Intercede Group PLC Trading Statement (7152C)

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RNS Number : 7152C

Intercede Group PLC

21 January 2015

21 January 2015

INTERCEDE GROUP plc

('Intercede' or 'the Company')

Trading Update

Intercede (AIM: IGP.L) is a leading producer of Identity and Credential Management software, called MyID, which manages the secure registration, issuance and life cycle of digital identities for a wide range of uses.

At the time of reporting its Interim Results for the six months ended 30(th) September 2014 on 6 November 2014, Intercede remained optimistic that full year growth expectations would be achieved. However, the Company did state that this would be subject to the timing of certain orders, both from smart card related projects and from a number of mobile related opportunities.

As set out below, there have been a number of market related delays beyond the Company's control and, whilst revenues are expected to be greater in the second half of the current financial year than the first half, full year revenues are now anticipated to be at a similar level or slightly lower than the prior financial year.

In the US, two key standards FIPS 201-2 and SP800-157 were released and ratified more than three months later than anticipated thereby delaying the time to revenue of our MyID v10.1/v10.2 derived credential platform. The availability of TEE capability on OEM handsets has also been slower than anticipated thereby delaying the monetisation of the newly launched MyTAM service. In addition, a number of our existing customers are making slower progress than forecast on large scale modernisation projects incorporating our technology, resulting in delays in the receipt of follow on license orders.

The reduction in revenue expectations is expected to result in a loss for the period of approximately GBP1 million and year end cash balances, after planned investment and share buy-backs, in the region of GBP5 million.

Whilst the inevitable effect of the delays referred to above is a reduction in short term revenues, they do not structurally reduce the future demand for Intercede products nor do they impact the Company's strong growth prospects. We continue to experience high levels of interest in the Group's new mobile digital identity technology, which validates the potential scale of the opportunity for Intercede's products as people better understand the security implications of areas such as the Internet of Things, the Cloud, and the inherent limitations of usernames and passwords. Consequently, the Board remains confident in and committed to its chosen strategic course.

ENQUIRIES

Intercede Group plc Tel. [phone]

Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive

Andrew Walker, Finance Director

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Stuart Andrews, Corporate Finance

Joanna Weaving, Corporate Broking

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Archie Berens

About Intercede

Intercede is a software company specializing in identity and credential management with a global team of experts located in the US and UK.

Intercede's MyID software enables organizations to create and use trusted digital identities for employees, citizens and machines. This allows secure access to services, facilities, information and networks.

MyID meets the highest government standards yet is simple enough to be deployed onto consumer devices such as smartphones and tablets. Critically, MyID provides an easy, convenient and secure alternative to passwords.

Millions of identities are managed using MyID and Intercede has provided identity verification and management services to global customers for more than 20 years. MyID is a commercial-off-the-shelf software product, designed and developed to be configurable so it can be embedded as the cornerstone of cybersecurity infrastructure for governments and corporations.

Customers trusting Intercede for secure digital identity include the US and UK governments and some of the world's largest corporations, telecommunications providers and information technology partners.

For more information visit www.intercede.com.

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