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TMT Investments PLC Half-year Report (9506H)

24/08/2016 7:00am

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TMT Investments PLC

24 August 2016

24 August 2016

TMT INVESTMENTS PLC

("TMT" or the "Company")

Half year report for the six months to 30 June 2016

TMT Investments PLC, which invests in high-growth, internet-based companies across a variety of core specialist sectors, is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2016.

   --    Relatively quiet first 6 months of 2016 as portfolio matures, following an exceptional 2015 
   --    NAV per share of US$1.91 (unchanged from US$1.91 as of 31 December 2015) 
   --    1 profitable partial cash exit (Depositphotos) 
   --    2 impairments (WhalePath and Adinch) 
   --    US$650,000 allocated to new and follow-on investments (Vinebox, Send A Job, and Attendify) 
   --    Many portfolio companies continue to experience rapid growth 

Alexander Selegenev, Executive Director, commented: "We are pleased to have effected a major partial disposal in cash of our stake in stock photo marketplace Depositphotos for US$5.83m net. This allowed us to keep investing in promising companies during the first half of 2016 as well as reinvesting in our most successful portfolio companies to date as they continue to grow. As the portfolio matures, it is not surprising to register some impairments, of which we made two in the first half of this year. Our well-diversified portfolio of 34 current investments registered a NAV of $1.91 per share as of 30 June 2016, in line with the value as of 31 December 2015".

Alexander Selegenev added: "TMT has successfully exited from 8 investments (including two partial exits) since inception in 2010 to date. This demonstrates the management team's ability to identify highly promising companies with exceptional leadership at an early stage. We are continuing to closely review potential exit and secondary market transactions in our portfolio".

For further information contact:

 
TMT Investments Plc            +44 1534 281 843 
 Alexander Selegenev            alexander.selegenev@tmtinvestments.com 
 www.tmtinvestments.com 
ZAI Corporate Finance 
 Ltd. 
 NOMAD 
 Peter Trevelyan-Clark/Jamie 
 Spotswood                     +44 20 7060 2220 
Hybridan LLP 
 Broker 
 Claire Louise Noyce           +44 20 3764 2341 
Kinlan Communications          Tel. +44 20 7638 3435 
 David Hothersall               davidh@kinlan.net 
 

About TMT Investments

TMT Investments PLC invests in high-growth, internet-based companies across a variety of core specialist sectors and has a significant number of Silicon Valley investments in its portfolio. Founded in 2010, TMT has net assets of US$53m and has invested in over 40 companies to date. The company's objective is to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders, predominantly through capital appreciation. The company is traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. www.tmtinvestments.com

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

Portfolio Performance

Following the exceptional performance in calendar year 2015, in which over 10 of the Company's portfolio companies experienced positive revaluations for a total of US$18.5 million, the first half of 2016 was relatively quiet as the portfolio continued to mature. A key highlight was the partial disposal of our successful investment in stock photo marketplace Depositphotos, which significantly improved the Company's cash position. We continue to pursue a conservative approach to valuations of poorly performing assets and wrote down two of our investee companies at the 2016 first half period end for a combined total of $2.02 million. This was more than offset by the $2.55 million fair value uplift on the partial disposal of our investment in Depositphotos.

The following developments took place within the Company's portfolio in the first half of 2016:

Cash and partial cash exits, and positive non-cash revaluations:

-- As announced on 29 March 2016, the Company sold a sizable part of its holding in Depositphotos for a cash consideration of US$5.85 million (US$5.83 million net) to a private European investor. The transaction represented an approximately 5.5 times increase in the valuation of TMT's holding in Depositphotos since its original investments in 2011, 2012 and 2015, and an approximately US$2.55 million (or 18%) uplift in fair value compared to the previously reported amount as of 31 December 2015. The Company's remaining fully diluted equity stake in Depositphotos is approximately 16.7% which, with a carrying value of US$10.84 million, remains our largest investment at 23% of the total value of our investment portfolio.

Impairments and write-offs:

-- In the first half of 2016, Whale Path, Inc. suspended its operations after not securing further funding. Accordingly, the Company incurred an impairment charge equal to 100% of the previously reported fair value of the Company's investment, as well as unpaid accumulated interest payable to TMT of approximately US$220,000 in total.

-- Online advertising platform Adinch, in which TMT invested in 2013, has suffered from the challenging economic conditions in Russia in the last two years, as well as certain recent operating issues. Accordingly, the Board of TMT considers it prudent to incur an impairment charge equal to US$1.8 million, or 75% of the fair value of the Company's investment in Adinch reported as of 31 December 2015.

