Final Results

Amino Technologies PLC 29 January 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 January 2007 AMINO TECHNOLOGIES PLC RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2006 Amino Technologies plc ('Amino'; stock code: AMO), the Cambridge based broadband network software and systems company, announces its unaudited final results for the year ended 30 November 2006. Key points: • Amino's leading position in the IPTV market was sustained during the year with global distribution channels and low cost manufacturing source in place, coupled with a strong brand. • The financial results for the period were: o Revenues: £25.4m (2005: £23.5m); o Gross margins: 36.3% (2005: 34.8%); o Gross profit: £9.2m (2005: £8.2m); and o Loss before tax: £1.5m (2005: profit of £64,000) reflecting increased operating costs and industry-wide issues which delayed shipments of new MPEG-4 HD set-top boxes. • Balance sheet remains strong with net cash of £14.0m (2005: £14.5m). • Shipments of AmiNET products for the period increased 32% to 413,000 (2005: 314,000). • Since the year end, board has been strengthened with the appointment of Keith Todd as non-executive Chairman and Andrew Burke as a non-executive director. On outlook, Keith Todd, Chairman stated: 'The board believes that Amino is well placed to continue to grow and to maintain a leadership position in IPTV. The board and executives are working to improve the financial performance of the business, balancing investment with profitable growth as we strive to establish sustained profitability.' About Amino Amino Technologies plc (www.aminocom.com) designs and supplies electronic systems, software and consultancy for IPTV (telco triple-play applications), on-demand video and in-home multimedia distribution. Amino is partnered with world-leading companies in systems integration, middleware, conditional access, silicon, head-end systems and browser technologies. CONTACTS Amino Technologies: today: 020-7367-8888 Keith Todd, Chairman thereafter: 01954-234100 Bob Giddy, Chief Executive www.aminocom.com Stuart Darling, Finance Director Bankside: 020-7367-8888 Steve Liebmann or Simon Bloomfield KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. 020-7418-8900 Julian Blunt CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT Introduction I am pleased to announce my first set of Amino Technologies plc results for the year ended 30 November 2006, following my appointment on 2 January 2007. Whilst all involved, with hindsight, would have done some things differently over the past years, the board and executives have done a remarkable job in getting the Company to this point of its development; it has established a very strong position in the IPTV market, global distribution channels, a low cost manufacturing source coupled with a very strong brand, in an industry which has continued to be dynamic and challenging. The task for the board and executives is to exploit this strong position in the next phase of the IPTV market development. Financial By way of background to the results for FY2006, it will be recalled from past statements that the introduction of MPEG-4 products was delayed by industry-wide issues which meant that volume deliveries of Amino's AmiNET130 set-top box was pushed back from the closing months of last year and should now start from the second half of 2007. This had an impact last year on the product revenue mix and average gross profit per unit. Revenue for the year increased 8% to £25.4m (2005: £23.5m) and the revenue from the top 20 accounts which account for over 80% of the revenues was up 27% to £22.4m (2005: £17.6m). The Company increased its operating cost base during the year to £11.3m (2005: £8.5m) in order to expand its distribution capability and in support of the emerging MPEG-4 market. The Company recorded a loss before tax of £1.5m (2005: profit of £0.06m). Net cash was £14.0m (2005: £14.5m). Strategy and competitive market position The core strategy remains unchanged; Amino will continue to exploit the emerging IPTV market, initially focusing on the tier 2 and 3 telcos which are deploying IPTV first and to progressively address the total market including tier 1 participants through direct selling and partnerships. Today the Company has established a market leading position in terms of worldwide set-top box shipments according to market analysts, ABI Research (further details are provided in the Chief Executive's Statement). A recent brand survey conducted on behalf of the Company has confirmed the strength of Amino's brand recognition as evidenced by an extensive global distribution network and middleware partnerships that have supported its growth. The market today is at the start of the transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 technologies which offer greater data compression and require reduced internet bandwidth. The core of the 2007 market will be underpinned by the continued supply of MPEG-2 products supplemented by the emerging MPEG-4 market opportunity for both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) products. At the same time, Amino's business model is developing. For the more established tier 2 and tier 3 telco markets, a conventional supplier-customer relationship is appropriate. For large, populous, developing markets such as China and India, significant