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RNS Number : 0375P

Evolve Capital PLC

28 September 2011

Embargo for release until 07:00 on Wednesday 28 September 2011

Evolve Capital plc

("Evolve" or the "Company")

Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2011

Evolve Capital plc today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 which incorporate the results for its principal operating subsidiary, Astaire Group plc.

 
  For further information 
   please contact: 
 
  Evolve Capital plc                Tel: 020 7937 4445 
  Oliver Vaughan, Chairman 
 
  Allenby Capital Limited           Tel: 020 3328 5656 
  Nick Naylor/Nick Athanas/James 
   Reeve 
 

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to report to you on the Company's activities during the six months to 30 June 2011.

Markets conditions during the period and subsequently have remained very difficult and as highlighted in my Chairman's statement contained within the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010, we have reduced our overhead base and continue to wait patiently for one or more of our investments to come to fruition.

As in previous periods the results for the Group have been heavily influenced by events within our largest subsidiary Astaire Group Plc ("Astaire"), in which Evolve has a 53.6% interest. The results for Astaire during the period under review do not readily provide much in the way of relevant information to our shareholders as they reflect the final disposal of two of its own subsidiary businesses, Dowgate Securities and Rowan Dartington, at different points within the period under review.

Perhaps of more significance to shareholders is the announcement that was made by Astaire on 6 September 2011, which gave details of Evolve's intention to acquire all of the shares in Astaire that it does not currently own and thereby to turn Astaire into a wholly owned subsidiary of Evolve. This is to be achieved by way of a Court sanctioned Scheme of Arrangement, under the terms of which each Astaire shareholder will receive 7 new ordinary shares in Evolve for each 5 ordinary shares currently held by them in Astaire. Alternatively, those Astaire shareholders who would prefer to exit the group can elect to receive a cash payment of 2p for each Astaire share currently held by them. Full details on the Scheme of Arrangement were contained in the announcement made by Astaire on 6 September 2011.

Evolve's strategy going forward is to take such steps as are open to it to mitigate the historic losses suffered by it as a consequence of its investment in Astaire and to focus its remaining resources on investments capable of generating a significant return for the Company and for its shareholders. In this regard, after the end of the period under review, the Company has agreed to participate in a fundraising being carried out by 3D Diagnostic Imaging Plc, an AIM listed company in which Evolve already holds a significant stake. Evolve is to subscribe GBP500,000 for 25,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each at a price of 2p per share.

Also after the end of the period under review the Company has invested GBP500,000 into Central Asian Minerals & Resources Plc (CAMAR), a PLUS listed company whose wholly owned subsidiary owns a 49% stake in a joint venture gold mining project based in Tajikistan, to acquire 769,231 units. A unit comprises one new ordinary share with an issue price of 65p and a warrant to acquire one additional CAMAR share at a price of 65p per share. This investment was part of GBP4.4 million fundraising completed by CAMAR.

In order to be able to make these investments Evolve borrowed an additional GBP775,000 after the period end from Kimono Holdings Ltd, an existing shareholder of Evolve, and entered into a new loan agreement with Kimono that consolidated this additional loan and the existing indebtedness of the Company to Kimono of GBP479,636 under a single loan agreement. Full details on these arrangements were announced by Evolve on 24 August 2011. I also agreed to lend the Company an additional GBP100,000 at the same rate of interest as the loan from Kimono.

As a part of its strategy Evolve intends to optimise its returns through a series of staged exits from the other companies in which it has invested. This will be done on an orderly basis although the Board anticipates that this might take a number of years to achieve.

INVESTMENTS

Astaire Group Plc ("Astaire")

As outlined above it is Evolve's intention that Astaire becomes a wholly owned subsidiary. Should this be achieved the task in hand will be to optimise the value that can be realised from the assets remaining within the company and minimise any on-going liabilities for the benefit of Evolve's shareholders.

St Helens Capital Partners LLP ("St Helens")

St Helens remains a wholly owned subsidiary and continues to be a leading adviser to PLUS-quoted companies. In May 2011 St Helens won the award for the 'Fundraising of the Year' and subsequently went on to win the Growth Company Investor award for 'PLUS Advisor of the Year'.

Despite challenging market conditions the business continues to trade satisfactorily and is well placed to develop as and when market conditions improve.

