2017-03-06 17:30:01 CET

2017-03-06 17:30:01 CET


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Ixonos - Financial Statement Release

CORRECTION:Financial statements release for the period January 1 - December 31, 2016


Helsinki, Finland, 2017-03-06 17:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc         
Stock Exchange Release          06 March 2017 at 18:30 



This annual report release has been published 3 March 2017 at 09:45. This
annual release is re-published as it was published 3 March 2017 with too
limited distribution. 





Financial statements release for the period January 1 - December 31, 2016





CONFIRMED ORDERS STRENGTHENED SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAIN POINTS OF RESTRUCTURING
PROGRESSING AS PLANNED 



SUMMARY





The fourth quarter 2016 in brief (previous-year figures in brackets):



·        Confirmed orders: EUR 7.3 (EUR 3.9) million, 88.1 % growth.

  -- Turnover in the fourth quarter was EUR 4.5 (4.3), 4.1 % growth.
  -- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
     were EUR -0.9 million,

-20.9 percent of turnover (EUR -1.8 million, -42.8 percent of turnover).

  -- Operating result was EUR -1.1 million, -24.1 percent of turnover (EUR -2.3
     million, -52.9 percent of turnover).
  -- Net result was EUR -1.3 million, -29.3 percent of turnover (EUR 1.5
     million, 34.9 percent of turnover).

·        Earnings per share were EUR 0.00 (EUR 0.01).

·        Net cash flow from operating activities was EUR -0.3 (EUR -3.9)
million. 





    The review period in brief (previous-year figures in brackets):



·        Confirmed orders: EUR 22.5 (EUR 13.1) million, 71.7 % growth.

·        Turnover for the review period was EUR 15.3 (EUR 17.0) million, a
change of -10.3 per cent. 

·        Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) were EUR -7.2 million, 

- 47.4 per cent of turnover, (EUR -7.4 million, -43.5 percent of turnover).

·        Operating result was EUR -7.7 million, -50.7 per cent of turnover (EUR
-8.7 million, -51.2 per cent of turnover). 

·        Net result was EUR -9.5 million, -62.6 percent of turnover (EUR -10.6
million, -62.3 percent of turnover). 

·        Earnings per share were EUR -0.03 (EUR -0.05).

·        Net cash flow from operating activities was EUR -5.5 (EUR -11.5)
million. 



Future prospects

The operating profit of the company is expected to improve compared to 2016.



     CEO’s Review



 “The positive development of our business has continued in the last quarter of
2016. The impact of streamlining our cost structure has begun to show and now
it supports the improvement of our profitability. One indicator that has
improved in a positive direction is also the confirmed orders that during the
last quarter was at it’s highest during three years. The order intake in 2016
increased more that 70 % compared to the previous year. Typically deliveries
stretch over a longer period, thus forming a base for long-term operations as
well as a moderate impact on turnover. Also the turnover at the last quarter of
the year was higher compared to the previous quarter, which in turn verifies
that the company is about to turn and long-term efforts are bearing fruit. 



During the last quarter of the year we were able to enter significant new
customer agreements. In November we concluded a new three-year contract within
our In-Venue solution area where we develop holistic customer experiences to
the users of public and commercial venues by combining smart digital solutions
to different physical venues and services. Examples of such services are for
example stadiums, shopping malls and cruise ferries. Another significant
customer agreement that we concluded in November is the continuation of our
agreement on a cloud-based online store in Honda cars. According to the
contract comprising several years Ixonos continues developing and managing the
Honda App Center on Honda’s Android based IVI solution that today is sold also
in Russia and Turkey in addition to the European market. Also our other focus
areas; Smart Citizen, IoT and Smart Data, Smart Devices and Digital
Transformations have grown stronger both in terms of new confirmed orders from
existing customers and the amount of new customers with whom we have started
co-operation. 



Discovery as a Service and the 5-day Design Sprint that is derived from it are
parts of our service portfolio and continue to open up new customer
opportunities. The 5-day Design Sprint is a productized service where we during
five days take the key stakeholders of our clients all the way from their
challenge through ideation and idea validation to concrete prioritization and
decisions about how to proceed. Our customers have appreciated the service that
they feel it works as a tool that involves all substantive internal
stakeholders into decision-making and helps them to clearly validate their
ideas. When providing these services we can together with our clients process
concrete issues and create a common roadmap while at the same time considering
the wishes and views of the customer’s internal stakeholders. 



Our service business will continue to be the core of our business. Alongside it
we bring asset-based services that aim to benefit our service business, focus
our efforts to specific platforms and increase the amount of continuous
turnover. These assets can be either provided by some other part or the
company’s own platform solutions. With this we believe that we can deepen our
service portfolio and further develop our praised quality. 



The structural change of our North American operations was completed during the
last quarter of the year. Now our site- and organizational structure does
enable producing services and sales in an operatively efficient way. In Great
Britain our turnover increased during year 2016 and during 2017 we are
expecting a strong growth in this market. Our journey as a turning company
continues and we believe that the positive change that started in 2016 will
continue also in 2017. 

// CEO Sami Paihonen



OPERATIONS



Ixonos is a service company that combines design and technology in a versatile
way. We offer creative and versatile digital solutions and consulting services
to many different industries. We mainly focus our services towards a deep
understanding of the digital challenges (like utilizing digitalization within
business) of our customers. 



We create new digital solutions for our customers. These services are based on
the latest technologies and trends that affect their businesses. Premium user
experience requires design and technology to work seamlessly together, and
Ixonos strives to be the leading expert for our growing clientele. 



Our Vision Discover-Design-Deliver contains user research in the initial phases
of strategic design and defining feasible, sustainable technology services. The
basic idea is to find the right components that are needed to build into
customer order delivery, in order to ensure a premium user experience. 



