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Fiscal Year 2003/2004<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> of <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG
A S S E T S Apendix 30th June 2004 Previous year<br />
A. Fixed Assets<br />
I. Intangible assets<br />
1 Data-processing software 464,676.00 198,568.00<br />
2 Goodwill II.1 1,279,692.00 1,535,631.28<br />
1,744,368.00 1,734,199.28<br />
II. Property, plant and equipment<br />
1 Tenant's fixtures and fittings 144,118.00 160,602.00<br />
2 Other capital assets, operating and business fittings 432,514.00 131,934.00<br />
576,632.00 292,536.00<br />
III. <strong>Financial</strong> assets<br />
1 Shares in affiliated companies II.2 1,246,118.90 1,246,118.90<br />
2 Equity holdings II.3 2.00 50,001.00<br />
3 Loans to companies in which there is an equity holding II.4 0.00 417,503.00<br />
4 Securities classified as fixed assets 38,608.08 40,766.04<br />
1,284,728.98 1,754,388.94<br />
Euros<br />
Euros<br />
B. Current assets<br />
3,605,728.98 3,781,124.22<br />
I. Inventories II.5<br />
1 Work in progress 100,512.34 29,493.86<br />
2 Finished products and goods 440,468.24 341,813.63<br />
3 Payments on account 49,140.00 28,380.80<br />
590,120.58 399,688.29<br />
II. Accounts receivable and other assets<br />
1 Accounts receivable, trade<br />
of which with a remaining term before repayment of more than one year: € 0 (previous year: € 0) 4,324,571.35 3,423,583.17<br />
2 Receivables against affiliated companies<br />
of which with a remaining term before repayment of more than one year: € 0 (previous year: € 0) II.6 1,335,976.49 1.254.201,22<br />
3 Receivables against companies in which there is an equity holding<br />
of which with a remaining term before repayment of more than one year: € 0 (previous year: € 0) II.7 0.00 0,00<br />
4 Other assets<br />
of which with a remaining term before repayment of more than one year: € 82,030.26<br />
(previous year: € 678,181.05) II.8 474,730.23 720,026.13<br />
6,135,278.07 5,397,810.52<br />
III. Securities<br />
Equity holdings II.9 0.00 2,976,800.00<br />
IV. Checks, cash in hand, and credit at credit institutions 14,926,353.38 1,258,604.19<br />
21,651,752.03 10,032,903.00<br />
C. Deferred items 156,915.87 112,877.80<br />
25,414,396.88 13,926,905.02<br />
T O T A L E Q U I T Y & L I A B I L I T I E S<br />
A. Equity capital II.10<br />
I. Share capital<br />
for information purposes: 13,996,914.00 6,227,243.00<br />
- authorized but unissued capital: € 1,463,317.00 (previous year: € 571,428.00)<br />
- approved capital: € 6,227,243.00 (previous year: € 3,113,621.00)<br />
II. Capital reserve 33,267,176.88 29,485,675.68<br />
III. Net loss -30,324,979.92 -31,896,217.20<br />
16,939,110.96 3,816,701.48<br />
B. Reserves<br />
1 Reserves for pensions and similar obligations 756,684.00 767,802.02<br />
2 Provisions for taxation 154,200.00 0.00<br />
3 Other provisions II.11 2,086,758.66 1,916,044.05<br />
2,997,642.66 2,683,846.07<br />
C. Liabilities II.12<br />
1 Liabilities towards credit institutions<br />
- of which with a remaining term before repayment of up to one year: € 2,582.64 (previous year: € 1,072,958.16) 2,582.64 1,072,958.16<br />
2 Accounts payable from deliveries and services<br />
- of which with a remaining term before repayment of up to one year: € 969,872.79 (previous year: € 381,919.09) 969,872.79 381,919.09<br />
3 Liabilities towards affiliated companies<br />
- of which with a remaining term before repayment of up to one year: € 1,425,366.75 ( previous year: € 1,550,133.99) 1,425,366.75 1,550,133.99<br />
4 Liabilities towards companies in which<br />
there is a equity holding<br />
- of which with a remaining term before repayment of up to one year: € 0.00 ( previous year: € 64,043.97) 0.00 64,043.97<br />
5 Other Liabilities<br />
- of which with a remaining term before repayment of up to one year: € 1,075,399.77 ( previous year: € 1,207,527.12)<br />
- of which from taxes: € 338,901.63 (previous year: € 513,011.73)<br />
- of which involve social insurance: € 220,550.75 (previous year: € 216,289.37) 1,075,399.77 2,557,527.12<br />
3,473,221.95 5,626,582.33<br />
D. Deferred items II.13 2,004,421.31 1,799,775.14<br />
25,414,396.88 13,926,905.02
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany<br />
Profit and Loss <strong>Statement</strong><br />
for the period between the 1st July 2003 and 30th June 2004<br />
Appendix 2003/2004 2002/2003<br />
Euros<br />
Euros<br />
1 Sales revenues III.1 22,185,941.62 20,783,375.32<br />
2 Manufacturing costs of services performed to achieve sales revenues III.2 -5,024,704.23 -5,771,200.71<br />
3 Gross result from sales 17,161,237.00 15,012,174.61<br />
4 Research and development expenses -3,986,116.96 -4,363,031.00<br />
5 Sales and marketing costs -7,622,968.01 -7,471,972.17<br />
6 General administrative costs -4,467,624.26 -3,663,075.44<br />
7 Other operating revenues III.3 768,592.25 1,648,314.96<br />
8 Other operating expenses III.4 -188,548.08 -599,141.40<br />
9 Income from equity holdings III.5 530,244.28 0.00<br />
10 Other interest and similar revenue<br />
- of which from affiliated companies: €: 103,157.70 (previous year: €: 106,237.93) 324,970.38 226,959.94<br />
11 Depreciations on financial assets and on securities that form part of current assets III.6 -160,051.47 -3,604,537.32<br />
- of which to affiliated companies: €: 0.00 (previous year: € 719,712.86)<br />
- of which to equity holdings scheduled for sell-off: € 0.00 (previous year: € 2.362 million)<br />
12 Interest and similar expenses<br />
- of which to affiliated companies: €: 105,657.38 (previous year: €: 79,297.34 ) III.7 -619,213.36 -291,217.88<br />
13 Result from ordinary operations 1,740,522.16 -3,105,525.70<br />
14 Taxes on income and revenue -168,650.07 -13,256.49<br />
15 Other taxes -634.81 -2,837.89<br />
16 Year-end surplus/loss 1,571,237.28 -3,121,620.08<br />
17 Accumulated loss brought forward -31,896,217.20 -28,774,597.09<br />
18 Net loss -30,324,979.92 -31,896,217.17
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UTIMACO SAFEWARE AG, OBERURSEL, GERMANY<br />
APPENDIX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2003/2004<br />
I. GENERAL NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND THE REPORTING AND EVALUATION<br />
METHODS<br />
The annual financial report for <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany, (also called "<strong>Utimaco</strong>"<br />
below) has been created in accordance with the regulations specified in the German<br />
HGB (Handelsgesetzbuch - commercial code) and AktG (Aktiengesetz - stock corporation law)<br />
laws. As <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG is listed on the stock exchange, it is classified as a "large corporation"<br />
as defined in Sect. 267 Para. 3 HGB.<br />
Structure and <strong>Statement</strong><br />
The profit and loss statement is structured in accordance with Sect. 266 HGB.<br />
The profit and loss statement has been created using the cost-of-sales accounting format as<br />
defined in Sect. 275 Para. 3 HGB.<br />
In the profit and loss statement, Research and Development costs are shown as special items<br />
before the Sales and Marketing costs, with the application of Sect. 264 Para. 2 Article 1 and<br />
Sect. 265 Para. 5 Article 2 HGB.<br />
Project-related development costs are reported in the item "Cost of manufacture for providing<br />
services for achieving net sales" from fiscal year 2003/2004 onwards. In the year under review €<br />
487,000 (previous year: € 518,000) was spent for this purpose. To facilitate comparison, the<br />
values from previous years for the "Research and development expenses" and "Cost of manufacture<br />
for providing services for achieving net sales" items were adjusted.<br />
The Communications and Insurance costs, and expenditure on the corporate IT infrastructure,<br />
have been included in the "General Administration Costs" posting, as in the previous year, to<br />
make the accounts more informative.<br />
Evaluation Methods<br />
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment assets are stated in the balance sheet at<br />
acquisition or manufacturing cost less scheduled depreciations through use. Scheduled depreciations<br />
are applied linearly.<br />
The goodwill in the company KryptoKom, acquired in the fiscal year 1999/2000, will be written<br />
off over 10 years, since it involves the purchase of a complete commercial business that had its<br />
own products, trade marks and 10 years of product experience.<br />
For data-processing software and similar rights, the effective life is 1.5 to 3 years, and for fixtures,<br />
furniture and office equipment, the effective life is mainly 3 to 10 years. Small-value capital<br />
assets are depreciated immediately: it is assumed that they are disposed of within the fiscal<br />
year.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets have been reported at their cost of acquisition or the lower attributable value.<br />
Inventories have been reported at their acquisition or manufacturing costs with the application of<br />
permitted calculation simplification methods. Finished products are evaluated at their cost of
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manufacture. The manufacturing costs include the direct material and production costs and also<br />
reasonable elements of the necessary material production overheads and the depreciation caused<br />
by production. Apart from that reasonable elements of the administrative overheads are<br />
included, but not interest for external capital. Unfinished products are evaluated at their level of<br />
completion. All recognizable risks related to the inventory assets resulting from decreased<br />
useability are accounted for through appropriate devaluations. The lower of cost or market value<br />
principle was applied.<br />
Receivables and other assets are evaluated at their nominal value or lower current value on the<br />
reporting date. Recognisable individual risks are covered by individual bad debt allowances.<br />
The general risk exposure is represented by a provision of 1% across-the-board on all nonindividual<br />
receivables.<br />
Liquid assets have been reported at their nominal value.<br />
Pension obligations have been calculated using the partial value procedure in accordance with<br />
Sect. 6 a of German income tax law with the application of insurance-industry-specific mathematical<br />
methods, based on an interest rate of 6%. This procedure is also in agreement with the<br />
base regulations for adequate and orderly accounting in commercial law. The biometric basis<br />
for calculations is the actuarial tables for 1998 supplied by the company Heubeck-Richttafeln-<br />
GmbH, Cologne, Germany.<br />
All recognizable risks and uncertain liabilities are accounted for through the other reserves. For<br />
each, the amount stated is the one that appears most probable, from a commercial viewpoint,<br />
when the facts are examined. Provisions based on liabilities that contain a share of interest are<br />
discounted.<br />
The other provisions and liabilities have been reported at their probable repayment amount.<br />
Currency conversion<br />
Receivables and liabilities in non-Euro-equivalent currencies have been reported with their value<br />
on the day on which the relevant business transaction occurred. Losses from exchange rate<br />
changes on the balance sheet key date are included.
