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TMT Tmt Investments Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
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TMT Investments PLC Half-year Report (9517X)

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TMT Investments PLC

16 August 2018

16 August 2018

TMT INVESTMENTS PLC

("TMT" or the "Company")

Half year report for the six months to 30 June 2018

TMT Investments PLC, the venture capital company investing in high-growth, technology companies across a number of core specialist sectors, is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2018.

   --    Bonus-adjusted NAV per share of US$2.75 (uplift of 13.2% from US$2.43 as of 31 December 2017) 
   --    US$2.0 million profitable partial cash exit from Pipedrive 
   --    US$16.6 million in positive revaluations from Taxify, Pipedrive, Vinebox and Remot3.it 
   --    US$4.8 million in impairments from Scentbird, Adinch, Ninua, RollApp and TryTheWorld 
   --    US$3.5 million (before expenses) raised from UK institutional investors 

-- Diversified portfolio of over 30 companies focused around big data, e-commerce, and business SaaS (software-as-a-service) tools

   --    Many portfolio companies continue to experience rapid growth 

Alexander Selegenev, Executive Director of TMT, commented: "We are delighted with our portfolio company performance in the first half of 2018, especially from Taxify, which became the first "unicorn" in our portfolio in May this year when it was valued at $1bn, and for which we previously announced an upward revaluation less than a year ago. The Company is increasingly recognised as one of very few AIM-quoted vehicles providing UK investors with exposure to earlier stage, primarily US-based, tech companies, and we were pleased to welcome new UK institutional investors to the register in March 2018. The proceeds of the recent placing are being directed towards investing in additional exciting companies that meet our investment criteria of having outstanding management teams and globally scalable business models. We continue to see exciting investment and exit opportunities in our chosen sectors and we look forward to updating our shareholders on the Company's progress in the near future."

For further information contact:

 
TMT Investments PLC                    +44 1534 281 843 
 Alexander Selegenev                    alexander.selegenev@tmtinvestments.com 
 Executive Director 
 www.tmtinvestments.com 
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance 
 Ltd 
 Nominated Adviser 
 Russell Cook 
 David Jones 
 Ben Jeynes                            +44 (0)20 7131 4000 
Hybridan LLP 
 Broker 
 Claire Louise Noyce                   +44 20 3764 2341 
Kinlan Communications                  +44 20 7638 3435 
 David Hothersall                       davidh@kinlan.net 
 

About TMT Investments PLC

TMT Investments PLC invests in high-growth technology companies across a number of core specialist sectors and has a significant number of Silicon Valley investments in its portfolio. Founded in 2010, TMT has invested in over 40 companies to date and has latest announced net assets of US$82m. 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

The following developments took place within the Company's portfolio between the publication date of our 2017 Annual Report and the publication date of this interim 2018 report:

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

-- As announced on 30 May 2018, Taxify, a leading international ride-hailing company (www.taxify.eu), completed a US$175 million funding round led by global automotive leader Daimler AG. European venture capital fund Korelya Capital and TransferWise's co-founder Taavet Hinrikus joined Didi Chuxing and a number of Taxify's other existing shareholders in the round that brought Taxify's valuation to US$1 billion. Daimler also joined Taxify's board. The transaction represented a revaluation uplift of US$13.30 million (or 350%) in the fair value of TMT's investment in Taxify, compared to the previous reported amount as of 31 December 2017.

-- As announced on 30 May 2018, TMT sold a small holding in Pipedrive, a leading sales CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software provider (www.pipedrive.com), for a total consideration of US$2.0 million. The transaction represented a revaluation uplift of US$3.14 million (or 34.4%) in the fair value of TMT's investment in Pipedrive, compared to the previous reported amount as of 31 December 2017.

-- In June 2018, wine subscription service Vinebox (www.getvinebox.com) completed a new equity capital round. The transaction represented a revaluation uplift of US$150,015 (or 50%) in the fair value of TMT's investment in Vinebox, compared to the previous reported amount as of 31 December 2017.

