilities, and assets or liabilities related to employee benefit arrangements are recognized and measured in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes and IAS 19 Employee Benefits respectively; and
liabilities or equity instruments related to share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree or share-based payment arrangements of the Company entered into to replace share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree are measured in accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payment at the acquisition date.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquired business, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquired business (if any) over the net of the acquisition date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after reassessment, the net of the acquisition date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquired business and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquired business (if any), the excess is recognized immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

Non-controlling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the entity’s net assets in the event of liquidation may be initially measured either at fair value or at the non-controlling interests’ proportionate share of the recognized amounts of the acquired business identifiable net assets. The choice of measurement basis is made on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Other types of non-controlling interests are measured at fair value or, when applicable, on the basis specified by IFRS.

Arrangements that include remuneration of former owners of the acquiree for future services are excluded of the business combinations and will be recognized in expense during the required service period.

3.2 — Goodwill

Goodwill arising in a business combination is carried at cost as established at the acquisition date of the business less accumulated impairment losses, if any. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to an unique cash generating unit (“CGU”).

Until the year ended December 31, 2013, for the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill was allocated to the following:

Mobile

Consumer Experience, Gaming, Cloud Computing & Infrastructure, Quality Engineering, Enterprise Consumerization, Creative & Social and Big Data & High Performance

Cash generating unit Mobile was the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows after the business combination with Nextive Solutions LLC and Tecnología Social that took place in 2011 explained in note 23 and thus Goodwill originated in that acquisition has been allocated to this CGU for impairment testing purpose.

At December 31, 2014, mobile solutions are fully integrated within the Company and for that reason that group assets do not generates by itself largely independent cash inflows.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

Goodwill is not amortized but is reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently when there is an indication that the business may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the business is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the business and then to the other assets of the business pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the business. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognized directly in profit or loss in the consolidated statement of income and other comprehensive income. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in a subsequent period.

The Company has not recognized any impairment loss in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

3.3 — Revenue recognition

The Company generates revenue primarily from the provision of software development, testing, infrastructure management, application maintenance and outsourcing services. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable.

The Company’s services are performed under both time-and-material (where materials costs consist of travel and out-of-pocket expenses) and fixed-price contracts. For revenues generated under time-and-material contracts, revenues are recognized as services are performed with the corresponding cost of providing those services reflected as cost of revenues when incurred. The majority of such revenues are billed on an hourly, daily or monthly basis whereby actual time is charged directly to the client.

The Company recognizes revenues from fixed-price contracts based on the percentage of completion method. In instances where final acceptance of the product, system or solution is specified by the client, revenues are deferred until all acceptance criteria have been met. In absence of a sufficient basis to measure progress towards completion, revenues are recognized upon receipt of final acceptance from the client. The cumulative impact of any revision in estimates is reflected in the financial reporting period in which the change in estimate becomes known. Fixed-price contracts are generally recognized over a period of 12 months or less.

3.4 — Leasing

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Finance leases which transfer to the Company substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased item, are capitalised at the commencement of the lease at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are recognised in finance costs in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. A leased asset is depreciated over the useful life of the asset. However, if there is no reasonable certainty that the Company will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset and the lease term.

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company has recognized some agreements related to computer leases as finance leases, considering all the factors mentioned above.

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognized as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. The Company did not receive any lease incentives in any of the years presented.

There are no situations in which the Company qualifies as a lessor.

3.5 — Foreign currencies

Except in the case of TerraForum, Globant Brasil Participações Ltda. and Globers S.A., the Company and the other subsidiaries’ functional currency is the U.S. dollar. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the U.S. dollar (“foreign currencies”) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. Exchange differences are recognized in profit and loss in the period in which they arise.

TerraForum, Globant Brasil Participações Ltda. and Globers functional currency is the Brazilian Real and the Argentine Peso, respectively. Assets and liabilities are translated at current exchange rates, while income and expense are translated at the date of the transaction rate. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustment is recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the equity.

3.6 — Borrowing costs

The Company does not have borrowings attributable to the construction or production of assets. All borrowing costs are recognized in profit and loss under finance loss.

3.7 — Taxation

3.7.1 — Income taxes — current and deferred

Income tax expense represents the sum of income tax currently payable and deferred tax.

3.7.1.1 — Current income tax

The current income tax payable is the sum of the income tax determined in each taxable jurisdiction, in accordance with their respective income tax regimes.

Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income because taxable profit excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in future years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current income tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted as of the balance sheet dates. The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws in force in the countries in which the consolidated entities operate.

Globant Lux is subject to a corporate income tax rate of 20%.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

In 2008, Globant Spain elected to be included in the Spanish special tax regime for entities having substantially all of their operations outside of Spain, known as “Empresas Tenedoras de Valores en el Exterior” (“ETVE”), on which dividends distributed from its foreign subsidiaries as well as any gain resulting from disposal are tax free. In order to be entitled to the tax exemption, among other requirements, Globant Spain’s main activity must be the administration and management of equity instruments from non-Spanish entities and such entities must be subject to a tax regime similar to that applicable in Spain for non-ETVEs companies.

From a taxable income perspective, the Argentine subsidiaries represent the Company’s most significant operations. Argentine companies are subject to a 35% corporate income tax rate. In January 2006, Huddle Group S.A. (“Huddle Argentina”) and, in May 2008, IAFH Global S.A. and Sistemas Globales S.A. were notified by the Argentine Government through the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance that they had been included within the promotional regime for the software industry established under Law No. 25,922 (the “Software Promotion Regime”).

The two principal benefits arising from Law No. 25,922 were:

a) The reduction of 60% of the income tax calculated for each year. This benefit could be applied for fiscal years ending after the notification to such subsidiaries of their inclusion in the Software Promotion Regime.
b) A tax credit of up to 70% of the social security taxes paid by such subsidiaries, under Argentine Law Nos. 19,032, 24,013 and 24,241. This credit can be used to cancel Argentine federal taxes originated from the software industry. The principal Argentine federal tax that could be cancelled with this credit was value-added-tax (“VAT”). Income tax was explicitly excluded from this benefit.

In 2011, the Argentine Congress passed Law No. 26,692, which maintains all benefits from Law No. 25,922 and includes additional benefits (subject to the issuance of implementing regulations). The principal characteristics of the Law No. 26,692 are the following:

a) The new law extends fiscal benefits contemplated by the Software Promotion Regime until December 31, 2019, providing certainty regarding these tax credits for the Argentine software industry.
b) The new law maintains the reduced income tax rate (14%, instead of the otherwise applicable income tax rate of 35%) and the tax credit equivalent of up to 70% of social security taxes, but only with respect to the portion of the business related to the promoted activities.
c) Tax credits arising from the Software Promotion Regime can still be applied against VAT and other Argentine federal taxes. Additionally, the new law allows such tax credit to be applied to cancel income taxes, up to a percentage not greater that the ratio of the taxpayer’s export revenue to its total sales.

On September 16, 2013, the Argentine Government published Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013, which governs the implementation of the Software Promotional Regime, established by Law No. 25,922, as amended by Law No. 26,692. Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013, introduced the specific requirements needed to obtain the fiscal benefits contemplated under the Software Promotion Regime, as amended by Law No. 26,692. Those requirements include, among others, minimum annual revenue, minimum percentage of employees involved in the promoted activities, minimum aggregate amount spent in salaries paid to employees involved in the promoted activities, minimum research and development expenses and the filing of evidence of software-related services exports.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013 further provides that:

from September 17, 2014 through December 31, 2019, only those companies that are accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers (Registro Nacional de Productores de Software y Servicios Informaticos) maintained by the Secretary of Industry (Secretaria de Industria del Ministerio de Industria) will be entitled to participate in the benefits of the Software Promotion Regime;
applications for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers must be made to the Secretary of Industry within 90 days after the publication in the Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial) of the relevant registration form (which period expired on July 8, 2014);
the 60% reduction in corporate income tax provided under the Software Promotion Regime shall only become effective as of the beginning of the fiscal year after the date on which the applicant is accepted for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers; and
upon the Secretary of Industry’s formal approval of an applicant’s registration in the National Registry of Software Producers, any promotional benefits previously granted to such person under Law No. 25,922 shall be extinguished.

In addition, Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013 delegates authority to the Secretary of Industry and the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (Administración Federal de Ingresos Publicos, or AFIP) to adopt “complementary and clarifying” regulations in furtherance of the implementation of the Software Promotion Regime.

The Company’s Argentine subsidiaries submitted their applications for registration in the National Registry of Software Producers on June 25, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the Company believes it is in compliance with the requirements of the Decree No. 1315/2013 and expects to obtain the formal approval for their registration in such Registry during the first semester of 2015. Considering the foregoing, the Company has recognized tax benefits under Law No. 26,692 based on its understanding that those benefits will be effective since September 18, 2014 once the Company is reaccredited under the new regime.

On February 6, 2015, by means of Resolution No. 92/2015, the Secretary of Industry delegated in the Subsecretary of Industry the power to approve the registration in the National Registry of Software Producers by administrative act, aiming to expedite the reaccreditation process.

On March 11, 2014, AFIP issued General Resolution No. 3,597. This resolution provides that, as a further prerequisite to participation in the Software Promotion Regime, a company that exports software and related services must register in a newly established Special Registry of Exporters of Services (Registro Especial de Exportadores de Servicios). On March 14, May 21 and May 28, 2014, the Company’s Argentine subsidiaries, Huddle Group S.A., IAFH Global S.A. and Sistemas Globales S.A., respectively, applied and were accepted for registration in the Special Registry of Exporters of Services. In addition, General Resolution No. 3,597 states that any tax credits generated under Law No. 25,922 by a participant in the Software Promotion Regime will only be valid until September 17, 2014.

As of December 31, 2013, based on its interpretation of Regulatory Decree No. 1315/2013, and considering the facts and circumstances available until the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements for the year then ended, management believed that any tax credits generated under Law No. 25,922 will only be valid until the effective date of registration in the National Registry of Software Producers and, consequently, due to the uncertainty regarding the actual date of registration in such registry, that there was a substantial doubt as to the recoverability of the tax credit generated by its Argentine subsidiaries under Law No. 25,922. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2013 the Company recorded a valuation allowance of 9,579 to reduce the carrying value of such tax credit to its estimated net realizable value.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

In addition, during the last quarter of 2014, considering new facts and circumstances existing in such period, including the reaccreditation of four software companies in Argentina by the Secretary of Industry who stated in the respective resolutions that the tax benefits under the previous regime expired on the date of reaccreditation, the Company recorded a gain of 1,505 related to a partial reversal of the allowance for impairment of tax credits generated under the abovementioned law.

As of the date of the issuance of these consolidated financial statements there were no communications related to the approval of the reaccreditation in the National Registry of Software Producers.

The Company’s Uruguayan subsidiary Sistemas Globales Uruguay S.A. is domiciled in a tax free zone and has an indefinite tax relief of 100% of the income tax rate and an exemption from VAT. Aggregate income tax relief arising under Sistemas Globales Uruguay S.A. for years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were 469 and 284, respectively. There was no income tax relief from this subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The Company’s Colombian subsidiary Sistemas Colombia S.A.S. is subject to federal corporate income tax at the rate of 25% and the CREE (“Contribución Empresarial para la Equidad”) at the rate of 9% calculated on net income before income tax, applicable till December 31, 2015. After that date, the rate will be increased to 14%.

The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries Globant LLC and Huddle Group Corp. are subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 34%.

The Company’s English subsidiaries Sistemas UK Limited and Huddle Investment LLP, are subject to corporate income tax at the rate of 21%.

The Company’s Chilean subsidiaries Sistemas Globales Chile Ases. Ltda. and Huddle Group S.A. are subject to corporate income tax at the rate of 21%.

The Company’s Brazilian subsidiary Terraforum Consultoría Ltda., acquired in October 26, 2012, has changed into the Taxable Income Method (“lucro real”) in the fiscal year 2013. Under this method, taxable income is based upon a percentage of profit accrued by the Company, adjusted according to the add-backs and exclusions provided in the relevant tax law. The rate applicable to the taxable income derived from the subsidiary’s activity is 24% plus 10% if the net income before income tax is higher than 120,000 Brazilian reais. Until the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the Company adopted the Estimated Profit Method (“lucro presumido”). Under this method, taxable income is based upon a percentage of gross revenues accrued in each quarter. Gross revenues are understood as the product from the sale of goods or products, from the price of the services rendered and for the income earned on transactions for third parties. The rate applicable to the gross revenues derived from the subsidiary’s activity was 32%.