Our operations are centralised in Finland, USA, Canada and United Kingdom. Our
software development activities are mostly based in Finland, but these
activities have been strengthened in our other locations. Design functions
currently operate in Helsinki, London, San Francisco and Vancouver. 



Our design services consist of digital, mobile, and web design, as well as
service and industrial design. We offer design services all the way from design
strategy and user research to designing visuals and interaction. Our design
services extend further to development workshops, designing prototypes, and
usability testing. All our design innovations are implemented on different
devices and platforms, as we are always striving for the best possible
implementation that can be done within the time frames requested by our
customers. 



As a technology company, we have extensive knowledge in developing creative
software solutions for embedded systems and software. We use open standardised
technologies (e.g. Java,Linux, Android, iOS, Net) and cooperate with our
technology partners (Eg., IBM, Gigya, Redhat, Salesforce, Maxicaster, gimbal,
and Brightcove) . We combine knowledge in software development with world-class
technology competence and expert-level knowledge in user interface and
usability design with first-class project management skills. This combination
is a significant competitive advantage for the company. Our technology
expertise comprises both software and hardware /mobile, wireless connectivity,
Online services and devices). 



Organisation



Regionally our organization is dived into Europe and North America. The
operations in both regions comprise sales and design- and technology service
units: 





·        Design: Involving holistic design capabilities that generate strategic
service design, a deep understanding of users and innovative design of user
interfaces, and product design. 

·        Technology: Comprised of the implementation of technical solutions,
software development and customer projects, and delivering them successfully. 

The company has four focus areas within it’s offering:





1.      Smart Citizen – digital services for public actors such as cities,
municipalities and ministries 

2.      In-Venue – digital services for different physical venues such as
shopping malls, cruise ferries, office- and residential buildings 

3.      Smart Devices – holistic development of smart devices for challenging
locations all the way from design to prototyping 

4.      Smart Data and IoT – Internet of Things solutions for different
industries utilising for example the IBM BlueMix –platform 



In addition to these focus areas we also support our customers in their digital
transformation within other sectors. A new area in our service portfolio is
Digital Service Platforms, where the business is built on asset based solutions
and their development. 



The entire operations of the organization are supported by Group Services
consisting Finance, HR, IT and legal functions. 


      Locations



Our offices are located in our main markets: Finland, United States, Canada and
Great Britain. All sites have both technical and design personnel as well as
local sales persons. 



 SEGMENT REPORTING



  Ixonos reports its operations as a single segment.



 CONFIRMED ORDERS



Confirmed orders during the review period were EUR 22.5 (EUR 13.1) million,
which represents a 71.7% increase compared to the corresponding period. 



 TURNOVER



Turnover in the fourth quarter was EUR 4.5 (EUR 4.3) million, which represents
4.1% growth compared to the corresponding period. 



Turnover in the review period was EUR 15.3 (EUR 17.0) million, which is 10.3%
lower compared to the corresponding period. 



The main reason for the decline is the divestment of the company's data center
business (decline 2.1 million compared to the corresponding period) and the
United States declined turnover (decline 2.5 million compared to the
corresponding period). The digital transformation services turnover grew 0.8
million compared to the corresponding period although turnover decline in the
United States. In particular, the company's Finnish clients have invested
heavily with digital technology. 



During the review period, no single customer generated a dominating share of
the turnover or exceeded 10 % of the total turnover. The combined turnover of
companies controlled by Savox SA was 13% of the Group turnover. 





 RESULT



The operating result (EBIT) for the fourth quarter was EUR -1.1 (EUR -2.3)
million and the result before taxes was EUR -1.3 (EUR 1.5) million. The net
result for the fourth quarter was EUR -1.3 (EUR 1.5) million, earnings per
share were EUR 0.00 (EUR 0.01), and cash flow from operating activities per
share in the fourth quarter was EUR 0.00 (EUR -0.03). 



During the review period the operating result (EBIT) was EUR -7.7 (EUR -8.7)
million. Despite decrease in turnover the operating result improved due to cost
efficiency actions made. The result before taxes was EUR -9.5 (EUR -5.7)
million. The net result for the review period was EUR -9.5 (EUR -10.6) million,
earnings per share were EUR -0.03 (EUR -0.05), and cash flow from operating
activities per share was EUR -0.01 (EUR -0.03). 





 RETURN ON CAPITAL



The Group's equity was negative EUR -4.2 (EUR 2.7) million and Return on equity
(ROE) was 1.5 (-1421.9) %. 



Return of investments (ROI) was -70.1 (-29.9) %.





 INVESTMENTS



Gross investments during the fourth quarter totalled EUR 0.3 (0.0) million.



Investments during the review period were EUR 0.7 (EUR 1.5) million. All R&D
costs are included in the Group's profit for the review period, and nothing is
capitalised in the balance sheet. The main reason for the decline of
investments is the divestment of the company's data center business and no
investments to it was done after Q1/2016, but the R&D focused on IoT
–solutions. 


 BALANCE SHEET AND FINANCING



The balance sheet totalled EUR 16.1 (EUR 18.3) million. Shareholders’ equity
was EUR -4.2 (EUR 2.7) million. The equity to total assets ratio was -26.1
(14.8) % The Group’s liquid assets at the end of the review period amounted to
EUR 0.4 (EUR 1.9) million. Non-controlling interest of the equity was EUR 0.0
(EUR 0.2) million. 



The change in shareholders’ equity during the review period was due to both a
negative result and a positive impact on convertible bonds of 2.1 million. 



