Exhibit 1

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Financial Statements
April 30, 2003 and 2002
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

June 24, 2003

Management’s Report

The consolidated financial statements and other financial information therein were prepared by the management of Geac Computer Corporation Limited, reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Management is responsible for the consolidated financial statements and believes that they present fairly the Company’s financial condition and results of operations in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Management has included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements amounts based on estimates and judgments that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances.

To discharge its responsibilities for financial reporting and safeguarding of assets, management has established systems of internal accounting control that it believes provide reasonable assurance that the financial records are reliable and form a proper basis for the timely and accurate preparation of consolidated financial statements. Consistent with the concept of reasonable assurance, the Company recognizes that the cost of maintaining these controls should not exceed their expected benefits. Management further seeks to assure the quality of the financial records through careful selection and training of personnel, and through the adoption and communication of financial and other relevant policies.

The shareholders have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to audit the consolidated financial statements. Their report outlines the scope of their examination and their opinion.

 

Paul D. Birch
President and Chief Executive Officer Arthur Gitajn
Chief Financial Officer

[LOGO] PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Geac Computer Corporation Limited

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Geac Computer Corporation Limited as at April 30, 2003 and 2002 and the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended April 30, 2003. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at April 30, 2003 and 2002 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended April 30, 2003 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

(Signed) “PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP”

Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Ontario
June 18, 2003, except as to Note 23 which is as of June 23, 2003

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

	As at April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	128,755	115,449
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (note 2)	—	4,769
Accounts receivable and other (note 3)	78,443	78,367
Unbilled receivables	9,893	7,607
Future income taxes (note 18)	23,277	20,508
Inventory (note 4)	1,128	2,119
Prepaid expenses	17,056	16,016
	258,552	244,835
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (note 2)	3,433	451
Future income taxes (note 18)	32,982	58,073
Property, plant and equipment (note 5)	36,768	47,679
Intangible assets (note 6)	16,013	424
Goodwill (note 7)	128,137	126,867
	475,885	478,329
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 8)	136,152	170,309
Income taxes payable	44,602	44,596
Current portion of long-term debt (note 11)	1,050	1,987
Deferred revenue	171,929	187,301
	353,733	404,193
Deferred revenue	3,857	10,679
Long-term debt (note 11)	8,058	9,954
	365,648	424,826

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Balance Sheets...continued

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share data)

	As at April 30,
	2003 $		2002 $
Shareholders’ Equity
Share capital
Preference shares; no par value; unlimited shares authorized; none      issued or outstanding	—		—
Common shares; no par value; unlimited shares authorized
Issued and outstanding
84,136,490 (2002 - 78,144,608)	170,117		154,420
Options	240		—
Purchase warrants	—		1,750
Deficit	(46,400	)	(96,673	)
Cumulative foreign exchange translation adjustment	(13,720	)	(5,994	)
	110,237		53,503
	475,885		478,329

Commitments and contingencies (note 12)

Approved by the Board of Directors

Charles S. Jones
Chairman Robert L. Sillcox
Chair of the Audit Committee

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $		2002 $
Revenues
Software	75,702		83,718
Support and services	500,697		580,860
Hardware	47,268		51,956
Total revenues	623,667		716,534
Cost of revenues
Software	10,032		11,429
Support and services	217,112		273,180
Hardware	39,961		42,022
Total cost of revenues	267,105		326,631
Gross profit	356,562		389,903
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing	90,199		93,173
Product development (note 9)	68,256		92,792
General and administrative	89,645		88,119
Net restructuring and other unusual items (note 17)	5,164		26,736
Goodwill impairment (note 7)	16,785		—
Amortization of intangible assets	1,633		1,738
	271,682		302,558
Income from operations	84,880		87,345
Interest income	2,037		1,900
Interest expense	(743	)	(3,521	)
Other income (expense), net	(2,553	)	933
	(1,259	)	(688	)
Income from operations before income taxes	83,621		86,657
Income taxes (note 18)	33,348		34,110
Net income	50,273		52,547

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Statements of Operations ...continued

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Net income	50,273	52,547
Basic net income per share	0.63	0.72
Diluted net income per share	0.62	0.69
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (‘000s) (note 15)
Basic	80,152	73,130
Diluted	81,695	75,784

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

For the years ended April 30, 2003 and 2002

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share data)

	Share capital			Special		Purchase				Cumulative foreign exchange translation		Total shareholders’
	Shares (‘000s)	Amount $	Options $	warrants $		warrants $		Deficit $		adjustment $		equity $
Balance - April 30, 2001
as reported	62,031	113,113	—	—		—		(140,960	)	(8,132	)	(35,979	)
Adoption of new accounting
pronouncements (note 2)	—	—	—	—		—		(8,260	)	8,260		—
Balance - April 30, 2001
as restated	62,031	113,113	—	—		—		(149,220	)	128		(35,979	)
Issued for cash	6,114	25,172	—	17,885		—		—		—		43,057
Exercise of special warrants	10,000	16,135	—	(17,885	)	1,750		—		—		—
Net income	—	—	—	—		—		52,547		—		52,547
Foreign exchange translation
adjustment	—	—	—	—		—		—		(6,122	)	(6,122	)
Balance - April 30, 2002	78,145	154,420	—	—		1,750		(96,673	)	(5,994	)	53,503
Issued for cash (note 13)	58	197	—	—		—		—		—		197
Exercise of purchase warrants	0
(note 13)	5,00	15,500	—	—		(1,750	)	—		—		13,750
Issued in exchange for shares of	3
acquired company (note 13)	93	—	—	—		—		—		—		—
Option value resulting from
acquisition (note 13)	—	—	240	—		—		—		—		240
Net income	—	—	—	—		—		50,273		—		50,273
Foreign exchange translation
adjustment	—	—	—	—		—		—		(7,726	)	(7,726	)
Balance - April 30, 2003	84,136	170,117	240	—		—		(46,400	)	(13,720	)	110,237

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.   

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $		2002 $
Cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities
Net income for the year	50,273		52,547
Adjusted for items not involving cash:
Amortization of intangible assets	1,633		1,738
Amortization of property, plant and equipment	15,904		18,058
Goodwill impairment	16,785		—
Write-down of other assets	—		2,668
Write-down of property, plant and equipment	—		5,065
Future income tax expense	25,648		13,939
Reversal of accrued liabilities and other provisions	(7,750	)	(20,963	)
Gain on divestiture of operations	—		(5,256	)
Other	(744	)	47
Change in non-cash working capital excluding deferred revenue (note 22)	(38,602	)	60,021
Change in deferred revenue	(19,984	)	(44,991	)
	43,163		82,873
Investing activities
Acquisitions less cash acquired (note 20)	(33,660	)	—
Proceeds from divestiture of operations less cash divested (note 21)	—		1,626
Net additions to property, plant and equipment	(2,651	)	(5,529	)
Additions to other assets	—		(3,130	)
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,787		815
	(34,524	)	(6,218	)
Financing activities
Issue of common shares and special warrants	13,947		43,057
Decrease in bank indebtedness	—		(39,489	)
(Repayment)/issuance of long-term debt	(3,759	)	1,651
	10,188		5,219
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5,521	)	(102	)
Cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	13,306		81,772
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of year	115,449		33,677
Cash and cash equivalents - End of year	128,755		115,449

Supplemental cash flows disclosure (note 22)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

1 Nature of operations

Geac Computer Corporation Limited (Geac or the Company) is a global enterprise software company for business performance management, providing customers worldwide with the core financial and operational solutions and services to improve their business performance in real time. Geac’s solutions include cross-industry enterprise application systems (EAS) for financial administration and human resources functions, expense management, and time capture, and enterprise resource planning applications for manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain management. These cross-industry applications are marketed globally and span a number of product lines. Geac also provides industry specific applications (ISA) tailored to the real estate, restaurant, property management, and construction marketplaces, and for libraries, and public safety agencies. Geac is also a reseller of computer hardware and software, and we provide a broad range of professional services, including application hosting, consulting, implementation services, and training. Geac’s most significant international operations are in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

2 Summary of significant accounting policies

Adoption of new accounting pronouncements

     a) Foreign currency translation

Effective May 1, 2002, the Company adopted retroactively the revised recommendations of Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) 1650, “Foreign Currency Translation,” and accordingly eliminated the deferral and amortization of unrealized translation gains and losses on foreign currency denominated monetary items that have a fixed or ascertainable life extending beyond the period.

As of April 30, 2002, the retroactive adoption of CICA 1650 resulted in an increase of $8,260 to opening deficit, an increase of $7,558 in cumulative foreign exchange translation adjustment, and an increase of $702 in net income, or $0.01 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2002.

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency as follows: current monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the consolidated balance sheet dates, and revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. Long-term monetary liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the consolidated balance sheet dates. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates. Gains and losses arising from such translation are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations.

     b) Stock-based compensation

Effective May 1, 2002, the Company adopted the new CICA 3870, “Stock-Based Compensation and Other Stock-Based Payments” (CICA 3870). As permitted under the new recommendations, the Company has elected not to adopt the fair value method of accounting for stock options granted to employees and continues to apply the same policy as in prior years. Hence the new recommendations have had no effect on the balance sheet or the net income of the Company. The Company has presented the required disclosures under the new accounting standard in note 13.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

The Company has two stock-based compensation plans, which are described in note 13. No compensation expense has been recognized for these plans when stock or stock options have been issued to employees, directors or executive officers because all such options and stock have been granted at or above the prevailing market price at the time of the grant. Any consideration paid by employees on exercise of options or on purchase of stock is credited to the Company’s share capital account.

Accounting estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including future income tax assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Geac Computer Corporation Limited and its subsidiary companies which are fully owned by Geac. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are composed of non-restricted cash and short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are considered restricted when they are subject to contingent rights of a third party customer, vendor, or government agency. As of April 30, 2003, the majority of restricted cash and cash equivalents are related to letters of credit issued for the benefit of lessors of office space. These letters of credit are collateralized by cash in the amount of $2,462 (US$1,717). As of April 30, 2002, the restricted cash and cash equivalents were mainly related to cash collateralization of $3,191 of performance bonds for customer contracts, and $1,809 of bank guarantees and letters of credit for office space and vendor obligations.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired enterprise over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Effective May 1, 2001, the Company adopted CICA 3062, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Under CICA 3062, goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are no longer amortized but are reviewed for impairment annually. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment between the annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit has been reduced below its carrying value. Examples of these conditions include significant underperformance relative to historical or expected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or our strategy, significant negative industry or economic trends, or significant decline in our

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

share price or market capitalization. Geac determines the fair value of its reporting units using the income method and the present value of estimated future cash flows. When it is determined that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds the fair value of goodwill as a result of the impairment testing, a goodwill impairment loss will be recognized on the statement of operations. Prior to May 1, 2001, goodwill was amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated periods of benefit not exceeding ten years.

Inventory

Work-in-progress and finished goods inventory are stated at the lower of cost on a first-in, first-out basis and net realizable value.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization and are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

•  Buildings
•  Computers, processing and office equipment and machinery
•  Automobiles
•  Leasehold improvements
•  Assets under capital leases 40 years straight-line
3 to 5 years straight-line
4 years straight-line
straight-line over the lease term
straight-line over the useful lives
of the assets, as indicated above

The Company reviews, on an ongoing basis, the carrying values of its property, plant and equipment. If it is determined that the carrying value of property, plant and equipment is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value, a write-down to fair value is charged to income in the period that such a determination is made.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets, which consist of acquired software, customer relationships and agreements, and trademarks, are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which normally do not exceed five years.

Intangible assets are reviewed on an ongoing basis. When events and circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable, a write-down to fair value is charged to income in the period that such a determination is made.

Income taxes

Effective May 1, 2000, the Company adopted CICA 3465, “Income Taxes.” The recommendations require the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, current income taxes are recognized for the estimated income taxes payable for the current year. Future income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax and accounting bases of assets and liabilities, as well as for the benefit of losses available to be carried forward to future years for income tax purposes. Future income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that the future income tax assets will be realized. Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Future income tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of substantive enactment. Prior to the adoption of the recommendations, income tax expense was determined using the deferral method of income tax allocation. Deferred income tax expense was based on items of income and expense that were reported in different years in the financial statements and income tax returns and measured at the income tax rate in effect in the year the difference originated.

Investment tax credits arising from research and development are deducted from the related costs and, accordingly, are included in the determination of income in the same year as the related costs.

Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of software licenses is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is probable. Arrangements for which the fees are not fixed or determinable are recognized in the period they become known and due.

For software contracts sold through indirect channels, revenue is recognized when, based on the shipping terms, delivery of the software products to the resellers is deemed to occur, provided that all fees are fixed or determinable, evidence of an arrangement exists and collectibility is reasonably assured. Contract terms do not provide resellers with product rotation rights or rights of return.

For contracts involving significant implementation or customization essential to the functionality of the Company’s products, the license and service revenues are recognized over the period of the engagement, using the percentage-of-completion method. Progress is measured using milestones or costs incurred. Revenue is classified in the financial statements as either license revenue or professional services revenue based upon the Company’s estimates of fair value for each of the elements. A provision for estimated contract losses is recognized in the period the loss becomes probable and can be reasonably estimated.

Revenue from professional services, such as consulting fees or training fees, is recognized as the services are performed. Maintenance and support revenues are recognized ratably over the term of the related maintenance agreement, which is normally one year.

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from contract payment schedules, resulting in revenues that have been earned but not yet billed. These amounts are included in unbilled receivables. Customer advances in excess of revenue earned and recognized are recorded as deferred revenue.

