A conference call for analysts and investors, chaired by Howard Evans, Group
Finance Director will be held at 09.30hrs today. Details of the call can be
found at the end of this statement. The call, as the trading update below, will
not be used to comment on the trading outlook for the Group. This will be done
when the full year results are announced on 22 July 2004.
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% change from last year
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As reported
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On a comparable basis *
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Full year
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H1
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H2
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Full year
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Total divisional revenues
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-14%
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-14%
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-1%
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-8%
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Initial Licence Fees
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-18%
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-16%
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-3%
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-10%
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Maintenance
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-5%
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+1%
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0%
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+1%
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Professional Services
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-30%
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-38%
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-2%
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-23%
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Year ended 31 May 2004
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% change from last year
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£m
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As reported
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On a comparable basis *
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H1
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H2
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FY
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ILF order intake full year
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67
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-9%
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-8%
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+8%
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+1%
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Closing ILF order book
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27
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+5%
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-6%
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+11%
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+11%
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* On a comparable basis means at constant exchange rates, excludes the
incremental benefit in 2004 of the 2003 and 2004 acquisitions and excludes the
results of the disposals from both years.
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% change from last year
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As reported
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On a comparable basis *
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Full year
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H1
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H2
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Full year
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Total divisional revenues
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-1%
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+6%
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0%
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+3%
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Initial Licence Fees
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1%
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+14%
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0%
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+7%
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Maintenance
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2%
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+9%
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+6%
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+7%
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Transaction Services
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-8%
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+2%
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+1%
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+2%
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Year ended 31 May 2004
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% change from last year
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£m
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As reported
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On a comparable basis *
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H1
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H2
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FY
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ILF order intake full year
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54
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-1%
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-8%
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+13%
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+3%
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Closing ILF order book
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31
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-4%
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-16%
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-4%
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-4%
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* On a comparable basis means at constant exchange rates, excluding the
incremental benefit of the current year acquisition.
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Average No of RIs for the year ended
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Closing No of RIs
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May
2003
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May 2004
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May
2003
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Nov
2003
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May 2004
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Regulated
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6,450
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5,000
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5,600
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4,800
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4,550
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Unregulated
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650
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1,300
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1,000
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1,250
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1,550
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Total
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7,100
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6,300
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6,600
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6,050
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6,100
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Year ended 31 May 2003 “as reported”
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Expected change in “as reported” from last year or comments within the trading update regarding expected outcome
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Year ended 31 May 2004
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Group revenue
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£1013.5m
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-10%
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Banking revenue
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£278.1m
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-14%
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Healthcare revenue
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£297.9m
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-1%
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Financial Services revenue
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£437.5m
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Group Operating margin
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13%
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“Group operating margins for the first half were around two percentage points below those reported in the comparable period last year and the margins for the full year are expected to show about the same level of reduction”
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12%
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10%
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Banking and Securities Division
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Initial Licence fees (ILF)
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£78.6m
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-18%
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Professional Services
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£64.8m
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-30%
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Maintenance
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£125.1m
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-5%
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ILF Order Intake
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£74m
£26m
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-9%
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£67m
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Closing ILF Order Book
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+5%
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£27m
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Operating Margin (on a comparable basis)
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19%
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“expected to be below those achieved last year”
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Healthcare Division
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Initial Licence Fees (ILF)
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£57.2m
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1%
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Maintenance
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£105.5m
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+2%
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Transaction Services
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£76.9m
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-8%
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ILF Order Intake
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£55m
£32m
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-1%
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£54m
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Closing ILF Order Book
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-4%
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£31m
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Operating Margin (excluding Misys CPR and the associated integration costs)
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16%
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“expected to be slightly ahead of last year”
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Financial Services Division
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Sesame
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Revenues
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£407m
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-18%
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Operating Margin
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“in the second half are expected to be about half those in the first half”
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3%
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| H104/05: “investment ahead of new regulation will result in Sesame operating just above break even in the first half of the year”
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General Insurance
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“another very good performance”
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