Trading Statement - amendment

The following announcement released at 07:01 this morning is being re-run to facilitate submission to the company news pages of Eurovestech PLC. No changes have been made to the announcement text. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 8 September 2005 ToLuna plc ('ToLuna' or 'the Company') Trading statement Highlights * Subsidiaries' unaudited turnover up 214 per cent. to £1.16 million for six months ended 30 June 2005 * Subsidiaries' unaudited profit before tax £0.38 million (2004: loss £0.06 million) for the same period * Current trading ahead of management expectations * Panellists increased by 161 per cent. * Substantial progress since May 2005 IPO The directors of ToLuna are pleased to report on the trading of the Cjudge SAS and Cjudge Limited (`the subsidiary companies') for the six months to 30 June 2005. The unaudited proforma management accounts of the subsidiary companies for the six months ended 30 June 2005 show that turnover has increased from £0.37 million to £1.16 million, an increase of 214 per cent. Unaudited profit before tax for the period was £0.38 million against a loss for the previous period of £0.06 million. The figures for the six months and the current trading are ahead of management expectations. The group has increased its number of online panellists from 210,000 to in excess of 550,000 in the period from January 2005 to August 2005, representing an increase of 161 per cent. In line with the stated strategy at the time of the flotation of ToLuna, the Board is pleased to report that an office was opened in London in July 2005 and the project to accelerate the development of our software, AutomateSurvey, is progressing well. The Company acquired Cjudge SAS and Cjudge Limited on 10 May 2005 and therefore any consolidated half-year results to 30 June 2005 would not, in the directors' opinion, give a fair reflection of the underlying trading of the group. Under the AIM Rules the Company is required to report on the results for the six month period to 30 September 2005 by 31 December 2005. Frederic-Charles Petit, Chief Executive, commented `We are very pleased with the trading of the subsidiaries for the six months and we are delighted with the progress the business has made since our IPO in May. We look forward to reporting on an excellent first set of results for the group' Further enquires ToLuna plc Frederic-Charles Petit, Chief Executive Tel: 00336 33 08 03 91 Simon Barrell, Non-executive director Tel: 07850 934204 John East & Partners Limited David Worlidge/Simon Clements Tel: 020 7628 2200 Further information on ToLuna ToLuna operates and builds online panels across Europe. It has designed and operates software to enable research to be undertaken online. ToLuna offers three core services to the market research industry: * access to its online panellists; * creation of dedicated online panels; and * the licensing of its own proprietary technology. The group operates across Europe with offices in London and Paris.
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