Form 424(B)(3) Supplement No.10

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File Number 333-150383

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.

SUPPLEMENT NO. 10 TO

MARKET-MAKING PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 13, 2008

 

THE DATE OF THIS SUPPLEMENT IS DECEMBER 4, 2008

 

ON DECEMBER 3, 2008, SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC. FILED THE ATTACHED

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K/A DATED OCTOBER 1, 2008


 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-K/A

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): October 1, 2008

 

 

SUNGARD® DATA SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   1-12989   51-0267091

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

680 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, WAYNE,

PENNSYLVANIA

  19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

REGISTRANTS TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 484-582-2000

Not Applicable

(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Explanatory Note

On October 3, 2008, SunGard Data Systems Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial Form 8-K”) to report the acquisition of GL Trade S.A. Pursuant to Items 9.01(a)(4) and 9.01(b)(2), this Current Report on Form 8-K/A hereby amends Items 9.01(a) and (b) of the Initial Form 8-K and is being filed in order to provide the historical financial statements of GL Trade S.A. and the related pro forma financial information that were excluded from the Initial Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The consolidated balance sheets and reports of independent registered public accounting firms of GL TRADE S.A. (“GL TRADE”) as of December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of recognized income and expense for each of the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and accompanying notes of GL TRADE are filed as Exhibit 99.1.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet of GL TRADE as of June 30, 2008, the consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of stockholders equity and consolidated statements of recognized income and expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the accompanying notes are filed as Exhibit 99.2.

 

  (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

In accordance with Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K, the pro forma financial information required pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X is filed as Exhibit 99.3. This Form 8-K/A should be read in conjunction with our Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2008.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

23.1    Consent of KPMG S.A., independent auditors for GL TRADE as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
23.2    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for GL TRADE as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007.
99.1    Consolidated Financial Statements and Reports of independent auditors of GL TRADE.
99.2    Unaudited Financial Statements of GL TRADE for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
99.3    Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Data of SunGard Data Systems Inc.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.
Date: December 3, 2008     By:  

/s/ Michael J. Ruane

      Michael J. Ruane
      Senior Vice President-Finance and
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

The following is a list of Exhibits furnished with this report.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

23.1

  Consent of KPMG S.A., independent auditors for GL TRADE as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

23.2

  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for GL TRADE as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007.

99.1

  Consolidated Financial Statements and Reports of independent auditors of GL TRADE.

99.2

  Unaudited Financial Statements of GL TRADE for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

99.3

  Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Data of SunGard Data Systems Inc.


Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors

GL TRADE

42 rue Notre Dame des Victoires

75002 Paris

France

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-150383) of SunGard Data Systems (“SunGard”) of our report dated December 1, 2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of GL Trade as of December 31st, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, cash flows, and recognized income and expense for the years then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of SunGard.

 

KPMG Audit

Département de KPMG S.A.

Jean-Pierre Valensi

Paris La Défense, France

December 1, 2008


Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-150383) of SunGard Data Systems Inc. of our report dated December 1st, 2008 relating to the financial statements of GL Trade SA, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

December 1st, 2008


Exhibit 99.1

INDEX TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GL TRADE S.A.

 

      Page

Reports of independent auditors

   1

Consolidated Statements of Income

   3

Consolidated Statements of Recognized Income and Expense

   3

Consolidated Balance Sheets

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   5

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

   6

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

   8


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the shareholders

GL Trade S.A.

42 rue Notre Dame des Victoires

75002 Paris

France

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income, recognized income and expense, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GL Trade S.A. at December 31, 2007 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by International Accounting Standards Board. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 34, on 1 October 2008, SunGard Data Systems LLC, acquired a majority interest in GL Trade S.A.

Neuilly-sur-Seine, December 1st, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

 

1


Independent Auditors’ Report

The Board of Directors

GL Trade S.A.

42 rue Notre Dame des Victoires

75002 Paris

France

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GL Trade S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, cash flows, and recognized income and expense for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GL Trade S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

As discussed in the note “Accounting principles and methods” to the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated financial statements have been authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company on 6 March 2007 and 7 March 2006 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and then amended on 26 November 2008 in order to translate them into English, to issue one set of financial statements covering the three years ended 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and also to disclose that the consolidated financial statements have also been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.

Paris La Défense

December 1, 2008

KPMG Audit

A division of KPMG S.A.

Jean-Pierre Valensi

 

2


GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated statements of income

 

€ ‘000s

   Notes   Year ended 31 December  
     2007     Continuing
operations
2006
    Discontinued
operations
2006
    2006     Continuing
operations
2005
    Discontinued
operations
2005
    2005  

Revenue

   (4)   203,252     172,619     12,215     184,834     164,370     14,858     179,228  

Other operating income

     653     831     55     886     624     5     629  

Personnel costs

   (5)   (103,165 )   (87,184 )   (1,104 )   (88,288 )   (84,443 )   (1,199 )   (85,642 )

Depreciation, amortization and provisions

     (4,149 )   (3,757 )   (22 )   (3,779 )   (4,277 )   (18 )   (4,295 )

Other operating costs

   (6)   (61,207 )   (51,852 )   (8,931 )   (60,783 )   (50,087 )   (9,263 )   (59,350 )
                                            

Operating income before amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combination

     35,384     30,657     2,213     32,870     26,187     4,383     30,570  

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combination

     (769 )   (995 )   (1,100 )   (2,095 )   (1,450 )   (1,900 )   (3,350 )
                                            

Operating income

     34,615     29,662     1,113     30,775     24,737     2,483     27,220  
                                            

Interest on cash and cash equivalents

     776     935     0     935     743     0     743  

Other financial income

     4,661     1,752     12     1,764     1,381     1     1,382  

Cost of financial debt

     (1,690 )   (639 )   0     (639 )   (393 )   0     (393 )

Other financial costs

     (5,036 )   (2,911 )   0     (2,911 )   (1,204 )   0     (1,204 )
                                            

Net financial income (loss)

   (7)   (1,289 )   (864 )   12     (852 )   527     1     528  

Profit from the sale of stake in associated companies

     0     0     0     0     8,119     0     8,119  

Share in profit of associated companies

     0     0     0     0     739     0     739  
                                            

Profit before income tax

     33,326     28,798     1,125     29,923     34,122     2,484     36,606  

Income tax

   (8)   (11,337 )   (9,866 )   (505 )   (10,371 )   (8,930 )   (1,089 )   (10,019 )

Net income from discontinued operations

   (9)   1,834     0     0     0     0     0     0  
                                            

Net income

     23,823     18,933     620     19,553     25,191     1,395     26,586  
                                            

Attributable to

                

– Equity holders

     23,740     18,836     620     19,456     25,145     1,395     26,540  

– Minority interests

     83     97     0     97     46     0     46  
                                            

Net income

     23,823     18,933     620     19,553     25,191     1,395     26,586  
                                            

in €

                                              

Earnings per share (attributable to holders of the parent company’s shares)

   (19)   2.47     1.97     0.06     2.03     2.62     0.15     2.77  

Diluted earnings per share (attributable to holders of the parent company’s shares)

   (19)   2.46     1.96     0.06     2.02     2.61     0.15     2.76  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated statements of recognized income and expense

 

€ ‘000s

   Year ended 31 December  
   2007     2006     2005  

Translation differences

   (5,590 )   (1,867 )   789  

Actuarial differences

   137     (87 )   (82 )
                  

Total of income and costs recognized directly against equity

   (5,453 )   (1,955 )   707  

Profit for the year

   23,823     19,553     26,586  
                  

Income and expense recognized for the year

   18,370     17,598     27,293  
                  

Attributable to:

      

– Group share

   18,287     17,502     27,243  

– Minority interests

   83     97     50  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

3


GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated balance sheets

 

€ ‘000s

   Notes   As at 31 December
     2007    2006    2005

Property and equipment

   (10)   6,771    6,247    5,790

Goodwill

   (11)   131,183    79,301    66,706

Other intangible assets

   (12)   4,890    3,154    4,317

Non-current financial assets

   (13)   3,039    2,526    2,150

Deferred tax assets

   (14)   1,609    1,553    1,511
                

Non-current assets

     147,492    92,781    80,474
                

Trade and other receivables

   (15)   62,689    56,737    75,745

Current tax receivable

     428    0    418

Current financial assets

   (16)   438    1,139    1,102

Cash and cash equivalents

   (17)   23,354    36,829    42,791

Assets classified as held for sale

   (18)   0    5,258    385
                

Current assets

     86,909    99,964    120,441
                

Total assets

     234,401    192,744    200,914
                

Share capital

     293    293    292

Share premium

     1,583    1,277    888

Reserves

     39,093    35,614    24,433

Net income (attributable to equity holders)

     23,740    19,456    26,540
                

Shareholders’ equity – attributable to equity holders

     64,709    56,639    52,153

Minority interests

     997    914    817
                

Total equity

     65,706    57,553    52,970
                

Non-current financial liabilities

   (20)   27,609    15,845    9,982

Deferred tax liabilities

   (21)   2,807    1,315    1,727

Retirement benefit obligations

   (22)   19    50    43

Other non-current liabilities

   (23)   2,899    0    1,378
                

Non-current liabilities

     33,334    17,210    13,130
                

Current financial liabilities

   (24)   22,997    7,381    8,324

Current tax liabilities

   (26)   2,669    2,704    2,798

Trade payable and other debts

   (26)   51,092    43,089    42,832

Provisions

   (27)   636    595    756

Other current liabilities

   (28)   57,967    60,821    80,103

Liabilities classified as held for sale

   (29)   0    3,391    0
                

Current liabilities

     135,361    117,981    134,814
                

Total liabilities

     168,695    135,191    147,944
                

Total liabilities and equity

     234,401    192,744    200,914
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

4


GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated statements of cash flows

 

€ ‘000s

   Notes   Year ended 31 December  
     Continuing
operations
    Discontinued
operations
   2007     Continuing
operations
    Discontinued
operations
    2006     Continuing
operations
    Discontinued
operations
    2005  

Net income

     23,823        23,823     18,933     620     19,553     25,191     1,395     26,586  

Add back depreciation, amortisation and provisions

     4,964        4,964     3,998     1,122     5,120     5,828     1,918     7,746  

Add back changes in deferred taxes

     532        532     478     (384 )   94     1,372     (664 )   708  

Add back capital gains or losses on disposal

     (1,415 )      (1,415 )   (344 )     (344 )   (7,682 )     (7,682 )

Add back share in profit of associated companies

     0        0     0       0     (739 )     (739 )

Other non-cash items

     508        508     34       34     0       0  

Income tax expenses

   (8)   10,664        10,664     9,393     884     10,277     7,558     1,753     9,311  
                                                     

Cash flow from operations

     39,076        39,076     32,492     2,242     34,734     31,528     4,402     35,930  

Change in working capital used in operations

     (1,219 )      (1,219 )   4,298     (4,642 )   (344 )   418     (1,486 )   (1,068 )

Income tax paid

     (11,019 )      (11,019 )   (9,678 )   (275 )   (9,953 )   (8,392 )     (8,392 )

Financial charges paid

     (1,835 )      (1,835 )   (444 )     (444 )   (372 )     (372 )
                                                     

Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities (A)

     25,003        25,003     26,668     (2,675 )   23,993     23,182     2,916     26,098  
                                                     

Acquisition of fixed assets

     (7,848 )      (7,848 )   (5,910 )   (17 )   (5,927 )   (4,738 )   (28 )   (4,766 )

Disposal of fixed assets

     456        456     1,432       1,432     417       417  

Short-term investments

     0        0     (1,139 )     (1,139 )   (1,102 )     (1,102 )

Disposal of short-term investments

     1,139        1,139     1,102       1,102     0       0  

Acquisition of subsidiaries less cash acquired

   (32)   (44,500 )      (44,500 )   (16,196 )     (16,196 )   (4,340 )     (4,340 )

Increased stakes in existing subsidiaries

   (32)   (920 )      (920 )   0       0     0       0  

Disposal of subsidiaries

     0     1,589    1,589     1,080       1,080     9,000       9,000  

Dividends from associated companies

     0        0     0       0     1,725       1,725  
                                                       

Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities (B)

     (51,673 )   1,589    (50,084 )   (19,631 )   (17 )   (19,648 )   961     (28 )   933  
                                                       

Dividends paid

     (10,568 )      (10,568 )   (13,440 )     (13,440 )   (9,559 )     (9,559 )

Capital increase

     306        306     390       390     725       725  

Repurchase of own shares

     (143 )      (143 )   0       0     0       0  

Borrowing received

     31,524        31,524     7,181       7,181     0       0  

Repayment of borrowings

     (7,508 )      (7,508 )   (3,110 )     (3,110 )   (7,301 )     (7,301 )
                                                       

Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities (C)

     13,611        13,611     (8,979 )     (8,979 )   (16,136 )     (16,136 )
                                                       

Impact of changes in exchange rates (D)

     (2,005 )      (2,005 )   (1,111 )     (1,111 )   1,028       1,028  
                                                       

Change in net cash (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)

     (15,064 )   1,589    (13,475 )   (3,053 )   (2,692 )   (5,745 )   9,036     2,888     11,924  

Opening net cash

   (17)   36,829        36,829     39,882     2,909     42,791     30,847     21     30,868  
                                                       

Closing net cash

   (17)   21,765     1,589    23,354     36,829     217     37,046     39,882     2,909     42,791  
                                                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

5


GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity

 

€ ‘000s

   Attributable to shareholders in the parent company     Minority
interests
    Total
shareholders’
equity
 
   Share
Capital
   Issue
Premium
   Treasury
shares
   Stock
Options
reserves
   Actuarial
differences
    Hedging
instruments
reserves
   Translation
differences
on foreign
subsidiaries
    Profit and
retained
earnings
    Total      

Balance at 1 January 2005

   290    214       443         (435 )   33,033     33,545     1,855     35,400  

Translation differences on foreign subsidiaries

                    785       785     4     789  

Income and expenses booked directly to shareholders’ equity

               (82 )          (82 )     (82 )
                                       

Total changes booked directly to shareholder’s equity

               (82 )      785       703     4     707  

Profit for the period

                      26,540     26,540     46     26,586  
                                                   

Total income and costs booked for the period

               (82 )      785     26,540     27,243     50     27,293  

Dividend payments

                      (9,561 )   (9,561 )     (9,561 )

Other changes to minority interests

                        0     49     49  

Stock option costs

            402             402       402  

Exercise of options

   2    674                   676       676  

Undertaking to acquired minority interests

                        0     (1,138 )   (1,138 )

Other changes

                    (6 )   (146 )   (152 )     (152 )
                                                             

Balance at 31 December 2005

   292    888    0    845    (82 )   0    344     49,866     52,153     817     52,970  

Changes in shareholders’ equity 2006

                           

Translation differences on foreign subsidiaries

                    (1,867 )     (1,867 )     (1,867 )

Income and expenses booked directly to shareholders’ equity

               (87 )          (87 )     (87 )
                                           

Total changes booked directly to shareholder’s equity

               (87 )      (1,867 )     (1,954 )     (1,954 )

Profit for the period

                      19,456     19,456     97     19,553  
                                                   

Total income and costs booked for the period

               (87 )      (1,867 )   19,456     17,502     97     17,599  

Dividend payments

                      (13,439 )   (13,439 )     (13,439 )

Stock option costs

            33             33       33  

Exercise of options

   1    389                   390       390  
                                                             

Balance at 31 December 2006 carried forward

   293    1,277    0    878    (169 )   0    (1,523 )   55,883     56,639     914     57,553  

 

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€ ‘000s

   Attributable to shareholders in the parent company     Minority
interests
   Total
shareholders’
equity
 
   Share
Capital
   Issue
Premium
   Treasury
shares
    Stock
Options
reserves
   Actuarial
differences
    Hedging
instruments
reserves
   Translation
differences
on foreign
subsidiaries
    Profit and
retained
earnings
    Total       

Balance at 31 December 2006 carried forward

   293    1,277    0     878    (169 )   0    (1,523 )   55,883     56,639     914    57,553  

Change in shareholders’ equity 2007

                           

Conversion differences on the conversion of businesses abroad

                   (5,590 )     (5,590 )      (5,590 )

Income and costs booked directly to shareholders’ equity

              137            137        137  
                                           

Total recognized elements in shareholders’ equity

              137        (5,590 )     (5,453 )      (5,453 )

Profit for the period

                     23,740     23,740     83    23,823  
                                                 

Total income and costs booked for the period

              137        (5,590 )   23,740     18,287     83    18,370  

Dividend payments

                     (10,568 )   (10,568 )      (10,568 )

Stock option costs

           126             126        126  

Repurchase and cancellation of own shares

         (143 )             8     (135 )      (135 )

Exercise of options

      306                  306        306  

Derivative hedging instruments

                54        54        54  
                                                             

Balance at 31 December 2007

   293    1,583    (143 )   1,004    (32 )   54    (7,113 )   69,063     64,709     997    65,706  
                                                             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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GL TRADE SA

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GL TRADE SA (“the Company”) is a French domiciled company.

The address of the Company’s registered office is 42, rue Notre Dame des Victoires, 75002 Paris. The consolidated financial statements as at and for the years ended 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as “the Group”) and the Group’s share in associated companies. The Group provides the international financial community with a full range of software solutions to cover the entire order flow, from the dispatch of an order to post-trade settlement.

Accounting principles and methods

Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) effective as of December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 respectively as issued by the IASB and in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 respectively.

The standards, amendments and interpretations effective as from 1 January 2007 were applied to the 2007 consolidated accounts, and have had no material effect on the financial statements for that year. These standards, amendments and interpretations are as follows:

 

   

Amendments to IAS 1 on additional information regarding share capital;

 

   

IFRIC 7 Applying the Restatement Approach under IAS 29

 

   

IFRIC 8 Scope of IFRS 2, regarding share-based payments;

 

   

IFRIC 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives;

 

   

IFRIC 10 Interim Financial Reporting and Impairment.

Additional information required by IFRS 7 is presented in the consolidated financial statements.

The following new standards, amendments and interpretations effective as from 1 January 2009, were not applied for 2007:

 

   

IAS 1 (revised) Presentation of financial statements

 

   

IFRS 8 Operating Segments,

 

   

Amendments to IAS 23 regarding borrowing costs,

 

   

IFRIC 11 Group and Treasury Share Transactions,

 

   

IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements,

 

   

IFRIC 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes,

 

   

IFRIC 14 Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset and Minimum Funding Requirement.

The potential impact of the above pronouncements on Group consolidated financial statements is being assessed by management.

The consolidated financial statements have been authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company on 10 March 2008, 6 March 2007, 7 March 2006 for years ended in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and then amended on 26 November 2008 in order to translate them in English, to issue one set of financial statements covering the three years ended 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and also to disclose that the financial statements have also been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.

 

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BASIS OF PREPARATION

The consolidated financial statements are presented in euros, which is the Company’s functional currency. All financial information presented in euro has been rounded to the nearest thousand. The consolidated financial statements are established on the basis of historic cost, except for the following assets and liabilities which are recorded at fair value: derivative financial instruments, financial instruments held for trading, and available-for-sale financial assets.

Non-current assets and groups of assets held for sale are valued at the lower of their book value and their fair value less disposal costs.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the Group’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The underlying estimates and assumptions are made on the basis of past experience and of other factors considered to be reasonable in the circumstances. These estimates and assumptions serve as the basis for the exercise of judgment, as required when determining values for assets and liabilities that can not be obtained directly from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and the underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The effect of changes in estimates is recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised, and in any future periods affected.

Information about significant areas of judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements and which may carry substantial risk of adjustment in subsequent years is included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The major line items affected by such judgments are Other Intangible assets, Goodwill, Deferred taxation, Financial liabilities and Provisions.

Accounting methods have been consistently applied by all Group entities.

Note 1 - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. Control exists when the Group has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.

Acquisitions of subsidiaries are accounted for using the purchase method of accounting; subsidiaries are consolidated on the full consolidation method under which all balance sheet and income statement accounts of the consolidated companies are integrated (after necessary consolidation adjustments and elimination of intra-group transactions and balances). Shareholders’ equity and net income (loss) are then allocated to other shareholders and minority interests.

The cost of an acquisition corresponds to the total of the fair value of the assets acquired, equity instruments issued and liabilities assumed or incurred at the date of transfer, plus costs directly related to the acquisition. The identifiable assets and liabilities assumed in a business combination are initially assessed at fair value at the date of acquisition, regardless of minority interests. Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Where the acquisition cost is lower than the fair value of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the income statement.

 

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Associates

Associates are those entities in which the group has significant influence, but not control, over the financial and operating policies. The consolidated financial statements include the Group’s share of net income /loss of equity accounted investees, from the date that significant influence commences until the date that significant influence ceases. When the Group’s share of losses exceeds its interest in an equity accounted investee, the carrying amount of that interest (including any long-term investments) is reduced to nil and the recognition of further losses is discontinued except to the extent that the Group has an obligation or has made payments on behalf of the investee.

Transaction eliminated on consolidation

Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealized income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

Foreign currency translation

The euro is the functional currency of GL TRADE SA and is the currency in which the accounts of the company are presented.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are converted to the functional currency at the exchange rate effective on that date. Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in profit or loss in the income statement.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and valued at their historic cost are translated to the functional currency using the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and valued at fair value are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was determined.

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising from acquisition, are translated to euros at exchange rates at the reporting date. The income and expenses of foreign operations, are translated to euro at the average exchange rates over the period. Foreign currency differences are recorded as currency translation adjustment directly in equity.

Net investment in a foreign business

Translation differences arising from the conversion of a net investment in a foreign business and the associated hedging are accounted as currency translation adjustment. They are accounted for in the income statement if and when the Group withdraws from the foreign business.

Deferred tax

Deferred taxes are determined using the balance sheet method. The group treats deferred tax using the ‘liability method’ for all timing differences between the inclusion of assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at their reported value and their value for tax purposes, with the exception of:

 

   

goodwill which is not tax deductible

 

   

the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss; and,

 

   

differences relating to investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities to the extent that it is probable that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

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The valuation of deferred tax assets or liabilities is determined by the manner in which the Group expects to recover or settle the value of assets or liabilities on the balance sheet, using the tax rates that have been adopted, or effectively adopted, at the balance sheet date.

The net balance of deferred tax items is determined on the basis of the tax status of each Group entity or the income for tax purposes of all Group entities included in the tax consolidation scope. A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.

Dividends

Any dividends paid by one of the Group entities to another of the Group entities are eliminated in the calculation of net profit for the Group.

Goodwill

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations.

For business combinations occurring after the Group’s transition to IFRS on 1 January 2004, goodwill represents the difference between the acquisition cost and the corresponding share of the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired, any identifiable liabilities and any contingent liabilities.

For business combinations occurring prior to the Group’s transition to IFRS on 1 January 2004, goodwill is maintained at its book value as calculated under previous accounting methods. In preparing the opening balance sheet under IFRS at 1 January 2004, the Group did not change the classification and accounting treatment of acquisitions occurring prior to 1 January 2004.

Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to Cash Generating Units and is not amortized, but is subject to an impairment test on an annual basis or at any time that there is an indication that value may have been impaired. In respect of equity accounted investees, the carrying amount of goodwill is included in the carrying amount of the investment.

Negative goodwill on an acquisition is immediately accounted for in the income statement after a re-examination of the fair values of the assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired.

Note 2 - Significant accounting policies

Revenue recognition

Revenue is reported for the financial year to which it relates. Revenue from operating activities is generated from the services provided by GL TRADE to its clients. Revenue from these services is recognized according to one of the following models, depending on the type of product sold:

 

   

Solutions sold as a subscription: under this billing model, GL TRADE grants its clients the right to use software and provides them with associated maintenance, technical support, hot-line and update services, at no extra cost, over the subscription period. Revenue is billed in advance and recognized straight line over the life of the contract starting from the installation date.

