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8 Jan 2010 07:00



For immediate release 8 January 2010 

Ricmore Capital Plc

( or the "Company")

Unaudited Second Interim Results for the Nine Months Ended 31 December 2009

Chairman's statement

Introduction

The Company is presenting an additional set of unaudited results for the nine months ended 31 December 2009. Throughout this interim nine month period the Company has been an Investing Company under the AIM Rules. This follows the disposal by the Company, on 9 January 2009, of the entire issued share capital of Energy Assets Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and its principal trading entity. The key issue in this third quarter is that the Company has received the second tranche of deferred consideration arising out of the sale on Energy Assets Limited. The amount received was greater than that accrued for at 31 March 2009 and thus the extra funds received amounting to £75,714 are reported as a gain in these nine month accounts to 31 December 2009 

Period covered

The Company changed its accounting reference date from 31 December to 31 March and issued statutory accounts for the period to 31 March 2009 in order to better inform shareholders by presenting audited Financial Statements made up to a period after the sale of its trading subsidiary. Accordingly, these condensed financial statements present the financial results for the nine months to December 2009. Comparative information reflects the fifteen month period to 31 March 2009 and the first nine months of that extended financial period to 30 September 2008.

Financial Results

In the 9 months to 31 December 2009 the Company made a loss after taxation of £31,636 (2008 - loss £97,725) representing a loss per share of 0.01p (2008 - loss 0.03p per share). 

Following receipt of the initial and deferred consideration arising from the sale of Energy Assets Limited in January 2009, and after subsequent operating costs paid, cash balances amounted to some £943,000 at the end of December 2009. 

AIM

The Company disposed of its principal trading entity on 9 January 2009. Under the AIM Rules, a company's securities are suspended from trading if it has failed to make an acquisition which constitutes a reverse takeover under Rule 14 or has otherwise implemented its investing policy within 12 months of such an event. Accordingly the Company's securities will be suspended from trading from 07.00 on Monday 11 January, 2010. 

 The Future

Your board is seeking out a suitable acquisition following which it intends to apply for re-admission to trading on AIM.

Contact: John Shaw, Ricmore Capital Plc on 07973 826613 

Roland Cornish, Beaumont Cornish Limited on 020 7628 3396

  Notes to the unaudited financial statements

The financial information contained in this interim financial report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the nine month periods to 31 December 2009 and 30 September 2008 has been neither audited nor reviewed by the auditors.

The figures and financial information for the period ended 31 March 2009 are extracted from the latest published audited financial statements of the Company and do not constitute the statutory financial statements for that period. The audited financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2009 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The report of the independent auditors on those financial statements contained no qualification or statement under section 498(2) or section 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial information has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and IFRIC interpretations. The financial information has been prepared under the historical cost convention. The statutory financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union.

Except as described below, the Company has applied consistent accounting policies in preparing the interim financial statements for the nine months ended 31 December 2009, the comparative information for the nine months ended 30 September 2008, and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2009.

The Company applies revised IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, which became effective as of 1 January 2009. As a result, the Company presents in the statement of changes in equity all owner changes in equity, whereas all non-owner changes in equity are presented in the statement of comprehensive income. This standard is concerned with presentation only and does not have any impact on the results or net assets of the Company. Comparative information has been re-presented where applicable so that it also is in conformity with the revised standard.

As permitted, the Company has chosen not to adopt IAS 34 "Interim Financial Statements" in preparing this interim financial information.

2. Loss per share 

The loss per share has been calculated by dividing the loss after taxation of £31,636 by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue for the period of 332,768,383 (2008: 329,603,548). The diluted loss per share is the same as the basic loss per share as the options that were in existence have an anti-dilutive effect on the loss per share and therefore have not been taken into account.

3. Dividend

No dividend is recommended. 

4. Trade and other receivables

Other receivables of £515,239 at 31 March 2009 represented deferred consideration arising on the sale of Energy Assets Limited which has subsequently been received. 

5. Share capital 

At 31 December 2009 the Company had 332,768,383 Ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. There have been no issues of shares during the period.

6. Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The Company's financial instruments comprise cash balances and debtors and creditors that arise directly from its operations. The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company relate to the activity of establishing, investing in or acquiring assets, businesses or companies in accordance with the Company's investment strategy. Despite the opportunities that arise, there is the risk that the Company may not find a suitable or profitable investment. A further risk is that the Company may not be able to raise the necessary funding for such an investment or, if necessary, for further working capital whilst investment opportunities are explored.