The Company’s Peruvian subsidiary Globant Peru S.A.C. is subject to corporate income tax at the rate of 30%.

3.7.1.2 — Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets including tax loss carry forwards are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Such deferred assets and liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit. In addition, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, except where the entities are able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the reporting date, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. The Company has not recorded any current or deferred income tax in other comprehensive income or equity in any each of the years presented.

Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

Under IFRS, deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are classified as non-current assets (liabilities).

The Company does not have unrecognized tax benefits or reserve for uncertain tax positions that require disclosure in its consolidated financial statements.

3.8 — Property and equipment

Fixed assets are valued at acquisition cost, net of the related accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Depreciation is recognized so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives, using the straight-line method.

The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

Properties under construction are carried at cost, less any recognized impairment loss. Such properties are classified to the appropriate categories of property and equipment when completed and ready for intended use. Depreciation of these assets, on the same basis as other property assets, commences when the assets are ready for their intended use.

An item of property and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an item of property and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in profit or loss.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

The value of fixed assets, taken as a whole, does not exceed their recoverable value.

3.9 — Intangible assets

Intangible assets include licenses, trademarks, customer relationships and non-compete agreements. The accounting policies for the recognition and measurement of these intangible assets are described below.

3.9.1 — Intangible assets acquired separately

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately (licenses) are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over the intangible assets estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each annual reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimates being accounted for on a prospective basis.

3.9.2 — Intangible assets acquired in a business combination

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination (trademarks, customer relationships and non-compete agreement) are recognized separately from goodwill and are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost).

Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business combination are reported at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses, on the same basis as intangible assets acquired separately.

3.9.3 — Internally-generated intangible assets

Intangible assets arising from development is recognized if, and only if, all the following have been demonstrated:

the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;
the intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;
the ability to use or sell the intangible asset;
how the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits;
the ability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset; and
the ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

The amount initially recognized for internally-generated assets is the sum of expenditure incurred from the date when the intangible asset first meets the recognition criteria listed above. Where no internally-generated intangible asset can be recognized, development expenditure is recognized in profit or loss in the period in which it is incurred.

Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets are reported at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses, on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

3.9.4 — Derecognition of intangible assets

An intangible asset is derecognized on disposal, or when no future economic benefits are expected from use or disposal. Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, and are recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized.

3.10 — Impairment of tangible and intangible assets excluding goodwill

At each balance sheet date, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit or the business, as the case may be.

The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year.

As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no impairment losses were recorded.

3.11 — Provisions for contingencies

The Company has existing or potential claims, lawsuits and other proceedings. Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the balance sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation, and the advice of the Company’s legal advisors.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, the receivable is recognized as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably. The amount of the recognized receivable does not exceed the amount of the provision recorded.

3.12 — Financial assets

Financial assets are classified into the following specified categories: “held-to-maturity” investments, “available-for-sale” (“AFS”) financial assets, “fair value through profit or loss” (“FVTPL”) and “loans and receivables”. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initial recognition.

3.12.1 — Effective interest method

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of an instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

estimated future cash receipts (including all fees on points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the instrument, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

3.12.2 — Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL. A financial asset is classified as held for trading if:

It has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the near term; or
On initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Company manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or
It is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

A financial asset other than a financial asset held for trading may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if:

Such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise; or
The financial asset forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Company’s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the grouping is provided internally on that basis; or
It forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and IAS 39 permits the entire combined contract to be designated as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss incorporates any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the ‘Finance income’ line.

3.12.3 — Available-for-sale financial assets (AFS financial assets)

AFS financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated as AFS or are not classified as (a) loans and receivables, (b) held-to-maturity investments or (c) FVTPL.

Listed redeemable notes held by the Company that are traded in an active market are classified as AFS and are stated at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Fair value is determined in the manner described in note 27.7. Changes in the carrying amount of AFS financial assets relating to changes in foreign currency rates, interest income calculated using the effective interest method are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of AFS financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income.

The AFS financial assets denominated in a foreign currency is determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate prevailing at the end of the reporting period. The foreign exchange gains and losses that are recognized in profit or loss are determined based on the amortized cost of the monetary asset. Other foreign exchange gains and losses are recognized in other comprehensive income.

3.12.4 — Derivative financial instruments

The Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts. Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss.

3.12.5 — Loans and receivables

Trade receivables, loans, and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as ‘loans and receivables’. Loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

Interest income is recognized by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial.

3.12.6 — Investment in associates

An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

The results and assets and liabilities of associates are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, an investment in associate is initially recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate.

3.12.7 — Other Financial Assets

Call option over non-controlling interest in subsidiary

On October 11, 2013, the Company was granted a call option to acquire the remaining 13.75% interest in Huddle UK, which can be exercised on April 1, 2016. At the same moment, the Company has also agreed on a put option with the non-controlling shareholder which gives him the right to sell its remaining 13.75% interest also on April 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2013, the Company accounted for the call option at its fair value of 984 in a similar way to a call option over an entity’s own equity shares and the initial fair value of the option was recognized in equity. On October 23, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to amend the previous Stock Purchase Agreement signed on October 11, 2013 to purchase the remaining 13.75% capital interest of Huddle UK. Pursuant to this amendment, call and put options over the non-controlling interest were recalled as explained in note 23.

3.12.8 — Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have been affected.

For AFS equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost considered to be objective evidence of impairment. When an AFS financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period.

In respect of AFS equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in the fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. In respect of AFS debt securities, impairment losses are subsequently reversed through profit or loss if an increase in the fair value of the investment can be objectively related to an event occurring after the recognition of the impairment loss.

For financial assets measured at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

Trade receivables carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable is considered uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in profit and loss.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

3.12.9 — Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Company recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay.

If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Company continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognizes a collateralized borrowing for the proceeds received.

3.13 — Financial liabilities and equity instruments

3.13.1 — Classification as debt or equity

Debt and equity instruments issued by the Company and its subsidiaries are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

3.13.2 — Equity instruments

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Repurchase of the Company’s own equity instruments is recognized and deducted directly in equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company’s own equity instruments.

3.13.3 — Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities, including borrowings, are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs.

Financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized on an effective yield basis.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

3.13.4 — Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when, and only when, the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or they expire. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid and payable is recognized in profit or loss.

3.14 — Cash and cash equivalents

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks and short-term highly liquid investments (original maturity of less than 90 days). In the consolidated statements of financial position, bank overdrafts are included in borrowings within current liabilities.

Cash and cash equivalents as shown in the statement of cash flows only includes cash and bank balances.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

3.15 — Reimbursable expenses

Out-of-pocket and travel expenses are recognized as expense in the statements of income for the year. Reimbursable expenses are billed to customers and recorded net of the related expense.

3.16 — Deferred Offering Costs

As of December 31, 2013, deferred offering costs consisted primarily of direct incremental accounting and legal fees related to the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common shares that took place after the effectiveness of the Company’s form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 23, 2014. Approximately 1,620 of deferred offering costs were included in other receivables on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. Upon completion of the Company’s IPO on July 23, 2014, this amount was offset against the proceeds of the offering and included in equity. For further explanation see note 29.1.

3.17 — Share-based compensation plan

The Company has a share-based compensation plan for executives and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. Equity-settled share-based payments to employees are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date. Details regarding the determination of the fair value of equity-settled share-based transactions are set forth in note 22.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in equity.

3.18 — Gain on transactions with bonds

3.18.1 — Proceeds received by Argentine subsidiaries as payment for exports

During the year ended December 31, 2013, Globant LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of the Company started paying for certain services rendered by the Argentine subsidiaries of the Company through the delivery of Argentine sovereign bonds (denominated in U.S. dollars), hereinafter referred to as “BODEN”, acquired in the U.S. market (in U.S. dollars). The BODEN trade both in the U.S. and Argentine markets. The Company considers the Argentine market to be the principal market for the BODEN.

After receiving the BODEN and after holding them for a period of, on average, 10 to 30 days, the Argentine subsidiaries, sell those BODEN in the Argentine market. The fair value of the BODEN in the Argentine market (in Argentine pesos) during the year ended December 31, 2013 was higher than its quoted price in the U.S. market (in U.S. dollars) converted at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina, which is the rate used to convert these transactions in foreign currency into the Company’s functional currency; thus, generating a gain when remeasuring the fair value of the bonds in Argentine pesos into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina.

The Company has designated the BODEN at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), and it has concluded that the BODEN fall into the category of held for trading considering that they are acquired with the sole purpose of being sold in the short-term (i.e. on average, more than 10 days and less than 30 days).

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded a gain amounting to 29,577, due to the above-mentioned transactions that were disclosed under the caption “Gain on transactions with bonds” in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company did not engage in the above described transaction.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)

3.18.2 — Proceeds received by Argentine subsidiaries through capital contributions

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Argentine subsidiaries of the Company, through cash received from capital contributions, acquired Argentine sovereign bonds, including BODEN and Bonos Argentinos (“BONAR”), in the U.S. market denominated in U.S. dollars. These bonds trade both in the U.S. and Argentine markets. The Company considers the Argentine market to be the principal market for these bonds.

After acquiring these bonds and after holding them for a certain period of time, the Argentine subsidiaries, sell those bonds in the Argentine market. The fair value of these bonds in the Argentine market (in Argentine pesos) during the year ended December 31, 2014 was higher than its quoted price in the U.S. market (in U.S. dollars) converted at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina, which is the rate used to convert these transactions in foreign currency into the Company’s functional currency; thus, generating a gain when remeasuring the fair value of the bonds in Argentine pesos into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate prevailing in Argentina.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a gain amounting to 12,629, due to the above-mentioned transactions that were disclosed under the caption “Gain on transactions with bonds” in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

3.19 — Components of other comprehensive income

Components of other comprehensive income are items of income and expense that are not recognised in profit or loss as required or permitted by other IFRSs. The Company included gains and losses arising from translating the financial statements of a foreign operation.

3.20 — Foreign exchange controls in Argentina

During 2012, the Argentine Government implemented formal and informal controls on the ability of companies and individuals to purchase foreign currency. Those controls include, among others, the requirement to obtain the previous validation from the Argentine Tax Authority of the foreign currency transaction, which approval process could delay or even restrict the ability to purchase foreign currency through the Mercado Unico Libre de Cambios (the Single Free Exchange Market, or “MULC,” administered by the Argentine Central Bank as the only environment where exchange transactions can be lawfully made). Although the transfer of funds abroad by Argentine companies to pay dividends to foreign shareholders, based on approved and audited financial statements, does not currently require formal approval by the Argentine Central Bank, there can be no assurance as to whether the Company’s Argentine subsidiaries could obtain all or part of the requested foreign currency in the MULC at the moment they approve a dividend distribution.

3.21 — Loans granted to employees

During the last quarter of the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company granted to its employees the possibility to get a loan from the Company with a preferential interest annual rate of 2%, payable in 18 installments, starting in April 2014. The total amount of loans granted to employees arose to 1,160 distributed among 346 employees.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 4 — CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, which are described in note 3, the Company’s management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the year in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that year or in the year of the revision and future years if the revision affects both current and future years.

The critical accounting estimates concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting year that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next year are the following:

1. Revenue recognition

The Company generate revenues primarily from the provision of software development services. The Company recognizes revenues when realized or realizable and earned, which is when the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred; the sales price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. If there is an uncertainty about the project completion or receipt of payment for the consulting services, revenues are deferred until the uncertainty is sufficiently resolved.

Recognition of revenues under fixed-price contracts involves significant judgment in the estimation process including factors relating to the assumptions, risks and uncertainties inherent with the application of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting affecting the amounts of revenues and related expenses reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Under this method, total contract revenue during the term of an agreement is recognized on the basis of the percentage that each contract’s total labor cost to date bears to the total expected labor cost. This method is followed where reasonably dependable estimates of revenues and costs can be made. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor hours and specification and testing requirement changes.

Revisions to these estimates may result in increases or decreases to revenues and income and are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the periods in which they are first identified. If the estimates indicate that a contract loss will be incurred, a loss provision is recorded in the period in which the loss first becomes probable and reasonably estimable. Contract losses are determined to be the amount by which the estimated costs of the contract exceed the estimated total revenues that will be generated by the contract and are included in cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of income and other comprehensive income. Contract losses for the periods presented in these consolidated financial statements were immaterial.

2. Goodwill impairment analysis

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the sum of the amounts assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed. The determination of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the appropriate weighted average cost of capital.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 4 — CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY – (continued)

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. When determining the fair value of the Company’s reporting units, the Company utilizes the income approach using discounted cash flow. The income approach considers various assumptions including increase in headcount, headcount utilization rate and revenue per employee, income tax rates and discount rates.