The Company has established VSOE of fair value of its products and services for purposes of accounting for multiple-element arrangement and believes that the evidence gathered complies with the requirements of SOP 97-2. VSOE is established for each of the elements in the arrangement based on the following:

• Customers are generally required to renew their maintenance and technical support contracts annually and pay separately for such renewal. The Company considers the renewal rates, which are included as a term of the arrangement, to represent VSOE of fair value for the maintenance and technical support element in the arrangement.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

• The Company has an established history of selling consulting and professional services separately. The Company charges standard hourly rates for consulting services, which are based on the nature of the services and the experience of the professionals who are performing the services. The Company considers these rates to represent VSOE of fair value for consulting services.

• The Company occasionally sells computer hardware, such as IBM e-server i-Series (formerly AS/400) servers, for use in conjunction with software systems, where appropriate, to provide a more complete solution to customers. The VSOE of fair value for this element of the arrangement is based on the price established by our suppliers and is consistent with the price actually paid by the Company to the suppliers, at a modest mark up.

For the sale of software licenses bundled with a one-year service and maintenance contract, the Company generally invoices 100% of the fee at the inception of the license contract, with terms of 30 days. For maintenance renewals, 100% of the annual fee is charged at the inception of the maintenance contract, with terms of 30 days. Consulting contracts are generally billed based on time and materials, throughout the term of the assignment, with terms of 30 days.

Research and development costs

Research costs, other than capital expenditures, are expensed as incurred. Development costs are expensed as incurred unless they meet the criteria under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for deferral and amortization. Research and development costs are reduced by the amount of related government grants and other amounts recoverable.

As of April 30, 2003, the Company has not deferred any development costs.

Advertising costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses incurred in fiscal 2003 were $3,621 (2002 - $4,995).

Shipping and handling costs

Shipping and handling costs are included in the cost of revenues.

Earnings per share

Effective May 1, 2001, the Company adopted the revised recommendations in CICA 3500, “Earnings per Share” (EPS). The revised Handbook section requires the use of the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds received from the exercise of stock options are used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the year. The resulting incremental shares are included in the denominator of the diluted EPS calculation.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

Foreign subsidiaries

The financial statements of integrated foreign operations are remeasured into the functional currency using the temporal method. Under this method, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at the exchange rates in effect at the consolidated balance sheet dates. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at historical rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate for the year. Gains and losses resulting from the translation are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations.

The financial statements of self-sustaining operations with a functional currency other than the Canadian dollar are translated into the reporting currency using the current rate method. Under this method, assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates, and revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate for the year. Gains and losses resulting from translation are reflected in the cumulative foreign exchange translation adjustment in shareholders’ equity.

Comparative figures

Certain of the prior year’s figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

3 Accounts receivable and other

	April 30,
	2003 $		2002 $
Trade accounts receivable	86,962		83,096
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(8,907	)	(8,431	)
Other receivables	388		3,702
	78,443		78,367

4 Inventory

	April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Finished goods	1,110	1,091
Work-in-progress	18	1,028
	1,128	2,119

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

5 Property, plant and equipment

	April 30, 2003
	Cost $	Accumulated amortization $	Net $
Land	2,932	—	2,932
Buildings	14,079	3,536	10,543
Computers, processing and office equipment and machinery	111,937	99,332	12,605
Automobiles	1,172	901	271
Leasehold improvements	17,840	13,527	4,313
Assets under capital leases (i)	8,902	2,798	6,104
	156,862	120,094	36,768
	April 30, 2003
	Cost $	Accumulated amortization $	Net $
Land	3,175	—	3,175
Buildings	15,186	3,186	12,000
Computers, processing and office equipment and machinery	113,752	93,427	20,325
Automobiles	1,878	1,563	315
Leasehold improvements	18,667	12,357	6,310
Assets under capital leases (i)	13,227	7,673	5,554
	165,885	118,206	47,679

i) Assets under capital leases mainly consist of a building.

6 Intangible assets

	April 30, 2003
	Cost $	Accumulated amortization $	Net $
Acquired software (i)	11,730	594	11,136
Customer relationships and agreements (i)	4,373	539	3,834
Trademarks and name (i)	1,101	58	1,043
	17,204	1,191	16,013

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

	April 30, 2003
	Cost $	Accumulated amortization $	Net $
Acquired software	3,443	3,019	424

i) Additions of intangible assets in fiscal 2003 resulted from the acquisitions of Extensity, Inc. and the assets of EBC Informatique (note 20).

7 Goodwill

	April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Goodwill	190,449	203,106
Less: Accumulated amortization	62,312	76,239
	128,137	126,867

In connection with the annual review of the carrying value of goodwill, a goodwill write-down of $16,785 was recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 relating to the Interealty business, based on revised future estimates of its likely performance. This represented the full amount of goodwill on the Company’s balance sheet for the Interealty business.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

Balance as at April 30, 2001	$ 132,737
Goodwill sold as part of the sale of publishing systems business	(3,607	)
Goodwill adjustment related to pre-acquisition liabilities	(3,967	)
Foreign exchange impact	1,704
Balance as at April 30, 2002	$ 126,867
Goodwill from EBC acquisition (note 20)	2,478
Goodwill from Extensity acquisition (note 20)	24,357
Goodwill impairment	(16,785	)
Goodwill adjustment related to pre-acquisition liabilities (note 17)	(1,081	)
Foreign exchange impact	(7,699	)
Balance as at April 30, 2003	128,137

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

The goodwill has not been allocated to segments as it is not included in the determination of segment assets reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.

8 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

	April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Accounts payable	15,948	35,528
Payroll and benefits	40,370	41,605
Accrued restructuring charges	33,380	38,844
Accrued professional fees and legal costs	14,448	20,425
Commodity and property taxes	8,390	10,543
Hardware and third party software	5,418	4,568
Insurance	2,307	2,331
Other accrued liabilities	15,891	16,465
	136,152	170,309

9 Research and development costs

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Research and development costs (included in product      development expenses)	25,964	35,997

Product development expenses, which include maintenance-related development, are $68,256 in fiscal 2003 (2002 - $92,792) net of investment tax credits of $nil in fiscal 2003 (2002 - $1,400).

10 Credit facility

The Company entered into a 24-month revolving credit facility in the second quarter of fiscal 2002 in the amount of US$20,000. Borrowings under this facility were collateralized by a substantial portion of the Company’s assets and bore interest at a variable rate with a minimum of 9.75%. There was no drawdown under this credit facility, and it was terminated by the Company in March 2002.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

11 Long-term debt

	April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Collateralized loans
Euro loans bearing interest of 4.10% to 6.50% per annum, repayable in fiscal
2004 (2002 - until fiscal 2005), collateralized by certain assets of the
borrowing subsidiary	16	1,039
Sterling loans, bearing interest at 2.00% above bank base rate per annum,
repayable in full in fiscal 2007, collateralized by real properties	3,590	5,252
Uncollateralized loans
Euro loans bearing interest ranging from 4.10% to 4.60% per annum, repayable
until fiscal 2005	517	—
Sterling loans, bearing interest ranging from a variable rate of 1.10% above
bank base rate per annum, repayable until fiscal 2003	—	106
Capital lease obligations
Bearing interest between 4.75% and 8.00% (2002 - 5.00% and 8.29%),
uncollaterized	4,907	5,544
Mandatorily redeemable preference shares
US dollar preference shares issued by subsidiary, bearing a fixed
dividend of 12% per annum, redeemable and retractable after fiscal 2008	78	—
	9,108	11,941
Less: Current portion	1,050	1,987
Long-term debt	8,058	9,954

The interest expense on long-term debt and interest paid are as follows:

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Interest expense on long-term debt	415	676
Cash interest paid on long-term and short-term obligations	704	2,990

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

The capital repayments required on the Company’s total long-term obligations at April 30, 2003 are as follows:

2004	$  1,050
2005	526
2006	526
2007	4,159
2008	692
2009 and subsequent	2,155
	9,108

12 Commitments and contingencies

The Company has operating leases on rental equipment for varying terms up to a maximum of 5 years, leases on vehicles for varying terms up to a maximum of 4 years, and has entered into leases for the rental of premises for varying terms up to a maximum of 12 years. Aggregate lease payments in each of the next five years, beginning with the year ending April 30, 2004, are as follows:

2004	$23,094
2005	19,337
2006	13,228
2007	4,209
2008	2,240
2009 and subsequent	4,282
	66,390

The operating lease expense incurred in fiscal 2003 was $24,374 (2002 - $29,423).

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

The Company has capital leases on assets (notes 5 and 11) for varying terms up to a maximum of 8 years. Aggregate lease payments on assets held under capital leases in each of the next five years, beginning with the year ending April 30, 2004, are as follows:

2004	$   910
2005	809
2006	807
2007	807
2008	807
2009 and subsequent	2,422
	6,562
Less: Imputed interest on capital lease obligations	1,655
	4,907

As at April 30, 2003, letters of credit and bank guarantees are outstanding for approximately $3,923 (2002 - $2,432). The Company is potentially liable for approximately $179 (2002 - $3,128) of performance bonds, which are routinely issued on its behalf by financial institutions in connection with outstanding contracts with various public sector customers.

The Company, in the normal course of business, is subject to legal proceedings being brought against it and its subsidiaries. The most significant of these are complaints relating to JBA Holdings plc and its software prior to Geac’s acquisition of JBA in September 1999. The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot currently be determined, nor can the liability that could potentially result from a negative outcome in each case currently be reasonably estimated. In the event of a negative outcome, the liability that the Company may ultimately incur with respect to any of these matters may be in excess of amounts currently accrued with respect to such matters and, as a result, these matters may be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

13 Share capital

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares, with no par value, and an unlimited number of preference shares, with no par value, issuable in series.

In March 2003, the Company acquired Extensity, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Extensity shareholders were able to elect to receive, for each share of Extensity common stock, 0.627 of a Geac common share or US$1.75 in cash. In connection with this transaction, the Company issued 932,736 shares at a value of $4.13 per share, which is determined based on an average market price of Geac during 3 days prior to the closing of the acquisition. The issued share capital of $3,852 was offset by the issuance costs incurred in the transaction. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, the Company assumed all of the Extensity outstanding options on the closing date of March 6, 2003. The fair value of $240 of the assumed options was recognized as part of the share capital of the Company.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

In May 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc. under which the underwriters agreed to buy 10 million units via special warrants. Each unit consisted of one common share plus one half of a common share purchase warrant, and the units were issued at $2.00 per unit, for aggregate proceeds of $20,000. The net proceeds after underwriters’ fees and other issue expenses were $17,885. On August 1, 2001, the 10 million special warrants were exercised, which resulted in the issuance of 10 million common shares and 5 million common share purchase warrants and an increase in share capital in the amount of $16,135. The purchase warrants were recorded at their fair value of $1,750. Each full common share purchase warrant entitled the purchaser to acquire a common share of the Company for $2.75 at any time up to 18 months from the close of the offering on June 29, 2001. During the second and third quarters of fiscal 2003, all 5 million purchase warrants were exercised. As a result of this exercise, share capital increased by $13,750 and the fair value of purchase warrants of $1,750 was reclassified and recognized as part of the issued share capital.

The Company also completed another equity financing on September 27, 2001. The sale of 6 million common shares at $4.50 per share raised gross proceeds of $27,000. The net proceeds after commissions and other issue expenses were $24,775.

Stock ownership plan

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), under which employees could make quarterly purchases of shares of the Company at a 10% discount from the lower of the weighted average market price of the shares during the fiscal quarter or the average market closing price during the last five business days in the quarter, has been in existence since 1984. After 28,387 shares were issued under the ESOP, on July 31, 2001, the Company replaced the ESOP with an amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with similar terms effective August 1, 2001. The maximum number of shares available for issuance to plan members under ESPP is 600,000, which excludes the number of shares issued under the ESOP. During fiscal 2003, 39,646 (2002 - 65,295) shares were issued to employees at a weighted average price of $3.57 (2002 - $3.49) per share. The aggregate number of shares available to be issued under the ESPP as at April 30, 2003, is 523,446 (2002 - 563,092). The Company’s share capital account was credited for $141 (2002 - $228) for cash received from employees for purchases of stock under the stock ownership plan.

Stock option plan

Options have been granted to employees, directors, and executive officers to purchase common shares at or above the prevailing market price at the time of the grant under the Employee Stock Option Plan. Options under this plan usually vest over three to four years and expire ten years from the date granted. The maximum number of shares reserved for Geac’s stock option plan is 9.2 million. As of April 30, 2003, the total number still available to be issued under the existing plan was 1,977,097 (2002 - 1,584,597) options.

In connection with the Extensity acquisition, 175,768 options were issued to replace outstanding options of Extensity, Inc. and 958,320 additional options were granted on March 25, 2003, to employees of Extensity, Inc., which vest over three years and expire in ten years after the date of grant.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

An analysis of the stock options outstanding under the employee stock option plan and other arrangements is as follows:

	2003			2002
	Number of options (‘000s of options)		Weighted average exercise price $	Number of options (‘000s of options)		Weighted average exercise price $
Outstanding - Beginning of year	6,492		9.64	6,627		13.40
Options granted	2,404		4.39	2,671		4.82
Options exercised	(20	)	2.89	(49	)	3.47
Options expired	(974	)	14.48	(1,625	)	15.52
Options forfeited	(688	)	11.27	(1,132	)	11.98
Outstanding - End of year	7,214		7.10	6,492		9.64
Weighted average exercise price of options
exercisable - End of year			9.83			13.01

The Company’s share capital account was credited with $56 (2002 - $169) for cash received from employees upon the exercise of stock options.

During fiscal 2002, the Company extended the contractual life of 96,750 options, but in fiscal 2003, the Company did not extend the contractual life of any options.

