Final Results

MediaZest plc (the "Group") Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2007 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT Introduction The results for MediaZest plc (the "Group") for the year to 31 December 2007 incorporate the results of its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. Results for the Period and Key Performance Indicators Turnover for the year was £3,857,000 (2006 - £3,171,000), cost of sales was £ 2,328,000 (2006 - £2,053,000) and the Group made a loss for the period, after taxation, of £497,000 (2006 - £989,000) after paying interest of £2,000 (2006 - £8,000) and having paid administrative expenses of £2,024,000 (2006 - £ 2,099,000). The basic loss and fully diluted loss per share was 2 pence (2006 - 4 pence). The Group had net cash balances of £34,000 (2006 - £569,000) at the year end. Post year-end, the Group renegotiated its £200,000 overdraft facility to provide funding of up to £450,000 under an invoice discounting facility along with a transitional £50,000 overdraft until October 2008. Administrative expenses, loss for the period and loss per share for 2006 reflect the reversal of a £150,000 charge for amortization of goodwill which is no longer required under IFRS accounting rules. Overview The Group made progress in 2007, both in terms of revenue generation and a significant reduction in losses for the year. However, management recognises there is much that still needs to be done in turning these losses into profits. The Group's priorities for the year were the development of its retail business in conjunction with its ongoing and successful activities in the education sector. As a consequence, the Group grew revenue by 22% and improved gross margins by 12%. It should be borne in mind that these results were achieved without increasing the Group's overhead costs which were, in fact, some £75,000 less than the previous year. However, further reductions in overhead are needed and these are being implemented during the 2008 financial year. In January 2007 Sean Reel resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, and in May 2007 Chris Theis resigned from the position of Commercial Director. Mr Reel was replaced by Geoff Roberston as Chief Executive Officer and Andrew Hawkins joined the Board as Sales and Marketing Director. Lance O'Neill served as the Non-Executive Director throughout the year and assumed the position of Chairman following the resignation of Mr Reel. Market Positioning The Group has continued to use its two brands, namely Touch Vision and MediaZest Ventures, to good effect: Touch Vision is a well established audio-visual engineering business with a number of long term clients, especially in the education sector where performance has been strong. The marketing strength of the MediaZest team has helped to revitalise this business. MediaZest Ventures is a creative marketing business which brings innovative audio-visual technology to the retail sector with delivery and installation provided by Touch Vision. The year 2007, for both brands, was one of considerable change. The Group's board adopted a more market driven approach in both seeking out and capitalising upon additional sources of revenue. For example, revamps of both companies' websites led to considerable increases in customer traffic and corporate interest. In addition, the Group engaged actively with the marketing community and brand managers, who form the primary contact for our retail work, through direct mail and also through trade press. The Group also retained a public relations consultant, on a short term basis, to raise the profile of our work and successes. MediaZest Ventures During the year, our retail offering has developed considerably. We have generated a greater market awareness of our work; offered customers improved services and made a compelling case to clients in terms of their return from investing in our services and thereby justifying the commitment they make in adopting our ideas and technology. Historically, we have enjoyed a wide range of blue chip clients who have experimented with our concepts only in flagship stores. During the year our products became more widely used by such clients, typically in a small number of prime retail sites. The board believe that with falling technology prices and proof of concept behind us, 2008 will see many of our clients using our products in an increasing number of sites. The Company's media literacy and credibility in media technology circles has been very important in enabling it to penetrate a number of new markets. This, in turn, has allowed the Company to engage with a wide range of advertising agencies, brand managers and their associated industries. During 2007 we saw a move by suppliers from other industries to gain access to our markets through partnership agreements. We have not been excluded from this process and have formalised a partnership relationship with Cisco Systems, as announced earlier this year. We are already beginning to see the benefits of this arrangement as we engage mutual clients from both the IT infrastructure and marketing perspectives: innovative marketing ideas coupled with delivery credibility. This trend has continued and we are now being courted as a potential partner by a range of corporate entities from outside of our own market sector, with the intention of marrying their long term client relationships to our innovative services. Against this background and through direct client contact we are winning an increasing amount of business with tier 1 blue chip retail clients as well as developing our existing relationships. Touch Vision During the year, the Company continued to focus on engineering excellence and growing our education, retail and corporate business. In particular, returns in the education sector were pleasing. In addition to our current long term agreements with two London universities won by way of competitive tendering, we added a new four year agreement with another prestigious UK university; again won through a similar process. We have maintained our long standing relationship with HMV and the Company was pleased to become involved with their future store project. The Group's approach to this opportunity combined each companies' strengths to give the client a compelling product. After a successful launch in two stores last year, these concept stores are now being implemented into a number of other sites. We continued to utilise our dedicated service team to improve the quality of revenue by emphasising the benefits of service and