 

   

Associated services: the sale of solutions is often bundled with associated services, such as project management, installation and training. These services are billed and revenue is recognized upon the performance of the service. Revenues from bundled arrangements are allocated to the individual elements based on their relative fair value.

 

   

Solutions sold in the form of a license with associated maintenance contract: licenses give the right to use software and are generally granted for a limited period (3 to 5 years). Revenue from licenses is recognized in its entirety at the time of installation at the latest, with revenue from annually renewable maintenance contracts recognized straight line over the contract period.

 

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Projects including a license and specific development and/or significant integration services: at the contract proposal phase complex projects are divided up into a number of phases corresponding to the services accepted by the client. Revenue is recognized as work is completed, on the basis of technical milestones achieved. The percentage of completion is determined by assessing the work already completed at the end of the financial period.

 

   

Royalty fees are paid to stock markets based on the number of displays utilized by end-user customers, and are recharged to such customers. Access to stock market data is part of a full service offering and the related fees are recognized as revenue since GL Trade is the primary obligor.

Leases

Leases are accounted for as finance leases if they transfer nearly all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the leased assets to the lessee.

In particular, contracts are considered as financial lease contracts if:

 

   

they allow for automatic transfer of ownership at the end of the contract, or

 

   

they offer a purchase option that is likely to be exercised during or at the end of the contract, or

 

   

they have a term close to the expected useful life of the asset, or

 

   

the present value of minimum payments under the contract is close to the fair value of the asset.

Assets financed through finance leases are classified in the balance sheet as property and equipment at the lower of the fair value of the asset and the present value of minimum payments under the lease contract at the reception date and are depreciated, and the corresponding liabilities are classified as short- or long-term debt.

Lease payments are broken down between financial costs and principal payment of the debt.

Assets under finance lease are depreciated using the same method used for property and equipment of the same type.

Payments made under operating leases are charged to the income statement on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. Lease incentives received are recognized on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

Employee benefits

Retirement benefits

Defined contribution retirement plan

Contributions relating to the defined contribution retirement plans are reported as expenses in the income statement when incurred.

Defined benefit plans

The Group’s liabilities under defined benefit retirement plans are calculated separately for each plan by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value and the fair value of any plan assets is deducted. Valuation and other calculations are performed by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. The Company’s actuarial debt is the sum of the liabilities thus calculated for each of its employees.

The Group recognizes all actuarial gains and losses arising from defined benefit plans directly in equity immediately.

 

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When the valuation of the net obligations results in the recognition of an asset at the Group’s level, the amount recorded in relation to this asset is limited to the unrecognized prior service costs and the fair value of any future plan repayment.

Share-based payment transactions

The Group provides non-transferable share-based payment plans that give some employees options to acquire shares in the Group. The cost of share-based payment plans is recognized in the income statement with an offset to equity over the vesting period, after which the employees become the beneficial owners of the shares.

When the options are exercised, equity is increased by the amount of the payment received. The cost of share-based payment plans is the grant date fair value of options granted to employees. Fair value of the options is determined using the Black-Scholes model.

The Group applied the transitional provisions of IFRS 1 regarding share-based payments, limiting its application to grants made after 7 November 2002.

Earnings per share

Earnings per share is calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding is calculated on the basis of any changes in the share capital and corrected for shares held in treasury by the Group.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Potentially dilutive ordinary shares are those stock options where the strike price is lower than the fair value price of the Group’s share.

The method used to calculate the dilutive effect of these instruments is the share purchase method. This method determines the theoretical number of shares that could be bought at the market price for the amount of the option strike price. The number of shares thus calculated is subtracted from the total number of shares that would be issued if all options outstanding were exercised, to give the additional number of shares to be used in calculating the diluted earnings per share figure.

Net finance income (cost)

Net financial income (cost) includes interest on financial liabilities, calculated using the effective interest rate method, interest earned on investments, dividends income, foreign exchange gains and losses, and gains and losses on hedging instruments reported in the income statement.

Interest income is recorded in the income statement when earned, using the effective interest rate method.

Dividend income is recorded in the consolidated income statement when the Group acquires the right to receive payments.

Interest costs included in payments under finance lease contracts are recorded using the effective interest rate method.

Income tax

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax expense is recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

 

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Intangible assets

Research and development costs

Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining technical knowledge, is recognized as an expense as incurred.

Development costs with a view to developing or industrializing a new product or production process are capitalized as intangible assets if the company can demonstrate that:

 

   

it is technically feasible to develop the intangible asset to the stage of use or sale;

 

   

it has the intention, and financial capacity, to pursue the development project to completion;

 

   

it has the capacity to use or sell the intangible asset thus created;

 

   

it has available financial and technical resources which will enable the development and the sale;

 

   

the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits in a given manner;

 

   

the cost of this asset can be assessed in a reliable way.

The expenditure capitalized includes the direct labor and overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use.

These capitalized expenditures are recorded as an intangible asset at cost less amortization and any cumulative impairment of value.

Other development expenditure is recognized as expense as incurred.

Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets that are acquired by the Group are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

Amortization

Amortization is recognized in the consolidated income statement on a straight-line basis or on an accelerated basis over the estimated useful life of the intangible asset, based on which ever method provides a more accurate rate at which the future economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed. Amortization is not recognized for intangible assets where the estimated useful life is indefinite.

Goodwill is not subject to amortization. Instead, the Group performs impairment tests at the balance sheet date and when there is an indication that the value of goodwill may have been impaired.

Amortization of intangible assets is recognized beginning from the date that the assets are available for use. The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative periods range from 1 to 5 years.

Property and equipment

Acquired property and equipment

Property and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Where components of an item of property and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separated items of property and equipment.

Expenditure occurring after acquisition

The Group recognizes in the carrying amount of an item of property and equipment the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred and if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied in the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be reliably measured. Other costs are recognized in the income statement as an expense when incurred.

 

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Amortization

Amortization is recognized in the income statement on a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, or using the accelerated amortization method when it more accurately reflects the use of the future economic benefits of the asset. Amortization takes into account the residual value corresponding to the amount the Group would currently receive for the disposal of the asset, after deduction of related costs, if the asset was already of the age and in the expected condition at the end of its useful life.

Land is not amortized.

Estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Property and equipment

   Period    Method
Building and investment property    20 years    Straight line
Computer Equipment    3 to 4 yrs    Accelerated
amortization
Leasehold improvements    5 to 10 yrs    Straight line
Vehicles    4 to 5 yrs    Straight line
Office equipment and furniture    3 to 5 yrs    Straight line

Financial instruments

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial instruments producing payments that are or can be determined and which are not listed on an active market. They exclude those assets that the entity has classified as being held for trading or available for sale. In particular, these loans and receivables include deposits and guarantees on assets held under lease and loans granted to partners.

Held-for-trading financial assets are those financial assets acquired mainly to generate a profit, from price variations, in the short term.

Available-for-sale financial assets are those financial assets which are not held-for-trading, issued by the group or held until their due date, or designated as such.

Loans granted by the Group are recorded on the balance sheet at their value on the date of grant or of their transfer to the Group. The classification of the financial asset and the valuation method applied is determined on the date of acquisition based on management’s intention.

Financial assets are recognized initially at fair value plus, for instruments not at fair value through profit or loss, any directly attributable transaction costs.

Subsequent to initial recognition, held-for-trading and available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value. As an exception, financial instruments for which a trading price on a liquid market is not available and whose fair value may not be determined in a reliable manner are kept at cost, net of transaction costs, and deduction of any impairment.

Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale financial assets are recorded directly in shareholders’ equity. When available-for-sale financial assets are sold, transferred or redeemed, the cumulative gain or loss is recorded in the income statement. When an available-for-sale financial asset experiences an other-than-temporary impairment in value, fair value is adjusted and depreciation is recorded in the income statement under “Net financial income (loss)”, to the extent of the cumulative balance in shareholders’ equity.

Changes in the fair value of held-for-trading financial assets are recorded in the income statement.

 

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Financial liabilities, other than those classified as held-for-trading, are recognized initially at fair value less transaction costs, and then at amortized cost calculated using the effective interest rate method. The fair value of financial instruments is determined by the market price at the balance sheet date.

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are non-derivative financial instruments. They are recorded at fair value when first recognized, and then at their amortized cost less accumulated impairment losses.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and short-term investments that are readily convertible in cash. Bank overdrafts, repayable on demand and which form an integral part of the Group’s cash management activities, are included as an element of cash and cash equivalents for the purposes of the consolidated cash flow statement.

Derivatives

Derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value on the contract day, and classified on the consolidated balance sheet line item “Non- current financial assets.” Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are recorded in the consolidated income statement.

The fair value of derivative instruments is provided on a quarterly basis by third party financial institutions which ensure the reliability of such information.

The fair value of derivative instruments used in 2007 for interest rate hedging is given in Note 25.

IAS 39 requires that hedge effectiveness is assessed upon the initiation of the hedge strategy and throughout the use of the strategy in order to qualify for hedge accounting. Hedge effectiveness is measured by matching the variations in the value of the hedging instrument against the underlying hedged item; the actual results should remain within a range of 80% to 125%.

When a derivative is reclassified (no longer qualifying under IAS 39 for hedge accounting), the fair value of the derivative is transferred from the shareholders’ equity to the income statement over its useful life.

The amount of equity transferred to the income statement is adjusted based on the accumulated depreciation at the discontinuation date set against the total number of days of hedge accounting.

The Group uses derivative instruments to hedge against interest rates risk, and not for market speculation purposes.

Impairment

Assets are assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any objective evidence that they are impaired. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.

For goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite lives or that are not yet available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated each year at the same time, even in the absence of impairment indicators.

The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash flow, the recoverable amount is determined for the lowest cash generating unit of assets.

Impairment tests are carried out using discounted future cash flow methods. Their purpose is to ensure that the recoverable amount at the balance sheet date is greater than the net book value of the asset recorded on the balance sheet. Should this not be the case, an impairment loss will be recognized equal to the difference between the recoverable value of these assets and their net book value.

 

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For goodwill, intangible assets with an indefinite useful life and intangible assets which are not yet available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated at each balance sheet date. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds its estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the consolidated income statement.

Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the units and then to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. In respect of other assets, an impairment loss may be reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount.

An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities related to undertakings to buy out minority interests

Put Options to acquire minority interests in fully consolidated subsidiaries are recorded as Financial liabilities. The counterpart of this debt is booked against minority interests with the balance being recorded as goodwill. The exercise price of the put is revalued at its fair value at each financial year end and changes in its fair value are recorded to goodwill.

Loans

Interest-bearing loans are initially recorded at fair value after deduction of related transaction costs. Subsequently loans are recorded at amortized cost and the difference between the cost and the redemption value is recognized in the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest rate.

Provisions

A provision is recognized if, as a result of a past event, the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be reliably estimated, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.

If the effect is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.

A provision for loss-making contracts is recorded when the Group’s expected future benefits relating to a specific contract are less than the costs that will be incurred to meet contractual obligations.

Trade payables and other liabilities

Trade payables and other liabilities are stated at their amortized cost.

Current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

Immediately before classification as held for sale, the assets (or components of a disposal group) are remeasured in accordance with the Group’s accounting policies. Thereafter, generally the assets (or disposal group) are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

Impairment losses on initial classification of an asset (or group of assets) as held for sale and subsequent gains and losses on remeasurement are recognized in the consolidated income statement, irrespective of whether or not the assets have previously been recorded under the periodic revaluation method. Gains are not recognized in excess of any cumulative impairment loss.

 

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Segment reporting

A segment is a distinguishable component of the Group that is engaged either in providing related products or services (business segment), or in providing products or services within a particular economic environment (geographical segment), which is subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other segments. The Group has identified various segments within its range of products.

Segmentation by product type is the primary segmentation used.

For the marketing of its products, GL TRADE has structured its segment reporting by product lines:

 

   

Trading Solutions / Client Connectivity

 

   

Post Trade Derivatives

 

   

Post Trade Securities

 

   

Capital Market Solutions

 

   

Information Services

With the exception of the activities of GL SETTLE INC, no changes of the Business Lines resulted in a reallocation of their respective activities relative to previous years in 2007. The Capital Market Solutions (“CMS”) Business Line now includes the FNX Group, acquired in February 2007. CMS now handles the TxPress product from GL SETTLE INC., which was formerly part of the PTS Business Line.

The new Information Services Business Line was created in 2007, subsequent to the acquisition of INFOTEC, and specializes in the distribution of the Group’s financial data. Decision Software, which specializes in Fixed Income, was acquired in mid-November of 2007, and is currently consolidated by the Group.

Each business unit is in a position to sell all of the product’s line, and adapts the Group’s overall strategy into regional and local action plans. Each has its own inherent risks and returns.

The Group’s financial reporting system is organized in such a way that it is able to monitor the accounts of each Product Line. Budgeting and quarterly budget reporting are carried out by Product Line in order to monitor the profitability of each business unit.

Geographical segmentation is the secondary segmentation used.

Note 3 - scope of consolidation

At 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005, the following companies were included in the scope of consolidation:

 

            12/31/2007   12/31/2006   12/31/2005

Company

  Head Office   Holding company   %     Method   %     Method   %     Method

GL TRADE SA

  France     Parent company   Parent company   Parent company

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

  France   GL TRADE SA   82.04 %   FC   82.04 %   FC   82.04 %   FC

GL TRADE LTD

  UK   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE AG

  Germany   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE BV

  Netherlands   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE IBERICA S.L.

  Spain   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE SWITZERLAND SA (**) (***)

  Switzerland   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE BELGIUM

  Belgium   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GLESIA (*)

  Italy   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC
(ex GL CONSULTANTS INC)

  USA   GL TRADE
HOLDINGS INC
  100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE SOLUTIONS PTE LTD

  Singapore   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

  Hong Kong   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

 

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            12/31/2007   12/31/2006   12/31/2005

Company

  Head Office   Holding company   %     Method   %     Method   %     Method

GL TRADE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

  Australia   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

  Japan   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD

  South Africa   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL SETTLE LTD

  UK   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

UBITRADE SA

  France   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

UBITRADE LTD

  UK   UBITRADE SA   liquidated     FC   liquidated     FC   100 %   FC

UBITRADE GmbH

  Germany   UBITRADE SA   sold     FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

UBITRADE INC.

  USA   UBITRADE SA   liquidated     FC   liquidated     FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE MENA (ex UBITRADE MSP)

  Tunisia   UBITRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

UBITRADE OSI

  Tunisia   UBITRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL SOFTWARE UNIPESSOAL LDA

  Portugal   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

4D TRADING

  UK   GL TRADE SA   liquidated     FC   liquidated     FC   100 %   FC

TFC SAS

  France   GL TRADE SA   sold     FC   51 %   FC   51 %   FC

GL SETTLE INC (ex OASIS)

  USA   GL TRADE

HOLDINGS INC

  100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC

  USA   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC   100 %   FC

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

  France   GL TRADE SA   merged     FC   merged     FC   merged     FC

EMOS FUTURES LTD

  UK   GL TRADE SA   in liquidation     FC   100 %   FC    

EMOS SYSTEMS INC

  USA   GL TRADE SA   liquidated     FC   100 %   FC    

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC (ex NYFIX OVERSEAS INC)

  USA   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC    

GL Bilglsayar hizmetleri Ticareet Ltd. Sirketi

  Turkey   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC   100 %   FC    

FXN Limited Business Corporation

  USA   GL TRADE

HOLDINGS INC

  100 %   FC        

FNI (I), L.L.C.

  USA   FNX Limited   100 %   FC        

FNX (UK)

  UK   FNI (I), L.L.C.   100 %   FC        

FNX, L.L.C.

  USA   FNX Limited   100 %   FC        

FNX LTD, Mauritius

  Mauritius   FNX Limited   100 %   FC        

Prismlight Pte Ltd

  Singapore   FNX LTD, Mauritius   100 %   FC        

FNX Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd Juristinc Person, Limited Company

  Thailand   FNX Limited   100 %   FC        

FNX (Thailand) Co., Ltd Juristinc Person, Limited Company

  Thailand   FNX Limited   100 %   FC        

FNX India Software Private Limited

  India   FNX Limited   100 %   FC        

GL TRADE TUNISIA

  Tunisia   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC        

INFOTEC SA (***)

  Switzerland   GL TRADE SA   merged     FC        

IFIS INFOTEC FRANCE Sarl

  France   GL TRADE SUISSE SA   100 %   FC        

INFOTEC (Deutchland) GmbH

  Germany   GL TRADE SUISSE SA   100 %   FC        

INFOTEC FINANCIAL (UK) LIMITED

  UK   GL TRADE SUISSE SA   100 %   FC        

IFIS INFOTEC (USA) INC.

  USA   GL TRADE SUISSE SA   100 %   FC        

GL TRADE SOFTWARE DOO

  Serbia   GL TRADE SA   100 %   FC        

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

  USA   GL TRADE

HOLDINGS INC

  100 %   FC        

 

FC: full consolidation
(*) Legally 51% owned by GL TRADE SA
(**) Legally 93.054% owned by GL TRADE SA
(***) Merger of GL TRADE SCHWEIZ AG with INFOTEC SA at 09/30/2007

All fully-consolidated companies have a financial year end on 31 December.

The Company has not carried out any securitization transactions nor created any ad hoc entities.

Changes in the scope of consolidation in 2007

 

   

The GL TRADE Group sold the FERMAT distribution business on 1 January 2007, formerly part of its UBITRADE Gmbh subsidiary. It was deconsolidated at the same date.

 

   

EMOS Inc. was deconsolidated after being struck from the register of companies in the state of Delaware in January 2007.

 

   

On 1 March 2007, GL TRADE, via its holding company GL TRADE HOLDINGS Inc. purchased all the shares of FNX Ltd BUSINESS CORPORATION in the US. FNX Ltd holds eight fully-owned subsidiaries.

 

   

In April 2007, GL TRADE SA set up a new subsidiary in Tunisia, GL TRADE TUNISIA SARL.

 

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GL TRADE sold its 51% stake in SAS TFC to its former partners in June 2007.

 

   

In July 2007, GL TRADE SA acquired 90% of INFOTEC SA which has its registered office in Switzerland. That company owns four distribution subsidiaries in France, the UK, Germany and the US.

 

   

In August 2007, GL TRADE SA created a new subsidiary in Serbia, GL SOFTWARE DOO.

 

   

In September 2007, GL TRADE SCHWEIZ and INFOTEC SA merged. GL TRADE SCHWEIZ AG absorbed INFOTEC SA., resulting in a new entity, GL TRADE SUISSE SA.

 

   

In November 2007, GL TRADE SA acquired all the shares of the New York-based company, DECISION SOFTWARE, through its holding company, GL TRADE HOLDINGS Inc.

Changes in the scope of consolidation in 2006

 

   

In July 2006, GL TRADE SA acquired all shares in Emos Systems SAS. This French company held 100% stakes in Emos Futures Ltd in the UK and Emos Systems Inc in the USA. On 31 December 2006, Emos Systems SAS was wound up without being liquidated and its assets were fully transferred to its sole shareholder, GL TRADE SA. On 29 December 2006, Emos Futures Ltd made a partial asset transfer to GL TRADE Ltd. These restructuring measures were taken for the purposes of simplifying the Group’s legal structure. Employees and business activities have been transferred to existing Group subsidiaries.

 

   

On 25 August 2006, GL TRADE SA acquired all the shares in Nyfix Overseas Inc (since renamed GL Overseas Inc) in the USA with a view to strengthening its position in the UK market. This US registered company generated the bulk of its turnover in the UK, where it has a branch.

 

   

In December 2006, GL TRADE SA created a distribution subsidiary, GL Bilglsayar Hizmetleri Ticaret Ltd Sirketi, in Turkey.

Changes in the scope of consolidation in 2005

 

   

GL TRADE Holdings Inc was created in July 2005 for the purpose of holding shares in GL TRADE Americas Inc and GL SETTLE Inc. It is wholly-owned by GL TRADE SA.

 

   

GL TRADE Americas Inc is included in the scope of consolidation at 100% in accordance with IAS 32 and with respect to the accounting treatment of the put options held on minority shareholders. The shares formerly held by GL TRADE SA were transferred to the newly created GL TRADE Holdings Inc. This legal transaction does not represent a change in the scope of consolidation.

 

   

GL TRADE Holdings Inc acquired 100% of the shares in GL SETTLE Inc (formerly OASIS) in July 2005.

 

   

In April 2005, GL TRADE SA and a partner created TFC, for the purposes of developing consultancy services associated with the solutions sold by GL TRADE. GL TRADE owns 51% of this company.

 

   

GLESIA is included in the scope of consolidation at 100% in accordance with IAS 32, and with respect to the accounting treatment of the put options held on minority interests shares.

 

   

UBITRADE Pty, a subsidiary of UBITRADE SA, was removed from the scope of consolidation in September 2005 following its closure.

 

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Foreign Currency translation

The average exchange rates for 2007 and the exchange rates at 31 December 2007 were as follows:

 

Currency

   Average euro
exchange rate
   Closing euro
exchange rate

Australian $1

   0.61141    0.59677

Swiss franc 1

   0.60876    0.60434

£1 Sterling

   1.46081    1.36361

Hong Kong $1

   0.09352    0.08711

Yen 1

   0.00620    0.00606

Singapore $1

   0.48459    0.47252

Tunisian dinar 1

   0.57120    0.55712

US $1

   0.72959    0.67930

South African rand 1

   0.10351    0.09970

Indian rupee 1

   0.01780    0.01725

Mauritanian rupee 1

   0.02347    0.02494

Thai baht 1

   0.02272    0.02283

New Turkish lira 1

   0.55968    0.58241

The average exchange rates for 2006 and the exchange rates at 31 December 2006 were as follows:

 

Currency

   Average euro
exchange rate
   Closing euro
exchange rate

Australian $1

   0.59999    0.59913

Swiss franc 1

   0.63569    0.62232

£1 Sterling

   1.46566    1.48920

Hong Kong $1

   0.10251    0.09765

Yen 1

   0.00685    0.00637

Singapore $1

   0.50151    0.49500

Tunisian dinar 1

   0.59937    0.58327

US $1

   0.79639    0.75930

South African rand 1

   0.11734    0.10855

The average exchange rates for 2005 and the exchange rates at 31 December 2005 were as follows:

 

Currency

   Average euro
exchange rate
   Closing euro
exchange rate

Australian $1

   0.61254    0.62077

Swiss franc 1

   0.64586    0.64305

£1 Sterling

   1.46218    1.45921

Hong Kong $1

   0.10328    0.10932

Yen 1

   0.00731    0.00720

Singapore $1

   0.48285    0.50948

Tunisian dinar 1

   0.62081    0.62190

US $1

   0.80336    0.84767

South African rand 1

   0.12631    0.13397

Income statement details in 2007

On actual figures, revenue rose by 10.0% to €203.3 million in 2007, and 13% at constant exchange rates.

At constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates from 2006 through 2007, revenue would have risen by 7%.

The adjusted figure is calculated by subtracting EMOS and NYFIX OVERSEAS revenues purchased in 2006, the FERMAT business sold early in 2007 and the revenue of FNX Ltd BUSINESS CORPORATION, INFOTEC and DECISION SOFTWARE Inc., acquired in 2007.

 

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Income statement details in 2006

On actual figures, revenue rose 3.1% to €184.8m in 2006. At constant scope of consolidation, revenue would have been €182.5m in 2006. The adjusted figure is calculated by subtracting revenue at EMOS and GL OVERSEAS INC (formerly Nyfix Overseas), which were acquired on 1 July and 25 August 2006 respectively.

There was no significant impact from currency movements in 2006 (less than 0.5%). At constant exchange rates revenue would have reached €185.6 million for the year.

Income statement details in 2005

On actual figures, revenue rose 19.4% to €179.2 million in 2005. Adjusted for changes in the scope of consolidation, revenue would have been €177.7 million in 2005. The adjusted figure is calculated by subtracting revenue at OASIS (now GL SETTLE US), which was acquired on 1 July 2005, and including revenue at DAVIDGE and UBITRADE for a full year in 2004.