Any adverse changes in key assumptions about the businesses and their prospects or an adverse change in market conditions may cause a change in the estimation of fair value and could result in an impairment charge. Based upon the Company’s evaluation of goodwill, no impairments were recognized during 2014, 2013 and 2012.

3. Income taxes

Determining the consolidated provision for income tax expenses, deferred income tax assets and liabilities requires significant judgment. The provision for income taxes includes federal, state, local and foreign taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences in each of the jurisdictions where the Company operates of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the year in which the temporary differences are expected to be reversed. Changes to enacted tax rates would result in either increases or decreases in the provision for income taxes in the period of changes.

The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and is reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow the benefit of part or all of the deferred tax assets to be utilized. This assessment requires judgments, estimates and assumptions by management. In evaluating the Company’s ability to utilize its deferred tax assets, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable. The Company’s judgments regarding future taxable income are based on expectations of market conditions and other facts and circumstances. Any adverse change to the underlying facts or the Company’s estimates and assumptions could require that the Company reduces the carrying amount of its net deferred tax assets.

4. The allowance for doubtful accounts

The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its clients to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined by evaluating the relative credit-worthiness of each client, historical collections experience and other information, including the aging of the receivables. If the financial condition of customers of the Company were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

5. The allowance for impairment of tax credits

The Company maintains an allowance for impairment of tax credits for estimated losses resulting from substantial doubt about the recoverability of the Software Promotion Regime tax credit. The allowance for impairment of tax credits is determined by estimating future uses of tax credits against value-added tax positions.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 4 — CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY – (continued)

6. Share-based compensation plan

The Company’s grants under its share-based compensation plan with employees are measured based on fair value of the Company’s shares at the grant date and recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional paid-in capital.

Determining the fair value of the share-based awards at the grant date requires judgments. The Company calculated the fair value of each option award on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the Company’s shares, expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.

Fair value of the shares:  For the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, the fair value of the shares is based on the quote market price of the Company’s shares at the grant date. For the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as the Company’s shares were not publicly traded the fair value was determined using the market approach technique based on the value per share of private placements. The Company had gone in the past through a series of private placements in which new shares have been issued. The Company understood that the price paid for those new shares was a fair value of those shares at the time of the placement. In January 2012, Globant Spain had a capital contribution from a new shareholder, which included cash plus share options granted to the new shareholder, therefore, the Company considered that amount to reflect the fair value of their shares. The fair value of the shares related to this private placement resulted from the following formula: cash minus fair value of share options granted to new shareholder divided by number of newly issued shares. The fair value of the share options granted to the new shareholder was determined using the same variables and methodologies as the share options granted to the employees. After the reorganization described in note 1.1, in December 2012, shares of Globant Lux were sold by existing shareholders in a private placement to WPP. The fair value of the shares related to this private placement results from the total amount paid by WPP to the existing shareholders.

Expected volatility:  As the Company does not have trading history for their shares, the expected volatility for their shares was estimated by taking the average historic price volatility of the NASDAQ 100 Telecommunication Index.

Expected term:  The expected life of options represents the period of time the granted options are expected to be outstanding.

Risk free rate:  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Federal Treasury yield curve with maturities similar to the expected term of the options.

Dividend yield:  The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends and do not presently plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, the Company used an expected dividend yield of zero.

7. Call option over non-controlling interest

As of December 31, 2013, the Company held a call option to acquire the 13.75% of the remaining interest in Huddle UK, which could be exercised on April 1, 2016. The Company calculated the fair value of this option using the Black-Scholes option model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected volatility, maturity, risk-free interest rate, value of the underlying asset and dividend yield.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 4 — CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY – (continued)

Expected volatility:  The Company has considered annualized volatility as multiples of EBITDA of publicly traded companies in the technology business in the U.S., Europe and Asia from 2008.

Maturity:  The combination between the call and put options (explained in note 23) implied that, assuming no liquidity restrictions as part of the Company at the moment that the option was exercisable and considering that both parties wanted to maximize their benefits, the Company would acquire Mr. Spitz’s shares at the date that this option was exercisable. Therefore, the Company has assumed that the maturity date of both options is April 1, 2016.

Risk free rate:  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option was based on the U.S. Federal Treasury yield curve with maturities similar to the expected term of the option.

Value of the underlying assets:  The Company considered a multiple of EBITDA resulting from the implied multiple in Huddle adjusted by the lack of control.

Dividend yield:  The Company did not presently plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, the Company used an expected dividend yield of zero.

As of December 31, 2014, the above mentioned call option over non-controlling interest was replaced pursuant the amendment to the Stock Purchase Agreement signed on October 23, 2014, explained in notes 3.12.8 and 23.

NOTE 5 — COST OF REVENUES AND SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5.1 — Cost of revenues

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Salaries, employee benefits and social security taxes     (107,481 )      (90,540 )      (70,775 ) 
Share-based compensation expense     (35 )      (190 )      (4,644 ) 
Depreciation and amortization expense     (3,813 )      (3,215 )      (1,964 ) 
Travel and housing     (8,099 )      (4,390 )      (1,908 ) 
Office expenses     (1,399 )      (715 )      (840 ) 
Professional services     (679 )      (266 )      (278 ) 
Recruiting, training and other employee expenses     (138 )      (210 )      (177 ) 
Taxes     (49 )      (77 )      (26 ) 
TOTAL     (121,693 )      (99,603 )      (80,612 ) 

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 5 — COST OF REVENUES AND SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES – (continued)

5.2 — Selling, general and administrative expenses

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Salaries, employee benefits and social security taxes     (18,656 )      (17,594 )      (13,269 ) 
Share-based compensation expense     (582 )      (603 )      (7,065 ) 
Rental expenses     (8,830 )      (8,193 )      (7,025 ) 
Office expenses     (7,809 )      (7,207 )      (6,782 ) 
Professional services     (7,085 )      (6,720 )      (4,258 ) 
Travel and housing     (3,380 )      (3,093 )      (1,818 ) 
Taxes     (4,215 )      (4,537 )      (2,668 ) 
Depreciation and amortization expense     (4,221 )      (3,941 )      (2,806 ) 
Promotional and marketing expenses     (1,640 )      (1,251 )      (1,074 ) 
Recruiting, training and other employee expenses     (740 )      (780 )      (499 ) 
Charge to allowance for doubtful accounts     (130 )      (922 )      (416 ) 
TOTAL     (57,288 )      (54,841 )      (47,680 ) 

NOTE 6 — FINANCE INCOME/EXPENSE

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Finance income
                          
Interest     99       38       68  
Gain on sale of corporate bonds                 310  
Foreign exchange gain     6,357       3,547        
Investment gains     3,813       850        
Subtotal     10,269       4,435       378  
Finance expense
                          
Interest expense on borrowings     (455 )      (786 )      (587 ) 
Foreign exchange loss     (9,303 )      (7,785 )      (1,098 ) 
Other interest     (973 )      (1,033 )      (710 ) 
Other     (482 )      (436 )      (292 ) 
Subtotal     (11,213 )      (10,040 )      (2,687 ) 
TOTAL     (944 )      (5,605 )      (2,309 ) 

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES

7.1 — INCOME TAX RECOGNIZED IN PROFIT AND LOSS

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Tax expense:
                          
Current tax expense     (8,561 )      (6,538 )      (2,319 ) 
Deferred tax (loss) gain     (370 )      529       2,479  
TOTAL INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) GAIN     (8,931 )      (6,009 )      160  

Substantially all revenues are generated in the U.S. and United Kingdom, through subsidiaries located in those countries. Substantially all of the Company’s workforce is located in Argentina. The Argentine subsidiaries bill the use of such workforce to those U.S. and United Kingdom subsidiaries.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate. As the operations of the Argentine subsidiaries are the most significant source of net taxable income of the Company, the following reconciliation has been prepared using the Argentine statutory tax rate:

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Profit (Loss) before income tax     34,194       19,778       (1,461 ) 
Tax rate (note 3.7.1.1)     35 %      35 %      35 % 
Income tax (expense) gain     (11,968 )      (6,922 )      511  
Permanent differences
                          
Argentine Software Promotion Regime (note 3.7.1.1)     5,422       3,498       1,611  
Effect of different tax rates of subsidiaries operating in countries other than Argentina(1)     185       86       (1,002 ) 
Non-deductible expenses     (491 )      (225 )      (76 ) 
Tax loss carry forward not recognized     (965 )      (416 )      (702 ) 
Gain on remeasurement of contingent liabilities           (545 )       
Exchange difference     (1,054 )      (1,420 )       
Other     (60 )      (65 )      (182 ) 
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) GAIN RECOGNIZED IN PROFIT AND LOSS     (8,931 )      (6,009 )      160  

(1) For 2012, mainly corresponds to the effect on Globant Lux of the accounting for share-based compensation plan expense and other expenses considering the income tax rate of 20% applicable in Luxembourg, net of the effect in Sistemas Globales Uruguay S.A. whose profit was not subject to income tax.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES – (continued)

7.2 — DEFERRED TAX ASSETS

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Share-based compensation plan     3,604       1,670  
Allowances and provisions     1,043       1,399  
Loss carryforward(1)     234       48  
TOTAL DEFERRED TAX ASSETS     4,881       3,117  

(1) As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s subsidiaries Sistemas UK Limited and Terraforum have a tax loss carry forward for an amount of 24 and 210, respectively, and which do not expire. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s subsidiary Sistemas UK Limited has a tax loss carry forward for an amount of 48.

NOTE 8 — EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE

The earnings (losses) and weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows.

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Net income (Loss) for the year attributable to owners of the
Company
    25,201       13,900       (1,301 ) 
Preferred dividends (note 20)                 (439 ) 
Adjusted net income (loss) for the year attributable to owners of the Company     25,201       13,900       (1,740 ) 
Weighted average number of shares (in thousands) for the purpose of basic earnings per share(1)     30,926       27,891       27,288  
Weighted average number of shares (in thousands) for the purpose of diluted earnings per share(1)     31,867       28,884       27,288  
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE   $ 0.81     $ 0.50     $ (0.06 ) 
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE   $ 0.79     $ 0.48     $ (0.06 ) 

(1) The Company did not have any dilutive shares outstanding as of December 31, 2012. The Company has given retroactive effect to the number of shares to reflect the new capital structure after the reverse share split described in note 29.4.

NOTE 9 — INVESTMENTS

9.1 — Current investments

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Mutual funds(1)     12,526       9,634  
LEBACs(2)     15,458        
TOTAL     27,984       9,634  

(1) Held for trading investment.
(2) Available for sale investment.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 9 — INVESTMENTS – (continued)

9.2 — Investment in associates

Investment in Dynaflows S.A.

On August 1, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Dynaflows S.A., a company organized under Argentine laws and dedicated to provide tailored mobile applications and cloud technology, and its shareholders, through which Dynaflows S.A. agreed to increase its capital by issuing shares which were subscribed by the Company in three steps, as follows: 1) in the first stage, in August 2013, Dynaflows S.A. issued 4,920 shares, from which the Company subscribed 1,776 shares that represent 9.9% of total shares issued by Dynaflows S.A., for an amount of 150; 2) in the second stage, in November 2013, Dynaflows S.A. issued 2,731 shares, from which the Company subscribed 1,775 shares for an amount of 150, thus increasing its participation in Dynaflows S.A. to 17.2% of total shares issued by Dynaflows, and 3) in the third stage, due in March 2014, Dynaflows S.A. issued 2,733 shares, from which the Company subscribed 1,776 shares for an amount of 150, thus increasing its participation in Dynaflows S.A. to 22.7%. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had subscribed 17.2% of total shares issued by Dynaflows S.A. for an amount of 300, valued at cost of acquisition. As of December 31, 2013, the liability related to the acquisition of Dynaflows S.A. amounted to 118, included in ‘Other financial liabilities’ and the Company valuated this investment at cost and classified it as “Other financial asset”.

As from March 31, 2014, the Company has increased its participation to a 22.7% in Dynaflows S.A. and accounted for this investment at equity method considering that the Company has significant influence over the operating and governance decisions of Dynaflows S.A. As a result of a change in participation, it was no longer appropriate to classify the investment as “Other financial assets” and has been reclassified to “Investment in associate”. As of December 31, 2014 the liability related to the acquisition of Dynaflows S.A. was totally cancelled.

As of December 31, 2014, the total amount of assets and liabilities of Dynaflows S.A. amounted to 113 and 277, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, total revenues of this company amounted to 118 and the total loss amounted to 168.