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II. DETAILS AND NOTES FOR THE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT<br />
The breakdown of asset items and their development in the fiscal year is provided in the Assets<br />
overview, Appendix 3 (Appendix to the Supplement).<br />
II.1<br />
Intangible Assets<br />
On the reporting date, the goodwill from the purchase of the KryptoKom operating business e-<br />
qualled € 1.280 million (previous year: € 1.536 million) and will be depreciated according to plan<br />
at an annual rate of € 256,000 over the next five years.<br />
II.2 Shares in Affiliated Companies<br />
There were no changes in the companies affiliated to <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany,<br />
in the year under review. As of 30th June 2004, affiliated companies included:<br />
Company, headquarters<br />
Equity share<br />
In %<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Oberursel 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> safeguard systems International GmbH, Oberursel 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AB, Kista, Sweden 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware BV, Arnhem, The Netherlands 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Inc., Worcester, USA 100<br />
Staines, Middlesex, England, UK 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Oy, Vantaa, Finland 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware (Schweiz) AG, Urdorf, Switzerland 1) 100<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Oberursel 100<br />
1) indirectly via utimaco safeguard systems international GmbH, Oberursel, Germany<br />
The two off-the-shelf companies, <strong>Utimaco</strong> Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and <strong>Utimaco</strong> Verwaltungsgesellschaft<br />
mbH, were involved in no operational activites in the fiscal year, as in the previous<br />
year.<br />
Loans to affiliated companies<br />
There is one loan, to <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Oy, Vantaa, Finland, worth € 1.69 milion (previous year:<br />
€ 1.587 milion) but, as in the previous year, this is fully provided for.
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II.3<br />
Equity holdings<br />
As of 30th June 2004, included 2004:<br />
Company, headquarters<br />
Equity share<br />
In %<br />
Gesellschaft für IT Sicherheit AG (GITS AG), Bochum 19.23<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Asia Ltd., Hong Kong 49.90<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Belgium NV, in receivership, Heverlee, Belgium 1) 41.07<br />
1) indirectly via utimaco safeguard systems international GmbH, Oberursel, Germany<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Belgium NV, in receivership, applied for insolvency on the 16th September<br />
2002 and is now in receivership. The company's entry has not yet been deleted from the Belgian<br />
Commercial Register.<br />
II.4<br />
Loans to Companies in which there is an Equity Holding<br />
The loan of € 418,000 to Omnikey AG, Wiesbaden, in the context of the sale of the company's<br />
equity holding in Omnikey AG, Wiesbaden, Germany, and reported in the previous year, was<br />
completely paid off in this fiscal year. We also refer the reader to the information about Securities<br />
in section II.9.<br />
In addition there is a loan to <strong>Utimaco</strong> Asia Ltd., Hong Kong, worth € 855,000 (previous year:<br />
€ 855,000) but, as in the previous year, this is fully provided for.<br />
II.5<br />
Inventories<br />
In the fiscal year, as in the previous year, no inventory valuation adjustments were necessary.<br />
II.6<br />
Receivables against Affiliated Companies<br />
In the fiscal year provisions were made for receivables worth € 955,000 (previous year: € 1.159<br />
million).<br />
II.7<br />
Receivables against Companies in which there is an Equity Holding<br />
On the balance sheet key date, receivables against companies, in which there is an equity holding,<br />
equalled € 5.225 million, as in the previous year, and, as in the previous year, they are fully<br />
provided for.
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II.8<br />
Other Assets<br />
On the balance sheet key date other assets equalled € 475,000 (previous year: € 720,000).<br />
They include the remaining amount of the purchase price due from Compumatica Secure Networks<br />
GmbH, Aachen, worth € 250,000 (previous year: € 514,000), which is due on<br />
31st December.<br />
In addition the other assets include tax pre-payments of € 112,000 (previous year: € 0.00).<br />
The rent deposit for the Aachen premises, paid in cash, as reported in the previous year, and<br />
valued at € 155,000, was released in the reporting period and can consequently be ignored.<br />
II.9<br />
Securities<br />
The company's 37.2% equity holding in Omnikey AG, Wiesbaden, Germany, reported in the<br />
previous year, was sold off, for € 2.977 million, in the year under review. This achieved a sales<br />
revenue of € 3.05 million. This also involved the repayment by Omnikey AG of the shareholder<br />
loan made to that company. We also refer the reader to the information about Loans to companies<br />
in which there is an equity holding, in section II.3.<br />
II.10 Equity<br />
The subscribed capital of € 13,996,914.00 is divided into 13,996,914 shareholder shares with<br />
no nominal value. The performance of shareholders' equity was as follows in the fiscal year:<br />
Balance as of 1st July<br />
2003<br />
Share capital<br />
€<br />
Capital reserve<br />
€<br />
Retained<br />
earnings<br />
€<br />
Total<br />
€<br />
6,227,243.00 29,485,675.68 -31,896,217.20 3,816,701.48<br />
Capital increase 6,227,243.00 2,490,897.20 - 8,718,140.20<br />
Authorized but unissued<br />
capital I<br />
Authorized but unissued<br />
capital II<br />
Equity ratio from option<br />
assignment<br />
571,428.00 228,571.20 - 799,999.20<br />
971,000.00 679,700.00 - 1,650,700.00<br />
- 382,332.80 - 382,332.80<br />
Year-end surplus - - 1,571,237.28 1,571,237.28<br />
Balance as of 30th June<br />
2004<br />
13,996,914.00 33,267,176.88 -30,324,979.92 16,939,110.96<br />
In the fiscal year financing packages were carried out by increasing cash capital, with subscription<br />
right, and the issuing of a warranty bond, with the exclusion of subscription right. The entire<br />
finance package was approved by the share-holders on the 1st August 2003 at an Extraordinary<br />
General Meeting.<br />
It was possible to increase the company's capital stock by € 6,227,243.00 by issuing 6,227,243<br />
individual share certificates at an issue price of € 1.40 and a subscription ratio of 1:1, which were<br />
all placed in the capital market, resulting in an increase in the company's cash capital of
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€ 8.718 million. The increase in the capital stock was recorded in the Commercial register on<br />
5th September 2003.<br />
By a resolution passed in the shareholders’ meeting on 28th November 2002 the capital stock<br />
of the company was increased, subject to a contingency, by € 571,428, split into 571,428 owner<br />
shares without nominal value (Authorized but unissued capital I). The limited capital increase<br />
was for the purpose of guaranteeing the exchange privileges of the owner of the dormant equity<br />
holding with conversion privilege, which were agreed at the General Meeting on the 28th November<br />
2002. The owner of the dormant equity holding has made use of this exchange privilege<br />
in the reporting period, as a result of which 571,428 individual company share certificates were<br />
issued at the individual share issue price of € 1.40. This completely used up the Authorized but<br />
unissued capital I in the year under review. This was recorded in the Commercial Register right<br />
at the end of the fiscal year, on 30th July 2004.<br />
To guarantee the warranty bond, by a resolution of the same General Meeting on 1st August<br />
2003, the capital stock of the company was increased, subject to a contingency, by<br />
€ 2,434,317.00, split into 2,434,317 owner shares without nominal value (Authorized but unissued<br />
capital II). The new individual share certificates are entitled to a dividend from the start of<br />
the fiscal year in which they are issued. The limited capital increase was for the purpose of guaranteeing<br />
the option rights of Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P., Grand Cayman, Cayman<br />
Islands, or one of its affiliated companies (as defined in Sect. 15 AktG), or its legal successor,<br />
as authorised in the warranty bond that was issued in accordance with the resolution of the General<br />
Meeting on the 1st August 2003. The individual share certificates were issued at the price<br />
agreed in a resolution made by the General Meeting of the 1st August. The Management Board<br />
is authorised to define the details for the issuing of individual share certificates from the restricted<br />
capital increase. The decision to arrange this limited capital increase was recorded in<br />
the Commercial Register on 13th August 2003. On the 8th September 2003 the warranty bond,<br />
with 1,719,535 option rights, was issued to Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P. In the reporting<br />
period, the owner has exercised 971,000 option rights from the warranty bond, and so<br />
971,000 individual share certificates in the company have been issued to the owner at a unit<br />
price of € 1.70. As a result the Authorized but unissued capital II equalled € 1,463,317 on the<br />
reporting date, 30th June 2004. This was recorded in the Commercial Register right at the end<br />
of the fiscal year, on 30th July 2004.<br />
Following a decision by the General Meeting of the 26th November 2003, the Management<br />
Board was authorised, with the agreement of the Supervisory Board, to increase the capital<br />
stock one or more times, by the 31st October 2008, by issuing new owner shares against contributions,<br />
up to a maximum total of € 6,227,243.00. This was recorded in the Commercial Register<br />
on 4th February 2004. The Management Board decides with the approval of the Supervisory<br />
Board on the exclusion of the subscription right. However the exclusion of stock rights is<br />
only permitted,<br />
• to implement one or more capital increases against capital subscribed in kind, especially<br />
in the context of acquiring companies or investments in companies in the area of information<br />
technology.<br />
• up to an increase in the capital stock totalling € 1,245,448.00, if in individual cases a capital<br />
increase occurs because of cash contributions that do not exceed ten percent of the<br />
capital stock and the output amount is not significantly less than the stock exchange price<br />
(Sect. 186 Para. 3 Article 4 AktG).<br />
The capital reserves stem essentially from one amount worth € 29.014 million, arising from the<br />
increase in cash capital carried out in the context of the company's stock market launch in the<br />
fiscal year 1998/1999, and also from financing packages carried out in the fiscal year.
