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Netcall PLC 7 November 2001 NETCALL PLC ('Netcall' or 'the Company') PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2001 Netcall specialises in software and systems which add intelligence to telephony making it more effective and less time-consuming. Netcall today announces preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2001. KEY POINTS * Business restructured to focus on QueueBusterTM and reduce ongoing overheads * Turnover on continuing operations £0.65m (2000: £0.70m) * Adjusted net loss, before exceptionals, of £3.04 million (2000: £2.49 million) or 9.16p per ordinary share (2000: 9.98p) * Significant new sales of QueueBusterTM to Thames Water Utilities and TML (Crane Telecom) during the year and to NPower Yorkshire (Innogy) and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water post year end * Year end cash position £1.8 million Peter Warry, Chairman of Netcall, said today: 'Having proven the commercial effectiveness of QueueBusterTM(Netcall's antidote to phone rage) with blue chip customers, we have focused our activities on this innovative and powerful product. ' David Rothschild, CEO of Netcall, said today: 'We are convinced that the underlying strength of Netcall's infrastructure and the immediate relevance of QueueBusterTM in the crucial field of customer service, has the potential to create a regular and increasing revenue stream'. Enquiries: Netcall plc Tel: 01480 495 300 (www.netcall.com) David Rothschild, CEO E-mail: david.rothschild@netcall.com Caroline Brown, CFO E-mail: caroline.brown@netcall.com College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020 Nicola Weiner E-mail: nicola.weiner@collegehill.com Archie Berens E-mail: archie.berens@collegehill.com www.netcall.com Notes to Editors: Netcall sells products and services to call and contact centres and enables businesses to use the telephone efficiently. Its innovative flagship product, QueueBusterTM, enables call centres to manage call queuing, reduce costs and enhance customer service. The Company is focusing its resources on selling existing products and services into the financial, utility and leisure sectors. NETCALL PLC ('Netcall' or 'the Company') STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2001 OPERATIONS Netcall has concentrated its resources on selling existing products whose commercial effectiveness has already been proven and which provide the greatest scope for long term growth. In the latter part of the year, Netcall took the strategic decision to focus its activities on QueueBusterTM, our revolutionary queue management product for call and contact centres. This has been achieved by successfully transferring the selling of high volume low value services from our internal sales force to distribution channels. As with any new product, however innovative, this is never a speedy or easy process but by the year end Netcall had added to its installed base a first class customer in Thames Water Utilities, a company recognised as a leader in customer service amongst the regulated utilities. Since the year end the sales momentum has accelerated with new orders from NPower Yorkshire and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. RESULTS AND BALANCE SHEET The results for the year to June 2001, show turnover on continuing activities of £0.65m (2000: £0.70m). The adjusted net loss, before exceptionals, for the year on ordinary activities was £3.04m (2000: £2.49m) or 9.16p per ordinary share (2000: 9.98p). In December 2000, the Company issued shares raising £4.4m (net of expenses) through a placing. At the end of the financial year, the decision was taken to write off the Company's minority investment in Telepost Inc., carried at the purchase cost of £4.5m which was originally settled by the issue of 2.5m shares at 180p to Freeserve Investments Limited. The write off will have no cash impact but as a consequence, net assets have reduced to £2.5m (2000: £ 5.6m). At the year-end, cash in the bank amounted to £1.8m. PROSPECTS The follow-on sales of QueueBusterTM referred to above have demonstrated its commercial effectiveness in sales, customer service and regulated environments. We have now assembled an experienced team to develop this business with blue chip corporate customers. Whilst the exact timing of receipt of orders is always difficult to predict there is confidence within Netcall that the excellent reference sites and initial installations secured for QueueBusterTM will continue to generate further significant sales and contribute towards a growing annual revenue stream. NETCALL PLC Consolidated Profit and Loss Account Years ended 30 June Notes 2001 2000 £ £ Turnover - continuing operations 