EX-99.2 5 dex992.htm UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GL TRADE Unaudited Financial Statements of GL Trade

Exhibit 99.2

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GL TRADE S.A.

 

     Page

Consolidated Statements of Income

   2

Statement of Recognized Income and Expense

   2

Consolidated Balance Sheet

   3

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   6

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

 

1


GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated statements of income

 

     Notes   Six months ended  

€’000s

     30 June 2008     30 June 2007  

Revenue

   (2)   108,208     94,264  

Other operating income

     3     484  

Personnel costs

   (3)   (54,207 )   (48,724 )

Depreciation, amortization and provisions

     (2,301 )   (1,905 )

Other operating costs

   (4)   (32,148 )   (27,565 )
              

Operating income before amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations

     19,555     16,553  

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations

     (244 )   (417 )
              

Operating income

     19,311     16,136  
              

Interest on cash and cash equivalents

     219     436  

Other financial income

     2,936     1,429  

Cost of financial debt

     (1,003 )   (668 )

Other financial costs

     (4,119 )   (1,490 )
              

Net financial income (loss)

   (5)   (1,967 )   (292 )

Share in income of associate companies

     36     0  
              

Profit before income tax

     17,380     15,844  
              

Income tax

   (6)   (4,644 )   (5,200 )

Net income from discontinued operations

     0     1,076  
              

Net income

     12,736     11,720  
              

Attributable to

      

- Equity holders

     12,702     11,687  

- Minority interests

     34     33  
              

Net income in €

     12,736     11,720  
              

Earnings per share (attributable to holders of the parent company’s share)

   (11)   1.32     1.22  

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

 

GL TRADE S.A.

Statement of recognised income and expense

 

     Six months ended  

€’000s

   30 June 2008     30 June 2007  

Translation differences

   (2,735 )   (1,356 )

Actuarial differences

   62     0  
            

Total of income and costs recognized directly against equity

   (2,673 )   (1,356 )

Profit for the period

   12,736     11,720  
            

Income and expense recognized during the period

   10,063     10,364  
            

Attributable to:

    

- Group Share

   10,029     10,331  

- Minority interests

   34     33  

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

 

2


GL TRADE SA

Consolidated balance sheet

 

         As at

€’000s

   Notes   30 June 2008    31 December 2007

Property & equipment

     6,276    6,771

Goodwill

   (7) & (8)   116,801    131,183

Other intangible assets

   (9)   5,816    4,890

Non-current financial assets

     3,227    3,039

Investments accounted for under the equity method

   (10)   2,705    0

Deferred tax assets

   (12)   10,776    1,609
           

Non-current assets

     145,601    147,492
           

Trade and other receivables

     59,120    62,689

Current tax receivables

     1,366    428

Current financial assets

     0    438

Cash and cash equivalents

     30,823    23,354
           

Current assets

     91,309    86,909
           

Total assets

     236,910    234,401
           

Share capital

     293    293

Share premium

     1,583    1,583

Reserves

     47,924    39,093

Net income (attributable to the equity holders)

     12,702    23,740
           

Shareholders’ equity (attributable to the equity holders)

     62,502    64,709

Minority interests

     1,031    997
           

Total equity

     63,533    65,706
           

Non-current financial liabilities

   (13)   20,659    27,609

Deferred tax liabilities

   (14)   3,274    2,807

Retirement benefit obligation

   (15)   3    19

Other non-current liabilities

     0    2,899
           

Non-current liabilities

     23,936    33,334
           

Current financial liabilities

   (16)   27,777    22,997

Current tax liabilities

   (17)   2,960    2,669

Trade payable and other debts

   (17)   58,083    51,092

Provisions

     616    636

Other current liabilities

     60,005    57,967
           

Current liabilities

     149,441    135,361
           

Total liabilities

     173,377    168,695
           

Total liabilities and equity

     236,910    234,401
           

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

 

3


GL TRADE SA

Consolidated statements of changes in shareholder’s equity

 

     Attributable to equity holders of the parent     Minority
interests
   Total
Shareholders’
equity
 

€’000s

   Share capital    Issue premium    Treasury
shares
    Stock option
reserves
   Actuarial differences     Hedging
instrument
reserves
   Translation
differences
on foreign
subsidiaries
    Profit and
retained
earnings
    Total       

Equity at 1 January 2007

   293    1,277    0     878    (169 )   0    (1,523 )   55,883     56,639     914    57,553  

Change in 2007 equity

                           

Translation difference on foreign subsidiaries

                   (1,355 )     (1,355 )      (1,355 )

Other income and expense recognized directly in equity

                       0        0  
                                                             

Total items recognized directly in equity

   0    0    0     0    0     0    (1,355 )   0     (1,355 )      (1,355 )

Net income for the period

                     11,687     11,687     33    11,720  
                                                             

Total income and expense recognized in the period

   0    0    0     0    0     0    (1,355 )   11,687     10,332     33    10,365  

Dividend payments

                     (10,568 )   (10,568 )      (10,568 )

Repurchases and cancellations of treasury shares

         (4 )               (4 )      (4 )

Exercise of options

      233                  233        233  

Hedging instruments

                52        52        52  
                                                             

Equity at 30 June 2007

   293    1,510    (4 )   878    (169 )   52    (2,878 )   57,002     56,684     947    57,631  
                                                             