-- In April 2018, IoT solutions provider Remot3.it (www.remot3.it) completed an additional equity capital raise triggering conversion of TMT's convertible note in Remot3.it. The transaction represented a revaluation uplift of US$41,510 (or 5.5%) in the fair value of TMT's investment in Remot3.it, compared to the previous reported amount as of 31 December 2017.

Impairments and write-offs:

-- As announced on 30 May 2018, Scentbird, a subscription-based service for luxury fragrances and other beauty products (www.scentbitd.com), completed a further funding round to raise US$18.6 million from a group of investors led by Goodwater Capital, the consumer technology investment firm, and joined by Y Combinator, Rainfall Ventures, FundersClub, Soma Capital, Scrum Ventures, ERA, and others. The transaction represented a reduction of US$3.61 million in the fair value of TMT's investment in Scentbird, compared to the previous reported amount as of 31 December 2017.

The following of the Company's portfolio investments were also impaired in the first half of 2018:

 
 Portfolio    Impairment     Impairment           Reasons for impairment 
   Company      amount       as % of fair 
                 (US$)      value reported 
                               as of 31 
                               Dec 2017 
                                             Final write-off of the previously 
                                              impaired investment; Board's 
 Adinch          300,000              100%    discretion 
             -----------  ----------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                             Final write-off of the previously 
                                              impaired investment; Board's 
 Ninua           250,000              100%    discretion 
             -----------  ----------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                             Lack of progress; Board's 
 RollApp*        627,240              100%    discretion 
             -----------  ----------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                             Final write-off of the previously 
 Try The                                      impaired investment; company 
  World           18,250              100%    is in liquidation 
             -----------  ----------------  ---------------------------------- 
 

* - incl. the outstanding loan and accumulated interest payable to TMT

10 largest portfolio holdings:

 
 Portfolio Company        Fair value        as % of total 
        Name               (US$), as          portfolio 
                           of 30 June           value 
                       2018 and currently 
 Taxify                        17,094,470           22.31 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Depositphotos                 10,836,105           14.14 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Backblaze                     10,533,334           13.75 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Pipedrive                     10,257,097           13.39 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Wrike                          8,395,508           10.96 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Wanelo                         5,369,400            7.01 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Scentbird                      3,340,404            4.36 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 LeTote                         1,997,073            2.61 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Unicell                        1,455,088            1.90 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 PandaDoc                       1,233,770            1.61 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 Total                         70,512,249           92.02 
                     --------------------  -------------- 
 

Key developments for the 10 largest portfolio holdings in the first half of 2018 (source: TMT's portfolio companies)

Taxify (ride hailing service):

   --    Active in 47 cities over the world (from "over 30" cities as of 31 December 2017) 
   --    Continuing triple-digit growth in revenue and number of users 
   --    Raised US$175 million from Daimler AG 

Depositphotos (stock photo marketplace):

   --    Continuing double-digit growth in revenue and number of files in the photobank 

Backblaze (online data backup and cloud storage provider):

   --    Continuing double-digit growth in revenues 
   --    "B2" cloud storage revenue grows at nearly 300% year on year 

Pipedrive (sales CRM software):

   --    Continuing double-digit growth in revenue and number of paid accounts 
   --    Over 75,000 paying customers (from "over 70,000" as of 31 December 2017) 
   --    Raised US$50 million from Insight Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners 

Wrike (work management and collaboration software):

   --    Continuing double-digit growth in revenue and number of paid accounts 
   --    Over 17,000 paying customers and 1m users (from "over 15,000" as of 31 December 2017) 

Wanelo (online social shopping platform):

   --    No significant changes 

Scentbird (perfume and other beauty product subscription service):

   --    Continuing double-digit growth in revenue and number of customers 
   --    Over 250,000 subscribers (from "over 200,000" as of 31 December 2017) 
   --    Raised US$18.7 million in a new equity round 

LeTote (Netflix-style fashion rental platform):

   --    Continuing growth in revenue and number of customers 
   --    Recent cost restructuring to improve profitability 

Unicell (provider of digital marketing solutions and mobile applications and services):

   --    Breakeven 
   --    Traditional business keeps contracting 

-- 50%-owned Pango, a parking payment operator in Israel, is fast-growing and cash generative, helping Unicell gradually reduce its debt levels

PandaDoc (document automation software):

   --    Ongoing growth in new clients and revenues 

New investments

On 21 February 2018, the Company announced its first blockchain-related investment through participation in the first phase of the pre-ICO (Initial Coin Offering) conducted by Telegram Group, Inc. ("Telegram") (https://ico-telegram.org/). TMT pre-paid US$300,000 for Telegram tokens as part of the transaction.