3D Diagnostic Imaging Plc ("3D")

Evolve currently holds 31.7 % of 3D's issued share capital and has agreed to invest an additional GBP500,000 as a part of a GBP1.41 million fundraising currently being undertaken by 3D.

3D owns the exclusive rights to a technology platform using ACIST (alternating current impedance spectroscopy technique) to accurately measure the integrity of a given structure. The first commercial product based upon the technology, a highly accurate hand held device for the early detection and monitoring of hidden tooth decay has now been launched. Despite an initial setback caused by a manufacturing defect, which has now been fully resolved, the company has successfully signed distribution agreements covering some 20 countries around the world. The focus is now on gaining sales traction in those market places.

Woodspeen Training Group Plc ("Woodspeen")

Woodspeen is a training company focused on the Government sponsored non-academic adult training sector. The company is led by a highly experienced management team and recently announced that for the year to 31 March 2011 it had made a trading profit of GBP693,182. This was before an exceptional charge of GBP1,950,000 against the carrying value of goodwill, to reflect government changes to the funding regime.

The company is continuing to pursue a consolidation strategy in an attempt to reach what management of Woodspeen consider to be critical mass. Current expectations are that the company will continue to trade profitably and to generate cash, albeit on a lower level than in the previous year.

Pulse Group Plc ("Pulse")

Pulse is a leading provider of RPO (research process outsourcing) in the Asia Pacific region and services market research companies throughout the world. The Company is listed on the PLUS market and is expected to have generated a pre-tax profit of some $50,000 for the year to 31 May 2011.

Whilst the company continues to make strides forward in technology, it remains sub scale in size and as a consequence is seeking to merge with one or more strategic partners to create the critical mass that is anticipated will lead to a significant increase in shareholder value.

Bluehone Holdings Plc ("Bluehone")

During its last financial year this PLUS listed fund management company lost the mandate to manage one of its two funds. As a consequence of this loss the company has become moribund and is likely to remain so until such time as it succeeds in securing additional funds to manage.

Central Asian Minerals and Resources plc ("CAMAR")

CAMAR is a PLUS listed company whose subsidiary has a 49% share in a joint venture gold mining project in Tajikistan. The company recently raised some GBP4.4 million before costs and the immediate focus of the company is to establish the extent of the additional resources that they believe to exist within its licensing areas.

Aconite Technology Limited ("Aconite")

Aconite is a private company that has developed and now distributes a suite of software products for the operation of chip and pin payment cards, pre-paid debit cards and contactless payment cards for use in mass transit applications. The company is now trading profitably and is cash generative.

Evolve's investments at 30 June 2011 can be summarised as follows:

 
                                                                    Fair Value 
                               Shares                                  at 30 
                               held by     Holding                   June 2011 
  Investment     Market        Evolve         %       Cost (GBP)       (GBP) 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ------------ 
 
  Aconite 
   Technology 
   Ltd           Private        201,190      2.7         211,249        26,750 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ------------ 
  Bluehone 
   Holdings 
   Plc           PLUS        23,615,411     19.9         386,763       401,462 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ------------ 
  Pulse Group 
   Plc           PLUS         6,718,888      7.3         302,350        64,599 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ------------ 
  Woodspeen 
   Training 
   Plc           PLUS         3,000,000      8.3         450,000       701,250 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ------------ 
  3D 
   Diagnostic 
   Imaging 
   Plc           AIM         53,974,354     31.7       1,289,925       917,564 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ------------ 
 

Fair value of the PLUS quoted investments is calculated based on the bid price of the shares less a 15 per cent discount to reflect the relative illiquidity of the holdings concerned. At this time the Board of Evolve does not believe that the fair values could be achieved in a short-term realisation of the investments.

Evolve also owns 53.61 per cent of the issued share capital of Astaire which has a carrying value of GBP2,748,000 on the Company's balance sheet.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

During the period under review the Group reported a loss of GBP1,958,000 (six months to 30 June 2010 loss GBP864,000). As in previous periods the majority of this loss arose within the Group's main subsidiary Astaire.

At 30 June 2011 the Group had consolidated net assets of GBP6.9 million (30 June 2010 GBP14.2 million, which sum included cash balances of GBP4.7 million (31 December 2010 GBP4.4 million, 30 June 2010 GBP5.6 million).

