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RNS Number : 1732V 
Hurlingham PLC 
06 July 2009 
 

HURLINGHAM PLC 
 
 
6 July 2009 
 
 
Half-Yearly Financial Report Six Months ended 31 March 2009 
 
 
Chairman's Statement 
 
 
Introduction 
 
 
Further to the circular sent to Shareholders on 6 March 2009, I am pleased to 
present the unaudited results of the Company for the six months ended 31 March 
2009. The issue of this Half-Yearly Financial Report has been delayed pending 
finalisation of the matters that I refer to below. 
 
 
Principal activities 
 
 
The Company's principal asset is now a cash deposit of approximately GBP1.8 
million which, other than a small current account balance, is held on interest 
bearing accounts with a UK Bank. Shareholders should be aware that prevailing 
interest rates at the date of this report are now significantly lower than they 
have been historically and this means that interest receivable at present will 
not cover the Company's annual operating costs, although the shortfall is 
unlikely to be too significant. 
 
 
During the six months ended 31 March 2009, the Board recognised that part of the 
approval by shareholders of the first resolution at the General Meeting of the 
Company held on 31 March 2008, authorising the Company to acquire 100 'A' 
Ordinary Shares in its capital, was invalid. Accordingly, a General Meeting was 
convened for 2 April 2009 at which resolutions were passed authorising the 
lawful cancellation of the Company's 'A' Ordinary Shares and application to the 
High Court for confirmation. The High Court sanctioned that cancellation on 24 
June 2009 and this became effective on its registration at Companies House on 2 
July 2009. This had the equivalent effect to the transaction originally approved 
by shareholders on 31 March 2008. 
 
 
Since April 2008, the Board has appraised a significant number of proposals for 
businesses and operations to be acquired by the Company. Whilst several were of 
material interest, none was deemed appropriate given the level of risk and 
reward in the prevailing economic and financial conditions. Many of these 
proposals were considered prior to cancellation of the Company's 'A' Ordinary 
Shares referred to in the circular to shareholders dated 6 March 2009 and were 
therefore subject to clearance of that matter. Since approval of the relevant 
resolutions at the General Meeting of the Company held on 2 April 2009 referred 
to above, the ability of the Company to progress without this impediment has 
been significantly improved. As a result, a large number of potential business 
acquisitions have been critically examined by the Board since then, and certain 
of these remain under consideration. The Board will provide details to 
shareholders of any potential acquisition if the Board considers it would be 
beneficial for the Company to progress such an acquisition formally. 
 
 
All work involved on appraisals to date has been conducted by the Board, and 
accordingly no external or additional pre-acquisition costs have been incurred 
in the progression of the above opportunities. 
 
 
Results 
 
 
The results of the Company for the six months ended 31 March 2009 show that the 
Company traded at an effective break even position, with a profit of GBP4,000 
being recorded during the six month period. Shareholders' funds at 31 March 2009 
totalled GBP1,799,000, equating to 62p per share. 
 
 
Dividend 
 
 
The Board has not declared the payment of a dividend for the six months ended 31 
March 2009. 
 
 
Strategy 
 
 
Due to adverse financial conditions in the market, in particular during the 
period from 30 September 2008 to 31 March 2009, Hurlingham had not acquired a 
new business by 1 April 2009, being twelve months from the date of disposal of 
its previous trading subsidiary, Bettagrade Limited.  Under the AIM Rules for 
Companies, if an Investing Company (often referred to as a cash shell) such as 
Hurlingham does not complete an AIM qualifying acquisition within twelve months 
of becoming an Investing Company, trading in its shares will be suspended by the 
London Stock Exchange. The suspension can be effective for up to six months. If 
during that six month period the Company completes an AIM qualifying 
acquisition, the Ordinary Shares may be restored to trading.  As a result, and 
as set out in detail in the circular to shareholders dated 6 March 2009, the 
Company's Ordinary Shares were suspended from trading on AIM, a market operated 
by the London Stock Exchange, on 1 April 2009.  If after six months an AIM 
qualifying acquisition has not been completed, trading in the Ordinary Shares of 
the Company would then be cancelled on AIM. The Directors regret any 
inconvenience to Shareholders caused by the suspension of trading in the 
Company's Ordinary Shares on AIM and propose to seek a resumption of trading in 
the Ordinary Shares on AIM as soon as practicable, following completion of an 
appropriate acquisition. 
 