Also in the first half of 2018, the Company invested an additional US$300,000 in cloud-based PC emulator Sixa (www.sixa.io).

NAV per share

The Company's net asset value ("NAV") per share in the first six months of 2018 increased 15.6% to US$2.81 (31 December 2017: US$2.43). Please note that the NAV figure excludes the bonus amount of US$1,512,251 accrued (but not yet approved) for the third year (period from 01 July 2017 to 30 June 2018) of the Company's bonus plan adopted in 2015 (the "Bonus Plan"). The accrued bonus amount is equivalent to approximately 5.2 cents per TMT share, with a pro forma bonus-adjusted NAV per share as of 30 June 2018 of approximately US$2.75.

Operating Expenses

In the first half of 2018, the Company's Administrative Expenses of US$606,143 were above the 2017 levels (US$518,093), primarily due to additional fees related to the Company's placing in March 2018, resumption of office rent payments from 1 April 2017, and currency exchange fluctuations.

Financial position

On 29 March 2018, the Company announced that it had raised US$3.5 million (before expenses) by issuing and allotting 1,276,260 new ordinary shares of no par value each in the Company to certain institutional and other investors, and a further 164,609 new ordinary shares of no par value to certain existing shareholders, at a price of US$2.43 per share.

As of 30 June 2018, the Company had no financial debt and US$5,147,665 in cash reserves. As of the date of this report, the Company has approximately US$4,790,000 in net cash reserves.

Bonus Plan

The Company extended its Bonus Plan for the next three years (until 30 June 2021) on the same terms, with slightly amended initial allocations of the Bonus Pool among the current participants. Under the Bonus Plan, subject to achieving minimum hurdle rate and high watermark conditions in respect of the Company's NAV, the team receives annual cash bonus equal to 7.5% of the net increases in the Company's NAV, adjusted for any changes in the Company's equity capital resulting from issuance of new shares, dividends, share buy-backs or similar corporate transactions in each relevant year.

Events after the reporting period

In July 2018, the Company invested US$100,000 in natural language search interface for enterprise data FriendlyData (www.friendlydata.io)

Outlook

We are delighted with our portfolio company performance in the first half of 2018, especially from Taxify, which has now become the first "unicorn" in our portfolio, and for which we previously announced an upward revaluation less than a year ago. The Company is increasingly recognised as one of very few AIM-quoted vehicles providing UK investors with exposure to earlier stage, primarily US-based, tech companies, and we were pleased to welcome new UK institutional investors to the register in March 2018. The proceeds of the recent placing are being directed towards investing in additional exciting companies that meet our investment criteria of having outstanding management teams and globally scalable business models. We continue to see exciting investment and exit opportunities in our chosen sectors and we look forward to updating our shareholders on the Company's progress in the near future.

Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

 
                                                       For the             For the 
                                                        six months          six months 
                                                        ended 30/06/2018    ended 30/06/2017 
                                               Notes                 USD                 USD 
 Gains (Losses) on investments                 3                 817,594           (958,465) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                 817,594           (958,465) 
 Expenses 
 Bonus scheme payment charge                                 (1,512,251)           (610,107) 
 Administrative expenses                       5               (606,143)           (518,093) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Operating loss                                              (1,300,800)         (2,086,665) 
 Net finance income                            7                   3,063               1,695 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Loss before taxation                                        (1,297,737)         (2,084,970) 
 Taxation                                      8                       -                   - 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Loss attributable to equity shareholders                    (1,297,737)         (2,084,970) 
 Other comprehensive income for the period: 
 Change in fair value of available-for-sale 
  financial assets                             16             10,934,563           7,334,707 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Total comprehensive income for the period                     9,636,826           5,249,737 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Loss per share 
 Basic and diluted gain (loss) per share 
  (cents per share)                            9                  (4.55)              (7.51) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 