 

4


     Attributable to equity holders of the parent     Minority
interests
   Total
Shareholders’
equity
 

€’ 000s

   Share capital    Issue premium    Treasury
shares
    Stock option
reserves
   Actuarial differences     Hedging
instrument
reserves
    Translation
difference
on foreign
subsidiaries
    Profit and
retailed
earnings
    Total       

Equity at 31 December 2007

   293    1,583    (143 )   1,004    (32 )   54     (7,113 )   69,063     64,709     997    65,706  

Change in 2008 equity

                          

Translation difference on foreign subsidiaries

                  (2,735 )     (2,735 )      (2,735 )

Other income and expense recognized directly in equity

              69           69        69  
                                                              

Total items recognized directly in equity

   0    0    0     0    69     0     (2,735 )   0     (2,666 )      (2,666 )

Net income for the period

                    12,702     12,702     34    12,736  
                                                              

Total income and expense recognized in the period

   0    0    0     0    69     0     (2,735 )   12,702     10,036     34    10,070  

Dividend payments

                    (12,493 )   (12,493 )      (12,493 )

Repurchases and cancellations of treasury shares

         121              2     123        123  

Exercise of options

           134            134        134  

Hedging instruments

                (7 )       (7 )      (7 )
                                                              

Equity at 30 June 2008

   293    1,583    (22 )   1,138    37     47     (9,848 )   69,274     62,502     1,031    63,533  
                                                              

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

 

5


GL TRADE SA

Consolidated statements of cash flows

 

     Six months ended  
     30 June 2008     30 June 2007  

€’000s

   Continuing
operations
    Continuing
operations
    Discontinued
operations
    Continuing and
Discontinued
Operations
 

Net income

   12,736     11,720       11,720  

Add back depreciation, amortization and provisions

   2,525     2,210       2,210  

Add back changes in deferred taxes

   755     161       161  

Add back capital gains/(losses) on disposal

   12     (846 )     (846 )

Add back share in profit of associated companies

   (36 )   0       0  

Other non-cash items

   226     80       80  

Income tax expenses

   3,889     4,842       4,842  

Financial expenses

   994     655       655  
                        

Cash flow from operations

   21,101     18,822     0     18,822  

Change in working capital used in operations

   2,192     7,006       7,006  

Income tax paid

   (4,853 )   (6,623 )     (6,623 )

Financial charges paid

   (745 )   (235 )     (235 )
                        

Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities (A)

   17,695     18,970     0     18,970  
                        

Acquisitions of fixed assets

   (3,637 )   (4,148 )     (4,148 )

Disposals of fixed assets

   801     190       190  

Short-term investments

   0     0       0  

Disposals of short-term investments

   0     1,139       1,139  

Acquisition of subsidiaries less cash acquired

   (2,670 )   (24,333 )     (24,333 )

Increase stakes in existing subsidiaries

   (1,492 )   0       0  

Disposals of subsidiaries

   0     0     (217 )   (217 )

Dividends from associated companies

   0     0       0  
                        

Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities (B)

   (6,998 )   (27,152 )   (217 )   (27,369 )
                        

Dividends paid

   0     0       0  

Capital increase

   0     233       233  

Repurchase of own shares

   (22 )   (4 )     (4 )

Borrowings received

   4,602     15,224       15,224  

Repayments of borrowings

   (7,008 )   (3,255 )     (3,255 )
                        

Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities (C)

   (2,428 )   12,198     0     12,198  
                        

Impact of changes in exchange rates (D)

   (802 )   (596 )     (596 )
                        

Change in net cash (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)

   7,467     3,423     (217 )   3,206  

Opening net cash

   23,354     36,829       36,829  
                        

Closing net cash at 30 June 2008

   30,823     40,252     (217 )   40,035  
                        

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

 

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GL TRADE S.A.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements

Accounting rules and methods

GL Trade SA is a company domiciled in France. The Company’s interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2008 include the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as “the Group”) and the Group’s equity in associate or jointly controlled companies.

All the accounting rules and methods used by the Group are presented in the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007.

The Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007 are available upon request from the Company’s registered offices at 42, rue Notre Dame des Victoires, 75002 Paris, or from the www.gltrade.com website.

Statement of compliance

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, “Interim financial reporting”. They should be read in conjunction with the Group’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007. The financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2008 were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as those used to prepare the full-year consolidated 2007 financial statements.

The interim consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 August 2008.

Basis of preparation

The interim consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of euros. They are established on the basis of historical cost, with the exception of those assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, i.e. derivative financial instruments, financial instruments held for trading purposes and financial instruments classified as available for sale.

Non-current assets and groups of assets held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

Estimates

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements requires management to exercise judgment, make estimates and use assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported amounts of asset, liability, income and expense amounts. Actual values may differ from the estimated amounts.

For the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements, methods used in the exercising of judgement by management in applying the Group’s accounting methods and the main sources of uncertainty regarding its estimates are identical to those described in the full-year consolidated financial statements for 2007.

Accounting methods have been applied in a uniform manner by all Group companies.