At the end of the review period, the balance sheet included EUR 2.9 (EUR 3.0)
million in loans from the financial institutions. This amount covers the
overdrafts in use. The loan agreements from the financial institutions include
covenants regarding equity ratio, which will be considered at the first time 31
December 2017 



In addition to that the company has loan agreements and convertible bond from
its main owner. Loan agreements with related party companies are described in
detail in 'related party transactions' 





CASH FLOW



Consolidated cash flow from operating activities during the fourth quarter was
EUR - 0.3 (EUR -4.0) million, showing an improvement of 92.3 %. 



Consolidated cash flow from operating activities during the review period was
EUR –5.5 (EUR -11.5) million, showing an improvement of 52.2 % due to change in
working capital. 



The Group sells part of its Finnish trade receivables to reduce the turnaround
time of its receivables. On the annual closing 31.12.2016 the trade receivables
amount that was sold was 0.5 (0.5) million euros. During the review period, EUR
5.1 (EUR 10.0) million trade receivables were sold. 





GOODWILL


On December 31, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet included EUR 11.5 million
in goodwill (EUR 12.0 million). 



The following parameters were used in the goodwill impairment testing:

·        The review period of 4 years

·        WACC discount rate 11 %

·        1 % growth estimate used for terminal value calculation



Ixonos conducted an impairment test on 31 December 2016, confirming that there
is no need for any other impairment. The present value of future cash flows
exceeded the carrying value of assets by EUR 17.3 million. 



The present value of the cash flow calculation of EUR 28.9 million is lower
than the sum of the Company's financial liabilities (i.e. EUR 12.5 million) and
the market price of the shares (i.e. EUR 35.4 million) as of 31 December 2016. 





PERSONNEL



The average number of employees during the fourth quarter was 178 (203).



The average number of employees during the review period was 188 (217), and at
the end of the period, there were 174 (200) employees. At the end of the review
period, the Group had 132 (161) employees stationed in Finnish companies, while
Group companies in other countries employed 42 (39). During the review period,
the number of employees decreased by 26. 





SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL



Share turnover and price



During the financial period, the highest price of the Ixonos’ share was EUR
0.11 (EUR 0.11) and the lowest price was EUR 0.06 (EUR 0.05). The closing price
on 30 December 2016 was EUR 0.10 (EUR 0.07). The weighted average price was EUR
0.08 (EUR 0.06). The number of shares traded during the review period was
24.568.296 (52.023.432), which corresponds to 6.95 % (14.7 %) of the total
number of shares at the end of the review period. The market value of the share
capital was EUR 35.356.490 (EUR 24.749.543) at closing on 30 December 2016. 





Share capital


At the beginning of the review period, the company’s registered share capital
was EUR 585.394.16 and the number of shares was 353.564.898. At the end of the
review period, the registered share capital was EUR 585.394.16 and the number
of shares was 353.564.898. 





Option plans 2011, 2014 and 2016



2011 plan



The Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc decided on November 30, 2011 to grant new
options. This decision was based on the authorisation given by the Annual
General Meeting on March 29, 2011. 



The options were issued by December 31, 2011, free of charge, to a subsidiary
wholly owned by Ixonos Plc. This subsidiary will distribute the options, as the
Board decides, to employees of Ixonos Plc and other companies in the Ixonos
Group, to increase their commitment and motivation. Options will not be issued
to members of the Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc or to the Ixonos Group’s
senior management. 



The options are marked IV/A, IV/B and IV/C. A total of 600.000 options will be
issued. According to the terms of the options, the Board of Directors decides
how the options will be divided between option series and, if needed, how
undistributed options will be converted from one series to another. 



Each option entitles its holder to subscribe for one new or treasury share in
Ixonos Plc. 



The exercise period for the IV/A options began on October 1, 2014, The option
plans for IV/B options have been cancelled and for the IV/C options the
exercise period began on October 1, 2016. The exercise periods for all options
will end on December 31, 2018. The exercise price for each option series is a
trade volume weighted average price at NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The exercise prices
will be reduced by the amount of dividends, and they can also be adjusted under
other circumstances specified in the option terms. 



In order to ensure the equal treatment of shareholders and the holders of 2011
stock options, the Board of Directors of Ixonos has, due to the Rights
Offering, adjusted the subscription ratios and the subscription prices of the
Option Rights 2011 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
aforementioned option rights as follows: The subscription ratio of stock
options IV/A shall be amended to 8.287 and the subscription price shall be
amended to EUR 0.2 per share. As regards stock options IV/C, the subscription
ratio shall be amended to 8.287 and the subscription price shall be amended to
EUR 0.1497 per share. 



The total amount of shares is rounded down to full shares in connection with
subscription of the shares and the total subscription price is calculated using
the rounded amount of shares and rounded to the closest cent. Due to the above
mentioned adjustments concerning stock options IV/A, the adjusted maximum total
number of shares to be subscribed for based on the 2011 stock options shall be
4.971.966. 



2014 plan



The Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc decided to issue stock options on February
18, 2014, on the basis of the authorization granted by the Extraordinary
General Meeting held on October 30, 2013. 



The stock options were offered to the global management team and certain key
personnel of Ixonos Plc and its subsidiaries for the purpose of improving
commitment and motivation. The options are marked 2014A, 2014B and 2014C. 



The Board of Directors of the Company has found the option rights 2014A, 2014B
and 2014C under option plan V to have lapsed insofar as they remain
undistributed. Out of the options belonging in the Company's option plan V,
only option rights belonging in 2014A series have been distributed. 



Each option entitles its holder to subscribe for one new or treasury share in
Ixonos Plc. The share subscription period with 2014A stock options started on
March 1, 2016 and ends on December 31, 2018. The share subscription price is
the volume weighted average price of the company's share on the Helsinki
Exchange during the period March 1 to May 31, 2014. The subscription price may
be decreased with the amount of dividends paid and may also otherwise be
subject to change in accordance with the terms and conditions of the stock
options among others. 