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Own Shares<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG holds none of its own shares.<br />
Warranty bond<br />
The warranty bond issued to Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P. by the company on the 8th<br />
September 2003 contains the registering of a loan for the total amount of € 3.439 million associated<br />
with 1,719,535 option rights, transferred to the owner. Option rights and loans are independent<br />
from each other and divisible. The loan is subject to interest at a rate of 3.75% p.a. The<br />
term for the option rights and the loan are set up as follows:<br />
• The option rights end seven years after the date on which the option rights were granted<br />
(the "end date"). After the end date, all option rights can still be exercised over a time<br />
period of six months. In addition, the option rights can be extended if certain prerequisites<br />
are met, especially if the term of the loan given to the company were extended or<br />
(but only for one year) - if Investcorp were to acquire an equity holding in the company,<br />
by exercising all the option rights remaining to it on the end date, and this equity holding<br />
obliged it to make a compulsory offer in accordance with the German Wertpapiererwerbs-<br />
und Übernahmegesetz (Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act).<br />
• The loan is due for repayment on the end date. The company can require the loan to be<br />
repaid in full, or in partial amounts of € 1 million, at any time, with a notification period of<br />
three months, without any termination penalty. The loan term can be extended by<br />
agreement on amicable terms between the loan owner and the company. Equally, the<br />
loan term will be extended if the end date extends by one more year in accordance with<br />
the previous paragraph. If an option right is exercised in this case, the loan will be due<br />
for repayment at the latest eight months after this occurs.<br />
The terms of the warranty bond include anti-dilution protection. In accordance with the terms of<br />
this protection, the issue prices for the options are adjusted to this lower price, among other<br />
things if shares are later issued at a price that is below the existing, pre-defined issue prices,<br />
but in no circumstances below the lowest issue price (Sect. 9 AktG).<br />
The cash payment due to the company for each share if the option right is exercised ("issue<br />
price") is structured as follows:<br />
• until 31st December € 1.70<br />
• from 1st January 2005 until 31st December 2005 € 2.10<br />
• from 1st January 2006 until 31st December 2006 € 2.31<br />
• from 1st January 2007 until 31st December 2007 € 2.77<br />
• from 1st January 2007 until the end of the term for the option rights € 3.32<br />
The option rights can be exercised completely or partially, and repeatedly, at any time during<br />
the term for the option rights. Option rights are transferable. Shares issued when the option<br />
rights are exercised are entitled to a dividend from the start of the company's fiscal year in<br />
which they are issued.<br />
Due to the issuing of the warranty bond on the 8th September 2003 the company received<br />
funds of € 3.439 million from the loan based on the warranty bond. As the nominal interest rate<br />
set for the warranty bond is lower than the standard interest rate on the capital market, the regulation<br />
in Sect. 8 HGB was applied, and the amount achieved for the option rights when the<br />
warranty bond was issued was placed in the capital reserves. The amount placed in the capital
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reserves, € 382,000, was determined using the residual method by discounting the future payment<br />
streams for the warranty bond with a usual market interest rate of 5.7%.<br />
On the other hand an active anticipatory deferred income/discount amount of the same value<br />
was formed, which will be applied to the interest expenditure pro rata, over the expected runtime<br />
of the loan.<br />
The loan was fully repaid, including the interest due to date, on the 23rd December 2003. Due<br />
to the repayment of the loan ahead of schedule, the deferred income/discount amount formed<br />
before was fully dissolved, and recorded with the value of € 382,000 in the interest expenditure.<br />
We also refer the reader to the information about Interest and similar expenses in section II.10.<br />
When the loan from the warranty bond was repaid, a separate framework agreement was reached<br />
with Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P. concerning the possibility of <strong>Utimaco</strong> taking up<br />
a loan worth € 2.6 million. The maximum term of the loan framework agreement is the 5th September<br />
2010, and it can be cancelled prematurely by Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P.,<br />
which is providing the loan, if <strong>Utimaco</strong>, which is utilising the loan, exceeds certain liquidity criteria.<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> can utilise the loan amount at any time. If it does so, interest will be charged on the<br />
loan at a rate of 3.75% p.a. (In this context, we also refer the reader to the information about<br />
contracts with members of the Supervisory Board).<br />
In a contract dated 2nd February 2004 <strong>Utimaco</strong> acquired from Investcorp Technology Ventures<br />
L.P. a total of 300,000 option rights from the warranty bond at a total price of € 150,000 and<br />
transferred them to the directors. (In this context, we also refer the reader to the information<br />
about equity compensation benefits for employees).<br />
II.11 Other Provisions<br />
The composition of other provisions is shown below:<br />
Date<br />
1st July 2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Consumption<br />
€ 000<br />
Amortization<br />
€ 000<br />
Re-assignment<br />
€ 000<br />
Date<br />
30th June 2004<br />
€ 000<br />
Variable and other salaries 597 597 0 883 883<br />
Outstanding untaken holidays 406 76 0 86 416<br />
Other HR-related provisions 106 67 31 168 176<br />
Austrian settlement claims 109 5 0 19 126<br />
Guarantees 34 0 22 0 11<br />
Legal and tax advice, auditing fees 311 177 22 98 210<br />
Miscellaneous 352 284 68 264 264<br />
1,916 1,202 143 1,515 2,087<br />
The Austrian settlement claims involve legal claims arising from severance (redundancy) payments<br />
for staff in our Austrian subsidiary. The basis for evaluation is insurance-industry-specific<br />
mathematical calculations.<br />
The remaining provisions primarily involve items from outstanding invoices and costs for the<br />
annual report and the General Meeting.
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II.12 Liabilities<br />
2003/2004<br />
€ 000<br />
Securities<br />
2002/2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Liabilities towards credit institutions 3 none 1,073<br />
Securities<br />
of which with a term of up to 1 year 3 1,073 1)<br />
... 1 year to 5 years 0 0<br />
... more than 5 years 0 0<br />
Accounts payable from deliveries and services<br />
969 none 382 none<br />
of which with a term of up to 1 year 969 382<br />
... 1 year to 5 years 0 0<br />
... more than 5 years 0 0<br />
Liabilities towards affiliated companies 1,425 none 1,550 none<br />
of which with a runtime of up to 1 year 1,425 1,550<br />
... 1 year to 5 years 0 0<br />
... more than 5 years 0 0<br />
Liabilities towards companies in which there is<br />
an equity holding<br />
0 none 64 none<br />
of which with a runtime of up to 1 year 0 64<br />
... 1 year to 5 years 0 0<br />
... more than 5 years 0 0<br />
Other Liabilities 1,075 none 2,558<br />
of which with a runtime of up to 1 year 1,075 1,208 none<br />
... 1 year to 5 years 0 1,350 2)<br />
... more than 5 years 0 0<br />
1) Global transfer of the receivables from deliveries and services and pledging of 35,500 shares in<br />
Omnikey AG.<br />
2) Includes a loan from the Horst Görtz foundation, Neu Anspach, Germany, of € 550,000, secured<br />
by assigning product rights.<br />
The loan received from the Horst Görtz foundation, in the previous year, worth € 550,000, and<br />
reported in the Other Liabilities, was fully repaid in the reporting period.<br />
In addition, the dormant equity holding with the company MBG H Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft<br />
Hessen mbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, worth € 800,000, reported here in the<br />
previous year, was fully repaid in the reporting period by conversion into shares in <strong>Utimaco</strong> AG.<br />
We also refer the reader to the information about Equity capital in section II.10.<br />
II.13 Deferred Income Items<br />
The deferred income items contain deferred sales revenues from maintenance contracts, of<br />
which € 1.614 million (previous year: € 1.679 million) will be achieved within one year.