During the coming months we intend to focus on our core strategy and I look forward to advising you of further progress in due course.

Oliver Vaughan

Executive Chairman

27 September 2011

Financial Review

Result before tax

The result for the first six months of 2011 was a loss before taxation of GBP1,958,000 compared to a loss of GBP864,000 for the same period in 2010.

Income statement

The consolidated results for the period include the remaining activities of the Astaire Group, which is 53 per cent owned by Evolve and therefore fully consolidated in these Interim results, the wholly owned PLUS adviser St Helens Capital Partners LLP and Evolve Capital Plc's other investment activities.

Taxation

The tax credit for the period of GBP849,000 (30 June 2010: credit of GBP209,000) reflects deferred tax on movements in the value of investments.

Earnings per share

The basic loss per share from continuing operations was 0.72 pence per share (2010: loss of 0.48 pence per share). The diluted loss per share from continuing operations was 0.53 pence per share (2010: loss of 0.48 pence per share). The dilution arises from the issue of Unsecured Convertible Loan Notes 2020 in September 2010.

Balance sheet

At 30 June 2011, the carrying value of intangibles in the balance sheet was GBP121,000 and related wholly to St Helens Capital Partners LLP.

The other significant movement affecting the balance sheet was the decrease in the carrying value of FVTPL investments since 31 December 2010 by GBP3,566,000, which is related to the fall in market value of 3D Diagnostics, as well as a reduction in the value of Astaire's remaining FVTPL investments to zero. Astaire did however realise a number of FVTPL investments during the period generating a gain of GBP1,139,000.

At 30 June 2011 the consolidated Evolve Group held net cash balances of GBP4.7 million, a small increase of GBP0.3 million from 31 December 2010.

Going concern

Upon completion of the Scheme of Arrangement that was announced by Astaire on 6 September 2011, Astaire will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group and as a consequence its assets, including its cash balances, will then form a part of the resources available to the Group.

As a result of this consideration and of the other resources and options currently available to the Group, the Directors have a reasonable expectation at the time of approving the interim financial statements that the Company and the Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the interim financial statements.

Oliver Vaughan

Executive Chairman

27 September 2011

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

for the six months ended 30 June 2011

 
                                      Unaudited      Unaudited 
                                     Six months     Six months         Audited 
                                             to             to      Year ended 
                                        30 June        30 June     31 December 
                                             11             10              10 
                                        GBP'000        GBP'000         GBP'000 
 
  Fee and commission income                 287          7,679             533 
  Fee and commission expenses                 -        (1,276)            (23) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Net fee and commission 
   income                                   287          6,403             510 
  Other income                              639            499               - 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Total income                              926          6,902             510 
 
  Profit on disposal of 
   available-for-sale 
   investments                            1,139             24             359 
  (Loss)/Gain on fair value 
   through profit and loss 
   investments                          (3,567)          1,846           (186) 
  Loss on sale of subsidiary 
   undertaking                            (241)              -         (1,052) 
 
  Operating expenses 
   Impairment of goodwill 
   and other intangibles                      -        (1,308)           (362) 
  Amortisation of other 
   intangibles                             (38)          (326)            (76) 
  Restructuring costs                         -          (260)               - 
  Share-based payments credit                 -              -              85 
  Share-based payments charge                 -           (83)               - 
  Other operating expenses              (1,112)        (7,916)         (3,445) 
--------------------------------  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Total operating expenses              (1,150)        (9,893)         (3,798) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Operating loss                        (2,893)        (1,121)         (4,167) 
 
  Investment revenue                         30             49              36 
  Finance costs                            (17)            (1)            (33) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Loss on ordinary activities 
   before taxation                      (2,880)        (1,073)         (4,164) 
 
  Taxation credit/(charge)                  849            209           (327) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Loss from continuing 
   operations                           (2,031)          (864)         (4,491) 
 
  Discontinued operations 
 
  Profit/(Loss) from 
   discontinued operations                   73              -         (4,346) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Loss for the period                   (1,958)          (864)         (8,837) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 
  Attributable to: 
  Owners of the Company                 (1,831)            424         (5,279) 
  Non-controlling interests               (127)        (1,288)         (3,558) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
                                        (1,958)          (864)         (8,837) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 
 