 

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Note 1 - Scope of consolidation

At 30 June 2008, the scope of consolidation included the following companies:

 

     Head office   

Holding company

   30 June 2008    30 June 2007

Company

         %   Method    %   Method

GL TRADE SA

   France       Parent company    Parent company

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   France    GL TRADE SA    82.01%   FC    82.01%   FC

GL TRADE LTD

   UK    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE AG

   Germany    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE BV

   Netherlands    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE IBERICA S.L.

   Spain    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SUISSE SA (**) (***)

   Switzerland    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE BELGIUM SA

   Belgium    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GLESIA SRL (*)

   Italy    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC (ex GL CONSULTANTS INC)

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SOLUTIONS PTE LTD

   Singapore    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

   Hong Kong    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

   Australia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   Japan    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD

   South
Africa
   GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL SETTLE LTD

   UK    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

UBITRADE SA (****)

   France    GL TRADE SA    Merged   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE MENA SARL (ex UBITRADE MSP)

   Tunisia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

UBITRADE OSI SARL

   Tunisia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL SOFTWARE UNIPESSOAL LDA

   Portugal    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL SETTLE INC (ex OASIS)

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC

   USA    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

EMOS FUTURES LTD

   UK    GL TRADE SA    In liquidation   FC    In liquidation   FC

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC (ex NYFIX OVERSEAS INC)

   USA    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL Bilglsayar Hizmetleri Ticaret Ltd Sirketi

   Turkey    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc. (ex FNX Limited Business Corporation)

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNI (I), L.L.C

   USA    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX (UK) LTD

   UK    FNI (I), L.L.C    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX, L.L.C.

   USA    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX LTD, Mauritius

   Mauritius    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

Prismlight Pte Ltd

   Singapore    FNX LTD, Mauritius    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd Juristinc Person, Limited Company

   Thailand    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX (Thailand) Co., Ltd Juristinc Person, Limited Company

   Thailand    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX India Software Private Limited

   India    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE TUNISIA SARL

   Tunisia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

INFOTEC SA (***)

   Switzerland    GL TRADE SA    Merged   FC     

IFIS INFOTEC FRANCE Sarl

   France    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

INFOTEC (Deutchland) GmbH

   Germany    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

INFOTEC FINANCIAL (UK) LIMITED

   UK    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

IFIS INFOTEC (USA) INC.

   USA    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

GL TRADE SOFTWARE DOO BELGRADE LLC

   Serbia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC     

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC     

NEXFI SAS

   France    GL TRADE SA    30%   EQ     

 

(*)  Legally 51% owned by GL Trade SA w/o application of IAS 32 and 39
(**)  Legally 93.054% owned by GL Trade SA w/o application of IAS 32 and 39
(***)  Merger of GL Trade Scweiz AG with Infotec SA at 30 Sept. 2007
(****)  Merger of GL Trade SA and Ubitrade SA at 28 January 2008

FC: full consolidation EQ: equity method

The Company has not carried out any securitization transactions or created any special-purpose entities.

 

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Changes in the scope of consolidation

 

 

On 28 January 2008, UBITRADE SA was wound up without being liquidated, and all its assets and liabilities were transferred to its only shareholder, namely GL Trade SA.

 

 

During February 2008, the GL Trade SA group acquired 30% of the share capital of NEXFI, a company having its registered office in France.

Foreign currency translation

The exchange rates used at 30 June 2008 were as follows:

 

Currencies

   Average euro
exchange rate
   Closing euro
exchange rate

1 AUD

   0.60441    0.61084

1 CHF

   0.62270    0.62282

1 GBP

   1.28988    1.26223

1 HKD

   0.08378    0.08134

1 INR

   0.01605    0.01478

1 JPY

   0.00623    0.00601

1 MUR

   0.02414    0.02327

1 SGD

   0.47100    0.46629

1 THB

   0.02062    0.01896

1 TND

   0.55235    0.54474

1 TRY

   0.52920    0.51752

1 USD

   0.65322    0.63436

1 ZAR

   0.08515    0.08102

 

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Note 2 - Revenue

The comparable structure figures are calculated by excluding revenue from companies in the FNX, INFOTEC and DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. groups. INFOTEC and DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. were acquired during the second half of 2007. The FNX group, which was acquired on 28 February 2007, was not included in comparatives at comparable structure.

Revenue at constant exchange rates is calculated using June 2007 exchange rates.

 

   

Revenue by business line and by region at constant exchange rates and at a comparable structure

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
    Six months ended
30 June 2007
   2008/2007     At constant exch.
rates & Like-for-

Like
 

Trading Solutions and Client Connectivity BL

   70,550     70,831    (0 )%   5 %

France

   14,195     13,241    7 %   7 %

UK

   12,925     14,872    (13 )%   (0 )%

Emea

   21,829     22,182    (2 )%   (1 )%

Asia

   15,034     11,770    28 %   36 %

USA

   6,567     8,766    (25 )%   (14 )%

Post Trade Derivatives BL

   16,036     11,931    34 %   45 %

France

   4,819     3,875    24 %   25 %

UK

   4,722     2,635    79 %   106 %

Emea

   1,815     1,421    28 %   28 %

Asia

   1,391     884    57 %   63 %

USA

   3,289     3,116    6 %   22 %

Capital Market Solutions BL

   7,916     7,905    0 %   (10 )%

France

   1,786     2,158    (17 )%   (2 )%

UK

   324     213    52 %   0 %

Emea

   16     23    (30 )%   0 %

Asia

   1,665     1,176    42 %   0 %

USA

   4,125     4,335    (5 )%   23 %

Post Trade Securities BL

   3,968     3,597    10 %   23 %

France

   43     0    0 %   0 %

UK

   2,812     3,280    (14 )%   (2 )%

Emea

   473     110    330 %   329 %

Asia

   665     207    221 %   251 %

USA

   (25 )   0    n/a     n/a  

Information Services BL

   7,645     n/a    n/a     n/a  

France

   130     n/a    n/a     n/a  

UK

   549     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Emea

   6,966     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Asia

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

USA

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Decision Software

   2,093     n/a    n/a     n/a  

France

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

UK

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Emea

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Asia

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

USA

   2,093     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Total turnover

   108,208     94,264    15 %   10 %

 