In order to ensure the equal treatment of shareholders and the holders of 2011
stock options, the Board of Directors of Ixonos has, due to the Rights Offering
December 2015, adjusted the subscription ratios and the subscription prices of
the Option Rights 2014 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
aforementioned option rights as follows:  the subscription ratio for 2014A
shall be amended to 1.65 and share price to EUR 0.0903. 



The total amount of shares is rounded down to full shares in connection with
subscription of the shares and the total subscription price is calculated using
the rounded amount of shares and rounded to the closest cent. Due to the above
adjustment concerning the Option Right 2014A, the adjusted maximum total number
of shares to be subscribed for based on the Option Rights 2014 shall be
1.690.000. 



2016 Plan

The Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc (“Ixonos” or “Company”) decided to issue
option rights on November 21, 2016 on the basis of an authorisation granted by
the Annual General Meeting held on 7 April 2016. 

The option rights will be distributed as determined by the Board of Directors
to key persons employed or recruited by a company belonging in Ixonos Plc's
group for the purpose of improving their commitment and motivation. 

The option rights will be marked as series 2016A, 2016B and 2016C.  The maximum
amount of option rights issued is 35.356.560, and they entitle to subscribe
altogether a maximum of 35.356.560 of new Company shares. The Board of
Directors may decide on any additional conditions related to the receipt of
option rights and on the redistribution of option rights that later revert back
to the Company. 

Each option right entitles its holder to subscribe for one new Ixonos share.
Shares subscribed on the basis of the option rights represent, on 3 November
2016, altogether a maximum of approximately 10 per cent of all Company shares
and votes, corresponding to a dilution effect of approximately 9 per cent. 

The subscription period for shares subscribed for under option rights 2016A
starts on 1 October 2017 and ends on 30 September 2018. The subscription price
of a share subscribed for under option right 2016A is EUR 0.08, which
corresponds to the weighted average price of the Company’s shares quoted on
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (“Helsinki Stock Exchange”) between 18 May and 18 November
2016 rounded up to the nearest cent. 

The subscription period for shares subscribed for under option rights 2016B
starts on 1 October 2018 and ends on 30 September 2019. The subscription price
of a share subscribed for under option right 2016B is the weighted average
price of the Company’s shares quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange between 1
July and 31 December 2017 rounded up to the nearest cent. 

The subscription period for shares subscribed for under option rights 2016C
starts on 1 October 2019 and ends on 30 September 2020. The subscription price
of a share subscribed under option right 2016C is the weighted average price of
the Company’s shares quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange between 1 July and
31 December 2018 rounded up to the nearest cent. 

The subscription price may be decreased by, inter alia; the amount of dividends
paid and may also    otherwise be subject to revision in accordance with the
terms and conditions. The subscription price, however, may never be lower than
EUR 0.01. 

The theoretical market value of the incentive scheme is approximately EUR 1.2
million, which is recognised as an expense in accordance with IFRS 2 for the
years 2016-2020.The write-down is not based on cash flows. 

The theoretical market value of the option rights has been calculated using the
Black & Scholes model. 



Shareholders



On 30 December 2016, Ixonos had 3.262 shareholders (3.035). Private persons
owned 12.7% (12.5%), institutions owned 86.8% (87.5%), foreigners owned 0.5%
(0.5%). Nominee-registered ownership was 1.5% (1.9%) of all shares. 

Tremoko Oy Ab, a related party, owns 82.2% of the Company’s shares. Options
held by Tremoko can increase their ownership to 82.3%. 



Related-party transactions



On 14 March 2016, the Company entered a loan agreement with Tremoko Oy Ab. The
new loan enabled additional financing of 1.5 million Euros. 



On 8 April 2016, Tremoko Oy Ab (“Tremoko”) subscribed to a convertible bond in
full with a capital of EUR 9.200.000.95 (“Loan”) and attached an option or
other special rights referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1(2) of the Limited
Liability Companies Act (“Special Rights”), which were directed to be
subscribed to by Tremoko as a result of decision-making in the Ixonos Plc
(“Company”) General Meeting that took place on 7 April 2016. The Board of
Directors of our Company has accepted Tremoko’s subscription. 



The Loan and attached Special Rights have been issued in order to strengthen
the Company’s working capital and reorganise the capital structure as well as
lower financing costs. Hence, there are weighty financial reasons for taking
the Loan and granting the Special Rights. The Loan’s issuing price and
conversion price have been defined according to market terms. 



The main specifications of the Terms of the Loan and the Special Rights are as
follows: 

·        The amount of the Loan is EUR 9.200.000.95.

·        An annual interest of Euribor 6 months (at least ≥ 0 %) + 4.0 per cent
is paid on the principal of the Loan. 

·        The conversion option attached to the Loan entitles Tremoko to a
maximum amount of 131.428.585 of new Company’s shares. 

·        The rate of conversion is fixed at EUR 0.07, and it shall be revised
as set out in the Terms. 

·        The loan period is 8 April 2016–8 April 2020, so that as of 8 April
2018, altogether EUR 1.700.000.05 of the loan will be paid biannually in five
tranches of EUR 340.000.01. Additionally on 8 April 2020, the remaining loan,
altogether EUR 7.500.000.90, will be paid in a one-off payment. 



Tremoko has paid the Loan and attached Special Rights in full by setting off
receivables it has from the Company, amounting altogether to EUR 9.200.000.95. 



On 28 April 2016, Turret Oy Ab and Holdix Oy Ab were granted a directly
enforceable guarantee (“Guarantee”) with the total amount of EUR 1.2 million to
Nordea Bank Finland Plc on behalf of Ixonos Plc’s (“Ixonos”) and Ixonos Finland
Ltd’s commitments. The Guarantee was given as a substitute to former guarantee
given by Finnvera Plc. Turret Oy Ab and Holdix Oy Ab are the owners of Tremoko
Oy Ab, which is the main owner of Ixonos. 