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III. DETAILS AND NOTES FOR THE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT<br />
III.1 Sales<br />
The company's sales revenues were achieved in the following regions:<br />
2003/2004<br />
€ 000<br />
2002/2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Fed. Republic of Germany 15,669 12,235<br />
Europe excluding Germany 5,576 7,705<br />
United States 420 481<br />
Asia/Pacific/Africa 521 362<br />
Total 22,186 20,783<br />
Sales revenues are arranged in the following sales groups:<br />
2003/2004<br />
€ 000<br />
2002/2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Software 13,780 11,555<br />
Hardware 2,807 4,251<br />
Maintenance 3,782 3,701<br />
Service 1,722 903<br />
Others 94 373<br />
Total 22,186 20,783<br />
Due to the application of the cost-of-sales accounting format, the following expense types are<br />
shown separately in accordance with Sect. 285 No. 8a and 8b HGB:<br />
III.2 Material and HR Costs<br />
The material costs for the fiscal year consisted of the following:<br />
2003/2004<br />
€ 000<br />
2002/2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Expenses for purchased goods 1,590 2,625<br />
Expenses for purchased services 235 396<br />
Total 1,825 3,022<br />
The expenses for purchased services include primarily sales-dependent license fees for software.
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HR expenses for the fiscal year consisted of the following:<br />
2003/2004<br />
€ 000<br />
2002/2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Wages and salaries 9,436 9,322<br />
Social contributions and expenses for pensions<br />
and for support<br />
1,854 1,727<br />
-of which for pensions: € 52,000 (previous year: € 23,000)<br />
Total 11,290 11,049<br />
III.3 Other Operating Income<br />
In the year under review the other operating revenues equalled € 769,000 (previous year:<br />
€ 1.648 million). The main items involved were:<br />
• Revenues from individual receivables worth € 173,000.<br />
• Revenues from out-of-period reversals of other accruals worth € 143,000.<br />
• Received donations worth € 119,000.<br />
• The income from the sale of the 37.2% equity holding in Omnikey AG, Wiesbaden, Germany,<br />
worth € 73,000.<br />
• Rental revenues worth € 72,000.<br />
The remaining other operating income, worth € 189,000, (previous year: € 382,000) was divided<br />
among a multitude of smaller items.<br />
In total the other operating income contained out-of-period items worth € 376,000 (previous<br />
year: € 1.278 million).<br />
III.4 Other Operating Expenses<br />
In the fiscal year the other operating expenses equalled € 189,000 (previous year: € 599,000)<br />
and were distributed among a multitude of smaller items.<br />
The proportion of out-of-period expenses equalled € 14,000 (previous year: € 387,000).<br />
III.5 Income from Equity holdings<br />
The Income from Equity holdings includes the dividend payment by <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AB,<br />
Kista, Sweden, worth € 530,000 (previous year: € 0.00).<br />
III.6 Depreciation of <strong>Financial</strong> Assets and Securities in Current Assets<br />
In the fiscal year, a depreciation of financial assets worth € 160,000 (previous year:<br />
€ 3,605,000) was carried out.<br />
A long-term loan, worth € 103,000, was made to <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Oy, Vantaa, Finland, in this<br />
fiscal year. This loan is listed under Loans and has been fully provided for, for reasons of commercial<br />
caution.
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Due to the continued negative profitability of the company Gesellschaft für IT Sicherheit (GITS<br />
AG), Bochum, shares were depreciated from € 50,000 to € 0.00.<br />
III.7 Interest and Similar Expenses<br />
The Interest and similar expenses items include a non cash-effective amount worth € 382,000<br />
(previous year: € 0.00), which arose in connection with the granting of the warranty bond and<br />
the deferred income/discount amount to be released arising from the early repayment of the<br />
loan on which the warranty bond is based. We also refer the reader to the information about the<br />
Warranty bond.<br />
Out-of-period items<br />
In addition to those items already mentioned, the company results contain additional expenses<br />
from other periods to the value of € 104,000 (previous year: € 317,000), as well as out-of-period<br />
revenue worth € 10,000 (previous year: € 16,000).<br />
IV. SUPPLEMENTARY DETAILS<br />
Contingencies and other payment obligations<br />
The company and its Dutch subsidiary <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V., are pursuing separate lawsuits<br />
in the Netherlands that have arisen from the acquisition of all the shares in the current subsidiary,<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V., by the company in 1997.<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V., has legally-enforceable receivables to the value of € 780,000 against<br />
the person who sold their shares in the company at that time. After <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V.'s<br />
claim was rejected in the higher court, <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V. has undertaken a further appeal<br />
to the Hooge Raad, the highest Dutch civil court. During this reporting period the Hooge Raad<br />
has rescinded the judgement made in the higher court and decided to re-assess the case.<br />
In turn the person who originally sold the company shares has made claims in court worth €<br />
380,000 against both <strong>Utimaco</strong> and <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V. Their claims have been denied in<br />
both the lower and higher court. The plaintiff then applied for a review before the Hooge Raad,<br />
the highest Dutch civil court. The appeals proceedings are yet to take place.<br />
As part of the previously-undertaken proceedings, each of the plaintiffs have taken out surety<br />
payments to provide legal protection. The continuation or removal of these payments also depends<br />
on the legal procedures in the Netherlands. To sum up, in this context, the seller of the<br />
shares is claiming around € 1.2 million damages from <strong>Utimaco</strong>, on the basis that they have suffered<br />
commercial disadvantages by being forced to arrange the surety payment, without justification.<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> considers these claims for damages to be unjustified, but has provided for what<br />
it considers to be a reasonable amount, in its risk provisions, for reasons of commercial caution.<br />
If the proceedings go against <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware B.V., in the reassessment of its case in the<br />
higher court, this would cause an increase in the value of the holding for the shares in <strong>Utimaco</strong><br />
Safeware B.V. This could be examined in the light of the then current revenue picture for the<br />
subsidiary, with regard to potential devaluations.<br />
In addition there are contingencies arising from the arranging of surety payments for external<br />
liabilities worth € 302,000 (previous year: € 450,000), which were for the benefit of affiliated<br />
companies, to the value of € 207,000 (previous year: € 207,000). In addition there are letters of
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comfort for the affiliated companies <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Oy, Finland, and <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Ltd.,<br />
UK.<br />
On the balance sheet key date there were obligations arising from longer-term maintenance,<br />
rental and leasing contracts worth € 8.086 million (previous year: € 9.636 million) with the following<br />
due dates:<br />
Due € 000<br />
of which the following<br />
involves affiliated companies<br />
€ 000<br />
... within one year 1,576 0<br />
... within two to five years 4,409 0<br />
... after five years 2,101 0<br />
Total 8,086 0<br />
Employees<br />
Taken as an average over the year, 167 members of staff were employed by the company (previous<br />
year: 169).<br />
Equity compensation benefits for employees<br />
The share option program approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting on February 2nd<br />
1999 expired on 31st January 2004.<br />
No option rights have been issued in the reporting period, and the share issue to staff of 15, 800<br />
shares remaining from the previous year expired on 31st January 2004, when the share option<br />
scheme ended. The approved capital for serving the option rights, agreed at the Extraordinary<br />
General Meeting on the 2nd February 1999, expired on 31st January 2004.<br />
Outstanding<br />
management options<br />
Outstanding staff options<br />
Outstanding options<br />
total<br />
Balance 1st July 2003 0 15,800 15,800<br />
Expired options 0 -15,800 -15,800<br />
Exercised options 0 0 0<br />
Issued options 0 0 0<br />
Balance 30th June 2004 0 0 0<br />
In a contract dated 2nd February 2004, <strong>Utimaco</strong> has purchased a total of 300,000 option rights<br />
from the warranty bond and transferred them to the directors. (In this context we also refer the<br />
reader to the information about the Warranty bond).