 
The Directors continue to seek a suitable AIM qualifying business to be acquired 
by the Company. Shareholders should be aware that if Hurlingham does not 
complete an AIM qualifying acquisition by 2 October 2009, the admission to AIM 
of the Company's Ordinary Shares would be cancelled. If the Ordinary Shares are 
cancelled from AIM for this reason, it would result in Shareholders being unable 
to sell their Ordinary Shares on a market exchange and transactions in Ordinary 
Shares would thereafter typically have to be performed by Shareholders on a 
matched bargain basis. 
 
 
Conclusion 
 
 
The Board is wholly committed to moving the Company forward in order to enhance 
Shareholder returns and value, although it is equally focused on only delivering 
a business opportunity that is expected to add value to Shareholders' interests. 
In this severely adverse financial climate, the Board considers that a higher 
degree of caution is required. Accordingly, the Board continues to retain the 
Company's assets in cash balances earning market rates of interest. I will 
report to you further if firm proposals that the Board considers appropriate 
require to be considered at a meeting of Shareholders. 
 
 
 
 
Andrew Blurton 
Chairman 
3 July 2009 
 
 
Registered Office: 
1 West Garden Place 
Kendal Street 
London W2 2AQ 
 
 
 
 
INCOME STATEMENT 
for the six months ended 31 March 2009 
 
 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   | Notes  |  Six months |  Six months |        Year | 
|                                   |        |       ended |       ended |       ended | 
|                                   |        |    31 March |    31 March |          30 | 
|                                   |        |        2009 |        2008 |   September | 
|                                   |        | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |        2008 | 
|                                   |        |             |             |   (Audited) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |     GBP'000 |     GBP'000 |     GBP'000 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Administrative expenses           |        |        (36) |        (79) |       (117) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Loss from operating activities    |        |        (36) |        (79) |       (117) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net gain on sale of shares in     |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   subsidiary undertaking          |        |           - |       1,104 |       1,071 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Profit/(loss) before interest     |        |        (36) |         695 |         954 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Finance income                    |        |          40 |           8 |          56 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Finance expenses                  |        |           - |        (27) |        (27) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Profit before taxation            |        |           4 |         676 |         983 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Taxation                          |   2    |           - |        (67) |        (77) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Profit for the period             |        |           4 |         609 |         906 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Earnings per share (basic and     |   4    |        0.1p |       28.9p |       36.3p | 
| diluted)                          |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE SHEET 
at 31 March 2009 
 
 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   | Notes  |    31 March |    31 March |          30 | 
|                                   |        |        2009 |        2008 |   September | 
|                                   |        | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |        2008 | 
|                                   |        |             |             |   (Audited) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |     GBP'000 |     GBP'000 |     GBP'000 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Current assets                    |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Trade and other receivables       |        |          11 |       1,341 |          75 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Cash and cash equivalents         |        |       1,852 |           2 |       1,860 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |       1,863 |       1,343 |       1,935 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Total assets                      |        |       1,863 |       1,343 |       1,935 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Current liabilities               |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Trade and other payables          |        |        (54) |       (113) |       (130) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Tax payable                       |        |        (10) |           - |        (10) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Total liabilities                 |        |        (64) |       (113) |       (140) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net assets                        |        |       1,799 |       1,230 |       1,795 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                   |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Equity                            |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Share capital                     |        |       2,179 |       1,579 |       2,179 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Share premium account             |   5    |         331 |         333 |         331 | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Retained earnings                 |   5    |       (711) |       (682) |       (715) | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Total equity attributable to      |   6    |       1,799 |       1,230 |       1,795 | 
|   shareholders of the Company     |        |             |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------+--------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOW STATEMENT 
For the six months ended 31 March 2009 
 