  Loss per ordinary share 
   (pence) 
  From continuing operations 
  - Basic                                (0.72)         (0.48)          (2.13) 
  - Diluted                              (0.53)         (0.48)          (1.85) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 
  From continuing and 
  discontinued operations 
  - Basic                                (0.69)         (0.48)          (4.18) 
  - Diluted                              (0.51)         (0.48)          (3.65) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 30 June 2011

 
                                      Unaudited      Unaudited 
                                     Six months     Six months         Audited 
                                             to             to      Year ended 
                                        30 June        30 June     31 December 
                                             11             10              10 
                                        GBP'000        GBP'000         GBP'000 
 
  Loss for the period                   (1,958)          (864)         (8,837) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 
  Other comprehensive income: 
  Gains on revaluation of 
   available-for-sale 
   investments taken to equity, 
   net of tax                             (448)             26             208 
  Exchange differences on 
   translation of foreign 
   operations                                 -              -               - 
  Exchange differences on 
   sale of foreign operations                 -              -               - 
  Transferred to profit or loss 
   on sale of available-for-sale 
   investments                              (1)            (4)            (63) 
  Deferred tax relating to 
   components of other 
   comprehensive income                      84           (10)           (171) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Other comprehensive income 
   for the 
   period, net of tax                     (365)             12            (26) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Total comprehensive income 
   for the period                       (2,323)          (852)         (8,863) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 
  Total comprehensive income 
   attributable to 
  Owners of the Company                 (2,223)            446         (5,286) 
  Non-controlling interests               (100)        (1,298)         (3,577) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
                                        (2,323)          (852)         (8,863) 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

as at 30 June 2011

 
                                      Unaudited    Unaudited         Audited 
                                        30 June      30 June     31 December 
                                             11           10              10 
                                        GBP'000      GBP'000         GBP'000 
  ASSETS 
  Non-current assets 
  Goodwill                                    -          299               - 
  Other intangible assets                   121        3,433             160 
  Property, plant and equipment               5          732               7 
 
  Total non-current assets                  126        4,464             167 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Current assets 
  Trade and other receivables             1,345       10,899           1,816 
  Available-for-sale investments          3,050        2,847           2,346 
  Fair value through profit 
   and loss investments                     918        6,438           4,484 
  Cash and cash equivalents               4,740        5,655           4,463 
  Assets held for sale                        -            -           7,272 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Total current assets                   10,053       25,839          20,381 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Total assets                           10,179       30,303          20,548 
                                    ===========  ===========  ============== 
 
  LIABILITIES 
  Current liabilities 
  Trade and other payables                  733       10,401           2,478 
  Current tax liabilities                     -           20               1 
  Borrowings                                  -          182               - 
  Liabilities directly associated 
   with assets held for sale                  -            -           5,373 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Total current liabilities                 733       10,603           7,852 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Non-current liabilities 
  Deferred tax liabilities                   99          873           1,032 
  Convertible loan stock                    178            -             172 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Total non-current liabilities             277          873           1,204 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Total liabilities                       1,010       11,476           9,056 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  EQUITY 
  Share capital                           1,890        1,785           1,890 
  Share premium                          11,789       11,457          11,789 
  Equity reserve                            247            -             247 
  Fair value and other reserves             329          740             721 
  Retained (deficit)/earnings           (7,279)          252         (5,448) 
                                    -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
  Parent Company's shareholders' 
   equity                                 6,976       14,234           9,199 
 
  Non-controlling interests               2,193        4,593           2,293 
 
  Total equity and liabilities           10,179       30,303          20,548 
                                    ===========  ===========  ============== 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

for the six months ended 30 June 2011

 
                                                         Fair 
                                                        value 
                                                          and 
                      Share      Share     Equity       other    Retained               Minority      Total 
                    capital    premium    reserve    reserves    earnings      Total    interest     equity 
                    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000 
 
  Balance at 31 
   December 2009      1,785     11,457          -         728       (255)     13,715       5,871     19,586 
  Share-based 
   payments               -          -          -           -          83         83           -         83 
  Profit for the 
   period                 -          -          -           -         424        424     (1,288)      (864) 
  Other 
   comprehensive 
   income for 
   the period             -          -          -          12           -         12          10         22 
 