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Payments to members of company bodies<br />
Remuneration payments to the Management Board contain both fixed and variable parts. Members<br />
of the Management Board receive the following as a fixed remuneration: monthly salary<br />
payments, social insurance contributions, a direct insurance premium payment equalling the<br />
current legally-defined maximum income tax lump sum amount, as defined in Sect. 40b EstG<br />
(Einkommensteuergesetz: German income tax law), and also a company car which is also for<br />
personal use.<br />
Members of the Management Board received a variable remuneration consisting of an annual<br />
bonus calculated on the basis of individually-defined targets. No subsequent changes can be<br />
made to these targets.<br />
The total remuneration payments made to the Management Board in the fiscal year equalled<br />
€ 645,000 (previous year: 465,000). Total remuneration is divided between fixed and variable<br />
remuneration as follows:<br />
2003/2004<br />
€ 000<br />
2002/2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Fixed remuneration 372 419<br />
Variable remuneration 273 46<br />
645 465<br />
Variable remuneration includes the subscription right to the warranty bond (please also refer to<br />
the details about Capital Interest Payments for Employees).<br />
As of June 30, 2004 the actuarial value of pension grants to former members of the Management<br />
Board amounts to € 496,000 (previous year: € 506,000). Pensions to the value of<br />
€ 43,000 (previous year: € 38,000) were paid to former members of the Management Board.<br />
In the fiscal year, payments to the Supervisory Board equalled € 90,000 (previous year:<br />
€ 77,000).<br />
Directors<br />
Each member of the Management Board represents the company together with another member<br />
of the Management Board or a holder of a general commercial power of attorney. The following<br />
persons were members of the Management Board during the fiscal year:<br />
Martin Wülfert, Chairman of the Management Board<br />
Oberursel, Germany<br />
Christian Bohne, Member of the Management Board<br />
Bad Homburg v.d.H., Germany<br />
Other members:<br />
Gesellschaft für IT Sicherheit AG (GITS AG), Bochum, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Omnikey AG, Wiesbaden, member of Supervisory Board until the 18th December 2003
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Supervisory Board<br />
The following persons were members of the Supervisory Board during the fiscal year:<br />
Dr. Horst Görtz, Neu-Anspach, Supervisory Board chairperson<br />
Entrepreneur/Managing director of the Horst Görtz Foundation<br />
Other members:<br />
Gesellschaft für IT Sicherheit AG (GITS AG), Bochum, chairperson of Supervisory Board<br />
Suess Micro Tech AG, Garching, Germany, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Helmuth Coqui, Neubiberg, deputy Supervisory Board chairperson<br />
Company consultant<br />
Hazem Ben-Gacem, London, Great Britain (since the 1st August 2003)<br />
Partner Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P.<br />
Other members:<br />
Willtek Communications GmbH, Ismaning, Germany, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Spectel plc, Dublin, Rep. of Ireland, member of Supervisory Board<br />
ObjectStar Ltd., Dublin, Rep. of Ireland, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Geralt Goder, Kelkheim, Germany<br />
Businessman<br />
Franz. E. Lemmerhofer, Linz, Austria, (until the 1st August 2003)<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> director of Linz Textil Holding AG, Linz, Austria<br />
Other members:<br />
Interunfall Versicherung AG, Vienna, Austria, member of the Supervisory Board<br />
Fachverband der Österr. Textilindustrie, vice president of the employer's committee<br />
Höhere technische Bundeslehr- u. Versuchsanstalt für Textilindustrie und Datenverarbeitung,<br />
Austria, member of board of trustees<br />
Prof. Dr. Manfred Schlottke, Munich, Germany,<br />
Business consultant for information and communications technology<br />
Other members:<br />
Aereon AG, Mainz, Germany, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Brainloop AG, Munich, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Norcom Information Technology AG, Munich, member of Supervisory Board<br />
MSI Telesolutions AG, Munich, member of Supervisory Board<br />
Viktorvox AG , Krefeld, chairperson of Supervisory Board (until the 30th November 2003)<br />
MSH International Service AG, Frankfurt, chairperson of Supervisory Board (until the 31st August<br />
2003).<br />
Bernd Schroeder, Munich, Germany<br />
Lawyer<br />
Other members:<br />
WPG Immobilien AG, Munich, Supervisory Board chairperson<br />
Contracts with Supervisory Board members<br />
Mr. Bernd Schroeder is a member of the supervisory board and also a partner of the Kraske<br />
Härtel legal firm in Munich. The legal practice Kraske Härtel Rechtsanwälte, Munich, Germany,<br />
was commissioned to give legal advice to <strong>Utimaco</strong><br />
• in the creation of a finance package consisting of an increase in cash capital and a warranty<br />
bond
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• in preparation for the Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 1st August 2003 and for<br />
the General Meeting held to conclude the fiscal year 2002/2003<br />
• in the context of the rejection of a shareholder's minutes for all the resolutions the General<br />
Meeting held on the 1st August 2003<br />
• in the case of the sale of company shares in Omnikey AG, Wiesbaden, and also<br />
• in some other, smaller projects.<br />
For their services the legal practice Kraske Härtel Rechtsanwälte, Munich, were paid fees worth<br />
€ 104,000 (previous year: € 60,000) in the fiscal year.<br />
Mr. Hazem Ben-Gacem is a member of the Supervisory Board and also Managing Director of<br />
Investcorp <strong>Financial</strong> and Investment Services S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland. A contract for general<br />
commercial consultancy services was drawn up between Investcorp <strong>Financial</strong> and Investment<br />
Services S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and <strong>Utimaco</strong>. Consultancy services are requested<br />
by <strong>Utimaco</strong> and are therefore free of charge. Only travel costs are to be repaid. In the reporting<br />
period travel expenses due to the constultancy contract equalled € 30,000 (previous year €<br />
0.00)<br />
In the context of the complete repayment of the warranty bond, worth € 3.439 million, (here, we<br />
also refer the reader to the information about the warranty bond) a loan framework agreement<br />
was agreed between Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P. and <strong>Utimaco</strong> concerning the utilization<br />
of a loan worth € 2.6 million by <strong>Utimaco</strong>. <strong>Utimaco</strong> can utilise the loan amount at any time. If<br />
it does so, interest will be charged on the loan at a rate of 3.75% p.a. The loan framework<br />
agreement has a fixed term and will end on September 5th 2005. Investcorp Technology Ventures<br />
L.P. can cancel <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s right to draw on the loan before then, and require immediate<br />
repayment of any exercised loans, if any other shareholder acquires more shares in <strong>Utimaco</strong><br />
than Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P., if Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P. holds fewer<br />
than 5% of all shares in <strong>Utimaco</strong>, or <strong>Utimaco</strong> exceeds a variety of different liquidity criteria.<br />
In addition, <strong>Utimaco</strong> acquired 300,000 option rights from Investcorp Technology Ventures L.P.<br />
with a contract dated 2nd February 2004 from the warranty bond resolved at the Extraordinary<br />
General Meeting on the 1st August 2004, for a total purchase price of € 150,000. Following this<br />
the option rights were transferred to the Directors of the company. We also refer the reader to<br />
the information about Payments to members of company bodies.<br />
Credit supplied to members of company bodies<br />
In the fiscal year credits to the value of € 72,000 Euros were supplied to members of the Management<br />
Board (previous year: € 0.00), at an interest rate equal to the 3-monthly Euro LIBOR<br />
(European London interbank offered rate) plus 0.50%, but at least at 5.0% per annum.
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Affiliated companies and equity holdings<br />
The shareholders equity and results for the year for affiliated companies and equity holdings are<br />
listed below:<br />
Company, headquarters<br />
Balance<br />
sheet day *<br />
Currency *<br />
Equity capital<br />
**<br />
Annual<br />
result **<br />
Note<br />
Affiliated companies<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Beteiligungsgesellschaft<br />
mbH, Oberursel, Germany<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
€ 22 -2<br />
utimaco safeguard systems international<br />
GmbH, Oberursel,<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
€ 335 12<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AB,<br />
Kista, Sweden<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
SEK 3,737 2,264<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware BV,<br />
Arnhem, The Netherlands<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
€ 858 37<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Inc.,<br />
Worcester, USA<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
USD -808 -419<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Ltd.,<br />
Staines, Middlesex, England, UK<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
GBP -367 -27<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Oy,<br />
Vantaa, Finland<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware (Switzerland)<br />
AG,<br />
Urdorf, Switzerland<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Verwaltungsgesellschaft<br />
mbH, Oberursel, Germany<br />
Equity holdings<br />
Gesellschaft für IT Sicherheit AG<br />
(GITS AG), Bochum<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Belgium NV,<br />
in receivership, Heverlee, Belgium<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Asia Ltd.<br />
Hong Kong, PR China<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
30th June<br />
2004<br />
31st December<br />
2003<br />
30th June<br />
2002<br />
30th June<br />
2003<br />
€ -136 -95 1)<br />
CHF -133 -317<br />
€ 23 -2<br />
€ -37 -107 2)<br />
€ -917 -1,562 3)<br />
HKD -51,692 -47,337 4)<br />
* in accordance with current Local GAAP financial statement<br />
** according to current Local GAAP financial statement in thousands and local currency<br />
1) Equity capital reported taking into account of a capital-replacing loan based on Finnish law, worth € 1.387 million<br />
(previous year: € 1.387 million)<br />
2) Figures on 31st December 2003<br />
3) Figures on 30th June 2002. The company has been in receivership since the 16th September 2002.<br />
4) Figures on 30th June 2003. Figures for 30th June 2004 not yet available.<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany, is a large publicly-listed company as defined in<br />
Sect. 267 HGB. It is the parent company of the previously-mentioned affiliated companies and<br />
is therefore obliged to create a group financial statement in accordance with Sect. 290 HGB.<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG makes use of the possibility of exempting consolidated financial statements<br />
as of the balance sheet key date in accordance with IAS international accounting regulations<br />
and as specified in Sect. 292a of the German Commercial Code (HGB). The group financial<br />
statement is available for inspection in the company's premises.