On 13 May 2016, Ixonos Plc’s (“Ixonos”), together with Ixonos Finland Ltd, did
give countersecurity to Turret Oy Ab and Holdix Oy Ab in which, inter alia,
they have undertaken to pay guarantee commission. The countersecurity has been
given related to financial arrangements announced on 28 April 2016. The rate of
the guarantee commission has been defined in market terms. Turret Oy Ab and
Holdix Oy Ab have granted a directly enforceable guarantee with the total
amount of EUR 1.2 million to Nordea Bank Finland Plc as collateral for Ixonos
and Ixonos Finland Ltd’s commitments. Turret Oy Ab and Holdix Oy Ab are the
owners of Tremoko Oy Ab, which is the main owner of Ixonos. 



On 20 June 2016, Ixonos Plc (“Ixonos”) and Savox Communications Oy Ab Ltd
(“Savox”) concluded a framework agreement concerning product development.
Ixonos had, for the duration of the Agreement, undertaken to provide Savox with
research, design and/or product development services ordered separately later
by Savox.   The Agreement will remain in force for a minimum of one year. The
parties have non-bindingly estimated the potential value of the services
provided by Ixonos to Savox to amount to EUR 1–2 million. 



Savox Communications Oy Ab (Ltd) is part of the Savox Communications Group,
which is one of the world’s most notable suppliers of communication systems for
professional use in demanding and dangerous circumstances. The Savox
Communications Group has over three decades of experience in serving police and
security, fire and rescue, military, maritime and industrial sectors. The Savox
Communications Group is part of the Savox Group, into which Turret Oy Ab, one
of the owners of Ixonos’ main owner Tremoko Oy Ab, also belongs. 



On 17 August 2016 The Company entered a loan agreement with Tremoko Oy Ab with.
The loan agreement enables additional financing for a maximum of 2.5 million
Euros until August 18, 2018. 







Market events in the review period



The last quarter of the year was quite active with many events and we were also
together with our customers able, especially within the IoT area, to deliver
final solutions and commit to new partnerships: 



-         We expanded our partnership with Wirepass from co-operating with
their R&D concerning web tools to also customer solution. 

-         The highly valued CIOReview named Ixonos as one of the Top 50 most
interesting IoT solution providers emphasizing especially Ixonos’ know-how
within IoT and Business Design 

-         Slush Shanghai and the main Slush event in Helsinki enabled several
product launches that have been developed together with Ixonos’ start up
customers. 

-         The move of Ixonos’ head office to the heart of Helsinki was noticed
among customers, media, personnel and potential recruits. The housewarming
party received positive attention and allowed us to share thoughts on the
importance of service design when creating new business. 



Annual General Meeting on 7 April 2016

The Company held its Annual General Meeting on 7 April 2014. The minutes of
Annual General Meeting and decisions are presented on the Company’s internet
page, www.ixonos.com. 

Stock Exchange releases during the period are available on company’s website

www.ixonos.com/investors/releases



EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD



3. February 2017 Ixonos has secured a EUR one (1) million loan agreement in
order to strengthen its working capital with Tremoko Oy Ab. 



3 February 2017 the Board of Directors have decided to accept Tremoko Oy Ab’s
two (2) million euro binding  offer of a financial arrangement to strengthen
it’s working capital. The Financial arrangement is combined with the additional
financial arrangement of EUR 1.0 million implemented earlier and announced on 3
February 2017. 





RISK MANAGEMENT AND NEAR-FUTURE UNCERTAINTY FACTORS



Ixonos Plc’s risk management aims to ensure undisturbed continuity and
development of the Company’s operations, support attainment of the commercial
targets set by the Company and promote increasing Company value. Details on
risk management organisation and process, as well as on recognised risks, are
presented on the Company’s website at www.ixonos.com. 



Despite efficiency actions taken, Ixonos Plc results have been negative during
recent years, which has directly impacted Ixonos’ sufficiency of working
capital. The risk related to sufficient working capital is managed by
maintaining readiness for various financing methods. 



Changes in key customer accounts may have adverse effects on Ixonos’
operations, earning power and financial position. Should a major customer
switch its purchases from the Company to its competitors or make forceful
changes to its own operating model, Ixonos would have limited ability to
acquire, in the short term, new customer volume to compensate for such changes. 



The Group’s turnover consists primarily of relatively short-term customer
contracts. Forecasting the starting dates and scope is from time to time is
challenging; yet at the same time, the cost structure is fairly rigid. This may
result in unexpected fluctuations in turnover and profitability. 



Part of the Company’s business operations is based on fixed-price project
deliveries. Fixed-price projects may include risks related to their duration
and content. These risks are being managed by means of contract management as
well as project management. 



Some part of the Group’s turnover is invoiced in foreign currency. Risks
related to currency fluctuation are managed through different means. 



The Company’s balance sheet includes a significant amount of goodwill, which
may still be impaired should internal or external factors reduce the profit
expectations of the Company’s cash flow. Goodwill is tested each quarter and,
if necessary, at other times. 



The company’s financial agreements have covenants attached to them. A covenant
breach may increase the company’s financial expenses or lead to a call for
swift partial or full repayment of non-equity loans. The main risks related to
covenant breaches are associated with EBITDA fluctuation due to the market
situation and with a potential need to increase the company’s working capital
through non-equity funding. The company manages these risks by negotiating with
financiers and by maintaining readiness for various financing methods. 



