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Oxford Technology 2 VCT PLC 08 May 2006 Preliminary Announcement for Oxford Technology 2 Venture Capital Trust plc for the year ended 28 February 2006 Chairman's Statement Investment Portfolio Overall, the Directors of Oxford Technology 2 VCT are pleased with the progress made by investee companies. Some have had particular difficulties of one sort or another, but others have made encouraging progress. However, it is not always possible to translate 'general good progress' into an increase in Net Asset Value, particularly if the investee company has not needed to raise additional capital, or if the company is not yet profitable (in these circumstances the mechanism for revaluation is clear - either the new share price, or a suitable price to earnings multiple). On the other hand, investees that have raised capital at a reduced share price, or are failing to meet significant targets will always be written down in the Net Asset Value. This conservative approach to valuation of recognising poor performance but not always recognising strong performance means that a reduction in overall Net Asset Value does not necessarily mean the portfolio as a whole is doing badly - and this is true for Oxford Technology 2 VCT, where the Directors are generally pleased with the portfolio, despite the drop in Net Asset Value. Perhaps the best way to evaluate the performance of the portfolio is to follow the individual investee companies, and that is why Oxford Technology 2 VCT tries to give fairly full descriptions of each company in its newsletters. A number of companies have performed well over the year (but, in most cases, have not been 'written up' in value) e.g. Orthogem, which has developed an artificial bone material, TriPore(R), to replace the harvesting of cadaver bone (allograft), and bone taken from the patient themselves (autograft). TriPore recently received its CE Mark, the European approval for use in the clinic, and expects to be awarded US regulatory approval later in the year. Commerce Decisions, which provides software to organisations involved in complex and strategically important procurements (such as battleships, hospitals or transport infrastructure), achieved its first £1m revenue year in 05/06, and is set to see this grow by about 70% this year. ImmunoBiology, which is developing novel vaccines for tuburculosis and influenza (including pandemic 'bird flu') closed an investment round of £5.5m which sees the company funded for the next three years, a tremendous achievement for a drug development company in the current market. Im-Pak, which has developed a novel technology for plastic injection moulding, has agreed heads of terms with a public company for a licence on the Im-Pak process for a particular market sector. If the agreement is concluded, Im-Pak would receive lump sum payments, as well as monthly royalties as the technology is exploited. Oxis Energy has been making very encouraging progress with its rechargeable battery, which is proving of interest to BT, and also to oil companies who particularly like the fact that its lithium sulphide electrochemistry means that it works at high temperature. Insense is making good progress with its wound healing dressing, and is also progressing commercial discussions with potential marketing partners. OCRobotics has received a contract worth more than $1m for a snake arm robot for the US military, and finally Telegesis is attracting significant interest from major global companies for its Zigbee modules. Fuller information on each of the investee companies is given in the latest newsletter. Results for the year Interest on bank deposits and investee loans produced gross income of £473,00 (2005: £37,000) in the year. Retained profits were £298,000 (2005: loss of £47,000) and earning per share for the year was 4.97p (2005: loss of 0.78p) per share. AGM Shareholders should note that the AGM for Oxford Technology 2 VCT will be held on Monday 19th June 2006, at the Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park, starting at 12.00 noon and will include presentations by some of the companies in which the Oxford Technology VCTs have invested. A formal Notice of AGM has been included at the back of these Accounts together with a Form of Proxy for those not attending. John Jackson Chairman 5 May 2006 Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 28 February 2006 Year Ended Year End 28 28/02/06 /02/05 £000 £000 Turnover 473 37 Administrative Expenses (156) (166) Operating Profit 317 (129) Profit / (loss) on revaluation of (19) 82 investments Profit / (loss) on ordinary 298 (47) activities before taxation Tax on ordinary activities - - Profit / (loss) on ordinary 298 (47) activities after taxation Retained profit / (loss) for the 298 (47) year ====== ====== Earnings per ordinary share 4.97p (0.78)p ====== ====== Balance sheet at 28 February 2006 28 February 2006 28 February 2005 Audited Audited £000 £000 £000 £000 Fixed assets Investments 3,666 4,434 Current assets Debtors and prepayments 3 67 Cash at bank 660 142 _____ _____ 663 209 Creditors: amounts falling due (4) (4) within one year _____ _____ Net current assets 659 205 _____ _____ Net assets 4,325 4,639 ===== ===== Capital and reserves Called up share capital 600 600 Share premium account - 5,221 Other reserves: Capital reserve - realised - (149) Capital reserve - unrealised - (593) Profit and loss accounts 2,879 (440) Revaluation reserve 846 - Shareholders' funds 4,325 4,639 ===== ===== Net asset value per share 72p 77p ===== ===== Cash flow statement for the year ended 28 February 2006 2006 2005 Audited Audited £000 £000 Net cash inflow (outflow) from 381 (149) operating activities Capital expenditure and financial investment Purchase of investments (113) - Disposal / redemption of investments 250 40 ______ ______ Net cash inflow from capital 137 40 expenditure and financial investment ______ ______ Increase / (Decrease) in cash 518 (109) ====== ====== Notes: 1. Basis of preparation The preliminary announcement has been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Financial statements of investment trust companies' issued in January 2003. The principal accounting policies have remained unchanged from those set out in the company's 2003 financial statements. 2. Earnings per Ordinary Share The calculation of earnings per share is based on the net profit for the financial period of £298,000 (2005: (£47,000)) divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 6,000,000 (2005: 6,000,000) in issue during the period. 3. General The financial information set out in this preliminary announcement does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The balance sheet at 28 February 2006 and the profit and loss account, cash flow statement and associated notes for the year then ended have been extracted from the company's 2006 statutory financial statements on which the auditors' opinion is unqualified and does not include any statement under section 237 of the Companies Act 1985. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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