Final Results

I2S PLC 14 August 2002 I2S PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT The year to 31 March 2002 witnessed continued volatility in global markets, uncertainty about when any recovery might begin and, of course, the events of 11 September. As a result, we maintained our conservative approach to running costs and the proportion of our assets held in cash, disposed of one investment at a small overall profit and made only one new investment. Whilst your Group's cash position is strong, your directors consider it prudent to ensure that there is sufficient flexibility in its balance sheet to take advantage of any suitable opportunity that might arise, including the chance to buy back existing issued ordinary shares at a discount to net asset value. Consequently, at an EGM on 7 June 2002, shareholders passed a resolution that an application be made to the Court to sanction a reduction of the share premium account. This petition was approved by the Court on 26 June 2002. Financial Results Turnover for the Group for the twelve months to 31 March 2002 (derived from monies on deposit) was £183,571 (31 March 2001 £249,732) resulting in a net loss before tax of £972,368 (2001: £974,478 loss), attributable principally to provisions against the value of investments. Your directors are not recommending the payment of a dividend for the period. As at 31 March 2002, your Group's portfolio was split as to 14.8% in unquoted investments and 85.2% in cash. The Group's net asset value per share was 64.7p as at 31 March 2002. New Investments During the year your Group invested £500,000 in iX imaging Plc (www.iximaging.com) for a 3.5% equity shareholding. iX imaging has developed a 'camera on a chip' capable of digitising x-ray and gamma-ray information, removing the need for film-based processes and enabling real time on-screen analysis of images. Following a successful round of customer evaluations, iX is engaged at varying levels with a number of existing and potential clients and has been attempting to raise new working capital. Your Directors believe that whilst iX Imaging's operational progress to date has been encouraging, the company's future prospects will be dependent on its ability to raise additional funds. Until such funding is secured and to reflect difficult market conditions in the technology sector, we have written down the value of our holding by 50% to £250,000. Portfolio Investments Sit-up Limited raised a £1.65m loan with warrants during the period from a group of new and existing VC investors to meet working capital requirements. The company reported gross sales for May of £3.88m and its first channel, Bid-up.tv, now has distribution on NTL Digital providing access to an extra 1.25 million homes in addition to existing distribution via Sky Digital, Telewest and its web site (www.bid-up.tv). Its second channel, Screenshop, has traded encouragingly since Sit-up acquired it from Telewest in May 2001. Notwithstanding Sit-up's excellent trading performance to date, we have adopted a conservative approach to value by writing down our investment by 58% to £464,000. Your Group disposed of its remaining holding in i-Onyx Ltd. during the year through a combination of open market sales and by taking up the company's tender offer. In total your Group disposed of 3,050,000 shares during the period for a total of £253,443 - representing a loss in the year of £76,649. During the year, we also disposed of a residual holding in Getmapping.com for £44,806 which generated a loss of £5,193 in the year. It is your Group's policy to value unquoted investments at the lower of cost or Directors' valuation and quoted investments at mid-market price on the last trading day of a relevant period. Asset Number of Shares Price at 31.03.02 Value at 31.03.02 (£'000) Cash 4,096 Sit-up 248,869 £1.89 464 iX imaging 2,000,000 £0.125 250 Total 4,810 Outlook Your Directors believe that our conservative approach, strong cash balance and newly re-structured balance sheet position us well to take advantage of any suitable opportunities that may arise. In common with the market in general, opportunities to exit investments have been limited and are likely to continue to be for some time. When such opportunities have presented themselves, as happened with i-Onyx, we have taken them. Your Directors are actively exploring alternative ways in which to maximise shareholder value and will continue to do so. Neville Buch Chairman 13 August 2002 CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002 2002 2001 £ £ Interest receivable and similar items 183,571 249,732 Administrative expenses - Recurring (186,157) (142,266) - Exceptional (887,940) (1,106,350) OPERATING LOSS (890,526) (998,884) (Loss)/profit on disposal of investments (81,842) 24,419 (972,368) (974,465) Interest payable and similar charges - (13) LOSS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION (972,368) (974,478) TAXATION 1,815 (5,000) LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR (970,553) (979,478) Loss per share - basic 13.1p 13.2p All amounts relate to continuing operations. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2002 2002 2001 £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible 1,321 1,891 Investments 714,000 1,482,031 715,321 1,483,922 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 7,833 25,294 Cash at bank and in hand 4,096,459 4,292,251 4,104,292 4,317,545 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year (18,052) (29,353) NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,086,240 4,288,192 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,801,561 5,772,114 CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called up share capital 1,855,000 1,855,000 Share premium account 3,827,925 3,827,925 Revaluation reserve - 78,508 Profit and loss account (881,364) 10,681 SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,801,561 5,772,114 CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002 2002 2001 Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities Operating loss (890,526) (998,884) Interest receivable (183,571) (249,732) Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 570 342 Decrease/(increase) in debtors 1,126 (18,968) Decrease in creditors (6,301) (108,842) Provision against value of fixed asset investment 887,940 1,083,192 Net cash outflow from operating activities (190,762) (292,892) CASH FLOW STATEMENT Net cash outflow from operating activities (190,762) (292,892) Returns on investments and servicing of finance 199,906 249,719 Taxation (3,185) - Capital expenditure (201,751) (931,337) Decrease in cash (195,792) (974,510) Reconciliation of cash flow to movement in net funds Decrease in cash in the year (195,792) (974,510) Net funds at 1 April 2001 4,292,251 5,266,761 Net funds at 31 March 2002 4,096,459 4,292,251 Notes 1. Financial information set out above does not constitute full accounts within the meaning of Section 254 of the Companies Act 1985. The statutory accounts for the period ended 31 March 2001 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and have received an audit report which was unqualified and did not contain statements under s237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985. 2. The Report and Accounts will be posted to all shareholders on the register by the end of August 2002 and copies will be available from that date at the company's registered office: 7th Floor 39 St James's Street LONDON SW1A 1JD 3. On 7 June 2002 the Company held an extraordinary annual general meeting at which it was agreed that the Company's share premium account of £3,827,925 be reduced to nil by the creation of a distributable reserve. The proposed reduction in share premium was approved by the Court on 26 June 2002. 4. The calculations of loss per share are based on the weighted average of the issued ordinary shares in the period of 7,420,000 (2001 - 7,420,000) shares and a loss for the financial year of £970,553 (2001: £979,478). 5. The figures for the period ended 31 March 2002 have been extracted from the full accounts for the period on which the auditors have given an unqualified report. The full accounts for the year ended 31 March 2002 have not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

Companies

Itsarm (ITS)
UK 100

Latest directors dealings