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Zamano PLC Half-year Report (0748I)

25/08/2016 7:01am

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Zamano PLC

25 August 2016

zamano plc

Interim Results for the six month period ended 30 June 2016

zamano plc (AIM:ZMNO, ESM:ZAZ), a leading European provider of interactive applications and services to mobile devices, today announced its Interim Results for the six month period ended 30 June 2016.

Highlights

   --    Sales increased by 80.2% to EUR18.748M compared to EUR10.404M in H1 2015. 

-- zamano continued to improve its balance sheet position, with cash of EUR7.430M at 30 June 2016 representing an increase of 36.7% on the 30 June 2015 figure of EUR5.435M.

   --    Gross profit decreased by 9.7% to EUR2.331M compared to EUR2.582M in H1 2015. 
   --    Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 13.1% to EUR1.196M compared to EUR1.377M in H1 2015. 

-- Profit before tax decreased by 30.7% to EUR0.794M compared to EUR1.146M in H1 2015, while profit after tax at EUR0.675M decreased by 33.8% compared to EUR1.019M in H1 of 2015.

Colin Tucker, Acting Chairman of zamano commented: "While the overall trading outcome for the business was somewhat mixed during H1 2016, we can report a significant increase in both sales performance and cash generation. This was offset by falling margins due to increased investment in advertising, a changing sales mix in the UK and some foreign exchange headwinds. We anticipate an improvement in operating performance during H2 2016 thanks to H1 advertising spend and continuing strong UK sales performance. The 36% jump in our net cash position is very welcome as it provides us with a solid platform to implement our acquisition strategy".

"With an active focus on M & A activity, we believe that zamano can achieve one of its core strategic objectives by pursuing higher value added business which we expect would open avenues for growth in the coming twelve months. Our ambition to achieve this strategic repositioning will run in tandem with adapting and optimising our existing business lines. In addition, we will continue to focus on delivering strategic acquisitions and we hope to make significant progress in this regard during the second half of the current financial year".

- Ends -

For further information, please contact:

zamano plc

Michael Connolly, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +353 1 554 7261

Investec Corporate Finance

Shane Lawlor/Ian McGreal

Tel: + 353 1 4210000

Cenkos Securities (Nominated Advisor & Broker)

Derrick Lee/Neil McDonald

Tel: + 44 (0) 131 220 6939

Media Enquires:

MCOMM Communications Consultants

Richard Moore

Tel: +353 1 661 9428

Mob: +353 87 241 4751

Email: ir@zamano.com

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Acting Chairman's Statement

Introduction

Zamano plc ('zamano') today announces its trading results for the six month period ended 30 June 2016.

We are pleased to report sales of EUR18.748M in H1 2016, which is substantially in excess (80.2%) of the corresponding sales figure in H1 2015 (EUR10.404M). However, gross profit for the period at EUR2.331M was 9.7% below the EUR2.582M achieved in H1 2015. This reduction in actual contribution is largely attributable to the predominance of UK third party sales in our product mix and increased investment in advertising which we expect will benefit the business in the second half of the year.

The Adjusted EBITDA for H1 2016 at EUR1.196M is down by 13.1% on the EUR1.377M achieved in the first half of 2015. The reductions in gross profits and Adjusted EBITDA during H1 2016 have also impacted on the operating profit, pre-tax profit and post-tax profit outcomes for the period.

During the first half of the year, zamano continued to strengthen its balance sheet position, with cash at 30 June 2016 standing at EUR7.430M compared to EUR5.435M at 30 June 2015. This improvement in cash and cash equivalents reflects the underlying cash generating capacity of the company's current business lines.

Market Review

UK

The UK business continues to make a very strong contribution to zamano's operations. UK sales in the half year to 30 June 2016 were EUR16.987M, a 105% increase on the EUR8.285M recorded during H1 2015. These sales translated into an actual gross profit contribution of EUR1.985M which was 2.5% above H1 2015 (EUR1.937M). However, the contribution of third party revenues together with increased advertising spend resulted in a decrease in the UK gross margin percentage during H1 2016 (11.7%) compared to H1 2015 (23.4%).