CHVG investment

The Company owns the 40% of total shares of CHVG S.A. (“CHVG”). CHVG is an Argentine company dedicated to give customized software solutions related to big data, web applications, among others.

As of December 31, 2014, the total amount of assets and liabilities of CHVG S.A. amounted to 63 and 8, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, total revenues of this company amounted to 91 and the total loss amounted to 60.

Collokia investment

On October 27, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Collokia LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and dedicated to provide research web technology, and its shareholders, through which Collokia LLC agreed to increase its capital by issuing 35,000 preferred units, from which the Company acquired 20,000 at the price of $15 per share. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has a 12.48% of participation in Collokia LLC and accounted for this investment at equity method considering that the Company has significant influence over the operating and governance decisions of Collokia LLC, as the participation in the board of director, the approval of budget and business plan, among other decisions.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 10 — TRADE RECEIVABLES

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Accounts receivable(1)     34,742       29,520  
Unbilled revenue     5,557       5,092  
Subtotal     40,299       34,612  
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts     (243 )      (194 ) 
TOTAL     40,056       34,418  

(1) Includes amounts due from related parties of 899 and 1,454 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (see note 21.3).
Rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts

     
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Balance at beginning of year     (194 )      (154 )      (33 ) 
Additions(1)     (130 )      (922 )      (416 ) 
Write-off of receivables     43       876       295  
Translation     38       6        
Balance at end of year     (243 )      (194 )      (154 ) 

(1) The impairment recognized represents the difference between the carrying amount of these trade receivables and the present value of the recoverable amounts included those expected in liquidation proceeds. The Company does not hold any collateral over these balances. In determining the recoverability of a trade receivable, the Company considers any change in the credit quality of the trade receivable from the date credit was initially granted up to the end of the each fiscal year.
Aging of past due not impaired trade receivables

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
60 – 90 days     1,612       2,433  
91+ days     461       548  
Balance at end of year     2,073       2,981  

The average credit period on sales is 63 days. No interest is charged on trade receivables. The Company reviews past due balances on a case-by-case basis. The Company has recognized an allowance for doubtful accounts of 100% against all receivables over 180 days because historical experience has been that receivables that are past due beyond 180 days are usually not recoverable.

Aging of impaired trade receivables

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
180+ days     243       194  
Balance at end of year     243       194  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 11 — OTHER RECEIVABLES

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Other receivables
                 
Current
                 
Tax credit – VAT     9,748       905  
Tax credit – Software Promotion Regime (note 3.7.1.1)     2,626       1,264  
Income tax credits     484       100  
Other tax credits     319       267  
Advanced to suppliers     50       314  
Prepaid expenses     498       469  
Deferred offering costs (note 3.16)           1,620  
Loans granted to employees (note 3.21)     500       1,161  
Shareholders and other related parties (note 21.2)           246  
Other     28        
TOTAL     14,253       6,346  
Non-current
                 
Tax credit – Software Promotion Regime (note 3.7.1.1)     5,657       9,579  
Tax credit – VAT           5,438  
Other tax credits     181       49  
Guarantee deposits     735       500  
Subtotal     6,573       15,566  
Allowance for impairment of tax credits     (5,657 )      (9,579 ) 
TOTAL     916       5,987  
Rollforward of the allowance for impairment of tax credits

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Balance at beginning of year     (9,579 )       
Recovery/(Additions) (note 3.7.1.1)     1,505       (9,579 ) 
Translation     2,417        
Balance at end of year     (5,657 )      (9,579 ) 

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 12 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2014 included the following:

           
  Computer
equipment
and software
  Furniture
and office
supplies
  Office
fixtures
  Buildings   Properties
under
construction
  Total
Useful life (years)     3       5       3       50                    
Cost
                                                     
Values at beginning of year     7,543       2,091       12,017             6,696       28,347  
Additions related to business combinations (note 23)     105                               105  
Additions     2,206       545       1,579       1,692       3,020       9,042  
Additions through finance lease (note 26)     246                               246  
Transfers     (46 )      91       530       2,512       (3,087 )       
Currency translation difference     (24 )      (35 )      16                   (43 ) 
Values at end of year     10,030       2,692       14,142       4,204       6,629       37,697  
Depreciation
                                                     
Accumulated at beginning of year     6,071       1,790       5,763                   13,624  
Additions     1,106       356       3,368       72             4,902  
Currency translation difference     (23 )      (36 )      17                   (42 ) 
Accumulated at end of year     7,154       2,110       9,148       72             18,484  
Carrying amount     2,876       582       4,994       4,132       6,629       19,213  

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2013 included the following:

           
  Computer
equipment
and software
  Furniture
and office
supplies
  Office
fixtures
  Buildings   Properties
under
construction
  Total
Useful life (years)     3       5       3       50                    
Cost
                                                     
Values at beginning of year     6,604       1,960       11,304                   19,868  
Additions related to business combinations (note 23)     233                               233  
Additions     580       287       488             7,122       8,477  
Additions through finance lease (note 26)     185                               185  
Disposals     (22 )      (150 )      (176 )                  (348 ) 
Transfers                 426             (426 )       
Currency translation difference     (37 )      (6 )      (25 )                  (68 ) 
Values at end of year     7,543       2,091       12,017             6,696       28,347  
Depreciation
                                                     
Accumulated at beginning of year     4,822       1,090       3,091                   9,003  
Disposals     (11 )      (124 )      (154 )                  (289 ) 
Additions     1,295       825       2,847                   4,967  
Currency translation difference     (35 )      (1 )      (21 )                  (57 ) 
Accumulated at end of year     6,071       1,790       5,763                   13,624  
Carrying amount     1,472       301       6,254             6,696       14,723  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 13 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 included the following:

       
  Licenses   Trademarks
and customer
relationships
  Non-compete
agreement
  Total
Useful life (years)     5       10       3           
Cost
                                   
Values at beginning of year     5,198       4,604       586       10,388  
Additions related to business combinations
(note 23)
          472             472  
Additions     2,697                   2,697  
Currency translation difference     (6 )      (208 )            (214 ) 
Values at end of year     7,889       4,868       586       13,343  
Amortization
                                   
Accumulated at beginning of year     3,367       795       85       4,247  
Additions     2,287       845             3,132  
Transfers           (422 )      422        
Currency translation difference     (6 )      (135 )            (141 ) 
Accumulated at end of year     5,648       1,083       507       7,238  
Carrying amount     2,241       3,785       79       6,105  

Intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 included the following:

       
  Licenses   Trademarks
and customer
relationships
  Non-compete
agreement
  Total
Useful life (years)     5       10       3           
Cost
                                   
Values at beginning of year     3,165       2,678       586       6,429  
Additions related to business combinations
(note 23)
          2,210             2,210  
Additions     2,040                   2,040  
Currency translation difference     (7 )      (284 )            (291 ) 
Values at end of year     5,198       4,604       586       10,388  
Amortization
                                   
Accumulated at beginning of year     1,729       361       34       2,124  
Additions     1,640       498       51       2,189  
Currency translation difference     (2 )      (64 )            (66 ) 
Accumulated at end of year     3,367       795       85       4,247  
Carrying amount     1,831       3,809       501       6,141  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 14 — GOODWILL

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Cost
                 
Balance at beginning of year     13,046       9,181  
Additions (note 23)           4,226  
Translation     (274 )      (361 ) 
Balance at end of year     12,772       13,046  

NOTE 15 — TRADE PAYABLES

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Suppliers     3,075       6,172  
Shareholders and other related parties (note 21.2)           23  
Expenses accrual     2,598       1,821  
TOTAL     5,673       8,016  

NOTE 16 — PAYROLL AND SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES PAYABLE

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Salaries     4,742       4,349  
Social security tax     3,965       3,580  
Accrued vacation and bonus     12,021       9,528  
Directors fees     136        
Other     103       366  
TOTAL     20,967       17,823  

NOTE 17 — BORROWINGS

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Current
                 
Bank and financial institutions (note 25)     513       1,048  
TOTAL     513       1,048  
Non-current
                 
Bank and financial institutions (note 25)     772       10,747  
TOTAL     772       10,747  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 18 — TAX LIABILITIES

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Income tax     1,702       4,100  
Periodic payment plan     166       16  
VAT payable     493       454  
Personal Assets Tax – Substitute taxpayer     444        
Software Promotion Law – annual rate     575       498  
Other     66       122  
TOTAL     3,446       5,190  

NOTE 19 — PROVISIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company has recorded a provision for tax and labor claims where the risk of loss is considered probable. As of December 31, 2014, the tax claims have expired, therefore the Company has reversed the reserve for tax claims. The final resolution of these potential claims is not likely to have a material effect on the results of operations, cashflow or the financial position of the Company.

Breakdown of reserves for lawsuits claims and other disputed matters include the following:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Reserve for tax claims           200  
Reserve for labor claims     794       71  
TOTAL     794       271  

Roll forward is as follows:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Balance at beginning of year     271       288  
Additions     740       40  
Recovery     (211 )      (22 ) 
Write-off of contingencies           (40 ) 
Translation     (6 )      5  
Balance at end of year     794       271  

NOTE 20 — PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

Preferred dividends of Class C, D, E, F, G and H shares

Classes C, D, E, F, G and H shares shall have the right to receive a Preferred Dividend, enjoying the following capital preferences:

1. On every occasion the general meeting of shareholders approves, with the affirmative vote of more than the fifty percent of the share capital, the distribution of dividends, the above mentioned classes of shares shall firstly receive for their interest in the share capital, the amount of 1,909 or the equivalent amount in Euros as per the official exchange rate on the day prior to the date of actual payment, in the case of Classes C, D and E shares, and the amount of 680 or the equivalent amount in Euros as per the official exchange rate on the day prior to the date of actual payment, in the case

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 20 — PREFERRED DIVIDENDS – (continued)

of Classes F, G and H shares (hereinafter, the “Preferred Dividend”). The balance of the dividends approved at such general meeting of shareholders in excess of the Preferred Dividend (hereinafter, “Ordinary Dividends”) shall be distributed among all the shares, including the shares that already received a Preferred Dividend, in proportion to their percentage in the share capital or they shall be allocated to the total or partial payment of unpaid Preferred Dividends from previous fiscal years not approved or approved and not paid.
2. If, in a fiscal year, the general meeting of shareholders does not approve the distribution of dividends of any kind or the amount of approved dividends is lower than the Preferred Dividend, the portion of unpaid Preferred Dividend shall be treated as Accumulated Preferred Dividends (the “Accumulated Preferred Dividends”) as follows: a) they accumulate annually retroactively to January 1; b) they accrue an annual compound interest equal to eight (8%) as from the accumulation date to the date of actual payment; c) the said interest is annually capitalized and is part of the account Accumulated Preferred Dividends; and d) each fiscal year, they can only be paid once the Preferred Dividends approved for such fiscal year are paid and subject to the special majority.
3. The general meeting of shareholders shall not agree on any distribution of Ordinary Dividends without prior compliance with the distribution of the Preferred Dividend.
4. Any payment of dividends, whether as Preferred Dividend, Ordinary Dividends or Accumulated Preferred Dividends shall be made within ninety (90) calendar days as from the approval by the general meeting of shareholders.
5. The general meeting of shareholders, on approving the dividends for each fiscal year, may also resolve:
a. not to make any payment as Accumulated Preferred Dividends and thus postpone payment for later fiscal years, without prejudice of the additional interest accruing in accordance with the precedent paragraph. In such case, once the Preferred Dividend related to the pertinent fiscal year is paid, the Ordinary Dividends for all the shares shall be paid.
b. Subject to the special majority, make a total or partial payment of the Accumulated Preferred Dividends once the approved Preferred Dividend for the related fiscal year is paid.

In the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no Preferred Dividends were approved by the Company’s shareholders’ meetings.

Considering that the Preferred Dividends are not due until they are declared and approved by the Company’s shareholders’ meeting in the event there is an approval of dividend distribution, and that the Company does not have control over this decision, the Company has concluded that it did not have a present obligation for any of the years presented in these consolidated financial statements. Thus, all of Company’s shares were classified as equity instruments as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Preferred dividends of Class A shares

Class A shares shall be entitled to a capital preference consisting in a preferred dividend (the “Class A Preferred Dividend”) to be declared on each opportunity when the general meeting of shareholders approves the annual accounts. To the extent allowed by applicable law, these preferred dividends shall be paid in advance within two (2) months after the closing of the fiscal year.