maintenance contracts to clients, especially in retail. This long term strategy enables us to generate an increasing proportion of our income from recurring sources. The Future The Group's sales pipeline is healthier and better defined than in the previous year. We believe there is an acceptance now of digital technology in the retail market and an increasing awareness of its attributes. Despite our losses we believe that the Group is in a good position to capitalise upon these developments. The strategic partnerships we have developed with companies such as Cisco and other retail suppliers in different disciplines should give us an added advantage as adoption continues. The nature of our business is moving from short term such as product launches to permanent, versatile, digital signage. Our clients are benefitting from improved aesthetics, increased footfall, better targeting of sales messages, reduced traditional point-of-sale costs and improved in store compliance. It is our belief that in the current economic climate, the ability of a high street retailer to attract customers more effectively, being able to react quickly to market conditions whilst cutting costs will be invaluable. An increasing amount of our client contact is taken up with these issues. The Group continues to target new public sector tenders in addition to our three existing long term contracts. We are also broadening our corporate offering and have recruited a further senior sales consultant with strong experience in both of these areas. We expect to see significant gains from this strategy in the second half of 2008 and beyond. Under one of our existing tender framework agreements, in the first quarter of 2008, our education business has successfully completed its largest ever contract, installing 85 rooms for a London university, specifically targeted to help those with learning disabilities. Finally, with the Group's share price so low, we have utilised debt based financing to improve our working capital position. In February 2008, we entered into an agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland to provide up to £450,000 of funding through invoice financing with a £50,000 additional transitional overdraft until October 2008. This has resulted in improved cash flows since the year end and enables us to approach future opportunities with confidence. Lance O'Neill Chairman 25 June 2008 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007 2007 2006 £'000 £'000 Revenue 3,857 3,171 Cost of sales (2,328) (2,053) Gross profit 1,529 1,118 Administrative expenses (2,024) (2,099) Operating loss (495) (981) Finance costs (2) (8) Loss on ordinary activities before taxation (497) (989) Tax on loss on ordinary activities - - Loss on ordinary activities after taxation (497) (989) Loss per ordinary 10p share Basic (£0.02) (£0.04) Diluted (£0.02) (£0.04) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2007 2007 2006 £'000 £'000 Non-current assets Goodwill 2,772 2,772 Plant and equipment 107 105 Total Non-Current Assets 2,879 2,877 Current assets Inventories 172 142 Trade and other receivables 1,052 535 Cash and cash equivalents 34 569 Total Current Assets 1,258 1,246 Current Liabilities Trade and other payables (917) (430) Current tax liability (95) (73) Total Current Liabilities (1,012) (503) Net Current Assets 246 743 Net Assets 3,125 3,620 Equity Share capital 2,283 2,283 Share premium account 3,211 3,211 Other reserves 7 5 Retained earnings (2,376) (1,879) Total equity 3,125 3,620 CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007 2007 2006 £'000 £'000 Net cash (used in) operating activities (470) (613) Investing Activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment (67) (61) Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 4 - Net cash (used in) investing activities (63) (61) Financing Activities Interest paid (2) (8) Net cash (used in) financing activities (2) (8) Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (535) (682) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 569 1,251 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 34 569 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparation The financial information has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the first time, in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 1985. The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention unless otherwise stated. Going Concern In view of the losses and cash outflows incurred by the Group, the Directors have carefully considered the going concern assumption on the basis of financial projections. As a result the directors consider that it is appropriate to draw up the accounts on a going concern basis. Accordingly, no adjustments have been made to reflect any write downs or provisions that would be necessary should the Group prove not to be a going concern. 2. LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE Loss per share 2007 2006 £'000 £'000 Losses Losses for the purposes of basic and diluted 497 989 earnings per share being net loss attributable to equity shareholders Number of shares Weighted average number of ordinary shares 22,825,327 22,825,327 for the purposes of basic earnings per share Number of dilutive shares under option or Nil Nil warrant Weighted average number of ordinary shares 22,825,327 22,825,327 for the purposes of dilutive loss per share Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributed to ordinary shareholders of £497,000 (2006: £989,000) by the weighted average number of shares during the year of 22,825,327 (2006: 22,825,327). The diluted loss per share is identical to that used for basic loss per share as the exercise of warrants and options would have the effect of reducing the loss per share and therefore is not dilutive. The financial information set out above does not constitute the statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2007 and 31 December 2006. Statutory accounts for 2006 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2007 will be delivered in due course The auditors have reported on both the 31 December 2006 and 31 December 2007 statutory accounts, their reports were unqualified and did not contain statements under section 237 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985. Contact Geoff Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, 020 7724 5680 MediaZest Plc Liam Murray, Nominated Adviser 020 7492 4777 Dowgate Capital Advisers Limited Bankside Consultants 020 7367 8888 Michael Padley / Louise Davis

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