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Acting Chairman's Statement (Continued)

As in previous years, zamano continues to proactively engage with the UK regulator, mobile network operators and various industry bodies to ensure that we can influence product and market trends thus protecting our business and improving the service offering to consumers of our services. In this regard, the introduction of Payforit (PFI), a new payment system adopted by the mobile network operators during the early part of 2016, has impacted on some of our traditional products and services in the UK. However, in the short to medium term, we believe that we can continue to adapt our advertising to somewhat ameliorate the commercial impacts of this new payment system on our traditional product market in the UK.

Ireland

Sales in the Irish market during H1 2016 were EUR1.178M compared to EUR1.656M achieved during H1 2015. This decline of 28.9% is attributable to changes in our Irish product mix. During H1 2016, a number of old product lines were discontinued and replaced with a suite of new interactive services. The increase in advertising costs associated with the new suite of services combined with the fall off in sales, resulted in the actual gross profit contribution for the period falling by 39.3% to EUR0.320M (H1 2015: EUR0.527M).

Zamano has informed shareholders over the course of the past number of years that ongoing changes in regulatory and compliance regimes has made it difficult to grow the Irish business. In this regard, while Ireland remains an important market territory for zamano, overall market conditions continue to be challenging.

Other Locations

Sales revenue during H1 2016 in locations other than UK and Ireland at EUR0.583M were 25.9% higher compared to H1 2015 (EUR0.463M). As in previous years, Australia represented the vast majority of these sales during the six months ended 30 June 2016.

The company continues to seek out locations where it can successfully launch products and services which capitalise on our aggregator relationships and billing platforms.

Financial Review

At the commencement of this announcement, we stated that sales in H1 2016 at EUR18.748m were 80.2% ahead of H1 2015 (EUR10.404M). This significant improvement in sales performance was primarily due to a significant uplift in sales in the UK. However, as this business activity typically carries lower margins than our more traditional business products and services, actual gross profits were down by 9.7% when compared to H1 2015.

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Acting Chairman's Statement (Continued)

The fall in actual gross profits, taken with losses on currency translation, primarily relating to the UK, negatively impacted on EBITDA, operating profit, profit before tax and profit after tax during the H1 2016. Sales revenues, however, continue to grow, and this together with an increase in advertising spend should result in an improvement across all of these financial metrics during H2 2016.

Notwithstanding the impact of margin pressure and adverse foreign exchange movements on the operating performance of the business during H1 2016, the Group continues to strengthen its overall financial position. Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2016 were EUR7.430M, up from EUR5.435M at 30 June 2015, an increase of 36.7%. The improved cash position demonstrates the financial strength of the business and places the Group in a strong position to implement the focused bolt-on acquisition programme in the mobile advertising, social and billing areas identified in the Strategic Review (more details below).

New Opportunities

In August 2016, zamano updated shareholders on its Strategic Review which we anticipate will lead to a significant re-positioning of the company and provide it with a blueprint to secure new high end market opportunities and acquire leading edge technology and systems. This will open new opportunities in existing markets but also allow zamano to realise its potential in new markets.

The board commissioned OFS, an IT consultancy, to carry out the strategic review of the business, with the findings formally presented to the Board at the end of July 2016. This review came against a backdrop of the many market and regulatory changes which are currently taking place in zamano's core business. More significantly, the review focused on the numerous growth opportunities which currently exist in product - market areas such as mobile advertising and billing/payments.

The Strategic Review concluded that zamano should be repositioned to focus on higher value added, growth orientated activities. The board has determined that this can be most effectively achieved by implementing a focused acquisition programme in the mobile advertising, social and billing areas. Arising from this, a small number of potential acquisition targets have been identified in the three sectors already referenced. The company is currently actively evaluating these acquisition opportunities.

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Acting Chairman's Statement (Continued)

Outlook

While the overall trading outcome for the business was somewhat mixed during H1 2016, we can report a significant increase in both sales performance and cash generation. This was offset by falling margins due to increased investment in advertising, a changing sales mix in the UK and some foreign exchange headwinds. We anticipate an improvement in operating performance during H2 2016 thanks to H1 advertising spend and continuing strong UK sales performance. The 36% jump in our net cash position is very welcome as it provides us with a solid platform to implement our new acquisition strategy.