 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                         |   Six months |  Six months |        Year | 
|                                         |        ended |       ended |       ended | 
|                                         |     31 March |    31 March |          30 | 
|                                         |         2009 |        2008 |   September | 
|                                         |  (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |        2008 | 
|                                         |              |             |   (Audited) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                         |      GBP'000 |     GBP'000 |     GBP'000 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Profit for the period                   |            4 |         609 |         906 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Adjustments                             |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Taxation                                |            - |          67 |          77 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Finance income                          |         (40) |         (8) |        (56) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Finance expenses                        |            - |          27 |          27 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net gain on sale of shares              |            - |     (1,104) |     (1,071) | 
| in subsidiary undertaking               |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Cash flows from operations before       |              |             |             | 
| changes                                 |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| in working capital                      |         (36) |        (79) |       (117) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Change in trade and other receivables   |            4 |           6 |           5 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Change in trade and other payables      |              |             |             | 
| excluding                               |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| those relating to sale of subsidiary    |              |             |             | 
| undertaking                             |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   reflected above                       |         (76) |           3 |         (2) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Change in amounts owed to subsidiaries  |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   (since sold)                          |            - |        (97) |        (97) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Cash generated from operations          |        (108) |       (167) |       (211) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Interest paid                           |            - |        (26) |        (33) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net cash used in operating activities   |        (108) |       (193) |       (244) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                         |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Cash flows from investing activities    |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Interest received                       |           40 |           8 |          44 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Cash received from sale of              |              |             |             | 
| subsidiary undertaking,                 |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   net of disposal cash                  |           60 |         729 |       2,020 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net cash from investing activities      |          100 |         737 |       2,064 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Cash flows from investing activities    |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net proceeds from issue of share        |            - |           - |         582 | 
| capital                                 |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                         |            - |           - |         582 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and     |              |             |             | 
| cash                                    |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   equivalents                           |          (8) |         544 |       2,402 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                         |              |             |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Opening cash and cash equivalents       |        1,860 |       (542) |       (542) | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Closing cash and cash equivalents       |        1,852 |           2 |       1,860 | 
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
 
 
Basis of preparation 
 
 
Hurlingham Plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The Half-Yearly 
Financial Report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial 
Reporting' as adopted for use in the European Union ('EU'). The financial 
information contained in this Half-Yearly Financial Report has not been audited. 
 
 
The Company now has no subsidiaries and accordingly the financial information 
contained in this Half-Yearly Financial Report covers the results of the Company 
only for the six months ended 31 March 2009, together with the balance sheet of 
the Company at that date. 
 
 
The Half-Yearly Financial Report has been prepared on the basis of the 
accounting policies adopted by the Company in its Financial Statements for the 
year ended 30 September 2008. The accounting policies of the Company have, 
unless otherwise stated, been applied consistently to all periods presented in 
this Half-Yearly Financial Report. The accounting policies include the policies 
that the Company has adopted in prior periods and to the extent they are only 
relevant to consolidated financial statements, are the policies the Company will 
adopt if it acquires subsidiary undertakings in the future. 
 
 
These financial statements are presented in UK Sterling, which is the Company's 
functional currency. All financial information has been rounded to the nearest 
thousand pounds. 
 
 
2.TAXATION 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
|                                             | Six months | Six months |        Year | 
|                                             |      ended |      ended |       ended | 
|                                             |   31 March |   31 March |          30 | 
|                                             |       2009 |       2008 |   September | 
|                                             |    GBP'000 |    GBP'000 |        2008 | 
|                                             |            |            |     GBP'000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
| Current tax                                 |            |            |             | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
| UK Corporation Tax                          |          - |          - |        (10) | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
|                                             |            |            |             | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
| Deferred tax asset                          |            |            |             | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
| Management expenses and tax losses utilised |          - |       (67) |        (67) | 
| in the period                               |            |            |             | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
| Tax charge in Income Statement              |          - |       (67) |        (77) | 
+---------------------------------------------+------------+------------+-------------+ 
 
 
3.DIVIDEND 
 
 
The Board has not declared the payment of a dividend for the six months ended 31 
March 2009. 
 