Statement of Financial Position (unaudited)

 
                                                    At 30 June                         At 31 December 
                                                          2018                                   2017 
                                                           USD                                    USD 
                                   Notes 
 Non-current assets 
 Investments in equity shares      10               73,958,103                             57,120,436 
 Convertible loan notes, SAFE's 
  receivable                       10                2,670,045                              9,452,503 
 Total non-current assets                           76,628,148                             66,572,939 
 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables       11                  112,840                                171,954 
 Current asset investment                              300,000                                      - 
 Cash and cash equivalents         12                5,147,665                                985,692 
 Total current assets                                5,560,505                              1,157,646 
 Total assets                                       82,188,653                             67,730,585 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables          13                   45,383                                148,056 
 Total current liabilities                              45,383                                148,056 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Other payables                    14                  225,000                                150,000 
 Total non-current liabilities                         225,000                                150,000 
 Total liabilities                                     270,383                                298,056 
 
 
 Net assets                                         81,918,270                             67,432,529 
--------------------------------  ------  --------------------  -----------  ------------------------ 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                     15               34,790,174                             31,453,510 
 Bonus scheme payment reserve      16                1,512,251                                      - 
 Fair value reserve                16               57,782,682                             46,848,119 
 Retained losses                   16             (12,166,837)                           (10,869,100) 
 Total equity                                       81,918,270                             67,432,529 
--------------------------------  ------  --------------------  -----------  ------------------------ 
 
 

Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 
                                                            For the six    For the six 
                                                           months ended   months ended 
                                                             30/06/2018     30/06/2017 
                                                                    USD            USD 
                                                   Notes 
Operating activities 
Operating loss                                              (1,300,800)    (2,086,665) 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Adjustments for non-cash items: 
      Profit on disposal of available-for-sale 
       assets                                      3        (1,855,584)              - 
      Gain on conversion of loan notes to equity                      -              - 
      Impairment of available-for-sale assets 
       and accrued interest                        3          1,058,571        981,552 
      Bonus scheme payment charge                             1,512,251        610,107 
      Amortized costs of convertible notes 
       receivable                                  3                651          1,678 
                                                              (584,911)      (493,328) 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Changes in working capital: 
      Increase in trade and other receivables      11          (28,364)       (26,443) 
      (Decrease)/Increase in trade and other 
       payables                                    13          (27,673)         58,782 
Net cash used by operating activities                         (640,948)      (460,989) 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Investing activities 
Interest received                                  7              3,063          1,695 
Purchase of available-for-sale assets              10         (300,000)       (50,000) 
Purchase of current asset investment                          (300,000)              - 
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale 
 assets                                                       2,063,194         50,000 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Net cash generated from investing activities                  1,466,257          1,695 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Financing activities 
Proceeds from issue of shares                      15         3,336,664              - 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Net cash from financing activities                            3,336,664              - 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents              4,161,973      (459,294) 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 
 of the period                                     12           985,692      1,057,098 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 
 the period                                        12         5,147,665        597,804 
-------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------  ------------- 
 

Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited)

 
 
                           Share capital    Share-based    Bonus payment    Fair value        Retained        Total 
                                              payment         reserve         reserve          losses 
                                              reserve 
                   Notes        USD             USD             USD             USD             USD            USD 
 Balance at 31 
  December 2016               31,453,510               -               -      29,393,774      (8,288,863)   52,558,421 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
   Total 
   comprehensive 
   income/(loss) 
   for the year                        -                               -      17,454,345      (2,580,237)   14,874,109 
 Balance at 31 
  December 2017               31,453,510               -               -      46,848,119     (10,869,100)   67,432,529 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
   Total 
   comprehensive 
   income/(loss) 
   for the year                        -               -               -      10,934,563      (1,297,737)    9,636,826 
 Issue of shares   15          3,336,664               -               -               -                -    3,336,664 
 Bonus scheme 
  payment charge   16                  -               -       1,512,251               -                -    1,512,251 
 Balance at 30 
  June 2018                   34,790,174               -       1,512,251      57,782,682     (12,166,837)   81,918,270 
----------------  ------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2018

   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 Investing 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 2018 is unaudited and does not constitute statutory accounts. The comparative figures for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 are not the Company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 were approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2018. 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 15 August 2018 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 2017.