	Options outstanding			Options exercisable
Range of exercise prices $	Number outstanding as at April 30, 2003	Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	Weighted average exercise price $	Number outstanding as at April 30, 2003	Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	Weighted average exercise price $
0.38 - 3.52	1,509,768	8.0	2.82	518,142	7.6	2.85
4.24 - 4.83	2,543,320	9.5	4.56	98,750	8.8	4.78
6.37 - 9.32	2,609,250	6.6	8.18	2,063,750	6.3	8.10
10.15 - 29.25	367,000	3.3	20.60	355,250	3.2	20.50
32.92 - 41.25	185,000	3.6	35.11	152,500	3.5	35.52
0.38 - 41.25	7,214,338	7.7	7.10	3,188,392	6.1	9.83

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

Shareholder protection rights plan

Pursuant to the Company’s Shareholder Protection Rights Plan (the “Plan”), on March 15, 2000, the board of directors of the Company authorized the issuance of one right (a “Right”) for each common share that was outstanding on that date or issued subsequently. Generally, each Right, except for Rights owned by an acquiring person (as defined in the Plan) will, if certain events occur, constitute the right to purchase from the Company, on payment of the exercise price, that number of shares of the Company having an aggregate market price equal to twice the exercise price, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Prior to the separation time (as defined in the Plan), the exercise price for a Right is equal to three times the market price from time to time. After the separation time, the exercise price is three times the market price at the separation time. The Rights become exercisable after the separation time, which generally occurs ten days after a person acquires beneficial ownership of or announces an intention to acquire 20% or more of the voting securities of the Company unless the board of directors determines that it should be a later date. Until the separation time, the Rights trade together with the existing common shares. The Plan will expire on the date of the annual meeting of the Company to be held in 2003, subject to earlier termination in certain circumstances. The board of directors may, in certain circumstances, redeem outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $0.001 per Right.

Pro forma stock-based compensation

Effective May 1, 2002, the Company adopted prospectively the new CICA 3870, “Stock-Based Compensation and Other Stock-Based Payments.” As permitted under the new recommendations, the Company has elected not to adopt the fair value method of accounting for stock options granted to employees and continues to apply the same policy as in prior years. Hence the new recommendations have had no effect on the balance sheet or the net income of the Company. The assumptions underlying the computation of compensation expense based on the fair value method of accounting and the resulting impact that the fair value method of accounting would have had on net income are as follows.

The fair value of stock options was estimated using Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average exercise price and fair value of stock options newly granted, and weighted average fair value of shares issued under the ESPP in fiscal 2003, are as follows:

Stock option	Exercise price	Fair value
Weighted average value of in-the-money options per share *	$     2.61	$     2.20
Weighted average value of at-the-money options per share *	4.69	3.41
Weighted average value of out-of-the-money options per share *	4.34	3.04
ESPP		Fair value
Weighted average value per share		$     1.23

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

Had the Company recorded compensation expense based on the fair value of the options at the grant date and shares issued under the ESPP, results would have been as follows:

	2003
Net income - as reported	$     50,273
Pro forma stock-based compensation expense	580
Net income - pro forma	49,693
Basic net income per share - as reported	$         0.63
Pro forma stock-based compensation expense per share	0.01
Basic net income per share - pro forma	0.62
Diluted net income per share - as reported	$         0.62
Pro forma stock-based compensation expense per share	0.01
Diluted net income per share - pro forma	0.61

     * In-the-money options are defined as the options with an exercise price less than the market price of the stock on the grant date of the options. At-the-money options are defined as the options with an exercise price the same as the market price of the stock on the grant date of the options. Out-of-the money options are defined as the options with an exercise price more than the market price of the stock on the grant date of the options.

For the purpose of pro forma disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over their vesting period on a straight-line basis. In accordance with CICA recommendations, the pro forma disclosure excludes the effect of options granted before the adoption of CICA 3870.

The fair value of each option and each share issued under the ESPP was estimated on the date of grant/issue using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions at the measurement date:

Assumptions	Stock option		ESPP
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	4.54	%	2.68	%
Weighted average expected life	6.61 years		0.25 years
Weighted average volatility in the market price of common shares	75.81	%	65.50	%
Weighted average dividend yield	Nil		Nil

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

14 Financial instruments

Financial instruments included in the consolidated balance sheets consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and long-term debt.

a)   Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

The fair values of accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. At April 30, 2003, there is no significant difference between the carrying value and the fair value of long-term debt. The Company is not a party to any significant derivative instruments.

b)   Credit risk

The Company is subject to credit risk for billed and unbilled receivables and cash and cash equivalents. Receivables are with customers in many diverse industries and are subject to normal industry credit risks. The Company places its temporary excess cash in high-quality, short-term financial instruments issued or guaranteed by major financial institutions in the countries in which it operates or in similar low-risk instruments.

c)   Interest rate risk

The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its floating rate long-term debt. The annual increase or decrease in interest expense for each one percentage change in interest rates on the floating rate debt at April 30, 2003, is $36 (2002 - $54).

d)   Foreign exchange risk

The Company is subject to foreign exchange risk because most of its business is transacted in currencies other than Canadian dollars. Accordingly, most of its financial instruments are denominated in foreign currencies. The amount of the net risk fluctuates in the normal course of business, as transactions in various jurisdictions are concluded.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

15 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

The following table summarizes the reconciliation of the basic weighted average number of shares outstanding and the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the diluted net income per share calculations:

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 (‘000s)	2002 (‘000s)
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding	80,152	73,130
Stock options and warrants	1,543	2,654
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding	81,695	75,784

16 Segmented information

The Company reports segmented information according to CICA 1701, “Segment Disclosures.” This standard requires segmentation based on the way management organizes segments for monitoring performance.

The Company operates the following business segments, which have been segregated based on product offerings, reflecting the way that management organizes the segments within the business for making operating decisions and assessing performance.

Enterprise Applications Systems (EAS) offer software solutions, which include cross-industry enterprise business applications for financial administration and human resource functions, and enterprise resource planning applications for manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain management.

Industry-Specific Applications (ISA) products include applications for the real estate, construction, banking, hospitality and publishing marketplaces, as well as a range of applications for libraries and public safety administration.

Accounting policies for the operating segments are the same as those described in note 2. There are no significant inter-segment revenues. Segment assets consist of working capital items, excluding cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be corporate assets. Property, plant and equipment are typically shared by operating segments and those assets are managed by geographic region, rather than through the operating segments.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

	Year ended April 30, 2003
	EAS $	ISA $	Total $
Revenues
Software	62,132	13,570	75,702
Support and services	379,321	121,376	500,697
Hardware	38,060	9,208	47,268
Total revenues	479,513	144,154	623,667
Segment contribution	107,357	11,227	118,584
Segment assets	72,505	21,220	93,725
	Year ended April 30, 2003
	EAS $	ISA $	Total $
Revenues
Software	62,758	20,960	83,718
Support and services	428,468	152,392	580,860
Hardware	40,104	11,852	51,956
Total revenues	531,330	185,204	716,534
Segment contribution	105,667	14,063	119,730
Segment assets	74,595	18,221	92,816

Reconciliation of segment contribution to income from operations before income taxes

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $		2002 $
Segment contribution	118,584		119,730
Investment tax credits	—		1,400
Corporate expenses - net of recharges	(8,519	)	(5,026	)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1,633	)	(1,738	)
Interest income/(expense), net	1,294		(1,621	)
Foreign exchange	(4,156	)	648
Net restructuring and other unusual items (note 17)	(5,164	)	(26,736	)
Goodwill impairment	(16,785	)	—
Income from operations before income taxes	83,621		86,657

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

Reconciliation of segment assets to total Company assets

	April 30,
	2003 $	2002 $
Segment assets	93,725	92,816
Goodwill	128,137	126,867
Intangible assets	16,013	424
Property, plant and equipment	36,768	47,679
Future income taxes	56,259	78,581
Cash and cash equivalents	128,755	115,449
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	3,433	5,220
Other unallocated assets	12,795	11,293
Total assets	475,885	478,329

Geographical information

	2003		2002
	Revenue $	Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill $	Revenue $	Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill $
Canada	19,418	10,760	25,464	29,702
U.S.A	306,466	139,694	380,008	116,688
United Kingdom	105,034	7,621	105,774	10,467
France	83,127	9,983	83,652	3,759
Australia	27,111	2,005	32,844	2,945
All other	82,511	10,855	88,792	11,409
	623,667	180,918	716,534	174,970

Revenues in the above tables are based on the location of the sales organization, which reflects the location of the customers to which sales are made. Revenues are derived from the licensing of software and the provision of related support and consulting services. 17

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

17 Net restructuring and other unusual items

In fiscal year 2003, the Company recorded $5,164 of net restructuring and other unusual items, which is composed of gross charges of $11,251 and credits of $6,087, as discussed below:

• A charge of $2,807 for severance relating to the restructuring of the Company’s business in North America. This charge relates to 162 employees terminated in the fourth quarter and planned to be terminated over the course of the next quarter. These employees are primarily from the support and services, development and sales and marketing areas. As at April 30, 2003, $764 of this amount had been paid to 77 employees, leaving a balance of $2,043, related to 85 employees, to be paid over the next fiscal year. Further severance charges of approximately $1,000 are expected to be incurred in fiscal 2004 related to additional actions under this restructuring.

• A net release of $471 relating to the fiscal 2002 restructuring charge. This release comprises a net reduction in severance accruals of $1,490 as a result of plan amendments and employee attrition prior to their planned termination; a reduction in premises rationalization of $2,447 for plan amendments; offset by an increase in premises rationalization accruals of $3,466 for changes in estimated recoveries and settlements related to actions in the fiscal 2002 restructuring. The original fiscal 2002 restructuring charge included severance of $16,758 related to 643 employees primarily from the support and services and general and administrative areas. As at April 30, 2003, $13,037 of this amount had been paid to 552 employees, leaving a balance of $2,231 to be paid over the next fiscal year related to 69 employees. Of the premises rationalization charge, $5,613 was paid by April 30, 2003, and the balance of $9,683 will be recognized from May 1, 2003, through the end of contractual lease obligations.

• A charge of $4,978 for legal claims.

• A credit of $2,150 primarily for the elimination of deferred revenue from a fiscal 2000 acquisition based on revised estimates of the acquired obligations. In addition to the adjustments affecting income, acquisition-related accruals were reduced by $1,081 with a corresponding reduction of goodwill of the related acquisition based on management’s determination that such accruals were no longer needed for their originally intended purpose.

In fiscal year 2002, the Company recorded $26,736 of net restructuring and other unusual items which is comprised of the following:

• A charge of $34,814 for severance, premises rationalization, and other costs related to restructuring of the Company’s business worldwide as discussed above. As at April 30, 2002, $1,588 of the severance had been paid to 100 employees, leaving a balance of $15,170 related to 543 employees; and $1,015 of the premises rationalization had been paid leaving $16,728 to be paid from May 1, 2002, through the end of contractual lease obligations.

• A reversal of $24,930 of accrued liabilities and other excess provisions relating to prior years’ restructuring activities and Y2K provisions, as well as acquisition-related accruals. The decision was based on management’s determination that such provisions were no longer needed for their originally intended purpose. Of the total reversal, $14,052 specifically related to restructuring and Y2K provisions and $6,911 related to accrual

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

estimates on certain fiscal year 2000 acquisitions, for which the majority of goodwill and intangible assets were written down in fiscal year 2001; and therefore, the reversal was recorded as a credit to income. The remaining balance of $3,967, which also represents acquisition accruals, was written off as an adjustment to goodwill related to that specific acquisition.

• Asset write-downs totalling $5,065.

• A gain of $5,073 on the sale of the publishing systems business (note 22).

• A net charge of $5,321 for the settlement of legal claims, primarily related to the acquisition of JBA.

• A charge of $4,647 for strategic planning costs.

• A charge of $2,925 for unamortized financing costs of a credit facility that was terminated in March 2002.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

Activity related to the Company’s restructuring plans, integration actions, and Y2K transition costs, including provisions recorded prior to fiscal 2001, were as follows:

	Legal matters $		Y2K transition $		Premises restructuring $		Workforce reductions $		Other $		Total $
April 30, 2001 provision balance	10,788		169		14,438		14,939		924		41,258
Fiscal year 2002 provision additions	8,003		—		17,743		17,036		—		42,782
Fiscal year 2002 costs charged against provisions	(8,638	)	—		(5,734	)	(6,196	)	(770	)	(21,338	)
Fiscal year 2002 provision release	(347	)	(169	)	(4,033	)	(9,349	)	(154	)	(14,052	)
April 30, 2002 provision balance	9,806		—		22,414		16,430		—		48,650
Fiscal year 2003 provision additions	4,978		—		12,307		8,345		—		25,630
Fiscal year 2003 costs charged against provisions	(9,092	)	—		(6,957	)	(15,222	)	—		(31,271	)
Fiscal year 2003 provision release	(181	)	—		(2,447	)	(1,490	)	—		(4,118	)
April 30, 2003 provision balance	5,511		—		25,317		8,063		—		38,891

Fiscal year 2003 provision additions include $8,585 for premises restructuring related to the Extensity acquisition. As at April 30, 2003, $141 had been charged against this provision, and the remaining $8,444 will be recognized through to the end of the contractual lease obligation of the premise. Fiscal year 2003 provision additions also include $1,568 for workforce reductions related to 32 employees of Extensity in the general and administrative, support and services, and sales and marketing areas. As at April 30, 2003, $808 had been paid to 30 employees, leaving a balance of $760 to be paid over the next fiscal year.

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

18 Income taxes

The provision for income taxes reflects an effective income tax rate that differs from the combined basic Canadian federal and provincial income tax rate for the reasons in the table below.

	2003 $		2002 $
Combined basic Canadian federal and provincial income tax rate	38.0	%	40.6	%
Provision for income taxes based on above rate	31,776		34,898
Increase (decrease) resulting from
Non-deductible amortization arising from acquisitions	620		545
Write-down of goodwill	6,378		—
Foreign tax rate differences	(1,729	)	5,796
Change to valuation allowance	2,482		(9,351	)
Benefit of previously unrecognized losses and timing differences realized	(8,353	)	—
Other	2,174		2,222
Provision for income taxes per consolidated statements of operations	33,348		34,110

Total amount of income taxes paid in excess of recoveries is $8,949 (2002 - $10,916).

