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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

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