Following on from the Strategic Review, with an active focus on M & A activity, we believe that zamano can achieve one of its core strategic objectives by pursuing higher value added business which will open avenues for growth in the coming twelve months. Our desire to achieve this strategic repositioning will run in tandem with adapting and optimising our existing business lines. In addition, our energy and focus on delivering strategic acquisitions will, we anticipate, enable us to confirm substantial progress has been made in this regard during the second half of the current financial year.

Colin Tucker

Acting Chairman 24 August 2016

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Unaudited condensed consolidated income statement

for the half year ended 30 June 2016

 
                                       Half year   Half year 
                                           ended       ended 
                                         30 June     30 June 
                                            2016        2015 
                               Notes     EUR'000     EUR'000 
 
 Revenue                           5      18,748      10,404 
 Cost of sales                          (16,417)     (7,822) 
 
 
 Gross profit - continuing 
  activities                               2,331       2,582 
 
 Other administrative 
  expenses (including 
  foreign exchange)                      (1,310)     (1,200) 
 Depreciation                               (42)        (37) 
 Amortisation of intangible 
  assets                          10       (183)       (183) 
----------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 Total administrative 
  expenses                               (1,535)     (1,420) 
 
 Operating profit                  5         796       1,162 
 
 Finance income                                6           1 
 Finance expense                             (8)        (17) 
 
 
 Profit before tax                           794       1,146 
 Income tax expense                6       (119)       (127) 
 
 Profit for the period 
  - all attributable 
   to owners of the company                  675       1,019 
 
 
 Earnings per share 
 
        *    basic                 7    EUR0.007    EUR0.010 
 
        *    diluted               7    EUR0.007    EUR0.010 
 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

for the half year ended 30 June 2016

 
                                   Half year   Half year 
                                       ended       ended 
                                     30 June     30 June 
                                        2016        2015 
                                     EUR'000     EUR'000 
 Profit for the half year 
  period 
 - all attributable to owners 
  of the company                         675       1,019 
 
 Other comprehensive income: 
  Items that are or may be 
  reclassified subsequently 
  to profit and loss 
 Foreign currency translation 
  adjustment                            (49)          10 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
  - all attributable 
 to owners of the company                626       1,029 
 
 

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Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet

as at 30 June 2016

 
                                         30 June   31 December   30 June 
                                            2016       2015[1]      2015 
                                Notes    EUR'000       EUR'000   EUR'000 
 Assets 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and 
  equipment                        12        113           142       111 
 Intangible assets                 11      6,394         6,428     6,457 
 Deferred tax asset                           93           107       107 
 
 
                                           6,600         6,677     6,675 
 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables               4,793         4,407     3,080 
 Cash and cash equivalents                 7,430         6,322     5,435 
 
 
                                          12,223        10,729     8,515 
                                                        ______ 
 
 Total assets                             18,823        17,406    15,190 
 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                                99            99        99 
 Share premium                            13,538        13,538    13,538 
 Capital conversion 
  reserve                                      1             1         1 
 Foreign currency 
  translation reserve                      (109)          (60)      (54) 
 Share-based payment 
  reserve                                    400           438       400 
 Retained earnings                       (1,769)       (2,412)   (3,532) 
 
 
 Total equity                             12,160        11,604    10,452 
 
 
 
   Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                  6,388         5,562     4,154 
 Loans and borrowings                          -            71       211 
 Current tax liabilities                     275           169       373 
 
 
                                           6,663         5,802     4,738 
 
 
 Total liabilities                         6,663         5,802     4,738 
 
 
 Total equity and 
  liabilities                             18,823        17,406    15,190 
 
 

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Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the half year ended 30 June 2016

 
                                                           Capital                  Foreign   Share-based 
                                                                                   currency 
                                      Share     Share   conversion   Retained   translation       payment     Total 
                                    capital   premium      reserve   earnings       reserve       reserve    equity 
                                    EUR'000   EUR'000      EUR'000    EUR'000       EUR'000       EUR'000   EUR'000 
 
 At 1 January 2016                       99    13,538            1    (2,413)          (60)           438    11,603 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the period 
 Profit for the half year 
  period                                  -         -            -        675             -             -       675 
 Currency translation adjustment          -         -            -          -          (49)             -      (49) 
 
 Transactions with owners 
  of the company 
 Share based payments expense             -         -            -          -             -            16        16 
 Settlement of share options              -         -            -       (31)             -          (54)      (85) 
 