For the purpose of fixing the amount to be paid as Class A Preferred Dividend a special committee shall be established (the “Class A Dividend Committee”). Such Class A Dividend Committee shall have two members appointed by the majority of the Class C, B and D shares collectively. The decisions by the Class A

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 20 — PREFERRED DIVIDENDS – (continued)

Dividend Committee shall be made unanimously. The Parties agree that, in no case, the Class A Preferred Dividend shall be over 350, or the equivalent amount in Euros as per the official exchange rate on the day prior to the adoption of the resolution (the “Class A Maximum Dividend”) or lower than zero. The Class A Maximum Dividend may be increased by the Class A Dividend Committee, but never decreased.

The Class A Preferred Dividend, if determined by the Class A Dividend Committee, may be paid by the Company regardless and previously to any payment for Preferred Dividend or Unpaid Preferred Dividend. However, the payment of the Class A Preferred Dividend shall be decided solely by the Class A Dividend Committee and if such Class A Dividend Committee decides not to pay any amount as Class A Preferred Dividend or its members do not reach to an agreement, Class A shares shall not receive any credit against the Company.

The Class A Preferred Dividend shall also apply in cases of merger, spin-off, sale or transfer, under any title, of one hundred percent of the share capital or a significant part of the assets or business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries/affiliates.

Since the inception of Globant Spain, the preferred dividend to Class A shares has been approved by the shareholders’ meetings held on June 20, 2009, June 7, 2010, June 7, 2011 and June 8, 2012 for an amount of 115, 170, 307 and 439, respectively. Under Spanish Law, dividends are distributed when there are accumulated gains for the Company on a stand-alone basis. Since Globant Spain had accumulated losses on a stand-alone basis since inception, the shareholders approved the distribution of the preferred dividends to Class A shares as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. As the determination of the amount of the preferred dividend to be paid to Class A Shares is at the discretion of the Class A Dividend Committee and requires to be declared and approved by the shareholders’ meeting, the Company does not have control over this decision and, consequently, the Company has concluded that it did not have a present obligation for any of the years presented in these consolidated financial statements. Consequently, all of the Company’s shares were classified as equity instruments as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

The above preferences were extinguished upon the occurrence of the IPO on July 23, 2014.

NOTE 21 — RELATED PARTIES BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

21.1 — Globers S.A.

The Company purchases services (related to travel and lodging expenses) from Globers S.A. which was owned by certain of the Company’s shareholders (Martín Migoya, Guibert Englebienne, Martin Umaran and Nestor Nocetti). As described in note 23, the Company acquired Globers S.A. on December 21, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recognized expenses from Globers S.A. totaling 4,282, which included 2,901 as costs of revenue, and 1,381 as selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 21 — RELATED PARTIES BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS  – (continued)

21.2 — Shareholders and other related parties

The Company paid certain expenses on behalf of certain shareholders and other related parties and provided some expense reimbursement to certain shareholders, as detailed below. Such amounts are recorded in current and non-current other receivables and trade payables as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and were the following:

       
  Other receivables   Trade payables
     As of December 31,   As of December 31,
     2014   2013   2014   2013
Riverwood Capital LLC                       23  
Paldwick S.A.           246              
Total           246             23  

21.3 — WPP

The Company provides software and consultancy services to certain WPP subsidiaries. Outstanding balances as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Grey Global Group Inc.     83       87  
Group M Worldwide Inc     125       345  
Kantar Media     76       59  
Kantar Operations     88       164  
TNS     202       178  
Young & Rubicam     53       55  
Rockfish Interactive Corporation     7       56  
Digitarias           41  
JWT     71       241  
Kantar World Panel           228  
Burson Marsteller     33        
Frontier Communication     105        
Fbiz Comunicação Ltda.     56        
Total     899       1,454  

During the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized revenues for 6,842 and 8,532, respectively, as follows:

   
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013
Grey Global Group Inc.     974       635  
Group M Worldwide Inc     1,137       1,741  
Kantar Group     1,754       306  
Kantar Media           254  
Kantar Operations           213  
TNS     1,207       1,229  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 21 — RELATED PARTIES BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS  – (continued)

   
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013
Young & Rubicam     520       442  
Hogarth           40  
AkQA           266  
Mindshare     168       423  
Rockfish Interactive Corporation     193       122  
Digitarias           43  
JWT     839       921  
Burson Marsteller     121        
Fbiz Comunicação Ltda.     518        
Geometry Global     146        
Ogilvy & Mather Brasil Comunication     49        
Wunderman CATO Johnson S.A     24        
VML     31        
Kantar World Panel           1,897  
Total     7,681       8,532  

21.4 — Compensation of key management personnel

The remuneration of directors and other members of key management personnel during each of the three years are as follows:

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
Salaries and bonuses     3,639       4,153       2,635  
Total     3,639       4,153       2,635  

The remuneration of directors and key executives is determined by the Board of Directors based on the performance of individuals and market trends.

During 2013, the Company granted 24,999 share options at a strike price of $12.2208. During 2014, the Company granted 296,167 share options at a strike price of $10.

NOTE 22 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

22.1 — Share-based compensation plan

In June 2012, the Company decided to replace its SAR program with a share-based compensation program, under which the beneficiary employee has an option to be exercised at the earliest of (i) the effective date of the share option agreement, provided that the employee has been in the continuous employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), (ii) under a liquidity event, as defined in the agreement, or (iii) under an IPO, registered in the U.S. The strike price of the share options was not changed from the original SAR contracts, and has to be paid by the employee in cash at the date of exercise.

Share-based compensation expense for awards of equity instruments to employees and non-employee directors is determined based on the grant-date fair value of the awards. Fair value is calculated using Black & Scholes model.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 22 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS – (continued)

The share-based compensation agreement related to the change of compensation program was signed by the employees on June 30, 2012. Under this share-based compensation plan, during the year 2013, other share-based compensation agreements were signed for a total of 96,230 options granted. During the year 2014, other share-based compensation agreements were signed for a total of 55,260 options granted.

Each employee share option converts into one ordinary share of the Company on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry (seven years after the effective date).

All options vested on the date of modification of the plan or all other non-vested options expire within seven years after the effective date or seven years after the period of vesting finalizes.

In July 2014, the Company adopted a new Equity Incentive Program, the 2014 Plan.

Pursuant to this plan, on July 18, 2014, the first trading day of the Company common shares on the NYSE, the Company made the annual grants for 2014 Plan to certain of the executive officers and other employees. The grants included 589,000 common shares with a vesting period of 4 years, becoming exercisable a 25% of the options on each anniversary of the grant date through the fourth anniversary of the grant. Share-based compensation expense for awards of equity instruments is determined based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date.

Each employee share option converts into one ordinary share of the Company on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry (ten years after the effective date).

The following reconciles the share options outstanding from the beginning of the years ended at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

       
  As of
December 31, 2014
  As of
December 31, 2013
     Number of
options
  Weighted
average
exercise price
  Number of
options
  Weighted
average
exercise price
Balance at the beginning of year     1,497,466       4.56       3,180,907       2.64  
Options granted during the year     644,260       10.05       98,731       12.72  
Forfeited during the year     (158,370 )      8.40       (72,772 )      5.76  
Exercised during the year     (258,742 )      4.21       (1,516,724 )      3.24  
Repurchased during the year(1)                 (192,676 )      3.72  
Balance at end of year     1,724,614       5.92       1,497,466       4.56  

(1) The average price amounted to 10.32.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 22 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS – (continued)

The following table summarizes the share-based compensation plan at the end of the year:

           
Grant date   Excerise
price
($)
  Number
of stock options
  Number of
stock options
vested as of
December 31,
2014
  Fair value at grant date
($)
  Fair value vested ($)   Expense as of December 31, 2014
($)
2006     0.95       33,839       33,839       184       184        
2007     0.71       341,534       341,534       1,936       1,936        
       1.40       16,548       16,548       83       83        
2009     2.08       19,501       19,501       85       85        
2010     2.48       14,992       14,992       60       60        
       2.93       19,510       19,510       72       72        
       3.38       156,528       156,528       518       518        
2011     2.71       161,773       161,773       626       626       172  
       3.38       17,293       17,293       58       58        
2012     3.61                               350  
       6.77       139,672       128,143       229       211       14  
       7.04       18,956       9,111       30       15       14  
       9.02       14,341       14,341       14       14        
2013     12.22       47,169       20,802       117       51       35  
       12.54                               6  
       14.40       2,395       718       4       1       1  
2014     10.00       581,500             1,935              
       13.20       10,920             22              
Subtotal           1,596,471       954,633       5,973       3,914       592  
Non employees stock options
                                                     
2010     2.26       11,085       11,085       47       47        
2011     7.04       72,718       72,718       114       114        
2014     10.00       44,340       13,302       83       25       25  
Subtotal           128,143       97,105       244       186       25  
Total           1,724,614       1,051,738       6,217       4,100       617  

Deferred income tax asset arising from the recognition of the share-based compensation plan amounted to 3,604 and 1,670 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 22 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS – (continued)

Share options exercised during the year:

           
  As of December 31, 2014   As of December 31, 2013
     Number of options exercised   Exercise
date
  Exercise
price
  Number of options exercised   Exercise
date
  Exercise
price
Granted in 2006                    0.00       105,696       March 27       0.84  
Granted in 2006                    0.00       422,784       December 28       0.84  
Granted in 2007                    0.00       73,277       March 27       1.32  
Granted in 2007                    0.00       251,019       December 28       1.32  
Granted in 2008                    0.00       48,167       March 27       1.80  
Granted in 2008                    0.00       203,827       December 28       1.68  
Granted in 2009                    0.00       9,048       March 27       2.04  
Granted in 2009                    0.00       16,690       December 28       2.04  
Granted in 2010     1,660       December 21       2.48       94,156       March 27       2.88  
Granted in 2010     10,823       December 21       3.38       258,050       December 28       2.88  
Granted in 2011     1,922       December 21       2.48       9,608       March 27       2.88  
Granted in 2011                    0.00       10,416       December 28       3.48  
Granted in 2012     214,337       December 21       3.61       13,986       December 28       6.96  
Granted in 2012     30,000       December 21       9.02                       
Balance at end of the year     258,742                   1,516,724              

22.3 — Fair value of share-based compensation granted

Determining the fair value of the stock-based awards at the grant date requires judgment. The Company calculated the fair value of each option award on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the Company’s shares, expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.

The Company estimated the following assumptions for the calculation of the fair value of the share options:

     
Assumptions   Granted in
2014 for 2014 plan
  Granted in
2014 for 2012 plan
  Granted in
2013 for 2012 plan
Stock price     10         10         12.216    
Expected option life     6 years         4 years         4 years    
Volatility     28%       21%       22%  
Risk-free interest rate     2.42%       1.35%       1.24%  

See Note 4 for a description of the assumptions.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Acquisition of Nextive Solutions LLC and Tecnología Social S.A.

On July 29, 2011 the Company purchased the 100% of shares of Nextive Solutions LLC and Tecnología Social S.A. (“Nextive” and “Tecnología Social”, respectively) and obtained control of the acquired entities.

Nextive and Tecnología Social were engaged in the software development for mobile business and Internet applications. During 2011, these companies were merged into Globant LLC and Sistemas Globales S.A., respectively.

The purchase price agreed for Nextive and Tecnología Social was as follows:

1. On July 29, 2011, the Company paid 1,395.
2. On July 29, 2012, the Company paid 1,705 (including 305 of interest) plus 40 to Mr. Burgert.
3. On July 29, 2013, the Company paid 1,595 (including 220 of interest) plus 80 to Mr. Burgert.
4. On July 29, 2014, the Company paid 1,485 (including 110 of interest), plus 120 paid to Mr. Burgert.

Mr. Burgert received 77,665 and 42,693 share options on July 29, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Amounts paid to Mr. Burgert as additional payment as well as the SARs are not considered part of the consideration paid for the business combination, instead they are regarded as remuneration to Mr. Burgert employment.

The consideration transferred for the Nextive and Tecnología Social acquisition was calculated as follows:

 
Purchase Price   Amount
Down payment     1,395  
Installment payment     4,046 (a) 
Total consideration     5,441  

(a) As of December 31, 2014, total consideration for Nextive and Tecnología Social acquisition was paid. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2013 amounted to 1,530, classified as current other financial liabilities.

Acquisition of Terraforum

On October 26, 2012, the Company purchased the 100% of shares of Terraforum Consultoria Ltda. (“Terraforum”) and has obtained control of the acquired entity. Terraforum is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Brazil and is engaged in the software development, consulting services and digital applications. Terraforum has generated total revenue of 3.2 million for the ten-month period ended October 31, 2012. Terraforum has four different locations in Brazil: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Belo Horizonte. The total headcount was 58 employees distributed in the four different locations.