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Note 3 - Personnel costs

 

   

Analysis of headcount by region

 

     Six months ended
30 June 2008
   Six months ended
30 June 2007
   Change in scope of
consolidation
   Like-for-Like    % change
Like-for-Like
    % change at
current
scope
 

France

   463    454    0    463    2 %   2 %

UK

   201    207    2    199    (4 )%   (3 )%

Emea

   373    296    41    332    12 %   26 %

Asia

   189    172    0    189    10 %   10 %

US

   200    194    14    186    (4 )%   3 %
                                

Total

   1,426    1,323    57    1,369    3 %   8 %
                                

Personnel costs are the Group’s largest cost item and accounted for 50.1% of the consolidated revenue as opposed to 51.7% in 2007.

The Group continues its efforts to reduce its personnel costs in conjunction with revenue.

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
   Six months ended
30 June 2007

Fixed remuneration

   34,952    32,561

Variable remuneration*

   7,845    5,694

Social charges

   11,410    10,469
         

Total

   54,207    48,724
         

 

* Included in 2008 is a non-recurring bonus of €2.3m awarded to 20 or so Group managers.

 

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Note 4 - Other operating costs

Other operating costs break down as follows:

 

     Six months ended  

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
   Six months ended
30 June 2007
   % change
2008/2007
 

Telecommunication costs

   3,373    2,918    16 %

GL Net and ASP site hosting costs

   1,675    1,767    (5 )%

Acquisition of financial market information

   7,973    3,888    105 %

Outsourcing and distribution fees to SIA

   997    1,405    (29 )%

Outsourced consulting

   282    114    148 %

Purchase of equipment charged to clients

   654    680    (4 )%
                

Direct cost of sales

   14,954    10,772    39 %
                

Rent and service charges

   5,340    4,812    11 %

Travel and entertainment expenses

   2,840    2,725    4 %

Advertising, trade fairs, promotions

   723    789    (8 )%

Telephone

   955    904    6 %

Recruitment, accounting, audit and legal fees

   3,267    3,407    (4 )%

Temporary staff and IT outsourcing

   1,316    1,545    (15 )%

Maintenance

   337    376    (10 )%

Administrative supplies and minor items

   530    370    43 %

Insurance

   390    391    (0 )%

Taxes other than on income

   1,006    1,012    (1 )%

Other costs

   490    462    6 %
                

Total other costs

   17,194    16,793    2 %
                

Changes in the first half of 2008 came mainly from the increase in financial and stock market data procurement costs (up €4,085,000). This increase was attributable to the acquisition in July 2007 of the INFOTEC group specialized in the distribution of financial data.

 

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Other expenses varied in proportion to revenue owing notably to the external growth transactions completed in 2007. The acquisitions of the INFOTEC group and of DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. were completed during the second half of 2007. Since the acquisition of the FNX group was completed on 28 February 2007, only four months of activity were included in the interim 2007 consolidated financial statements.

Note 5 - Net financial income (loss)

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
    Six months ended
30 June 2007
 

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities and other income

   219     436  
            

Income from cash and cash equivalents (A)

   219     436  
            

Interest and similar charges

   (1,003 )   (668 )
            

Cost of debt (B)

   (1,003 )   (668 )
            

Foreign exchange losses

   (3,233 )   (1,450 )

Other

   (886 )   (40 )
            

Other financial costs (C)

   (4,119 )   (1,490 )
            

Foreign exchange gains

   2,602     1,400  

Other

   334     29  
            

Other financial income (D)

   2,936     1,429  
            

Net financial income/(loss) (A) + (B) + (C) + (D)

   (1,967 )   (292 )
            

Net financial income/(loss) in the first half of 2008 totalled (€1.967 million) versus (€0.292 million) in the year-earlier period.

Foreign exchange differences resulted in a loss for the Group of €631,000 in the first half of 2008, compared with a loss of €50,000 in the first half of 2007.

Cost of debt during the first half of 2008 exceeded those incurred in the first half of 2007 by €335,000 following the borrowings arranged in February and November 2007 in order to finance the Group’s external growth.

The Other financial costs item primarily reflects the dividends paid to minority shareholders in Glesia, which were accounted for under goodwill in the previous year.