Income tax expense

	2003 $	2002 $
Current income tax expense	7,700	20,171
Change in temporary differences	8,105	15,037
Recognition of loss carry-forwards	15,061	8,253
Change to valuation allowance	2,482	(9,351	)
Future income tax expense	25,648	13,939
	33,348	34,110

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

The following table shows the income tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to future income tax assets as at April 30, 2003 and 2002.

	2003 $		2002 $
Provisions and other	21,944		16,779
Deferred revenue	3,368		6,203
Valuation allowance	(2,035	)	(2,474	)
Future income taxes - current	23,277		20,508
Property, plant and equipment	31,297		33,308
Non-capital loss carry-forwards	67,524		78,846
Capital loss carry-forwards	3,707		2,034
Intangible assets	(6,339	)	—
Valuation allowance	(63,207	)	(56,115	)
Future income taxes - non-current	32,982		58,073
Total future income taxes	56,259		78,581

Substantially all of the Company’s activities are carried out through operating subsidiaries in a number of countries. The income tax effect of operations depends on the income tax legislation in each country and operating results of each subsidiary and the parent Company.

The Company has non-capital losses of approximately $191,958 (2002 - $235,700), which are available for carry-forward against taxable income in future years and which expire as shown in the table below. Certain non-capital losses may be subject to restrictions on their availability.

The Company has capital losses of approximately $188,260 (2002 - $182,000), which are available for carry-forward against taxable capital gains in future years and which expire as shown in the table below.

	Capital losses $	Non-capital losses $
2004	—	—
2005	—	—
2006	—	973
2007	—	—
2008 - 2022	—	50,989
Losses without expiry date	188,260	139,996
	188,260	191,958

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

In assessing the realizability of future tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the future tax assets will not be realized. Management evaluates a variety of factors, including the Company’s earnings history, the number of years the Company’s non-capital losses can be carried forward, and projected future taxable income. As indicated in the table above, management has provided for a valuation allowance for a portion of the non-capital loss carry-forwards in certain jurisdictions where it is unlikely that the entities will generate sufficient taxable income in the carry-forward years to utilize the losses and for all of the capital losses. For the balance of future tax assets, although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the future tax assets will be realized.

19 Related party transactions

Accounts receivable and other as at April 30, 2003, included $363 (2002 - $398) for a loan due from a former officer of the Company. The loan is partially collateralized by 215,815 shares of the Company, which had a market value of $1,176 as at April 30, 2003. The loan is repayable three years following termination of the officer’s employment, which occurred in October 2000, and bears interest at the prime rate from the date of termination of his employment. The carrying value of the loan was written down to the market value of the underlying shares of the Company in fiscal 2001, and an estimated settlement cost of $2,518 was recorded.

The Company acquired legal services from a law firm of which the Company’s Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Secretary is a partner, in the amount of $2,070 in fiscal 2003 (2002 - $1,686).

20 Acquisitions

During the year ended April 30, 2003, the total net cash purchase price of the businesses acquired by the Company was $33,660, related to the businesses as described below. In fiscal 2003, the Company acquired the shares of Extensity, Inc. and certain assets of EBC Informatique. Acquisitions were accounted for by the purchase method with the results of operations of each business included in the consolidated financial statements from the respective dates of acquisition.

Effective August 5, 2002, the Company acquired certain assets of EBC Informatique, a French hardware and software solutions provider. These assets included customer contracts, intellectual property rights, trademarks, and property, plant and equipment. The cash purchase price was $3,763. The acquired net assets included, at fair value, $49 of property, plant and equipment; $3,709 of acquired intangible assets, including $2,953 of customer agreements, $662 of acquired software, and $94 of trademark; $319 of current liabilities; $878 of net future income tax liabilities; and $1,276 of other liabilities. The difference between the purchase price and the net fair value of all identified assets and liabilities acquired was $2,478 and is accounted for as goodwill.

On March 6, 2003, the Company acquired 100% of the common shares of Extensity, Inc., a provider of solutions to automate employee-based financial systems, headquartered in California. The purchase price was $74,032, consisting of $63,876 of cash, 932,736 of common shares with a value of $3,852 less issuance costs of $3,852, $240 of fair value of the assumed outstanding stock options of Extensity, Inc., and $6,064 of transaction costs. The acquired net assets included, at fair value, $43,895 of cash; $5,852 of other current assets; $1,884 of property, plant and equipment; $13,680 of acquired intangible assets, including $11,327 of acquired software, $1,324 of customer agreements, and $1,029 of trademark; $18,698 of current liabilities; and

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

$4,529 of other liabilities. The Company recorded $7,591 of future income tax assets as a component of the transaction. The difference between the purchase price and the net fair value of all identifiable assets and liabilities acquired was $24,357 and is accounted for as goodwill. Goodwill is not assigned to an operating segment and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

There were no acquisitions during the year ended April 30, 2002.

21 Divestiture of operations

There was no divestiture of operations in fiscal 2003.

The total sales proceeds from divestitures in fiscal 2002 were $1,626, the majority of which related to the sale of the publishing systems business in August 2001 for $1,500. The sale excluded real estate assets. The net liabilities disposed of in the sale included accrued divestiture costs and amounted to $3,573. The transaction resulted in a gain of $5,073, which was recorded as an unusual item on the consolidated statements of operations (note 17).

22 Supplemental cash flows disclosure

	Years ended April 30,
	2003 $		2002 $
Change in non-cash working capital excluding deferred revenue (i)
Accounts receivable and other and unbilled receivables	6,656		28,108
Inventory	1,212		2,417
Prepaid expenses	603		1,198
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(46,248	)	22,743
Income taxes payable	(825	)	5,555
Total change in non-cash working capital excluding deferred revenue	(38,602	)	60,021
Cash paid for the following:
Interest (note 11)	704		2,990
Income taxes paid, net of recoveries (note 18)	8,949		10,916

i) Excludes components of working capital associated with acquisitions, which are reflected on the consolidated statements of cash flows in “acquisitions less cash acquired.”

23 Subsequent event

On June 23, 2003, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Comshare, Incorporated (Comshare), a provider of corporate performance management software, based in

 

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Geac Computer Corporation Limited

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2003 and 2002

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data and as otherwise noted)

Michigan, for US$52 million in cash, by way of a cash tender offer, to be followed by a cash merger. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Comshare shareholders will receive US$4.60 in cash for each share of Comshare common stock held. The tender offer is expected to be completed by August 2003. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearance, approval by Comshare’s shareholders and other customary closing conditions.

 

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Management Discussion and Analysis

The following management discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial position should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes for the fiscal years (FY) ended April 30, 2003, and April 30, 2002. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations. These forward-looking statements entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those discussed below in the section entitled “Risks and Uncertainties.”

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada (“Canadian GAAP”). All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars. As used in this discussion and unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Geac,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to Geac Computer Corporation Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

Geac is a global enterprise software company for business performance management, providing customers worldwide with the core financial and operational solutions and services to improve their business performance in real time. Our solutions include cross-industry enterprise application systems (EAS) for financial administration and human resources functions, expense management, and time capture, and enterprise resource planning applications for manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain management. These cross-industry applications are marketed globally and span a number of product lines. We also provide industry specific applications (ISA) tailored to the real estate, restaurant, property management, and construction marketplaces, and for libraries, and public safety agencies. In addition to our families of software products, we are a reseller of computer hardware and software, and we provide a broad range of professional services, including application hosting, consulting, implementation services, and training. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada, Geac employed approximately 2,500 people around the world as of April 30, 2003, compared to approximately 3,000 people as of April 30, 2002.

Geac today has a presence in the financial back offices of many of the largest companies in the world. These companies rely on Geac software applications for their financial and operational processing. Our objective is to extend our relationships with these customers and to attract new customers by delivering a suite of software solutions that can be integrated with our enterprise application systems and help our customers improve their business performance.

Our capabilities to achieve this objective have been enhanced by several new hires in FY 2003. Mr. James M. Travers, a senior technology executive whose career spans more than 25 years with industry leaders, including Texas Instruments, Harbinger Corporation, and Agillion, Inc., was appointed Senior Vice President of Geac Computer Corporation

Ltd. and President of Geac Americas, effective August 6, 2002. Mr. James J. McDevitt, former chief financial officer at Clarus Corporation, joined the Company as Vice President and General Manager of the U.S.-based ISA business units, effective December 16, 2002. Mr. Timothy J. Wright, who previously managed the global technology organization for Terra Lycos and The Learning Company, was appointed Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer effective January 6, 2003; and Mr. John A. Overholt, who served in software and computer systems sales and sales management positions in a 19-year career with Texas Instruments and subsequently served as Vice President of North American Sales for Sterling Software, joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Geac Americas on January 21, 2003.

We achieved several significant milestones in FY 2003. In view of an expected decline in revenues from our legacy enterprise and certain industry specific applications, we continued to manage our costs in line with revenues; and our fourth quarter ended April 30, 2003, marked our eighth consecutive profitable quarter, excluding net restructuring and other unusual items. We continued to strengthen our balance sheet, and our cash position increased from $115.4 million at the end of FY 2002 to $128.8 million at the end of FY 2003. In addition, with the acquisition of Extensity, Inc. in the fourth quarter and the release of our new Geac System21 Aurora product, we made significant progress executing on our strategy to deliver a suite of innovative software solutions through a unified application framework, which measure and manage operational and financial processes to improve our customers’ overall business performance.

In FY 2003 we completed two acquisitions, the most significant being the acquisition of California based Extensity, a leading provider of solutions to automate employee-based financial systems. The acquisition, valued at US$50.3 million (approximately $74.0 million), was completed on March 6, 2003, and was a significant step in the execution of our strategy to expand into the business performance management market. The Extensity business has been integrated into our Enterprise Server business. In addition, effective August 5, 2002, we acquired the IBM e-Server iSeries software assets, customer agreements, and employee base of EBC Informatique, a French hardware and software solutions provider. The transaction was valued at Euros 2.45 million (approximately $3.76 million). EBC Informatique’s iSeries unit was integrated with our Anael Solutions division in France. These acquisitions have been accounted for as purchases, and results for these two businesses are reflected in the EAS segment from the date of acquisition.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. Our estimates are based upon historical experience and on other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our ongoing evaluation of these estimates forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amount of

revenues and expenses, in cases where they are not readily ascertainable from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions.

Our critical accounting policies are those that affect our financial statements materially and involve a significant level of judgment by management. A summary of our significant accounting policies, including the critical accounting policies discussed below, is set forth in note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition. We derive revenues from three sources- software, support and services, and hardware. Support and services include software maintenance and support, training, system implementation, and consulting. Maintenance and support consists of technical support and software upgrades and enhancements. We resell computer hardware and peripherals primarily as a service to certain customers who look to us to provide a complete product solution. Significant management judgments and estimates are involved in determining the revenue recognized in any accounting period. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of our revenue for any period if different conditions were to prevail. We recognize product revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product has been delivered, the fee is fixed and determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is probable. In bundled arrangements, we allocate revenue to each element of the arrangement based upon vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE). We use a purchase order or a signed contract as evidence of an arrangement for licenses of software and sales of hardware and services. Revenues derived through our resellers are evidenced by a master agreement governing the relationship.

Software is delivered to customers electronically or on a CD-ROM, tape, or diskette, as appropriate. We assess whether the fee is fixed and determinable based on the payment terms associated with the transaction. Our standard payment terms are generally less than 90 days. In instances where payments are subject to extended payment terms, revenue is deferred until payments become due, which is generally when the payment is received. We assess collectibility based on a number of factors, including the customer’s past payment history and current credit-worthiness. If we determine that collection of a fee is not reasonably assured, we defer the revenue and recognize it at the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash payment.

When licenses are sold together with hardware, consulting, and implementation services, services revenues are recognized based on percentage of completion. Our consulting and implementation service contracts are bid either on a fixed-fee basis or on a time-and-materials basis. For a fixed-fee contract, we recognize revenue using the percentage of completion method. For time-and-materials contracts, we recognize revenue as services are performed.

Maintenance and support revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance contract. Amounts billed in accordance with customer contracts, but not yet earned, are recorded as deferred revenue.

Valuation of Identifiable Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. We account for our business acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting. The total cost of an acquisition is allocated to the underlying net assets based on their respective estimated fair values. As part of this allocation process, we must identify and attribute values and estimated lives to the intangible assets acquired. While we may employ experts to assist us with these matters, such determinations involve considerable judgment, and often involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including those with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, and asset lives. These determinations will affect the amount of amortization expense recognized in future periods.

We review the carrying values of all identifiable goodwill and other intangible assets when conditions arise that indicate that any impairment may have occurred. Examples of these conditions include significant underperformance relative to historical or expected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or our strategy, significant negative industry or economic trends, or significant decline in our share price or market capitalization.

Prior to May 1, 2001, we determined impairment by comparing the undiscounted amount of expected future operating cash flows with the carrying amounts of such assets. Expected future operating cash flows were based upon our best estimate given the facts and circumstances at that time. Impairments in the carrying amount of identifiable intangible assets and goodwill were expensed. Effective May 1, 2001, we adopted the recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Handbook Section 3062, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Under the new standard, goodwill and other intangible assets with an indefinite life are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually, as well as within six months of adopting the new standard. The determination of fair value involves significant management judgment. Impairments in the carrying amounts of identifiable goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives will be expensed. As the valuation of identifiable goodwill and other intangible assets requires significant estimates and judgment about future performance and fair value, our future results could be affected if our current estimates of future performance and fair value change.

