Raven Capital Inc
21 March 2006
21 March 2006
Raven Capital Inc
Preliminary Results
Chairman's Statement
The Board of Raven Capital Inc ('Company') is pleased to announce the maiden
results for the Company since it was incorporated on 19 November 2004, which
includes its admission to AIM in December 2004 with the objective of building a
group specialising in the hedge fund sector.
During the period the Company's Directors explored a number of potential
opportunities, although none have been sufficiently attractive to merit being
put before shareholders. Despite this the Board has continued to review
potential acquisitions and joint venture opportunities.
Approach by EP Holding (S) Pte Limited
In December 2005 the Board was approached by EP Holding (S) Pte Limited ('EP'),
an investment company based in Singapore, with a proposal to invest additional
funds into the Company and to work with the Board to source a suitable
acquisition. EP is controlled by Mr Stephan Ludwig who has spent ten years with
Credit Suisse First Boston in London and New York before joining Nomura
International in London as Managing Director and co-head of a newly formed asset
trading group where he built a US$ 5 billion portfolio. Mr Ludwig subsequently
joined Nomura Securities in Asia as a main board director and as Head of Capital
Markets in Asia. Since leaving Nomura in 1998, Mr Ludwig has managed his
personal portfolio of private venture capital investments and is a non-executive
director of a number of these enterprises.
New Funds
On 13 January 2006 discussions with EP were successfully concluded and Raven
raised an additional £150,000 through a placing of 13,300,000 new ordinary
shares with EP representing approximately 29.99% of the enlarged share capital
of the Company. The new money was raised in order to continue to investigate
opportunities and for general working capital purposes.
As part of this arrangement, the Company agreed that EP may appoint a director
to the board for so long as it holds 20 per cent. or more of the Company's share
capital. EP elected not to appoint a director at that stage and this remains
the case.
Outlook
The Directors believe that together with the continued support from Raven's
shareholders and the new funds from EP there are sufficient resources for the
Company to consider a number of new investment opportunities. The Board will
inform shareholders of progress in due course.
Graham Butt
Chairman
21 March 2006
Enquiries: John Bick tel: 0870 389 6999
RAVEN CAPITAL INC
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
For the period ended 30 September 2005 Period from
19.11.2004 to
Note 30.9.2005
£'000
Administrative expenses (362)
Operating loss (362)
Interest receivable 4
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation (358)
Taxation 2 -
Loss on ordinary activities after taxation and retained loss 4 (358)
Loss per ordinary share (pence)
- basic 3 (1.20)
RAVEN CAPITAL INC
BALANCE SHEET AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2005
Note 30.9.2005
£'000
Current assets
Debtors 4
Cash at bank 43
47
Creditors:
Amounts falling due within one year (74)
Net current liabilities, total assets less current liabilities and net (27)
liabilities
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 78
Share premium account 253
Profit and loss account (358)
Equity shareholders' deficit 4 (27)
RAVEN CAPITAL INC
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
For the period ended 30 September 2005
Period from
19.11.04 to
Note 30.9.2005
£'000
Net cash outflow from operating activities 5 (292)
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received 4
Net cash inflow from returns on investments and service
of finance 4
Net cash outflow before financing (288)
Financing
Issue of shares 477
Share issue costs
(146)
Net cash inflow from financing 331
Increase in cash 6 43
RAVEN CAPITAL INC
NOTES TO THE PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
1 BASIS OF PREPARATION
The preliminary announcement has been prepared in accordance with applicable
accounting standards and under the historical cost convention.
The Company was incorporated as a Corporation in the Cayman Islands which does
not prescribe the adoption of any particular accounting framework. Accordingly,
the Board have resolved the Company will follow UK Accounting Standards and
apply the Companies Act 1985 when preparing its annual financial statements.
The principal accounting policies are set out in the Company's 2005 annual
report and financial statements.
2 TAXATION ON LOSS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
There is no tax charge for the period. The Company does not operate within the
UK and there is no tax arising on its operations.
3 LOSS PER SHARE
The calculation of the basic loss per share is based on the loss on ordinary
activities after tax of £358,000 divided by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue during the period of 29,941,589. The impact of the
warrants on the loss per share is anti-dilutive.
4 RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS
Period from
19.11.04 to
30.9.2005
£'000
Loss for financial period (358)
Issue of ordinary share capital 331
Net decrease in shareholders' funds (27)
Equity shareholders' funds at incorporation -
Equity shareholders' deficit carried forward (27)
5 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING LOSS TO NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Period from
19.11.04 to
30.9.2005
£'000
Operating loss (362)
Increase in debtors (4)
Increase in creditors 74
Net cash outflow from operating activities (292)
6 RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET FUNDS
Period from
19.11.04 to
30.9.2005
£'000
Increase in cash for the period 43
Change in net funds resulting from cashflows 43
Net funds on incorporation -
Net debt carried forward 43
7 PUBLICATION OF NON-STATUTORY ACCOUNTS
The financial information set out in this preliminary announcement does not
constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 240 of the Companies Act
1985.
The balance sheet at 30 September 2005 and the profit and loss account, cash
flow statement and associated notes for the period then ended have been
extracted from the Company's 2005 statutory financial statements upon which the
auditors' opinion is unqualified and does not include any statement under
Section 237 of the Companies Act 1985.
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