New investments

In the first half of 2016, the Company invested US$300,000 in wine-by-the-glass subscription club Vinebox, Inc. (www.getvinebox.com), US$150,000 in field service management software provider Send A Job Inc. (www.sendajob.com), as well as an additional US$200,000 in KitApps Inc., the provider of Attendify, the mobile app platform for the events industry (www.attendify.com).

NAV per share

The Company's net asset value per share as of 30 June 2016 was US$1.91 (unchanged from US$1.91 as of 31 December 2015).

Operating Expenses

In the first half of 2016, the Company's Administrative Expenses of US$476,814 were in line with the first half of 2015 level (US$484,113). A bonus scheme charge of US$837,361, related to the first year of the Company's bonus plan covering the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, was incurred during the period.

Financial position

As of 30 June 2016, the Company had US$5.92 million in cash reserves (US$1.16 million at 31 December 2015). As of the date of this report, the Company has no debt and approximately US$5.02 million in cash reserves.

Events after the reporting period and outlook

In July 2016, the Company invested US$300,000 in cloud-based PC emulator Sixa, Inc. (www.sixa.io). In August 2016, the Company invested an additional US$200,000 in native video advertising platform Virool, Inc. (www.virool.com) and US$300,000 in Theirapp, Inc., developer of APPrise-branded mobile apps for the public relations, investor relations, and corporate communications industries (www.apprise-mobile.com).

With many of our portfolio companies experiencing rapid growth, we expect a number of positive revaluations of our investee companies in the future, as we achieve exits or investee companies complete future equity financing rounds, and will update shareholders as appropriate.

Statement of Comprehensive Income

 
                                             For the       For the       For the 
                                          six months    six months          year 
                                               ended         ended         ended 
                                          30/06/2016    30/06/2015    31/12/2015 
                                 Notes           USD           USD           USD 
 Gain / (loss) on investments    3         3,822,536        41,354   (2,215,983) 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
                                           3,822,536        41,354   (2,215,983) 
 Expenses 
  Share-based payment 
  charge                                           -      (27,349)      (45,028) 
 Bonus scheme payment                      (837,361)             -             - 
  charge 
 Administrative expenses         5         (476,814)     (484,113)     (997,705) 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Operating profit / 
  (loss)                                   2,508,361     (470,108)   (3,258,716) 
 Net finance income              7             1,914         5,085         7,964 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Profit / (loss) before 
  taxation                                 2,510,275     (465,023)   (3,250,752) 
 Taxation                        8                 -             -             - 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Profit / (loss) attributable 
  to equity shareholders                   2,510,275     (465,023)   (3,250,752) 
 Other comprehensive 
  income for the year: 
 Change in fair value 
  of available-for-sale 
  financial assets               10      (3,275,200)     4,645,399    18,505,974 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Total comprehensive 
  (loss) / income for 
  the period                               (764,925)     4,180,376    15,255,222 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Profit / (loss) per 
  share 
 Basic and diluted profit 
  / (loss) per share 
  (cents per share)              9              9.05        (1.68)       (11.75) 
------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 

Statement of Financial Position

 
                                                 At 30 June                        At 31 December 
                                                       2016                                  2015 
                                                        USD                                   USD 
                                Notes 
 Non-current assets 
 Investments in equity 
  shares                        10               44,400,928                            49,483,857 
 Convertible loan notes 
  receivable                    10                2,652,789                             2,202,649 
 Total non-current assets                        47,053,717                            51,686,506 
 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables    11                  206,081                               178,640 
 Cash and cash equivalents      12                5,923,779                             1,159,789 
 Total current assets                             6,129,860                             1,338,429 
 Total assets                                    53,183,577                            53,024,935 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables       13                  125,583                                39,377 
 Total liabilities                                  125,583                                39,377 
-----------------------------  ------  --------------------  ----------  ------------------------ 
 
 Net assets                                      53,057,994                            52,985,558 
-----------------------------  ------  --------------------  ----------  ------------------------ 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                  14               31,453,510                            31,453,510 
 Share-based payment 
  reserve                       15                  165,454                               165,454 
 Bonus scheme payment 
  reserve                       16                  837,361                                     - 
 Fair value reserve             16               25,339,392                            28,614,592 
 Retained losses                16              (4,737,723)                           (7,247,998) 
 Total equity                                    53,057,994                            52,985,558 
-----------------------------  ------  --------------------  ----------  ------------------------ 
 
 