 

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Note 6 - Income tax

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
    Six months ended
30 June 2007
 

Consolidated pre-tax income

   17,380     15,844  

Theoretical tax rate (underlying rate applicable to parent company)

   34.43 %   34.43 %
            

Theoretical tax charge

   5,974     5,455  

Difference in foreign company tax rates

   (1,514 )   (311 )

Unused/uncapitalised tax losses for the year

   176     217  

Use of uncapitalised tax loss carryforwards

   (327 )   0  

Permanent differences

   856     (278 )

Research tax credits

   (633 )   0  

Other

   112     (80 )
            

Actual tax charge

   4,644     4,842  
            

Effective tax rate

   26.77 %   32.82 %

Note 7 - Goodwill

 

Company (€’000s)

   31 December 2007    Opening
adjustment
   Acquisition    Earn-out     Put option    Goodwill
allocation
   Deferred tax     Increase/
Decrease
   Foreign
exchange
differences
    30 June 2008

GL TRADE LTD

   3,227                       (233 )   2,994

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC.

   9,834                       (542 )   9,292

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                         1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632                         2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                         4,306

GLESIA

   9,464                         9,464

GL SETTLE LTD

   7,578                         7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

   8,285                         8,285

UBITRADE SA

   18,283                         18,283

GL SETTLE INC.

   2,302                       (148 )   2,154

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

   4,165                       9     4,174

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC.

   8,060          (273 )              (524 )   7,262

FNX CORPORATION LTD

   25,954    94       (1,496 )         (3,313 )      (1,580 )   19,658

INFOTEC SA

   18,041                  (6,396 )      550     12,195

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

   7,977                       (528 )   7,449
                                                    

Total

   131,183    94    0    (1,769 )   0    0    (9,709 )   0    (2,996 )   116,801
                                                    

GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc.

The final earn-out payment to the former shareholders of GL OVERSEAS Inc. (previously NYFIX OVERSEAS Inc.) was made on 17 June 2008 amounting to US$2.296 million.

At 31 December 2007, the Group recognised US$2.714 million in respect of this earn-out payment.

FNX group

The GL TRADE group finalised its additional analysis concerning the allocation of the FNX goodwill to identifiable items separable from goodwill within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition available under IFRS 3.

The goodwill value was impacted by an increase of US$143,000 following adjustments made to the opening balance sheet of the FNX group’s subsidiaries

 

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concerning current assets and a reduction of US$5.072 million deriving from the recognition of tax losses recognized prior to the acquisition of FNX LIMITED BUSINESS CORPORATION (see Note 12 on deferred tax assets).

In addition, the GL TRADE group revised its assumptions concerning the earn-out payment due to the former shareholders of the FNX group. It considers that no earn-out payment will have to be made and has recognised a reduction in goodwill of US$2.290 million.

INFOTEC group

The GL TRADE is currently carrying out additional analysis concerning the allocation of the INFOTEC goodwill to identifiable items separable from goodwill within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition allowed under IFRS 3.

The goodwill value was impacted solely by the recognition of the tax losses recorded prior to the acquisition amounted by of CHF10.272 million (see Note 12 on deferred tax assets).

The assumptions concerning the measurement of the debt arising on the option to buy out minority shareholders were maintained, and the value recognised in goodwill stands at CHF4.239 million, which is identical to that recognised at 31 December 2007.

DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.

The acquisition of 100% of the shares in DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. on 16 November 2007 gave rise to the recognition of US$9.841 million in goodwill.

In parallel, the Group is conducting additional analyses to ensure that there are no other identifiable items separable from goodwill. Depending on the outcome, the value determined at 31 December 2007 may possibly be modified within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition available under IFRS 3.

The acquisition agreement provides for an earn-out payment to be assessed based on projected revenue as at year-end 2008. At 31 December 2007, the Group set aside a provision for an earn-out payment of US$1.902 million. At 30 June 2008, this amount did not change.

Note 8 - Allocation of goodwill to the Cash-Generating Units

 

Goodwill allocated in €’000s

   Trading Solutions
& Client
Connectivity
   Post Trade
Derivatives
   Capital
Market
Solutions
   Post Trade
Securities
   Information
Services
   Decision
Software
   Total

GL TRADE LTD

      2,994                2,994

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC.

   9,292                   9,292

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                   1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632                   2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                   4,306

GLESIA

   9,464                   9,464

GL SETTLE LTD

   2,173          5,405          7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

   8,285                   8,285

UBITRADE SA

      13,750    4,533             18,283

GL SETTLE INC.

         2,154             2,154

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

      4,174                4,174

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC.

   7,262                   7,262

FNX CORPORATION LTD

         19,658             19,658

INFOTEC SA

               12,195       12,195

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

                  7,449    7,449
                                  

Total

   44,489    20,918    26,345    5,405    12,195    7,449    116,801
                                  

 

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Impairment tests

Management did not find any indication of impairment in the goodwill recognised at 30 June 2008.

In accordance with IAS 36, the GL TRADE group did not conduct any impairment test as at 30 June 2008.

Note 9 - Other intangible assets

The €1 million increase in other intangible assets is primarily due to:

 

   

the net change of €0.8 million in development costs,

 

   

amortization of non-current assets arising from the allocation of goodwill, with a negative impact of €0.2 million,

 

   

the net change of €0.1 million in production start-up costs for SAP software, and

 

   

the remainder of €0.3 million, represents net acquisitions of office productivity and management software net of amortization.

Management did not identify any indication of impairment in the other intangible assets recognised at 30 June 2008.

In accordance with IAS 36, the GL TRADE group did not conduct any impairment test as at 30 June 2008.