Accounting for Income Taxes. We operate in multiple jurisdictions, and our profits are taxed pursuant to the tax laws of these jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate may be affected by the changes in, or interpretations of, tax laws in any given jurisdiction, utilization of net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards, changes in geographical mix of income and expense, and changes in management’s assessment of matters, such as the ability to realize future tax assets. As a result of these considerations, we must estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current tax exposure, together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in future tax assets and liabilities, which are included in our consolidated balance sheet. We must then assess the likelihood that our future tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and establish a valuation allowance for any amounts we believe will not be recoverable. Establishing or increasing a valuation allowance increases our income tax expense.

Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our income tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against our net income tax assets. We recorded a valuation allowance as at April 30, 2003, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize some of our income tax assets before they expire. The valuation allowance was based on our estimates of taxable income by jurisdiction in which we operate and the period over which our income tax assets will be recoverable. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods, we may need to amend our valuation allowance, which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

Effective May 1, 2000, we adopted CICA 3465, which established new standards for the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of income taxes. The new recommendations follow the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, current income taxes are recognized for the estimated income taxes payable for the current year. Future income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax and accounting bases of assets and liabilities, as well as for the benefit of losses available to be carried forward to future years for income tax purposes. Future income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that the future income tax assets will be realized. Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted income tax rates expected to be recovered or settled. Future income tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of substantive enactment. Prior to the adoption of the new recommendations, income tax expense had been determined using the deferral method of income tax allocation. Under this method, deferred income tax expense was based on items of income and expense that were reported in different years in the financial statements and tax returns and was measured at the income tax rate in effect in the year the difference originated.

Restructuring. We have rationalized certain facilities and have established reserves against outstanding commitments for leased properties that we have vacated or plan to vacate. These reserves are based upon our estimate of future events, such as the time required to sublease the property and the amount of sublease income that might be generated from the date we vacate the property and the expiration of the lease. These estimates are reviewed based on changes in circumstances. Adjustments to the restructuring charge will be made in future periods, if necessary, should different conditions prevail from those anticipated in our original estimate.

Accounts Receivable. We estimate the collectibility of our accounts receivable, and we maintain allowances for estimated losses. Management analyzes accounts receivable, historical bad debts, receivable aging, customer credit-worthiness, and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances might be required.

Results of Operations

Revenue. Revenue for FY 2003 was $623.7 million, compared to $716.5 million for the preceding year. Software license revenue declined by $8.0 million, or 9.6 percent; support and services revenue declined by $80.2 million, or 13.8 percent; and revenue from the sale of computer hardware declined by $4.7 million, or 9.0 percent. Excluding from FY 2002 results $5.2 million in revenue attributable to the publishing software business, which was sold on August 9, 2001, and excluding from FY 2003 results $3.4 million in revenue attributable to the Extensity business, which was acquired on March 6, 2003, total revenue declined by $91.1 million, or 12.8 percent, from $711.3 million in FY 2002 to $620.2 million in FY 2003. Compared to FY 2002, currency fluctuations—primarily attributable to the British Pound Sterling, the U.S. Dollar, and the Euro against the Canadian Dollar—had the effect of reducing revenues by $19.7 million.

Revenue in the EAS segment was $479.5 million, compared to $531.3 million last year. Excluding revenue from the Extensity acquisition, EAS segment revenue declined by $55.2 million, or 10.4 percent, to $476.1 million. EAS software licenses to new and existing customers, in the amount of $62.1 million, declined by $0.6 million from the prior year. A $2.2 million decline in revenue from licenses of client server software systems, primarily our SmartStream and local government systems, was almost entirely offset by a $1.6 million increase in revenue from licenses of our E Series and M Series software systems for mainframe computers. EAS support and services revenue declined by $49.1 million, or 11.5 percent. Of this $49.1 million decline, EAS maintenance revenue — primarily contracted support to customers of our licensed software — declined by $24.4 million, or 8.4 percent. This decline, which was in line with our expectations, was due to attrition in maintenance contract renewals for mainframe ($20.8 million), and client server applications ($9.2 million), which were partially offset by a $5.6 million increase in maintenance contract revenues from our System21 software systems, primarily for mid-range server architectures. Other EAS support and services revenue — primarily professional implementation and training services — declined by $24.7 million, or 18.1 percent. We expect a continuing decline in EAS maintenance revenue. This decline may be offset, to some extent, if we experience an increase in professional services revenue in FY 2004, primarily as a result of the Extensity acquisition. EAS hardware sales revenue declined by $2.0 million, or 5.1 percent, reflecting a $2.8 million decline in hardware sales associated with client server applications, which was partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in mid-range computer hardware sales.

Revenue in the ISA segment was $144.2 million, compared to $185.2 million last year. Excluding $5.2 million in revenue from the publishing software business, which was sold in the first quarter of FY 2002, ISA segment revenue declined by $35.8 million, or 19.9 percent, from $180.0 million in FY 2002 to $144.2 million in FY 2003. Of this $35.8 million decline, $25.3 million is attributable to the Interealty business and reflects the continuing effects of a change in the service and pricing model for the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) application business, as the internet has supplanted more costly virtual private networks, significant price pressure and customer losses in the core MLS application business, and the continuing decline in revenue from the MLS book

publishing business, which was expected. Revenue in other ISA businesses declined by $10.5 million, or 10.0 percent, with declines in software systems serving the construction ($6.3 million), restaurants ($2.9 million), and property management ($1.7 million) markets, partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in public safety systems revenue and a $0.1 million increase in library systems revenue.

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues was reduced by $59.5 million, or 18.2 percent, from $326.6 million in FY 2002 to $267.1 million in FY 2003; and gross profit margin (gross profit as a percentage of total revenues) increased from 54.4 percent in FY 2002 to 57.2 percent in FY 2003. Cost of software license revenues was reduced by $1.4 million, or 12.2 percent, as lower revenues from resellers of our industry-specific applications have resulted in lower costs of reseller software sales. Costs of support and services, which consist primarily of personnel and related costs, were reduced by $56.1 million, or 20.5 percent; and support and services margins increased from 53.0 percent to 56.6 percent. In the fourth quarter of FY 2002 we recorded a $30.6 million pre-tax provision for costs related to the restructuring of the business, including severance costs, which were subject to limitations in accordance with Canadian GAAP. Excluding $2.1 million in severance costs in excess of the amounts that had been accrued in the fourth quarter of FY 2002, costs of support and services were reduced by $58.2 million, and support and services margins increased from 53.0 percent to 57.1 percent, primarily as a result of improved professional services utilization rates. Hardware costs were reduced by $2.0 million, or 4.9 percent; and hardware margins declined from 19.1 percent to 15.5 percent, primarily as a result of a low margin $3.1 million hardware sale to a single customer in the first quarter of FY 2003.

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were $271.7 million, compared to $302.6 million last year. Excluding net restructuring and other unusual items of $5.2 million and $26.7 million, respectively, goodwill impairment of $16.8 million, and amortization of intangibles of $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, operating expenses were reduced by $26.0 million, or 9.5 percent, from $274.1 million in FY 2002 to $248.1 million in FY 2003.

• Sales and marketing expenses were reduced by $3.0 million, or 3.2 percent, primarily as a result of restructuring efforts, and sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 13.0 percent in FY 2002 to 14.5 percent in FY 2003. Excluding $1.1 million in severance costs in excess of the amounts that had been accrued in the fourth quarter of FY 2002, sales and marketing expenses were reduced by $4.1 million, or 4.4 percent, and sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 13.0 percent in FY 2002 to 14.3 percent in FY 2003. This increase in the percentage of revenues reflects investments in personnel and related sales and marketing costs intended to drive increased new license revenue in certain businesses in the coming year.

• Product development expenses were reduced by $24.5 million, or 26.4 percent, and product development expenses as a percentage of revenues were reduced from 13.0 percent in FY 2002 to 10.9 percent in FY 2003. Excluding $1.5 million in severance

 

costs in excess of the amounts that had been accrued in the fourth quarter of FY 2002, product development expenses were reduced by $26.0 million, or 28.1 percent, and product development expenses as a percentage of revenues were reduced from 13.0 percent to 10.7 percent. This reduction reflects the maturity of our mainframe back office financial applications, the completion of major development projects for mid-range and client-server applications, and the consolidation of Extensity application development with existing Geac application development. Product development expenses are projected to increase over the course of the next year.

• General and administrative expenses increased by $1.5 million, or 1.7 percent; and general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 12.3 percent in FY 2002 to 14.4 percent in FY 2003. The net $1.5 million increase is attributable to a $2.9 million reduction in the provision for doubtful accounts in FY 2002; an increase of $6.2 million in professional fees; an increase of $1.2 million in insurance costs; a $2.6 million adjustment in the second quarter of FY 2003 to increase the amortization of property, plant, and equipment to more accurately reflect the valuation of acquired assets; and $1.6 million in restructuring costs in excess of the amounts that had been accrued in the fourth quarter of FY 2002, net of a $13.0 million reduction in other general and administrative expenses. As a result of the consolidation of back office finance and accounting operations in North America, which was completed in FY 2003, and in Europe, which is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of FY 2004, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues are expected to be reduced over the course of the next fiscal year.

Net Restructuring and Other Unusual Items. Net restructuring and other unusual items were $5.2 million in FY 2003, compared to $26.7 million last year. The $5.2 million in net restructuring and other unusual items in FY 2003 included a $5.0 million provision for the settlement of legal claims, a $3.5 million pre-tax provision for premises rationalization, and a $2.8 million charge for severance relating to the restructuring of our North American operations. The restructuring of these operations reflects management’s decision to consolidate certain development, sales and marketing, and support and services operations into similar operations acquired in the Extensity acquisition. These charges were partially offset by a net $6.1 million reversal of accrued liabilities and other provisions related to acquisitions and restructuring, which were recorded in prior years and which were no longer required. This $6.1 million reversal includes $3.9 million for severance and premises rationalization related to last year’s restructuring of the business, including $2.4 million related to premises rationalization and $1.5 million for severance costs not required as a result of changes in the original plan and employee attrition during the year. In addition, net restructuring and other unusual items reflects a net release of $2.2 million primarily related to restructuring and acquisition-related provisions on certain FY 2000 acquisitions, which are no longer required for their originally intended purposes.

In FY 2002, the $26.7 million in net restructuring and other unusual items included a $34.8 million pre-tax provision for severance, premises rationalization and other costs

related to the restructuring of the business; a $5.1 million write-down of assets; a $5.3 million net provision for the settlement of legal claims, primarily related to our acquisition of JBA Holdings plc; a $4.6 million charge for strategic planning costs; and a $2.9 million charge for unamortized financing costs of a credit facility that, in light of our improved cash position, we terminated in March 2002 to avoid additional costs. These charges were partially offset by a net $21.0 million reversal of excess accrued liabilities and other provisions relating to acquisitions and restructuring, which were recorded in prior years and which were no longer required, and a $5.1 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the publishing systems business.

Goodwill Impairment. As previously announced on June 8, 2003, in connection with the annual review of the carrying value of goodwill, we recorded a $16.8 million goodwill write-down in the fourth quarter of FY 2003 relating to the Interealty business, based on revised future estimates of its likely performance. This represented the full amount of goodwill on our balance sheet for the Interealty business. This goodwill write-down had the effect of reducing earnings per diluted share by $0.20 for the fourth quarter of FY 2003 and by $0.21 for the full year. No goodwill impairment was recorded in FY 2002.

Amortization of Intangible Assets. Amortization of intangible assets, primarily acquired software, was $1.6 million in FY 2003, compared to $1.7 million in FY 2002.

Interest Income and Expense. Net interest income in FY 2003 was $1.3 million, compared to net interest expense of $1.6 million in FY 2002. This change reflects a $2.9 million reduction in interest expense, which was primarily attributable to the repayment of $39.5 million in bank indebtedness in the first two quarters of FY 2002.

Other Income (Expense). Other expense of $2.6 million in FY 2003 included a $4.2 million loss on foreign exchange, net of $0.9 million in investment income and a $0.7 million gain on the sale of fixed assets. Of the total $4.2 million loss on foreign exchange in FY 2003, $6.2 million was incurred in the fourth quarter and was partially offset by a gain of $2.0 million through the first three quarters of FY 2003. Other income of $0.9 million in FY 2002 was composed of a $0.6 million gain on foreign exchange and a $0.3 million gain on the sale of fixed assets.

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes was $33.3 million in FY 2003, compared to $34.1 million in FY 2002. Our effective tax rate for FY 2003 was 39.9 percent. Excluding the effect of goodwill impairment, which is not a tax deductible expense, our effective tax rate for FY 2003 would have been 33.2 percent, compared to the Canadian statutory rate of 38.0 percent. This lower effective tax rate is primarily attributable to the utilization of tax losses not valued in prior years in accordance with CICA 3465. Of the total $33.3 million provision for income taxes recorded in FY 2003, $25.6 million reflects utilization of income tax assets, and $7.7 million represents cash taxes. Of the total $34.1 million provision for income taxes recorded in FY 2002, $13.9 million reflects utilization of income tax assets, and $20.2 million represents cash taxes.

Net Income (Loss). Net income was $50.3 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to net income of $52.5 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, last year.

Compared to FY 2002, currency fluctuations — primarily attributable to the British Pound Sterling, the U.S. Dollar, and the Euro against the Canadian Dollar — had the effect of reducing revenues by $19.7 million and reducing net income by $1.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

At April 30, 2003, cash and cash equivalents totaled $128.8 million, compared to $115.4 million at April 30, 2002. Excluding from the total at April 30, 2003, a reduction of $5.5 million from the effect of foreign exchange rates, cash and cash equivalents increased by $18.9 million during FY 2003.