The impact of currency movements was not significant in 2005. At constant exchange rates revenue would have reached €180.3 million for the year.

Note 4 - Analysis of revenue by client

Analysis of revenue by client (2007 breakdown)

 

€ ‘000s

   year ended
12/31/2007
    year ended
12/31/2006
    year ended
12/31/2005
 

20 largest clients or groups

      

Value

   91,172     86,851     84,565  

% of revenue

   45 %   47 %   47 %

10 largest clients or groups

      

Value

   61,901     61,753     60,318  

% of revenue

   30 %   33 %   34 %

5 largest clients or groups

      

Value

   39,482     40,882     40,078  

% of revenue

   19 %   22 %   22 %

For purposes of comparison, clients in 2005 and 2006 were regrouped to match the 2007 breakdown. Revenue by client was determined based on legal entities belonging to the same Group, even if orders were not centralized at that particular Group’s headquarters.

In spite of constant concentration in the financial sector, the weighting of our main clients by revenue remains very stable from one year to the next. The slight slip in the weighting of our main clients in 2007 compared to 2005 and 2006 can be attributed to the discontinuation of FERMAT products, which was distributed to some of our top ten clients.

Analysis of revenue by client (2006 breakdown)

 

€ ‘000s

   year ended
12/31/2006
    year ended
12/31/2006*
    year ended
12/31/2005
    year ended
12/31/2004
 

20 largest clients or groups

        

Value

   84,9     83,7     76,9     58,9  

% of revenue

   45,9 %   45,9 %   42,9 %   39,2 %

10 largest clients or groups

        

Value

   62,8     61,8     58,5     41,1  

% of revenue

   34,0 %   33,9 %   32,6 %   27,4 %

5 largest clients or groups

        

Value

   42,4     41,9     40,3     25,3  

% of revenue

   22,9 %   23,0 %   22,5 %   16,9 %

 

* excluding Emos and GL Overseas Inc

 

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Analysis of revenue by client (2005 breakdown)

 

     Year ended December 31,  

€ ‘000s

   2005     2005**     2004*  

20 largest clients or groups

      

Value

   76,9     59,5     58,9  

% of revenue

   42,9 %   40,6 %   39,2 %

10 largest clients or groups

      

Value

   58,5     44,3     41,1  

% of revenue

   32,6 %   30,2 %   27,4 %

5 largest clients or groups

      

Value

   40,3     28,3     25,3  

% of revenue

   22,5 %   19,3 %   16,9 %

 

* excluding UBITRADE
** excluding UBITRADE and OASIS

Analysis of revenue by Business Line

 

€ ‘000s

        2007    2006    2007/2006     Like-for-like     2005

BL Trading Solution and Client Connectivity

     144,360    137,572    5 %   3 %   138,596
 

France

   27,471    28,054    (2 )%   (2 )%  
 

UK

   29,359    24,475    20 %   2 %  
 

Emea

   45,430    45,541    (0 )%   0 %  
 

Asia

   25,504    23,379    9 %   18 %  
 

USA

   16,596    16,123    3 %   4 %  

BL Post Trade Derivatives

     27,499    20,629    33 %   35 %   13,914
 

France

   8,284    7,838    6 %   5 %  
 

UK

   7,634    4,811    59 %   53 %  
 

Emea

   2,925    2,298    27 %   27 %  
 

Asia

   2,225    1,205    85 %   91 %  
 

USA

   6,431    4,477    44 %   57 %  

BL Capital Markets Solutions

     16,489    7,823    111 %   (11 )%   4,440
 

France

   4,214    4,551    (7 )%   (7 )%  
 

UK

   535    —      n/a     n/a    
 

Emea

   56    —      n/a     n/a    
 

Asia

   3,314    —      n/a     n/a    
 

USA(1)

   8,370    3,272    156 %   (17 )%  

BL Post Trade Securities

     7,749    6,599    17 %   17 %   7,420
 

France

   —      —      n/a     n/a    
 

UK

   7,224    6,491    11 %   12 %  
 

Emea

   479    108    344 %   344 %  
 

Asia

   46    —      n/a     n/a    
 

USA

   —      —      n/a     n/a    

BL Information Services

     6,850    n/a    n/a     —      
 

France

   130    n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

UK

   543    n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

Emea

   6,177    n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

Asia

   —      n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

USA

   —      n/a    n/a     n/a    

DECISION SOFTWARE (consolidation in progress)

     305    n/a    n/a     n/a     —  
 

France

   —      n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

UK

   —      n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

Emea

   —      n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

Asia

   —      n/a    n/a     n/a    
 

USA

   305    n/a    n/a     n/a    

BL FERMAT

     —      12,215    n/a     n/a     14,858

Total

     203,252    184,834    10 %   n/a     179,228

 

(1) GL Settle US and FNX Ltd

Concerning long term contracts including a significant part of specific developments or integrations, GL Trade applies IAS 11 and recognizes the revenue based upon the percentage of completion method.

 

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Note 5 - Personnel costs

Analysis of personnel costs by type

 

€ ‘000s

   Year ended
12/31/07
   Year ended
12/31/06
   Year ended
12/31/05

Fixed remuneration

   67,624    55,852    53,399

Variable remuneration

   14,129    12,338    11,779

Social charges

   21,412    20,098    20,464
              

Total

   103,165    88,288    85,642
              

Personnel costs amounted to €103 million, the largest cost item for the Group, accounting for 50.7% of revenue compared to 50.5% in 2006, excluding discontinued operations (FERMAT distribution, mainly outsourced).

Since December 2006, the number of employees has increased by 253 persons, with 151 employees from the FNX Group (essentially in the US with 87 employees, and in Serbia with 56 employees), 41 employees from the INFOTEC Group (mainly in Switzerland) and 14 employees from DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. in the US.

At a constant scope of consolidation, the number would have risen by 47 persons (4.1%, which is less than the organic growth rate). Teams were reinforced in Tunisia, our main growth center in Europe after Paris (115 employees at end December), as well as Singapore (19 employees) to handle the implementation of a large client contract. In its other locations, the Group has continued its resource rationalization efforts in line with trends in revenue.

At 31 December 2007, GL TRADE Group had 1,408 salaried employees in all its subsidiaries.

 

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Valuation of share-based payments

The Group applies IFRS 2 to stock option plans granted after 7 November 2002. This standard requires that the company recognize personnel costs corresponding to the fair value of services received over the vesting period. Personnel costs therefore include the fair value of stock options awarded to the Group’s employees on 13 August 2007. In 2006 and 2005, Personnel costs include the fair value of stock options awarded to the Group’s employees on 29 November 2004. In 2005, Personnel costs also include the fair value of stock options awarded to the Group’s employees on 24 October 2003.

 

     12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2005
     Options    Weighted
average
exercise price
   Options    Weighted
average
exercise price
   Options    Weighted
average
exercise price

Options in issue at 1 January

   267,585    31.85    304,665    30.01    353,501    27.98

Attributed during the period

   160,000    37.59            

Exercised during the period

   9,040    33.97    23,780    16.39    46,166    14.61

Forfeited during the period

   10,400    38.36    13,300    17.45    2,670    26.89
                       

Options in issue at 31 December

   408,145    33.89    267,585    31.85    304,665    30.01
                       

Exercisable options at 31 December

   248,145    31.50    262,585    31.94    164,125    32.68

On the date on which options were awarded, the fair value of each option and the evaluation assumptions used were as follows:

 

     Plan of 08/13/07     Plan of 11/29/04     Plan of 10/24/03  

Pricing model

    

 

Black Scholes

Model

 

 

   

 

Black Scholes

Model

 

 

   

 

Black Scholes

Model

 

 

Exercise price

   37.59     27.17     26.89  

Share price on allocation

   38.10     31.94     27.75  

Risk-free annual interest rate

     5 %     2 %     2 %

Share price volatility

     18 %     10 %     10 %

Employee turnover rate

     2 %     3 %     3 %

Rights acquisition period

     2 to 3 years       2 years       2 years  

Maturity date

     7 years       7 years       7 years  

Fair value of option

   4.95     8.79     5.44  

Cost corresponding to the fair value to be recorded in the income statement

   792,000     65,925     759,648  

The expense is spread over three years corresponding to the vesting period. Acquisition is subject to a presence obligation.

In 2007, 160,000 stock options were awarded, and the corresponding compensation expense booked for this stock option plan amounts to €126,000.

Previous share option plans generated no personnel costs for 2007, as the vesting period for previous share option plans has ended.

Note 6 - other operating costs

Other external costs were as follows:

 

€ ‘000s

   Year ended
12/31/2007
   Year ended
12/31/2006
   Change 2007/2006     Year ended
12/31/2005

Telecommunication costs

   6,238    5,470    14 %   5,649

Hosting costs GL NET and ASP sites

   3,291    2,795    18 %   2,784

Acquisition of financial market information

   11,813    7,586    56 %   6,787

Outsourcing and distribution fees to SIA

   2,557    4,469    (43 )%   5,474

Distribution fees to FERMAT

      3,267    (100 )%   3,704

Outsourced consulting

   400    3,590    (89 )%   4,809

Purchase of material re-billed to clients

   1,375    1,898    (28 )%   586
                

Direct costs of sales

   25,674    29,074    (12 )%   29,793
                

Rent and service charges

   10,447    9,869    6 %   10,065

Travel and entertainment expenses

   5,948    4,335    37 %   4,811

Advertising, trade fairs, promotions

   2,013    1,792    12 %   1,585

Telephone

   1,919    1,569    22 %   1,819

Recruitment, accounting, audit and legal fees

   7,403    6,551    13 %   3,827

Temporary staff and IT outsourcing

   2,909    2,203    32 %   1,314

Maintenance

   727    700    4 %   684

Administrative supplies and minor items

   845    787    7 %   954

Insurance

   755    692    9 %   984

Taxes

   2,007    2,211    (9 )%   1,928

Other costs

   560    999    (44 )%   1,586
                

Total other costs

   35,533    31,709    12 %   29,557
                

Total other operating costs

   61,207    60,783    1 %   59,350
                

 

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The reduction in direct costs resulted from 3 factors:

 

   

lower distribution fees paid to SIA subsequent to the mid-2006 renegotiation of the distribution agreement with this Italian partner;

 

   

the sale of the FERMAT distribution business early in 2007, which reduced to nil the distribution fees to FERMAT (€3.3 million in 2006) and decreased outsourced consulting for contracts by 90%;

 

   

the July 2007 acquisition of INFOTEC, whose business is providing stock market data to its clients. This accounts for the sharp increase in the costs for acquisition of financial market information.

 

   

In 2006, the reduction in direct costs of around 2% was mainly due to the reduction in distribution royalties paid to SIA, which were renegotiated by GL TRADE and SIA over the course of the year, and to the internalization of consulting fees for Fermat clients in Germany.

Leases

The Group has entered into operating lease contracts for its vehicle fleet and some office equipment. The Group has signed standard leases for its office property in compliance with local laws. These contracts were initially signed for periods ranging between 3 and 9 years, with options to renew on expiry. In general, rent levels are reviewed on an annual basis to account for market conditions.

 

€ ‘000s | Future aggregate minimum lease payments

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2005

No later than 1 year

   7,916    5,211    5,750

Within 1 and 5 years

   14,168    8,580    10,602

Later than 5 years

   3,608    2,324    3,651
              

Total

   25,692    16,115    20,003
              

Some leases on GL TRADE SA’s Paris locations came up for renewal in the first half of 2007, which explains the increase in lease commitments.

The impact of acquisitions on the schedule of lease payments due at less than one year amounts to €500,000.

Note 7 - Net financial income (loss)

 

€ ‘000s

   Year ended
12/31/2007
    Year ended
12/31/2006
   

Change
2007/2006

   Year ended
12/31/2005
 

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities and other income

   776     935     (17)%    720  

Interest received

   0     0        23  
                     

Income on cash and cash equivalent (A)

   776     935     (17)%    743  

Interest and similar charges

   (1,690 )   (639 )   165%    (393 )
                     

Cost of gross financial debt (B)

   (1,690 )   (639 )   165%    (393 )

Negative currency translation differences

   (4,794 )   (2,045 )   134%    (1,077 )

Provision on equity holdings

   0     0     N/A    0  

Provision for financial contingencies and liabilities

   0     0     N/A    0  

Other

   (242 )   (866 )   (72)%    (127 )
                     

Other financial debt (C)

   (5,036 )   (2,911 )   73%    (1,204 )

Positive currency translation differences

   4,661     1,284     263%    1,382  

Reversal of financial provisions

   0     480     N/A    0  

Other

   0     0     N/A    0  
                     

Other financial income (D)

   4,661     1,764     164%    1,382  
                     

Net financial income (loss) (A) + (B) + (C) + (D)

   (1,289 )   (852 )   51%    528  
                     

 

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The net financial income (loss) was sharply affected by the €1 million increase in financial expense relating to new loans taken by the Group to finance its acquisitions. The net financial income (loss) related to currency translation differences amounted to a negative €0.1 million (versus a negative €0.8m in 2006), and had only a slight impact on the total result.

Note 8 - Income tax

Tax expenses were as follows:

 

€ ‘000s

   Year
ended

12/31/07
    Year
ended

12/31/06
    change     Year
ended

12/31/05
 

Domestic income tax

   (2,990 )   (3,054 )   (2 )%   (4,422 )

Foreign income tax

   (7,626 )   (7,223 )   6 %   (4,855 )

Deferred tax

   (721 )   (94 )   667 %   (742 )
                    

Total

   (11,337 )   (10,371 )   11 %   (10,019 )
                    

Reconciliation between actual and theoretical income tax:

 

€ ‘000s

   Year
ended

12/31/2007
    Year
ended

12/31/2006
    Year
ended

12/31/2005
 

Consolidated net income before tax

   33,326     29,924     36,606  

Theoretical tax rate (underlying rate applying to parent company

   34.43 %   34.43 %   34.95 %
                  

Theoretical tax expense

   11,474     10,303     12,794  

Difference in foreign company tax rates

   (1,566 )   (246 )   (303 )

Unused/uncapitalized tax losses for the year

   754     377     36  

Use of uncapitalized carried losses from previous years

   0     (18 )   (515 )

Permanent differences

   1,802     233     (1,342 )

Research tax credit

   (101 )   (359 )   (452 )

Adjustment for deferred taxes of previous years

   0     0     (199 )

Other

   (1,026 )   81     0  
                  

Actual income tax

   11,337     10,371     10,019  
                  

Effective tax rate

   34.02 %   34.66 %   27.37 %

“Other” mainly refers to the difference in tax rates on income from discontinued businesses, totaling €985,000.

Income tax was adjusted for the capital loss on the sale of the FERMAT operations. The €48,000 impact is taken into account by the disposed activities. Presentation of this capital loss as a value net of tax diminishes the Group’s consolidated net income before tax, giving rise to a permanent difference of €985,000 to offset the presentation impact. The other permanent differences derive from consolidation treatment, spread over all of the Group’s subsidiaries.

“Difference in foreign company tax rates” refers to the differences between tax rates of individual foreign companies and the theoretical tax rate of the parent company. The Group’s Tunisian subsidiaries are corporate tax exempt, representing a theoretical tax charge of €1,115,000.

 

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Note 9 - Net income from discontinued operations

The €1,834,000 figure corresponds to the net profit from the sale of UBITRADE Gmbh, the company in which the Group’s FERMAT business was lodged at 1 January 2007.

Note 10 - Property and equipment

Balance sheet details

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2004     Increase     Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2005  

Land and buildings

   35     0     (35 )   0     0  

Investment property

   350     0     (350 )   0     0  

Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements

   28,308     3,170     (6,819 )   529     25,188  
                              

Gross total

   28,693     3,170     (7,204 )   529     25,188  
                              

Land and buildings

   0     0     0     0     0  

Investment property

   0     0     0     0     0  

Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements

   (21,697 )   (3,698 )   6,372     (375 )   (19,398 )
                              

Total depreciation

   (21,697 )   (3,698 )   6,372     (375 )   (19,398 )
                              

Net total

   6,996     (528 )   (832 )   154     5,790  
                              

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2005     Increase     Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2006  

Land and buildings

   0     0     0     0     0  

Investment property

   0     0     0     0     0  

Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements

   25,188     4,507     (2,348 )   (514 )   26,833  

Prepayments on property and equipment

   0     30     0     0     30  
                              

Gross total

   25,188     4,537     (2,348 )   (514 )   26,863  
                              

Land and buildings

   0     0     0     0     0  

Investment property

   0     0     0     0     0  

Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements

   (19,398 )   (3,851 )   2,256     376     (20,617 )
                              

Total depreciation

   (19,398 )   (3,851 )   2,256     376     (20,617 )
                              

Net total

   5,790     686     (92 )   (138 )   6,247  
                              

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2006     Increase     Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2007  

Land and buildings

   0     0     0     0     0  

Investment property

   0     0     0     0     0  

Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements

   26,833     10,699     (3,015 )   (1,215 )   33,302  
                              

Prepayments on property and equipment

   30     79     (30 )   (5 )   73  
                              

Gross total

   26,863     10,777     (3,045 )   (1,220 )   33,375  
                              

Land and buildings

   0     0     0     0     0  

Investment property

   0     0     0     0     0  

Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements

   (20,617 )   (9,800 )   2,840     971     (26,605 )
                              

Total depreciation

   (20,617 )   (9,800 )   2,840     971     (26,605 )
                              

Net total

   6,247     977     (204 )   (249 )   6,771  
                              

 

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The increase in “Computer Equipment & Leasehold Improvements” in 2007 is due to the renewal of the Group’s systems hardware. The impact of acquired entities in the scope of consolidation on property and equipment fixed assets accounts for €600,000 net of depreciation.

The Group did not recognize any provision for impairment for years ended 2007, 2006, and 2005.

Note 11 - Goodwill

 

€ ‘000s | Company

   12/31/2004    Acquisition    Price
supplement
   Put
option
   Goodwill
allocation
    Deferred
tax
    Decrease    Business
held for
sale
   Effect of
currency
translation
   12/31/2005

GL TRADE Ltd (FL Software/FL WW business)

   3,417                       44    3,461

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

   10,101       544       (230 )   (349 )         1,301    11,367

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                          1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,432                          2,432

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                          4,306

GLESIA

   320       5,982                    6,302

4D TRADING

   28                          28

GL SETTLE Ltd ex MSTS UK

   7,578                          7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS Ltd HK

   8,285                          8,285

UBITRADE SA

   22,612       3,722       (4,409 )   (3,187 )            18,738

GL Settle Inc (ex Oasis)

      3,091                    43    3,134
                                             

Total

   60,154    3,091    10,248       (4,639 )   (3,536 )         1,388    66,706
                                             

 

€ ‘000s | Company

   12/31/2005    Acquisition    Price
supplement
    Put
option
   Goodwill
allocation
    Deferred
tax
   Decrease     Business
held for
sale
   Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2006

GL TRADE Ltd

   3,461                      73     3,534

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

   11,367    419                   (1,045 )   10,741

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                        1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,432       200                    2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                        4,306

GLESIA

   6,302         1,622                7,924

4D TRADING

   28                 (28 )        0

GL SETTLE Ltd

   7,578                        7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS Ltd HK

   8,285                        8,285

UBITRADE SA

   18,738       (472 )      (432 )        472      18,305

GL SETTLE Inc.

   3,134            (399 )   138         (306 )   2,566

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

   0    4,510         (104 )             4,406

GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc

   0    8,168                   (219 )   7,949
                                                     

Total

   66,706    13,097    (272 )   1,622    (935 )   138    (28 )   472    (1,497 )   79,301
                                                     

 

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€ ‘000s | Company

   12/31/2006    Acquisition    Price
supplement
    Put
option
   Goodwill
allocation
    Deferred
tax
   Decrease    Business
held for
sale
   Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2007

GL TRADE Ltd

   3,534                       (307 )   3,227

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

   10,741    55                    (962 )   9,834

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                         1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632                         2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                         4,306

GLESIA

   7,924         1,540                 9,464

4D TRADING

   0                         0

GL SETTLE Ltd

   7,578                         7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS Ltd HK

   8,285                         8,285

UBITRADE SA

   18,305       (22 )                   18,283

GL SETTLE Inc.

   2,566                       (264 )   2,302

Emos SYSTEMS SAS

   4,406            (367 )   126            4,165

GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc

   7,949       1,019                   (908 )   8,060

FNX CORPORATION Ltd

   0    27,197    1,734                   (2,977 )   25,954

INFOTEC SA

   0    15,532      2,571               (62 )   18,041

DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.

   0    6,717    1,298                   (38 )   7,977
                                                    

Total

   79,301    49,501    4,029     4,111    (367 )   126    0    0    (5,518 )   131,183
                                                    

EMOS SAS

Changes in 2007

The GL TRADE Group, within the 12-month time limit allowed by IFRS 3, attributed the initially recognized goodwill to identifiable intangible assets, valuing the Client List as such at fair value. The excess earnings method was used to value this intangible asset at €367,000. This increase in total intangible assets results in a €241,000 decrease in goodwill (net of deferred tax).

Changes in 2006

The acquisition of Emos SAS in July 2006 gave rise to goodwill of €4,406,000.

GLESIA

Changes in 2007

The Group revised its valuation assumptions for the financial debt recorded in 2006, in accordance with IAS 32, in connection with the conditional purchase of SIA’s GLESIA shares by GL TRADE. In 2007, the difference was recorded as an increase in goodwill and in non-current financial liabilities, in the amount of €1,540,000.

Changes in 2006

The undertaking by GL TRADE SA to acquire shares in GLESIA held by SIA under certain conditions was renegotiated during 2006. The Group reviewed the assumptions used in valuing the financial debt recorded in 2005, in accordance with IAS 32, and recorded the difference in value as an increase in goodwill and a corresponding increase in non-current financial liabilities. This resulted in a €1,622,000 addition to goodwill.

Changes in 2005

The shareholders’ agreement between GL TRADE SA and SIA (minority shareholder in GLESIA, with a 49% stake) creates for GL TRADE SA an undertaking to buy the shares held by the minority shareholder under certain circumstances. The Group has accounted for this undertaking in accordance with IAS 32. It is recorded as a financial liability at the discounted present value of the purchase price, which is offset by a reduction in minority interests and, for the balance, an increase of €4,402,000 in goodwill. Subsequent changes in the value of this undertaking are recorded by adjustments to goodwill (excluding discounting effects).

 

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The shareholders’ agreement also allowed for a preferred dividend to be paid to SIA in additional compensation for SIA’s partial contribution of assets to GLESIA. The €950,000 dividend paid in 2005 in relation to 2004 earnings was recorded as goodwill. The preferred dividend on 2005 earnings, paid in 2006, was recorded as goodwill, for an estimated value of €630,000 at 31 December 2005.

In addition, the other dividends paid in relation 2004 and 2005 earnings (€283,000), representing the balance between total dividends and preferred dividends, were also considered as being part of goodwill. The Group believes that the formula for valuing the exercise price for the buy-out option of minority interests represents the fair value of the portion of shareholders’ equity acquired.

Lastly, the Group did not allocate the goodwill arising from this transaction, as separately identifiable assets were not identified.

At 31 December 2005, the discounted value of the obligation was €4,893,000, the share of minority interests that would be acquired was €775,000 and the additional goodwill was €5,982,000, including dividends related to 2004 and 2005 earnings.

GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc.

Changes in 2007

The purchase price was reduced by US$1,318,000 over the period subsequent to the final calculation of the company’s Working Capital Requirement upon the date of acquisition, which was taken into account at acquisition as part of the purchase price.

At 31 December 2007, the Group estimated that an additional US$2,714,000 should be paid to the former shareholders of NYFIX OVERSEAS Inc. This figure was based on probable assumptions of revenue at 31 December 2007.

