Interim Results

I2S PLC 6 December 2001 I2S plc Interim Results For the six months ended 30 September 2001 Chairman's Statement The six month period to 30 September 2001 saw fears of an economic slowdown in America, Europe and elsewhere become reality. The shocking events of 11 September exacerbated what was already a precarious position. I2S managed to avoid the worst effects of this extreme volatility by maintaining a prudent approach to costs and cash and made one new investment during the period. Financial Results Turnover for the Group for the six months to 30 September 2001 (derived from monies on deposit) was £100,079 (30 September 2000 £128,971) resulting in a net loss before tax for the Group of £30,659 (£48,410 profit). Your directors are not recommending the payment of a dividend for the period. As at 30 September 2001, your Group's portfolio was split into 4% quoted investments at market value, 28% in unquoted investments and 68% in cash. The Group's net asset value per share was 76.3p as at 30 September 2001 - a fall of 1.9% since 31 March 2001, compared with declines of 18.6% for the NASDAQ composite and 28.4% for the Techmark All-Share indexes over the same six month period. New Investments In the first half of this 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 capturing and digitising x-ray and gamma-ray information. This technological development has significant potential for the medical and dental imaging sectors as well as makers of in-line and non-destructive testing equipment for electronic components and industrial materials. The most obvious benefits include reduced cost of consumables (film, processing), lower radiation, real-time analysis of images and cheaper storage and distribution as a digital file. iX imaging has appointed senior advisors to coordinate its next round of funding and is about to embark on an institutional roadshow. The new funds will enable iX to begin the implementation process following a highly successful customer evaluation phase. Portfolio Investments Sit-up Limited's main channel, bid-up.tv, is now reporting gross sales in excess of £100,000 per day and recently secured a deal with NTL Digital opening its channels to an extra 1.25 million homes on top of existing distribution via Sky Digital, Telewest and its web site (www.bid-up.tv). Sit-up is currently giving presentations to existing and potential investors for its next round of funding. Your Group holds 2,000,000 shares in i-Onyx Ltd. (as at 4 December 2001), a Hong Kong based technology and investment fund, having disposed of 1,050,000 shares since the period end for a net total of £85,360 (representing a loss of £1,254 against original cost price). i-Onyx recently announced details of a share repurchase plan effectively offering HK$0.98 per share for up to 83% of the shares in issue. This represents a premium of 15.3% to the closing market price as at 19 November 2001 and a premium of 7.1% to I2S' original cost based on currency rates as at 4 December 2001. Since writing down to zero our investment in Eighteen Global in our full year Accounts, that company failed to complete a re-financing package and subsequently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Your Directors were disappointed by the continued poor performance of Getmapping.com's share price and elected to crystallise the loss already reflected in the full year Accounts by selling 225,000 shares during the period (reflected in the half-year results as a loss of £3,693) and 25,000 shortly after for a rounded total of £45,000. It is your Group's policy to value unquoted investments at cost (provided there has been no permanent diminution in value) and quoted investments at mid-market price on the last trading day of a relevant period. Asset Number of Shares Price at 30.9.01 Value at 30.9.01 (£'000) Cash - - 3,829 i-Onyx 3,050,000 HK $0.85 226 Getmapping.com 25,000 £0.20 5 Sit-up 248,869 £4.43 1,102 iX imaging 2,000,000 £0.25 500 18 Global 9,090,910 £0 £0 Total 5,662 (Note: sale of 25,000 GMP after 30.09.01 gave net proceeds of £3,500 and sale of 1,050,000 i-Onyx after 30.9.01 gave net proceeds of £85,360 bringing rounded Cash to £3.917m and Total to £5.746m) Outlook Despite poor economic news and the events of 11 September, there has been a rise in the share prices of many internet, technology and media companies. If this trend continues it will, in due course, affect values in the unquoted technology sectors in which I2S invests. More importantly, it will create an environment in which we can realise our investments, at attractive prices, either by trade sale or flotation. As a result of events over the past two years and the collapse of many quoted technology investment companies, I2S is one of the few vehicles offering investors exposure to pre-IPO or trade sale opportunities in the TMT sector. We believe this, combined with recovering values, positions us to benefit from the opportunities available and leads us to view the future with more confidence. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT (unaudited and unreviewed for the period ended 30th September 2001) Half-year Half-year ended ended 30 Sep 2001 30 Sep 2000 £ £ Interest receivable and similar items 100,079 128,971 Administration expenses - recurring (101,619) (57,389) - - (23,158) exceptional Operating (loss)/profit (1,540) 48,424 Loss on revaluation of investment (25,426) - Loss on disposal of investments (3,693) - (30,659) Interest payable - (13) (Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before (30,659) 48,410 taxation Taxation - (9,682) (Loss)/profit for the half year (30,659) 38,728 (Loss)/earnings per ordinary share (0.41)p 0.522p Net dividends per ordinary share -p -p Note: Earnings per ordinary share is based on the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 7,420,000. STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES (Loss)/profit for the financial period (30,659) 38,728 Unrealised (deficit)/surplus on revaluation of investments (78,508) 17,571 Total recognised gains and losses relating to the half (109,167) 56,299 year GROUP BALANCE SHEET As at 30 September 2001 £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible 1,656 Investments 1,833,097 1,834,753 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 26,300 Deposits and cash 3,828,638 3,854,938 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year (26,744) NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,828,194 TOTAL ASSETS 5,662,947 CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called up share capital 1,855,000 Share Premium 3,827,925 Retained profit (19,978) 5,662,947 NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE 76.3p

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