 
 At 30 June 2016                         99    13,538            1    (1,769)         (109)           400    12,160 
 
 

for the half year ended 30 June 2015

 
                                                             Capital                  Foreign   Share-based 
                                                                                     currency 
                                        Share     Share   conversion   Retained   translation       payment     Total 
                                      capital   premium      reserve   earnings       reserve       reserve    equity 
                                      EUR'000   EUR'000      EUR'000    EUR'000       EUR'000       EUR'000   EUR'000 
 
 At 1 January 2015                         99    13,538            1    (4,551)          (64)           362     9,385 
 
 Total comprehensive profit 
  for the period 
 Profit for the half year 
  period                                    -         -            -      1,019             -             -     1,019 
 
   Currency translation adjustment          -         -            -          -            10             -        10 
 
 Transactions with owners 
  of the company 
 Share based payments expense               -         -            -          -             -            38        38 
 
 
 At 30 June 2015                           99    13,538            1    (3,532)          (54)           400    10,452 
 
 

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Unaudited condensed consolidated cash flow statement

for the half year ended 30 June 2016

 
                                                Half year         Half year 
                                                    ended             ended 
                                                 30 June           30 June 
                                                     2016              2015 
                                                  EUR'000           EUR'000 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Profit after tax                                     644             1,019 
 
 Adjustments to reconcile profit 
  before tax for the period 
 to net cash inflow from operating 
  activities 
 Income tax expense                                   119               127 
 Depreciation                                          42                37 
 Amortisation of intangible assets                    183               183 
 Share-based payments expense                          16                38 
 Foreign exchange movements                          (16)                12 
 Increase in trade and other receivables            (351)              (16) 
 Increase/(decrease) in trade 
  and other payables                                  826             (607) 
 Finance income                                       (6)               (1) 
 Finance expense                                        8                17 
 
 Cash generated from operations                     1,465               809 
 Finance expense                                      (8)              (17) 
 Income tax                                          (35)                 - 
 
 Net cash inflow from operating 
  activities                                        1,422               792 
 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and 
  equipment                                          (14)              (22) 
 Capitalisation of internally 
  generated intangible assets                       (150)             (150) 
 Interest received                                      6                 1 
 
 Net cash outflow from investing 
  activities                                        (158)             (171) 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Repayment of loan                                   (71)             (136) 
  Settlement of share options                        (85)                 - 
 
 Net cash outflow from financing 
  activities                                        (156)             (136) 
 
 
 Net increase in cash and cash 
  equivalents                                       1,108               485 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  1 January                                         6,322             4,950 
 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  30 June                                           7,430             5,435 
 
 

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Notes to the half-yearly condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

   1     Reporting entity 

zamano plc is a limited company incorporated and domiciled in Ireland with shares publicly traded on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London and the Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) in Dublin.

The half-yearly condensed consolidated financial statements of zamano plc as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2016 consist of the results and financial position of the company and its subsidiaries together referred to as "the Group." The principal activities of the Group are the provision of mobile data services and technology.

   2     Statement of compliance 

These unaudited half-yearly condensed consolidated financial statements (the "half-yearly financial statements") have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", as adopted by the EU. They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the most recent published financial statements of the Group. The comparative figures included for the year ended 31 December 2015 do not constitute statutory financial statements of the Group. The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 are available at www.zamano.com. The auditor's report on those financial statements was unqualified.

These half-yearly financial statements were approved by the Board on 24 August 2016 and are available at the Group's website as noted above.

   3     Significant accounting policies - basis of preparation 

The accounting policies and methods of computation and presentation adopted in the preparation of the interim financial statements are consistent with those applied in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015 and are described in those financial statements on pages 17 to 22, except for the impact of the new standards and policies described below.

The following new and amended standards and interpretations are effective for the Group for the first time for the financial year beginning 1 January 2016. None of these had a material impact on the Group:

   --     Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions (Amendments to IAS 19); 
   --     Annual improvements to IFRSs 2010 - 2012 Cycle; 
   --     Amendments to IAS 1 Disclosure initiative; 

-- Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38 Clarification of acceptable methods of depreciation and amortisation;

   --     Amendments to IAS 27 Equity method in Separate Financial Statements; 
   --     Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment and IAS 41 Bearer Plants; 
   --     Amendments to IFRS 11 Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations; and 
   --     Annual improvements to IFRSs 2012 - 2014 Cycle. 