Note 10 - Investments accounted for under the equity method

NEXFI

On 18 February 2008, GL TRADE SA acquired 30% of the shares in NEXFI for €2.670 million. The equity value was deducted from the value of the investment recognised according to the equity method at €162,000.

Note 11 - Earnings per share

 

     Six months ended    Six months ended

€’000s

   30 June 2008    30 June 2007

Net income for the year (group share)

   12,702    11,687
         

(A) Net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares

   12,702    11,687
         

Opening number of ordinary shares in issue

   9,610,261    9,601,221

Shares issued/(cancelled) during the period

   0    6,320

Treasury shares

   600    100
         

(B) Closing number of ordinary shares

   9,609,661    9,607,641

Effect of options to issue

   12,575    52,903
         

(C) Potential capital

   9,622,236    9,660,544
         

(A)/(B) Earnings per share before dilution

   1.32    1.22

At 30 June 2008, GL TRADE SA’s share capital stood at €293,056 divided into 9,610,261 fully paid shares belonging to a single category with a nominal value of €0.03.

 

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Note 12 - Deferred tax assets

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Property and equipment

   86    92

Tax loss carryforwards before acquisitions

   9,309    102

Employee benefits

   284    449

Provisions

   47    63

Working capital items

   1,050    903
         

Total

   10,776    1,609
         

The Group recognised tax losses incurred prior to the acquisition of the FNX and INFOTEC groups in respective amounts of €3.217 million and €6.398 million in accordance with IAS 12.

When these tax losses are subsequently used, the Group will recognise a tax charge to neutralise the impact of these tax savings on the income statement. The assumptions used to measure these deferred tax assets were determined under a loss utilisation plan deemed to be the most likely at present.

Employee benefits comprise the tax on employee profit sharing and the employer contribution to be paid to French employees.

The deferred tax asset on Working Capital Requirements (WCR) items primarily comprise prepaid income and provisions for personnel costs in foreign subsidiaries.

 

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Note 13 - Non-current financial liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Bank borrowings

   13,200    17,700

Financial debts from option to buy out minority interests

   7,459    9,909
         

Total

   20,659    27,609
         

The assumptions used to measure the financial liabilities arising from the undertaking to buy out GLESIA are the same as those determined at 31 December 2007. An expense of €137,000 was recognised to take into account the discounting effect at 30 June 2008.

The financial debt representing the option to buy out the INFOTEC group’s minority interest was reclassified from non-current financial liabilities to current financial liabilities.

Note 14 - Deferred tax liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Intangible assets

   1,633    1,419

Financial assets

   67    0

Employee benefits

   12    30

Provisions

   1,102    1,092

Other

   460    266
         

Total

   3,274    2,807
         

 

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Deferred tax liabilities on intangible assets comprise €1,328,000 from the capitalisation of R&D costs and €305,000 from the allocation of goodwill.

Of the deferred tax liabilities on provisions, €730,000 comprise the tax impact on the elimination of intercompany provisions for the INFOTEC group.

Note 15 - Employee benefits

In accordance with IAS 19 and Group policy the GL TRADE Group did not carry out an actuarial assessment as at 30 June 2008.

Note 16 - Current financial liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Bank borrowings

   16,803    18,688

Financial debt from option to buy out minority interests

   2,720    0

Other borrowings

   8,254    4,309
         

Total

   27,777    22,997
         

Bank borrowings represent outstanding borrowings repayable in less than one year.

During the first half of 2008, GL TRADE SA repaid its bank borrowings for an amount of €7 million, compared with €3.3 million during the first half of 2007. The Group arranged a €4 million borrowing from NYSE Euronext.

The GL TRADE group recognised under current financial liabilities its undertaking to buy out INFOTEC Group’s minority interest in accordance with IAS 32 § 23 and AG 29. The debt recognised at 30 June 2008 amounted to €2,720,000. This financial liability was valued at the exercise price of the option determined in line with contractually agreed criteria and represents the discounted fair value of the minority shareholders’ investment in the INFOTEC group.

 

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The valuation assumptions are identical to those as at 31 December 2007. The change in liability was recognised through an adjustment to goodwill. A financial expense of €54,000 was recognised to take into account the discounting effect as at 30 June 2008.

Note 17 - Trade payables, other payables and current tax liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Trade payables

   13,250    16,808

Current tax liabilities

   2,960    2,669

Advances and deposits received

   8,275    6,086

Social security contributions

   16,551    17,475

Tax liabilities

   5,010    6,953

Other liabilities

   14,997    3,769
         

Total

   61,043    53,761
         

Other liabilities include the €12,493,000 in dividend payments due to 11 July 2008. This item also includes an amount held in escrow and the earn-out payment due to DECISION SOFTWARE Inc’s shareholders which respectively amounts to €455,000 and €1,231,000.

 

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Note 18 - Litigation

In September 2005, US company Trading Technologies (TT) confirmed its claim against GL TRADE SA and GL TRADE Americas Inc before the Illinois Court, accusing the companies of having included in their software elements that TT claims were protected by its US patents. This claim follows a dozen other claims launched against some of its competitors and clients.

The proceedings are ongoing. To date, the plaintiff’s demands have not been quantified. The GL TRADE SA group, created several years before TT, believes that it has substantial prior art that would be an important point in its defence. Accordingly, no provision was set aside to cover this claim in the financial statements at 30 June 2008.