Statement of Cash Flows

 
                                                                  For the            For the 
                                                                six month          six month 
                                                         ended 30/06/2016   ended 30/06/2015 
                                                                      USD                USD 
                                                 Notes 
Operating activities 
Operating profit/(loss)                                         2,508,361          (470,108) 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Adjustments for non-cash items: 
      Profit on disposal of available-for-sale 
       assets                                    3            (5,025,303)                  - 
      Gain on conversion of loan notes 
       to equity                                                        -           (68,741) 
      Impairment of available-for-sale 
       assets and accrued interest               3              1,223,568                  - 
      Share-based payment charge                 15                     -             27,349 
      Bonus scheme payment charge                                 837,361                  - 
      Amortized costs of convertible 
       notes receivable                          3                  2,708              3,507 
                                                                (453,305)          (507,993) 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Changes in working capital: 
      (Increase)/decrease in trade 
       and other receivables                     11              (46,857)             21,302 
      Increase/(decrease) in trade 
       and other payables                        13                86,206           (12,100) 
Net cash used by operating activities                           (413,956)          (498,791) 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Investing activities 
Interest received                                7                  1,914              5,085 
Purchase of available-for-sale 
 assets                                          10             (653,000)          (305,000) 
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale 
 assets                                                         5,829,032                  - 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Net cash used by investing activities                           5,177,946          (299,915) 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Financing activities 
Net cash from financing activities                                      -                  - 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Increase/(decrease) in cash and 
 cash equivalents                                               4,763,990          (798,706) 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at the 
 beginning of the year                           12             1,159,789          2,639,070 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at the 
 end of the year                                 12             5,923,779          1,840,364 
-----------------------------------------------  -----  -----------------  ----------------- 
 

Statement of Changes in Equity

 
 
                           Share capital    Share-based    Bonus payment    Fair value        Retained        Total 
                                              payment         reserve         reserve          losses 
                                              reserve 
                   Notes        USD             USD             USD             USD             USD            USD 
 Balance at 1 
  January 2015                31,453,510         392,659               -      10,108,618      (4,269,479)   37,685,308 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
   Total 
   comprehensive 
   income/(loss) 
   for the year                        -               -               -      18,505,974      (3,250,752)   15,255,222 
 Share-based 
  payment charge   15                  -          45,028               -               -                -       45,028 
 Bonus scheme                          -               -               -               -                -            - 
 payment charge 
 Transfer on 
  exercise/Lapse 
  of share 
  options          15                  -       (272,233)               -               -          272,233            - 
 
 Balance at 31 
  December 2015               31,453,510         165,454               -      28,614,592      (7,247,998)   52,985,558 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
   Total 
   comprehensive 
   income/(loss) 
   for the year                        -               -               -     (3,275,200)        2,510,275    (764,925) 
 Share-based       15                  -               -               -               -                -            - 
 payment charge 
 Bonus scheme 
  payment charge                       -               -         837,361               -                -      837,361 
 Transfers on      15                  -               -               -               -                -            - 
 exercise / 
 lapse of share 
 options 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 Balance at 30 
  June 2016                   31,453,510         165,454         837,361      25,339,392      (4,737,723)   53,057,994 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2016

   1.         Company information 

TMT Investments Plc ("TMT" or the "Company") is a company incorporated in Jersey with its registered office at Queensway House, Hilgrove Street, St Helier, JE1 1ES, Channel Islands.

The Company was incorporated and registered on 30 September 2010 in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 with registration number 106628 under the name TMT Investments Limited. The Company obtained consent from the Jersey Financial Services Commission pursuant to the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1985 on 30 September 2010. On 1 December 2010 the Company re-registered as a public company and changed its name to TMT Investments PLC.

The memorandum and articles of association of the Company do not restrict its activities and therefore it has unlimited legal capacity. The Company's ability to implement its Investment Policy and achieve its desired returns will be limited by its ability to identify and acquire suitable investments. Suitable investment opportunities may not always be readily available.

The Company will seek to make investments in any region of the world.

The financial information relating to the six months ended 30 June 2016 is unaudited and does not constitute statutory accounts. The comparative figures for the financial year ended 31 December 2015 are not the Company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015 were approved by the Board of Directors on 18 March 2016. The report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain any qualification.

These unaudited interim financial results were approved by the Board of Directors on 23 August 2016 and are available on the Company's website http://www.tmtinvestments.com/investor-relations/financial-reports/.

