Notice of AGM and prelims
Physiomics PLC
07 December 2006
PHYSIOMICS PLC
Results for the year ended 30th June 2006
Physiomics plc ('the Company'), a company principally engaged in providing
services to pharmaceutical companies in the areas of outsourced systems and
computational biology is pleased to announce its audited preliminary results for
the year ended 30 June 2006.
Chairman's Statement
Physiomics has been through an eventful year in which there has been good
progress in the continuing development of our patented System Cell TM technology
and software. We believe that the enhancement of virtual cancer cell and its
ability to predict the nature of drug interactions will prove attractive to a
number of companies that have oncology programmes including several global
players in this sector. We are also negotiating a deal to provide access to the
High Performance Computer, at a UK University in order to assist in the process
of developing our model.
During the year we have continued to advance our collaboration with Cyclacel Ltd
and continue to provide support to their drug discovery activities. We also hope
to renew our contract with Cronos (now ValiRX plc) to facilitate the delivery of
products from their unique GenelCE technology. In addition, we were recently
selected to join a multi-disciplinary major European research programme called '
TEMPO', which is to be co-ordinated by the Nationale Institut de la Sante et de
la Recherche Medicale. (This contract has since been finalised and work began on
the project in November). The research will examine the impact of circadian
rythems on the effective delivery of anti-cancer drugs to patients. This is a
matched funding programme over three years worth some Euro 252,500 to the
Company. Physiomics technology was selected as the modelling solution of choice,
establishing our credibility within the drug discovery/analysis field. We are
consequently optimistic that the attention that we receive from being party to
such a prestigious programme will lead to more collaborations in the future.
We continue to have discussions with a number of pharmaceutical companies to
assess how the Physiomics cell modelling technology can be used to enhance and
accelerate their discovery progammes. Despite this, actual sales achieved in the
past 12 months have been disappointing. Following a detailed strategic review,
the Company identified the need to secure a long term future for the Company on
a basis different from the current business model. One consequence was the
departure of our former Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Savin announced in
June.
On 1 September, we announced that our Chairman, David Evans, our Financial
Director, David Collins and David Fell a non-executive Director had stepped down
from their respective posts. The Board expressed it's gratitude for their
dedication and professionalism and wish them well. Professor David Fell
continues to lead the research team. John Pool has temporarily taken on the role
of Chairman. Edward Oliver has been appointed as our new Finance Director and
Duncan Lipscombe joins Paul Harper as a non-Executive Director. These board
changes were conditional on further funding being made available to the Company
and we announced at that time a placing to raise £428,841 as well as the
appointment of Seymour Pierce Ellis Limited as the Company's broker.
The new funds are being used to hire additional staff to accelerate the
development programme, to support our commercial activities and to progress M&A
opportunities which we consider to be an important part of the Company's
strategy.
The Directors believe that these changes have the potential to transform the
Company's prospects for the future and I look forward to announcing further
progress next year.
John Pool
Chairman
30th November 2006
Profit and Loss Account For the year ended
30th June 2006
2006 2005
£ £
Turnover 113,110 204,695
Other operating expenses (599,318) (645,140)
Other operating income
- -
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Operating loss (486,208) (440,445)
Interest receivable 6,562 8,528
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Loss before tax (479,646) (431,917)
Tax on loss on ordinary activities (100) 50,074
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Loss transferred from reserves (£479,746) (381,843)
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Basic and diluted loss per share (pence) (0.21p) (0.19p)
All of the activities of the Company are classed as continuing.
The Company has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the
year as set out above.
The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these
financial statements.
Balance Sheet
As at 30th June 2006
2006 2005
£ £
Fixed Assets
Intangible assets 48,820 53,463
Tangible assets 15,081 24,924
Investments 1 1
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63,902 78,388
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Current Assets
Debtors 56,168 154,505
Cash at bank 26,336 294,908
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82,504 449,413
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (212,652) (114,302)
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Net current assets / (liabilities) (130,148) 335,111
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Total assets / (liabilities) (66,246) 413,499
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 92,810 92,810
Share premium account 1,329,022 1,329,022
Profit and loss account (1,488,078) (1,008,333)
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Shareholders' funds (66,246) 413,499
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Cash Flow Statement
For the year ended 30th June 2006
2006 2005
Note £ £
Net cash flow from operating activities (309,204) (447,066)
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received 6,562 8,528
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Net cash inflow from returns on investments and servicing of
finance 6,562 8,528
Taxation 36,197 18,777
Capital expenditure
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (2,127) (18,503)
________ ________
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure (2,127) (18,503)
________ ________
Net cash flow before financing (268,572) (438,264)
Financing
Issue of shares - 724,485
Net inflow from related parties - -
________ ________
Net cash inflow from financing - 724,485
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(Decrease)/Increase in cash (268,572) 286,221
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Notes
1. The financial information set out in this announcement does not constitute
the Group's statutory accounts for the period ended 30 June 2006 but is derived
from those accounts. Statutory accounts for the period will be delivered to
Companies House following the Group's Annual General Meeting. The Group's
auditors have reported on these accounts; their report was unqualified and did
not contain statements under section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
2. The full audited accounts of Physiomics plc for the year ended 30 June 2006
and Notice of the Annual General Meeting are today being posted to shareholders
on and will be available for a period of one month to the public at the
Company's registered office, The Magdalen Centre, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford
Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA.
