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ANNUAL 
REPORT 
2017

 
 
 
ANOTHER YEAR OF STRONG RESULTS2017 highlights“We have intelligently combined the latest generation of cyber-security technology which has been tried and tested by some of the world’s biggest brands and public sector bodies, to help organisations drive down business costs and meet IT compliance..”CONTENTS

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Chairman & Chief 

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Board of Directors

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OPERATIONAL 
HIGHLIGHTS

•  Strong progress made by building sales momentum with existing and new customers in the UK and abroad, 

demonstrated by invoiced sales up 123% and total revenues up 63% YoY 

•  A number of new blue chip customers across several new industry verticals 

•  A number of upsells and renewals reflecting high customer retention and increasing awareness of Privileged Access 

Management (“PAM”) 

•  Our largest contract win to date with a leading global asset management company renewed for a further 12 months, 

with the project progressing according to plan 

Largest international contract to date with one of the leading telecommunications companies in the Middle East 

• 
•  Senior sales and marketing team in place and business development directors appointed in Middle East and Germany 

- already producing results 

•  Signed distribution and reselling agreements with multiple channel partners globally including Progress Distribution (UK), 

Adyton (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) and Spectrami (Middle East) 

•  Osirium named as a ‘Cool Vendor’ by Gartner for Identity & Fraud Management

POST YEAR END

•  Momentum has continued to grow in the first few months of 2018 

•  New customers signed up in Q1 

•  Successful Placing raising £4.2 million in March 2018, with existing and new shareholders 

•  Agreement signed with Progress Distribution in the UK 

•  Partnership with EB2BCOM to supply software in Asia Pacific 

•  Contract win with a global online fashion retailer 

•  Accelerating traction within the NHS with 3 new contract wins with the NHS 

•  PxM Platform now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

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FINANCIAL 
HIGHLIGHTS

TOTAL REVENUE (2016: £397,678 - 12 MONTH PERIOD):

£647,580

UP 63% YoY

TOTAL BOOKINGS (2016: £393,826 - 12 MONTH PERIOD):

£876,323

UP 123% YoY

OPERATING LOSS (2016: £1,822,497 - 14 MONTH PERIOD):

£2,296,814

in line with Management expectations and primarily reflecting increased investment in sales and marketing and additional 
headcount in the R&D and Customer Support teams

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017 (2016: £3,572,794):

£1,023,811

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TOTAL REVENUE COMPARISON

£170,003 INCREASE 2016 - 2017

£647,580 (2017)

£477,577 (2016 - 14 MONTH PERIOD)

TOTAL BOOKINGS COMPARISON

£335,487 INCREASE 2016 - 2017

£876,323 (2017)

£540,836 (2016 - 14 MONTH PERIOD)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS COMPARISON

£1,165,107 INCREASE 2016 - 2017

£1,023,811 (CASH AS AT 31/12/2017)

£4,200,000 RAISED AT RECENT PLACING

£3,572,704 (CASH AS AT 31/12/2016)

“We are pleased with Osirium’s performance for the year ended 31 December 2017 as the group continues to build momentum 

and value. 

Osirium has a unique proposition and is building an increasingly strong pipeline of opportunities across a broad range of 

corporate sectors. Since the year end, the funds raised in March 2018 will provide us with the capital to invest further in our 

sales, marketing, R&D and engineering teams to ensure the Group is at the forefront and our momentum continues. As the global 

cyber-security market continues to grow with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation on the horizon, Osirium is 

well positioned and is sufficiently differentiated to take advantage of this opportunity. 

The Group has built strong foundations for the year ahead and we look forward to updating shareholders on future progress.”

DAVID GUYATT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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IMPORTANT 
MILESTONES 
IN OSIRIUM’S 
HISTORY