   2.         Summary of significant accounting policies 
   2.1      Basis of presentation 

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these unaudited interim results are based on International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, including IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting', and in accordance with the accounting policies which are the same as those applied by the Company in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

The Company's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with that disclosed in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

For the purposes of IFRS 8 'Operating Segments' the Company currently has one segment, being 'Investing in the TMT sector'. No further operating segment financial information is therefore disclosed

   2.2      Foreign currency translation 

(a) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured in United States Dollars ('US dollars', 'USD' or 'US$'), which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into US$ using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange differences arising from the translation at the year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

 
                                  Conversation rates, USD 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
 Currency                                         Average 
                                                rate, for 
                                               six months 
                        At 30.06.2016    ended 30/06/2016 
-----------------      --------------  ------------------ 
 British pounds, 
  GBP                          1.3466              1.4350 
 Euro, EUR                     1.1128              1.1129 
---------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
   3          Gain on investments 
 
                                                            For six months ended 30/06/2016      For six months 
                                                                                               ended 30/06/2015 
                                                                                        USD                 USD 
 Gross interest income from convertible notes receivable                             23,509              44,861 
 Amortized costs of convertible notes receivable                                    (2,708)             (3,507) 
 Net interest income from convertible notes receivable                               20,801              41,354 
 Profit on disposal of equity investments                                         5,025,303                   - 
 Impairment of available-for-sale assets                                        (1,223,568)                   - 
 Total gain (losses) on investments                                               3,822,536              41,354 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------ 
 
   4          Segmental analysis 

Geographic information

The Company has investments in six principal geographical areas - USA, Israel, BVI, Estonia, Cyprus, and Russia.

Non-current financial assets

As at 31/12/2015

 
                              USA      Israel       BVI    Cyprus   Estonia   Russia        Total 
                              USD         USD       USD       USD       USD      USD          USD 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  --------  --------  -------  ----------- 
 Equity investments    45,507,167   2,973,369   305,050   465,921   173,254   59,096   49,483,857 
 Convertible 
  notes                 2,202,649           -         -         -         -        -    2,202,649 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  --------  --------  -------  ----------- 
  Total                47,709,816   2,973,369   305,050   465,921   173,254   59,096   51,686,506 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  --------  --------  -------  ----------- 
 

As at 30/06/2016

 
                              USA      Israel       BVI    Cyprus   Estonia   Russia        Total 
                              USD         USD       USD       USD       USD      USD          USD 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  --------  --------  -------  ----------- 
 Equity investments    40,424,238   2,973,369   305,050   465,921   173,254   59,096   44,400,928 
 Convertible 
  notes                 2,652,789           -         -         -         -        -    2,652,789 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  --------  --------  -------  ----------- 
  Total                43,077,027   2,973,369   305,050   465,921   173,254   59,096   47,053,717 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  --------  --------  -------  ----------- 
 
   5          Administrative expenses 

Administrative expenses include the following amounts:

 
                                  For six months ended 30/06/2016   For six months ended 
                                                                              30/06/2015 
                                                              USD                    USD 
-------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Staff expenses (note 6)                                  292,934                297,790 
 Professional fees                                         72,761                 65,986 
 Legal fees                                                 2,409                 16,220 
 Bank and LSE charges                                       9,218                  8,086 
 Audit and accounting fees                                 14,046                  8,083 
 Rent                                                       7,000                 49,384 
 Other expenses                                            60,758                 37,048 
 Currency exchange loss/(gain)                             17,688                  1,516 
-------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                          476,814                484,113 
-------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
   6          Staff expenses 
 
                       For six months ended 30/06/2016   For six months ended 30/06/2015 
                                                   USD                               USD 
--------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 Directors' fees                                94,694                            99,550 
 Wages and salaries                            198,240                           198,240 
                                               292,934                           297,790 
--------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Wages and salaries shown above include salaries and bonuses relating to the six months ended 30 June. These costs are included in administrative expenses. There are no employment expenses for share-based payments (for the six months ended 30 June 2015: $27,349).

The average number of staff employed (excluding Directors) by the Company during the six months ended 30 June was 5 (for the year ended 31 December 2015: 5).

The Directors' fees for the six months ended 30 June 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 
                         For six months ended 30/06/2016   For six months ended 
                                                                     30/06/2015 
                                                     USD                    USD 
----------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Alexander Selegenev                              50,475                 54,265 
 Yuri Mostovoy                                    25,000                 25,000 
 James Joseph Mullins                             14,219                 15,285 
 Petr Lanin                                        5,000                  5,000 
----------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                  94,694                 99,550 
----------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 

The Directors' fees shown above are all classified as 'short term employment benefits' under International Accounting Standard 24. The Directors do not receive any pension contributions or other benefits.