The Company's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with that disclosed in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017.

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 30.06.2018    ended 30/06/2018 
-----------------      --------------  ------------------ 
 British pounds, 
  GBP                          1.3075              1.3570 
 Euro, EUR                     1.1563              1.1943 
---------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
   3          Gain on investments 
 
                                                            For six months ended 30/06/2018      For six months 
                                                                                               ended 30/06/2017 
                                                                                        USD                 USD 
 Gross interest income from convertible notes receivable                             21,232              24,765 
 Amortized costs of convertible notes receivable                                      (651)             (1,678) 
 Net interest income from convertible notes receivable                               20,581              23,087 
 Profit on disposal of equity investments                                         1,855,584                   - 
 Impairment of available-for-sale assets                                        (1,058,571)           (981,552) 
 Total gain (losses) on investments                                                 817,594           (958,465) 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------ 
 
   4          Segmental analysis 

Geographic information

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

Non-current financial assets

As at 31/12/2017

 
                              USA      Israel       BVI     Estonia   Russia        Total 
                              USD         USD       USD         USD      USD          USD 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------- 
 Equity investments    50,734,468   2,351,598   127,525   3,847,749   59,096   57,120,436 
 Convertible 
  notes & SAFE's        9,452,503           -         -           -        -    9,452,503 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------- 
  Total                60,186,971   2,351,598   127,525   3,847,749   59,096   66,572,939 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------- 
 

As at 30/06/2018

 
                              USA      Israel       BVI      Estonia   Russia        Total 
                              USD         USD       USD          USD      USD          USD 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------  -------  ----------- 
 Equity investments    54,327,981   2,349,032   127,525   17,094,470   59,096   73,958,103 
 Convertible 
  notes & SAFE's        2,670,045           -         -            -        -    2,670,045 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------  -------  ----------- 
  Total                56,998,026   2,349,032   127,525   17,094,470   59,096   76,628,148 
--------------------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------  -------  ----------- 
 
   5          Administrative expenses 

Administrative expenses include the following amounts:

 
                                  For six months ended 30/06/2018   For six months ended 
                                                                              30/06/2017 
                                                              USD                    USD 
-------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Staff expenses (note 6)                                  312,601                290,893 
 Professional fees                                        139,875                134,933 
 Legal fees                                                22,069                  2,643 
 Bank and LSE charges                                      15,995                  7,742 
 Audit and accounting fees                                 11,218                 12,512 
 Rent                                                      47,298                 23,649 
 Other expenses                                            46,713                 58,467 
 Currency exchange loss/(gain)                             10,374               (12,746) 
-------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                          606,143                518,093 
-------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
   6          Staff expenses 
 
                       For six months ended 30/06/2018   For six months ended 30/06/2017 
                                                   USD                               USD 
--------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 Directors' fees                               106,361                            92,653 
 Wages and salaries                            206,240                           198,240 
                                               312,601                           290,893 
--------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Wages and salaries shown above include salaries and bonuses relating to the six months ended 30 June. These costs are included in administrative expenses.

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 2017: 5).

The Directors' fees for the six months ended 30 June 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

 
                         For six months ended 30/06/2018   For six months ended 
                                                                     30/06/2017 
                                                     USD                    USD 
----------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Alexander Selegenev                              62,685                 50,000 
 Yuri Mostovoy                                    25,000                 25,000 
 James Joseph Mullins                             13,676                 12,663 
 Petr Lanin                                        5,000                  5,000 
----------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                 106,361                 92,653 
----------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 

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 reimbursement of business expenses.

