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TAX Tax Systems

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Tax Systems PLC Half-year Report (7322K)

26/09/2016 7:00am

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Tax Systems PLC

26 September 2016

Tax Systems plc (formerly Eco City Vehicles Plc)

("Tax Systems" or the "Company")

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2016

Tax Systems announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. The results for the period are not representative of the Company going forward as the Company successfully concluded the acquisition of Tax Computer Systems Limited ("TCSL") after the period end (the "Acquisition").

Background

From 1 January to 30 June 2016, the period under review, the Company was an Investing Company as classified under the AIM Rules.

As an Investing Company, the Company's strategy was to invest and/or acquire companies and/or assets in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors, where the board believed there are opportunities for growth which, if achieved, would be earnings enhancing for shareholders.

The Company's principal activity during the period under review was to identify, negotiate and conduct detailed technical, commercial, financial and legal due diligence on TCSL, a leading supplier of corporation tax software to the large corporate sector and the accounting profession in the UK and Ireland.

The majority of the costs incurred in connection with the Acquisition were incurred on a contingent basis and under accounting rules fall to be recognised outside the period under review. Of the costs incurred, GBP414,000 were not contingent on the completion of the Acquisition and have accordingly been recognised in these financial statements.

Post period end, on 25 July 2016, the Company's shareholders approved, inter alia, the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of TCSL and the change of the Company's name to Tax Systems plc.

Cash balances and funding

Cash balances at 30 June 2016 were GBP4.6m (2015: GBP0.1m), following a GBP5 million share subscription which raised a total of GBP5 million in December 2015.

Outlook

The acquisition of TCSL completed on 26 July 2016. While it has only been a short time since taking control, the board believes the prospects for the business are every bit as strong as considered at the time of the Acquisition.

The information communicated in this announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

Enquiries:

Tax Systems plc

Gavin Lyons, Executive Chairman +44 20 3845 3552

MXC Capital Markets LLP (Financial Adviser)

Charlotte Stranner/ Steven Zhang +44 20 7965 8149

finnCap Limited (Nomad and Broker)

Jonny Franklin-Adams/James Thompson +44 20 7220 0500

Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the period ended 30 June 2016

 
                                       Unaudited   Unaudited        Audited 
                                        6 months    6 months 
                                           ended       ended     Year ended 
                                         30 June     30 June    31 December 
                                            2016        2015           2015 
                                                    Restated 
                               Notes      GBP000      GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Revenue                                       -           -              - 
 
 Cost of sales                                 -           -              - 
 
 
 Gross profit                                  -           -              - 
 
 Administrative expenses                   (478)       (225)          (345) 
 
 Other income                                  -           -              - 
 
 
 Loss from operations 
  before non-recurring 
  items                                        -        (82)          (200) 
 
 Non-recurring items             3             -       (143)          (145) 
----------------------------  ------  ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 
 Loss from continuing 
  operations                               (478)       (225)          (345) 
 
 Finance costs                                 -           -              - 
 
 Loss for the period and 
  total comprehensive loss                 (478)       (225)          (345) 
 
 
 
 Loss for year attributable 
  to owners of parent                      (478)       (225)          (345) 
                                      ==========  ==========  ============= 
 
 
 Loss per share                  4         Pence       Pence          Pence 
 
 
 Basic and diluted loss 
  per share :                             (5.41)     (55.67)        (67.06) 
 
 
 

All amounts relate to continuing activities.

Statement of financial position

As at 30 June 2016

 
                                          Unaudited   Unaudited       Audited 
                                            30 June     30 June   31 December 
                                               2016        2015          2015 
 Assets                           Notes      GBP000      GBP000        GBP000 
 
 Total non-current assets                         -           -             - 
 
 Current 
 
 Trade and other receivables                     65          13            24 
 Cash and cash equivalents                    4,617          56         5,027 
 
 
 Total current assets                         4,682          69         5,051 
 
 
 Total assets                                 4,682          69         5,051 
 
 
 Equity and liabilities 
 Equity 
 
 Equity attributable 
  to owners of the parent: 
 Share capital                      5         4,419         288         4,419 
 