 
 
 
4.EARNINGS PER SHARE 
 
 
The calculation of the earnings per share of 0.1p (six months ended 31 March 
2008: 28.9p; year ended 30 September 2008: 36.3p) is based on the profit 
attributable to Ordinary shareholders for the six months ended 31 March 2009 of 
GBP4,000 (31 March 2008: GBP609,000; year ended 30 September 2005: GBP906,000) 
and on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares in issue during the 
current period of 2,905,606 (31 March 2008: 2,105,706; year ended 30 September 
2008: 2,492,543). 
 
 
 
 
5.MOVEMENT ON RESERVES 
 
 
+--------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|                                                        |       Share |    Retained | 
|                                                        |     premium |    earnings | 
|                                                        |     account |     GBP'000 | 
|                                                        |     GBP'000 |             | 
+--------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Balance at 1 October 2008                              |         331 |       (715) | 
+--------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Profit for the period                                  |           - |           4 | 
+--------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+ 
| Balance at 31 March 2009                               |         331 |       (711) | 
+--------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+ 
 
 
6.TOTAL EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS IN PENCE PER SHARE 
 
 
The total equity attributable to shareholders of Hurlingham in pence per share 
is calculated by dividing the total equity attributable to shareholders of 
Hurlingham at each period end by the number of ordinary shares in issue at such 
dates. The relevant figures are as follows:- 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
|                                         |         |  31 March | 31 March |          30 | 
|                                         |         |      2009 |     2008 |   September | 
|                                         |         |           |          |        2008 | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
| Total equity attributable to            |         |           |          |             | 
| shareholders of                         |         |           |          |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
| Hurlingham per consolidated             |         |           |          |             | 
| balance sheet                           |         |           |          |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
|   on page 4 of financial statements     | GBP'000 |     1,799 |    1,230 |       1,795 | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
| Number of ordinary shares in issue at   |    '000 |     2,906 |    2,106 |       2,906 | 
| period end                              |         |           |          |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
| Total equity attributable to            |         |           |          |             | 
| shareholders of                         |         |           |          |             | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
| Hurlingham in pence per share           |   Pence |       62p |      58p |         62p | 
+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------+ 
 
 
 
 
7. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENT 
 
 
In accordance with the circular to Shareholders dated 14 March 2008, and as part 
of the approval of resolutions at the General Meeting of the Company held on 31 
March 2008, the Company was authorised by Shareholders to acquire 100 'A' 
Ordinary Shares in its capital in exchange for 330,000 5% Preference Shares of 
GBP1 in the capital of its previous subsidiary Bettagrade Limited. On 6 March 
2009, the Company issued a further circular to its Shareholders in respect of 
these matters. During the period covered by this Half-Yearly Financial Report, 
the Board recognised that part of the approval by shareholders of the first 
resolution at the General Meeting of the Company held on 31 March 2008, 
authorising the Company to acquire 100 'A' Ordinary Shares in its capital, was 
invalid. Accordingly, a General Meeting was convened for 2 April 2009 at which 
resolutions were passed authorising the lawful cancellation of the Company's 'A' 
Ordinary Shares and application to the High Court for confirmation. The High 
Court sanctioned that cancellation on 24 June 2009, which became effective on 
its registration at Companies House on 2 July 2009. This had the equivalent 
effect to the transaction originally approved by Shareholders on 31 March 2008 
and is reflected in these financial statements. 
 
 
 
 
8.HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
Copies of this Half-Yearly Financial Report will be sent to Shareholders during 
July 2009 and in accordance with AIM Rule 20, an electronic copy is also 
available on the Company's website at www.hurlinghamplc.co.uk. The audited 
financial statements of Hurlingham Plc for the year ended 30 September 2008, 
together with further copies of this Half-Yearly Financial Report and the 
Half-Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 31 March 2008, are 
available from the Chairman of the Company at the registered office of the 
Company, 1 West Garden Place, Kendal Street, London W2 2AQ. 
 
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