   7       Net finance income 
 
                    For six months ended 30/06/2018   For six months ended 30/06/2017 
                                                USD                               USD 
-----------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 Interest income                              3,063                             1,695 
                                              3,063                             1,695 
-----------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
   8       Income tax expense 
 
                         For six months ended     For six months ended 30/06/2017 
                                   30/06/2018 
                                          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       Loss per share 

The calculation of basic profit per share is based upon the net loss for the six months ended 30 June 2018 attributable to the ordinary shareholders of US$1,297,737 (for the six months ended 30 June 2017: net loss of US$2,084,970) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding calculated as follows:

 
 Profit / (loss) per share                            For six months ended 30/06/2018      For six months 
                                                                                         ended 30/06/2017 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Basic loss per share (cents per share)                                        (4.55)              (7.51) 
 Loss attributable to equity holders of the entity                        (1,297,737)         (2,084,970) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------ 
 

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 the year     For six months ended 30/06/2018   For six months ended 30/06/2017 
 outstanding) 
------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 Weighted average number of shares in issue 
 Ordinary shares                                                        28,493,259                        27,744,962 
                                                                        28,493,259                        27,744,962 
------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
   10     Non-current financial assets 
 
                                              At 30 June 2018   At 31 December 2017 
 Available-for-sale financial assets, USD: 
 Investments in equity shares (i) 
 - unlisted shares                                 73,958,103            57,120,436 
 Convertible notes receivable (ii) 
 - promissory notes                                 1,320,030             7,052,503 
 - SAFEs                                            1,350,015             2,400,000 
                                                   76,628,148            66,572,939 
-------------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 

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

 
                                                                 Available-for-sale          Total 
-----------------------------------------------   ----------------------------------  ------------ 
                                                        Unlisted         Convertible 
                                                          shares      notes & SAFE's 
                                                             USD                 USD           USD 
-----------------------------------------------   --------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 1 January 2017                         48,335,876           3,650,596    51,986,472 
------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 Total gains or losses in 2017: 
            - in profit or loss - impairment           (893,131)                   -     (893,131) 
            - in other comprehensive income           11,349,800           6,104,545    17,454,345 
 Purchases (including consulting & legal fees)            50,000             300,000       350,000 
 Disposal of investment (carrying value)             (1,823,120)           (502,638)   (2,325,758) 
 Conversion of notes to equity and net gain              101,011           (100,000)         1,011 
------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 31 December 2017                       57,120,436           9,452,503    66,572,939 
------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 Total gains or losses in 2018: 
            - in profit or loss - impairment           1,074,254           (250,000)       824,254 
            - in other comprehensive income           10,784,549             150,015    10,934,564 
 Purchases (including consulting & legal fees)                 -             300,000       300,000 
 Disposal of investment (carrying value)             (2,063,194)               (651)   (2,063,845) 
 Conversion and other movements                        7,042,058         (6,981,822)        60,236 
------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 30 June 2018                           73,958,103           2,670,045    76,628,148 
------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 

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 2018: 
 