LONG-TERM GOALS AND STRATEGY



In the long term, Ixonos aims to achieve an operating result of at least 10 per
cent. To reach its long-term goals, Ixonos focuses its strategy on deepening
the company’s service and solution business and combining technology and
design.  The company aims to grow with new accounts within different industries
by repeating Ixonos unique way to offer business advantage through
digitalisation and mobility. 



THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ PROPOSAL TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



The Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc proposes to the Annual General Meeting
that the distributable   funds will be left in shareholders’ equity and that no
dividend for the financial period 2016 will be paid to shareholders. The parent
company’s distributable funds on December 31, 2016 are EUR 16.461.631. 



Ixonos Plc's Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 29 March, 2017,
in Helsinki, Finland. 





NEXT REPORTS

Ixonos' Financial Statements 2016 will be published and posted on the company's
website on Tuesday, 7th March 2017. 

The financial statement for the period January 1 – March 31, 2017 will be
published on Thursday, 4 May, 2017. 





IXONOS PLC

Board of Directors







For more information, please contact:

Ixonos Plc

- Sami Paihonen, President and CEO, tel. +358 50 502 1111,
sami.paihonen@ixonos.com 

- Kristiina Simola, CFO, tel. +358 40 756 3132, kristiina.simola@ixonos.com







Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Main media




THE IXONOS GROUP





SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 1
– December 31, 2016 





CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT, EUR 1.000




                     1.1.-31.1  1.1.-31.1  Change  1.10.-31.  1.10.-31.1  Change
                        2.16       2.15       %      12.16       2.15        %  
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Turnover              15 256     17 001     -10.3    4 489       4 315     4.1  
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Operating expenses    -22 993    -25 703    10.5    -5 572      -6 597     15.5 
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OPERATING RESULT      -7 736     -8 702     11.1    -1 083      -2 283     52.6 
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Financial income      -1 811      3 047    -159.5     -231       3 778    -106.1
 and expenses                                                                   
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Result before tax     -9 547     -5 655     -68.8   -1 314       1 495    -187.8
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Income tax              -2       -4 956    -100.0     -1          12      -108.3
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RESULT FOR THE        -9 550     -10 612    10.0    -1 315       1 507    -187.2
 PERIOD                                                                         
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Attributable to:                                                                
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Equity holders of     -9 550     -10 599    9.9     -1 312       1 510    -186.9
 the parent                                                                     
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  Non-controlling        0         -12      100.0     -2          -3       19.6 
     interests                                                                  
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Earnings per share                                                              
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Undiluted, EUR         -0.03      -0.05     50.5      0.00       0.01     -148.0
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Diluted, EUR           -0.02      -0.05     61.5      0.00       0.01     -148.0
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, EUR 1.000


                     1.1.-31.1  1.1.-31.1  Change  1.10.-31.  1.10.-31.1  Change
                        2.16       2.15       %      12.16       2.15        %  
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Result for the        -9 550     -10 612    10.0    -1 315       1 507    -187.2
 period                                                                         
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Other comprehensive                                                             
  income                                                                        
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Change in               538        -187     387.3     -195       -30      -542.8
 translation                                                                    
 difference                                                                     
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COMPREHENSIVE         - 9 012    -10 799    16.6    -1 510       1 477    -202.2
 RESULT FOR THE                                                                 
 PERIOD                                                                         
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, EUR 1.000



ASSETS                                               31.12.2016  31.12.2015
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NON-CURRENT ASSETS                                                         
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Goodwill                                                 11 543      12 043
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Other intangible assets                                     323         548
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Property, plant and equipment                               340         372
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Deferred tax assets                                           0           0
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Available-for-sale investments                                8          23
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Trade and other receivables                                 156           0
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TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS                                 12 370      12 987
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CURRENT ASSETS                                                             
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Trade and other receivables                               3 304       3 459
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Cash and cash equivalents                                   422       1 901
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                      3 726       5 360
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TOTAL ASSETS                                             16 095      18 347
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EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                               31.12.2016  31.12.2015
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                                       
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Share capital                                               585         585
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Share premium reserve                                       219         219
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Invested non-restricted equity fund                      47 191      46 994
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Retained earnings                                       -42 645     -34 712
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Result for the period                                    -9 550     -10 599
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Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent      -4 199       2 486
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Non-controlling interests                                     0         221
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                               -4 199     2 708  
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LIABILITIES                                                                
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Non-current liabilities                                  10 215       8 095
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Current liabilities                                      10 078       7 544
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TOTAL LIABILITIES                                        20 294      15 639
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TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                             16 095      18 347
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY, EUR 1.000



A:              Share capital

B:              Share premium reserve

C:              Share Issue

D:              Invested non-restricted equity fund

E:              Translation difference

F:              Retained earnings

G:             Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

H:              Non-controlling interests

I:                                     Total equity





                        A    B  C       D     E        F        G     H        I
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Shareholders’ equity  585  219  0  32 345   -71  -34 524   -1 446   229   -1 217
 at January 1, 2015                                                             
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Other changes                                                         5        5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Result for the                                   -10 599  -10 599   -12  -10 612
 period                                                                         
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Other comprehensive                                                             
 income:                                                                        
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Change in                                  -187              -187           -187
 translation                                                                    
 difference                                                                     
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Transactions with                                                               
 shareholders:                                                                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Share issue                        15 078                  15 078         15 078
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses for equity                  -429             20     -409           -409
 procurement                                                                    
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Share-based                                           50       50             50
 remuneration                                                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholders’ equity  585  219  0  46 994  -258  -45 054    2 486   221    2 708
 at December 31,                                                                
 2015                                                                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholders’ equity  585  219  0  46 994  -258  -45 054    2 486   221    2 708
 at January 1, 2016                                                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other changes                         221                          -221        0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Result for the                                    -9 550   -9 550         -9 550
 period                                                                         
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Other comprehensive                                                             
 income                                                                         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in                                   538               538            538
 translation                                                                    
 difference                                                                     
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Transactions with                                                               
 shareholders:                                                                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity part of the                                 2 115    2 115          2 115
 convertible bond                                                               
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses for equity                   -25                     -25            -25
 procurement                                                                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Share-based                                           14       14             14
 remuneration                                                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholders’ equity  585  219  0  47 190   280  -52 475   -4 421         -4 199
 at December 31,                                                                
 2016                                                                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT, EUR 1.000