3. The Annual General Meeting will be held at The Studio, High Green, Great
Shelford, Cambridge, CB2 5EG on 29 December 2006 at 11.30am.
For more information please contact:
Edward Oliver, Finance Director
Physiomics plc Telephone: 01799 550 265
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the sixth Annual general Meeting (AGM) of Physiomics
plc (the Company) will be held at 11.30 on Friday 29 December 2006, at The
Studio, High Green, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB2 5EG for the following
purposes:
ORDINARY BUSINESS
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following ordinary resolutions:
1. To receive and adopt the Directors' Report and Financial Statements for
the year ended 30 June 2006.
2. To receive and adopt the Remuneration Committee report for the year
ended 30 June 2006.
3. (a) To elect Mr Duncan Lipscombe who was appointed a Director of the
Company since the last meeting and who being eligible, offers himself
for election as Director.
(b) To elect Mr Edward Oliver who was appointed a Director of theCompany
since the last meeting and who being eligible, offers himself for
election as Director.
4. To re-elect Dr Paul Harper who retires by rotation under Sections 76 and 77
of the Articles of Association, and who being eligible, offers himself
for re-election as Director.
5. To confirm the appointment of Shipleys LLP as auditors of the Company to
hold office until the conclusion of the next AGM at which accounts are laid
before the Company and to authorize the Directors to fix their
remuneration.
SPECIAL BUSINESS
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:
Ordinary resolution - power to allot securities
6. That the Directors be and they are generally and unconditionally authorized
for the purpose of section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 (the Act) to
exercise all the powers of the Company to allot relevant securities (within
the meaning of that section) up to an aggregate nominal amount of
£1,430,000 provided that this authority is for a period expiring at the
Company's next AGM but the Company may before such expiry make an offer or
agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted
after such expiry and the Directors may allot relevant securities in
pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the authority
conferred by this resolution has expired. This authority is in substitution
for all earlier authorities, to the extent unused.
Special resolution - disapplication of pre-exemption rights
7. That subject to the passing of the previous resolution the Directors be and
they are empowered in accordance with section 95 of the Act to allot equity
securities (as defined in section 94 of the Act) wholly for cash pursuant
to the authority conferred by the previous resolution as if section 89 (1)
of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power
shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:
(a) in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights to
holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may be
practicable) to their respective holdings of such shares, but subject
to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem
necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or any
legal or practical problems under the laws of any territory, or the
requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange; and
(b) otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above up to an
aggregate nominal amount of £1,430,000,
and shall expire on the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company
after the passing of this resolution, save that the Company may before
such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require
equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors
may allot equity securities of any such offer or agreement
notwithstanding that the power conferred by this resolution has
expired.
By order of the Board
EDWARD OLIVER
Company Secretary
30th November 2006
NOTES
1. Any member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint
one or more proxies (who need not be a member of the Company) to attend
and, on a poll, vote instead of the member. Completion and return of a form
of proxy will not preclude a member from attending and voting at the
meeting in person, should he subsequently decide to do so.
2. In order to be valid, any form of proxy, power of attorney or other
authority under which it is signed, or a notarially certified or office
copy of such power or authority, must reach the Company's Registrars,
Capita Registrars (Proxies), PO Box 25, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4BR.
3. As permitted by Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations
2001, shareholders who hold shares in uncertificated form must be entered
on the Company's share register at 10am on 30th November 2006 in order to
be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM. Such shareholders may only cast
votes in respect of shares held at such time. Changes to entries on the
relevant register after that time shall be disregarded in determining the
rights of any person to attend or vote at the meeting.
4. Copies of the service contracts of each of the Directors, and the register
of Director' interests in shares of the Company kept pursuant to section
325 of the Act will be available for inspection at the registered office
of the Company during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturdays and
public holidays excluded) from the date of this notice until the date of
the AGM and at the place of the AGM from at least 15 minutes prior to and
until the conclusion of the AGM.
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