Cash provided by operating activities, including the effects of changes in both non-cash working capital and deferred revenue, was $43.2 million in FY 2003, compared to $82.9 million in FY 2002. Excluding changes in non-cash working capital and deferred revenue, cash provided by operating activities increased from $67.8 million in FY 2002 to $101.7 million in FY 2003. Non-cash working capital was reduced by $38.6 million, primarily as a result of a reduction in accounts payables and accrued liabilities. In the corresponding period last year, non-cash working capital increased by $60.0 million, primarily attributable to increases in receivables, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Excluding the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates, deferred revenue associated with acquisitions, and net restructuring and other unusual items, deferred revenue declined by $20.0 million in FY 2003, compared to $45.0 million in FY 2002.

Net cash outflows from investing activities totaled $34.5 million in FY 2003, compared to $6.2 million in FY 2002, and included $33.7 million for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and $2.7 million for additions to property, plant, and equipment, offset by $1.9 million in restricted cash and cash equivalents.

Net cash inflows from financing activities were $10.2 million in FY 2003, including $13.9 million from the exercise of five million purchase warrants at $2.75 per warrant and from the sale of common shares under the common share Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), partially offset by $3.7 million used for repayment of long-term debt. Net cash inflows of $5.2 million in FY 2002 included $24.8 million in net proceeds from the sale of six million common shares on September 27, 2001, and $17.9 million in net proceeds from the first quarter sale of 10 million special warrants at a price of $2.00 per special warrant. Each special warrant was exercisable for one common share plus one half of a common share purchase warrant. The special warrants were fully exercised on August 1, 2001. Each full purchase warrant entitled the purchaser to acquire one common share of Geac for $2.75 at any time within 18 months of June 29, 2001, and all five million purchase warrants were exercised in FY 2003. In total, the FY 2002 net

issuance of common shares and special warrants generated $43.1 million, which was used to fund working capital requirements and to repay bank indebtedness.

Accounts receivable at year end totaled $88.3 million, compared to $86.0 million at the end of FY 2002. This net $2.3 million increase includes the effects of a $4.2 million increase due to changes in foreign exchange rates and a $5.3 million increase associated with the Extensity acquisition, net of a $7.2 million reduction in other receivables, which was due to lower revenues.

Prepaid expenses, which are composed of deposits, prepaid maintenance, insurance, and prepaid royalties, increased by $1.0 million, from $16.0 million at the end of FY 2002 to $17.0 million at the end of FY 2003. This increase is primarily due to $0.8 million in prepaid expenses, which were assumed in the Extensity acquisition, and a $0.5 million increase attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates, net of a $0.3 million reduction in the prepaid expenses of our U.S. based businesses.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities were $136.2 million at the end of FY 2003, compared to $170.3 million at the end of FY 2002. This $34.1 million reduction includes a $19.6 million reduction in trade payables, an $6.0 million reduction in accrued professional fees and legal costs, a net $5.5 million reduction in accrued restructuring charges, a $2.2 million reduction in tax-related liabilities, and a $1.2 million reduction in compensation related accruals, net of an aggregate $0.4 million increase in other items. The net $5.5 million reduction in accrued restructuring charges includes a reduction of $22.2 million in the balance as of April 30, 2002, and a net release of $3.9 million in prior year restructuring provisions that are no longer required, offset by a $10.2 million increase in restructuring associated with the Extensity acquisition, a $3.7 million provision for premises rationalization, and a $6.8 million charge for severance related to the restructuring of our operations.

Deferred revenue is composed of deferred maintenance and support revenues, which are recognized ratably over the term of the related maintenance agreement—normally one year—and deferred professional services revenue, which is recognized as such services are performed. Deferred revenue declined by $22.2 million, from $198.0 million at the end of FY 2002 to $175.8 million at the end of FY 2003. Excluding a $6.5 million increase in deferred revenue at April 30, 2003, associated with Extensity and a $5.7 million reduction associated with foreign exchange, deferred revenue declined by $23.0 million, which was primarily due to attrition in maintenance and support contracts.

Long-term debt at April 30, 2003, including the current portion, was $9.1 million, compared to $11.9 million at April 30, 2002. Excluding the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates, which had the effect of increasing the April 30, 2003, balance by $0.9 million, long-term debt was reduced by $3.7 million.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company does not have derivative financial instruments or any equity interests in unconsolidated companies or any other business arrangements related to the foregoing, which would have a material effect on the assets and liabilities of the Company at April 30, 2003.

As disclosed in note 12 to the FY 2003 financial statements and in accordance with Canadian GAAP, the Company has commitments that are not reflected in the balance sheet of the Company. These commitments include operating leases for office equipment and premises, and letters of credit, bank guarantees, and performance bonds that are routinely issued on Geac’s behalf by financial institutions, primarily in connection with premises leases and contracts with public sector customers. The Company does not have any other business arrangements, derivative financial instruments, or any equity interests in unconsolidated companies that would have a material effect on the assets and liabilities of the Company at April 30, 2003.

The Company, in the normal course of business, is subject to legal proceedings being brought against it and its subsidiaries. The most significant of these are complaints relating to JBA and its software prior to Geac’s acquisition of JBA in September 1999. The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot currently be determined, nor can the liability that could potentially result from a negative outcome in each case currently be reasonably estimated. In the event of a negative outcome, the liability that the Company may ultimately incur with respect to any of these matters may be in excess of amounts currently accrued with respect to such matters and, as a result, these matters may potentially be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Quarterly Results

The following table sets forth unaudited consolidated statements of operations for each of the Company’s last eight quarters. These data have been derived from unaudited consolidated statements of operations that have been prepared on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated statements of operation and, in our opinion, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such information. These unaudited quarterly results should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in the Annual Report. The consolidated results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.

 

	2003								2002
	Quarter 1		Quarter 2		Quarter 3		Quarter 4		Quarter 1		Quarter 2		Quarter 3		Quarter 4
Revenues
Software	13,596		19,155		19,401		23,550		20,012		21,340		19,504		22,862
Support and services	127,198		128,818		125,522		119,159		149,359		148,157		144,993		138,351
Hardware	14,345		11,263		13,592		8,068		10,184		13,407		15,094		13,271
Total revenues	155,139		159,236		158,515		150,777		179,555		182,904		179,591		174,484
Cost of revenues
Software	2,465		2,179		2,565		2,823		2,002		2,214		1,438		5,775
Support and services	56,253		56,494		53,182		51,183		69,280		69,461		71,193		63,246
Hardware	12,828		9,065		11,732		6,336		8,083		11,583		12,109		10,247
Total cost of revenues	71,546		67,738		67,479		60,342		79,365		83,258		84,740		79,268
Gross profit	83,593		91,498		91,036		90,435		100,190		99,646		94,851		95,215
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing	22,786		21,685		21,101		24,627		23,813		22,638		22,890		23,832
Product development	16,700		17,713		17,216		16,627		24,645		22,425		23,468		22,254
General and
administrative	20,002		23,815		23,922		21,906		22,770		25,610		20,814		18,925
Net restructuring
and other unusual items	—		(1,157	)	—		6,321		—		(14,574	)	—		41,310
Goodwill impairment	—		—		—		16,785		—		—		—		—
Amortization of
intangible assets	435		—		385		813		423		420		448		447
	59,923		62,056		62,624		87,079		71,651		56,519		67,620		106,768
Income (loss) from
operations	23,670		29,442		28,412		3,356		28,539		43,127		27,231		(11,552	)
Interest income	439		477		533		588		463		329		514		594
Interest expense	(208	)	(187	)	(176	)	(172	)	(769	)	(869	)	(1,411	)	(472	)
Other income
(expense), net	2,169		209		1,184		(6,115	)	(273	)	1,903		(1,291	)	594
	2,400		499		1,541		(5,699	)	(579	)	1,363		(2,188	)	716
Income (loss) from operations
before income taxes	26,070		29,941		29,953		(2,343	)	27,960		44,490		25,043		(10,836	)
Income taxes	9,905		11,613		11,243		587		10,979		18,083		13,200		(8,152	)
Net income (loss)
	16,165		18,328		18,710		(2,930	)	16,981		26,407		11,843		(2,684	)
Basic net income (loss)
per share	0.21		0.23		0.23		(0.03	)	0.27		0.36		0.15		(0.03	)
Diluted net income (loss)
per share	0.20		0.23		0.23		(0.03	)	0.27		0.34		0.14		(0.03	)
Weighted average number
of common shares
outstanding (000’s)
Basic	78,146		78,505		80,184		83,766		62,031		74,326		78,087		78,130
Diluted	80,436		80,280		81,662		84,385		63,088		76,728		81,944		81,439

Risks and Uncertainties

Each of the following risks, together with other information contained in this management discussion and analysis should be considered in evaluating Geac and its businesses.

Geac in the past has had losses and may not maintain its current profitability in the future. The trading price of Geac common shares may fall if Geac fails to maintain profitability or generate sufficient cash from operations.

Geac generated net income of` $50.3 million in FY 2003 and $52.5 million in FY 2002. However, Geac incurred net losses of $255.8 million in FY 2001. As a result of losses, Geac had an accumulated deficit of $46.4 million at April 30, 2003. As Geac grows its business, Geac expects operating expenses and capital expenditures to increase correspondingly, and as a result, Geac will need to generate significant revenue to maintain profitability. Geac may not be able to sustain or to increase profitability or cash flows from operations on a quarterly or annual basis in the future and could incur losses in future periods. If Geac’s revenues continue to decline as they have in each of its two most recent fiscal years, its operating results could be seriously impaired because many of its expenses are fixed and cannot be easily or quickly reduced. A failure to maintain profitability could materially and adversely affect Geac’s business.

Geac recorded goodwill impairment and net restructuring and other unusual items of $21.9 million in FY 2003 and $26.7 million in FY 2002, related to significant write-downs of goodwill and intangible assets, as well as to restructuring efforts intended to reduce costs and more efficiently organize Geac’s operations.

Geac periodically reviews the value of acquired intangibles and goodwill to determine whether any impairment exists and could write-down a portion of its intangible assets and goodwill as part of any such future review. Geac also periodically reviews opportunities to more efficiently organize its operations, and may record further restructuring charges in connection with any such reorganization. Any write down of intangible assets or

goodwill or restructuring charges in the future could materially and adversely affect Geac’s results of operations.

Geac’s revenues and operating results fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and the trading price of the Geac common shares could fall if its revenues or operating results are below the expectations of analysts or investors.

Many factors have caused and may in the future cause Geac’s revenue and operating results to fluctuate significantly. Some of these factors are:

• the timing of significant orders, delivery and implementation of our products;

• the gain or loss of any significant customer;

• the number, timing and significance of new product announcements and releases by Geac or its competitors;

• Geac’s ability to acquire or to develop (independently or through strategic relationships with third parties), to introduce and to market new and enhanced versions of its products on a timely basis;

• possible delays in the shipment of new products and purchasing delays of current products as Geac’s customers anticipate new product releases;

• order cancellations and shipment rescheduling or delays;

• patterns of capital spending and changes in budgeting cycles by Geac’s customers;

• market acceptance of new and enhanced versions of Geac’s products;

• changes in the pricing and the mix of products and services Geac sells;

• seasonal variations in Geac’s sales cycle (such as lower sales levels typically experienced by its European operations during summer months);

• the level of product and price competition;

• changes in operating expenses;

• exchange rate fluctuations;

• the timing of any acquisitions and related costs;

• changes in personnel and related costs; and

• legal proceedings in the normal course of business.

In addition, Geac expects that a substantial portion of its revenue will continue to be derived from renewals of maintenance contracts from customers of its software applications. These maintenance contracts typically expire on an annual basis, and the timing of cash collections of related revenues varies from quarter to quarter. In addition, Geac’s new license revenue and results of operations may fluctuate significantly on a

quarterly and annual basis in the future, as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of its control. A sale of a new license generally requires a customer to make a purchase decision that involves a significant commitment of capital. As a result, the sales cycle associated with the new license revenue will vary substantially and will be subject to a number of factors, including customers’ budgetary constraints, timing of budget cycles and concerns about the pricing or introduction of new products by Geac or its competitors.

If Geac’s revenues or operating results fall below the expectations of financial analysts or investors, the trading price of Geac’s common shares could fall. As a result of the foregoing factors and the other factors described in this section, Geac believes that period-to-period comparisons of its revenue and operating results are not necessarily meaningful. You should not rely on these comparisons to predict Geac’s future performance.

Geac experiences customer attrition, which could affect its revenues more adversely than Geac expects, and Geac may be unable to adapt quickly to such attrition. Any significant reduction in revenues as a result of attrition may result in a decrease in the trading price of Geac’s common shares.

Geac expects that a substantial portion of its revenue will continue to be derived from renewals of annual maintenance contracts with customers of its software applications, and, to a lesser extent, from professional services engagements for these customers. Attrition in Geac’s customer base has historically taken place, and continues to take place, when existing customers elect not to renew their maintenance contracts and cease purchasing professional services from Geac. This can occur for a variety of reasons, including a customer’s decision to replace Geac’s product with that of a competing vendor, to purchase maintenance or consulting services from a third party service provider, or to forgo maintenance altogether. It can also occur when a customer is acquired or ceases operations.

To date, Geac has experienced relatively predictable and stable customer attrition, and has been able, in part, to replace the revenue lost through attrition with new revenue from maintenance contracts and professional services associated with new license sales and from maintenance contract price increases, as well as from acquisitions. However, any factors that adversely affect the ability of Geac’s installed systems to compete with those available from others, such as availability from competitors of products offering more advanced product architecture, superior functionality or performance or lower prices, or factors that reduce demand for Geac’s maintenance and professional services, such as intensifying price competition, could lead to increased rates of customer attrition. Should the rate of customer attrition exceed Geac’s expectations, Geac may be unable to replace the lost revenue or to reduce its costs sufficiently or in a timely enough fashion to maintain profitability. In such circumstances, higher than expected customer attrition could have a material adverse effect on Geac’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Geac may be unable to realize its growth strategy if it is unable to identify other suitable acquisition opportunities.