Changes in 2006

The acquisition of all shares in NYFIX OVERSEAS Inc (GL Overseas Inc) resulted in the recording of €8,168,000 of goodwill.

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

Changes in 2007

The final purchase price for buying back the 2.5% stake from the minority shareholder in GL TRADE Americas Inc. amounts to US$868,000 and was paid in January 2007. The liability recorded at 31 December 2006 amounted to US$793,000; the difference has been booked to goodwill.

Changes in 2006

In August 2006, GL TRADE Holdings Inc acquired from Mr Gérard Varjacques his 5% holding in GL TRADE Americas Inc. The first tranche, representing 2.5% of the capital, was paid for in cash, with the second half being paid for by an exchange of GL TRADE Americas Inc shares for GL TRADE SA shares.

During 2006, changes to the underlying assumptions used in valuing the shares acquired by GL TRADE under its undertaking resulted in an adjustment to goodwill of €419,000. The liability related to the 2.5% of the shares that had not been acquired at 31 December 2006 is recorded as other current liabilities.

 

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Changes in 2005

An agreement between GL TRADE SA and Mr Gérard Varjacques, director of GL TRADE Americas Inc who owns 5% of its shares, creates for GL TRADE SA an undertaking to acquire the shares held by Mr Varjacques under certain conditions. GL TRADE has accounted for this undertaking in accordance with IAS 32. It is recorded as a financial debt, counterbalanced by an increase in goodwill of €544,000 and a reduction in minority interests of €491,000 at 31 December 2005.

DAVIDGE Inc was acquired in November 2004 and merged with GL TRADE Americas Inc in January 2005. Within the 12-month allocation period allowed under IFRS 3, the GL TRADE Group allocated the goodwill initially recorded for this acquisition to identifiable assets, placing a fair value on the “client portfolio” and “technology” assets. The Group used the excess earnings method in valuing these intangible assets at €353,000. This allocation to intangible assets was offset by a €230,000 reduction to goodwill on the acquisition net of deferred tax. In addition, DAVIDGE’s loss carried forward was capitalized to offset the goodwill arising on the merger of DAVIDGE and GL TRADE Americas Inc, for a value of €349,000, reducing goodwill by the same amount.

FNX Group

The acquisition of all the shares in FNX Ltd Business Corporation on 1 March 2007 led to the recognition of goodwill for US $35,917,000.

The Group is currently carrying out additional analysis to ensure that there are no other identifiable assets separable from goodwill. As a result of this work, the values identified at 31 December 2007 could be adjusted within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition allowed under IFRS 3.

The acquisition agreement provides for payment of a price supplement based on revenue and backlog assumptions. The Group recorded a price supplement of US$2,290,000 to goodwill.

In accordance with IFRS 3, the non-current debt recorded for the price supplement was discounted.

INFOTEC Group

The acquisition of a 90% stake in INFOTEC SA on 6 July 2007 gave rise to a goodwill entry of CHF25,613,000. INFOTEC SA was absorbed by GL TRADE Schweiz AG in a merger transaction at net book value. The restructuring has no impact on the initial valuation of the goodwill.

The Group is currently carrying out additional analysis to ensure that there are no other identifiable assets separable from goodwill. As a result of this work, the values identified at 31 December 2007 could be adjusted within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition allowed under IFRS 3.

The conditional commitment of GL TRADE SA to purchase the rest of the INFOTEC SA shares from minority shareholders was recorded as financial debt at the balance sheet date, in accordance with IAS 32. The difference in value was recognized as an increase to goodwill and in non-current financial debt, at a discounted present value of CHF4,239,000.

DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.

The acquisition of all the shares in DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. on 16 November 2007 gave rise to goodwill of US$9,841,000.

The Group is currently carrying out additional analysis to ensure that there are no other identifiable assets separable from goodwill. As a result of this work, the values identified at 31 December 2007 could be adjusted within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition allowed under IFRS 3.

 

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The acquisition agreement calls for a price supplement based on 2008 revenue assumptions. At present, the Group has recorded a price supplement of US$1,902,000.

In accordance with IFRS 3, the non-current debt entered for the price supplement has been discounted.

Ubitrade

Changes in 2006

The final valuation of the price supplement determined in April 2006 was due to former shareholders of Ubitrade SA at that time, and was below the amount estimated at 31 December 2005. The difference between the two figures was €472,000. This was recorded as a reduction in goodwill on Ubitrade in June 2006, and then reclassified as an asset classified as held for sale at 31 December 2006, given that it related to an adjustment of the price of the Fermat business.

Changes in 2005

The €3,722,000 increase in goodwill on the UBITRADE SA acquisition relates to the provision made for a price supplement payable under the acquisition contract and based on the performance of Fermat.

In accordance with IFRS 3, GL TRADE has allocated part of the goodwill to identifiable assets. The assets identified are as follows:

The price supplement values the client portfolio of the Fermat distribution business, and this constitutes an identifiable asset under the criteria of IAS 38. This asset is recorded as an intangible asset, set against a reduction in goodwill, for its value, net of tax, of €2,320,000.

Within the period of allocation of twelve months allowed under IFRS 3, the GL TRADE Group allocated the goodwill initially recorded to identifiable assets, valuing the “client portfolio” and “technology” assets at their fair value. The Group used the excess earnings method to value these intangible assets at €3,211,000. This increase in intangible assets was counterbalanced by a €2,089,000 reduction in goodwill (net of deferred tax).

The amount of goodwill on the UBITRADE acquisition was affected by €3,198,000 of tax loss carry-forwards of certain subsidiaries dating from before the acquisition. In order to offset the effect of these gains on profits, goodwill was reduced by the same amount.

GL TRADE BV

The acquisition price for Robijn Groep, acquired in 2004, has been adjusted due to the meeting of targets defined in the price adjustment clause of the purchase contract. An additional €200,000 was paid to former shareholders.

GL SETTLE Inc.

The acquisition of GL SETTLE Inc (ex OASIS) in July 2005 gave rise to goodwill of €3 million. Within the period for determination of goodwill of 12 months from the date of acquisition, as allowed under IFRS 3, GL TRADE allocated part of goodwill to identifiable assets, valuing the client list asset at fair value. The Group valued this intangible asset at €399,000. This increase in intangible assets was counterbalanced by a €261,000 reduction in goodwill (net of deferred tax). The maximum price supplement payable on this acquisition is US$3 million. Currently, no price supplement has been recorded as the likelihood that the triggering conditions will be met has not been demonstrated.

 

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Impairment tests

In accordance with IAS 36, the GL TRADE Group has carried out tests for impairment of value on all goodwill recorded on the balance sheet at 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005. The Group has allocated each goodwill element to a Cash-Generating Unit, and has performed tests to ensure that the recoverable value of each Cash-Generating Unit is greater than its book value.

To perform this test at 31 December 2007, GL TRADE has used the discounted future cash flow method over a five-year period, based on the budget for 2008 and the business plan forecasts for the remaining four years.

The before tax discount rates used were 17.3%, 13.05% and 13.27% at 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The terminal value assumes perpetual growth in revenue of 2.5%.

With respect to the tests at 31 December 2006, GL TRADE has used the discounted future cash flow method over a five-year period, based on the budget for 2007 and the business plan forecasts at 31 December 2006 for the remaining four years.

With respect to the tests at 31 December 2005, GL TRADE used a discounted cash flow model, based on the 2006 budget and the forecasts of the three-year business plan at 31 December 2005.

The impairment tests carried out at 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005 did not result in any charge for impairment of goodwill. Sensitivity tests, in which key assumptions of the valuation are changed, were carried out by the Group. These tests did not call the recoverable values of the Cash Generating Units into question.

Allocation of goodwill to Cash-Generating Units in 2007

 

€ ‘000s

   Trading
Solutions
   Post Trade
Derivatives
   Capital
Markets
Solutions
   Post
Trade
Securities
   Information
Services
   Other
unallocated
CGU
   Total

GL TRADE Ltd

      3,227                3,227

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

   9,834                   9,834

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                   1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632                   2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                   4,306

GLESIA

   9,464                   9,464

GL SETTLE Ltd

   2,173          5,405          7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS Ltd HK

   8,285                   8,285

UBITRADE SA

      13,750    4,533             18,283

GL SETTLE Inc.

         2,302             2,302

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

      4,165                4,165

GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc.

   8,060                   8,060

FNX CORPORATION Ltd

         25,954             25,954

INFOTEC SA

               18,041       18,041

DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.

                  7,977    7,977
                                  

Total

   45,829    21,142    32,789    5,405    18,041    7,977    131,183
                                  

 

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Allocation of goodwill to Cash-Generating Units in 2006

 

€ ‘000s

   Trading
Solutions
   Post Trade
Derivatives
   Capital
Markets
Solutions
   Post
Trade
Securities
   Total

GL TRADE Ltd

      3,534          3,534

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

   10,741             10,741

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075             1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632             2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306             4,306

GLESIA

   7,924             7,924

GL SETTLE Ltd

   2,173       5,405       7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS Ltd HK

   8,285             8,285

UBITRADE

      13,767       4,538    18,305

GL SETTLE Inc.

         2,566       2,566

EMOS

      4,406          4,406

GL Overseas

   7,949             7,949
                        

Total

   45,085    21,707    7,971    4,538    79,301
                        

Allocation of goodwill to Cash-Generating Units in 2005

 

€ ‘000s

   Trading
Solutions
   Post Trade
Derivatives
   Capital
Markets
Solutions
   Post
Trade
Securities
   Total

GL TRADE Ltd

      3,461          3,461

GL TRADE Americas Inc.

   11,367             11,367

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,074             1,074

GL TRADE BV

   2,432             2,432

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306             4,306

GLESIA

   6,302             6,302

4D Trading

   28             28

GL SETTLE Ltd

   2,173       5,405       7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS Ltd HK

   8,285             8,285

UBITRADE

      14,054       4,685    18,739

GL SETTLE Inc (Oasis)

         3,134       3,134
                        

Total

   35,967    17,515    8,539    4,685    66,706
                        

Note 12 - Other intangible assets

Changes in 2005

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2004     Increase     Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2005  

Software

   2,347     359     (781 )   24     1,949  

Software sold

   4,792     0     (4,645 )   0     147  

Other intangible assets

   0     7,129     0     0     7,129  

Prepayments on intangible assets

   0     258     0     0     258  
                              

Gross total

   7,139     7,746     (5,426 )   24     9,483  
                              

Software

   (1,831 )   (485 )   771     (11 )   (1,556 )

Software sold

   (4,789 )   0     4,642     0     (147 )

Other intangible assets

   0     (3,350 )   0     0     (3,350 )

Prepayments on intangible assets

   0     (113 )   0     0     (113 )
                              

Total amortization

   (6,620 )   (3,948 )   5,413     (11 )   (5,166 )
                              

Net total

   519     3,798     (13 )   13     4,317  
                              

Software sold

In 2005 software sold includes a €4.3m reduction corresponding to the exclusion of the GL CLEARVISION software acquired August 1999 and now fully amortized. The version of this software that is now marketed has been entirely reworked over the last 5 years.

 

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Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets consist of assets identified during additional analysis of the goodwill elements of the UBITRADE and DAVIDGE acquisitions.

For UBITRADE and DAVIDGE, the Group has placed a value of €3 million on “Technology” intangible assets of the two acquired companies, to be amortized over five years using the accelerated method (rate of future economic benefits), and of €540,000 for “Client portfolio” assets amortized over five years, which is the average renewal period of client contracts.

The charge to amortization for 2005 on technology and client portfolio assets was €1,450,000.

Lastly, €3,565,000 corresponds to the price supplement payable in 2006 by GL TRADE to former UBITRADE SA shareholders. This represents a client portfolio asset amortized over three years on the accelerated method (reflecting the rate of future economic benefits), the period for which the GL TRADE Group enjoys exclusive distribution rights on Fermat products. An amortization charge of €1.9 million was booked against this asset in 2005.

Changes in 2006

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2005     Increase     Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2006  

Software

   1,949     454     (196 )   (6 )   2,201  

Software sold

   147     0     0     0     147  

Other intangible assets

   7,129     399     (3,572 )   (43 )   3,913  

Intangible assets in progress

   0     1,065     0     0     1,065  

Prepayments on intangible assets

   258     87     (113 )   2     234  
                              

Gross total

   9,483     2,005     (3,881 )   (47 )   7,560  
                              

Software

   (1,556 )   (467 )   196     (1 )   (1,828 )

Software sold

   (147 )   0     0     0     (147 )

Other intangible assets

   (3,350 )   (2,095 )   3,000     14     (2,431 )

Prepayments on intangible assets

   (113 )   0     113     0     0  
                              

Total amortization

   (5,166 )   (2,562 )   3,309     13     (4,406 )
                              

Net total

   4,317     (557 )   (572 )   (34 )   3,154  
                              

Other intangible assets

For 2006 the increase of €399,000 over the year mainly represents the identification of the GL Settle Inc’s client list as a separate asset for €397,000. This asset will be amortized over 10 years. Amortization for 2006 was €95,000.

Amortization of other intangible assets resulting from the allocation of goodwill made in 2005 was €2,000,000 (including €1,100,000 for the Fermat distribution business).

Of the €3,572,000 reduction in this item, €3,565,000 related to the reclassification of Fermat assets classified as held for sale. The associated amortization was also reclassified, resulting in a €3,000,000 reduction.

Intangible assets in progress

Expenditures capitalized totaled €1,065,000. At 31 December 2006, with all projects under finalization, no amortization expense was recorded.

 

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Changes in 2007

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2006     Increase     Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2007  

Software

   2,201     2,725     (1,301 )   (177 )   3,448  

Software sold

   147     0     0     0     147  

Other intangible assets

   3,913     381     0     (77 )   4,217  

Intangible assets in progress

   1,065     2,012     (373 )   (38 )   2,666  

Projects in development

   0     373     0     (11 )   362  

Prepayments on intangible assets

   234     370     0     0     604  
                              

Gross total

   7,560     5,861     (1,674 )   (303 )   11,444  
                              

Software

   (1,828 )   (2,722 )   1,218     135     (3,197 )

Software sold

   (147 )   0     0     0     (147 )

Other intangible assets

   (2,431 )   (769 )   0     48     (3,152 )

Intangible assets in progress

   0     (59 )   0     1     (58 )

Prepayments on intangible assets

   0     0     0     0     0  
                              

Total amortization

   (4,406 )   (3,550 )   1,218     184     (6,554 )
                              

Net total

   3,154     2,311     (456 )   (119 )   4,890  
                              

The heading “Other intangible assets” consists of identified assets resulting from the additional analysis of goodwill from acquired companies. The €373,000 increase for the year corresponds to the identification of the client lists of companies in the EMOS Group. These assets will be amortized over six years. The amortization expense for 2007 amounted €160,000.

For 2007, amortization of other intangible assets resulting from the allocation of goodwill made in 2005 and 2006 amounted to €609,000. Such amortization concerns Client Lists and technologies on previously acquired companies, for which goodwill was allocated.

In accordance with IAS 38, the Group capitalized development expenditure on projects which met the six criteria set out in this standard. The expenditure capitalized totalled €2,012,000.

Over 2007, five projects were completed and put into production for €373,000. The related amortization amounted to €59,000.

At 31 December 2007, the Group booked €577,000 to prepayments intangible assets for the SAP project. It will go into production and be amortized over a five-year period starting from 1 January 2008.

Note 13 - Non-current financial assets

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2004     Increase    Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
   12/31/2005  

Investment

   200     0    (1 )   0    199  

Receivables from related parties

   280     0    0     0    280  

Loans

   30     45    (68 )   0    7  

Deposits and guarantees paid

   1,835     603    (315 )   21    2,144  

Other receivables

   577     0    (577 )   0    0  
                            

Gross total

   2,922     648    (961 )   21    2,630  
                            

Provisions for impairments of receivables

   (280 )   0    0     0    (280 )

Provisions on investments

   (200 )   0    0     0    (200 )
                            

Total provisions

   (480 )   0    0     0    (480 )
                            

Net total

   2,442     648    (961 )   21    2,150  
                            

 

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€ ‘000s

   12/31/2005     Increase    Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2006

Investment

   199     0    (199 )   0     0

Receivables from related parties

   280     0    (280 )   0     0

Loans

   7     4    (2 )   0     9

Deposits and guarantees paid

   2,144     428    (162 )   (61 )   2,349

Other receivables

   0     168    0     0     168
                           

Gross total

   2,630     600    (643 )   (61 )   2,526
                           

Provisions for impairments of receivables

   (280 )   0    280     0     0

Provisions on investments

   (200 )   0    200     0     0
                           

Total provisions

   (480 )   0    480     0     0
                           

Net total

   2,150     600    (163 )   (61 )   2,526
                           

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2006    Increase    Decrease     Effect of
currency
translation
    12/31/2007

Investment

   0    0    0     0     0

Receivables from related parties

   0    0    0     0     0

Loans

   9    1    (5 )   0     5

Deposits and guarantees paid

   2,349    796    (206 )   (100 )   2,839

Other receivables

   168    205    (178 )   0     195
                          

Gross total

   2,526    1,002    (389 )   (100 )   3,039
                          

Provisions for impairments of receivables

   0    0    0     0     0

Provisions on investments

   0    0    0     0     0
                          

Total provisions

   0    0    0     0     0
                          

Net total

   2,526    1,002    (389 )   (100 )   3,039
                          

Deposits and guaranties were made on leases entered into for offices rented by each company in the Group.

“Other receivables” are mainly comprised of the rates hedging contracts entered into in 2007 with Société Générale and Crédit Lyonnais, amounting to €141,000.

Note 14 - Deferred tax assets

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006     12/31/2005  

Property and equipment

   92    104     142  

Losses carried forward

   102    350     374  

Financial assets

   0    0     0  

Employee benefits

   449    499     496  

Provisions

   63    (11 )   (32 )

Working capital items

   903    612     531  
                 

Total

   1,609    1,553     1,511  
                 

The deferred tax asset related to employee benefits is comprised of the taxes on employee profit sharing plans and bonuses paid to salaried staff working in the Group’s French subsidiaries.

Deferred tax credits on working capital items mainly concern prepaid income and provisions for personnel costs in foreign subsidiaries.

Note 15 - Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007     12/31/2006     Change     12/31/2005  

Trade receivables

   54,460     47,519     15 %   68,945  

Provisions for impairment on trade receivables

   (411 )   (340 )   21 %   (606 )
                        

Net

   54,049     47,179     15 %   68,339  
                        

 

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The Group pays particular attention to collecting its trade receivables. The changes in this item at 31 December 2007 essentially reflect the early invoicing made as of December for the following period’s recurring revenue. The amount of trade receivables should also be seen in the perspective of the amount of deferred income.

The provisions for impairment of trade receivables at 31 December 2007, related to commercial claims or client deficiencies, remains below 1%. The acquisitions of FNX Group and INFOTEC had a negative impact on this provision of €89,000.

Other receivables

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Prepayments

   1,785    2,082    (14 )%   1,074

Tax receivables

   3,258    5,075    (36 )%   2,469

Other receivables

   776    596    30 %   797

Accrued expense

   2,821    1,805    56 %   3,066
                

Total other receivables

   8,640    9,558    (10 )%   7,406
                

Note 16 - Current financial assets

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Deposits & guarantees

   438    1,139    (62 )%   1,102

Total

   438    1,139    (62 )%   1,102

At 31 December 2007, deposits & guarantees are deposits and guaranties made to third parties with a maturity of less than one year.

At 31 December 2006, deposits & guarantees these are comprised of bonds investments with maturities of over three months.

Note 17 - Cash and cash equivalents

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Short term bank deposit

   315    2,765    (89 )%   6,174

Cash

   23,039    34,064    (32 )%   36,617
                

Total cash and cash equivalents

   23,354    36,829    (37 )%   42,791
                

Cash is invested in marketable securities, money market mutual funds or interest-earning accounts. These financial assets are recorded at their fair value on 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Note 18 - Assets held for sale

Ubitrade GmbH (fermat business) is presented as discontinued operations in 2006 and 2005.

During 2007 GL TRADE Group sold UBITRADE GmbH for €2,886,000. The company specialized in distributing FERMAT software and was essentially a line of business itself. The net capital gain on the sale operation amounted to €1,834,000. All assets and liabilities classified as held for sale at 31 December 2006 were FERMAT’s software distribution business.

Note 19 - Earnings per share

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007     12/31/2006    12/31/2005

Net income for the year (group share)

   23,740     19,456    26,540

(A) Net income available to holders of ordinary shares

   23,740     19,456    26,540

Opening number of ordinary shares in issue

   9,601,221     9,577,441    9,531,275

Shares issued (cancelled) during the year

   9,040     23,780    46,166

Shares treasury

   (4,550 )   0    0

(B) Closing number of ordinary shares

   9,605,711     9,601,221    9,577,441

Effect of options to issue

   46,762     37,089    49,177

(C) Potential total number of shares in issue

   9,652,473     9,638,310    9,626,618

(A)/(B) Earnings per share before dilution

   2.47     2.03    2.77

(A)/(C) Earnings per share after dilution

   2.46     2.02    2.76

 

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At its meeting of 10 March 2008, the Board of Directors noted the number of stock options that had been exercised prior to 31 December 2007. At this date, the company’s issued capital was €293,056 comprised of 9,610,261 fully paid up shares with a nominal value of €0.03.

Note 20 - Non-current financial liabilities

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Bank borrowings

   17,700    10,123    75 %   9,000

Other borrowings

   0    0    N/A     11

Financial debts from option to buy out minority interests

   9,909    5,722    73 %   971
                

Total

   27,609    15,845    74 %   9,982
                

A €15 million 5-year loan was contracted in June 2004 to help finance GL TRADE’s repurchase of 8% of its own shares. This is a variable rate loan based on 3-month Euribor. €1.5 million falls due in between 1 and 5 years.

A second €7 million 5-year loan was contracted out in September 2006 to help finance the acquisition of Nyfix Overseas Inc. This is a variable rate loan based on 3-month Euribor. €4.2 million falls due in between 1 and 5 years.

Two other 5-year loans of €7.5 million each were contracted out in February and March 2007 to help finance the acquisition of FNX group. They are variable- rate loans based on 3-month Euribor plus 0.2% annually and 3-month Euribor plus 0.3%. €12 million of the loans have maturities ranging between 1 and 5 years.

The GL TRADE Group has recorded as a financial debt its undertaking to buy out shares held by a minority shareholder in its Italian subsidiary GLESIA, in accordance with IAS 32 para. 23 and AG 29. The value of the debt thus recorded in 2007 is €7,322,000. This debt has been valued at the price of exercising the option, which is determined by contractually defined criteria and corresponds to the discounted fair value of the minority stake in GLESIA.

The GL TRADE Group has recorded as a financial debt its undertaking to buy out shares held by minority shareholders in the INFOTEC Group, in accordance with IAS 32 para. 23 and AG 29. The value of the debt thus recorded in 2007 is €2,587,000. This debt has been valued at the option’s exercise price, which is determined by contractually defined criteria and corresponds to the discounted fair value of the minority stake in INFOTEC.

Valuation assumptions were reviewed at 31 December 2007. Changes in the value of the engagement were accounted for by an adjustment to goodwill.

Note 21 - Deferred tax liabilities

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2005

Intangible assets

   1,419    912    1,342

Employee benefits

   30    138    80

Provisions

   1,092    60    44

Other

   266    205    261
              

Total

   2,807    1,315    1,727
              

Deferred tax liabilities on intangible assets are comprised of €1,022,000 from capitalization of R&D costs and €387,000 from the allocation of goodwill.

 

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€708,000 of deferred tax liabilities on provisions relates to the tax impact on reversals of intra-Group provisions at INFOTEC.

