Interim Results

To be embargoed until 7.01am on 29 September 2004 Azure Holdings Plc (' Company') Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2004 Chairman's statement In the six months ended 30 June 2004 the Company incurred a loss before and after taxation of £229,000 (2003: £35,000). The Company raised £195,000 by a placing of ordinary shares in December 2003. The directors were asked to consider ways in which shareholders could participate in future share issues and, as a result, on 9 February 2004 the Company made an open offer to its shareholders of 12,422,500 ordinary shares, of which 1,989,319 were taken up. Expenditure in the period under review has consisted mainly of professional fees. The board continues to seek a suitable investment for the Company. At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 27 September 2004, Ray Harris was not re-elected as a director of the Company . As a result the board is actively seeking a replacement. Nicolas Greenstone Chairman 29 September 2004 Azure Holdings plc Profit and Loss Account for the six months ended 30 June 2004 6 months 6 months Year ended ended 30 ended 30 31 December June 2004 June 2003 2003 (unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) £'000 £'000 £'000 Administrative expenses (229) (35) (86) Profit on sale of investments - - 10 Operating loss (229) (35) (76) Loss on disposal of subsidiary - - (16) undertakings Loss on ordinary activities before (229) (35) (92) taxation Tax on loss on ordinary activities - - - Loss on ordinary activities after (229) (35) (92) taxation Retained loss for the period (229) (35) (92) Loss per ordinary share (0.65p) (0.03p) (2.54p) Azure Holdings plc Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2004 30 June 30 June 31 December 2004 2003 2003 (unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) £'000 £'000 £'000 Current assets Investments - 133 - Debtors 14 68 7 Cash at bank and in hand 10 1 119 24 202 126 Creditors: amounts falling due within (81) (378) (59) one year Net current (liabilities)/assets (57) (176) 67 Total assets less current liabilities (57) (176) 67 Net (liabilities)/assets (57) (176) 67 Capital and reserves Called up share capital 5,371 5,004 5,304 Share premium 10,279 10,241 10,241 Profit and loss account (15,707) (15,421) (15,478) Equity shareholders' funds (57) (176) 67 Azure Holdings plc Cash Flow Statement for the six months ended 30 June 2004 6 months ended 6 months ended 30 June 2004 30 June 2003 (unaudited) (unaudited) £'000 £'000 Net cash outflow from operating (214) - activities Financing Issue of ordinary shares 105 - Decrease in cash (109) - Azure Holdings plc Notes to the Interim Results 1. The interim results are unaudited and do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The figures for the year ended 31 December 2003 have been extracted from the statutory accounts filed with the registrar of companies on which the auditors gave an unqualified report. 2. The interim results have been prepared using the accounting policies set out in the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2003. 3. The comparative figures for the unaudited interim results for the period ended 30 June 2003 are stated as announced on 22 September 2003. 4. Loss per share The earnings per share for the six months ended 30 June 2004 has been calculated on the basis of the loss after taxation for the period of £229,000 (2003: £35,000 ) and the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 35,417,565 (2003: 124,225,069). . 5. Copies of the interim results will be sent to all shareholders and will also be available at the registered office of the Company, One Great Cumberland Place, London W1H 7AL. 6. The directors do not propose to pay a dividend for the period.

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