                                               1.1.- 31.12.2016  1.1.-31.12.2015
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Cash flow from operating activities                                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Result for the period                                    -9 550          -10 599
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustments to cash flow from operating                                         
 activities                                                                     
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Income tax                                                    1            4 956
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other income and expenses with no payment                   500           -4 047
 relation                                                                       
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Depreciation and impairment                                 505            1 310
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Financial income and expenses                             1 511              871
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other adjustments                                          -997             -261
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Cash flow from operating activities before              -8  029           -7 769
 change in working capital                                                      
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Change in working capital                                 2 841           -2 339
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest received                                             2              122
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest paid                                              -280           -1 524
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tax paid                                                     -1               -7
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash flow from operating activities                  -5 467          -11 517
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Cash flow from investing activities                         550                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash                      0             -125
 acquired                                                                       
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Investments in tangible and intangible assets              -364             -164
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Tangible fixed assets sales                           47                       0
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Net cash flow from investing activities               233                   -288
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash flow before financing                           -5 234          -11 805
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Cash flow from financing activities                                             
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Increase in long-term borrowings                          4 394           10 794
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Repayment of long-term borrowings                             0           -4 000
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Increase in short-term borrowings                            47            7 500
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Repayment of short-term borrowings                         -253           -5 784
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proceeds from share issue                                     0            5 793
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Expenses for equity procurement                              24             -386
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial leasing payments                                 -457             -466
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Net cash flow from financing activities                   3 755           13 451
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Change in cash and cash equivalents                      -1 479            1 646
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Liquid assets at the beginning of the period              1 901              255
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liquid assets at the end of the period                      422            1 901
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Accounting principles



This interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 (Interim
Financial Reporting) and the accounting policies for the annual financial
statement of December 31, 2014. The IFRS amendments and interpretations that
entered into force on January 1, 2016 have not affected the consolidated
financial statements. 



Preparing interim reports in accordance with IFRS requires Ixonos’ management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and
liabilities on the balance sheet date as well as the amounts of income and
expenses for the financial period. In addition, judgement must be used in
applying the accounting policies. As the estimates and assumptions are based on
views prevailing at the time of releasing the interim report, they involve
risks and uncertainty factors. Actual results may differ from estimates and
assumptions. 



The figures in the income statement and balance sheet are consolidated. The
consolidated balance sheet includes all group companies as well as Ixonos
Management Invest Oy. Ixonos Management Invest Oy is mergered to Ixonos Finland
Oy during 2016. The original annual report is in Finnish. The annual report in
English is a translation of the original report. 



As the figures in the report have been rounded, sums of individual figures may
differ from the sums presented. The annual report is unaudited. 





Going Concern



During the past year the company’s confirmed orders improved significantly
compared to the previous year. In addition to that the cost structure was
lightened. This annual report has been prepared according to the going concern
principle taking into account the realized financial arrangements during the
financial year 2016 and financial estimations made up for the year 2017. The
estimations take into consideration probable or foreseeable changes in future
expectations in revenues as well as in costs. 



On the balance sheet day, the company estimated that its existing working
capital may not be sufficient to cover the company’s funding needs over the
next 12 months. The financial gap in the cash flow forecast in the beginning of
the year 2017 can be filled with bridge financing. After the balance sheet day
the company has secured a EUR 1 million loan agreement with its main owner and
a EUR 1 million commitment for additional loan with its main owner which
company's Board of Directors has approved. 





Goodwill impairment



Ixonos made an impairment testing for the goodwill value on the balance sheet
on December 30, 2016. The goodwill is attributed to the one cash generating
unit (CGU) starting from November 1, 2013. 



The impairment test showed a surplus of EUR 17.3 million based on discounted
cash flow valuation compared to tested amount and no impairment was recognized.
The carrying amount of goodwill is EUR 11.5 million. The present value of the
cash flows calculated, EUR 28.9 million is lower than the sum of the company's
financial liabilities (EUR 12.5 million) and the market price of the shares
(EUR 35.4 million) on December 31, 2016. 



The impairment test of the company is based on operative company value. The
forecasting period used in impairment testing at December 31, 2016 was Q1 2017
to Q4 2020. 



In the forecast the year 2017 is a year of relatively small growth. For the
years 2018-2020 the company expects to reach stronger growth, on average of 20
per cent, as digitalization will impact an ever growing part of the business
community. The forecasted EBIT level is assumed to increase to on average of 10
per cent. Even though the company’s long term target level for EBIT is 10 per
cent the uncertainty of forecasts has been taken into consideration and
therefore the average, normalized EBIT level has been used in the calculation. 



The impairment test is done by comparing the carrying value of assets to
present value of future cash flow taking into consideration forecasted cash
flows during the forecast period, discount factor and growth rate used in
calculating terminal value. The discount factor used is 11 per cent p.a. and
growth rate used in calculating terminal value is 1 per cent p.a. When
calculating the terminal value, the weighted average EBIT percentage level for
the period was used. 