Key management personnel of the Company are defined as those persons having authority and responsibility for the planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly. Key management of the Company are therefore considered to be the Directors of the Company. There were no transactions with the key management, other than their Directors fees, bonuses and share options.

   7       Net finance income 
 
                    For six months ended 30/06/2016   For six months ended 30/06/2015 
                                                USD                               USD 
-----------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 Interest income                              1,914                             5,085 
                                              1,914                             5,085 
-----------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
   8       Income tax expense 
 
                         For six months ended     For six months ended 30/06/2015 
                                   30/06/2016 
                                          USD                                 USD 
----------------------  ---------------------    -------------------------------- 
 Current taxes 
 Current year                               -                                   - 
----------------------  ---------------------    -------------------------------- 
 Deferred taxes 
 Deferred income taxes                      -                                   - 
----------------------  ---------------------    -------------------------------- 
                                            -                                   - 
----------------------  ---------------------    -------------------------------- 
 

The Company is incorporated in Jersey. No tax reconciliation note has been presented as the income tax rate for Jersey companies is 0%.

   9       Profit / (loss) per share 

The calculation of basic profit per share is based upon the net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2016 attributable to the ordinary shareholders of US$2,510,275 (for the six months ended 30 June 2015: net loss of US$465,023) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding calculated as follows:

 
 Profit / (loss) per share                                  For the six months ended 30/06/2016   For the six months 
                                                                                                    ended 30/06/2015 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------- 
 Basic profit/(loss) per share (cents per share)                                           9.05               (1.68) 
 Profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the 
  entity                                                                              2,510,275            (465,023) 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------- 
 

The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding before and after adjustment for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares calculated as follows:

 
 
 (in number of shares weighted during      For the six months ended 30/06/2016   For the six months ended 30/06/2015 
 the year outstanding) 
----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 Weighted average number of shares in 
 issue 
 Ordinary shares                                                    27,744,962                            27,744,962 
                                                                    27,744,962                            27,744,962 
----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 Effect of dilutive potential ordinary 
 shares 
 Share options                                                        (15,279)                               361,221 
----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 Weighted average of shares for the year 
  (fully diluted)                                                   27,729,683                            28,106,183 
----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 

The diluted profit / (loss) per share for both 2016 and 2015 is kept the same as the basic profit / (loss) per share because the conversion of the share options decreases the basic profit / (loss) per share and is therefore anti-dilutive.

   10     Non-current financial assets 
 
                                              At 30 June 2016   At 31 December 2015 
 Available-for-sale financial assets, USD: 
 Investments in equity shares (i) 
 - unlisted shares                                 44,400,928            49,483,857 
 Convertible notes receivable (ii) 
 - promissory notes                                 2,652,789             2,202,649 
-------------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                                                   47,053,717            51,686,506 
-------------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 

Reconciliation of fair value measurements of non-current financial assets:

 
                                                                 Available-for-sale          Total 
-----------------------------------------------   ----------------------------------  ------------ 
                                                          Unlisted       Convertible 
                                                            shares             notes 
                                                               USD               USD           USD 
-----------------------------------------------   ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 1 January 2015                           31,854,151         3,091,702    34,945,853 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Total gains or losses in 2015: 
           - in profit or loss - impairment            (2,292,123)                 -   (2,292,123) 
           - in other comprehensive income              18,505,974                 -    18,505,974 
 Purchases (including consulting & legal fees)           1,060,745           501,018     1,561,763 
 Disposal of investment (carrying value)               (1,028,428)           (6,533)   (1,034,961) 
 Conversion of notes to equity and net gain              1,383,538       (1,383,538) 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 31 December 2015                         49,483,857         2,202,649    51,686,506 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Total gains or losses in 2016: 
           - in profit or loss - impairment            (1,004,000)         (219,568)   (1,223,568) 
           - in other comprehensive income             (3,275,200)                 -   (3,275,200) 
 Purchases (including consulting & legal fees)                   -           653,000       653,000 
 Disposal of investment (carrying value)                 (803,729)           (2,708)     (806,437) 
 Conversion and other movements                                  -            19,416        19,416 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 30 June 2016                             44,400,928         2,652,789    47,053,717 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 

Available-for-sale investments are carried at fair values. Where financial assets do not have a quoted market price in an active market and their fair values cannot be reliably measured they are measured at cost less any identified impairment losses at the end of reporting period, in accordance with IAS 39 para 46 (c) exemption.

Where there has been a relevant transaction during the year that gives an indication of the fair value of the unlisted shares, the shares are included at that fair value and the increase or decrease in fair value is recognised in the fair value reserve. The "price of recent investment" methodology is used mainly for investments in venture capital companies and includes cost of investment or valuation by reference to a subsequent financing round. Valuation increases above cost are only recognised if that round involved a new external investor and the company is meeting milestones set by investor.