 Share premium                                3,655       3,190         3,655 
 
 Share based payment 
  reserve                                       444           -           444 
 
 Retained deficit                           (4,066)     (3,468)       (3,588) 
 
 
 Total equity                                 4,452          10         4,930 
 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                       230          59           121 
 
 
 Total current liabilities                      230          59           121 
 
 
 
 
 Total non-current liabilities                    -           -             - 
 
 
 Total liabilities                              230          59           121 
 
 
 Total equity and liabilities                 4,682          69         5,051 
 
 
 

Statement of changes in equity

As at 30 June 2016

 
 
 
                                                 Share 
                                                 based 
 Unaudited                   Share     Share   payment   Retained    Total 
                           capital   premium   reserve    deficit   Equity 
                            GBP000    GBP000    GBP000     GBP000   GBP000 
 At 1 January 2015           4,713     3,190         -    (7,918)     (15) 
 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss for the period            -         -         -      (225)    (225) 
 
 Restructuring of 
  shares                   (4,675)         -         -      4,675        - 
 Issue of shares               250         -         -          -      250 
 
 
 At 30 June 2015               288     3,190         -    (3,468)       10 
 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss for the period            -         -         -      (120)    (120) 
 
 Issue of warrants               -     (444)       444          -        - 
 Conversion of loan 
  notes                          -         -         -          -        - 
 Issue of share capital      4,131       909         -          -    5,040 
 
 
 At 31 December 2015         4,419     3,655       444    (3,588)    4,930 
 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss for the period            -         -         -      (478)    (478) 
 
 
 At 30 June 2016             4,419     3,655       444    (4,066)    4,452 
 
 

Statement of cash flows

For the period ended 30 June 2016

 
                                     Unaudited   Unaudited        Audited 
                                      6 months    6 months           Year 
                                         ended       ended          ended 
                                       30 June     30 June    31 December 
                                          2016        2015           2015 
                                        GBP000      GBP000         GBP000 
 Net cash inflow from operating 
  activities 
 Loss for the period                     (478)       (225)          (345) 
 
 
                                         (478)       (225)          (345) 
 
 
 (Increase) in debtors                    (41)        (13)           (24) 
 Increase in creditors                     109          44            106 
 
 
 Cash generated from operations 
  and net cash flows from 
  operating activities                   (410)       (194)          (263) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Financing activities 
 Net cash generated from 
  share issue                                -         250          5,040 
 Proceeds from loan notes                    -           -            250 
 
 
 Net cash used in financing 
  activities                                 -         250          5,290 
 
 
 Increase/(decrease) in 
  cash                                   (410)          56          5,027 
 
 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at beginning of the period             5,027           -              - 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at end of the period                   4,617          56          5,027 
 
 
 
 

1. General Information

Tax Systems PLC is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and quoted on AIM, the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange. The address of the registered office is 5th Floor, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF.

This unaudited interim report is presented in British Pounds Sterling, the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.

The unaudited interim financial information does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial information for the year ended 31 December 2015 has been extracted from the statutory accounts for that year which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Independent Auditors' Report on those accounts was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis, and did not contain a statement under 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

2. Basis of preparation

The unaudited interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.

The same accounting policies, presentation and method of computation are followed in this financial information as were applied in the Company's latest annual audited financial statements and using accounting policies that are expected to be applied for the financial year ending 31 December 2016. Practice is continuing to evolve on the application and interpretations of IFRS. Further standards may be issued by the International Accounting Standards (IASB) and standards currently in issue and endorsed by the EU may be subject to interpretations issued by IFRIC.

