38. Company profit for the period

The profit attributable to equity shareholders dealt with in the Financial Statements of the Company was €45.7 million (2021: €5.3 million). In accordance with Section 304 of the Companies Act 2014, the Company is availing of the exemption from presenting its individual Income Statement to the Annual General Meeting and from filing it with the Registrar of Companies.

Disclosure of Directors’ remuneration paid in the reporting period ended 31 December 2022 and 2021 as required by Section 305 of the Companies Act 2014, is set out below.

 

2022

2021

 

€’000

€’000

Directors remuneration:

 

 

Emoluments

3,307

1,379

Pension contributions – Defined benefit

29

19

Pension contributions – Defined contribution

31

24

Gains from the exercise of options

307

335

 

3,674

1,757

There were no employees in the Company during the financial year ended 31 December 2022 (2021: nil). Costs of €4.6 million (2021: €2.3 million) were recharged to the Company from subsidiary companies in relation to management services.