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Notes (continued)

   4     New standards and interpretations not yet adopted 

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations are effective for future annual reporting periods of the Group, and have not been applied in preparing these interim financial statements and the Group is currently assessing their potential impact. The Group does not plan to early-adopt these standards.

   5     Estimates 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these half-yearly condensed consolidated financial statements, the significant judgements made by management and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as disclosed in note 5 to the most recently published annual consolidated financial statements. The most subjective judgement relating to these interim financial statements relates to the valuation of goodwill on a previous business combination. Details related to our key assumptions in this regard are set out in note 16 to the most recently published annual consolidated financial statements.

   6     Segment information 

The Group is managed based on two reportable segments which are defined based on geographical markets as follows: Republic of Ireland (ROI) and United Kingdom (UK). It also has sales in other jurisdictions but these are not deemed to be stand-alone reportable segments under the requirements of IFRS 8 and are classified as "other locations" in the table below.

Information regarding the results of each reportable segment is included below. Performance is measured based on segment results as included in the reports that are reviewed by the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker (or "CODM")

The Group's operations are not significantly impacted by seasonal fluctuations.

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Notes (continued)

   6     Segment information (continued) 

Half year ended 30 June 2016

 
                                                    Other 
                              ROI        UK   territories      Total 
                          EUR'000   EUR'000       EUR'000    EUR'000 
 
 Revenue                    1,178    16,987           583     18,748 
 
 
 Gross profit                 320     1,985            26      2,331 
 
 
 
  Unallocated expenses 
  (1)                                                        (1,566) 
 
 
 Operating profit                                                765 
 
 Net finance expense                                             (2) 
 
 
 Profit before 
  tax                                                            763 
 Income tax                                                    (119) 
 
 
 Profit for the 
  half year period                                               644 
 
 
 Half year ended                                    Other 
  30 June 2015 
                              ROI        UK   territories      Total 
                          EUR'000   EUR'000       EUR'000    EUR'000 
 
 Revenue                    1,656     8,285           463     10,404 
 
 
 Gross profit                 527     1,937           117      2,582 
 
 
 
  Unallocated expenses 
  (1)                                                        (1,420) 
 
 
 Operating profit                                              1,162 
 Net finance                                                    (16) 
 
 
 Profit before 
  tax                                                          1,146 
 Income tax expense                                            (127) 
 
 
 Profit for the 
  half year period                                             1,019 
 
 
 
               (1)   Unallocated expenses relate to central overhead costs such as rent, administration, salaries and office overhead costs which are not allocated to individual reportable segments. 

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Notes (continued)

   7     Income tax 

The major components of the income tax expense in the half-yearly condensed consolidated income statement are:

 
                                   Half year                Half year 
                                       ended                  ended 
                                     30 June                  30 June 
                                        2016                     2015 
                                     EUR'000                  EUR'000 
 
 Irish corporation tax                   119                      127 
 
 
   8     Earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") amounts are calculated by dividing net profit for the half year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted profit per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

The following reflects the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:

 
                       Half year           Half year 
                           ended               ended 
                         30 June             30 June 
                            2016                2015 
 
 Basic EPS          EUR0.007                EUR0.010 
 Diluted EPS        EUR0.007                EUR0.010 
 
 
 
                                         Half year          Half year 
                                             ended              ended 
                                          30 June            30 June 
                                              2016               2015 
                                           EUR'000            EUR'000 
 
 Profit attributable to equity 
  holders of the company                       675              1,019 
 
 
 
                                         Half year           Half year 
                                             ended               ended 
                                           30 June             30 June 
                                              2016                2015 
                                             000's               000's 
 
 Basic weighted average number 
  of shares                                 99,451              99,451 
 
 Dilutive potential ordinary 
  shares: 
 Effects of employee share 
  options                                    2,330               2,121 
 
 
 Diluted weighted average 
  number of shares                         101,781             101,572 
 
 

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Notes (continued)

   9     Adjusted earnings per share 

The following reflects earnings per share ("EPS") based on adjusted net income, which is a non-GAAP measure, is as follows:

 
                               Half year            Half year 
                                   ended                ended 
                                 30 June              30 June 
                                    2016                 2015 
 