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Corporate Governance<br />
The Management Board and Supervisory Board of <strong>Utimaco</strong> hereby declare their compliance<br />
with the German Corporate Governance Codex and have made it permanently accessible to its<br />
share-holders on the company's website.<br />
Details in accordance with Sect. 160 Para. 8 AktG<br />
Investcorp Technology Ventures, L.P., Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands acquired a voting right<br />
share of 20.42 % in <strong>Utimaco</strong>, on the 9th September 2003, and therefore exceeded the threshold<br />
values of 5% and 10% specified in Sect. 21 Para. 1 of WpHG (German Wertpapierhandelsgesetz:<br />
Securities Trading Act). Investcorp holds 2,543,522 voting rights out of a total of<br />
12,454,486 voting rights in <strong>Utimaco</strong>. The Investcorp companies (SIPCO Limited, P.O. Box 1111,<br />
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Investcorp Technology Fund Limited Partnership,<br />
P.O. Box 1111, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; ITV Limited, P.O. Box<br />
1111, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Investcorp Holdings Limited, P.O. Box<br />
1111, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Investcorp S.A., 6 rue Adolphe Fischer L<br />
1520 Luxembourg; Investcorp Investment Holdings Limited, P.O. Box 1111, George Town,<br />
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands as well as Investcorp Bank B.S.C., P.O. Box 5340, Manama,<br />
Bahrain) have passed the threshold of 5% and 10% and have a voting right of 20.42%. These<br />
voting rights have been assigned to them in accordance with Sect. 22 Para. 1 Item 1 WpHG.<br />
CornerstoneCapital AG, Frankfurt am Main, passed the share-holding threshold of 5%, as defined<br />
in Sect. 21 Para. 1 WpHG, on September 5th 2003. The share of voting rights of CornerstoneCapital<br />
AG for their own shares in <strong>Utimaco</strong> is 6.47 %.<br />
The Horst Görtz foundation, Neu Anspach, Germany, voluntarily declared on the 5th September<br />
2003 that it holds 1,554,320 individual share certificates in <strong>Utimaco</strong>, which represents a share of<br />
voting rights of.<br />
Oberursel, Germany, 23rd September 2004<br />
Martin Wülfert<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Christian Bohne<br />
Chief <strong>Financial</strong> Officer
<strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware AG<br />
Development of fixed assets on 30th June 2004<br />
Acquisition and manufacturing costs Amortizations Book values<br />
Balance sheet items 1st July 2003 Additions Asset retirements 30th June 2004 1st July 2003 Additions Asset retirements 30th June 2004 30th June 2004 30th June 2003<br />
I. INTANGIBLE<br />
ASSETS<br />
Euros Euros Euros Euros Euros Euros Euros Euros Euros Euros<br />
1. Data-processing software 2.031.881,52 462.415,77 93.577,43 2.400.719,86 1.833.313,52 196.307,77 93.577,43 1.936.043,86 464.676,00 198.568,00<br />
2. Goodwill 4.339.125,17 0,00 0,00 4.339.125,17 2.803.493,89 255.939,28 0,00 3.059.433,17 1.279.692,00 1.535.631,28<br />
Total Intangible 6.371.006,69 462.415,77 93.577,43 6.739.845,03 4.636.807,41 452.247,05 93.577,43 4.995.477,03 1.744.368,00 1.734.199,28<br />
Assets<br />
II. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT<br />
1. Tenant's fixtures and fittings 313.267,85 8.143,00 0,00 321.410,85 152.665,85 24.627,00 0,00 177.292,85 144.118,00 160.602,00<br />
2. Other capital assets, operating and business fittings 1.871.946,97 452.597,94 45.133,98 2.279.410,93 1.740.012,97 149.836,32 42.952,36 1.846.896,93 432.514,00 131.934,00<br />
Total Property, Plant and Equipment 2.185.214,82 460.740,94 45.133,98 2.600.821,78 1.892.678,82 174.463,32 42.952,36 2.024.189,78 576.632,00 292.536,00<br />
III. FINANCIAL ASSETS<br />
1. Shares in affiliated companies 1.965.831,76 0,00 0,00 1.965.831,76 719.712,86 0,00 0,00 719.712,86 1.246.118,90 1.246.118,90<br />
2. Loans to affiliated companies 1.587.041,59 103.157,70 0,00 1.690.199,29 1.587.041,59 103.157,70 0,00 1.690.199,29 0,00 0,00<br />
3. Equity holdings 556.677,12 0,00 0,00 556.677,12 506.676,12 49.999,00 0,00 556.675,12 2,00 50.001,00<br />
4. Loans to companies in which there is an equity holding 1.272.333,91 12.443,37 425.727,00 859.050,28 854.830,91 4.219,37 0,00 859.050,28 0,00 417.503,00<br />
5. Securities classified as fixed assets 41.759,76 517,44 0,00 42.277,20 993,72 2.675,40 0,00 3.669,12 38.608,08 40.766,04<br />
Total <strong>Financial</strong> Assets 5.423.644,14 116.118,51 425.727,00 5.114.035,65 3.669.255,20 160.051,47 0,00 3.829.306,67 1.284.728,98 1.754.388,94<br />
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 13.979.865,65 1.039.275,22 564.438,41 14.454.702,46 10.198.741,43 786.761,84 136.529,79 10.848.973,48 3.605.728,98 3.781.124,22
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UTIMACO SAFEWARE AG, OBERURSEL<br />
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2003/2004<br />
Business Development<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> has continued the positive business development already initiated in the previous<br />
fiscal year, 2003/2004, and now is looking back on an entirely successful fiscal year. We<br />
saw extremely pleasing growth in our software business, which increased by around 19%<br />
in the last fiscal year. On the other hand, sales revenues from third-party hardware<br />
products were wound down, as planned, resulting in growth in total revenues by just over<br />
7%, to € 22.2 million.<br />
In our domestic market (Germany), revenues grew by 28%. We also had successes in<br />
Northern Europe, a region that is an early adopter of innovative IT solutions. In Finland, the<br />
government nominated <strong>Utimaco</strong> as its exclusive partner for PC and notebook security<br />
solutions. All divisions and departments, with over 140,000 workplaces, can benefit from<br />
this agreement. The Swedish FöreningsSparbanken also signed another long-term<br />
maintenance contract with us, worth millions of Euros. As a result, <strong>Utimaco</strong> will continue to<br />
play an essential role in the future development and implementation of the bank's security<br />
concept.<br />
In contrast, we were less satisfied with development in revenues in the rest of Europe and<br />
in the USA. Here we see great potential for growth which we aim to fully realize in the<br />
future.<br />
The result from our usual business activity showed a profit of € 1.7 million, due to the<br />
increase in our highly-profitable software business, a moderate increase in operating costs<br />
and the elimination of the depreciation costs seen in the previous year. This was a<br />
significant increase in profits, compared to our loss of € -3.1 million in the previous year.<br />
Right at the start of the fiscal year we carried out a financing package in which cash capital<br />
was increased, with subscription right, and a warranty bond was issued to Investcorp<br />
Technology Ventures L.P. We were able to place the entire cash capital increase on the<br />
capital market, and the company received total funds of € 12.1 million as a result of the<br />
finance package.<br />
As a consequence of focussing on our core business we sold off our equity holding in the<br />
smartcard reader manufacturer Omnikey AG, in November 2003. The funds resulting from<br />
the transaction were used to repay long-term liabilities. Consequently our financial<br />
statement of 30th June 2004 shows no interest-bearing loans. At the same time, on the<br />
balance sheet key date, <strong>Utimaco</strong> has available considerable financial resources, consisting<br />
of cash and cash equivalents, worth € 14.9 million, which form a solid basis for continued<br />
long-term growth.
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Revenue development<br />
In the fiscal year 2003/2004 revenues grew around 6.8%, from € 20.783 million in the previous<br />
year, to € 22.186 million.<br />
14.0<br />
12.0<br />
10.0<br />
8.0<br />
6.0<br />
4.0<br />
2.0<br />
Sales by product group<br />
(in € million)<br />
0.0<br />
Software Maint. Service Hardware<br />
own<br />
Other<br />
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04<br />
Hardware<br />
third-party<br />
In comparison to the previous year revenues rose considerably, by 19.3%, to € 13.780 million<br />
(previous year: € 11.555 million). In the year under review, sales revenues for maintenance<br />
and support contracts equaled € 3.782 million, an increase on the previous year (previous<br />
year: € 3.701 million).<br />
The sale of third-party hardware products was scaled down, according to plan, after a decision<br />
to focus on the sale of software products. The sales achieved with third-party hardware<br />
products equaled € 1.536 million (previous year: € 3.138 million) in the reporting period.<br />
Proportion of sales by product group<br />
(in %)<br />
Hardware<br />
third-party<br />
15%<br />
Other<br />
2%<br />
Hardware own<br />
7%<br />
Other<br />
+0%<br />
Hardware<br />
own<br />
5%<br />
Service<br />
4%<br />
Maint.<br />
18%<br />
Software<br />
56%<br />
Hardware thirdparty<br />
6%<br />
Service<br />
8%<br />
Maint.<br />
17%<br />
Software<br />
62%<br />
2002/2003 2003/2004<br />
In the overview of revenues by product group, 79% of revenues were achieved from software<br />
and maintenance revenues (previous year: 74%). The proportion of sales achieved from<br />
hardware sales was reduced from 20% in the previous year to 13%, according to plan, after<br />
the sale of third-party hardware products was scaled down. Services contributed 8% to total<br />
revenues (an increase over the previous year: 4%), due to the massive increase in sales<br />
achieved in this product group from € 903,000 in the previous year to € 1.722 million.
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16.0<br />
Sales by region<br />
(in € million)<br />
14.0<br />
12.0<br />
10.0<br />
8.0<br />
6.0<br />
4.0<br />
2.0<br />
0.0<br />
Germany Europe 1) USA RoW 2)<br />
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04<br />
1) excluding Germany 2) rest of the world<br />
Revenues in the domestic market (Germany) grew significantly over the previous year (28%),<br />
to € 15.669 million, compared to € 12.235 million in the previous year. An especially pleasing<br />
development was shown by our partners business, whose revenues of € 2.639 million<br />
(previous year: € 1.350 million) almost doubled its contribution to sales revenues compared to<br />
the previous year.<br />
Revenues from other European countries that still do not have a partner business comparable<br />
to the one set up in Germany fell in the year under review to € 5.576 million (previous year: €<br />
7.705 million). To bolster sales in this region we now also plan to extend the partner program,<br />
successfully introduced in Germany in the fiscal year 2002/2003, to the remaining European<br />
countries in the future fiscal year, 2004/2005.<br />
In the year under review the United States region achieved disappointing revenues of €<br />
420,000 (previous year: € 481,000), clearly below expectations. The staffing and productrelated<br />
measures that became necessary as a result were implemented at the end of the fiscal<br />
year 2003/2004, with the aim of achieving a clear and sustainable increase in revenues in the<br />
American market in future years.<br />
The proportion of sales achieved in the domestic market (Germany) contributed 71% of the<br />
total in the fiscal year 2003/2004 compared to 59% in the previous year.