The purchase price was payable as follows:

1. On October 26, 2012 the Company paid R$3,724 (equivalent to 1,837) in cash.
2. Second payment:
a. On January 31, 2013, the Company paid 427 including interest.
b. On March 29, 2013, the Company paid 384 including interest.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS – (continued)

c. No share options were granted to the individual stockholders.
3. Third Payment:
a. On July 31, 2013, the Company paid 467 including interests.
b. As of September 30, 2013, gross revenue and gross profit target defined for the third payment were not met, thus, no payment was required (See note 27.10.1).
4. Fourth Payment:
a. On January 31, 2014, the Company paid 604 including interest.
b. As of December 31, 2013, gross revenue and gross profit target defined for the fourth payment were not met, thus, no payment was required (see note 27.10.1).
c. No share options were granted to the individual stockholders.

The consideration transferred for Terraforum acquisition was calculated as follows:

 
Purchase Price   Amount
Down payment     1,838  
Installment payment     3,341 (a) 
Total consideration     5,179  

(a) As of December 31, 2014, the total consideration for Terraforum acquisition was paid. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2013 amounted to 572 including interest, classified as current other financial liabilities.

Acquisition of Globers S.A.

On December 21, 2012, the Company through its subsidiaries Sistemas Globales Buenos Aires S.R.L. and 4.0 S.R.L. purchased the 100% of shares of Globers S.A. (“Globers”) and has obtained control of the acquired entity. Globers is a company organized under the laws of Argentina and is engaged in the travel organization services. Globers had generated total revenue of 595 for the twelve months period ended December 21, 2012. The total headcount was 8 employees.

The purchase price agreed for Globers was as follows:

1. First payment at December 31, 2012: Sistemas Globales Buenos Aires S.R.L. paid 150 in cash.
2. Second payment at March 1, 2013: Sistemas Globales Buenos Aires S.R.L. paid 150 in cash.
3. Third payment at June 1, 2013: Sistemas Globales Buenos Aires S.R.L. paid 150 in cash.

The consideration transferred for Globers acquisition was calculated as follows:

 
Purchase Price   Amount
Down payment     150  
Installment payment     292  
Total consideration     442  

Acquisition of Huddle Group

On October 11, 2013, the Company, by accepting the Offer Letter dated October 11, 2013, executed and submitted by Pusfel S.A., a company organized and existing under the laws of Uruguay and ACX Partners One LP, a limited partnership organized and existing under the laws of England (“ACX”, and together with Pusfel, the “Sellers”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase 86.25% of the capital interests of Huddle Investment LLP, a company organized and existing under the laws of England (“Huddle UK”) (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”). Huddle UK owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the capital stock and voting rights of the following subsidiaries: Huddle Group S.A., a corporation (sociedad anónima) organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (“Huddle Argentina”); Huddle Group S.A., a corporation (sociedad anónima) organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Chile (“Huddle Chile”); and Huddle Group Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington (“Huddle US”, and together with Huddle Argentina and Huddle Chile, the “Huddle Subsidiaries”, and together with Huddle UK, the “Huddle Group”). The closing of the transaction contemplated in the Stock Purchase Agreement took place on October 18, 2013 (the “Closing Date”).

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS – (continued)

The Huddle Group is engaged in the software development, consulting services and digital applications. As of the date of the Offer letter the total headcount of the Huddle Group was 156 employees distributed in four different locations: Argentina, Chile, United States and United Kingdom.

The aggregate purchase price under the Stock Purchase Agreement was 8,395. Such purchase price may be subject to adjustments based on the future performance of the Huddle Group, and will be payable to the Sellers in seven installments, pro rata to each of the sellers’ ownership percentage (62.802% and 37.198% in the case of ACX and Pusfel, respectively), as follows:

1. On October 21, 2013 and November 4, 2013, the Company paid a total of 3,436 including interest.
2. Second installment: On April 21, 2014, the Company paid a total of 2,156, including interests.
3. Third installment: Based on the gross revenue and gross profit achieved by the Huddle Group for the year 2013, the Company paid on April 22, 2014, 861 and recognized as of December 31, 2013, a gain for 109 arisen on the remeasurement of the liability, included in “Other income and expense, net”.
4. Fourth installment: On October 25, 2014, the Company paid 870, including interests.
5. The fifth installment of 647 shall be paid no later than March 31, 2015.
6. The sixth installment of 187 shall be paid no later than March 31, 2016.
7. The seventh installment of 115 shall be paid no later than the fifth anniversary date of Closing Date.

The consideration transferred for Huddle Group acquisition was calculated as follows:

 
Purchase Price   Amount
Down payment     3,019  
Installment payment     5,117 (a)(b) 
Total consideration     8,136  

(a) Net present value of future installment payments including interest.
(b) The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 amounted to 1,308 and 4,638, respectively, including interest; classified 1,045 and 3,803 as current and 263 and 835 as non-current other financial liabilities, respectively.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS – (continued)

Minority interest purchase agreement

On October 11, 2013, the Company, by accepting the Offer Letter dated October 11, 2013, executed and submitted by Gabriel Eduardo Spitz (“Mr. Spitz”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Minority Interest SPA”) to purchase an additional 13.75% of the capital interests of Huddle UK (the “Spitz Interest”). According to this agreement, the consideration for the purchase of Spitz interest was agreed to be paid in common shares of the Company to be transferred in three tranches, subject to adjustments based on the future performance of the Huddle Group. If in each tranche the Huddle Group didn’t achieve the target defined in the Minority Interest SPA, the Company was not obliged to buy any portion of Spitz interest.

Additionally, pursuant to a shareholder’s agreement, the Company agreed on a put option over the 13.75% of the remaining interest in Huddle UK effective on April 1, 2016 or in the event of the death or full permanent disability of the non-controlling shareholder, pursuant to which the non-controlling shareholder shall have the right (the “Put Option”) to sell and Globant shall purchase all, but not less than all the shareholder’s non-controlling interest. The aggregate purchase price to be paid by Globant upon exercise of the Put Option shall be equal to the price resulting from valuing the Company at six (6) times EBITDA according to the Company's most recent audited annual financial statements at the time of the delivery of such exercise of the Put Option.

The Company implemented the IFRIC Interpretation DI/2012/2 “Put Options Written on Non-controlling Interests” issued in May 2012 that requires a financial liability initially measured at the present value of the redemption amount in the parent’s consolidated financial statements for written puts on non-controlling interest. Subsequently, the financial liability is measured in accordance with IFRS 9.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company has recognized as non-current other financial liabilities the written put option for an amount of 1,905 equal to the present value of the amount that could be required to be paid to the counterparty discounted at an interest rate of 6.5%. Changes in the measurement of the gross obligation will be recognized in profit or loss.

Pursuant to the shareholder’s agreement, the Company also agreed on a call option over non-controlling interest effective on April 1, 2016 or in the event of termination of employment of the non-controlling shareholder for any reason pursuant to which the Company shall have the right to purchase and the non-controlling interest shareholder shall sell all but not less than all the shareholder’s non-controlling interest then owned by the non-controlling shareholder. The Company calculated the fair value of call option on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the maturity, exercise price, spot, risk-free and standard deviation. See Note 4 for a description of the assumptions.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company has accounted for the call option at its fair value of 984 in a similar way to a call option over an entity’s own equity shares and the initial fair value of the option was recognized in equity.

On October 23, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to amend the Minority Interest SPA, to purchase the remaining 13.75% of the capital interests of Huddle UK (the “Spitz Interest”). Pursuant to this amendment, Mr. Spitz transferred to the Company the remaining 13.75% of the capital interests of Huddle UK. The consideration for the purchase of Spitz interest, is the amount resulting from valuating Huddle UK at 0.7 times its annual gross revenue for the twelve-month period ended on December 31, 2014 (“2014 Gross revenue”) multiplied by 0.1375; provided that if the 2014 Gross revenue is higher than 7,800, then the purchase price shall be an amount equivalent to 0.8 times the 2014 Gross revenue multiplied by 0.1375. The consideration shall in no case be less than 650. As of December 31, 2014, the consideration amounted to 650 and will be payable in three installments, as follows:

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS – (continued)

1) First installment: the amount of 100 was paid on October 23, 2014.
2) Second installment: shall consist of 50% of the total consideration minus the amount paid in the first installment, and shall be made in cash no later than February 28, 2015
3) Third installment: shall consist of 50% of the total consideration, paid in the Company shares no later than September 30, 2015.

As a consequence of this amendment, the call and put option explained above were recalled and the Company increased its percentage of shares in Huddle UK to 100%. The carrying amount of the non-controlling interest was adjusted to reflect this transaction. The difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interest was adjusted, and the fair value of the consideration paid was recognized directly in equity and attributed to the owners of the parent.

Acquisition of Bluestar Energy

On October 10, 2014, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with AEP Retail Energy Partners LLC to purchase 100% of the capital stock of BlueStar Energy Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BSE Holding”), whose only material asset is 100% of the capital stock of BlueStar Energy S.A.C., a Peruvian company (“BlueStar Peru”). BlueStar Peru is engaged is the business of providing information technology support services to the retail electric industry.

The aggregate purchase price under the SPA amounted to 1,357, equal to the net working capital of BlueStar Energy Holdings, Inc. as of the acquisition date. Jointly with this SPA, the Company signed with AEP Energy Inc. a consulting services agreement, to provide software services in the United States and other jurisdictions for the following three years. The fair value of this agreement was recognized as an intangible asset as of the date of acquisition for an amount of 472, which originated a gain for a bargain business combination for the same amount included in “Other income and expense, net”.

As of December 21, 2014 the Company changed the legal name of Bluestar Energy S.A.C. to Globant Peru S.A.C.

Outstanding balances of financial liabilities related to the abovementioned acquisitions as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

       
  As of December 31, 2014   As of December 31, 2013
     Other
financial
liabilities – 
current
  Other
financial
liabilities – 
non current
  Other
financial
liabilities – 
current
  Other
financial
liabilities – 
non current
Nextive and Tecnología Social S.A.                 1,530        
Terraforum consultoría Ltda.                 572        
Huddle Group     1,045       263       3,803       835  
Dynaflows                 118        
Put option on minority interest                       1,905  
Total     1,045       263       6,023       2,740  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS – (continued)

Purchase Price Allocation

Assets acquired and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition in the business combinations above mentioned are as follows:

         
  Nextive and
Tecnología
Social S.A.
  Globers S.A.   Terraforum
consultoría
Ltda.
  Huddle
Group
  Bluestar
Energy
Current Assets
                                            
Cash and cash equivalents     272       235       29       1,226       1,575  
Trade receivables     924       350       585       1,475        
Other receivables     48       125       28       54       471  
Non current assets
                                            
Porperty and equipment     350       5       214       233       105  
Intangibles                 2,050       2,210       472  
Other receivables                       915       42  
Goodwill(1)     4,082       111       2,681       4,226        
Current liabilities
                                            
Trade and other payables     (229 )      (384 )      (408 )      (378 )      (360 ) 
Borrowings                       (441 )       
Deferred tax liabilities     (6 )                        (194 ) 
Payroll and social security                       (761 )      (282 ) 
Provision for contingencies                              
Non controlling interest                       (623 )       
Gain from bargain business combination(2)                             (472 ) 
Total consideration     5,441       442       5,179       8,136       1,357  

(1) Goodwill arising from Globers S.A., and Huddle Group are not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill arising from the acquisition of Terraforum Consultoria Ltda. is deductible for tax purposes.
(2) As the total amount paid for Bluestar Energy is less than the fair value of the assets and liabilities recognized at the date of acquisition, the Company has recorded a gain from bargain business combination.

Goodwill arose in the acquisition of TerraForum because the cost of the equity interest acquired included a control premium. In addition, the consideration paid for this acquisition effectively included amounts in relation to the benefit of expected synergies, revenue growth, customer relationships, non-compete agreement, future market development and the assembled workforce of TerraForum. Only the customer relationships and non-compete agreements are recognized as intangibles. The other benefits are not recognized separately from goodwill because they do not meet the recognition criteria for identifiable intangible assets.

Goodwill arising in the acquisition of Globers because the cost of the equity interest acquired included a control premium. In addition, the consideration paid for this acquisition effectively included amounts in relation to the benefit of expected synergies and the assembled workforce of Globers. These benefits are not recognized separately from goodwill because they do not meet the recognition criteria for identifiable intangible assets.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 23 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS – (continued)

Goodwill has arisen in the acquisition of Huddle Group because the cost of the equity interest acquired included a control premium. In addition, the consideration paid for this acquisition effectively included amounts in relation to the benefit of expected synergies, revenue growth, customer relationships, future market development and the assembled workforce of Huddle Group. Only the customer relationships are recognized as intangibles. The other benefits are not recognized separately from goodwill because they do not meet the recognition criteria for identifiable intangible assets.