   (i)            Equity investments as at 30 June 2016: 
 
    Investee         Date         Value       Additions    Capitalized    Gain/loss        Other       Disposals,      Value      Equity 
     company           of           at           to         consulting       from       impairments,       USD           at        stake 
                    initial        1 Jan       equity          and         changes          USD                          30        owned 
                   investment      2016,     investments      legal           in                                         Jun 
                                    USD        during         fees,          fair                                       2016, 
                                                 the           USD          value                                        USD 
                                               period,                        of 
                                                 USD                        equity 
                                                                         investments, 
                                                                             USD 
---------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------- 
 Unicell           15/09/2011    1,455,088             -             -              -              -             -    1,455,088   10.00% 
 DepositPhotos     26/07/2011   14,119,033             -             -              -              -   (3,282,928)   10,836,105   16.67% 
 RollApp           19/08/2011      600,000             -             -              -              -             -      600,000   10.00% 
 Wanelo            21/11/2011    5,369,400             -             -              -              -             -    5,369,400    4.73% 
 Gild              05/12/2011      549,345             -             -              -              -             -      549,345    1.04% 
 ThusFresh         26/03/2012      379,355             -             -              -              -             -      379,355    3.53% 
 Backblaze         24/07/2012    9,624,277             -             -              -              -             -    9,624,277   15.34% 
 UM Liquidating 
  Trust            15/07/2014       29,273             -             -              -              -             -       29,273    5.89% 
 Gentoo 
  LABS             17/09/2012      260,000             -             -              -              -             -      260,000    6.88% 
 Favim 
  Holding          24/10/2012      305,050             -             -              -              -             -      305,050   20.00% 
 Appsindep         12/11/2012      465,921             -             -              -              -             -      465,921   19.24% 
 Virool            29/08/2012    1,813,851             -             -              -              -             -    1,813,851    1.69% 
 Adinch            19/02/2013    2,400,001             -             -      (796,001)    (1,004,000)             -      600,000   22.43% 
 Tracks 
  Media            24/11/2011      146,229             -             -              -              -             -      146,229        - 
 Wrike             12/06/2012    4,303,578             -             -              -              -             -    4,303,578    3.68% 
 Oriense           27/01/2014       59,096             -             -              -              -             -       59,096    5.45% 
 E2C               15/02/2014      136,781             -             -              -              -             -      136,781    5.51% 
 Drippler          01/05/2014      302,400             -             -              -              -             -      302,400    1.45% 
 Weaved            13/06/2014      255,000             -             -              -              -             -      255,000    2.44% 
 Le Tote           21/07/2014    1,068,878             -             -              -              -             -    1,068,878    1.62% 
 Anews             25/08/2014    1,000,000             -             -              -              -             -    1,000,000    9.41% 
 Twtrland          01/09/2014      155,000             -             -              -              -             -      155,000    3.27% 
 Drupe 
  Mobile           02/09/2014      595,142             -             -              -              -             -      595,142    7.47% 
 Taxify            15/09/2014      328,958             -             -              -              -             -      328,958    2.80% 
 Pipedrive         30/07/2012    3,095,439             -             -              -              -             -    3,095,439    4.43% 
 QuoteRoller       11/07/2014      493,508             -             -              -              -             -      493,508    2.70% 
 VitalFields       20/12/2013      173,254             -             -              -              -             -      173,254    2.23% 
 Total                          49,483,857             -             -      (796,001)    (1,004,000)   (3,282,928)   44,400,928 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------- 
 
   (ii)           Convertible loan notes as at 30 June 2016: 
 