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Profitability<br />
Due to growth in our highly-profitable software business, and the simultaneous winding down<br />
of our hardware business, we achieved a considerable improvement in our gross result. The<br />
gross profit on sales increased by 14%, exceeding the rate in growth of revenues of 6.8%. In<br />
the fiscal year the company achieved a gross profit on sales of € 17.161 million (previous year:<br />
€ 15.012 million). The gross margin increased from 72% in the previous year to 77% in the<br />
fiscal year.<br />
Gross result<br />
20.0<br />
16.0<br />
72%<br />
77%<br />
80%<br />
75%<br />
12.0<br />
8.0<br />
66%<br />
70%<br />
65%<br />
4.0<br />
60%<br />
0.0<br />
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04<br />
Gross result (€ million)<br />
% of sales<br />
55%<br />
Operating costs (sales and marketing costs, research and development costs, and general<br />
administrative costs) equaled € 16.077 million (previous year: € 15.498 million) in the reporting<br />
period, a slight increase of 4%.<br />
Costs<br />
25.0<br />
100%<br />
20.0<br />
96%<br />
90%<br />
15.0<br />
75%<br />
72%<br />
80%<br />
10.0<br />
70%<br />
5.0<br />
60%<br />
0.0<br />
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04<br />
50%<br />
operating costs (€ million)<br />
% of sales<br />
In the year under review, research and development expenditure equaled € 3.986 million<br />
(previous year: € 4.363 million). The reduction in expenditure is largely due to reductions in the<br />
cost of materials.<br />
Sales and marketing costs equaled € 7.623 million in the fiscal year (previous year: € 7.472<br />
million), an increase of 2%. This is a lower rate than the rate at which revenues grew.
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In the reporting period, general administration costs equaled € 4.468 million (previous year: €<br />
3.663 million) and include the one-off expenses for the extraordinary general meeting on the<br />
1st August 2003 and the costs for the financing packages carried out in the fiscal year, worth<br />
in total € 481,000.<br />
Revenue Figures<br />
(in € million)<br />
4.0<br />
1.0<br />
0.6<br />
+1.6<br />
+1.7<br />
+1.6<br />
-2.0<br />
-4.3<br />
-4.9<br />
-3.1<br />
-3.1<br />
-5.0<br />
-7.6<br />
-8.0<br />
EBITDA Result from usual bus. activity Annual net proft/loss<br />
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04<br />
In the fiscal year 2003/2004 the earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA)<br />
equaled € 1.644 million (previous year: € 563,000), demonstrating the sustainability of the<br />
company's turnaround in earnings already completed in the previous fiscal year.<br />
The result for <strong>Utimaco</strong> AG's usual business activity equaled € 1.741 million (previous year:<br />
€ -3.106 million) for fiscal year -3,106). The huge improvement in the result due not only to the<br />
positive development of the operating business but also, more importantly, to the absence of<br />
the depreciations on financial assets, valued at € 3.605 million, present in the previous year.<br />
In fiscal year 2003/2004 the company achieved a year-end surplus of € 1.571 million (previous<br />
year: € -3.122 million).
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Investments<br />
In the previous year, due to cash restrictions, only the most urgent investments could be<br />
made. As a result, the necessary capital spending on replacement, worth € 240,000 (previous<br />
year: € 50,000) was carried out very soon after the company had raised capital. The funds<br />
were primarily used for replacing IT equipment. In addition, the company spent € 599,000 on<br />
investments for expansion (previous year: € 95,000). The main investment item was the<br />
acquisition of an integrated ERP system which is currently in the introduction phase. The total<br />
proposed investment for the new ERP system is € 1 million, of which € 441,000 was spent in<br />
fiscal year 2003/2004.<br />
Assets and financial situation<br />
Due to the financing packages carried out in the reporting period, the sale of the non-strategic<br />
shares in the Omnikey AG business, and a successful year, <strong>Utimaco</strong> has available<br />
considerable financial resources on the 30th June. As a consequence the balance sheet<br />
structure has also improved considerably on the 30th June 2004 compared to the previous<br />
year. On the balance sheet key date, the balance sheet total, € 25.414 million, has shown a<br />
major increase over the previous year (€ 13.927 million).<br />
While fixed assets only fell slightly in value from over the previous year (€ 3.606 million,<br />
compared to € 3.781 million in the previous year), current assets had more than doubled to €<br />
21.652 million, on the balance sheet key date, compared to € 10.033 million in the previous<br />
year. The increase in current assets by € 11.620 million was primarily due to the increase in<br />
cash resources by € 13.677 million and the increase in receivables from customers by €<br />
901,000. This should be offset against the reduction in equity holdings arising from the sale of<br />
the company's shares in Omnikey AG, worth € 2.977 million.<br />
30th June 2004 30th June 2003<br />
€ 000 % € 000 %<br />
Fixed assets coverage 3,606 100 3,781 100<br />
through<br />
Shareholders' equity 16,939 470 3,817 101<br />
Medium- and long-term external<br />
capital<br />
0 0 2,118 56<br />
Excess coverage 13,333 370 2,154 57<br />
With regard to liabilities the increase in the balance sheet total is primarily due to the increase<br />
in the capital stock following the increase in cash capital by € 6,227 million, the exercising of<br />
the option rights arising from the warranty bond, worth € 971,000, and exercising of the right<br />
by MBH Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hessen to convert its dormant equity<br />
holding into shares in <strong>Utimaco</strong>, worth € 571,000. The premiums for the capital increases<br />
described above increased the capital reserves by € 3.781 million. Together with the achieved<br />
year-end surplus of € 1.571 million the equity capital increased in total to €13.122 million.<br />
Liabilities were reduced to € 3.473 million in the reporting period by a payment of € 2.154<br />
million. <strong>Utimaco</strong> freed itself from debt in the fiscal year 2003/2004 by repaying its obligations to<br />
banks, worth € 1,070 million, and repaying the loan of € 550,000 to the Horst Görtz foundation.
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30th June<br />
2004<br />
€ 000<br />
30th June<br />
2003<br />
€ 000<br />
Change<br />
Short-term bank debts 3 1,073 - 1,070<br />
Short-term debts to suppliers 970 382 + 588<br />
Provisions and liabilities, if due for payment in short<br />
term<br />
4,616 5,902 - 1,286<br />
Short-term liabilities 5,589 7,357 - 1,768<br />
Cash 14,926 1,259 + 13,667<br />
Receivables from customers 4,325 3,424 + 901<br />
Other receivables, if due in short term 1,729 1,474 + 255<br />
Inventories 590 400 + 190<br />
Short-term assets 21,570 6,557 + 15,013<br />
Excess coverage/inadequate coverage +15,981 -800 + 16,781<br />
On the balance sheet key date the equity capital equaled € 16.939 million (previous year:<br />
€ 3.817 million), and the subscribed capital equaled € 13.997 million (previous year: € 6.227<br />
million). The equity capital quota showed a considerable increase to 67% (previous year:<br />
27%).