The fair values of the receivables acquired do not differ from their gross contractual amount.

Acquisition related expenses were not material and were recognized directly as expense for each period.

Impact of acquisitions on the results of the Company

The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes a loss of 64 attributable to the business generated by Terraforum. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012 included 881 related to the business of that company. Had the business combination of Terraforum and Globers been effected at January 1, 2012, the consolidated revenue of the Company would have been 132,702, the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2012 would have been 1,658 and losses per share would have amounted to ($0.06).

The net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes a loss of 60 attributable to the business generated by the Huddle Group. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013 included 2,112 related to the business of that company. Had the business combination of the Huddle Group been effected at January 1, 2013, the consolidated revenue of the Company would have been 166,076, the net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 would have been 13,696 and earnings per share would have amounted to $0.50.

The net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 includes a gain of 393 attributable to the business generated by Bluestar Energy. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 included 1,058 related to the business of that company. Had the business combination of Bluestar Energy been effected at January 1, 2014, the consolidated revenue of the Company would have been 203,345, the net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 would have been 25,655 and earnings per share would have amounted to $0.83.

Directors consider these “pro-forma” numbers to represent an approximate measure of the performance of the combined group on an annualized basis and to provide a reference point for comparison in future periods.

NOTE 24 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding on how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is considered to be the Company’s chief executive officer (“CEO”). The CEO reviews financial information presented on an entity level basis for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. Therefore, the Company has determined that it operates in a single operating and reportable segment.

The Company provides services related to application development, testing, infrastructure management and application maintenance.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 24 — SEGMENT INFORMATION – (continued)

The following table summarizes revenues by geography:

     
  For the year ended December 31,
     2014   2013   2012
North America
                          
United States of America     160,376       126,038       103,905  
Canada     2,721       2,805       2,023  
Subtotal North America     163,097       128,843       105,928  
Europe
                          
Spain     1,795       2,389       1,263  
Ireland     1,649       1,431       1,636  
United Kingdom     5,546       8,122       7,978  
Others     2,714       922       581  
Subtotal Europe     11,704       12,864       11,458  
Latin America and others
                          
Argentina     4,248       5,484       4,935  
Brazil     3,078       3,848       1,671  
Colombia     3,069       3,913       4,296  
Chile     8,974       1,756       45  
Uruguay     3,626       1,571       445  
Others     1,809       45       71  
Subtotal Latin America and others     24,804       16,617       11,463  
TOTAL     199,605       158,324       128,849  

The revenues by geography were determined based on the country where the sale took place. There are no revenues generated in the country of the Company’s domicile, Luxembourg, for any of the years presented.

The Company had no single customer accounting for 10% or more of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.

The following table summarizes non-current assets other than deferred taxes as stated in IFRS 8, paragraph 33.b, by jurisdiction:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Argentina     21,956       26,980  
Spain     1,509       509  
United States of America     1,558       879  
Brazil     3,057       3,814  
Uruguay     1,351       1,849  
Luxembourg     6,064       6,383  
Other countries     4,285       767  
TOTAL     39,780       41,181  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 25 — BORROWINGS

25.1 — Bank and financial institutions

The principal balances of outstanding borrowings under lines of credit with banks and financial institutions were as follows:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
HSBC bank (Argentina)     252       438  
Banco Santander Rio (Argentina)     654       1,596  
Banco del Chaco (Argentina)     17       35  
Banco Galicia (Argentina)     2       67  
Banco Ciudad (Argentina)     2       40  
Banco Phenix (Argentina)     82       129  
Apple Financial Services (United States)     72       71  
Financial institution – Leasing (Uruguay)     195        
Bradesco (Brazil)     9        
Bridge Bank (United States)           9,419  
TOTAL     1,285       11,795  

Such balances were included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Current borrowings     513       1,048  
Non-current borrowings     772       10,747  
TOTAL     1,285       11,795  

Movements in borrowings are analyzed as follows:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Balance at the beginning of year     11,795       11,782  
Proceeds of new borrowings     257       4,393  
Payment of borrowings     (10,010 )      (3,783 ) 
Accrued interest     (6 )      82  
Foreign exchange     (751 )      (679 ) 
TOTAL     1,285       11,795  

25.1.1 — Bridge Bank

On May 6, 2011, the Company through its subsidiary, Globant LLC, signed a revolving credit line with Bridge Bank to finance its activities. The initial amount of the credit line was up to 10,000. The credit line allows Globant LLC to request the bank to advance funds. The initial maturity date of the credit line was May 6, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2013, Globant LLC renewed this loan agreement with Bridge Bank, for a revolving line of credit of up to 15,000. The maturity date was extended to May 6, 2015.

The advances bear interest at a rate equal to the last variable rate published by the Bridge Bank plus 0.25%, subject to the condition that the applicable rate is at least equal or greater than an annual rate of 3.25%. Moreover, if any payment is not made within 10 days after the date such payment (capital on interest) is due, Globant LLC must pay to the bank a late fee equal to the lesser of 5% of the amount of such unpaid amount or the maximum amount permitted to be charged under applicable U.S. law, not in any case to be less than 25 U.S. dollars.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 25 — BORROWINGS – (continued)

Interest is due and payable on the tenth calendar day of each month. Globant LLC may prepay any advance in whole or in part at any time without penalty or premium.

During 2013, Globant LLC increased its borrowings by 1,500. At December 31, 2013, Globant LLC had outstanding borrowings of 9,419, including interest. At December 31, 2014, the borrowing was totally paid.

25.1.2 — Argentine subsidiary’s loan agreements

The Company, through its Argentine subsidiaries, Sistemas Globales S.A. and Huddle Group S.A., entered into several loan agreements with HSBC, Santander Rio, Galicia, Ciudad, Comafi and Nuevo Banco del Chaco.

Balances as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were the following:

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
HSBC bank (Argentina)     252       438  
Banco Santander Rio (Argentina)     654       1,596  
Banco del Chaco (Argentina)     17       35  
Banco Galicia (Argentina)     2       67  
Banco Ciudad (Argentina)     2       40  
Banco Phenix (Argentina)     82       129  
TOTAL     1,009       2,305  

These loans contain accelerating clauses applicable to Sistemas Globales S.A. that would cause outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable mainly under the following circumstances: 1) upon default on any of the commitments assumed under the loan agreement; 2) upon Sistemas Globales S.A. becoming insolvent or bankrupt; 3) if Sistemas Globales S.A. is unable to comply with its obligations; 4) if any governmental authority confiscates, nationalizes or expropriates some or all assets or all equity interest of Sistemas Globales S.A.; 5) if the board of directors of Sistemas Globales S.A. authorizes the liquidation of the entity; 6) if Sistemas Globales S.A. does not comply with duly tax payments; 7) if Sistemas Globales S.A. pledges its equity shares; or 8) if Sistemas Globales S.A. grants a pledge or mortgage on its assets.

As of December 31, 2014, Sistemas Globales S.A. was in compliance with all the covenants included in the financing agreements.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, Huddle Group S.A.’s loans did not contain covenants.

NOTE 26 — OPERATING AND FINANCE LEASES

The Company is obligated under various operating leases for office space and office equipment. Total lease expense incurred under these leases was approximately 8,830; 8,193 and 7,025 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized some agreements related to computer leases as finance leases ending in the year 2015. Thus, the amount of computer equipment and software included 246 and 185 under finance lease agreements, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The related liability arises to 359 and 200, out of which 237 and 165 are classified as current borrowings; and 122 and 35 as non-current borrowings, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 26 — OPERATING AND FINANCE LEASES – (continued)

Future fixed minimum annual lease commitments are as follows at December 31, 2014:

 
Year   Amount
2015     7,623  
2016     4,822  
2017     2,883  
2018     2,346  
2019     1,756  

NOTE 27 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

27.1 — Categories of financial instruments

   
  As of December 31,
     2014   2013
Financial assets
                 
Cash and cash equivalents     34,195       17,051  
HFT assets     12,526       10,618  
Available-for-sale assets     15,458        
Other financial assets           300  
Loans and receivables     55,225       46,751  
Financial liabilities
                 
Amortized cost
                 
Trade payables     5,673       8,016  
Payroll and social security taxes     20,967       17,823  
Borrowings     1,285       11,795  
Other financial liabilities(1)     1,308       7,900  
Tax liabilities     3,446       5,190  
Other liabilities     173       24  

(1) As of December 31, 2013, other financial liabilities includes 861 related to the contingent liability arose in Huddle Group acquisition, which is measured at fair value (see note 27.10.1).

At the end of the reporting years, there were no loans or receivables designated at fair value through profit or loss. The carrying amounts reflected above represents the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk for such loans and receivables.

27.2 — Market risk

The Company is exposed to a variety of risks: market risk, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, and liquidity risk.

The Company’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Company’s financial performance. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its exposure to risks.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 27 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – (continued)

27.3 — Foreign currency risk management

The Company undertakes transactions denominated in foreign currencies; consequently, exposures to exchange rate fluctuations arise.

Except in TerraForum and Globers, the subsidiary’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. In 2014, 92% of the Company’s revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars. Because the majority of its personnel are located in Latin America, the Company incurs the majority of its operating expenses and capital expenditures in non-U.S. dollar currencies, primarily the Argentine peso, Uruguayan peso, Brazilian Reais and Colombian peso.

Foreign exchange sensitivity analysis

The Company is mainly exposed to Argentine pesos.

The following table details the Company’s sensitivity to a 30% increase and decrease in the U.S. dollar against the relevant foreign currency. The sensitivity analysis includes outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items at December 31, 2014 and adjusts their translation at the year-end for a 30% change in U.S. dollars against the relevant foreign currency and the same change that affects net income as certain costs are incurred in Argentine pesos.

       
      Gain/(loss)
Account   Currency   Amount   30% Increase   30% Decrease
Net balances     Argentine pesos       21,267       (4,908 )      6,380  
    Total       21,267       (4,908 )      6,380  

       
      Gain/(loss)
Account   Currency   Amount   30% Increase   30% Decrease
Costs     Argentine pesos       (101,165 )      23,346       (30,350 ) 
       Total       (101,165 )      23,346       (30,350 ) 

The estimated effect in net gain for the year ended December 31, 2014 due to a 30% increase in the U.S. dollar against the Argentine peso is a gain of 18,438 and such effect due to a 30% decrease in the U.S. dollar against the Argentine peso is a loss of a 23,970.

27.4 — Interest rate risk management

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its cash and bank balances and its credit facilities. The Bridge Bank loan bears interest at rate ranging from 3.25% to 4% (depending on the amount drawn). The Company’s credit lines in Argentina bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 15.25% and 15.50% in local currency (equivalent to an interest rate around 3.75% and 4%). The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge its risk of interest rate volatility.

27.5 — Liquidity risk management

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under credit facilities. See note 25.1.1.

Management monitors rolling forecasts of the Company’s liquidity position on the basis of expected cash flow.

The table below analyses financial liabilities into relevant maturity groups based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 27 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – (continued)

         
  Expected Maturity Date
     2015   2016   2017   Thereafter   Total
Borrowings     283       643                   926  
Interest to be paid     161       103                   264  
Finance leases     230       80       49             359  
Other financial liabilities     1,045       173             90       1,308  
TOTAL     1,719       999       49       90       2,857  

27.6 — Concentration of credit risk

The Company derives revenues from clients in the U.S. (approximately 80%) and clients related from diverse industries. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s top five clients accounted for 27.8%, 25.3% and 27.7% of its revenues, respectively. No single customer accounted for 10% or more of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

27.7 — Fair value of financial instruments that are not measured at fair value

The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities related to cash and bank balances, investments, trade receivables, other current and non-current receivables, trade payables, payroll and social security taxes payables, tax liabilities and other liabilities included in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, approximate to their fair values. Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, are subsequently measured at amortised cost considering the effective interest rate method, which approximate to its fair value due to their short-term maturity.

27.8 Available-for-sale investments

As of December 31, 2014, the Company has acquired “Letras del Banco Central” (LEBAC) with SBS Sociedad de Bolsa S.A. for an amount of 15,458. LEBAC are short-term securities issued and tendered by the Argentine Central Bank, denominated in Argentine pesos, and can be purchased with cash through banks or stock brokering companies. LEBAC do not pay interest during the life of the instrument. Instead, LEBAC are bought at a discount from their face value, which is the amount the instrument will be worth at its settlement. When these instruments reach their maturity, the investor receives an amount equal to the face value of the instrument.