partnership agreements signed by Amino within the last three months demonstrate the strength of the Company's combined offering comprising hardware, software and 'know how' to meet the requirements of set-top box supply, licensing and local manufacture. The Company has an established, effective, low cost manufacturing partnership within China and continues to work with its suppliers and partners to ensure that the product costs remain competitive. Operational delivery The Company operates in a highly dynamic market place that is still evolving. The regions of the world are adopting different combinations of suppliers to fulfil the whole service requirements and are adopting MPEG-4 and HD roll-out at different paces and with different priorities. This leads to significant complexity and 'supply side' cost in assessing the real market opportunity to be addressed. Amino has an extensive customer base of over 1,400 customers, including pilot projects, giving it a unique insight to the real market dynamics. All companies face specific execution risks in such rapidly developing markets. These risks fall into three areas: sales, technology and supply. The board and executive are continuing to undertake reviews of aspects of these to reduce or mitigate the risks. The Amino board and executive are well placed to benefit from its 2006 experience and to improve the Company's execution capability. Board The non-executive representation on Amino's board has been re-constituted over the past month with a view to providing a structure and the skills to take Amino through its next phase of growth. In that context, I was pleased to announce recently the appointment of Andrew Burke as a non-executive director. His extensive knowledge of the IPTV world and of tier 1 telco participants will be a great asset to the board. We have a strong board with an excellent breadth of experience to lead Amino forward. Staff The progress that the Company has made could not have been achieved without the knowledge, skill and energy of the executive team and staff. The board and I would like to thank them for their continued commitment to the development of Amino. Outlook The board believes that Amino is well placed to continue to grow and to maintain a leadership position in IPTV. The board and executives are working to improve the financial performance of the business, balancing investment with profitable growth as we strive to establish sustained profitability. Keith Todd CBE Non-Executive Chairman CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT The IPTV market environment A review of the many IPTV market surveys now available confirms our understanding that, whilst there are differences in view on the absolute size of the IPTV market, all analysts agree that there is a sustained, upward trend that continues to strengthen and develop. In 2006, the driving force continued to be from the smaller, more dynamic tier 3 telcos which had already adopted the proven and robust MPEG-2 technologies or from emerging territories that were not constrained by network legacy issues and were willing to become MPEG-4 'early adopters'. As the new MPEG-4 technologies become available and are proven to be robust, this will herald the entry of the larger tier 2 and ultimately the tier 1 telco's. The transition to MPEG-4 creates a great deal of churn; it provides the window of opportunity for a second wave of technology providers. Some of these new entrants provide Amino with an opportunity to develop new customers or strengthen our already strong 'Partner Profiles'; others present new and competitive challenges. Either way, this new activity serves to underscore our long held view that IPTV remains an emerging but valuable market. The transition to MPEG-4 has been a challenge for the entire industry, top to bottom, from the semiconductors to encoders. As a provider of a key element within the 'IPTV ecosystem', we recognise the benefits offered by MPEG-4 but will remain cautious until the end-to-end solutions are thoroughly tested. 2006 also witnessed the entrance of Microsoft TV ('MSTV'). Much has been written about MSTV, but it is significant that even Microsoft has acknowledged that it is the television and not the PC that will be at the centre of the consumers' home network - a view that has been championed constantly by Amino. Geographically, the market has been established by the emerging economies in the Pacific Rim, Russia and Eastern Europe. It is important to note that some of the key elements (middleware, browsers, etc.) that are needed to form a complete IPTV solution have emerged from these regions. Together with the smaller independent telco's in North America, the customers in these regions have pioneered IPTV and Amino is well positioned with them as both supplier and/or technology-partner. Joining the established businesses, powerful organisations in both China and India have announced detailed plans to offer IPTV services in conjunction with Amino. Amino's market position ABI Research, a leading US-based market analyst, accredited Amino with maintaining its market leadership position during 2006. It is worth noting that by the end of FY 2006, just 3 years after our first volume shipment, Amino has shipped more than 900,000 IPTV set top boxes throughout the world. ABI estimated that during 2006 the total shipment