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Note |
2007
£000 |
2006
£000 |
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| Revenue |
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| License
sales |
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9,441 |
10,045 |
| License
rentals |
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3,347 |
4,047 |
| Maintenance |
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14,178 |
14,087 |
| Agents'
royalties |
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1,404 |
1,458 |
| Professional
services & other revenue |
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1,910 |
2,105 |
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| Total
revenue |
2 |
30,280 |
31,742 |
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| Operating expenses
before amortisation & material one-off items |
3 |
(23,309) |
(24,766) |
| Amortisation
of intangible assets |
3 |
(3,060) |
(3,112) |
| Redundancy
costs (incl. legal & professional fees) |
5 |
(797) |
- |
Compensation
for loss of office for former director
(incl. legal & professional fees)
|
5 |
(317) |
- |
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| Total
operating expenses |
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(27,483) |
(27,878) |
| Other
operating income |
|
109 |
21 |
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| Operating
profit |
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2,906 |
3,885 |
| Interest
receivable |
|
174 |
300 |
| Interest
payable |
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(38) |
(180) |
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| Profit
before taxation |
3,042 |
4,005 |
| UK taxation |
6 |
(135) |
(641) |
| Overseas taxation |
6 |
(309) |
(387) |
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| Profit for
the year |
2,598 |
2,977 |
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| Earnings
per share |
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| Basic |
8 |
11.7
p |
13.6
p |
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| Diluted |
8 |
11.5
p |
12.8
p |
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| Dividend
per share |
7 |
7.5
p |
7.0
p |
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All the above figures related to continuing operations.
Under IFRS these financial statements do not reflect the proposed dividend. The Listing rules, however, require the dividend paid and proposed and the rates of dividends to be shown on the face of the Income Statement for this preliminary announcement:
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per
share |
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| Ordinary shares of 5 pence each |
2007
pence |
2006
pence |
2007
£000 |
2006
£000 |
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| Interim paid |
2.50 |
2.25 |
555 |
497 |
| Final proposed |
5.25 |
5.00 |
1,167 |
1,110 |
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7.75 |
7.25 |
1,722 |
1,607 |
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| Underlying
Trading Profit |
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2007
£000 |
2006
£000 |
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| Profit
before taxation |
|
3,042 |
4,005 |
| Add:
Amortisation of intangible assets |
3 |
3,060 |
3,112 |
| Add:
Material one-off items |
5 |
1,114 |
- |
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Profit
before taxation, amortisation and material one-off items
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7,216 |
7,117 |
| Add:
IFRS2 share-based payments |
|
745 |
1,377 |
| Less:
Capitalised product development costs |
9 |
(2,739) |
(2,350) |
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| Underlying
Trading Profit |
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5,222 |
6,144 |
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2006/2007 Results - Further
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