Geac believes that its future success depends upon its ability to make additional worthwhile acquisitions to offset the effect of customer attrition, such as its recent acquisitions of Extensity and EBC Informatique. If Geac cannot make additional worthwhile acquisitions, its revenues and stock price will likely decline. Geac cannot be certain that it will be able to identify additional suitable acquisition candidates available for purchase at reasonable prices, to consummate any acquisition, or to successfully integrate any acquired business into its operations. When evaluating an acquisition opportunity, Geac cannot assure you that it will correctly identify the risks and costs inherent in the business that it is acquiring. In addition, to achieve desired growth rates as Geac becomes larger, acquisition candidates are likely to be larger and may include public companies. The acquisition of a public company may involve additional risks, including the potential for lack of recourse against public shareholders for undisclosed material liabilities of the acquired business. If Geac were to proceed with one or more significant future acquisitions in which the consideration consisted of cash, a substantial portion of its available cash resources could be used to consummate the acquisitions.

Geac’s inability to successfully integrate other businesses that it acquires may disrupt its operations or otherwise have a negative impact on its business.

Geac made two acquisitions during FY 2003, and no acquisitions during FY 2002. Geac made numerous acquisitions prior to FY 2001, including eleven during FY 2000. Geac is frequently in formal or informal discussions with potential acquisition candidates and may make additional acquisitions of, or large investments in, other businesses that offer products, services, and technologies that Geac believes would complement its products and services. Integration of Geac’s completed acquisitions and any future acquisitions involves a number of special risks, including the following: diversion of management’s attention from, and disruption of, Geac’s on-going business; failure to successfully integrate the personnel, information systems, technology, and operations of the acquired business; failure to maximize the potential financial and strategic benefits of the transaction; failure to realize the expected synergies from businesses that Geac acquires; possible impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new businesses and management personnel; impairment of assets related to resulting goodwill; reductions in future operating results from amortization of intangible assets; and unanticipated adverse events, circumstances, or legal liabilities associated with the transaction or the acquired business.

Moreover, mergers or acquisitions of technology companies are generally risky and often fail to deliver the return on investment that acquirers expect. Such failures can result from a number of factors, including the following: rapid changes in technology in the markets in which the combining companies compete, and in demand for their products and services; difficulties in integrating the businesses and personnel of the acquired company; failure to achieve expected revenue or cost synergies; unanticipated costs or liabilities; and other factors. If Geac is unable to integrate future acquisitions successfully, its business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

The loss, cancellation or delay of orders by Geac’s customers could harm its business.

The purchase of some of Geac’s products, particularly its EAS products, and of its related professional services may involve a significant commitment of resources and costs for Geac’s customers. As a result, Geac’s sales process involves a lengthy evaluation and product qualification process that may require significant capital expenditures. For these and other reasons, the sales cycle associated with the license of Geac’s products, renewal of maintenance agreements, and sale of related professional services varies substantially from contract to contract and customer to customer. The sales cycles for Geac’s products vary by product and application, and may range up to a year or more for large, complex installations. Geac may experience delays over which it has no control and which further extend that period. During the process, Geac may devote significant time and resources to a prospective customer, including costs associated with multiple site visits, product demonstrations, and feasibility studies. If Geac is unsuccessful in generating offsetting revenues during these sales cycles, its revenues and earnings could be substantially reduced or it could experience a large loss. Any significant or ongoing failure to ultimately achieve sales as a result of Geac’s efforts, or any delays or difficulties in the implementation process for any given customer, could have a negative impact on Geac’s revenues and results of operations.

Demand for Geac’s products and services fluctuates rapidly and unpredictably, which makes it difficult to manage Geac’s business efficiently and can reduce its gross margins, profitability and market share.

Geac depends upon the capital spending budgets of its customers. World economic conditions have in the past adversely affected Geac’s licensing and maintenance revenue. Geac believes that the continued weakness in its revenues from sales of new licenses of its enterprise applications systems is consistent with the experience of other participants in its industry. If economic or other conditions reduce Geac’s customers’ capital spending levels, its business, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected. There has been a severe worldwide downturn in information technology spending over the last few years, and any growth in Geac’s markets will depend on a general recovery in information technology spending. Growth prospects for Geac’s existing businesses are uncertain, with expansion in the industry also being highly dependent on users of enterprise applications systems enhancing their current systems through Web-based applications and new functionality that is complementary to that of their existing systems. Currently, Geac believes that the market for enterprise resource planning software is weak, and it may continue to be weak for the foreseeable future.

In addition, the purchase and implementation of Geac’s products can constitute a major portion of Geac’s customers’ overall corporate services budget, and the amount customers are willing to invest in acquiring and implementing such products has tended to vary in response to economic or financial crises or other business conditions. Prolongation of the current economic downturn or other difficulty in the economies where Geac licenses its products, including North America, the United Kingdom, and other European countries, could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, operating results, or cash flows. In particular, Geac’s financial position may be significantly adversely affected by a prolonged recession or economic slowdown in any of the economies where Geac derives a substantial portion of its revenue.

Geac faces significant competition from other providers of enterprise applications software and systems, which may reduce its market share or limit the prices it can charge for its systems and services.

The enterprise resource planning market in which Geac competes is maturing and is deeply penetrated by large independent software suppliers, such as SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft, and a large number of other suppliers that sell to small and mid-sized customers. As a result, competition is intense, and significant pricing pressure exists. The intensity of this competition increases as demand for products and services, such as those offered by Geac, weakens. To maintain and to improve its competitive position, Geac must continue to develop and to introduce, in a timely and cost effective manner, new products, product features, and services. In addition, Geac expects that a substantial portion of its revenue will continue to be derived from renewals of annual maintenance contracts with customers of its software applications. Although Geac has experienced relatively stable and predictable attrition relating to these contracts, increased competition could significantly reduce the need for its maintenance services, as customers could either decide to replace Geac’s software applications with a competitor’s applications or to enter into a maintenance contract with a third party to service its software.

Geac anticipates additional competition as other established and emerging companies enter the market for its products and as new products and technologies are introduced. For example, companies that historically have not competed in the enterprise resource planning systems market could introduce new enterprise applications based on newer product architectures that could provide for functionality similar to that of Geac’s products that are based on older technology. In addition, current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish co-operative relationships among themselves or with third parties, thereby increasing the ability of their products to address the needs of Geac’s prospective customers. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among current and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market share. This competition could result in price reductions, fewer customer orders, reduced gross margins, and loss of market share. In addition, variances or slowdowns in Geac’s new licensing revenue may negatively impact its current and future revenue from services and maintenance, since such services and maintenance revenues typically depend on new license sales.

Geac’s competitors may have advantages over Geac that may inhibit its ability to compete effectively.

Many of Geac’s competitors and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources, greater name recognition, and a larger installed base of customers than does Geac. The products of some of Geac’s competitors are based on more advanced product architectures or offer performance advantages compared with Geac’s more mature EAS products. Geac’s competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or may devote greater resources to the development, promotion, and sale of their products than Geac is able to do. Many competitive factors affect the market for Geac’s products and its ability to earn maintenance, professional services and new license revenue. Some of these factors are: vendor and product reputation; expertise

and experience in implementing products in a particular customer’s industry sector; cost of ownership; ease and speed of implementation; customer support; product architecture, quality, price and performance; product performance attributes, such as flexibility, scalability, compatibility, functionality and ease of use; and vendor financial stability. Geac’s inability to compete effectively based on any of the foregoing factors could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition. Not all of Geac’s existing products compete equally well with respect to each of these factors. To the extent that Geac concludes that one or more of its existing products is unable to compete effectively, it may reduce the amount of product development, sales and marketing and other resources that it devotes to that product, which could result in customer dissatisfaction and a more rapid than anticipated rate of customer attrition and decline in revenues from that product, each of which could have a material adverse effect on Geac’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Geac’s business may be impacted by the recent consolidation trend in the software industry.

There is a recent trend in the software industry generally and the enterprise resource planning segment specifically towards the consolidation of the participants within the industry and between segments. This trend may continue and could result in fewer participants in each segment, some of whom may have greater economic resources, broader geographic scope, a broader range of products and better overall positioning than Geac. As a result of this consolidation trend and the fact that there may be fewer participants in the industry or each segment, competition may increase and pricing pressure on Geac’s products may intensify. Industry participants with a broader range of product offerings may be better able to meet customers’ needs and win new business. In addition, as a result of this trend, customers’ buying patterns may be impacted. The uncertainty in the market created by this trend may cause customers to postpone or delay their buying decisions until the uncertainty regarding this consolidation trend is reduced. Geac believes that, to the extent it is unable to capitalize on this consolidation trend, it could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, operating results or cash flows.

Geac’s rapid growth through acquisitions has placed significant demands on Geac’s management resources and operational infrastructure. Any failure to manage growth effectively may lead to a disruption in Geac’s operations and a resulting decline in profitability.

In recent years, Geac has experienced substantial growth, primarily through acquisitions, which have significantly expanded its operations. Geac has made 32 acquisitions between May 1, 1996, and April 30, 2003, and plans to continue to make acquisitions in the future. This growth and expansion have placed, and will continue to place, a significant demand on Geac’s management resources. To manage growth effectively, Geac must maintain a high level of quality, efficiency and performance and must continue to enhance its operational, financial, and management systems and to attract, to train, to motivate and to manage employees. Geac may not be able to effectively manage this expansion, and any failure to do so could lead to a disruption in Geac’s business, a loss of

customers and revenue, and increased expenses. Any such decline in profitability could lessen the trading price of the Geac common shares.

Potential divestitures may reduce revenues in the short term and create uncertainty among Geac employees, customers and potential customers, which could harm Geac’s business.

Geac has in the past divested, and may in the future consider divesting certain portions of its business. Any divestitures would result in a short-term reduction in revenue and could harm Geac’s results of operations if it were not able to reduce expenses accordingly or to generate offsetting sources of revenue. To the extent that its consideration of these potential divestitures became known prior to its completion, Geac could face the risk, among others, that customers and potential customers of the business division in question might be reluctant to purchase Geac’s products and services during this period. In addition, Geac might face the risk that it may be unable to retain qualified personnel within that business division during this period. These risks could prevent Geac from successfully completing on favourable terms, or at all, divestitures that would otherwise be beneficial to Geac and may in the process weaken business divisions subject to consideration for divestiture that are not, in fact, divested. Any of these events could result in a loss of customers, revenues, and employees and could harm Geac’s results of operations.

Geac’s international operations expose Geac to additional risks, including currency-related risk.

Geac is subject to risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, increases in duty rates, difficulties in obtaining export licenses, difficulties in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and political uncertainties. Geac derived more than 95 percent of its total revenue from sales outside Canada in each of FY 2002 and FY 2003. Geac’s most significant international operations are in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France which are the only countries in which Geac’s revenues constituted more than 10 percent of its total worldwide revenues during FY 2002 and FY 2003. Historically, Geac’s Canadian sales and expenses have been denominated in Canadian dollars, and Geac’s non-Canadian sales and expenses have been denominated in the currencies of 21 other jurisdictions. Geac has not to date used forward, exchange contracts to hedge exposures denominated in non-Canadian currencies or use any other derivative financial instrument for trading, hedging, or speculative purposes.

To the extent that Geac makes sales denominated in currencies other than Canadian dollars, gains and losses on the conversion of such sales to Canadian dollars may, in the future, contribute to fluctuations in Geac’s business and operating results. In addition, fluctuations in exchange rates could affect the demand for Geac’s products. Additional risks Geac faces in conducting business internationally include the following: longer payment cycles, difficulties in managing international operations, including constraints associated with local laws regarding employment, problems in collecting accounts receivable, complex international tax compliance requirements, and the adverse effects of tariffs, duties, price controls or other restrictions that impair trade.

Seasonal trends in sales of Geac’s software products may result in periodic reductions in Geac’s cash flow and impairment of its operating results.

Seasonality in Geac’s business could result in its revenues or cash flow in a given period being less than market estimates. Seasonality could also result in quarter-to-quarter decreases in Geac’s revenues or cash flow. Geac’s revenues and operating results in its January quarter have tended to benefit from customer spending related to calendar year end budget cycles. In FY 2003, approximately 40 percent of Geac’s maintenance contracts were scheduled for renewal on a calendar year basis. Accordingly, cash receipts from maintenance contract renewals are highest in the January quarter and lowest in the July and October quarters. These historical patterns may change over time, however, particularly as Geac’s operations become larger and the sources of its revenue change and become more diverse. Geac’s European operations have expanded significantly in recent years and may experience variability in demand associated with seasonal buying patterns in these foreign markets. For example, Geac’s July and October quarters typically experience reduced sales and cash collections activity, in part, due to the European summer holiday season.

Impact of geopolitical and other world or local events may have a significant effect on Geac’s operations.

Various events, including natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, labour disputes, civil unrest, war and political instability, terrorism, and contagious illness outbreaks, or the perceived threat of these events, may cause a disruption of Geac’s normal operations and may disrupt the domestic and international travel of its sales and other personnel. In addition to the general uncertainty that these events or the perceived threat of these events could have on the market for Geac’s products, the ability of Geac’s personnel, including maintenance and sales personnel, to travel to visit customers or potential customers may be affected. The sales cycle for Geac’s products includes a period of education for potential customers on the use and benefits of Geac’s products and services, as well as the integration of Geac’s products and services with additional applications utilized by individual customers. Any disruption in the ability of Geac personnel to travel could have a material and adverse impact on Geac’s ability to complete this process and to service these customers, which could, in turn, have a material adverse effect on Geac’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, these events or the perceived threat of these events may require Geac to reorganize its day-to-day operations to minimize the risks associated with these events. The costs associated with the reorganization of Geac’s day-to-day operation, even on a short-term basis, could also have a material adverse effect on Geac’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

If Geac cannot attract and retain qualified sales personnel, customer service personnel, and software developers, Geac may not be able to sell and to support its existing products or to develop new products.