of IPTV set top boxes was 4.7m of which Amino shipped 413,000. Amino achievements Amino has always emphasised that in a typical IPTV deployment, it is our suite of set-top box technologies, (hardware, IntAct operating system and, where appropriate, our soft-codec technologies) that provide the point of convergence for many third party software solutions needed to form a typical 'IPTV ecosystem'. Our integrated business model (hardware, software and services) also recorded some notable successes, most recently Time Broadband in India, during the year under review: • Nov 06 - Amino licenses IPTV solution to Acer's subsidiary WNC in Taiwan WNC to bundle IntAct(TM) software stack soft codec technology with a range of IPTV STBs as part of an offering to IPTV operators across the Asia-Pacific region and to particular tier 1 Telco's in the European Union and North America. • Nov 06 - Partnership to Build IP STBs with Chengdu USEE Entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Chengdu USEE Digital Technology Co. Ltd., a broadband multimedia company based in the People's Republic of China. • Nov 06 - Amino announces multi-year set-top box agreement with SES AMERICOM Largest satellite service provider in the US. • Sep 06 - Amino launches AmiNET125 New multi-codec IPTV - Internet TV platform with a Microsoft Windows Media-9 (WM9) software configuration. • Aug 06 - Amino selected for first ever Croatian IPTV deployment by Vodatel • July 06 - Amino selected for Northern Europe's first HD IPTV service - selected by Lijbrandt Telecom BV to supply its STBs for the first ever High Definition IPTV service in Northern Europe. The service was rolled out in time for World Cup football matches offering viewers greater clarity and detail. • May 06 - Amino wins North American Broadcasters (NAB) Award for Innovation in Media Amino was the only set-top box vendor selected for this award in the Content Delivery category. • Dec 05 - Amino enables Portugal's first ever IPTV service Selected by Novis, a major Portuguese Telco, for a residential service to be branded as 'Clix Smartv'. Business development, strategy and direction During the year, Amino continued to grow its overall (direct and indirect) customer base to over 1,400 as at 30 November 2006. However, the most important metric is the number of customers in large volume roll-out (more than 10,000 units); at 19, this represents a 27% increase over the year. In FY2006, the Amino's top 20 customers contributed over 80% of total revenues. On a wider measure, we have successfully sold Amino technologies preconfigured within the box to more than 800 customers during 2006, with more than 300 being repeat business. The ability to service this number of customers is a testament to the efficiency of our fulfilment and distribution channels. The board has recently reviewed the progress of Modelo and IntAct as separate business units and has concluded that Amino's core value for, in particular, its tier 2/3 customers is the combination of its hardware design, software and codec capabilities. This has been reinforced by the recent licence deal wins which have been for the combination of these capabilities. We will therefore, present Amino as a unified business, although the individual brands will be retained for those instances where they add extra value. Going forward, we will focus on the financial contribution from our customer base rather than units shipped; the sources of contribution will include units supplied by Amino, licences and royalties on units manufactured and shipped by our partners. The Company is continuing to look at how best to address emerging adjacent markets, for example 'Internet TV', for which it has the technology know-how. It will, however, continue only to invest when it believes the market opportunity is real in terms of potential financial returns and that it has a credible approach to exportation of such opportunities. As the market matures and becomes more predictable, Amino is able to leverage its core strengths of dealing with fast moving innovative tier 2/3 customers, strong market presence, powerful brand name, and low cost manufacturing base coupled with efficient distribution channels. In addition, the benefits of the significant investment made during 2006 to create our new range of higher value MPEG-4 products are beginning to be seen. We are well positioned to focus upon the creation of a sustainable and profitable business. Productivity improvement and risk reduction Amino has developed a huge customer base by leveraging the benefits that we bring to our partners within the 'IPTV ecosystem'. However, our top 20 customers are supported within a limited number of proven ecosystems. These ecosystems have been prioritised and a new sales strategy implemented so that customers are encouraged to select an option and procure from our preferred environment. A new charging model is being introduced for bespoke software integrations and associated maintenance. Amino's experience and influence is widely recognised and we believe that our new policy will be welcomed by customers and key partners alike. We continue to review our supply base and we have a common software footprint over four semiconductor platforms, creating a competitive bidding environment. We also plan to take advantage of the additional discounts that