Note 22 - Retirement benefits obligations

Changes in net retirement benefit liabilities were a follows:

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005  

Opening actuarial liability

   830     643     480  

Opening fair value of plan assets

   (780 )   (600 )   (263 )
                  

Opening net liability

   50     43     217  

Cost for the year

   106     76     75  

Contribution for the year

   0     (156 )   (330 )

Actuarial (gain)/loss

   (137 )   87     81  
                  

Closing net liability

   19     50     43  
                  

Charge for the year

   106     76     75  

Costs recognized for the year was as follows:

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007     12/31/2006     12/31/2005  

Current service cost

   91     71     63  

Financial costs

   41     29     22  

Return on plan assets

   (26 )   (24 )   (10 )
                  

Charge for the year

   106     76     75  
                  

At 31 December 2007, the total liability was €825,000.

The assessment of retirement benefit liabilities was carried out by an independent actuary using the projected unit credit method in accordance with IAS 19.

Each period of service gives rise to an additional unit of rights to benefits. These are allocated as a function of periods of service according to the benefits formula defined in the SYNTEC collective employment agreement.

Retirement benefit liabilities were calculated using a discount rate of 5.25%, inflation of 2%, an average increase in employee salaries of 2.5%, and a retirement age of 65 for managerial and non-managerial employees.

The Group’s French subsidiaries have each taken out an insurance policy with a well know insurance company to cover their retirement benefit liabilities.

Retirement assets are invested in a fund guaranteeing virtually all euro-denominated commitments of the collective retirement contracts managed by the insurance company. The fund is two-thirds invested in bonds, with some 17% in equities and 10% in property assets. In 2007, the gross yield on the underlying assets was 5.1 %.

GL TRADE SA has applied the amended version of IAS 19. In accordance with this standard, the effects of changes in actuarial assumptions were recorded as shareholders’ equity for a total of (€137,000).

Employees of newly acquired US companies do not have a defined benefit retirement plan, so the inclusion thereof in the scope of consolidation had no impact on retirement benefit liabilities at 31 December 2007.

The Group did not subscribe to any mutual or multi-employer retirement benefit plans.

At 31 December 2006, the total liability was €830,000. Retirement benefit liabilities were calculated using a discount rate of 4.50%, inflation of 2%, an average increase in employee numbers of 2%, and a retirement age of 65 for managerial and 60 for non-managerial employees. GL TRADE SA has applied the amended version of IAS 19. In accordance with this standard, the effects of changes in actuarial assumptions were recorded as shareholders’ equity for a total of €87,000.

 

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At 31 December 2005, the total liability was €643,000. The assessment of retirement benefit liabilities was calculated using a discount rate of 4.25%, an inflation rate of 2%, and an average rate of growth in the number of employees of 2% and a retirement age of 65 for executives and 60 for non executives. GL TRADE SA has applied the amended version of IAS 19. In accordance with this standard, the effects of changes in actuarial assumptions were recorded as shareholders’ equity for a total of €82,000.

Note 23 - Other non-current liabilities

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change    12/31/2005

Other non-current liabilities

   2,899    0    N/A    1,378

Total

   2,899    0    N/A    1,378

Other non-current liabilities in 2007

The Group recognized as other non current liabilities the debts to former shareholders of newly acquired companies. The earn-out supplement is conditional upon the realization of revenue targets and if applicable margin targets one or two years out, as defined contractually in the acquisition agreements.

The present value of discounted debt to be paid to former shareholders of FNX Group is €1,607,000 and will be due and payable in 2009.

The present value of discounted debt in connection with DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. is €1,292,000, due and payable in 2009.

The debt is revalued at each balance sheet date, and the impact of discounting to present value is recognized as financial income (loss).

Other non-current liabilities in 2005

Other non-current liabilities includes €1,230,000 relating to GL TRADE SA’s undertaking to certain employees of the UBITRADE Group to buy back share options granted prior to the acquisition, as part of the allocation program of 4 December 2003. This liability expires in December 2007.

Note 24 - Current financial liabilities

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Borrowings

   18,688    6,216    201 %   3,193

Financial debt on option to buy out minority interests

   0    924    100 %   4,893

Other borrowings

   4,309    241    1,688 %   238
                    

Total

   22,997    7,381    212 %   8,324
                    

Current financial liabilities in 2007

The €18,688,000 in borrowings represents payments due in less than one year for loans from CALYON, Société Générale and HSBC (see Note 20) and includes €11 million in credit lines contracted with Société Générale and HSBC in February 2007.

Other borrowings include mainly a €4,029,000 loan contracted with the parent company, EURONEXT PARIS.

 

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Current financial liabilities in 2006

The €6,216,000 in borrowings represents payments on the CALYON loan which fall due in less than one year.

Other borrowings mainly cover deposits received on GL multimedi@ decoders.

The Group recorded as a financial liability for the year the total of preferred dividends allowed for in the shareholders’ agreement and payable to the minority shareholders of GLESIA. This liability was offset through an adjustment to goodwill.

Current financial liabilities in 2005

In 2005, €3 million of the borrowings corresponded to the CALYON loan which falls due in less than one year. Other borrowings cover mainly deposits received on GL multimedi@ decoders.

In 2005, the Group recorded as a financial debt its undertaking to buy out the shares of the minority shareholder in its Italian subsidiary, GLESIA, in accordance with IAS 32. At 31 December 2005, this liability was recorded as a debt of €4,893,000. This debt has been assessed at the exercise price of the option, which is determined by criteria set out in the shareholders’ agreement, and corresponds to the fair value of the minority stake in GLESIA Any subsequent change in the value of this undertaking is recorded through an adjustment to goodwill (other than for discounting effects).

Note 25 - Derivative instruments relating to the management of interest rates risks

The risk management policy at Group consists of protecting its income against rapid and significant changes in interest rates.

For this purpose, the Group has used conditional interest rate derivatives (CAPS).

The portfolio of derivative instruments at 31 December 2007 for hedging euro-denominated debt, is broken down in the table below:

 

€000s    At 31 December 2007  

Contract date

   Beginning of
hedge
   End of
hedge
   Notional
amount
   Premium
amount
   Base rate    Period    Guarantied     Fair value
at
12/31/2007
   Impact on
income
 

02/15/2007

   02/15/2007    02/15/2012    15,000    88    3-month
Euribor
   02/15/2007
to
02/05/2012
   4.25 %   116    28  

07/27/2007

   08/31/2007    08/29/2008    5,600    25    12-month
Euribor
   08/31/2007
to
08/31/2009
   4.70 %   7    (7 )
               3-month
Euribor
   08/31/2009
to
08/31/2011
   4.50 %   11   

07/27/2007

   09/24/2007    06/24/2009    5,250    10    3-month
Euribor
   09/24/2007
to
06/24/2009
   4.50 %   7    (3 )

Although the Group is in the position of financially hedging against risks, it has opted not to apply hedge accounting as defined in IAS 39, but rather to recognize all derivative instruments used at fair value in the balance sheet, with changes in fair value recorded in the income statement.

 

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Note 26 - Trade payables and other debts

Trade creditors

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Trade payables

   16,808    11,096    51 %   12,002

The impact on “Trade payables” of additions of acquired entities to the scope of consolidation in 2007 amounted to €2,728,000.

Other debts

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Current tax liabilities

   2,669    2,704    (1 )%   2,798

Advances and deposits received

   6,086    4,443    37 %   4,187

Social security contributions

   17,475    16,261    6 %   12,493

Tax debts

   6,953    7,692    (10 )%   8,958

Other debts

   3,770    3,596    5 %   5,192
                

Total

   36,953    34,697    6 %   33,628
                

The heading “Other debts” is made up mainly of the following:

In 2007

 

   

the price supplement for the GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc. shares, valued at US$2,714,000 (€1,844,000) at 31 December 2007.

 

   

the part of the price supplement due in less than one year for the shares of Decision Software valued at US$600,000 (€488,000) at 31 December 2007, which corresponds to the amount left as a guaranty deposit by former shareholders.

In 2006

 

   

The “Other debts” caption includes the value of the undertaking by GL TRADE SA to buy back stock options held by Ubitrade employees for a total of €1,230,000. This payment fell due in December 2007.

 

   

It also includes the sum due to the minority shareholder in GL TRADE Americas Inc, for the acquisition of his remaining 2.5% stake (€602,000). This debt was extinguished in January 2007.

In 2005

 

   

The “Other debts” caption includes the amount of the price supplement (€3,565,000) due to former UBITRADE shareholders for the Fermat business. This debt was paid in the first half of 2006.

Note 27 - Provisions (current)

Provisions for contingencies recorded at 31 December 2007 related to employee litigations in progress at this date.

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2004    Provisions    Reversals    12/31/2005
               Used    unused     

Provisions

   534    498    173    103    756

Total

   534    498    173    103    756

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2005    Provisions    Reversals    12/31/2006
               Used    unused     

Provisions for contingencies

   756    230    312    79    595

Total

   756    230    312    79    595

 

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€ ‘000s

   12/31/2006    Provisions    Reversals    12/31/2007

Provisions for contingencies

   595    379    49    289    636

Total

   595    379    49    289    636

Outstanding litigations

In September 2005, US company Trading Technologies (TT) confirmed its claim against GL TRADE SA and GL TRADE Americas Inc before the Illinois Court, accusing the companies of having included in their software elements that TT claims were protected by its patents in the USA. This claim follows a dozen others claims launched against some of its competitors and clients.

To date, the plaintiff’s demands are not quantified. GL TRADE SA, created several years before TT, believes that it has substantial prior art that would be an important point in its defense. Considering this, no provision was made against this claim at 31 December 2007.

The provision made in 2007 for legal fees in connection with this dispute amounted to €1,600,000.

To the best of the Group’s knowledge, there is no other unprovisioned claim or exceptional event that could have an impact on the Group’s financial position.

Note 28 - Other current liabilities

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    Change     12/31/2005

Deferred revenue

   57,967    60,821    (5 )%   80,103

Total

   57,967    60,821    (5 )%   80,103

Deferred revenue arises as a result of the billing model for software contracts, which is generally paid for in advance for a 12-month period.

Note 29 - Liabilities classified as held for sale

Liabilities classified as held for sale at 31 December 2006 included solely the liabilities of Ubitrade GmbH, the sale of which was completed on 1 January 2007.

Note 30 - Reporting segment

Product type is the primary segmentation used. The Group’s historical Front Office product line was expanded by the Back Office products of GL SETTLE in 2003 and then by Ubitrade’s products in 2004. The Group has organized itself into Business Lines for the purpose of marketing its products, each of which has its own inherent profitability and specific risks.

The Group’s financial reporting system is organized in such a way as to monitor the accounts of each business line. The 2007 budget has been prepared using the same basis, and Quarterly Business Line budget reporting is performed to ensure that profitability can be monitored in each area.

This structure was introduced over the course of 2005, the year in which the businesses acquired had their most significant effect on the Group’s accounts.

Geographical segmentation is the secondary segmentation used.

The Group has created Business Units which are responsible for action plans to implement locally the Group’s global strategy. They adapt the plans to suit the potential and the technical, regulatory and cultural specificities of each market. Each has its own inherent profitability and specific risks.

 

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In 2007, the Information Services Business Line was created subsequent to the acquisition of the INFOTEC Group.

Data for DECISION SOFTWARE, acquired late 2007, are presented separately because the company was in the process of consolidation into the Group at 31 December 2007.

Information recorded in the income statement

 

€ ‘000s

   Trading Solutions/Client
Connectivity
   Post Trade Derivatives    Post Trade Securities     Capital Markets Solution
     2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005     2007     2006    2005

Information recorded in the income statement

                                 

Revenue

   144,360    137,573    138,596    27,499    20,623    13,914    7,749    6,601    7,420     16,489     7,822    4,440

Depreciation and amortization (excluding intangible assets from acquisitions)

   3,080    3,296    3,516    420    185    289    95    256    379     392     21    95

Operating income (before amortization of intangible assets resulting from the acquisition method)

   27,122    23,672    22,887    8,168    5,547    2,297    1,655    162    (91 )   1,393     1,277    912

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from the acquisition method

   53    89    133    490    545    988    0    95    0     226     266    329

Operating income

   27,069    23,583    22,754    7,678    5,002    1,309    1,655    67    91     (1619 )   1,011    583

Impairment

   0                               

Share of results from equity consolidated companies

   0       739    0          0         0       

Information recorded on the balance sheet

                                 

Goodwill and intangible assets from acquisitions

   48,396    46,222    36,509    22,105    22,731    19,079    3,782    5,713    8,600     35,754     7,790    5,162

Net property and equipment

   5,370    5,198    4,857    607    573    465    233    256    307     535     220    99

Employee benefit liabilities

   19    47    30    0    2    10    0    0          

Other non-current assets

   2,410    2,157    0    205    111       151    145      256     112   

Other non-current liabilities

   0       148          922            1,607        308

Assets held for sale

   0          0          0    0    0     0     0    0

Liabilities held for sale

   0          0          0         0       

Other current assets

   63,167    72,238    92,349    12,970    14,027    13,461    3,497    2,662    1,185     6,141     5,779    3,283

Other current liabilities

   89,413    89,337    104,860    11,783    11,239    12,844    4,368    3,315    3,794     5,604     3,319    2,643

Information recorded on the cash flow statement

                                 

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

   5,112    4,178    3,423    496    650    336    753    272    155     346     282    84

Acquisition of financial assets

   1,181    463    639    82    45    62    0    7      20     11    6

Acquisition of subsidiaries

   0    8,603          4,500       0       4,340     24,455       

 

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€ ‘000s

   Information
Services
    DECISION
SOFTWARE
   Discontinued operations    Unallocated holding    Total
     2007     2007    2007    2006     2005    2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005

Information recorded in the income statement

                              

Revenue

   6,850     305       12,215     14,858    0    0    0    203,252    184,834    179,228

Depreciation and amortization (excluding intangible assets from acquisitions)

   159     4       22     16             4,150    3,779    4,295

Operating income (before amortization of intangible assets resulting from the acquisition method)

   (209 )   41       2,213     4,383    0    0    0    35,384    32,870    30,570

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from the acquisition method

   0     0       1,100     1,900             769    2,095    3,350

Operating income

   (209 )   41    0    1,113     2,483    0    0    0    34,615    30,775    27,220

Impairment

                         0      

Share of results from equity consolidated companies

                         0       739

Information recorded on the balance sheet

                              

Goodwill and intangible assets from acquisitions

   18,058     7,978         1,673             136,073    82,456    71,023

Net property and equipment

   25     1         62             6,771    6,247    5,790

Employee benefit liabilities

   0     0    0         0          19    50    43

Other non-current assets

   10     7                     3,039    2,526   

Other non-current liabilities

     1,292    0         0          2,899    0    1,378

Assets held for sale

   0     0    0    5,258        0       385    0    5,258    385

Liabilities held for sale

   0     0    0    3,391        0          0    3,391   

Other current assets

   315     819         9,778             86,909    94,705    120,056

Other current liabilities

   239     956         2,348             112,362    107,209    126,489

Information recorded on the cash flow statement

                              

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

   20     0    0    17     57    0    0    0    6,726    5,400    4,055

Acquisition of financial assets

   0     0    0    0     3    0    0    0    1,283    527    710

Acquisition of subsidiaries

   14,329     5,716       (472 )   3,565             44,500    12,631    7,905

 

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Secondary segment analysis: by region

 

€ ‘000

   France    EMEA    UK    US    Asia    FERMAT    Unallocated holding    Total
     2007    2006    2007    2006    2007    2006    2007    2006    2007    2006    2007    2006    2007    2006    2005    2007    2006

Revenue

   40,099    40,443    55,067    47,943    45,295    35,777    31,702    23,872    31,089    24,584    0    12,215             203,252    184,834

Acquisition of tangible assets

   1,331    1,708    758    433    277    765    853    598    910    354    0                4,129    3,860

Acquisition of intangible assets

   1,889    1,271    19    64    586    204    99    0    4    1                   2,598    1,540

Total assets

   54,614    65,044    51,609    36,323    32,825    39,327    67,634    24,518    27,718    28,994                385    234,401    194,205

From 2006, the breakdown by geography is prepared based upon the country location of the GL TRADE subsidiaries which sold software to the client. However, until 2005, the breakdown by geography was prepared based upon the country/region where the software has been installed (the client site).

Secondary segment analysis: by region

 

€ ‘000s

   Paris Continental
Europe
   London
North Europe
   Americas    Asia Pacific    Unallocated
holding
   Total
     2006    2005    2006    2005    2006    2005    2006    2005    2006    2005    2006    2005

Revenue

   101.185    99.948    33.957    38.493    23.896    18.961    25.797    21.826          184.834    179.228

Acquisition of tangible fixed assets

   2.094    2.104    814    402    598    339    354    807          3.860    3.652

Acquisition of intangible fixed assets

   1.328    188    211    152    0    2    1    61          1.540    403
                                                         

Total assets

   95.103    113.065    45.590    27.787    24.518    29.124    28.994    30.553       385    194.206    200.914
                                                         

Note 31 - Related party information

Related party information in 2007

At 31 December 2007, GL TRADE SA was 55.2% owned by Holding Financière Montmartre, in which Euronext Paris holds a 57.77% stake. Euronext Paris also directly owned a 8.2% stake in GL TRADE SA. The GL TRADE sub-group is fully consolidated by the Euronext Group.

GL TRADE Group’s ultimate parent company is NYSE EURONEXT, 11 Wall Street New York, New York 10005.

The founders and current directors of GL TRADE, Messrs GATIGNOL, LAURENT and MORIN, own 42.23% of Holding Financière Montmartre.

Mr. Yassine BRAHIM was appointed CEO of the Group on 1 July 2007.

GL TRADE Group: Related parties transactions

 

€ ‘000s

   2007    2006    2005
     EXPENSE    Revenue    Borrowings    LOANS    EXPENSE    Revenue    Borrowings    Loans    EXPENSE    Revenue    Borrowings    Loans

Directors (1)

                           None    None    None    None

Euronext Group (2) (3)

   811    232       4,026    882    226          995    236    None    None

Holding Financière Montmartre

   3    12       3                18    9    None    None

Logic Invest

               5             20    40    280    None
                                                       

Total

   814    244    0    4,029    887    226          1,033    285    280    0
                                                       

 

(1) Excluding salary and director’s compensation
(2) Revenue and expense: resulting from services provided as part of the normal business activities of the two entities.
(3) Borrowings: a short-term (1 yr.) credit line for €10million taken out in November 2007, with which GL TRADE can make drawdowns and repayments at its convenience. The terms and conditions of this credit line are comparable to those of the recent borrowings GL TRADE has contracted with its bankers.

The founder-directors received gross annual compensation during 2007 of €228,000 with regard to their employment and €184,000 as directors. They do not benefit from any agreed severance bonuses.

Only Mr. GATIGNOL has an Article 83 retirement plan, to which an annual contribution of €5,000 is made, and Mr. Yassine BRAHIM has a supplementary retirement benefit plan of €30,000.

For 2007, Yassine BRAHIM received gross annual compensation including benefits in kind of €344,000, of which €98,000 as a variable portion. He does not benefit from any agreed severance bonus.

Total gross compensation paid to the members of the Group’s Managing Board increased by €3,407,000 in 2007. This figure does not include share options allocated to them.

At 31 December 2007, Messrs GATIGNOL and BRAHIM each held 5,000 share options.

 

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Transactions between GL TRADE SA and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated on consolidation and do not therefore feature in this report.

Related party information in 2006

At 31 December 2006, GL TRADE SA was 55.2% owned by Holding Financière Montmartre, in which Euronext Paris holds a 55.76% stake. Euronext Paris also directly owned a 9.3% stake in GL TRADE SA. The GL TRADE sub-group is fully consolidated by the Euronext Group.

The Euronext Group’s parent company is Euronext NV.

The founders and current directors of GL TRADE, Messrs Gatignol, Laurent and Morin, own 44.24% of Holding Financière Montmartre.

Related party information in 2005

At 31 December 2005, Holding Financière Montmartre held a 55.3% stake in GL TRADE SA. Euronext Paris owned a 54% stake in Holding Financière Montmartre and also owned directly a 9.9% stake in GL TRADE SA. The GL TRADE sub-group is fully consolidated by the Euronext Group.

The ultimate parent company is Euronext NV, Beursplein 5, 1012 JW Amsterdam, Holland.

The founders and directors of GL TRADE, Messrs Gatignol, Laurent and Morin, own 46% of Holding Financière Montmartre.

GL TRADE owns a 19% stake in Logic Invest. This entity is not consolidated.

Note 32 - Acquisitions impacts

Acquisitions impacts in 2007

 

€ ‘000s

   FNX Group     INFOTEC Group     DECISION SOFTWARE     Total 12/31/2007  

Property and equipment

   338     249     0     587  

Intangible assets

   29     16     0     45  

Financial assets

   212     69     7     288  

Deferred tax assets

   0     263     0     263  

Other receivables

   3,197     974     468     4,639  

Provision

   (85 )   (4 )   0     (89 )

Cash and cash equivalents

   97     502     846     1,445  
                        

Total

   3,788     2,069     1,321     7,178  
                        

Minority interests

   0     0     0     0  

Employee benefits

   0     0     0     0  

Deferred tax liabilities

   0     0     0     0  

Non-current financial liabilities

   0     0     0     0  

Provision

   0     0     0     0  

Other debts

   (6,440 )   (2,718 )   (1,475 )   (10,633 )
                        

Total

   (6,440 )   (2,718 )   (1,475 )   (10,633 )
                        

Fair value of assets required

   (2,652 )   (649 )   (154 )   (3,455 )

Conversion difference

   7     (52 )   (1 )   (46 )

Goodwill

   27,197     15,532     6,717     49,446  
                        

Total

   24,552     14,831     6,562     45,945  
                        

Financing

        

Current financial liabilities

   15,000     0     0     15,000  

Cash and cash equivalents

   9,522     14,779     6,532     30,833  

Acquisition costs

   245     52     30     327  

Currency effects

   (215 )   0     0     (215 )
                        

Total

   24,552     14,831     6,562     45,945  
                        

Net cash

        

Cash acquired with subsidiary

   (97 )   (502 )   (846 )   (1,445 )

Price paid

   24,552     14,831     6,562     45,945  
                        

Net cash impact

   24,455     14,329     5,716     44,500  
                        

 

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The cash flows relating to acquisitions of subsidiaries amounted to €45,420,000 in 2007.

The difference between the net cash caused by acquisitions (€44.5 million) and the cash flow from investing activities is related to:

 

   

the buy-back of minority interests in UBITRADE SA (€1,228,000) upon their exercise of stock options in December 2007.

 

   

the closing of the Put Option on GL TRADE Americas (€657,000).

 

   

the payment by a former shareholder of GL OVERSEAS of the price adjustment as determined on the basis of “working capital” calculated in 2007 for €965,000.

GL TRADE HOLDINGS Inc. acquired all the share capital of FNX CORPORATION Ltd on 1 March 2007. The acquisition was financed by two loans of €7,500,000 each. Since the acquisition, companies in the FNX Group have contributed to the Group’s income and revenue in the respective amounts of (€1,282,000) and €9,716,000. Total revenue of the FNX Group for full-year 2007 amounted to €11,572,000 (unaudited information).

GL TRADE SA acquired 90% of the share capital of INFOTEC SA. The contribution of the acquired INFOTEC companies to the Group’s income amounted to (€248,000) since their acquisition in July 2007, and the contribution to revenue was €6,851,000. Total Infotec group’s 2007 revenue amounted to €13,259,000 (unaudited information).

GL TRADE HOLDINGS Inc. acquired all the share capital of DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. in November 2007. Contributions to the group’s net income and revenue amounted €26,000 and €305,000 respectively. DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.’s full-year 2007 Revenue amounted to €3,230,000 (unaudited information).