  Investee      Date of     Value at     Additions    Capitalized   Amortized    Internal    Profit on    Disposals,   Value at    Term,   Interest 
  company       initial       1 Jan         to        consulting     costs,     movements,   disposal/       USD        30 Jun     years   rate, % 
              investment      2016,     convertible    and legal       USD         USD       Impairment                2016, USD 
                               USD         note        fees, USD                              charge, 
                                        investments                                             USD 
                                        during the 
                                        period, USD 
-----------  ------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------  --------- 
 Ninua         08/06/2011     500,000             -             -           -            -            -            -     500,000     1.5      5.00% 
 Sharethis     26/03/2013     570,925             -             -       (199)            -            -            -     570,726     5.0      1.09% 
 KitApps       10/07/2013     400,047       200,000             -        (47)            -            -            -     600,000     1.0      2.00% 
 Gentoo 
  LABS         21/05/2014     100,133             -             -       (133)            -            -            -     100,000     2.0      0.28% 
 Whale Path    02/06/2014     201,055             -             -       (903)       19,416    (219,568)            -           -       -          - 
 ScentBird     13/04/2015     403,212             -             -     (1,243)            -            -            -     401,969     2.0      4.00% 
 Weaved        05/10/2015      27,277             -             -           -            -            -            -      27,277     1.0      7.70% 
 Send a Job    16/05/2016           -       150,000         3,000       (183)            -            -            -     152,817     2.0      4.00% 
 Vinebox       06.05.2016           -       300,000             -           -            -            -            -     300,000 
                                       ------------  ------------ 
 Total                      2,202,649       650,000         3,000    (2,708)        19,416    (219,568)            -   2,652,789 
-------------------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------  --------- 
 
   11     Trade and other receivables 
 
                                            At 30 June 2016   At 31 December 2015 
                                                        USD                   USD 
-----------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Prepayments                                         23,532                15,174 
 Interest receivable on promissory notes            165,518               163,165 
 Interest receivable on deposits                        291                   301 
 Loans to portfolio companies                        16,740                     - 
                                                    206,081               178,640 
-----------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
   12     Cash and cash equivalents 

The cash and cash equivalents as at 30 June 2016 include cash on hand and in banks, deposits, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. The effective interest rate at 30 June 2016 was 0.7%.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

 
                  At June 2016   At December 2015 
                           USD                USD 
---------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Deposits              500,000            500,000 
 Bank balances       5,423,779            659,789 
---------------  -------------  ----------------- 
                     5,923,779          1,159,789 
---------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 

The following table represents an analysis of cash and equivalents by rating agency designation based on Fitch rating or their equivalent:

 
                  At 30 June 2016   At 31 December 2015 
                              USD                   USD 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Bank balances 
 A rating               5,423,779               659,789 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                        5,423,779               659,789 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Deposits 
 A rating                 500,000               500,000 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                          500,000               500,000 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                        5,923,779             1,159,789 
 --------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
   13     Trade and other payables 
 
                                         At 30 June 2016   At 31 December 2015 
                                                     USD                   USD 
--------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Salaries and directors' fees payable             91,222                 7,471 
 Trade payables                                   29,398                 6,992 
 Other current liabilities                           250                    92 
 Accrued expenses                                  4,713                24,822 
                                                 125,583                39,377 
--------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
   14     Share capital 

On 30 June 2016 the Company had an authorised share capital of unlimited shares of no par value and had issued share capital of:

 
                                     At 30 June 2016   At 31 December 2015 
                                                 USD                   USD 
---------------------------------  -----------------  -------------------- 
 Share capital                            31,453,510            31,453,510 
 
 Issued capital comprises:                    Number                Number 
 Fully paid ordinary shares               27,744,962            27,744,962 
---------------------------------  -----------------  -------------------- 
 
 
                                    Number of shares          Share capital, 
                                                                         USD 
---------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------- 
 Balance at 31 December 2015              27,744,962              31,453,510 
 Issue of shares                                   -                       - 
 Share buy-back and cancellation                   -                       - 
 Balance at 30 June 2016                  27,744,962              31,453,510 
---------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------- 
 
   15     Share-based payments 
 
                                         For the six months ended 30/06/2016    For the six months 
                                                                                  ended 30/06/2015 
                                                                         USD                   USD 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------   ------------------- 
 Share option (compensation expense)                                        -               27,349 
-------------------------------------  --------------------------------------  ------------------- 
 Total share-based payment charge                                           -               27,349 
-------------------------------------  --------------------------------------  ------------------- 
 

On 24 October 2012, Board of Directors approved a share option plan (the "Plan") for directors, officers, employees of or consultants to the Company and/or any company directly or indirectly controlled by the Company.

Under the Plan, options for a total of 7,500,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 30% of the then issued share capital (or 23% of the enlarged share capital at the time, assuming full exercise of the options), could be made available at an exercise price determined by the Board or its remuneration committee, which would not be less than the closing middle market price for the Company's share on AIM on the date of grant as published by or on behalf of the London Stock Exchange plc.

Options were to vest on a daily basis over a period of 3 years whilst the option holder remains eligible, and vested options could be exercised on each anniversary of the grant, but if not exercised within 1 year from the allowable date of exercise, would lapse.