The impairment test is most sensitive besides to the cash flow forecast itself
and the assumptions behind it, to the growth rate used when calculating the
terminal value and to the discount factor. If the growth rate -20 per cent had
been used instead of 1 per cent, the tested value would have been equal to the
discounted cash flow. If the discount factor had been 22 per cent instead of 10
per cent, the tested value would have been equal to the discounted cash flow.
If the EBIT percentage used had been 1.6 per cent instead of 10 per cent, the
tested value would have been equal to the discounted cash flow. 









Loan covenants



The Company has a total amount of bank loans on December 30, 2016 EUR 2.9
million.  The loan agreements include covenants regarding equity ratio, which
will be considered at the first time on 31 December, 2017 (EUR 8.2 million).
Should the company not be within the limits of a covenant, the creditor is
entitled to call in the loans to which that covenant applies. The covenant
levels are reviewed semi-annually on a rolling twelve-month basis after 31
December 2017. The equity ratio must be minimum 30 per cent. 



On December 30, 2016 the company's equity ratio was -26.1 per cent (14.8 per
cent) 

Instalment scheme for loans under covenants:



Period                                            Amount of bank loan
instalment EUR 1.000 



01.01  - 31.12.2017  2 253
01.01. - 31.12.2018    253
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          









CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT, QUARTERLY, EUR 1.000



                              Q4/2016     Q3/2016   Q2/2016   Q1/2015   Q4/2014 
                             1.10.-31.1  1.7.-30.  1.4.-30.  1.1.-31.  1.10.-31.
                                2.16       9.16      6.16      3.16      12.15  
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Turnover                          4 489     3 037     3 830     3 901      4 315
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Operating expenses               -5 572    -5 050    -6 229    -6 141     -6 597
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OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE          -1 083    -2 014    -2 400    -2 240     -2 283
 GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT                                                            
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Financial income and               -231      -495      -506      -578      3 778
 expenses                                                                       
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Result before tax                -1 341    -2 510    -2 905    -2 818      1 495
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income tax                           -1         0        -1         0         12
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RESULT FOR THE PERIOD            -1 315    -2 510    -2 906    -2 819      1 507
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CHANGES IN FIXED ASSETS, EUR 1.000



                        Goodwi   Intangible     Property, plant  Availab   Total
                            ll       assets       and equipment      le-        
                                                                 for-sal        
                                                                       e        
                                                                 investm        
                                                                    ents        
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Carrying amount at      10 847        1 254                 697        3  12 801
 January 1, 2015                                                                
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Additions                1 196          109                 152       20   1 477
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Changes in exchange          0            0                   8        0       8
 rates                                                                          
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Disposals and                0         -203                   0        0    -203
 transfers                                                                      
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Impairment                   0            0                   0        0       0
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Depreciation for the         0         -612                -485        0  -1 096
 period                                                                         
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Carrying amount at      12 043          548                 372       23  12 986
 December 31, 2015                                                              
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Carrying amount at      12 043          548                 372       23  12 986
 January 1, 2016                                                                
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Additions                    0          148                 217        8     373
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Changes in exchange          0            0                   1        0       1
 rates                                                                          
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Disposals and             -500           75                 -49      -23    -147
 transfers                                                                      
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Impairment                   0            0                   5        0    -495
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Depreciation for the         0         -298                -207        0    -505
 period                                                                         
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Carrying amount at      11 543          323                 340        8  12 214
 December 31, 2016                                                              
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FINANCIAL RATIOS


                                                1.1.-31.12.2016  1.1.-31.12.2015
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Earnings per share, diluted, EUR                          -0.03            -0.05
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings per share, EUR                                   -0.03            -0.05
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity per share, EUR                                     -0.01            -0.01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating cash flow per share, diluted, EUR               -0.01            -0.06
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating cash flow per share, EUR                        -0.01            -0.03
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Return on investment, per cent                            -70.1            -29.9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Return on equity, per cent                               1281.1          -1421.9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating result ∕ turnover, per cent                     -50.7            -51.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net gearing from total equity, per cent                  -288.3            324.4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity ratio, per cent                                    -26.1             14.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity ratio, per cent, excluding                         -26.1             13.6
 non-controlling interest                                                       
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EBITDA, 1.000 EUR                                        -7 231           -7 392
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OTHER INFORMATION



                                               1.1.-31.12.2016  1.1.- 31.12.2015
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PERSONNEL                                                                       
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Employees, average                                         188               217
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Employees, at the end of the period                        174               200
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COMMITMENTS, EUR 1.000                                                          
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Collateral for own commitments                                                  
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Corporate mortgages                                     23 500            23 500
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Financial bonds                                              0                 0
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Leasing and other rental commitments                                            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Falling due within 1 year                                  831             1 646
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Falling due within 1-5 years                             1 307             1 632
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Falling due after 5 years                                    0                 0
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Total                                                    2 043             3 278
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Nominal value of interest rate swap agreement                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Falling due within 1 year                                  253               253
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Falling due within 1-5 years                               253               506
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Falling due after 5 years                                    0                 0
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Total                                                      506               759
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Fair value                                                  -7               -13
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CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES



EBITDA = Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization



Diluted earnings per share = result for the period ∕ number of shares, adjusted
for issues and dilution, average 



Earnings per share = result for the period ∕ number of shares, adjusted for
issues, average 



Shareholders’ equity per share = shareholders’ equity ∕ number of shares,
undiluted, on the closing date 



Cash flow from operating activities, per share, diluted = net cash flow from
operating activities ∕ number of shares, adjusted for issues and dilution,
average 



Return on investment = (result before taxes + interest expenses + other
financial expenses) ∕ (balance sheet total - non-interest-bearing liabilities,
average) × 100 



Return on equity = net result ∕ shareholders’ equity, average × 100



Net gearing from total equity= (interest-bearing liabilities - liquid assets) /
shareholders’ equity × 100