are available as a result of the 'volume purchasing agreements' afforded by the deals with WNC, CETC and most recently with Time BB in India. Bob Giddy Chief Executive FINANCE DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT Revenue increased by 8.5% to £25.45m (2005: £23.46m) from the sale of 413,000 (2005: 314,000) set-top boxes and associated engineering consultancy, support services revenue and licence income. Gross margins increased by 1.5% to 36.3% (2005: 34.8%) contributing to an increase in gross profit of 13.2% to £9.25m (2005: £8.17m). In the interim results announced in late July 2006, Amino noted that, after the planned investment in the market transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 technologies and the corresponding increase in operating expenses, future increases in operating costs (largely fixed) would reflect the growth of the business. Excluding the effects of a foreign exchange loss of £0.23m (2005: gain of £0.43m) and a provision for bad and doubtful debts of £0.39m (2005: £Nil), operating expenses increased by 19.4% as compared to an adjusted increase of 62.1% in FY2005. Sales, general and administrative expenses increased by 39.1% to £7.93m (2005: £5.70m) including the foreign exchange loss and provision for bad and doubtful debts or 19.4% excluding these. Research and development expenses, which are written off as incurred, increased by 19.5% to £3.36m (2005: £2.81m). At the year-end, headcount was 98 (2005: 99). The average number of employees during the year was 102 (2005: 90). Whilst Amino has continued to maintain credit insurance, a significant proportion of its sales are in emerging economies where credit insurance is not readily available. The Group has been affected by the 13% reduction in the value of US dollar against Sterling during the year because it has significant assets denominated in US dollars, primarily trade debtors and stock. To hedge this exposure, the Group took out an overdraft of $15.00m during the year at an exchange rate of $1.86. This loan of £7.69m is shown in current liabilities; the corresponding sterling deposit is included within short-term investments of £9.00m. The Group recorded an operating loss of £2.04m (2005: loss of £0.34m). In order to improve profitability, the Group is focusing on increasing gross profit generated whilst reducing fixed operating costs. Investment in direct sales and marketing in the Asia Pacific region and hospitality market in Europe, which did not generate the expected financial return in FY2006, has been substantially reduced. Direct sales and marketing activities are now focused on the Group's core markets in Europe and North America. Recently announced partnership agreements demonstrate that Amino is successfully addressing key emerging markets such as China, Asia Pacific and India in a cost effective manner. The board does not expect headcount to increase significantly during 2007 and expects improvements in productivity as the number of customers deploying in volume increases. Net interest received during the year was £0.54m (2005: £0.40m). A tax credit of £0.05m was received during the year. As at 30 November 2006, the Group had approximately £13.5m of tax losses available to carry forward to set against future taxable profits, of which losses of £5.73m are recognised by the deferred tax asset of £1.72m at 30 November 2006. On 20 January 2006, SJ Consulting Ltd. was acquired for a total consideration of £1.01m, represented by net assets of £0.44m and goodwill of £0.57m. Of the consideration, £0.84m was paid in cash and £0.17m in shares, deferred over the period to 2009. Net assets of £26.84m (2005: £28.25m) provide the Group with a strong working capital base. The primary components of net assets are net cash balances of £13.97m (2005: £14.47m), trade debtors of £7.61m (2005: £10.36m) and stock of £3.81m (2005: £1.46m). The decrease in net assets of £1.41m largely reflects the loss incurred during the year (see note 9). Net cash balances of £13.97m represent short-term investments of £9.00m (see above), cash at bank and in hand of £12.66m less a bank overdraft of £7.69m (see above). Amino is working towards obtaining the necessary legal and regulatory approvals to undertake a reduction of capital in order to generate distributable reserves from which dividends may be paid and to undertake a share buy-back programme. Should the Group continue to believe that this is feasible, a proposal will be put to shareholders at the forthcoming AGM. The Group has a strong balance sheet with assets primarily made up of cash, short-term investments and trade debtors. The investments made in FY2006 (fully written off) in developing MPEG-4 set-top box technologies should generate revenues in the second half of FY2007 and beyond. Looking ahead, future profits will be sheltered by the considerable tax losses carried forward. Stuart Darling Finance Director Consolidated profit and loss account For the year ended 30 November 2006 Notes Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Turnover 3 25,447,255 23,460,756 Cost of sales (16,197,987) (15,292,251) __________ __________ Gross profit 9,249,268 8,168,505 Selling, general and administrative expenses (7,928,884) (5,699,309) Research and development expenses (3,356,216) (2,808,771) __________ __________ Group operating loss (2,035,832) (339,575) Interest receivable and similar income 623,525 418,782 Interest payable and similar charges (83,506) (15,293) __________ __________ Group (loss) / profit on ordinary activities (1,495,813) 63,914 before taxation Tax on (loss) / profit on ordinary activities 48,171 - __________ __________ Group (loss)/profit on ordinary activities after taxation being (loss) / profit for the financial period (1,447,642) 63,914 __________ __________ Basic (loss)/earnings per 1p ordinary share 4 (2.6p) 0.1p Diluted (loss)/earnings per 1p ordinary share 4 (2.6p) 0.1p Statement of group total recognised gains and losses for the year ended 30 November 2006 Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ (Loss) / profit for the financial period (1,447,642) 63,914 Exchange translation difference on (185,080) (22,383) consolidation __________ __________ Total recognised (losses) / gains for the (1,632,722) 41,531 period __________ __________ All amounts above relate to continuing activities. Consolidated balance sheet as at 30 November 2006 Notes 30 November 30 November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Fixed assets Intangible assets 818,408 295,297 Tangible assets 1,413,734 1,023,610 _________ _________ 2,232,142 1,318,907 _________ _________ Current assets Stocks 3,808,362 1,460,756 Debtors: amounts falling due after more than 6 1,914,406 190,898 one year Debtors: amounts falling due within one year 6 8,586,781 12,846,599 10,501,187 13,037,497 Short-term investments 9,000,000 430,000 Cash at bank and in hand 12,658,769 14,038,271 _________ _________ 35,968,318 28,966,524 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 7 (11,323,294) (1,964,581) _________ _________ Net current assets 24,645,024 27,001,943 Total assets less current liabilities 26,877,166 28,320,850 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than 7 (36,299) (71,285) one year _________ _________ Net assets 26,840,867 28,249,565 _________ _________ Capital and reserves Called-up share capital 8 582,630 582,630 Shares to be issued 8 171,000 - Share premium account 21,807,240 21,807,240 Merger reserve 16,388,755 16,388,755 Profit and loss account (12,108,758) (10,529,060) _________ _________ Total shareholders' funds 9 26,840,867 28,249,565 _________ _________ Consolidated cash flow statement for the year ended 30 November 2006 Notes Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Net cash inflow / (outflow) from operating 10 459,334 (7,154,539) activities Returns on investments and servicing of finance Interest received 551,491 418,782 Interest paid (9,506) (15,293) __________ __________ Net cash inflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance 541,985 403,489 __________ __________ Taxation - - __________ __________ Capital expenditure and financial investment Purchase of tangible fixed assets (723,894) (479,085) Purchase of intangible fixed assets (173,652) (216,689) __________ __________ Net cash outflow for capital expenditure and (897,546) (695,774) financial investment __________ __________ Acquisitions net of cash acquired (617,702) - Net cash outflow before use of liquid resources (513,929) (7,446,824) and financing __________ __________ Management of liquid resources (Increase) / decrease in short-term deposits (8,570,000) - with banks __________ __________ Financing Issue of ordinary share capital - 15,840,250 Expenses of share issue deducted from share - (534,637) premium Cash received from exercise of share options 53,024 224,329 (Decrease) in other borrowings (30,124) (38,455) Increase / (decrease) in bank borrowings 8,064,516 (6,144) __________ __________ Net cash inflow from financing 8,087,416 15,485,343 __________ __________ (Decrease) / increase in cash (996,513) 8,038,519 __________ __________ Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds Opening net funds 14,468,271 6,423,608 (Decrease) / increase in cash (996,513) 8,038,519 Increase in deposits 8,570,000 - (Increase) / decrease in borrowings (8,064,516) 6,144 Exchange adjustments (8,888) - __________ __________ Closing net funds 13,968,354 14,468,271 __________ __________ Notes 1 Basis of preparation The figures for the year ended 30 November 2006 have not been audited. The figures for the period ended 30 November 2005 have been extracted from, but do not constitute, the consolidated financial statements of Amino Technologies plc for that period. Those financial statements have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and included an auditors' report, which was unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 237 Companies Act 1985. The statutory accounts for the financial year ended 30 November 2006 have not yet been signed by the directors or the auditors of the Company. 2 Accounting policies These preliminary results for the year ended 30 November 2006, which have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the consolidated financial statements of Amino Technologies plc for the year ended 30 November 2005, do not constitute statutory accounts for the purpose of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. 3 Turnover segmental analysis Turnover is wholly attributable to the Group's principal activity. In the opinion of the directors, the Group currently has only one class of business. The analysis of turnover by destination is set out below. Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Geographical analysis United Kingdom, Europe and Africa 13,244,131 9,903,108 Americas 11,892,181 10,988,350 Asia Pacific 310,943 2,569,298 _________ _________ 25,447,255 23,460,756 _________ _________ 4 (Loss)/earnings per share Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Earnings attributable to shareholders (1,447,642) 63,914 _________ _________ Weighted average number of shares (Basic) 55,832,244 52,126,170 _________ _________ Weighted average number of shares (Diluted) n/a 54,482,187 _________ _________ The calculation of basic (loss)/earnings per share is based on (loss)/profit after taxation and the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 1p each in issue during the period. For diluted (loss)/earnings per share, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The group has only one category of dilutive potential ordinary share options: those share options where the exercise price is less than the average market price of the company's ordinary shares during the period. There is no dilutive effect in respect of the year ended 30 November 2006 as the Group was loss making. 5 Acquisition On 20 January 2006, the Company purchased 100% of the issued share capital of SJ Consulting Limited for a total consideration of approximately £1.0m. The Company operates in the UK providing network software and systems solutions. The goodwill arising on the acquisition of SJ Consulting Limited is being amortised on a straight line basis over 10 years. The directors estimate that the book values underlying the business acquired approximate to the fair value of the underlying assets. Book value and fair value £ SJ Consulting Limited acquisition Tangible fixed assets 11,051 Debtors 227,713 Cash 216,449 Creditors (19,376) _________ Net assets acquired 435,837 Goodwill 569,314 _________ Consideration 1,005,151 Consideration satisfied by: Shares to be issued (300,000 ordinary shares of 1p 171,000 each) Cash 834,151 _________ 1,005,151 _________ The shares to be issued are dependent upon continued service of the key employees and are valued at the year-end market price. 6 Debtors As at As at 30 November 30 November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Amounts falling due after more than one year: Other debtors 195,406 190,898 Deferred tax 1,719,000 - _________ _________ 1,914,406 190,898 _________ _________ Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors 7,610,249 10,356,334 VAT recoverable 103,044 36,871 Deferred tax - 1,719,000 Other debtors 6,471 6,958 Prepayments and accrued income 867,017 727,436 _________ _________ 8,586,781 12,846,599 _________ _________ Other debtors comprise rent deposits. 7 Creditors Amounts falling due within one year As at As at 30 November 30 November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Bank loans and overdrafts 7,690,415 - Other loans 47,485 42,623 Trade creditors 2,558,223 1,100,453 Taxation and social security 202,740 166,029 Corporation tax 18,707 48,171 Accruals and deferred income 805,724 607,305 _________ _________ 11,323,294 1,964,581 _________ _________ Bank loans and overdrafts are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of Amino Communications Limited. The interest rate on the loan is 0.85% over the US Dollar Base Rate. Amounts falling due after more than one year As at As at 30 November 30 November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Other loans 36,299 71,285 _________ _________ Other loans comprise unsecured borrowings from a third party at a fixed interest rate of 4.56% (2005: 4.56%). 8 Called-up share capital As at As at 30 November 30 November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Authorised 100,000,000 (2005: 100,000,000) ordinary shares of 1p 1,000,000 1,000,000 each _________ _________ Allotted, called up and fully paid 58,263,052 (2005: 58,263,052) ordinary shares of 1p 582,630 582,630 each _________ _________ In respect of the acquisition of SJ Consulting Limited, the Company has the contingent obligation to issue 300,000 ordinary shares of 1p each (see note 5). 9 Reconciliation of movements in shareholders' funds Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Opening shareholders' funds 28,249,565 12,678,092 (Loss) / profit for the period (1,447,642) 63,914 Exchange differences on consolidation (185,080) (22,383) Issue of ordinary share capital - capital - 72,250 Issue of ordinary share capital - share premium - 15,768,000 Shares to be issued 171,000 - Expenses of share issue - (534,637) Exercise of employee share options 53,024 224,329 _________ _________ Closing shareholders' funds 26,840,867 28,249,565 _________ _________ 10 Reconciliation of operating (loss)/profit to net cash inflow/ (outflow) from operating activities Year Year to 30 to 30 November November 2006 2005 Unaudited Audited £ £ Operating (loss) (2,035,832) (339,575) Depreciation and amortisation charge 564,675 397,510 (Increase) in stocks (2,347,606) (99,417) Decrease / (increase) in debtors 2,836,057 (6,748,373) Increase / (decrease) in creditors 1,618,232 (342,301) Exchange adjustments (176,192) (22,383) _________ _________ Net cash inflow / (outflow) from continuing operating 459,334 (7,154,539) activities _________ _________ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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