 Adjusted basic EPS         EUR0.009                EUR0.012 
  Adjusted diluted EPS       EUR0.009                EUR0.012 
 
 

Adjusted net income is calculated as:

 
                                       Half year         Half year 
                                           ended             ended 
                                       30 June            30 June 
                                            2016              2015 
                                         EUR'000           EUR'000 
 
 Profit after tax                            675             1,019 
 Share-based payments expense                 15                38 
 Amortisation of intangible 
  assets                                     183               183 
 
 
                                             873             1,240 
 
 

Reconciliation of reported operating profit to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and foreign exchange ("Adjusted EBITDA") and share-based payment expense is as follows:

 
                                      Half year         Half year 
                                          ended             ended 
                                      30 June            30 June 
                                           2016              2015 
                                        EUR'000           EUR'000 
 
 Reported profit before tax                 794             1,146 
 Share-based payment expense                 46                38 
 Depreciation                                42                37 
 Amortisation of intangible 
  assets                                    183               183 
 Foreign exchange                           129              (43) 
 Finance costs                                8                17 
 Finance income                             (6)               (1) 
 
 
                                          1,196             1,377 
 
 

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Notes (continued)

   10   Share-based payments 

The Board may offer to grant share options to any director, employee or consultant of the Group and these are usually granted at an exercise price equal to the market price of the company's shares at the date of grant. The rules relating to the granting of share options are disclosed in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015. All of the options granted are deemed to be equity-settled. 4,518,972 share options were outstanding at 30 June 2016 (6,118,972 - 30 June 2015) of which 4,518,972 had vested (2015: 200,000). There were no new options granted during the period (30 June 2015: Nil). The share-based payments expense for the period was EUR15,866 (2015 - EUR38,079).

   11   Intangible assets 
 
                    Goodwill   Software    Other*     Total 
                     EUR'000    EUR'000   EUR'000   EUR'000 
 Cost: 
 At 1 January 
  2016                18,735      2,690     5,814    27,239 
 Additions                 -        150         -       150 
 
 At 30 June 2016      18,735      2,840     5,814    27,389 
 
 Amortisation: 
 At 1 January 
  2016                12,670      2,328     5,814    20,812 
 Charge for the 
  period                   -        183         -       183 
 
 At 30 June 2016      12,670      2,511     5,814    20,995 
 
 Carrying value: 
 At 30 June 2016       6,065        329         -     6,394 
 
 
 At 31 December 
  2015                 6,065        363         -     6,428 
 
 
 At 30 June 2015       6,065        392         -     6,457 
 
 

* Includes other intangible assets such as databases, content management systems and web portals which were acquired through historical acquisitions.

Goodwill arises from business combinations in prior years. Details regarding the underlying assumptions determined by the directors in assessing the recoverability of goodwill are disclosed in the 31 December 2015 financial statements. The directors are satisfied that the results of the Group for the period to 30 June 2016 are in line with the assumptions applied as at 31 December 2015 and that no other events have occurred in the current period which would require an impairment test of the goodwill as at 30 June 2016 to be undertaken.

Additions to intangibles for the period to 30 June 2016 were EUR150,000 (2015: EUR150,000) which relate to internally capitalised payroll costs on development projects.

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Notes (continued)

   12    Property, plant and equipment 

Acquisitions and disposals

During the six months ended 30 June 2016, the Group acquired property, plant and equipment assets with a cost of EUR13,691 (2015 - EUR21,925).

No assets were disposed of by the Group during the six months ended 30 June 2016 (2015 - Nil).

   13   Capital commitments 

The Group had no capital commitments at 30 June 2016 (2015: Nil).

   14   Related party transactions 

Key management personnel receive compensation in the form of short-term employee benefits, post-employment benefits and equity compensation benefits. Key management personnel received total compensation of EUR348,000 (2015: EUR304,000) for the half year period ended 30 June 2016, including EUR85,000 in settlement of outstanding share options owned by the Chief Executive Officer. Total remuneration is included in other administrative expenses.

There were no other related party transactions in the period under review.

   15   Post balance sheet events 

There are no post balance sheet events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in these financial statements.

[1] Amounts at 31 December 2015 are derived from the 31 December 2015 audited financial statements.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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