The purpose of this transaction is to ensure a fixed return in Argentine pesos.

Changes in the carrying amount of AFS financial assets relating to changes in foreign currency rates, interest income calculated using the effective interest method are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of AFS financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income.

27.9 — Fair value measurements recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position

The following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into a three-level fair value hierarchy as mandated by IFRS 13, as follows:

 –  Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 27 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – (continued)

 –  Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices).
 –  Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities.

       
  As of December 31, 2014
     Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Financial assets
                                   
Mutual funds           12,526             12,526  
LEBACs           15,458             15,458  

       
  As of December 31, 2013
     Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Financial assets
                                   
Mutual funds           9,634             9,634  
Call option on minority interest (see note 23)                 984       984  
Financial liabilities
                                   
Put option on minority interest (see note 23)                 1,905       1,905  

There were no transfers of financial assets between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period.

The Company has applied the market approach technique in order to estimate the price at which an orderly transaction to sell the asset or to transfer the liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable (i.e., similar) assets, liabilities or a group of assets and liabilities.

27.10 Level 3

27.10.1 Contingent consideration

As explained in note 23, the acquisition of Terraforum included a contingent consideration agreement which was payable on a deferred basis and which will be subject to reduction upon the occurrence of certain events relating, among other things, to the acquired company’s gross revenue and gross profit for the year ending December 31, 2013.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company remeasured the fair value of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Terraforum described above, considering that the gross revenue and gross profit target established by the Third payment and Forth payment, as defined in the purchase agreement, was not met. Thus, no further payment will be required. Gain arising from the change in fair value amounted to 1,703.

A reconciliation of the contingent consideration from opening to closing balances is as follows:

 
Balance as of January 1, 2013     2,179  
Payments     (571 ) 
Accrued interest     160  
Remeasurement of contingent consideration     (1,703 ) 
Translation     (65 ) 
Balance as of December 31, 2013      

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 27 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – (continued)

27.10.2 Put and call option on minority interests

The discounted consideration of the put option over non-controlling interest of 1,906 as of December 31, 2013, was estimated by discounting six (6) times EBITDA according to the Huddle Group’s most recent audited annual financial statements by using a risk-adjusted discount rate.

The expected payment is determined by considering the possible scenarios. The significant unobservable inputs used are: (i) forecasted EBITDA of the Huddle Group’s most recent audited annual financial statements at the time of the delivery of such exercise of the put option, and (ii) risk-adjusted discount rate (6.5%).

The fair value of the call option on minority interest of 984 as of December 31, 2013, was estimated by using the Black & Sholes method considering the EBITDA of the Huddle Group’s most recent audited annual financial statements at the time of the delivery of such exercise of the call option to present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate.

The expected payment is determined by considering the possible scenarios. The significant unobservable inputs used are: (i) forecasted EBITDA of the Huddle Group’s most recent audited annual financial statements at the time of the delivery of such exercise of the call option, and (ii) risk-adjusted discount rate (0.5%).

As of October 23, 2014, the Company replaced the put and call option with the consideration agreed in the amendment to this agreement, explained in note 23 to these consolidated financial statements.

27.10.3 Foreign exchange futures contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Argentinian subsidiaries, Sistemas Globales S.A. and IAFH Global S.A. have acquired foreign exchange futures contracts with SBS Sociedad de Bolsa S.A. in U.S. dollars, with the purpose of hedging the possible decrease of assets’ value held in Argentine pesos due to the risk of exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency.

These futures contracts have daily settlements, in which the futures value changes daily according to prices published in Rosario Futures Exchange (“ROFEX”). It is considered as the fair value of the futures contracts the rates published in ROFEX at the closing of each day. Sistemas Globales S.A. and IAFH Global S.A. recognize daily variations in SBS Sociedad de Bolsa S.A. primary accounts, and the gains or losses generated by each daily position through profit or loss. Thus, at the closing of each day, according to the future price of the exchange rate U.S. Dollar — Argentine peso, the companies perceive a gain or loss for the difference. The foreign exchange futures contracts were recognized, according to IAS 39, as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. As of December 31, 2014 the Company recognized a loss for an amount of 1,094.

Pursuant to these contracts, Sistemas Globales S.A. and IAFH Global S.A. are required to maintain collaterals in an amount equal to a percentage of the notional amounts purchased until settlement of the contracts. As of December 31, 2014, Globant S.A. held the amounts in LEBACS in a ROFEX account, for an amount of 2,089. In addition, the companies must keep a 10% of the value of those collaterals in SBS Sociedad de Bolsa S.A. primary account. This ensures minimal funding, in case SBS Sociedad de Bolsa S.A. has to transfer funds to ROFEX if losses are generated by daily settlements.

NOTE 28 — CONTINGENCIES

On February 10, 2012, Federacion Argentina de Empleados de Comercio y Servicios (“FAECYS”) filed a lawsuit against the Company’s Argentine subsidiary, Sistemas Globales S.A., in which FAECYS is demanding the application of its collective labor agreement to the employees of that subsidiary. According to FAECYS’s claim, Sistemas Globales should have withheld and transferred to FAECYS an amount of 0.5% of the gross monthly salaries of Sistemas Globales’s employees from October 2006 through October 2011.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 28 — CONTINGENCIES – (continued)

Although the Company believes Sistemas Globales has meritorious defenses to this lawsuit, no assurance can be provided as to what the ultimate outcome of this matter will be. In the opinion of the Company’s management and its legal advisors, an adverse outcome from this claim is not probable. Consequently, no amount has been accrued at December 31, 2014. Management estimates that the amount of possible loss as of the date of issuance of these financial statements ranges between 950 and 1,000, including legal costs and expenses.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company is also a party in certain labor claims where the risk of loss is considered possible. The final resolution of these claims is not likely to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

NOTE 29 — CAPITAL AND RESERVES

As a result of the reorganization discussed in note 1, the Company accounted for this transaction as a merger between entities under common control; accordingly, the historical financial statements of Globant Spain for periods prior to this transaction are considered to be the historical financial statements of Globant Lux. No changes in capital structure, assets or liabilities resulted from this transaction, other than the increase in share capital which has been treated similar to a stock dividend.

29.1 Issuance of common shares

On December 21, 2014, 258,742 common shares were issued in respect of vested options arising from the 2012 share based compensation plan, exercised by 15 employees. Options were exercised at an average price of $4.21 per share.

On July 23, 2014, the Company successfully completed the initial public offering (IPO) of common shares, which were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company issued 4,350,000 common shares, at a price of $10 per share, raising an overall amount of approximately 40,455, net of underwriting discounts for an amount of 3,045. After the deduction of IPO related expenses for an amount of 2,722, the net increase of capital and shared premium from the offering totaled 37,733. In addition, certain of the existing shareholders sold 2,377,500 of their shares, at a price of $10 per share.

On July 15, 2014, the Company increased its issued capital in an amount of $12.60 that has been paid out of available reserves currently recorded in the accounts of the Company.

On November 28, 2013, 1,064,869 common shares were issued in respect of vested options arising from the 2012 share based compensation plan, exercised by 57 employees. Options were exercised at an average price of $2.04 per share. Additionally, the Company delivered 111,892 common shares, held as treasury stock until that date, in respect of vested options arising from the 2012 share based compensation plan, exercised by 8 employees. Options were exercised at an average price of $0.84 per share.

On January 28, 2013, 339,952 common shares were issued after in respect of options arising from the 2012 share-based compensation plan were exercised by 115 employees. Options were exercised at an average price of $1.8 per share, amounting to a total of 622.

In January 2013, WPP Luxembourg Gamma Three S.à. r.l. (“WPP”) subscribed 527,638 common shares with nominal value of $1.20 each and additional paid-in-capital of 5,815 for a total of 6,448. The Company used these proceeds to retire 20% of the existing options (see note 22.2) and to acquire shares held by certain employees and Endeavor Catalyst Inc.

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 29 — CAPITAL AND RESERVES – (continued)

In January 18, 2012, Endeavor Global, Inc. made a capital contribution in Globant Spain in the amount of 1,559 Euros (equivalent to 2,000) and 3,417 share options in exchange for 10,685 shares. The costs of this transaction amounted to 41.

29.2 Repurchase of shares

In April 2013, the Company repurchased 339,952 shares from its employees for an amount of 4,155, recorded as a reduction in equity.

On January 10, 2012, the Company repurchased from Paldwick 16,282 shares for an amount of 1,730, recorded as a reduction in equity.

29.3 Repurchase of options

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company repurchased 192,676 share options from its employees and deducted them directly from additional paid in capital for an amount of 1,971. No gain or loss was recognized on the purchase of share options.

29.4 Reverse Share Split

On June 18, 2014, the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company conditionally approved (a) the reclassification of the existing 10 classes of shares of the Company into a single class of common shares all having the same economic and voting rights and (b) the amendment of the Company’s issued share capital of 34,794 to reflect 28,995,158 common shares having a nominal value of 1.20 per share, in each case, conditional upon and with effect solely from and after the approval at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting of shareholder of the Company of a change in the nominal value of the existing shares of the Company from 0.10 per share to 1.20 per share and, concurrently therewith, the effecting of a 1-for-12 reverse share split so that the existing shares of the Company having a nominal value of 0.10 per share shall be exchanged against new common shares of the Company having a nominal value of 1.20 per share, such subsequent extraordinary general meeting occur not later than the business day prior to the business day on which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 effective. All issued and outstanding shares and options exercisable for shares have been adjusted to reflect this reclassification and reverse share split for all periods presented.

The table below summarizes the impact on the Company’s issued shares of giving effect to the reclassification and reverse share split described in the preceding paragraph:

 
  Ordinary
shares
Balance at January 1, 2012     1,031,399  
Contribution by owners     10,685  
Repurchase of shares     (16,282 ) 
Company Reorganization     26,264,946  
Balance at December 31, 2012     27,290,748  
Contribution by the owners     527,638  
Issuance of shares under share-based compensation plan     1,516,724  
Repurchase of shares     (339,952 ) 
Balance at December 31, 2013     28,995,158  
Contribution by the owners     4,350,000  
Issuance of shares under share-based compensation plan     258,742  
Balance at December 31, 2014     33,603,900  

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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GLOBANT S.A.
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014
(amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where expressly indicated that amounts are
stated in thousands of other currencies)

NOTE 30 — APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS UNDER SUBSIDIARIES’ LOCAL LAW

In accordance with Argentine and Uruguayan Law, subsidiaries of the Company must appropriate at least 5% of net income for the year to a legal reserve, until such reserve equals 20% of their respective capital stock amounts. As of December 31, 2014, the legal reserve amounted to 861 for all Argentine subsidiaries and as of that date was fully constituted.

As of December 31, 2014, the legal reserve amounted to 42 for the Company’s Uruguayan subsidiary and as of that date was fully constituted.

In accordance with Colombian law, the Company’s Colombian subsidiary must appropriate at least 10% of net income for the year to a legal reserve, until such reserve equals 50% of its respective capital stock amount. As of December 31, 2014, there was a legal reserve of 0.4 that was fully constituted.

Under Spanish law, Globant Spain must appropriate 10% of its standalone profit to a legal reserve until such reserve equals to 20% of their respective capital stock amounts. As of December 31, 2014, no reserve had been constituted.

In accordance with Brazilian Law, 5% of the net profit shall be allocated to form the legal reserve, which may not exceed 20% of the capital. The corporation may refrain from allocating resources to the legal reserve during any fiscal year in which the balance of such reserve, exceeds 30% of the capital. The Company’s Brazilian subsidiary did not have a legal reserve as of December 31, 2014.

Under Luxembourg law, at least 5% of the Company’s net profits per year must be allocated to the creation of a legal reserve until such reserve has reached an amount equal to 10% of the Company’s issued share capital. If the legal reserve subsequently falls below the 10% threshold, at least 5% of net profits again must be allocated toward the reserve. If the legal reserve exceeds 10% of the Company’s issued share capital, the legal reserve may be reduced. The legal reserve is not available for distribution. As of December 31, 2014, no reserve had been constituted.

In accordance with Peru law, the Company’s Peruvian subsidiary must appropriate at least 10% of net income for the year to a legal reserve, until such reserve equals 20% of its capital stock amounts. As of December 31, 2014, no reserve had been constituted.

NOTE 31 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated transactions occurring after December 31, 2014 in accordance to IAS 10 ‘Events after the reporting period’, through March 9, 2015, which is the date that the consolidated financial statements were made available for issuance.

NOTE 32 — APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Consolidated Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on March 9, 2015.

Martín Migoya
President

 
 
The accompanying notes 1 to 32 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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