Geac depends on key technical, sales, and senior management personnel. Many of these individuals would be difficult to replace if they were to leave Geac’s employment. In addition, Geac’s success is highly dependent on its continuing ability to identify, to hire,

to train, to assimilate, to motivate, and to retain highly qualified personnel, including recently hired officers and other employees. Competition for qualified employees is particularly intense in the technology industry, and Geac has in the past experienced difficulty recruiting qualified employees. Geac’s failure to attract and to retain the necessary qualified personnel could seriously harm its operating results and financial condition.

Geac’s future growth depends, in part, upon its ability to develop new products and to improve existing products. Geac’s ability to develop new products and services and to enhance its existing products and services will depend, in part, on its ability to recruit and to retain top quality software programmers. If Geac is unable to hire and to retain sufficient numbers of qualified programming personnel, it may not be able to develop new products and services or to improve its existing products and services in the time frame necessary to execute its business plan.

Geac’s executive officers are critical to its business, and these officers may not remain with Geac in the future.

Geac’s future success largely depends on the continued efforts and abilities of its executive officers. Their skills, experience, and industry contacts significantly benefit Geac. Although Geac has employment and noncompetition agreements with Paul Birch, Geac’s President and Chief Executive Officer; Arthur Gitajn, Geac’s Chief Financial Officer; James Travers, President, Geac Americas; Timothy Wright, Geac’s Chief Technology Officer; Joyce Koenig, Vice President, Strategic Financial Analysis; John L. Sherry, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Alliances; and Bertrand Sciard, Geac’s Managing Director, Geac Enterprise Solutions, Europe and Asia, it cannot assure you that they will all choose to remain employed by Geac. If Geac loses the services of one or more of its executive officers, or if one or more of them decide to join a competitor or otherwise compete directly or indirectly with Geac, Geac’s business, operating results, and financial condition could be harmed. Geac does not maintain key-man life insurance on any of its employees.

The market for Geac’s software products is characterized by rapid technological advances, and Geac must continually improve its technology to remain competitive.

Rapid technological change and frequent new product introductions and enhancements characterize the enterprise solutions software industry. Geac’s current and potential customers increasingly require greater levels of functionality and more sophisticated product offerings. In addition, the life cycles of Geac’s products are difficult to estimate. Accordingly, Geac believes that its future success depends upon its ability to enhance current products and to develop and to introduce new products offering enhanced performance and functionality at competitive prices in a timely manner, and on Geac’s ability to enable its products to work in conjunction with other products from other suppliers that Geac’s customers may utilize. Geac’s failure to develop and to introduce or to enhance products in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, and financial condition. Geac may be unable to respond on a timely basis to the changing needs of its customer base, and the new applications Geac designs for its customers may prove to be ineffective. Geac’s ability to compete successfully will depend in large measure on its ability to be among the first to market

with effective new products or services, to maintain a technically competent research and development staff, and to adapt to technological changes and advances in the industry, including providing for the continued compatibility of Geac’s software products with evolving computer hardware and software platforms and operating environments. Geac cannot assure you that it will be successful in these efforts. In addition, competitive or technological developments may require Geac to make substantial, unanticipated investments in new products and technologies, and Geac may not have sufficient resources to make these investments. If Geac were required to expend substantial resources to respond to specific technological or product changes, its operating results would be adversely affected.

Geac may be unable to develop and to maintain collaborative development and marketing relationships, which could result in a decline in revenues or slower than anticipated growth rates.

A key element of Geac’s business strategy is the formation of collaborative relationships with other leading companies. Geac believes that its success will depend, in part, on its ability to maintain these relationships and to cultivate additional corporate alliances with such companies. Geac cannot assure you that its historical collaborative relationships will be commercially successful, that it will be able to negotiate additional collaborative relationships, that such additional collaborative relationships will be available to Geac on acceptable terms, or that any such relationships, if established, will be commercially successful. In addition, Geac cannot assure you that parties with whom Geac has established, or will establish, collaborative relationships will not, either directly or in collaboration with others, pursue alternative technologies or develop alternative products in addition to, or instead of, Geac’s products or experience financial or other difficulties that lessen their value to Geac and to its customers. Geac’s financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected by a failure on the part of Geac or these third parties to establish and maintain collaborative relationships.

Geac may become increasingly dependent on third party software incorporated in its products, and, if so, impaired relations with these third parties, errors in third-party software, or inability to enhance the software over time could harm Geac’s business.

Geac incorporates third party software into its products. Currently, the third-party software Geac uses includes several products from IBM, including Websphere Application Server, Websphere Commerce Suite, HACP, and MQSeries. Other third-party software incorporated by Geac in its products includes Cognos Powerplay and Impromptu, FRx Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition, NetManage Rumba, Applix iSales, Jacada, Brio Brio.Report, Rogue Wave Software Tools.h++, FileNET Panagon, Captaris RightFax, Microsoft Clearlead, Microsoft.net, application server software licensed from BEA Systems, off-line database software from Pointbase, off-line client server software from Pumatech, synchronization software from Aether Systems, reporting software from Business Objects, and Java Web Start from Sun Microsystems. Geac may incorporate additional third party software into its products as it expands its product lines. The operation of Geac’s products would be impaired if errors occur in the third-party software that it licenses. It may be more difficult for Geac to correct any

errors in third-party software because the software is not within its control. Accordingly, Geac’s business would be adversely affected in the event of any errors in this software. Furthermore, it may be difficult for Geac to replace any third-party software if a vendor seeks to terminate its license to the software.

Geac may be unable to protect its proprietary technology and that of other companies Geac may acquire, which could harm Geac’s competitive position.

Geac has relied, and expects to continue to rely, on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures, and contractual provisions to establish, to maintain, and to protect its proprietary rights. Despite Geac’s efforts to protect its proprietary rights in its intellectual property and that of other companies Geac may acquire, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of its products or to obtain information it regards as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of Geac’s technology, if required, may be difficult, time consuming, and costly. Geac’s means of protecting its technology may be inadequate.

Third parties may apply for patent protection for processes that are the same as or similar to Geac’s processes or for products that use the same or similar processes as Geac’s products. Despite Geac’s efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of its products or services or to obtain and to use information that Geac regards as proprietary. Third parties may also independently develop similar or superior technology without violating Geac’s proprietary rights. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of Canada and the United States.

Geac believes that trademark protection is an important factor in establishing product recognition. Geac’s inability to protect its trademarks from infringement could result in injury to any goodwill, which may be developed in its trademarks. Moreover, Geac may be unable to use one or more of its trademarks because of successful third-party claims.

Claims of infringement are becoming increasingly common as the software industry develops and legal protections, including patents, are applied to software products. Although Geac believes that its products and technology do not infringe proprietary rights of others, litigation may be necessary to protect Geac’s proprietary technology, and third parties may assert infringement claims against Geac with respect to their proprietary rights. Any claims or litigation can be time consuming and expensive regardless of their merit. Infringement claims against Geac could cause product release delays, require Geac to redesign its products or to enter into royalty or license agreements, which agreements may not be available on terms acceptable to Geac, or at all.

Product development delays could harm Geac’s competitive position and reduce its revenues.

If Geac experiences significant delays in releasing new or enhanced products, its position in the market could be harmed and its revenue could be substantially reduced, which would adversely affect Geac’s operating results. Geac has experienced product development delays in the past and may experience delays in the future. In particular, Geac may experience product development delays associated with the integration of

recently acquired products and technologies. Delays may occur for many reasons, including an inability to hire a sufficient number of developers, discovery of bugs and errors, or the inability of Geac’s current or future products to conform to customer and industry requirements.

The market for certain of Geac’s employee relationship management software applications and services, acquired in its Extensity acquisition, is at an early stage of development. The success of Geac in this market will depend, in part, upon the continued development of this market and the increasing acceptance by customers of the benefits to be provided by employee relationship management applications and services. In addition, as the market evolves, it is unclear whether the market will accept Geac’s suite of applications as a preferred solution for employee relationship management needs. Accordingly, these products and services may not achieve significant market acceptance or realize significant revenue growth. Unless a critical mass of organizations and their suppliers use these solutions and recommend them to new customers, these solutions may not achieve widespread market acceptance.

Geac’s software products may contain errors or defects that could result in lost revenue, delayed or limited market acceptance, or product liability claims with substantial litigation costs.

As a result of their complexity, software products may contain undetected errors or failures when entering the market. Despite testing by Geac and testing and use by current and potential customers, defects and errors may be found in new products after commencement of commercial shipments or the offering of a network service using these products. In these circumstances, Geac may be unable to successfully correct the errors in a timely manner or at all. The occurrence of errors and failures in Geac’s products could result in negative publicity and a loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of those products, which could reduce revenue from new licenses and lead to increased customer attrition. Alleviating these errors and failures could require significant expenditure of capital and other resources by Geac. The consequences of these errors and failures could have a material adverse effect on Geac’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Because many of Geac’s customers use its products for business-critical applications, any errors, defects, or other performance problems could result in financial or other damage to Geac’s customers and could significantly impair their operations. Geac’s customers or other third parties could seek to recover damages from Geac in the event of actual or alleged failures of Geac’s products or the provision of services. Geac has in the past been, and may in the future continue to be, subject to these kinds of claims. Although Geac’s license agreements with customers typically contain provisions designed to limit its exposure to potential claims, as well as any liabilities arising from these claims, the provisions may not effectively protect against these claims and the liability and associated costs. Accordingly, any such claim could have a material adverse effect upon Geac’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, defending this kind of claim, regardless of its merits, or otherwise satisfying affected customers, could entail substantial expense and require the devotion of significant time and attention by key management personnel.

The hosting services of Geac’s AppCare service, Extensity products, and Interealty subsidiary are dependent on the uninterrupted operation of its data centers. Any unexpected interruption in the operation of its data centers could result in customer dissatisfaction and a loss of revenues.

The hosting services offered by Geac’s AppCare remote application management service, Extensity products, and Interealty subsidiary are each dependent on the uninterrupted operation of Geac’s data centers and on Geac’s ability to protect computer equipment and information stored in its data centers against damage that may be caused by natural disaster, fire, power loss, telecommunications or internet failure, unauthorized intrusion, computer viruses and other similar damaging events. If any of Geac’s data centers were to become inoperable for an extended period Geac might be unable to provide its customers with contracted services. Although Geac takes what it believes to be reasonable precautions against such occurrences, Geac can give no assurance that damaging events such as these will not result in a prolonged interruption of its services, which could result in customer dissatisfaction, loss of revenue and damage to Geac’s business.

In addition, if customers determine that Geac’s hosted product is not scalable, does not provide adequate security for the dissemination of information over the Internet, or is otherwise inadequate for Internet-based use, or if for any other reason customers fail to accept Geac’s hosted products for use on the Internet or on a subscription basis, Geac’s business will be harmed. As a provider of hosted services, Geac expects to receive confidential information, including credit card, travel booking, employee, purchasing, supplier, and other financial and accounting data, through the Internet. There can be no assurance that this information will not be subject to computer break-ins, theft, and other improper activity that could jeopardize the security of information for which Geac is responsible. Any such lapse in security could expose Geac to litigation, loss of customers, or otherwise harm Geac’s business. In addition, any person who is able to circumvent Geac’s security measures could misappropriate proprietary or confidential customer information or cause interruptions in Geac’s operations. Geac may be required to incur significant costs to protect against security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by breaches. Additionally, in the past, computer viruses and software programs that disable or impair computers have been distributed and have rapidly spread over the Internet. Computer viruses could be introduced into Geac’s systems or those of its customers or suppliers, which could disrupt Geac’s software solutions or make them inaccessible to customers or suppliers. Further, a well-publicized compromise of security could deter people from using the Internet to conduct transactions that involve transmitting confidential information. Geac’s failure to prevent security breaches, or well-publicized security breaches affecting the Internet in general could significantly harm its business, operating results and financial condition.

As Internet commerce evolves, Geac expects that federal, provincial, state or foreign agencies will adopt regulations covering issues, such as user privacy, pricing, taxation of goods and services provided over the Internet, and content and quality of products and services. It is possible that legislation could expose companies involved in electronic commerce to liability, which could limit the growth of electronic commerce generally. Legislation could dampen the growth in Internet usage and decrease its acceptance as a

communications and commercial medium. If enacted, these laws, rules or regulations could limit the market for Geac’s products and services.

Geac’s shareholder protection rights plan may discourage take-over attempts or make it less likely that stockholders will receive a premium for any Geac common shares in connection with a future acquisition of Geac.

Geac has adopted a shareholder protection rights plan, which authorizes the issuance of one right for each Geac common share. The rights represent the right to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions of the Rights Plan, Geac common shares that would have the effect of diluting the interests of potential acquirors. The Rights Plan may have an anti-take-over effect and discourage take-over attempts not first approved by Geac’s board of directors. This may make it harder for you to receive a premium for any Geac common shares in connection with a future acquisition of Geac. The rights plan may also assist the board of directors in maximizing shareholder value in the event of a take-over attempt.

Geac’s acquired subsidiary, Extensity, is the target of a securities class action complaint, which may result in substantial costs and divert management attention and resources.

In November 2001, Extensity and certain of its officers and directors, were named as defendants in a class action stock broker complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York now captioned “In Re Extensity Inc., Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation.” In the complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that Extensity, certain of its officers and directors and the underwriters of its initial public offering (“IPO”) violated the federal securities laws of the United States because Extensity’s IPO registration statement and prospectus contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted material facts regarding the compensation to be received by, and the stock allocation practices of, the IPO underwriters. The plaintiffs seek an order declaring the action to be a class action, as well as unspecified damages, prejudgment and postjudgment interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, and such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. This action may divert the efforts and attention of Geac’s management and, if determined adversely, could have a material impact on Geac’s business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.