Acquisitions impacts in 2006

 

€ ‘000s

   GL Overseas     Emos SA     Total 12/31/2006  

Property and equipment

   189     25     214  

Intangible assets

   69     12     81  

Financial assets

   0     0     0  

Deferred tax assets

   0     0     0  

Other receivables

   2,536     430     2,966  

Cash and cash equivalents

   140     329     469  
                  

Total

   2,934     796     3,730  
                  

Minority interests

   0     0     0  

Employee benefits

   0     0     0  

Deferred tax liabilities

   0     0     0  

Non-current financial liabilities

   0     0     0  

Provision

   0     0     0  

Other debts

   (3,987 )   (477 )   (4,464 )
                  

Total

   (3,987 )   (477 )   (4,464 )
                  

Fair value of assets required

   (1,053 )   319     (734 )

Conversion difference

   0     0     0  

Goodwill

   8,168     4,510     12,678  
                  

Total

   7,115     4,829     11,944  
                  

Financing

      

Current financial liabilities

   0     0     0  

Cash and cash equivalents

   7,053     4,801     11,854  

Acquisition costs

   62     28     90  

Currency effects

   0     0     0  
                  

Total

   7,115     4,829     11,944  
                  

Net cash

      

Cash acquired with subsidiary

   (140 )   (329 )   (469 )

Price paid

   7,115     4,829     11,944  
                  

Net cash impact

   6,975     4,500     11,475  
                  

 

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The cash flows relating to acquisitions of subsidiaries totalled €16.2 million in 2006. The difference in net cash caused by acquisitions (minus €11.5 million) as mentioned above was due mainly to:

 

   

the price supplement relating to Ubitrade’s Fermat business (€3 million);

 

   

the completion of the Put Option on GL TRADE Americas (€0.7 million);

 

   

the price supplement on minority interests in Glesia (€0.7 million).

GL TRADE Holdings Inc acquired all shares in Nyfix Overseas Inc (renamed GL Overseas Inc) in August 2006. This acquisition was financed by a €7 million loan. Since its acquisition GL Overseas Inc’s contribution in revenue and net loss is respectively €1,648,000 and €634,000.

GL TRADE SA has acquired 100% of the shares in Emos SAS. Since its acquisition, Emos’ contribution in revenue and net income is respectively €670,000 and €75,000.

Acquisitions impacts in 2005

 

€ ‘000s

   Oasis     GLESIA
sale option
   GL TRADE Americas
sale option
    Total 12/31/2005  

Property and equipment

   10          10  

Intangible assets

   0          0  

Financial assets

   53          53  

Deferred tax assets

   242          242  

Other current assets

   588          588  

Cash and cash equivalents

   318          318  
                       

Total

   1,211     0    0     1,211  
                       

Minority interests

     775    442     1,217  

Employee benefits

          0  

Deferred tax liabilities

          0  

Non-current financial liabilities

          0  

Provision

          0  

Other debts

   (958 )   0    0     (958 )
                       

Total

   (958 )   775    442     259  
                       

Fair value of assets required

   253     775    442     1,470  

Conversion difference

   43     0    0     43  

Goodwill

   3,091     5,982    544     9,617  
                       

Total

   3,387     6,757    986     11,130  
                       

Financing

         

Current financial liabilities

   0     4,893    971     5,864  

Cash and cash equivalents

   3,344     0    0     3,344  

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

   0     1864    64     1,928  

Currency effects

   43     0    (49 )   (6 )
                       

Total

   3,387     6,757    986     11,130  
                       

Cash acquired with subsidiary

   (318 )   0    0     (318 )

Price paid

   3,344     0    0     3,344  
                       

Net cash impact

   3,026     0    0     3,026  
                       

Items from the financial statements were determined at the date of acquisition of the various entities.

 

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GL TRADE SA, through its GL TRADE Holding company, acquired 100% of the capital in OASIS. The contribution to group net income from OASIS, since its acquisition in July 2005, was €42,000.

In accordance with IAS 32, the Group has recorded as a financial liability its undertaking to buy out from minority shareholders in GLESIA the 49% of shares and voting rights that they own. The additional share of net income accruing to the group was €376,000 for 2005.

Similarly, the undertaking to buy out the 5% minority stake held in GL TRADE Americas Inc had an impact of €68,000 on group net income.

Note 33 - Commitments

Off balance sheet liabilities relating to ordinary business

 

€ ‘000s

   12/31/2007    12/31/2006    12/31/2005

Endorsements, deposits and guaranties given(1)

   1,055    1,111    746

 

(1) Foreign currency deposits and guaranties are valued at the closing exchange rate. The bulk of this caption is the guaranty given by GL TRADE SA to the owner of the offices occupied by its British subsidiary GL TRADE Ltd.

Covenants

CALYON and Crédit Lyonnais borrowings

Under the two loan agreements with CALYON and CRÉDIT LYONNAIS for an initial total of €21 million, GL TRADE SA gave undertakings to these two companies that for the durations of the agreements and until full repayment of the amounts due:

 

   

it would not grant nor allow to be granted by one or more of its major subsidiaries any lien or real or personal guarantee against any present or future borrowing without the prior agreement of the majority of the Banks and without granting to these lenders at the same time the same lien or guarantee having the same ranking and covering repayment of all sums that might fall due under the loan agreement,

 

   

it would ensure that at the end of each financial year net consolidated debt shall be no more than:

 

   

1 times net shareholders’ equity;

 

   

2 times consolidated EBITDA.

Ebitda correspond to operating income plus amortization of acquisition costs, provisions (net of deferrals) relating to operating assets and to risks and charges, and to amortization expenses (net of deferrals), as recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

These undertakings were complied with at 31 December 2007, 2006 and 2005.

HSBC Borrowing

In guarantee for the borrowing from HSBC France to finance the acquisition of FNX Group, GL TRADE SA has pledged 30% of its shares in GL TRADE HOLDINGS Inc., as collateral against the loan principal of €13 million.

In addition, GL TRADE SA undertook to maintain the ratio of total gross medium- and long-term debt and restated lease commitments to shareholders’ equity at less than 1 to 1, and the ratio of total gross medium- and long-term debt and restated lease commitments to EBITDA at less than 3 to 1.

 

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Shareholders’ Equity is comprised of the group’s shareholders’ equity, other shareholders’ equity, subscribed uncalled equity, subscribed and called equity not paid in, set-up fees, costs to spread over several years and bond redemption bonuses.

Medium- and long-term debts include convertible bonds, other bonds and bank borrowings with a maturity of at least 2 years.

Restated finances leases correspond to the net value of the goods leased.

EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

The ratios were complied with at 31 December 2007.

Société Générale borrowing

Under the borrowing agreement contracted with Société Générale to finance the acquisition of the FNX Group, GL TRADE SA undertook that at each consolidated accounts approval date:

 

   

consolidated net liabilities to shareholders funds would be maintained at 1 to 1 or lower;

 

   

consolidated net financial debts to consolidated gross operating surplus would remain below 3.5 to 1;

 

   

consolidated net shareholders’ funds to consolidated balance sheet total would remain above 20%;

 

   

consolidated net cash would remain above €15million.

Consolidated net debt includes short-term, medium-term and long-term debts contracted with banks and other lenders not directly related to commercial businesses, less cash and cash equivalents and financial investments.

Consolidated net shareholders’ funds are all the registered capital and reserves entered on the liabilities side of the balance sheet.

Gross operating surplus is the sum of operating income, charges to depreciation and amortization expenses and rents expenses for building and equipments.

Net cash is the difference between cash and cash equivalents plus securities held for investment and bank overdrafts plus liabilities sold under the Dailly law or factoring.

These undertakings were complied with at 31 December 2007.

Early redemption of Crédit Lyonnais and CALYON loans GL TRADE may make early redemption of the entire amount of loans on each interest payment date by making payment to the banks of:

 

   

the outstanding principal due under the loan;

 

   

accrued interest on the loan;

 

   

the re-application indemnity due under the loan agreement;

 

   

all other sums due under the loan.

 

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Contingent Liabilities

GLESIA

As part of SIA’s purchase of an equity stake in GLESIA, formerly GL TRADE Italia, on 1 January 2007, GL TRADE SA (51 % owner) and SIA (49% owner) renewed their agreement, for a three-year period, with the following main provisions:

 

   

SIA granted GLESIA non-exclusive distribution rights for its GAM and FINESTWAY products;

 

   

SIA provided GLESIA with all Facility Management and Help Desk services.

The General Meeting of Shareholders held in June 2007 for the 2006 financial year approved the payment of a €1,222,000 dividend, of which €857,000 in preferred dividends for minority shareholders of GLESIA. It was paid out in July 2007. Under the agreement, there are no further preferred dividends to be paid in the future.

Under the terms of the new agreement, SIA and GL TRADE SA agreed that if one of the parties decides to terminate the agreement, SIA will sell its shares in GLESIA and GL TRADE will be obliged to purchase them at a price determined as follows: (0.49 x EBIT x n - net financial liabilities), where n is 4.2 if GL TRADE SA terminates the contract and 2.5 if SIA terminates the contract. This undertaking has been recorded in the Group’s accounts under current financial liabilities.

NYFIX Overseas Inc.

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price for Nyfix Overseas Inc. will be increased by 1.5 times the difference between the full year’s revenue recognized by the GL TRADE Group from license, maintenance or service contracts for Nyfx Overseas Inc.’s OBMS software between the acquisition date and 31 December 2007 and seven million five hundred thousand US dollars (US$7,500,000). The price supplement is capped at six million US dollars (US$6,000,000).

A price supplement of US$2,714,000 was recognized at 31 December 2007, as due and payable on 31 March 2008.

FNX Group

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price for FNX will be increased by an amount determined based on 2007 revenue and backlog and 2008 capital market activities revenue.

Such price supplement was capped at US $5million at end 2007. On the basis of the results of the FNX business, no price supplement was due for that period.

The price supplement is capped at US $4million at end 2008, payable in the second quarter of 2009. At 31 December 2007, a liability of US$2,500,000 (€1,698,000) was recognized in connection therewith (excluding effects of discount unwinding). Discounted to present value, the liability amounted to €1,607,000 at 31 December 2007.

FERMAT

Earn-out clause

The disposal price set in the sale agreement for the FERMAT distribution business will be increased by 10% of the amount of services rendered by the FERMAT Group in Germany and Austria in 2007, or for its existing clients at the date of discontinuation of the business, capped at €500,000. If applicable, FERMAT will pay any supplement due to the Group in the first half of 2008.

A balance of €250,000 on the initial price is also due by FERMAT in the first quarter of 2009.

 

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INFOTEC group

Put Option Clause

On 1 July 2007, GL TRADE SA acquired more than 90% of the shares of the Swiss company INFOTEC SA. Each minority shareholder undertook to sell its shares on the terms set out below, and GL TRADE SA likewise undertook to buy the INFOTEC SA shares held by minorities in 2009.

The share disposal price depends on the revenue growth of the Infotec business for 2007 and 2008 periods, and on EBIT margin for 2008.

The total purchase price for the shares cannot be in excess of CHF6 million and will be paid in the second quarter of 2009.

At 31 December 2007, this liability was recognized in the Group’s accounts for CHF4,500,000(€2,720,000) excluding discount effect. The amount of the liability discounted to present value was €2,588,000 at 31 December 2007.

The merger-absorption of INFOTEC SA by GL TRADE SUISSE SA, formerly GL TRADE SCHWEIZ AG, did not change the terms of the undertaking.

DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price will be increased by an amount depending on revenue from new contract generated in 2008, and is capped at US$2 million.

At 31 December 2007, a liability was recognized amounting to US$2 million (€1,359,000) excluding discount effect. Discounted to present value, that liability was €1,292,000 at 31 December 2007. The definitive amount is due and payable in the first quarter of 2009.

To the best of the Group’s knowledge, there are no off-balance sheet undertakings other than those referred to herein.

Note 34 - Events occurring after the balance sheet date

 

   

UBITRADE SA was removed from the register of companies on 28 January 2008 subsequent to winding up without liquidation. GL TRADE SA assumed its assets and liabilities. The transaction was the result of legal, accounting and tax rationalization, with no effect on operations.

 

   

On 18 February 2008, the GL TRADE Group acquired a 30% stake in a French company, NEXFI. The Group has also become the exclusive and international partner for the distribution of the new generation of multi-instrument portfolio management software (PMS). Through this transaction, GL TRADE intends to develop synergies with existing Buy Side solutions and confirm its ambition to become a key partner in the international Buy Side community. NEXFI has been active in the French financial community for several years and has a substantial client base including French and international financial institutions. In 2007, NEXFI brought in US$3.4 million in revenue and currently employs thirty persons in Paris. This company will be consolidated according to the equity method.

 

   

On 1 October 2008, SunGard Data Systems Inc. a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector, completed its acquisition of a majority interest in GL TRADE. SunGard acquired from Euronext Paris S.A. and GL TRADE’s three founders, Messrs. Pierre Gatignol, Louis-Christophe Laurent and Frédéric Morin, together with entities controlled by them, 6,200,030 shares of GL TRADE, representing 64.51% of GL TRADE’s share capital, at a price of €41.70 per share. The transaction puts a value of €400.7 million on 100% of GL TRADE’s share capital (excluding the effect of outstanding stock options).

 

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In accordance with the AMF General Regulation (“règlement général de l’AMF”), Paris-based Oddo Corporate Finance launched on SunGard’s behalf an all-cash tender offer under the simplified procedure (“offre publique d’achat simplifiée”) for the remainder of GL TRADE’s share capital at the same price of €41.70 per share. At 28 November 2008, SunGard owns approximately 99% of GL TRADE.

 

   

In connection with SunGard’s acquisition of GL Trade, the loan from the parent company, EURONEXT PARIS, was fully repaid.

Note 35 - Risk management

Financial instruments concern mainly the following:

 

   

Client receivables,

 

   

Cash,

 

   

Trade payables,

 

   

Financial liabilities.

At 31 December 2007, the GL TRADE Group held only derivative financial instruments used for managing interest rate risks. Initially, fair value is equivalent to the premium amount. Bank institutions provide updates on the value of theses instruments at the end of each quarter to enable the company to adjust the fair value of its financial assets.

Performance

“Trade receivables” at 31 December 2007 showed €54,460,000 versus €47,519,000 in 2006 and €68,945,000 in 2005, increasing by 14.61 % between 2006 and 2007, proportional to the increase in revenue over the same period. The revenue increase reflects the Group’s organic growth and acquisitions over FY 2007.

Impairment on uncertain trade receivables due to client insolvency was valued at €411,000 at 31 December 2007, compared to €340,000 in 2006 and €606,000 in 2005.

The GL TRADE Group does not engage in speculation, but makes only risk-free investments in financial instruments available for sale, recognized at fair value. They are money market mutual funds and short-term investments which generated net fair value of €775,000. At 31 December 2007, financial instruments available for sale amounted to €315,000 compared to €2,765,000 in 2006 and €6,174,000 in 2005.

At 31 December 2007, “Trade payables” amounted to €16,808,000 compared to €11,096,000 in 2006 and €12,002,000 in 2005. The €5,712,000 variation between 2006 and 2007 is related to new companies in the scope of consolidation (€2.7 million), a time lag payment to suppliers due to the implementation of SAP software in the Group’s two largest subsidiaries and of the early invoicing of certain trade creditors (€3 million).

Derivative financial instruments used by the Group for managing interest rate risks were recognised at fair value on the balance sheet under “Financial assets”. Subsequent changes in fair value are recognised directly in the income statement as financial costs. At 31 December 2007, the fair value of these financial instruments amounted to €141,000 (see Note 25).

Financial instruments are valued by the financial institutions which provided them to the Group.

Borrowings taken out in 2007 financed the acquisitions of the Group’s new subsidiaries. The total debt for this purpose amounts to €30,518,000. The direct impact on the year’s net income was a €1,690,000 increase in interest expense, up by €1,051,000 compared to 2006 and by €1,297,000 in 2005.

 

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The various covenants (see Note 33) in connection with these loans were complied with at 31 December 2007.

Measuring risk on financial instruments

Credit risk

The Group’s clients are mainly financial institutions or stock brokers. At 10 March 2008, the Group is not directly affected by the subprime crisis and considers that its clients are credit worthy. The “in advance” payment terms for the Group’s subscribed services partly protect it from this risk.

The outstanding balance of “Trade receivables” at 31 December 2007 stood at €54,460,000 (see Note 15) and their overdue time is less than 120 days.

The Group follows its trade receivables with particular attention. Each subsidiary submits a monthly statement of customer receivables to the parent company, which reviews how long such payments have been overdue. This data is also reviewed on a quarterly basis by central management to assess which outstanding receivables are potentially at risk based on time overdue, and ensures that steps have been taken to cover such risk (collection action, provisions). Accounting impact is assessed based on the probability of risk on a case-by-case basis.

At 31 December 2007, “Impairment provisions” on trade receivables amounted to €411,000, or about 1% of outstanding trade receivables.

The impact on the income statement of so-called doubtful receivables at 31 December 2007 was as follows:

 

   

€34,000 for bad debts written off

 

   

€70,000 for provisions for impairment of trade receivables

 

   

€60,000 for reversals of provisions for impairment on trade receivables

for a total impact of €44,000 on 2007 net income.

Liquidity risk

The invoicing terms implemented by the Group (payment in advance) for subscriptions to its services create a large cash reserve at the beginning of a period and generate structurally negative working capital. The recurring contract base at the beginning of a financial year (subscriptions and maintenance) accounts for approximately 80% of the Group’s annual revenue.

The Group entered into borrowings for €30,518,000 over the year to finance its acquisitions. The Group’s net debt amounts to €27,252,000 including €9,909,000 financial liabilities for undertakings to buy out GLESIA and INFOTEC shares, which excluding price supplements due for companies acquired.

The Group has not encountered any payment defaults, and has been able to honor its payable debts all through 2007 and previous financial years.

 

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Detailed due dates for financial liabilities (see Note 20 & 24):

 

     <1 month    >1 mo. &
<3 mos.
   >3 mo. &
<1 yr.
   >1 yr. &
<5 yrs.

Variable-rate borrowings

      14,750    3,645    17,700

Accrued interests

      220      

Bank overdrafts

      73      

Financial debt on option to buy out GLESIA shares

            7,322

Financial liabilities on option to buy out INFOTEC shares

            2,587

Other borrowings and financial debts

         4,309   

Total non-derivative financial liabilities

   0    15,043    7,954    27,609

Interest rates hedge

            141

Total derivatives

   0    0    0    141

At 31 December 2007, the Group showed net debt (including undertakings to purchase shares) of €27,252,000, broken down as follows;

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents:

€23,354,000 (see Note 17),

 

   

Current financial liabilities:

€22,997,000 (see Note 24),

 

   

Non-current financial liabilities:

€27,609,000 (see Note 20).

Market risk

This risk concerns:

Interest rates risk

The GL TRADE Group invests most of its available cash in short-term money market mutual funds or in interest-bearing accounts that are risk free and track market interest rates. As a result, GL TRADE is not exposed to significant interest rate risk on its investments.

The Group has debt with lending institutions for €41 million (see Notes 20 & 24). These loans are at variable rates based on 3-month and 12-month Euribor depending on the due date. Loans initially taken out with due dates over one year out are hedged by derivative instruments.

The sensitivity of financial charges to a 1% change in short-term interest rates is insignificant.

Exchange rate risks

Each GL TRADE subsidiary bills mainly in its own local currency, with Asian subsidiaries also billing clients in US dollars. The portion of revenue now generated by subsidiaries outside the euro zone amounted to 61% of the 2007 total, with 16% in the US, 20% in the UK, 16% in Asia and 9% in other countries.

In 2007, the impact of foreign exchange trends on revenue was negative and affected growth by 3%.

GL TRADE has limited the effect on margins by pursuing a policy of strict cost control and ensuring that costs are incurred in currency zones where they generate revenues. In addition to distribution costs, which are local in nature, development costs are increasingly being decentralized from the Group’s headquarters.

The Group does not use Forex hedging instruments to guarantee its cash flows.

 

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The evaluation of consolidated net assets held in foreign currencies shows that the Group is exposed to a risk of €227,000, assuming a negative and uniform movement in the euro’s exchange rate of 1 euro centime compared to all of the currencies considered from its rate at 31 December 2007.

Translation differences from converting foreign business revenues and affecting the Group’s consolidated reserves at 31 December 2007 amounted to €7,113,000, an increase of €5,590,000 compared to 31 December 2006 and of €7,457,000 compared to 31 December 2005.

Price risk

The price risk is low due to the amount of financial assets exposed, and was negligible for both 2005 et 2006 for reasons involving the Group’s financial policy. Cash assets are invested in short-term money market mutual funds or placed in risk free interest bearing accounts.

Risk of hedge accounting

The GL TRADE Group is not exposed to hedge accounting risk because it has opted not to use hedge accounting for its derivative financial instruments.

Note 36 - Information on share capital management

The Group’s objectives in managing its own funds are to ensure:

 

   

the continuation of operations,

 

   

compliance with debt to equity ratio (gearing),

 

€ ‘000s

   2007     2006     2005  

Financial debt

   40,697     16,580     12,442  

Shareholders’ funds

   65,706     57,553     52,970  

Gearing

   62 %   29 %   23 %

 

   

adequate yield for shareholders.

 

€ ‘000s

   2007     2006     2005  

Dividends*

   12,493     10,568     13,439  

Net income

   23,740     19,456     26,540  

Pay-out ratio

   53 %   54 %   51 %

 

(*) proposed to the forthcoming ordinary general meeting and subject to its approval

The Group has not set up any financial instruments which could impact its shareholders’ funds other than in stock options plans. The capital dilution effect as a result of stock options as calculated on 31 December 2007 works out to only 0.5%. Moreover, the Group has not implemented any capital increases over the past three financial years.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GL TRADE S.A.

 

     Page

Consolidated Statements of Income

   2

Statement of Recognized Income and Expense

   2

Consolidated Balance Sheet

   3

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   6

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

 

1


GL TRADE S.A.

Consolidated statements of income

 

     Notes   Six months ended  

€’000s

     30 June 2008     30 June 2007  

Revenue

   (2)   108,208     94,264  

Other operating income

     3     484  

Personnel costs

   (3)   (54,207 )   (48,724 )

Depreciation, amortization and provisions

     (2,301 )   (1,905 )

Other operating costs

   (4)   (32,148 )   (27,565 )
              

Operating income before amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations

     19,555     16,553  

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations

     (244 )   (417 )
              

Operating income

     19,311     16,136  
              

Interest on cash and cash equivalents

     219     436  

Other financial income

     2,936     1,429  

Cost of financial debt

     (1,003 )   (668 )

Other financial costs

     (4,119 )   (1,490 )
              

Net financial income (loss)

   (5)   (1,967 )   (292 )

Share in income of associate companies

     36     0  
              

Profit before income tax

     17,380     15,844  
              

Income tax

   (6)   (4,644 )   (5,200 )

Net income from discontinued operations

     0     1,076  
              

Net income

     12,736     11,720  
              

Attributable to

      

- Equity holders

     12,702     11,687  

- Minority interests

     34     33  
              

Net income in €

     12,736     11,720  
              

Earnings per share (attributable to holders of the parent company’s share)

   (11)   1.32     1.22  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

GL TRADE S.A.