  Balance at 30 
   June 2010          1,785     11,457          -         740         252     14,234       4,593     18,827 
----------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 
  Issue of share 
   capital              105        419          -           -           -        524           -        524 
  Share issue 
   expenses               -       (87)          -           -           -       (87)           -       (87) 
  Issue of 
   convertible 
   loan stock             -          -        241           -           -        241           -        241 
  Share-based 
   payments 
   credit                 -          -          -           -           9          9           -          9 
  Loss for the 
   year                   -          -          -           -     (5,703)    (5,703)     (2,270)    (7,973) 
  Transfer 
   between 
   reserves               -          -          6           -         (6)          -           -          - 
  Other 
   comprehensive 
   income for 
   the year               -          -          -        (19)           -       (19)        (30)       (49) 
 
  Balance at 31 
   December 2010      1,890     11,789        247         721     (5,448)      9,199       2,293     11,492 
----------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 
  Loss for the 
   period                 -          -          -           -     (1,831)    (1,831)       (127)    (1,958) 
  Other 
   comprehensive 
   income for 
   the period             -          -          -       (392)           -      (392)          27      (365) 
----------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 
  Balance at 30 
   June 2011          1,890     11,789        247         329     (7,279)      6,976       2,193      9,169 
================  =========  =========  =========  ==========  ==========  =========  ==========  ========= 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

for the six months ended 30 June 11

 
                                      Unaudited      Unaudited 
                                     Six months     Six months         Audited 
                                             to             to      Year ended 
                                        30 June        30 June     31 December 
                                             11             10              10 
                                        GBP'000        GBP'000         GBP'000 
  Net cash used in operating 
   activities                           (2,215)        (2,123)         (3,653) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
  Investing activities 
  Interest received                          20             49              49 
  Dividends received                         14             17              17 
  Proceeds on disposal of 
   available-for-sale 
   investments                            2,508             92             599 
  Purchases of 
   available-for-sale 
   investments                            (931)           (38)           (211) 
  Purchases of fair value 
   through profit and loss 
   investments                                -              -           (450) 
  Proceeds on disposal of 
   property, plant and equipment              -              -               1 
  Purchases of property, 
   plant and equipment                        -          (419)           (437) 
  Disposal of subsidiary                    881              -           (263) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Net cash from/(used in) 
   investing activities                   2,492          (299)           (695) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
  Financing activities 
  Proceeds from issue of 
   ordinary share capital                     -              -             524 
  Proceeds from issue of 
   convertible loan stock                     -                            480 
  Expenses of share issue                     -              -            (88) 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Net cash from financing 
   activities                                 -              -             916 
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
  Net increase/(decrease) 
   in cash and cash equivalents             277        (2,422)         (3,432) 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents 
   at beginning of period                 4,463          7,895           7,895 
 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents 
   at end of period                       4,740          5,473           4,463 
                                  =============  =============  ============== 
 

Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Statements

for the six months ended 30 June 2011

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Interim Report is unaudited and does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 435 of the Companies Act 2006.

The accounting policies used in the preparation of the Interim Report are consistent with those set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010. For the year ended 31 December 2010 the Group has adopted International Financial Reporting Standard 3 "Business Combinations" (revised 2008) and International Accounting Standard 27 "Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements" (revised 2008). There is no impact associated with these changes in these Interim Condensed Financial Statements.

The information for the year ended 31 December 2010 does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. A copy of the statutory accounts for that year has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

The interim condensed financial statements will be circulated to all shareholders in October 2011 and will be available from the Company's registered office at 223a Kensington High Street, London W8 6SG and also in accordance with Rule 20 of the AIM rules, on the Company's website at www.evolvecapital.co.uk.

2. TAXATION

The tax credit for the six months to 30 June 2011 reflects all the necessary provisions for current tax, taking into account the availability of losses brought forward, and movements in deferred tax with reference to the adjustments necessary under IFRS. In arriving at the effective tax rate account has been taken of the change in the rate of tax charged, and the disallowance of the cost of share-based payments charged to the income statement. Current income tax expense is recognised in these interim condensed financial statements based on management's best estimates of the annual income tax liability expected for the full financial year.

3. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per ordinary share is based on the following data.