The legal fees recognised in relation to this dispute in the first half of 2008 amounted to €401,000.

The Group has not identified any other unprovisioned risks, litigation or exceptional event liable to have an impact on the Group’s financial position.

 

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Note 19 - Segment reporting

Primary segment reporting format: by business line

 

      Trading Solutions / Client
Connectivity
    Post Trade Derivatives     Post Trade Securities     Capital Market Solutions     Information Services    Decision Software    Total  

€’000s

   Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07    Jun-08     Jun-07    Jun-08     Jun-07  

Income statement items

                              

Revenue

   70,549     70,831     16,036     11,931     3,968     3,597     7,916     7,905     7,645     n/a    2,093     n/a    108,208     94,264  

Operating income (before amortisation of intangible assets created through business combinations)

   13,150     13,649     5,806     2,589     871     371     -625     -56     -346     n/a    701     n/a    19,556     16,553  

Percentage

   18.6 %   19.0 %   36.2 %   22.0 %   21.9 %   10.0 %   -7.9 %   -1.0 %   -4.5 %   n/a    33.5 %   n/a    18.1 %   17.6 %

 

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Note 20 - Related party information

At 30 June 2008, GL TRADE SA was 55.2% owned by Holding Financière Montmartre, in which the NYSE Euronext group owns a 57.77% stake. The NYSE Euronext group also directly owns an 8.2% stake in GL TRADE SA. The GL TRADE sub-group is fully consolidated by the NYSE Euronext group.

GL TRADE group’s ultimate parent company is NYSE Euronext, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005.

The founders and current directors of the GL TRADE group, Messrs Gatignol, Laurent and Morin, own 42.23% of Holding Financière Montmartre.

GL TRADE Group: Related party transactions

 

      30 June 2008    30 June 2007

€’000s

   Expense    Income    Loans    Borrowings    Expense    Income    Loans    Borrowings

Directors (1)

                       

NYSE Euronext group (2) (3)

   865          8,057    349    115      

Holding Financière Montmartre

      1       3       5      

Logic Invest

                       
                                       

Total

   865    1    0    8,060    349    120    0    0
                                       

 

(1) Excluding salary and director’s remuneration
(2) Services provided as part of the normal business activities of the two entities.
(3) Borrowings: a short-term (1 yr.) credit line for €10 million taken out in November 2007, with which GL TRADE can draw down and repay at its convenience. The terms and conditions of this credit line are comparable to those of the recent borrowings GL TRADE has contracted with its bankers.

Transactions between GL TRADE SA and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, were eliminated during the consolidation process and are not presented in this note.

Note 21 - Commitments

Covenants

 

   

Calyon and Crédit Lyonnais borrowings

Under the two loan agreements with CALYON and CRÉDIT LYONNAIS for an initial total of €22 million, GL TRADE SA gave undertakings to these two companies that for the durations of the agreements and until full repayment of the amounts due:

 

   

it would not grant nor allow to be granted by one or more of its major subsidiaries any lien or real or personal guarantee against any present or future borrowing without the prior agreement of the majority of the Banks and without granting to these lenders at the same time the same lien or guarantee having the same ranking and covering repayment of all amounts that might fall due under the loan agreement,

 

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it would ensure that at the end of each financial year consolidated net debt shall be no more than:

 

   

one times net shareholders’ equity;

 

   

two times consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation).

 

   

HSBC borrowing

As a guarantee for the borrowing from HSBC France to finance the acquisition of the FNX Group, GL TRADE SA has pledged 30% of its shares in GL TRADE Holdings Inc., as collateral against the loan principal of €13 million.

In addition, GL TRADE SA undertook to maintain the ratio of total gross medium- and long-term debt and restated lease commitments to equity at less than 1 to 1, and the ratio of total gross medium- and long-term debt and restated lease commitments to EBITDA at less than 3 to 1.

 

   

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE borrowing

Under the borrowing agreement contracted with SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE to finance the acquisition of the FNX group, GL TRADE SA undertook that at each consolidated accounts approval date:

 

   

consolidated net debt to equity would be maintained at 1 to 1 or lower;

 

   

the ratio of its consolidated net debt to consolidated gross operating income would remain below 3.5;

 

   

consolidated net equity to consolidated total assets would remain above 20%;

 

   

consolidated net cash would remain above €15 million.

All these covenants were met at as at 31 December 2007.

Early redemption of LCL and CALYON loans

GL TRADE SA may, at each interest payment date, make a full early reimbursement of the borrowing, solely by making payment to the banks of:

 

   

the outstanding principal due under the loan,

 

   

accrued interest on the loan,

 

   

the re-application indemnity due under the loan agreement,

 

   

all other sums due under the loan agreement.

 

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Contingent liabilities

GLESIA:

As part of SIA’s purchase of an equity stake in GLESIA, formerly GL TRADE Italia, GL TRADE SA (51% owner) and SIA (49% owner) renewed their agreement for a three-year period from 1 January 2007, with the following main provisions:

 

 

SIA granted GLESIA non-exclusive distribution rights for its GAM and FinestWay products;

 

 

SIA provided GLESIA with all Facility Management and Help Desk services.