Statement of recognised income and expense

 

     Six months ended  

€’000s

   30 June 2008     30 June 2007  

Translation differences

   (2,735 )   (1,356 )

Actuarial differences

   62     0  
            

Total of income and costs recognized directly against equity

   (2,673 )   (1,356 )

Profit for the period

   12,736     11,720  
            

Income and expense recognized during the period

   10,063     10,364  
            

Attributable to:

    

- Group Share

   10,029     10,331  

- Minority interests

   34     33  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

2


GL TRADE SA

Consolidated balance sheet

 

         As at

€’000s

   Notes   30 June 2008    31 December 2007

Property & equipment

     6,276    6,771

Goodwill

   (7) & (8)   116,801    131,183

Other intangible assets

   (9)   5,816    4,890

Non-current financial assets

     3,227    3,039

Investments accounted for under the equity method

   (10)   2,705    0

Deferred tax assets

   (12)   10,776    1,609
           

Non-current assets

     145,601    147,492
           

Trade and other receivables

     59,120    62,689

Current tax receivables

     1,366    428

Current financial assets

     0    438

Cash and cash equivalents

     30,823    23,354
           

Current assets

     91,309    86,909
           

Total assets

     236,910    234,401
           

Share capital

     293    293

Share premium

     1,583    1,583

Reserves

     47,924    39,093

Net income (attributable to the equity holders)

     12,702    23,740
           

Shareholders’ equity (attributable to the equity holders)

     62,502    64,709

Minority interests

     1,031    997
           

Total equity

     63,533    65,706
           

Non-current financial liabilities

   (13)   20,659    27,609

Deferred tax liabilities

   (14)   3,274    2,807

Retirement benefit obligation

   (15)   3    19

Other non-current liabilities

     0    2,899
           

Non-current liabilities

     23,936    33,334
           

Current financial liabilities

   (16)   27,777    22,997

Current tax liabilities

   (17)   2,960    2,669

Trade payable and other debts

   (17)   58,083    51,092

Provisions

     616    636

Other current liabilities

     60,005    57,967
           

Current liabilities

     149,441    135,361
           

Total liabilities

     173,377    168,695
           

Total liabilities and equity

     236,910    234,401
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

3


GL TRADE SA

Consolidated statements of changes in shareholder’s equity

 

     Attributable to equity holders of the parent     Minority
interests
   Total
Shareholders’
equity
 

€’000s

   Share capital    Issue premium    Treasury
shares
    Stock option
reserves
   Actuarial differences     Hedging
instrument
reserves
   Translation
differences
on foreign
subsidiaries
    Profit and
retained
earnings
    Total       

Equity at 1 January 2007

   293    1,277    0     878    (169 )   0    (1,523 )   55,883     56,639     914    57,553  

Change in 2007 equity

                           

Translation difference on foreign subsidiaries

                   (1,355 )     (1,355 )      (1,355 )

Other income and expense recognized directly in equity

                       0        0  
                                                             

Total items recognized directly in equity

   0    0    0     0    0     0    (1,355 )   0     (1,355 )      (1,355 )

Net income for the period

                     11,687     11,687     33    11,720  
                                                             

Total income and expense recognized in the period

   0    0    0     0    0     0    (1,355 )   11,687     10,332     33    10,365  

Dividend payments

                     (10,568 )   (10,568 )      (10,568 )

Repurchases and cancellations of treasury shares

         (4 )               (4 )      (4 )

Exercise of options

      233                  233        233  

Hedging instruments

                52        52        52  
                                                             

Equity at 30 June 2007

   293    1,510    (4 )   878    (169 )   52    (2,878 )   57,002     56,684     947    57,631  
                                                             

 

4


     Attributable to equity holders of the parent     Minority
interests
   Total
Shareholders’
equity
 

€’ 000s

   Share capital    Issue premium    Treasury
shares
    Stock option
reserves
   Actuarial differences     Hedging
instrument
reserves
    Translation
difference
on foreign
subsidiaries
    Profit and
retailed
earnings
    Total       

Equity at 31 December 2007

   293    1,583    (143 )   1,004    (32 )   54     (7,113 )   69,063     64,709     997    65,706  

Change in 2008 equity

                          

Translation difference on foreign subsidiaries

                  (2,735 )     (2,735 )      (2,735 )

Other income and expense recognized directly in equity

              69           69        69  
                                                              

Total items recognized directly in equity

   0    0    0     0    69     0     (2,735 )   0     (2,666 )      (2,666 )

Net income for the period

                    12,702     12,702     34    12,736  
                                                              

Total income and expense recognized in the period

   0    0    0     0    69     0     (2,735 )   12,702     10,036     34    10,070  

Dividend payments

                    (12,493 )   (12,493 )      (12,493 )

Repurchases and cancellations of treasury shares

         121              2     123        123  

Exercise of options

           134            134        134  

Hedging instruments

                (7 )       (7 )      (7 )
                                                              

Equity at 30 June 2008

   293    1,583    (22 )   1,138    37     47     (9,848 )   69,274     62,502     1,031    63,533  
                                                              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

5


GL TRADE SA

Consolidated statements of cash flows

 

     Six months ended  
     30 June 2008     30 June 2007  

€’000s

   Continuing
operations
    Continuing
operations
    Discontinued
operations
    Continuing and
Discontinued
Operations
 

Net income

   12,736     11,720       11,720  

Add back depreciation, amortization and provisions

   2,525     2,210       2,210  

Add back changes in deferred taxes

   755     161       161  

Add back capital gains/(losses) on disposal

   12     (846 )     (846 )

Add back share in profit of associated companies

   (36 )   0       0  

Other non-cash items

   226     80       80  

Income tax expenses

   3,889     4,842       4,842  

Financial expenses

   994     655       655  
                        

Cash flow from operations

   21,101     18,822     0     18,822  

Change in working capital used in operations

   2,192     7,006       7,006  

Income tax paid

   (4,853 )   (6,623 )     (6,623 )

Financial charges paid

   (745 )   (235 )     (235 )
                        

Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities (A)

   17,695     18,970     0     18,970  
                        

Acquisitions of fixed assets

   (3,637 )   (4,148 )     (4,148 )

Disposals of fixed assets

   801     190       190  

Short-term investments

   0     0       0  

Disposals of short-term investments

   0     1,139       1,139  

Acquisition of subsidiaries less cash acquired

   (2,670 )   (24,333 )     (24,333 )

Increase stakes in existing subsidiaries

   (1,492 )   0       0  

Disposals of subsidiaries

   0     0     (217 )   (217 )

Dividends from associated companies

   0     0       0  
                        

Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities (B)

   (6,998 )   (27,152 )   (217 )   (27,369 )
                        

Dividends paid

   0     0       0  

Capital increase

   0     233       233  

Repurchase of own shares

   (22 )   (4 )     (4 )

Borrowings received

   4,602     15,224       15,224  

Repayments of borrowings

   (7,008 )   (3,255 )     (3,255 )
                        

Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities (C)

   (2,428 )   12,198     0     12,198  
                        

Impact of changes in exchange rates (D)

   (802 )   (596 )     (596 )
                        

Change in net cash (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)

   7,467     3,423     (217 )   3,206  

Opening net cash

   23,354     36,829       36,829  
                        

Closing net cash at 30 June 2008

   30,823     40,252     (217 )   40,035  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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GL TRADE S.A.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements

Accounting rules and methods

GL Trade SA is a company domiciled in France. The Company’s interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2008 include the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as “the Group”) and the Group’s equity in associate or jointly controlled companies.

All the accounting rules and methods used by the Group are presented in the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007.

The Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007 are available upon request from the Company’s registered offices at 42, rue Notre Dame des Victoires, 75002 Paris, or from the www.gltrade.com website.

Statement of compliance

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, “Interim financial reporting”. They should be read in conjunction with the Group’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007. The financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2008 were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as those used to prepare the full-year consolidated 2007 financial statements.

The interim consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 August 2008.

Basis of preparation

The interim consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of euros. They are established on the basis of historical cost, with the exception of those assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, i.e. derivative financial instruments, financial instruments held for trading purposes and financial instruments classified as available for sale.

Non-current assets and groups of assets held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

Estimates

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements requires management to exercise judgment, make estimates and use assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported amounts of asset, liability, income and expense amounts. Actual values may differ from the estimated amounts.

For the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements, methods used in the exercising of judgement by management in applying the Group’s accounting methods and the main sources of uncertainty regarding its estimates are identical to those described in the full-year consolidated financial statements for 2007.

Accounting methods have been applied in a uniform manner by all Group companies.

 

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Note 1 - Scope of consolidation

At 30 June 2008, the scope of consolidation included the following companies:

 

     Head office   

Holding company

   30 June 2008    30 June 2007

Company

         %   Method    %   Method

GL TRADE SA

   France       Parent company    Parent company

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   France    GL TRADE SA    82.01%   FC    82.01%   FC

GL TRADE LTD

   UK    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE AG

   Germany    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE BV

   Netherlands    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE IBERICA S.L.

   Spain    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SUISSE SA (**) (***)

   Switzerland    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE BELGIUM SA

   Belgium    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GLESIA SRL (*)

   Italy    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC (ex GL CONSULTANTS INC)

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SOLUTIONS PTE LTD

   Singapore    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

   Hong Kong    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

   Australia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   Japan    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD

   South
Africa
   GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL SETTLE LTD

   UK    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

UBITRADE SA (****)

   France    GL TRADE SA    Merged   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE MENA SARL (ex UBITRADE MSP)

   Tunisia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

UBITRADE OSI SARL

   Tunisia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL SOFTWARE UNIPESSOAL LDA

   Portugal    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL SETTLE INC (ex OASIS)

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC

   USA    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

EMOS FUTURES LTD

   UK    GL TRADE SA    In liquidation   FC    In liquidation   FC

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC (ex NYFIX OVERSEAS INC)

   USA    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL Bilglsayar Hizmetleri Ticaret Ltd Sirketi

   Turkey    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc. (ex FNX Limited Business Corporation)

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNI (I), L.L.C

   USA    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX (UK) LTD

   UK    FNI (I), L.L.C    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX, L.L.C.

   USA    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX LTD, Mauritius

   Mauritius    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

Prismlight Pte Ltd

   Singapore    FNX LTD, Mauritius    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd Juristinc Person, Limited Company

   Thailand    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX (Thailand) Co., Ltd Juristinc Person, Limited Company

   Thailand    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

FNX India Software Private Limited

   India    GL Trade Capital Market Solutions Inc.    100%   FC    100%   FC

GL TRADE TUNISIA SARL

   Tunisia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC    100%   FC

INFOTEC SA (***)

   Switzerland    GL TRADE SA    Merged   FC     

IFIS INFOTEC FRANCE Sarl

   France    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

INFOTEC (Deutchland) GmbH

   Germany    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

INFOTEC FINANCIAL (UK) LIMITED

   UK    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

IFIS INFOTEC (USA) INC.

   USA    GL TRADE SUISSE SA    100%   FC     

GL TRADE SOFTWARE DOO BELGRADE LLC

   Serbia    GL TRADE SA    100%   FC     

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

   USA    GL TRADE HOLDINGS INC    100%   FC     

NEXFI SAS

   France    GL TRADE SA    30%   EQ     

 

(*)  Legally 51% owned by GL Trade SA w/o application of IAS 32 and 39
(**)  Legally 93.054% owned by GL Trade SA w/o application of IAS 32 and 39
(***)  Merger of GL Trade Scweiz AG with Infotec SA at 30 Sept. 2007
(****)  Merger of GL Trade SA and Ubitrade SA at 28 January 2008

FC: full consolidation EQ: equity method

The Company has not carried out any securitization transactions or created any special-purpose entities.

 

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Changes in the scope of consolidation

 

 

On 28 January 2008, UBITRADE SA was wound up without being liquidated, and all its assets and liabilities were transferred to its only shareholder, namely GL Trade SA.

 

 

During February 2008, the GL Trade SA group acquired 30% of the share capital of NEXFI, a company having its registered office in France.

Foreign currency translation

The exchange rates used at 30 June 2008 were as follows:

 

Currencies

   Average euro
exchange rate
   Closing euro
exchange rate

1 AUD

   0.60441    0.61084

1 CHF

   0.62270    0.62282

1 GBP

   1.28988    1.26223

1 HKD

   0.08378    0.08134

1 INR

   0.01605    0.01478

1 JPY

   0.00623    0.00601

1 MUR

   0.02414    0.02327

1 SGD

   0.47100    0.46629

1 THB

   0.02062    0.01896

1 TND

   0.55235    0.54474

1 TRY

   0.52920    0.51752

1 USD

   0.65322    0.63436

1 ZAR

   0.08515    0.08102

 

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Note 2 - Revenue

The comparable structure figures are calculated by excluding revenue from companies in the FNX, INFOTEC and DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. groups. INFOTEC and DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. were acquired during the second half of 2007. The FNX group, which was acquired on 28 February 2007, was not included in comparatives at comparable structure.

Revenue at constant exchange rates is calculated using June 2007 exchange rates.

 

   

Revenue by business line and by region at constant exchange rates and at a comparable structure

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
    Six months ended
30 June 2007
   2008/2007     At constant exch.
rates & Like-for-

Like
 

Trading Solutions and Client Connectivity BL

   70,550     70,831    (0 )%   5 %

France

   14,195     13,241    7 %   7 %

UK

   12,925     14,872    (13 )%   (0 )%

Emea

   21,829     22,182    (2 )%   (1 )%

Asia

   15,034     11,770    28 %   36 %

USA

   6,567     8,766    (25 )%   (14 )%

Post Trade Derivatives BL

   16,036     11,931    34 %   45 %

France

   4,819     3,875    24 %   25 %

UK

   4,722     2,635    79 %   106 %

Emea

   1,815     1,421    28 %   28 %

Asia

   1,391     884    57 %   63 %

USA

   3,289     3,116    6 %   22 %

Capital Market Solutions BL

   7,916     7,905    0 %   (10 )%

France

   1,786     2,158    (17 )%   (2 )%

UK

   324     213    52 %   0 %

Emea

   16     23    (30 )%   0 %

Asia

   1,665     1,176    42 %   0 %

USA

   4,125     4,335    (5 )%   23 %

Post Trade Securities BL

   3,968     3,597    10 %   23 %

France

   43     0    0 %   0 %

UK

   2,812     3,280    (14 )%   (2 )%

Emea

   473     110    330 %   329 %

Asia

   665     207    221 %   251 %

USA

   (25 )   0    n/a     n/a  

Information Services BL

   7,645     n/a    n/a     n/a  

France

   130     n/a    n/a     n/a  

UK

   549     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Emea

   6,966     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Asia

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

USA

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Decision Software

   2,093     n/a    n/a     n/a  

France

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

UK

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Emea

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Asia

   0     n/a    n/a     n/a  

USA

   2,093     n/a    n/a     n/a  

Total turnover

   108,208     94,264    15 %   10 %

 

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Note 3 - Personnel costs

 

   

Analysis of headcount by region

 

     Six months ended
30 June 2008
   Six months ended
30 June 2007
   Change in scope of
consolidation
   Like-for-Like    % change
Like-for-Like
    % change at
current
scope
 

France

   463    454    0    463    2 %   2 %

UK

   201    207    2    199    (4 )%   (3 )%

Emea

   373    296    41    332    12 %   26 %

Asia

   189    172    0    189    10 %   10 %

US

   200    194    14    186    (4 )%   3 %
                                

Total

   1,426    1,323    57    1,369    3 %   8 %
                                

Personnel costs are the Group’s largest cost item and accounted for 50.1% of the consolidated revenue as opposed to 51.7% in 2007.

The Group continues its efforts to reduce its personnel costs in conjunction with revenue.

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
   Six months ended
30 June 2007

Fixed remuneration

   34,952    32,561

Variable remuneration*

   7,845    5,694

Social charges

   11,410    10,469
         

Total

   54,207    48,724
         

 

* Included in 2008 is a non-recurring bonus of €2.3m awarded to 20 or so Group managers.

 

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Note 4 - Other operating costs

Other operating costs break down as follows:

 

     Six months ended  

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
   Six months ended
30 June 2007
   % change
2008/2007
 

Telecommunication costs

   3,373    2,918    16 %

GL Net and ASP site hosting costs

   1,675    1,767    (5 )%

Acquisition of financial market information

   7,973    3,888    105 %

Outsourcing and distribution fees to SIA

   997    1,405    (29 )%

Outsourced consulting

   282    114    148 %

Purchase of equipment charged to clients

   654    680    (4 )%
                

Direct cost of sales

   14,954    10,772    39 %
                

Rent and service charges

   5,340    4,812    11 %

Travel and entertainment expenses

   2,840    2,725    4 %

Advertising, trade fairs, promotions

   723    789    (8 )%

Telephone

   955    904    6 %

Recruitment, accounting, audit and legal fees

   3,267    3,407    (4 )%

Temporary staff and IT outsourcing

   1,316    1,545    (15 )%

Maintenance

   337    376    (10 )%

Administrative supplies and minor items

   530    370    43 %

Insurance

   390    391    (0 )%

Taxes other than on income

   1,006    1,012    (1 )%

Other costs

   490    462    6 %
                

Total other costs

   17,194    16,793    2 %
                

Changes in the first half of 2008 came mainly from the increase in financial and stock market data procurement costs (up €4,085,000). This increase was attributable to the acquisition in July 2007 of the INFOTEC group specialized in the distribution of financial data.

 

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Other expenses varied in proportion to revenue owing notably to the external growth transactions completed in 2007. The acquisitions of the INFOTEC group and of DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. were completed during the second half of 2007. Since the acquisition of the FNX group was completed on 28 February 2007, only four months of activity were included in the interim 2007 consolidated financial statements.

Note 5 - Net financial income (loss)

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
    Six months ended
30 June 2007
 

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities and other income

   219     436  
            

Income from cash and cash equivalents (A)

   219     436  
            

Interest and similar charges

   (1,003 )   (668 )
            

Cost of debt (B)

   (1,003 )   (668 )
            

Foreign exchange losses

   (3,233 )   (1,450 )

Other

   (886 )   (40 )
            

Other financial costs (C)

   (4,119 )   (1,490 )
            

Foreign exchange gains

   2,602     1,400  

Other

   334     29  
            

Other financial income (D)

   2,936     1,429  
            

Net financial income/(loss) (A) + (B) + (C) + (D)

   (1,967 )   (292 )
            

Net financial income/(loss) in the first half of 2008 totalled (€1.967 million) versus (€0.292 million) in the year-earlier period.

Foreign exchange differences resulted in a loss for the Group of €631,000 in the first half of 2008, compared with a loss of €50,000 in the first half of 2007.

Cost of debt during the first half of 2008 exceeded those incurred in the first half of 2007 by €335,000 following the borrowings arranged in February and November 2007 in order to finance the Group’s external growth.

The Other financial costs item primarily reflects the dividends paid to minority shareholders in Glesia, which were accounted for under goodwill in the previous year.

 

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Note 6 - Income tax

 

€’000s

   Six months ended
30 June 2008
    Six months ended
30 June 2007
 

Consolidated pre-tax income

   17,380     15,844  

Theoretical tax rate (underlying rate applicable to parent company)

   34.43 %   34.43 %
            

Theoretical tax charge

   5,974     5,455  

Difference in foreign company tax rates

   (1,514 )   (311 )

Unused/uncapitalised tax losses for the year

   176     217  

Use of uncapitalised tax loss carryforwards

   (327 )   0  

Permanent differences

   856     (278 )

Research tax credits

   (633 )   0  

Other

   112     (80 )
            

Actual tax charge

   4,644     4,842  
            

Effective tax rate

   26.77 %   32.82 %

Note 7 - Goodwill

 

Company (€’000s)

   31 December 2007    Opening
adjustment
   Acquisition    Earn-out     Put option    Goodwill
allocation
   Deferred tax     Increase/
Decrease
   Foreign
exchange
differences
    30 June 2008

GL TRADE LTD

   3,227                       (233 )   2,994

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC.

   9,834                       (542 )   9,292

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                         1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632                         2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                         4,306

GLESIA

   9,464                         9,464

GL SETTLE LTD

   7,578                         7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

   8,285                         8,285

UBITRADE SA

   18,283                         18,283

GL SETTLE INC.

   2,302                       (148 )   2,154

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

   4,165                       9     4,174

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC.

   8,060          (273 )              (524 )   7,262

FNX CORPORATION LTD

   25,954    94       (1,496 )         (3,313 )      (1,580 )   19,658

INFOTEC SA

   18,041                  (6,396 )      550     12,195

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

   7,977                       (528 )   7,449
                                                    

Total

   131,183    94    0    (1,769 )   0    0    (9,709 )   0    (2,996 )   116,801
                                                    

GL TRADE OVERSEAS Inc.

The final earn-out payment to the former shareholders of GL OVERSEAS Inc. (previously NYFIX OVERSEAS Inc.) was made on 17 June 2008 amounting to US$2.296 million.

At 31 December 2007, the Group recognised US$2.714 million in respect of this earn-out payment.

FNX group

The GL TRADE group finalised its additional analysis concerning the allocation of the FNX goodwill to identifiable items separable from goodwill within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition available under IFRS 3.

The goodwill value was impacted by an increase of US$143,000 following adjustments made to the opening balance sheet of the FNX group’s subsidiaries

 

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concerning current assets and a reduction of US$5.072 million deriving from the recognition of tax losses recognized prior to the acquisition of FNX LIMITED BUSINESS CORPORATION (see Note 12 on deferred tax assets).

In addition, the GL TRADE group revised its assumptions concerning the earn-out payment due to the former shareholders of the FNX group. It considers that no earn-out payment will have to be made and has recognised a reduction in goodwill of US$2.290 million.

INFOTEC group

The GL TRADE is currently carrying out additional analysis concerning the allocation of the INFOTEC goodwill to identifiable items separable from goodwill within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition allowed under IFRS 3.

The goodwill value was impacted solely by the recognition of the tax losses recorded prior to the acquisition amounted by of CHF10.272 million (see Note 12 on deferred tax assets).

The assumptions concerning the measurement of the debt arising on the option to buy out minority shareholders were maintained, and the value recognised in goodwill stands at CHF4.239 million, which is identical to that recognised at 31 December 2007.

DECISION SOFTWARE Inc.

The acquisition of 100% of the shares in DECISION SOFTWARE Inc. on 16 November 2007 gave rise to the recognition of US$9.841 million in goodwill.

In parallel, the Group is conducting additional analyses to ensure that there are no other identifiable items separable from goodwill. Depending on the outcome, the value determined at 31 December 2007 may possibly be modified within the twelve-month period from the date of acquisition available under IFRS 3.

The acquisition agreement provides for an earn-out payment to be assessed based on projected revenue as at year-end 2008. At 31 December 2007, the Group set aside a provision for an earn-out payment of US$1.902 million. At 30 June 2008, this amount did not change.

Note 8 - Allocation of goodwill to the Cash-Generating Units

 

Goodwill allocated in €’000s

   Trading Solutions
& Client
Connectivity
   Post Trade
Derivatives
   Capital
Market
Solutions
   Post Trade
Securities
   Information
Services
   Decision
Software
   Total

GL TRADE LTD

      2,994                2,994

GL TRADE AMERICAS INC.

   9,292                   9,292

GL MULTIMEDI@ SA

   1,075                   1,075

GL TRADE BV

   2,632                   2,632

GL TRADE JAPAN KK

   4,306                   4,306

GLESIA

   9,464                   9,464

GL SETTLE LTD

   2,173          5,405          7,578

GL TRADE SYSTEMS LTD HK

   8,285                   8,285

UBITRADE SA

      13,750    4,533             18,283

GL SETTLE INC.

         2,154             2,154

EMOS SYSTEMS SAS

      4,174                4,174

GL TRADE OVERSEAS INC.

   7,262                   7,262

FNX CORPORATION LTD

         19,658             19,658

INFOTEC SA

               12,195       12,195

DECISION SOFTWARE INC.

                  7,449    7,449
                                  

Total

   44,489    20,918    26,345    5,405    12,195    7,449    116,801
                                  

 

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Impairment tests

Management did not find any indication of impairment in the goodwill recognised at 30 June 2008.

In accordance with IAS 36, the GL TRADE group did not conduct any impairment test as at 30 June 2008.

Note 9 - Other intangible assets

The €1 million increase in other intangible assets is primarily due to:

 

   

the net change of €0.8 million in development costs,

 

   

amortization of non-current assets arising from the allocation of goodwill, with a negative impact of €0.2 million,

 

   

the net change of €0.1 million in production start-up costs for SAP software, and

 

   

the remainder of €0.3 million, represents net acquisitions of office productivity and management software net of amortization.

Management did not identify any indication of impairment in the other intangible assets recognised at 30 June 2008.

In accordance with IAS 36, the GL TRADE group did not conduct any impairment test as at 30 June 2008.