652,888 705,494 - discontinued operations 23,000 110,681 1 675,888 816,175 Cost of sales (252,546) (242,394) Gross profit 423,342 573,781 Administration expenses (3,749,551) (3,040,138) Other operating income 15,000 Operating loss - continuing operations (3,297,712) (2,334,134) - discontinued operations (13,497) (132,223) Loss on disposal of (45,856) discontinued operations Loss on ordinary activities (3,311,209) (2,512,213) before interest Interest receivable 68,699 60,073 Amounts written off (4,500,000) investments Interest payable (25,677) (39,663) Loss on ordinary activities (7,768,187) (2,491,803) before taxation Tax on loss on ordinary 2 40,699 activities Loss for the financial year (7,727,488) (2,491,803) Loss per ordinary share 3 (23.26p) (9.98p) Diluted loss per ordinary 3 (23.63p) (9.98p) share NETCALL PLC Consolidated Balance Sheet Years to 30 June 2001 2000 £ £ £ £ Fixed assets Intangible assets 14,743 7,513 Tangible assets 263,039 291,149 Investments 350,000 4,550,000 627,782 4,848,662 Current assets Debtors due within one year 503,049 964,385 Debtors due after more than - 34,778 one year Cash at bank and in hand 1,916,985 393,243 2,420,034 1,392,406 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Bank loans and overdrafts 123,667 Trade creditors 131,337 423,136 Other creditors including taxation and social security 243,901 210,300 498,905 633,436 Net current assets 1,921,129 758,970 Total assets less current 2,548,911 5,607,632 liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year (2,291) (3,784) 2,546,620 5,603,848 Capital and reserves Called up share capital 1,814,513 1,458,191 Share premium account 14,518,380 10,147,637 Special and capital reserves 245,055 245,055 Profit and loss account (14,031,328) (6,247,035) Equity shareholder's funds 2,546,620 5,603,848 NETCALL PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2001 Notes to the Accounts 1. Analysis of turnover 2001 2000 Analysis of turnover by class £ £ of business Installed solutions 348,515 376,000 Internet related telephony 294,034 244,127 services Bespoke software development 7,500 82,571 Commission and sundry income 2,839 2,796 Supply and maintenance of - 12,694 computer software/hardware* Customer support and response - 49,179 centre services* Corporate finance fee income* 23,000 17,108 Management services* - 31,700 675,888 816,175 *Discontinued operations All of the turnover arose from activities carried out in the United Kingdom 2001 2000 Geographical analysis of £ £ turnover by destination United Kingdom 407,496 532,338 North America 44,400 55,098 Europe 27,451 228,739 Rest of World 196,541 675,888 816,175 2. Tax on loss on ordinary activities The Corporation Tax receivable arises from the availability of a tax credit of Netcall Telecom Limited's expenditure on research and development activities 3. Loss per ordinary share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue on the assumption of conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The company has only one category of dilutive potential ordinary shares, those share options granted where the exercise price is greater than the average price of the company's ordinary shares during the year. 2001 2000 £ £ Loss for the financial year (7,727,488) (2,491,803) Basic and diluted earnings (7,727,488) (2,491,803) attributable to ordinary shareholders Weighted average number of 33,222,442 24,960,313 ordinary shares Effect of dilutive share (528,223) options Adjusted weighted average 32,694,219 24,960,313 number of ordinary shares Loss per ordinary share (23.26p) (9.98p) Diluted loss per ordinary (23.63p) (9.98p) share 2001 2000 £ £ Loss for the financial year (7,727,488) (2,491,803) Exceptional reorganisation 186,025 - costs Exceptional write off of 4,500,000 - investment Adjusted Loss (3,041,463) (2,491,803) Adjusted Loss per ordinary (9.16p) (9.98p) share 4. The 'cash burn' rate over the period was approximately £200,000 per month 5. The Directors do not recommend payment of a dividend. 6. The financial information set out does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 30 June 2000 or 2001, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2000 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2001 will be delivered following the Company's annual general meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their reports were unqualified and did not contain statements under Section 237 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985. 7. Copies of the full statutory accounts will be despatched to shareholders in due course. Further copies will be available from the Registered Office of the Company at 10 Harding Way, St Ives, Cambs PE27 3WR.

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