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Research and Development<br />
Research and Development (R&D) spending is fundamental for the company to succeed in<br />
future, both for its existing products and those of the future. The market for IT security<br />
products and solutions is characterized by high levels of technical progress, and occasional<br />
short innovation cycles, as products increasingly become more technically complex. As a<br />
result, <strong>Utimaco</strong> 's product portfolio is subject to on-going modification and improvement. In<br />
addition, in the fiscal year 2003/2004, <strong>Utimaco</strong> has<br />
R&D activities<br />
8<br />
35%<br />
40%<br />
6<br />
30%<br />
4<br />
21%<br />
18%<br />
20%<br />
2<br />
10%<br />
0<br />
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04<br />
0%<br />
R&D expenditure (€ million)<br />
% of sales<br />
concentrated its research and development activities on extending its product portfolio in the<br />
direction of Secure Mobile Security, and on actively participating in setting up the "trusted<br />
computing" architecture in co-operation with leading international IT companies such as<br />
Microsoft, Intel, IBM, HP and AMD. The basis for "Trusted Computing" is a new security chip<br />
(the "Trusted Platform Module") that acts as a secure base for supplementary security<br />
software functions.<br />
With the release of the new generation of SafeGuard LAN Crypt, in August 2003, we can now<br />
offer our customers an encryption software package that already lets them benefit from the<br />
new TCG technology. Using SafeGuard LAN Crypt, working groups or departments with<br />
sensitive working areas can protect their shared folders or individual sensitive files against<br />
unauthorized access by other users, including system administrators, both locally and on<br />
network servers. As a result, there is no danger in outsourcing administration and<br />
maintenance to external service providers since they have no way to view the encrypted data.<br />
We released a new module for our SafeGuard Advanced Security security software in<br />
December 2003, providing our customers with a security solution for protecting against<br />
unauthorized data import and export via Plug and Play hardware such as USB Memory Sticks.<br />
These hardware devices are easy to connect to the USB port interface and represent a<br />
considerable security risk if their use is not controlled.<br />
With the new release of SafeGuard PDA, which was also launched in December 2003,<br />
devices that use the Windows Mobile 2003 operating system platform can now also be<br />
protected against unauthorized access.<br />
The Transaction Security division released the Microsoft CSP for the CryptoServer hardware<br />
security module at CeBIT 2004, making an additional module for security infrastructure<br />
solutions based on the Microsoft PKI available. This enables the secure storage of the secret<br />
keys produced by Certificate Authorities (CAs) based on the Microsoft PKI on the
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CryptoServer. In addition, the high-performance cryptography services and algorithms for<br />
encryption and digital signature provided by CryptoServer are made available to the Microsoft<br />
PKI, both locally and on networks. Due to CryptoServer LAN's novel service-oriented design,<br />
several Microsoft PKIs and applications on a network can access a single CryptoServer and<br />
use the required services on it. This provides cost-effective security and maintenance for<br />
certificate services in distributed Microsoft environments.<br />
Staff<br />
At the end of the fiscal year 2003/2004 <strong>Utimaco</strong> employed 168 staff (previous year: 169).<br />
During the fiscal year the average number of staff employed was 167 staff (previous<br />
year: 169).<br />
Risks to future development<br />
In the last fiscal year, 2003/2004, <strong>Utimaco</strong> has made further efforts to extend its risk<br />
management. Different measures, especially regular management meetings allied with<br />
reporting across the group, using uniform guidelines, enable the company management to<br />
recognize asset risks, changes in the commercial development of the divisions, and other<br />
risks.<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong> has identified the following main risks to it:<br />
• Within the IT security market organizational changes within <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s target customers<br />
and new threat scenarios can cause shifts in demand or new partial market segments<br />
can occur. If <strong>Utimaco</strong> does not recognize such market changes or shifts at the right<br />
time or be able to offer suitable solutions for the requirements resulting from such<br />
changes, these factors could have an individual or cumulative effect on the future<br />
demand and acceptance of the services offered by <strong>Utimaco</strong>.<br />
• In addition to the risk from products supplied by <strong>Utimaco</strong> 's competitors, there is also<br />
the fundamental risk that the hardware and software suppliers develop IT security<br />
functionality and solutions, and offer them as integrated elements of their products.<br />
• The commercial success of <strong>Utimaco</strong> is extremely dependent on the investment policies<br />
of its customers. <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s target segments are large corporations and government<br />
bodies. Reluctance to invest following an unsure or bad economic outlook and/or the<br />
consolidation of public budgets have a negative effect on the demand for <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s<br />
products and solutions.<br />
• The market for IT security products and solutions is characterized by high levels of<br />
technical progress and short innovation cycles as products become more technically<br />
complex. For IT security products to succeed in the marketplace, their security and<br />
technical performance are decisive. Should <strong>Utimaco</strong> be unable to keep up with<br />
technological development, or there are restrictions in the functionality and<br />
performance of its products, this would have a negative effects on its financial situation<br />
and profitability.
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• In a few cases third-party technology is used in <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s products. If the suppliers of<br />
this third-party technology should cease further development, support and/or bugfixing<br />
for it, this would result in increased expenditure for <strong>Utimaco</strong> and would reduce<br />
profitability.<br />
• The successful business activity of <strong>Utimaco</strong> is heavily dependent on the efforts of<br />
management and their staff in key positions. If the company fails to retain its existing<br />
staff and management, and gain enough new staff, this could have a negative influence<br />
on the company's ability to succeed in future.<br />
• In the future it is planned to increasingly use IT sales companies and service providers<br />
to sell and implement <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s products. Should <strong>Utimaco</strong> not succeed in gaining<br />
enough of these companies as partners and/or retaining them, this could impair the<br />
sale of its products.<br />
• The IT security market also underwent a process of consolidation in the past. The<br />
implementation of the company's strategy for growth and/or for retaining its the current<br />
market share may require the acquisition of competitors and/or companies with<br />
complementary products and technologies. Possible acquisitions of this kind potentially<br />
involve a multitude of risks arising from the integration of the acquired products,<br />
technologies and operating units. In addition there are unknown uncertainties about the<br />
long-term value retention of the acquired assets and the performance of the acquired<br />
companies. As a result, acquisitions can have a negative influence on the profitability of<br />
<strong>Utimaco</strong>.<br />
• The commercial success of <strong>Utimaco</strong> also depends heavily on outsiders being<br />
prevented from using the innovations it discovers, the technologies it develops and the<br />
brands it uses, and on <strong>Utimaco</strong> itself not infringing the copyrights held by others.<br />
• In the context of its operational business activity, <strong>Utimaco</strong> is subject to risks arising<br />
from liability at all times. Should <strong>Utimaco</strong> be made liable due to product faults or other<br />
disruptions in services, this would have a negative effect on its financial situation and<br />
profitability.<br />
• has provided letters of comfort for the affiliated companies <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Oy,<br />
Finland, and <strong>Utimaco</strong> Safeware Ltd., UK. Should <strong>Utimaco</strong> be made liable due to these<br />
letters of comfort, this would have a negative effect on its financial situation and<br />
profitability.<br />
• <strong>Utimaco</strong> has been in a legal dispute with the seller of the affiliated company <strong>Utimaco</strong><br />
Safeware B.V., Netherlands, since. In it a claim was made against <strong>Utimaco</strong> for a post<br />
facto sales price payment of € 380,000. In addition the seller has claimed damages<br />
worth € 1.2 million from <strong>Utimaco</strong>. <strong>Utimaco</strong> considers these claims for damages to be<br />
unjustified, but has provided for what it considers to be a reasonable amount, in its risk<br />
provisions, for reasons of commercial caution. Should <strong>Utimaco</strong> fail in the legal dispute,<br />
the resulting costs could exceed the provisions formed, which would then have a<br />
negative effect on its financial situation and profitability.<br />
Existing subsidiaries<br />
There are two subsidiaries in Germany, in Unterföhring near Munich, and in Aachen. In<br />
addition there are foreign subsidiaries in Linz, Austria, and in Leuven, Belgium.
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Events of particular importance after the end of the fiscal year<br />
There were no events of particular importance after the end of the fiscal year.<br />
Outlook<br />
Market researchers have forecast positive developments in the IT security market in the<br />
coming years, and we want to make profit from them. In this fast-moving marketplace it is<br />
essential that we invest strongly in future growth. <strong>Utimaco</strong> now has considerable financial<br />
resources. However it is still our aim to finance these investments from our operational<br />
business and to continue to grow our business profitably.<br />
After satisfactory revenue development in our domestic market in the last fiscal year we now<br />
also want to tap the potential for growth in European countries outside Germany and in the<br />
USA. In order to expand our customer base in these countries more quickly and efficiently, in<br />
the next few years we intend to change our method of selling solutions to an indirect model<br />
involving certified partners. We have already implemented this concept in Germany with<br />
considerable success. To achieve international success we must raise <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s profile and<br />
therefore the demand for our products among our target customers outside Germany. We<br />
shall therefore increase our investment in marketing, extend our indirect sales channels, and<br />
tailor our products even more to meet market requirements. Another of our aims is to create<br />
OEM partnerships with leading hardware and software manufacturers, so that we can benefit<br />
from their greater market penetration.<br />
Our development activities will concentrate on extending our product portfolio in the direction<br />
of Mobile Computing. In the fiscal year 2004/2005 the emphasis will be on:<br />
• Bundling the most important security functions into one Mobility Suite that is specially<br />
tailored to meet our customers' security requirements for Mobile Computing, making it<br />
unique in this form. Its modular concept, combined with a central Administration tool for all<br />
components, will offer users maximum flexibility and convenience when securing mobile<br />
personal devices.<br />
• The intelligent use of new technologies, especially the new TPM (Trusted Platform Module)<br />
security chip. This is now offered by numerous notebook manufacturers and widely<br />
supplied as standard, with many sold to date. For our customers this provides a multitude<br />
of benefits when it comes to seamlessly and comprehensively securing enterprise data in<br />
mobile environments.<br />
• Extending our solution portfolio to other system platforms that our customers are<br />
implementing in professional mobile environments.<br />
We aim to further extend our leading position as supplier of systems for securing mobile<br />
personal devices by supplying our customers with innovative solutions that provide the<br />
greatest-possible convenience and security in mobile environments.<br />
Despite the favorable forecasts made by market researchers, who expect to see positive<br />
development in the IT security market, the global economic conditions continue to be difficult<br />
to assess, resulting in the potential for reluctance to invest. For this reason, in some<br />
circumstances, we retain the right to modify the company's cost structure to suit the orders<br />
position by streamlining the organization and other measures. At the same time the company<br />
is working towards improving its quality and market position.
Appendix IV<br />
12/12<br />
With regard to achieving revenues, winning orders and therefore the use of capacity, we fully<br />
expect fluctuations during the fiscal year 2004/2005. It is just as likely for jobs to be delayed as<br />
for us to be given jobs that we know nothing about today. For this reason future developments<br />
in the business and revenues will be dependent on developments in the global economic<br />
situation, which can only be predicted shortly before they occur, and the willingness of our<br />
target markets to invest.<br />
Overall, <strong>Utimaco</strong>'s successful reorganization and positioning as a specialist supplier of<br />
software-based solutions for personal device security and transaction security in the areas of<br />
business activity in which it operates, and with the products and services it offers, should form<br />
a good basis for a satisfactory fiscal year. On the basis of its planning the company expects<br />
growth to continue in the fiscal year 2004/2005, but expects the year-end surplus to be lower<br />
than that of the year under review, due to the planned higher development and marketing<br />
costs for extending its market share.<br />
Oberursel, Germany, 23rd September 2004<br />
Martin Wülfert<br />
Chief Executive Office<br />
Christian Bohne<br />
Chief <strong>Financial</strong> Officer