    Investee         Date         Value       Additions    Conversions    Gain/loss      Profit/     Disposals,      Value      Equity 
     company       of initial       at        to equity        from          from       impairment       USD          at 30      stake 
                   investment      1 Jan     investments       loan        changes        charge                       Jun       owned 
                                   2018,       during         notes,       in fair         USD                        2018, 
                                    USD      the period,       USD          value                                      USD 
                                                 USD                      of equity 
                                                                         investments, 
                                                                             USD 
---------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------- 
 Unicell          15.09.2011     1,455,088             -             -              -            -             -    1,455,088   10.00% 
 DepositPhotos    26.07.2011    10,836,105             -             -              -            -             -   10,836,105   16.67% 
 RollApp          19.08.2011       600,000             -             -      (136,920)    (463,080)             -            -   10.00% 
 Wanelo           21.11.2011     5,369,400             -             -              -            -             -    5,369,400    4.69% 
 Backblaze        24.07.2012    10,533,334             -             -              -            -             -   10,533,334   13.67% 
 UM Liquidating 
  Trust           15.07.2014        29,273             -             -              -            -             -       29,273    5.89% 
 Favim            24.10.2012       127,525             -             -              -            -             -      127,525   20.00% 
 Adinch           19.02.2013       300,000             -             -              -    (300,000)             -            -   22.43% 
 Wrike            12.06.2012     8,395,508             -             -              -            -             -    8,395,508    3.20% 
 Oriense          27.01.2014        59,096             -             -              -            -             -       59,096    5.45% 
 E2C              15.02.2014       136,781             -             -              -            -             -      136,781    5.51% 
 Drippler         01.05.2014         9,587             -             -        (2,566)        2,566       (2,566)        7,021        - 
 Remot3.it        13.06.2014       750,000             -        32,675          8,835            -             -      791,510    1.68% 
 Le Tote          21.07.2014     1,997,073             -             -              -            -             -    1,997,073    1.32% 
 Anews            25.08.2014     1,000,000             -             -              -            -             -    1,000,000    9.41% 
 Klear            01.09.2014       155,000             -             -              -            -             -      155,000    3.27% 
 Drupe            02.09.2014       595,142             -             -              -            -             -      595,142    7.46% 
 Taxify           15.09.2014     3,797,234             -             -     13,297,236            -             -   17,094,470    1.77% 
 Pipedrive        30.07.2012     9,127,249             -             -      1,286,943    1,853,018   (2,010,113)   10,257,097    2.46% 
 PandaDoc         11.07.2014     1,233,770             -             -              -            -             -    1,233,770    1.76% 
 VitalFields      20.12.2013        50,515             -             -              -            -      (50,515)            -        - 
 APPrise          16.08.2016       300,000                           -              -            -             -      300,000    4.04% 
 Try the 
  World           11.10.2016        18,250             -             -              -     (18,250)             -            -        - 
 Full Contact     11.01.2018       244,506             -             -              -            -             -      244,506    0.21% 
 ScentBird        13.04.2015             -             -     7,009,383    (3,668,979)            -             -    3,340,404    4.01% 
 Total                          57,120,436             -     7,042,058     10,784,549    1,074,254   (2,063,194)   73,958,103 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------- 
 
   (ii)         Convertible loan notes as at 30 June 2018: 
 
  Investee      Date of     Value at     Additions    Amortized    Internal     Profit on    Disposals,   Value at    Term,   Interest 
  company       initial       1 Jan         to         costs,     movements,    disposal/       USD        30 Jun     years   rate, % 
              investment      2018,     convertible      USD          USD       Impairment                2018, USD 
                               USD         note                                  charge, 
                                        investments                                USD 
                                        during the 
                                        period, USD 
-----------  ------------  ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------  --------- 
 Ninua         08/06/2011     250,000             -           -             -    (250,000)            -           -     1.5      5.00% 
 Sharethis     26/03/2013     570,126             -        (96)             -            -            -     570,030     5.0      1.09% 
 KitApps       10/07/2013     600,000             -           -             -            -            -     600,000     1.0      2.00% 
 ScentBird     13.04.2015   5,454,545             -           -   (5,454,545)            -            -           -     2.0      4.00% 
 Remot3.it     05.10.2015      27,277             -           -      (27,277)            -            -           -     1.0      7.70% 
 Send a Job    16.05.2016     150,555             -       (555)             -            -            -     150,000     2.0      4.00% 
 Total                      7,052,503             -     (651)     (5,481,822)    (250,000)            -   1,320,030 
-------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------  --------- 
 
   (iii)        SAFEs as at 30 June 2018: 
 
  Investee      Date of     Value at     Additions    Amortized    Gain/loss      Internal     Profit on    Disposals,   Value at 
  company       initial       1 Jan         to         costs,     from changes   movements,    disposal/       USD        30 Jun 
              investment      2018,     convertible      USD        in fair          USD       Impairment                2018, USD 
                               USD         note                     value of                    charge, 
                                        investments                  equity                       USD 
                                        during the                investments, 
                                        period, USD                   USD 
-----------  ------------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 ScentBird     14.08.2015   1,500,000             -           -              -   (1,500,000)            -            -           - 
 Vinebox       06.05.2016     300,000             -           -        150,015             -            -            -     450,015 
 Sixa          28.07.2016     600,000       300,000           -              -             -            -            -     900,000 
 Total                      2,400,000       300,000           -     150,015      (1,500,000)            -            -   1,350,015 
-------------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   11     Trade and other receivables 
 