The General Meeting of Shareholders held in April 2008 for the 2007 financial year approved the payment of a €1,379,000 dividend, of which €703,000 was for GL TRADE SA. It was paid out in May 2008. There are no further preferred dividends to be paid from the 2007 financial year onwards.

As a reminder, under the terms of the new agreement, SIA and GL TRADE SA agreed that if one of the parties decides to terminate the agreement, SIA will sell its shares in Glesia, and GL TRADE SA will be obliged to purchase them at a price determined as follows: (0.49 x EBIT x n—net liabilities), where n is 4.2x if GL TRADE SA terminates the contract and 2.5x if SIA terminates the contract. This commitment was recognised under the Group’s non-current financial liabilities.

FNX group

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price for FNX will be increased by an amount based on 2007 revenue, backlog and 2008 FNX group, and GL Settle Inc.’s revenue.

This earn-out payment is capped at a maximum of US$5,000,000 at year-end 2007. Given the results recorded by the FNX business, no earn-out payment is due in respect of this period.

The earn-out payment is capped at a maximum of US$7,500,000 at year-end 2008 and payable during the second quarter of 2009. At 31 December 2007, a liability of US$2,500,000, i.e. €1,698,000, was recognised in respect of this item (excluding the unwinding of the discount). The discounted value of the liability stood at €1,607,000 at 31 December 2007. Given the results recorded by the FNX business, no provision was booked for an earn-out payment at 30 June 2008. The existing liability at 31 December 2007 was cancelled.

FERMAT

Earn-out clause

The disposal price set in the sale agreement for FERMAT distribution agreement will be increased by 10% of the amount of services performed in 2007 by the FERMAT group in Germany and Austria, or for its existing customers at the date of the discontinuation of the business, capped at €500,000. Where appropriate, Fermat will make any earn-out payment during the first half of 2008.

A balance of €250,000 on the initial price is also due by FERMAT in the first quarter of 2009. At this stage of the year, no earn-out payments have been recognised in the financial statements.

INFOTEC group

Put Option clause

On 1 July 2007, GL TRADE SA acquired more than 90% of the shares in Swiss company INFOTEC SA. Each minority shareholder undertook to sell its shares on the terms set out below, and GL TRADE SA took a put option to buy out the Infotec SA shares held by minorities in 2009.

 

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The share disposal price depends on the turnover growth of the INFOTEC business in 2007 and 2008, and on EBIT margin for 2008.

The total consideration for the shares may not exceed CHF6 million and will be paid in the second quarter of 2009.

At 30 June 2008, this liability was recognised at a value of CHF4.5 million, i.e. €2,803,000 (excluding the discounting effect) in the Group’s financial statements. The discounted value of this liability amounts to €2,720,000 at 30 June 2008.

The merger of INFOTEC SA into GL TRADE Suisse SA, formerly GL TRADE Schweiz AG, did not change the terms of the undertaking.

DECISION SOFTWARe Inc.

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price will be increased by an amount depending on revenue from new contracts signed in 2008 and is capped at US$2 million.

At 30 June 2008, a US$2m liability, i.e. €1,269,000, was recognised (excluding the discounting effect). The discounted value of this liability stands at €1,231,000 at 30 June 2008. The definitive amount will be payable in the first quarter of 2009.

NEXFI

Promise to sell

In connection with the acquisition of a 30% interest in NEXFI by GL TRADE SA, a shareholders’ agreement was signed on 18 February 2008. In Article 3 of which NEXFI’s Founders have a put option to sell to GL all their shares in GL TRADE SA.

It is stated that this promise to sell granted by the founders will have to be exercised by GL TRADE SA during the second quarter of 2010, with the effective sale of the shares taking place during the first half of 2011 within 15 days of the approval of NEXFI’s financial statements for the year ending on 31 December 2010.

The cost of each Share will be correspond to the value of NEXFI group, to be calculated by multiplying the 2010 financial year revenue, in line with GL’s GAAP, by a factor (“the Multiple”) as described in the shareholders’ agreement, adjusted by the amount of Nexfi’s working capital at the date on which the transaction took place, this value will be divided by the total number of Shares in NEXFI’s share capital at the completion date of the transaction.

To the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no significant off-balance sheet commitments other than those presented in this note.

Note 22 - Events occurring after the balance sheet date

 

   

On 1 October 2008, SunGard Data Systems LLC, a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector, completed its acquisition of a majority interest in GL TRADE. SunGard acquired from Euronext Paris S.A. and GL TRADE’s three founders, Messrs. Pierre Gatignol, Louis-Christophe Laurent and Frédéric Morin, together with entities controlled by them, 6,200,030 shares of GL TRADE, representing 64.51% of GL TRADE’s share capital, at a price of €41.70 per share. The transaction puts a value of €400.7 million on 100% of GL TRADE’s share capital (excluding the effect of outstanding stock options).

In accordance with the AMF General Regulation (“règlement général de l’AMF”), Paris-based Oddo Corporate Finance launched on SunGard’s behalf an all-cash tender offer under the simplified procedure (“offre publique d’achat simplifiée”) for the remainder of GL TRADE’s share capital at the same price of €41.70 per share. At 28 November 2008, SunGard owns approximately 99% of GL TRADE.

 

   

In connection with SunGard’s acquisition of GL Trade, the loan from the parent company, EURONEXT PARIS, was fully repaid.

 

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