The following options, without performance conditions, have been granted under the Plan on 24 October 2012:

 
                                      Option 
                                       Price        Option    Option 
                            Option      Year    Price Year     Price 
 Name                       Shares         1             2    Year 3 
----------------------  ----------  --------  ------------  -------- 
 German Kaplun 
  (Employee)             1,125,000   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 Alexander Morgulchik 
  (Employee)             1,125,000   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 Alexander Selegenev 
  (Director)             1,125,000   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 Artyom Inyutin 
  (Employee)             1,125,000   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 Yuri Mostovoy 
  (Director)               562,500   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 Alexander Pak 
  (Employee)               300,000   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 Levan Kavtaradze 
  (Employee)               150,000   US$1.40       US$1.55   US$1.70 
 TOTAL                   5,512,500 
----------------------  ----------  --------  ------------  -------- 
 

The fair value of services received in return for share options granted is based on the fair value of share options and warrants granted, measured using the Black-Scholes formula, using the following assumptions:

 
 (in USD, except               Option        Option      Option 
  for number of shares          Price    Price Year       Price 
  and percent)                 Year 1             2      Year 3 
-----------------------    ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Number of share 
  options granted           1,837,500     1,837,500   1,837,500 
 Fair value of share 
  option at date 
  of grant                       0.25          0.15        0.09 
 Share price at 
  date of grant                  1.65          1.65        1.65 
 Exercise price                  1.40          1.55        1.70 
 Expected volatility, 
  per cent                      9.39%         9.39%       9.39% 
 Option life, years               0-1           0-2         0-3 
 Expected dividends, 
  percent                           0             0           0 
 Risk free interest 
  rate, percent                 0.41%         0.41%       0.41% 
-------------------------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 

Expected volatility is estimated from the Company's share price performance on AIM.

 
                                             Weighted average 
                                   Number      exercise price 
                                of shares    of share options 
----------------------------  -----------  ------------------ 
 Outstanding share options 
  at 31 December 2015           1,837,500                1.70 
 Options exercised during 
  six months ended 30 June 
  2016                                  -                   - 
 Options expired during the 
  six months ended 30 June 
  2016                                  -                   - 
 Outstanding shares at 30 
  June 2016                     1,837,500                1.70 
 Exercisable share options 
  at 30 June 2016               1,837,500                1.70 
----------------------------  -----------  ------------------ 
 
   16        Reserves 
 
                        Share-based payment          Bonus scheme   Fair value reserve   Retained losses         Total 
                                    reserve       payment reserve                  USD               USD           USD 
                                        USD                   USD 
---------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 1 
  January 2015                      392,659                     -           10,108,618       (4,269,479)     6,231,798 
---------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Loss for the year                        -                     -                    -       (3,250,752)   (3,250,752) 
 Gain from changes in 
  fair value                              -                     -           18,505,974                 -    18,505,974 
 Share-based payment 
  charge                             45,028                     -                    -                 -        45,028 
 Bonus scheme payment                     -                     -                    -                 -             - 
 charge 
 Transfer on lapse of 
  share options                   (272,233)                     -                    -           272,233             - 
 Balance as at 31 
  December 2015                     165,454                     -           28,614,592       (7,247,998)    21,532,048 
--------------------- 
 Profit for the year                      -                     -                    -         2,510,275     2,510,275 
 Loss from changes in 
  fair value                              -                                (3,275,200)                 -   (3,275,200) 
 Share-based payment                      -                     -                    -                 -             - 
 charge 
 Bonus scheme payment 
  charge                                  -               837,361                    -                 -       837,361 
 Transfer on exercise 
 of share options                         -                     -                    -                 -             - 
---------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 30 
  June 2016                         165,454               837,361           25,339,392       (4,737,723)    21,604,484 
---------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 
   17     Related party transactions 

Since May 2012, TMT's Moscow-based staff have been located in an office that belongs to a company ("Orgtekhnika") controlled by Mr. Alexander Morgulchik and Mr. German Kaplun, the Company's senior managers and applicable employees. German Kaplun also owns 9.64% of the issued share capital of TMT. Thus Orgtekhnika is considered a related party. Together with other related expenses (support personnel, company car, security services, etc.), the total office rent costs to TMT from 1 February 2015 were US$7,000 per month, and from 1 February 2016 temporarily reduced to zero.

   18     Subsequent events 

In July 2016, the Company invested US$300,000 in cloud-based PC emulator Sixa, Inc. (www.sixa.io). In August 2016, the Company invested an additional US$200,000 in native video advertising platform Virool, Inc. (www.virool.com) and US$300,000 in Theirapp, Inc., developer of APPrise-branded mobile apps for the public relations, investor relations, and corporate communications industries (www.apprise-mobile.com).

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