 
                                                            Six months ended 
                Six months ended 30 June 2011                   30 June 2010 
                                 Continuing &                   Continuing & 
                   Continuing    discontinued     Continuing    discontinued 
                   operations      operations     operations      operations 
                      GBP'000         GBP'000        GBP'000         GBP'000 
  Earnings 
  Loss for the 
   purposes of 
   basic loss 
   per share          (2,031)         (1,958)          (864)           (864) 
 
  Effect of 
  dilutive 
  potential 
  ordinary 
  shares: 
  Interest on 
   convertible 
   loan notes              17              17              -               - 
 
  Loss for the 
   purposes of 
   diluted 
   earnings 
   per share          (2,014)         (1,941)          (864)           (864) 
                =============  ==============  =============  ============== 
 
                          No.             No.            No.             No. 
  Weighted 
  average 
  number of 
  shares 
  Number of 
   shares for 
   the 
   purposes of 
   basic loss 
   per share      283,356,099     283,356,099    178,486,235     178,486,235 
 
  Effect of 
  dilutive 
  potential 
  ordinary 
  shares: 
  Convertible 
   loan notes      95,927,150      95,927,150              -               - 
 
  Number of 
   shares for 
   the 
   purposes of 
   diluted 
   loss per 
   share          379,283,249     379,283,249    178,486,235     178,486,235 
                =============  ==============  =============  ============== 
 
 

Reconciliations of the loss and weighted average number of shares used in the calculations are set out in the table below.

 
                             Six months ended                      Six months ended 
                               30 June 2011                          30 June 2010 
                                  Weighted                              Weighted 
                                   Average    Earnings                   Average    Earnings 
                                    Number         per                    Number         per 
                       Loss             of       share       Loss             of       share 
                    GBP'000         shares     (pence)    GBP'000         shares     (pence) 
  Basic loss 
   per share 
  Loss from 
   continuing 
   and 
   discontinued 
   operations       (1,958)    283,356,099      (0.69)      (864)    178,486,235      (0.48) 
                                            ==========                            ========== 
 
  Adjustment 
   to exclude 
   earnings from 
   discontinued 
   operations            73              -                      -              - 
 
  Loss from 
   continuing 
   operations 
   excluding 
   discontinued 
   operations       (2,031)    283,356,099      (0.72)      (864)    178,486,235       (048) 
                                            ==========                            ========== 
 
  Diluted loss 
   per share 
  Loss from 
   continuing 
   and 
   discontinued 
   operations       (1,941)    379,283,249      (0.51)      (864)    178,486,235      (0.48) 
                                            ==========                            ========== 
 
  Adjustment 
   to exclude 
   earnings from 
   discontinued 
   operations            73              -                      -              - 
 
  Loss from 
   continuing 
   operations 
   excluding 
   discontinued 
   operations       (2,014)    379,283,249      (0.53)      (864)    178,486,235       (048) 
                                            ==========                            ========== 
 
 

4. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

On 24 August 2011 the Company announced that it had entered into a new loan agreement with one of its existing shareholders, Kimono Holdings Limited, under the terms of which Kimono advanced an additional GBP775,000 to the Company. The agreement also consolidated this additional loan and the existing indebtedness of the Company to Kimono of GBP479,636 under a single loan agreement. Full details on these arrangements were contained within the announcement made on 24 August 2011.

On the same date Oliver Vaughan agreed to lend the Company an additional GBP100,000 at the same rate of interest as the loan from Kimono.

These funds, together with certain of the Company's existing resources, have been used to finance the Company's GBP500,000 investment in CAMAR and its additional GBP500,000 investment in 3D.

On 6 September 2011 Astaire released an announcement, which gave details of Evolve's intention to acquire all of the shares in Astaire that it does not currently own and thereby to turn Astaire into a wholly owned subsidiary of Evolve. This is to be achieved by way of a Court sanctioned Scheme of Arrangement, under the terms of which each Astaire shareholder will receive 7 new ordinary shares in Evolve for each 5 ordinary shares currently held by them in Astaire. Alternatively, those Astaire shareholders who would prefer to exit the group can elect to receive a cash payment of 2p for each Astaire share currently held by them. Full details on the Scheme of Arrangement were contained in the announcement made by Astaire on 6 September 2011.

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