                                            At 30 June 2018   At 31 December 2017 
                                                        USD                   USD 
-----------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Prepayments                                        320,620                14,647 
 Interest receivable on promissory notes             90,970               142,217 
 Interest receivable on deposits                      1,250                    90 
 Loans to portfolio companies                             -                15,000 
                                                    412,840               171,954 
-----------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
   12     Cash and cash equivalents 

The cash and cash equivalents as at 30 June 2018 include cash on hand and in banks, deposits, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. The effective interest rate at 30 June 2018 was 1.25%.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

 
                  At June 2018   At December 2017 
                           USD                USD 
---------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Deposits            1,500,000            150,000 
 Bank balances       3,647,665            835,692 
---------------  -------------  ----------------- 
                     5,147,665            985,692 
---------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 

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

 
                  At 30 June 2018   At 31 December 2017 
                              USD                   USD 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Bank balances 
 BBB+ rating            3,647,665               835,692 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                        3,647,665               835,692 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Deposits 
 BBB+ rating            1,500,000               150,000 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                        1,500,000               150,000 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
                        5,147,665               985,692 
 --------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
   13     Trade and other payables 
 
                                         At 30 June 2018   At 31 December 2017 
                                                     USD                   USD 
--------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Salaries and directors' fees payable             21,913                10,600 
 Trade payables                                   10,998                43,995 
 Other current liabilities                            13                     - 
 Accrued expenses                                 12,459                93,461 
                                                  45,383               148,056 
--------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
   14     Other payables 
 
                                  At 30 June 2018   At 31 December 2017 
                                              USD                   USD 
-------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Other non-current liabilities            225,000               150,000 
                                          225,000               150,000 
-------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
   15     Share capital 

On 30 June 2018 the Company had an authorised share capital of unlimited shares of no par value and had issued share capital of:

 
                                 At 30 June 2018   At 31 December 2016 
                                             USD                   USD 
-----------------------------  -----------------  -------------------- 
 Share capital                        34,790,174            31,453,510 
 
 Issued capital comprises:                Number                Number 
 Fully paid ordinary shares           29,185,831            27,744,962 
-----------------------------  -----------------  -------------------- 
 
 
                                Number of shares          Share capital, 
                                                                     USD 
-----------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------- 
 Balance at 31 December 2017          27,744,962              31,453,510 
 Issue of shares                       1,440,869               3,501,312 
-----------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------- 
 Share issue cost                              -               (164,648) 
-----------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------- 
 Balance at 30 June 2018              29,185,831              34,790,174 
-----------------------------  -----------------  ---------------------- 
 
   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 2017                            -                     -           29,393,774       (8,288,863)    21,104,911 
--------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Loss for the year                        -                     -                    -       (2,580,237)   (2,580,237) 
 Gain from changes 
  in fair value                           -                     -           17,454,345                 -    17,454,345 
 Balance as at 31 
  December 2017                           -                     -           46,848,119      (10,869,100)    35,979,019 
-------------------- 
 Loss for the year                        -                     -                    -       (1,297,737)   (1,297,737) 
 Gain from changes 
  in fair value                           -                     -           10,934,563                 -    10,934,563 
 Bonus scheme 
  payment charge                          -             1,512,251                    -                 -     1,512,251 
 Balance as at 30 
  June 2018                               -             1,512,251           57,782,682      (12,166,837)    47,128,096 
--------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 
   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 18.33% 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, legal advice, etc.), the total office rent costs to TMT from 1 April 2017 were US$7,883 per month.

   18     Subsequent events 

In July 2018, the Company invested US$100,000 in natural language search interface for enterprise data FriendlyData (www.friendlydata.io)

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