Note 10 - Investments accounted for under the equity method

NEXFI

On 18 February 2008, GL TRADE SA acquired 30% of the shares in NEXFI for €2.670 million. The equity value was deducted from the value of the investment recognised according to the equity method at €162,000.

Note 11 - Earnings per share

 

     Six months ended    Six months ended

€’000s

   30 June 2008    30 June 2007

Net income for the year (group share)

   12,702    11,687
         

(A) Net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares

   12,702    11,687
         

Opening number of ordinary shares in issue

   9,610,261    9,601,221

Shares issued/(cancelled) during the period

   0    6,320

Treasury shares

   600    100
         

(B) Closing number of ordinary shares

   9,609,661    9,607,641

Effect of options to issue

   12,575    52,903
         

(C) Potential capital

   9,622,236    9,660,544
         

(A)/(B) Earnings per share before dilution

   1.32    1.22

At 30 June 2008, GL TRADE SA’s share capital stood at €293,056 divided into 9,610,261 fully paid shares belonging to a single category with a nominal value of €0.03.

 

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Note 12 - Deferred tax assets

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Property and equipment

   86    92

Tax loss carryforwards before acquisitions

   9,309    102

Employee benefits

   284    449

Provisions

   47    63

Working capital items

   1,050    903
         

Total

   10,776    1,609
         

The Group recognised tax losses incurred prior to the acquisition of the FNX and INFOTEC groups in respective amounts of €3.217 million and €6.398 million in accordance with IAS 12.

When these tax losses are subsequently used, the Group will recognise a tax charge to neutralise the impact of these tax savings on the income statement. The assumptions used to measure these deferred tax assets were determined under a loss utilisation plan deemed to be the most likely at present.

Employee benefits comprise the tax on employee profit sharing and the employer contribution to be paid to French employees.

The deferred tax asset on Working Capital Requirements (WCR) items primarily comprise prepaid income and provisions for personnel costs in foreign subsidiaries.

 

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Note 13 - Non-current financial liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Bank borrowings

   13,200    17,700

Financial debts from option to buy out minority interests

   7,459    9,909
         

Total

   20,659    27,609
         

The assumptions used to measure the financial liabilities arising from the undertaking to buy out GLESIA are the same as those determined at 31 December 2007. An expense of €137,000 was recognised to take into account the discounting effect at 30 June 2008.

The financial debt representing the option to buy out the INFOTEC group’s minority interest was reclassified from non-current financial liabilities to current financial liabilities.

Note 14 - Deferred tax liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Intangible assets

   1,633    1,419

Financial assets

   67    0

Employee benefits

   12    30

Provisions

   1,102    1,092

Other

   460    266
         

Total

   3,274    2,807
         

 

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Deferred tax liabilities on intangible assets comprise €1,328,000 from the capitalisation of R&D costs and €305,000 from the allocation of goodwill.

Of the deferred tax liabilities on provisions, €730,000 comprise the tax impact on the elimination of intercompany provisions for the INFOTEC group.

Note 15 - Employee benefits

In accordance with IAS 19 and Group policy the GL TRADE Group did not carry out an actuarial assessment as at 30 June 2008.

Note 16 - Current financial liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Bank borrowings

   16,803    18,688

Financial debt from option to buy out minority interests

   2,720    0

Other borrowings

   8,254    4,309
         

Total

   27,777    22,997
         

Bank borrowings represent outstanding borrowings repayable in less than one year.

During the first half of 2008, GL TRADE SA repaid its bank borrowings for an amount of €7 million, compared with €3.3 million during the first half of 2007. The Group arranged a €4 million borrowing from NYSE Euronext.

The GL TRADE group recognised under current financial liabilities its undertaking to buy out INFOTEC Group’s minority interest in accordance with IAS 32 § 23 and AG 29. The debt recognised at 30 June 2008 amounted to €2,720,000. This financial liability was valued at the exercise price of the option determined in line with contractually agreed criteria and represents the discounted fair value of the minority shareholders’ investment in the INFOTEC group.

 

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The valuation assumptions are identical to those as at 31 December 2007. The change in liability was recognised through an adjustment to goodwill. A financial expense of €54,000 was recognised to take into account the discounting effect as at 30 June 2008.

Note 17 - Trade payables, other payables and current tax liabilities

 

€’000s

   As at 30 June
2008
   As at 31 December
2007

Trade payables

   13,250    16,808

Current tax liabilities

   2,960    2,669

Advances and deposits received

   8,275    6,086

Social security contributions

   16,551    17,475

Tax liabilities

   5,010    6,953

Other liabilities

   14,997    3,769
         

Total

   61,043    53,761
         

Other liabilities include the €12,493,000 in dividend payments due to 11 July 2008. This item also includes an amount held in escrow and the earn-out payment due to DECISION SOFTWARE Inc’s shareholders which respectively amounts to €455,000 and €1,231,000.

 

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Note 18 - Litigation

In September 2005, US company Trading Technologies (TT) confirmed its claim against GL TRADE SA and GL TRADE Americas Inc before the Illinois Court, accusing the companies of having included in their software elements that TT claims were protected by its US patents. This claim follows a dozen other claims launched against some of its competitors and clients.

The proceedings are ongoing. To date, the plaintiff’s demands have not been quantified. The GL TRADE SA group, created several years before TT, believes that it has substantial prior art that would be an important point in its defence. Accordingly, no provision was set aside to cover this claim in the financial statements at 30 June 2008.

The legal fees recognised in relation to this dispute in the first half of 2008 amounted to €401,000.

The Group has not identified any other unprovisioned risks, litigation or exceptional event liable to have an impact on the Group’s financial position.

 

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Note 19 - Segment reporting

Primary segment reporting format: by business line

 

      Trading Solutions / Client
Connectivity
    Post Trade Derivatives     Post Trade Securities     Capital Market Solutions     Information Services    Decision Software    Total  

€’000s

   Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07     Jun-08     Jun-07    Jun-08     Jun-07    Jun-08     Jun-07  

Income statement items

                              

Revenue

   70,549     70,831     16,036     11,931     3,968     3,597     7,916     7,905     7,645     n/a    2,093     n/a    108,208     94,264  

Operating income (before amortisation of intangible assets created through business combinations)

   13,150     13,649     5,806     2,589     871     371     -625     -56     -346     n/a    701     n/a    19,556     16,553  

Percentage

   18.6 %   19.0 %   36.2 %   22.0 %   21.9 %   10.0 %   -7.9 %   -1.0 %   -4.5 %   n/a    33.5 %   n/a    18.1 %   17.6 %

 

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Note 20 - Related party information

At 30 June 2008, GL TRADE SA was 55.2% owned by Holding Financière Montmartre, in which the NYSE Euronext group owns a 57.77% stake. The NYSE Euronext group also directly owns an 8.2% stake in GL TRADE SA. The GL TRADE sub-group is fully consolidated by the NYSE Euronext group.

GL TRADE group’s ultimate parent company is NYSE Euronext, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005.

The founders and current directors of the GL TRADE group, Messrs Gatignol, Laurent and Morin, own 42.23% of Holding Financière Montmartre.

GL TRADE Group: Related party transactions

 

      30 June 2008    30 June 2007

€’000s

   Expense    Income    Loans    Borrowings    Expense    Income    Loans    Borrowings

Directors (1)

                       

NYSE Euronext group (2) (3)

   865          8,057    349    115      

Holding Financière Montmartre

      1       3       5      

Logic Invest

                       
                                       

Total

   865    1    0    8,060    349    120    0    0
                                       

 

(1) Excluding salary and director’s remuneration
(2) Services provided as part of the normal business activities of the two entities.
(3) Borrowings: a short-term (1 yr.) credit line for €10 million taken out in November 2007, with which GL TRADE can draw down and repay at its convenience. The terms and conditions of this credit line are comparable to those of the recent borrowings GL TRADE has contracted with its bankers.

Transactions between GL TRADE SA and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, were eliminated during the consolidation process and are not presented in this note.

Note 21 - Commitments

Covenants

 

   

Calyon and Crédit Lyonnais borrowings

Under the two loan agreements with CALYON and CRÉDIT LYONNAIS for an initial total of €22 million, GL TRADE SA gave undertakings to these two companies that for the durations of the agreements and until full repayment of the amounts due:

 

   

it would not grant nor allow to be granted by one or more of its major subsidiaries any lien or real or personal guarantee against any present or future borrowing without the prior agreement of the majority of the Banks and without granting to these lenders at the same time the same lien or guarantee having the same ranking and covering repayment of all amounts that might fall due under the loan agreement,

 

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it would ensure that at the end of each financial year consolidated net debt shall be no more than:

 

   

one times net shareholders’ equity;

 

   

two times consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation).

 

   

HSBC borrowing

As a guarantee for the borrowing from HSBC France to finance the acquisition of the FNX Group, GL TRADE SA has pledged 30% of its shares in GL TRADE Holdings Inc., as collateral against the loan principal of €13 million.

In addition, GL TRADE SA undertook to maintain the ratio of total gross medium- and long-term debt and restated lease commitments to equity at less than 1 to 1, and the ratio of total gross medium- and long-term debt and restated lease commitments to EBITDA at less than 3 to 1.

 

   

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE borrowing

Under the borrowing agreement contracted with SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE to finance the acquisition of the FNX group, GL TRADE SA undertook that at each consolidated accounts approval date:

 

   

consolidated net debt to equity would be maintained at 1 to 1 or lower;

 

   

the ratio of its consolidated net debt to consolidated gross operating income would remain below 3.5;

 

   

consolidated net equity to consolidated total assets would remain above 20%;

 

   

consolidated net cash would remain above €15 million.

All these covenants were met at as at 31 December 2007.

Early redemption of LCL and CALYON loans

GL TRADE SA may, at each interest payment date, make a full early reimbursement of the borrowing, solely by making payment to the banks of:

 

   

the outstanding principal due under the loan,

 

   

accrued interest on the loan,

 

   

the re-application indemnity due under the loan agreement,

 

   

all other sums due under the loan agreement.

 

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Contingent liabilities

GLESIA:

As part of SIA’s purchase of an equity stake in GLESIA, formerly GL TRADE Italia, GL TRADE SA (51% owner) and SIA (49% owner) renewed their agreement for a three-year period from 1 January 2007, with the following main provisions:

 

 

SIA granted GLESIA non-exclusive distribution rights for its GAM and FinestWay products;

 

 

SIA provided GLESIA with all Facility Management and Help Desk services.

The General Meeting of Shareholders held in April 2008 for the 2007 financial year approved the payment of a €1,379,000 dividend, of which €703,000 was for GL TRADE SA. It was paid out in May 2008. There are no further preferred dividends to be paid from the 2007 financial year onwards.

As a reminder, under the terms of the new agreement, SIA and GL TRADE SA agreed that if one of the parties decides to terminate the agreement, SIA will sell its shares in Glesia, and GL TRADE SA will be obliged to purchase them at a price determined as follows: (0.49 x EBIT x n—net liabilities), where n is 4.2x if GL TRADE SA terminates the contract and 2.5x if SIA terminates the contract. This commitment was recognised under the Group’s non-current financial liabilities.

FNX group

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price for FNX will be increased by an amount based on 2007 revenue, backlog and 2008 FNX group, and GL Settle Inc.’s revenue.

This earn-out payment is capped at a maximum of US$5,000,000 at year-end 2007. Given the results recorded by the FNX business, no earn-out payment is due in respect of this period.

The earn-out payment is capped at a maximum of US$7,500,000 at year-end 2008 and payable during the second quarter of 2009. At 31 December 2007, a liability of US$2,500,000, i.e. €1,698,000, was recognised in respect of this item (excluding the unwinding of the discount). The discounted value of the liability stood at €1,607,000 at 31 December 2007. Given the results recorded by the FNX business, no provision was booked for an earn-out payment at 30 June 2008. The existing liability at 31 December 2007 was cancelled.

FERMAT

Earn-out clause

The disposal price set in the sale agreement for FERMAT distribution agreement will be increased by 10% of the amount of services performed in 2007 by the FERMAT group in Germany and Austria, or for its existing customers at the date of the discontinuation of the business, capped at €500,000. Where appropriate, Fermat will make any earn-out payment during the first half of 2008.

A balance of €250,000 on the initial price is also due by FERMAT in the first quarter of 2009. At this stage of the year, no earn-out payments have been recognised in the financial statements.

INFOTEC group

Put Option clause

On 1 July 2007, GL TRADE SA acquired more than 90% of the shares in Swiss company INFOTEC SA. Each minority shareholder undertook to sell its shares on the terms set out below, and GL TRADE SA took a put option to buy out the Infotec SA shares held by minorities in 2009.

 

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The share disposal price depends on the turnover growth of the INFOTEC business in 2007 and 2008, and on EBIT margin for 2008.

The total consideration for the shares may not exceed CHF6 million and will be paid in the second quarter of 2009.

At 30 June 2008, this liability was recognised at a value of CHF4.5 million, i.e. €2,803,000 (excluding the discounting effect) in the Group’s financial statements. The discounted value of this liability amounts to €2,720,000 at 30 June 2008.

The merger of INFOTEC SA into GL TRADE Suisse SA, formerly GL TRADE Schweiz AG, did not change the terms of the undertaking.

DECISION SOFTWARe Inc.

Earn-out clause

The acquisition price will be increased by an amount depending on revenue from new contracts signed in 2008 and is capped at US$2 million.

At 30 June 2008, a US$2m liability, i.e. €1,269,000, was recognised (excluding the discounting effect). The discounted value of this liability stands at €1,231,000 at 30 June 2008. The definitive amount will be payable in the first quarter of 2009.

NEXFI

Promise to sell

In connection with the acquisition of a 30% interest in NEXFI by GL TRADE SA, a shareholders’ agreement was signed on 18 February 2008. In Article 3 of which NEXFI’s Founders have a put option to sell to GL all their shares in GL TRADE SA.

It is stated that this promise to sell granted by the founders will have to be exercised by GL TRADE SA during the second quarter of 2010, with the effective sale of the shares taking place during the first half of 2011 within 15 days of the approval of NEXFI’s financial statements for the year ending on 31 December 2010.

The cost of each Share will be correspond to the value of NEXFI group, to be calculated by multiplying the 2010 financial year revenue, in line with GL’s GAAP, by a factor (“the Multiple”) as described in the shareholders’ agreement, adjusted by the amount of Nexfi’s working capital at the date on which the transaction took place, this value will be divided by the total number of Shares in NEXFI’s share capital at the completion date of the transaction.

To the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no significant off-balance sheet commitments other than those presented in this note.

Note 22 - Events occurring after the balance sheet date

 

   

On 1 October 2008, SunGard Data Systems LLC, a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector, completed its acquisition of a majority interest in GL TRADE. SunGard acquired from Euronext Paris S.A. and GL TRADE’s three founders, Messrs. Pierre Gatignol, Louis-Christophe Laurent and Frédéric Morin, together with entities controlled by them, 6,200,030 shares of GL TRADE, representing 64.51% of GL TRADE’s share capital, at a price of €41.70 per share. The transaction puts a value of €400.7 million on 100% of GL TRADE’s share capital (excluding the effect of outstanding stock options).

In accordance with the AMF General Regulation (“règlement général de l’AMF”), Paris-based Oddo Corporate Finance launched on SunGard’s behalf an all-cash tender offer under the simplified procedure (“offre publique d’achat simplifiée”) for the remainder of GL TRADE’s share capital at the same price of €41.70 per share. At 28 November 2008, SunGard owns approximately 99% of GL TRADE.

 

   

In connection with SunGard’s acquisition of GL Trade, the loan from the parent company, EURONEXT PARIS, was fully repaid.

 

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Exhibit 99.3

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL DATA

The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data of SunGard Data Systems Inc. as of December 31, 2007 have been derived by applying pro forma adjustments attributable to the GL TRADE S.A. acquisition and related debt financing (the “Transactions”) to our historical audited and unaudited financial statements. We have based our unaudited pro forma adjustments upon available information and assumptions that we consider reasonable under the circumstances. Our unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data is not necessarily indicative of what our actual financial position or results of operations would have been had the Transactions occurred as of the date or for the periods indicated, nor does it purport to represent our future financial position or results of operations.

The unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet data as of June 30, 2008 gives effect to the Transactions as if they were consummated on June 30, 2008. The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of operations data for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and year ended December 31, 2007 give effect to the Transactions as if they were consummated on January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2007, respectively. Assumptions underlying the pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes, which should be read in conjunction with these unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data.

In our unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data, we have accounted for the GL TRADE S.A. acquisition as a purchase in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” Under purchase accounting, the total acquisition consideration is allocated to our assets and liabilities based upon preliminary estimates of fair value. The final allocations of acquisition consideration will be based on management’s final valuation analyses, which we expect to be completed in mid-2009. Any adjustments based on these final valuation analyses may change the allocations of the acquisition consideration, which could affect the fair value assigned to our assets and liabilities and could result in a material change to the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data.

The unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data is presented for information purposes only and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the historical financial statements and related notes of SunGard Data Systems Inc. previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissions and the historical financial statements and related notes of GL TRADE S.A. included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.


SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet

June 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

(in millions except share and per-share amounts)

   Historical
GL TRADE (1)
   Historical
GL TRADE (1)
   Historical
SunGard (2)
    Pro Forma
Adjustments (3)
    Pro Forma
Combined
 

Exchange Rate

      $ 1.57485       
Assets             

Current:

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   31    $ 49    $ 448     $ 323  (4)(7)   $ 820  

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of €-, $- and $12

     50      79      320       —         399  

Earned but unbilled receivables

     —        —        85       —         85  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     10      16      166       —         182  

Clearing broker assets

     —        —        429       —         429  

Retained interest in accounts receivable sold

     —        —        264       —         264  

Deferred income taxes

     —        —        34       —         34  
                                      

Total current assets

     91      144      1,746       323       2,213  

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of €28, $44 and $533

     6      9      905       —    (5)     914  

Software products, less accumulated amortization of €3, $5 and $542

     5      8      1,228       86  (6)     1,322  

Customer base, less accumulated amortization of €1, $2 and $475

     1      2      2,693       155  (6)     2,850  

Other tangible and intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of €3, $5 and $21

     17      27      202       22  (6)(7)     251  

Trade name

     —        —        1,022       63  (6)     1,085  

Goodwill

     117      184      7,169       339  (6)(7)     7,692  
                                      

Total Assets

   237    $ 374    $ 14,965     $ 988     $ 16,327  
                                      
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity             

Current:

            

Short-term and current portion of long-term debt

   28    $ 44    $ 318     $ (13 )(7)   $ 349  

Accounts payable

     13      20      80       —         100  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     17      27      228       —         255  

Accrued interest expense

     —        —        139       —         139  

Other accrued expenses

     31      50      334       —         384  

Clearing broker liabilities

     —        —        423       —         423  

Deferred revenue

     60      94      894       —         988  
                                      

Total current liabilities

     149      235      2,416       (13 )     2,638  

Long-term debt

     21      33      7,347       994  (4)(7)     8,374  

Deferred income taxes

     3      5      1,622       108  (6)     1,735  
                                      

Total liabilities

     173      273      11,385       1,089       12,747  
                                      

Commitments and contingencies

            

Stockholder’s equity:

            

Common stock

     —        —        —         —         —    

Capital in excess of par value

     2      3      3,709       (3 (8)     3,709  

Accumulated deficit

     62      98      (227 )     (98 (8)     (227 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —        —        98       —         98  
                                      

Total stockholder’s equity

     64      101      3,580       (101 )     3,580  
                                      

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   237    $ 374    $ 14,965     $ 988     $ 16,327  
                                      

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements.


SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(Unaudited)

 

(in millions)

   Historical
GL TRADE (1)
   Historical
GL TRADE (1)
   Historical
SunGard (2)
   Pro Forma
Adjustments (3)
    Pro Forma
Combined

Exchange Rate

      $ 1.37505        

Revenues

   203    $ 279    $ 4,901    $ —       $ 5,180
                                   

Operating expenses

     169      233      4,270      (34)  (6)     4,537
                                   

Income from operations

     34      46      631      34       643

Interest income

     —        —        19      —         19

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees

     (2)      (3)      (645)      (98)  (4)     (746)

Other income (expense)

     1      1      (68)      —         (67)
                                   

Income (loss) before income taxes

     33      44      (63)      (132)       (151)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     11      15      (3)      (46)  (9)     (34)
                                   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   22    $ 29    $ (60)    $ (86)     $ (117)
                                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements.

SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

(in millions)

   Historical
GL TRADE (1)
   Historical
GL TRADE (1)
   Historical
SunGard (2)
   Pro Forma
Adjustments (3)
    Pro Forma
Combined

Exchange Rate

      $ 1.53378        

Revenues

   108    $ 166    $ 2,659    $ —       $ 2,825
                                   

Operating expenses

     88      135      2,390      18  (6)     2,543
                                   

Income from operations

     20      31      269      (18)       282

Interest income

        —        9      —         9

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees

     (1)      (2)      (291)      (49)  (4)     (342)

Other expense

     (1)      (2)      (25)      —         (27)
                                   

Income (loss) before income taxes

     18      27      (38)      (67)       (78)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     5      8      (18)      (23)  (9)     (33)
                                   

Net income (loss)

   13    $ 19    $ (20)    $ (44)     $ (45)
                                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements.


SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The pro forma combined condensed financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the companies had been combined during the periods presented or the results that may be obtained in the future.

Note 1 – GL TRADE Historical Financial Information

GL TRADE S.A. (GL TRADE) has a calendar yearend. GL TRADE’s financial position and results of operations have been translated into English from previously issued financial statements. GL TRADE’s financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the IASB and in accordance with IFRS adopted by the European Union. SunGard has concluded that there are no material differences between GL TRADE’s financial position and results of operations under IFRS compared to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Historical GL Trade amounts were converted to US dollars using an exchange rate as of June 30, 2008 for the Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet and using the average exchange rates during the respective periods for the Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations.

Note 2 – SunGard Historical Financial Information

SunGard’s historical financial information as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note 3 – Allocation of the purchase price

The allocation of the estimated $629 million purchase price is preliminary and is subject to change based on the completion of independent appraisals of intangible assets, actual costs as compared with estimated costs used in the preliminary purchase price allocation, and completion of financial information as of October 1, 2008, the date of closing of the acquisition. The finalization of the allocation of the purchase price which we expect to be completed in mid-2009 will result in adjustment to certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with an offsetting increase or decrease to goodwill.

Note 4 – Financing of the acquisition

In connection with the acquisition of GL TRADE, SunGard borrowed $500 million under a secured incremental credit facility and $500 million through issuance of Senior unsecured notes. The interest rate of credit facility debt will adjust periodically. For purposes of the pro forma financial statements, the weighted interest rate on the debt is assumed to be approximately 9.2%. For every one-eighth percent adjustment to the interest rate, interest expense increases or decreases by $1.25 million per year and net income increases or decreases by $0.8 million per year. The pro forma rules require using current borrowing rates and do not reflect rates that would have been charged during the periods presented.


Note 5 – Valuation of property and equipment

Book value of property and equipment approximates fair value.

Note 6 – Other tangible and intangible assets

An independent appraisal is in process of being performed in connection with acquired technology, contracts and customer relationships. The fair value of these intangible assets will be amortized, on a straight line basis over their estimated useful life, which for software, customer base and trade name, we currently estimate to be approximately seven years, ten years and ten years, respectively. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 142, goodwill is not amortized and will be evaluated for impairment. Deferred income taxes have been provided for the step-up in basis of intangible assets excluding goodwill.

Note 7 – Other pro forma adjustments

Other pro forma adjustments include estimated acquisition costs and costs associated with issuance of the debt which are capitalized and amortized as non-cash interest expense over the term of the debt.

Note 8 – Equity

Removes historical equity of GL TRADE.

Note 9 – Income taxes

Assumes an effective income tax rate equal to the statutory rates in France and the US, as appropriate. The actual effective tax rate may be different due to the mix of income from different jurisdictions.