3. Non-recurring items

 
                        Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited 
                         6 months     6 months           Year 
                            ended        ended          ended 
                          30 June      30 June    31 December 
                             2016         2015           2015 
                           GBP000       GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Professional fees: 
 
 Restructuring                   -         143            143 
 
 Other                           -           -              2 
 
 
            -                              143            145 
 
 
 

4. Loss per share

 
                                         Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited 
                                          6 months     6 months 
                                             ended        ended     Year ended 
                                           30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                              2016         2015           2015 
                                            GBP000       GBP000         GBP000 
 Losses 
 
 
 Total comprehensive loss for 
  the period, used in the calculation 
  of total basic and diluted loss 
  per share                                  (478)        (225)          (345) 
 
 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for the purpose of basic 
  and diluted loss per share             8,837,709      404,149        514,489 
 
 Loss per share 
 
 
 Basic and diluted loss per share 
  (pence)                                   (5.41)      (55.67)        (67.06) 
 
 
 

Following the passing of resolutions proposed at a general meeting of the Company held on 25 July 2016, a 1 for 50 share consolidation became effective. The 30 June 2016, 30 June 2015 and 31 December 2015 loss per share has been restated to illustrate the share consolidation after the reporting date. As a result of the losses incurred in each of the periods, potential ordinary shares are anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating diluted loss per share.

5. Share capital

 
                                    30 June   30 June   31 December 
                                      2016      2015        2015 
                                    GBP000    GBP000      GBP000 
 
 Authorised 
 600,000,000 ordinary shares 
  of 1p each                         6,000     6,000       6,000 
 
 
                                     6,000     6,000       6,000 
 
 
 
 Allotted, called up 
  and fully paid 
 441,885,446 (31 December 
  2015: 441,885,446) ordinary 
  shares 
  of 1p each*                        4,419      288        4,419 
 
 
                                     4,419      288        4,419 
 
 
 
 

* Number of shares in issue following the 1 for 50 share consolidation - 30 June 2016 8,837,709 (31 December 2015 8,837,709).

6. Events after the reporting period

On 1 July 2016 the Company announced the following:

-- that it had agreed to acquire Tax Computer Systems Limited ("TCSL"), a leading supplier of corporation tax software to the large corporate sector and the accounting profession in the UK and Ireland for cash consideration of GBP73 million in addition to a cash for cash payment estimated to be GBP34.5 million;

-- that it had conditionally raised GBP45 million, before associated costs, of approximately GBP4 million by way of a placing of 67,164,180 new ordinary shares at 67 pence per share;

-- that it had arranged new debt facilities of GBP30 million comprising a GBP9 million term loan and GBP11 million revolving credit facility to be provided by HSBC Bank plc and GBP10 million unsecured loan notes issued to the Business Growth Fund plc;

-- a proposed consolidation of every 50 existing ordinary shares into one new ordinary share; and

   --    proposed change of name to Tax Systems plc 

The capital reorganisation, buy back of the deferred shares and change of name became effective on 25 July 2016 and the acquisition of TCSL, placing and debt facilities became effective on 26 July 2016.

Also on 1 July 2016 the Company announced:

-- that the Company and MXC Guernsey Limited had entered into a warrant instrument whereby MXC Guernsey Limited will be issued with warrants to subscribe for 4,409,299 new ordinary shares exercisable from the third anniversary of the date of grant dependent on share price performance; and

-- that the Company had established an employee share scheme, designed to assist in the recruitment, motivation and retention of staff and which, for executive directors and senior managers, carries performance conditions which align the interests of the management team with those of shareholders and that participants in the new employee share scheme will be entitled in aggregate to 6 per cent of future shareholder value generated, to be calculated by reference to the growth in the market capitalisation of the Company following readmission to AIM over a period of between 3 to 7 years as adjusted for the issue of new shares after readmission and taking into account dividends and capital returns.

Acquisition of TCSL

The acquisition of TCSL was in pursuance of the Company's stated strategy to seek an investment in the technology sector where the directors believe there are opportunities for growth. TCSL is a business that met the stated criteria and represents a strong and stable platform from which to build a UK tax automation and compliance software business of scale.

The acquisition of TCSL constituted a reverse takeover under Rule 14 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

The consideration for the acquisition of TCSL of GBP73 million was satisfied wholly in cash on completion, in addition to a cash for cash payment estimated to be GBP34.5 million.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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