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Tax credit on impairment of intangible assets - - (28)
Share based payment charge 86 40 90
Deferred tax credit on share based payment charge (16) (8) (17)
Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the company 625 637 2,110
Number of shares No. No. No.
Weighted average ordinary shares in issue 17,436,850 15,741,660 16,068,962
Weighted average potential diluted shares in issue 19,053,157 15,741,660 17,685,269
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 0.5p 5.4p 11.1p
Diluted earnings per share 0.4p 5.4p 10.1p
Adjusted earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 3.6p 4.0p 13.1p
Diluted earnings per share 3.3p 4.0p 11.9p
Discontinued Operations
Six months ended 31 July 2017 Six months ended 31 July 2016 Year ended 31 January 2017
£000 £000 £000
Profit for the year (6) 402 316
Adjustments to basic earnings:
Integration and transactional costs 6 (402) (318)
Tax credit on integration and transactional costs (1) 76 60
Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the company (1) 76 58
Number of shares No. No. No.
Weighted average ordinary shares in issue 17,436,850 15,741,660 16,068,962
Weighted average potential diluted shares in issue 19,053,157 15,741,660 17,685,269
(Loss)/earnings per share
Basic (loss)/earnings per share 0.0p 2.5p 2.0p
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share 0.0p 2.5p 1.8p
Adjusted (loss)/earnings per share
Basic (loss)/earnings per share 0.0p 0.5p 0.4p
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share 0.0p 0.5p 0.3p
7. Share capital and reserves
On 5 June 2017 the Group held its AGM, at which the Board proposed a share
consolidation whereby every 100 'Existing Ordinary Share' with a nominal value
of 0.1 pence be consolidated into one 'New Issued Ordinary Share' with a
nominal value of 10 pence.
In addition, the Directors felt it appropriate to seek shareholder approval at
the AGM to effect a Reduction of Capital with the effect of;
(a) cancel all of the legacy Deferred Shares;
(b) cancel the Company's share premium account; and
(c) capitalise the Company's merger reserve as a Capital Reduction
Share ahead of cancelling the share
The Directors then proposed to apply the reserve arising to eliminate the
Company's accumulated deficit on its profit and loss account and to create
distributable profits on the balance sheet of the Company of approximately
£6,603,626. The Directors believe that, subject to the future performance of
the Group, this should give the Company the ability to make distributions to
Shareholders and/or buy back its own ordinary shares in the future if, as and
when the Directors may consider that it is appropriate to do so.
Following approval by shareholders of the proposed resolution, the share
consolidation based on every 100 existing ordinary shares of 0.1 pence being
consolidated into one new ordinary share of 10 pence (the "Share
Consolidation"), the 2,078,479,485 shares of 0.1 pence in the issued share
capital of the Company (the "Existing Issued Share Capital") were consolidated
into 20,784,795 ordinary shares of 10 pence each (the "New Issued Ordinary
Shares"), effective 6 June 2017.
Furthermore, following approval by shareholders at the AGM and subsequent
approval being granted by the Courts on 28 June 2017 for the proposed
cancellation of the deferred shares and premium account, as well as the
capital reduction, the Parent Company reserves were amended to reflect these
changes on 28 June 2017. The movement in issued and fully paid ordinary share
capital detailed below reflect these changes.
Allotted, called up and fully paid 31 July 2017No. 31 July 2016No. 31 January 2017No. 31 July 2017£000 31 July 2016£000 31 January 2017£000
Ordinary shares of 10.0p each 20,784,795 16,331,696 16,451,461 2,078 1,633 1,645
Deferred shares of 1.0p each - 1,271,440 1,271,440 - 1,271 1,271
Deferred shares of 0.1p each - 7,707,140 7,707,140 - 771 771
2,078 3,675 3,687
Movement in issued and fully paid ordinary share capital:
Share pre consolidation Shares post consolidation Issue price Share Capital Share premium Share merger Total
Number Number Pence £000 £000 £000 £000
Placing on 9 May 2017 433,333,333 4,333,333 1.5 433 6,067 - 6,500
Placing fee - (260) - (260)
Capital reduction - (38,396) (1,911) (40,307)
Total movement in the period 433,333,333 4,333,333 433 (32,589) (1,911) (34,067)
At 31 January 2017 1,645,146,151 16,451,461 1,645 32,589 1,911 36,145
At 31 July 2017 2,078,479,484 20,784,795 2,078 - - 2,078
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