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COMPANY MILESTONES2008201620162017THE ONLY UK HEADQUARTERED GLOBAL PAM AND TASK AUTOMATION INNOVATOROSIRIUM FOUNDED£4M. RAISED VIA FUNDING ROUNDSOSIRIUM FLOATS ON AIMCUSTOMER BASE HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE SEVERAL BLUE-CHIP ENTERPRISESOSIRIUM NAMED ‘COOL VENDOR’ BY ANALYSTS GARTNEREvery IT estate is managed by privileged users i.e. users granted elevated control through accessing privileged accounts to ensure that the uptime, performance, resources and security of the infrastructure continually meet the needs of the business. The PxM Platform addresses both security and compliance requirements by defining who gets access to what and when.Incorporated in 2008 Osirium’s established management team have helped thousands of organisations over 25 years to strengthen and transform their IT security posture.With funds raised Osirium has established new routes to market that will deliver the footprint for sustained growth whilst investing in its core technology building a world-class product, with five patents pending.Since IPO, Osirium’s corporate profile has increased dramatically and business momentum continues with a footprint that now covers UK, Germany, Middle East and APAC.Subsequently, Osirium have acquired over 30 new customers across multiple industry verticals, many of which are multi-national organisation. This includes upsells and renewals reflecting high customer retentionOsirium was included in the list of ‘Cool Vendors in Identity and Fraud Management, 2017’ report from Gartner, Inc, the brand continuing momentum industry recognition.2011 - 2015STRATEGIC REPORT OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201707HELPING 
PROTECT &  
TRANSFORM 
IT SECURITY 
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WHO WE AREGLOBAL PAM INNOVATORSOsirium establishes a clear and definitive differentiator in the Privileged Access Management market; no other vendor has declared task automation as the key method of reducing the attack surface, delegating and automating tasks without granting access to those vulnerable privileged accounts. Automating privileged tasks using Osirium not only saves time and money but also greatly reduces the attack surface and cuts back on costly manual errors that further diminish a company’s security posture. Confirmed data from a UK Mobile Telephone provider, has proved a 98% saving in time in some tasks as well as the security benefits for their managed service customers delivered through our combined Privileged Access Management and Task Automation platforms. Also, through Task Automation, human error has been removed whilst increasing the efficiency of a mix of complex, routine and mundane tasks.STRATEGIC REPORT OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201709PAM BY THE NUMBERS86%of passwords stolen from workstations.10%of passwords stolen via phishing attempts.4%of passwords stolen via brute force attacks.Our industry-leading product suite protects critical data from cyber attacks and internal threats.  We are the only UK headquartered, Global Privileged Access Management innovator that protects critical IT assets, infrastructures and devices by preventing targeted cyber-attacks from directly accessing Privileged Accounts, removing unnecessary access and control of Privileged Account users, deterring legitimate Privileged Account users from abusing their roles and containing the effects of a breach.  We believe that the Osirium PxM platform differentiates itself as a leader of next-generation Privileged Access Management solutions. The team has dedicated substantial resources to extend the competitive advantages of our agent free task automation capabilities, to the extent that our drive for “thought leadership” insists that automation should be at the core of any next-generation Privileged Access Management solution.  NUMBERS FROM VERIZON DBIR REPORTSWHAT WE DO
DELIVERING THE RIGHT PEOPLE THE RIGHT ACCESS AT THE RIGHT TIMES

User 1

User 2

User 3

System 1

System 4

System 2

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FIGURE 1. SYSTEMS ACCESS IN AN ORGANISATION WITHOUT OSIRIUM’S PXM PLATFORM

What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? 

Privileged accounts facilitate access to and control of IT infrastructure and systems holding sensitive business data and are used 
by administrators to manage network infrastructure, as service accounts, or by applications to connect to one another. 

We often use the phrase ‘Identity In, Role Out’. By this we mean mapping identities of people to roles on systems, devices and 
applications. A lot more sensible operational information can be derived if you know which person has done what to which 
device and when.

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FIGURE 2. SYSTEMS ACCESS IN AN ORGANISATION WITH OSIRIUM’S PXM PLATFORM

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OSIRIUM’S KEY STRENGTHS$690mGartner estimated cyber-security spending to be $89bn in 2017, growing at 8% p.a100+ YEARSManagement team with combined 100+ years of cyber-security experience5patents pendingSTRATEGIC REPORT OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201711Osirium have intelligently combined the latest generation of Cyber-Security and Task Automation technology to create the world’s first, built-for-purpose, Privileged Protection and Task Automation solution for the Hybrid-Cloud world.Implemented by some of the world’s biggest brands, Osirium helps organisations drive down Business Risks, Operational Costs by introducing IT efficiency and meet IT Compliance.HOW WE DO ITOsirium have intelligently combined the latest generation of Cyber-Security and Task Automation technology to create the world’s first, built-for-purpose, Privileged Protection and Task Automation solution for the Hybrid-Cloud world.Implemented by some of the world’s biggest brands, Osirium helps organisations drive down Business Risks, Operational Costs by introducing IT efficiency and meet IT Compliance.OUR PRODUCT OFFERINGOSIRIUM IS AN AWARD-WINNING, PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND CYBER-SECURITY SPECIALISTOSIRIUM IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWTH FORECAST IN THE PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT MARKETCHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S STATEMENT

CONTINUING TO BUILD 
MOMENTUM AND VALUE 

We are very proud to report the final 
results for the 12 months ended in 31 
December 2017. Osirium continues 
to gain both mind and market share 
globally, highlighted by our recent results 
and a record pipeline of new prospects 
and opportunities. 

The Group’s focus since our IPO in 
April 2016, has been both on building 
and supporting our UK and global 
distribution network, and on the 
construction of a dedicated team to 
manage channel partner and existing 
customer relationships. Osirium has 
made some significant strategic steps 
over the last 12 months. The Group 
has continued to win business globally 
based on the quality of our products, 
ease of use and local presence, with 
a 100% renewal rate. This has been 
supported by upscaling our sales and 
marketing team with 7 new hires during 
the period. 

In March 2018, Osirium successfully 
raised £4.2 million through a Placing, 
to strengthen the balance sheet and 
fund the Group’s working capital 
requirements over the next twelve months 
and beyond. The proceeds will be used 
to invest further in Osirium’s sales and 
marketing, while the Group’s product 
development plans will accelerate with 
its plan to grow its engineering and 
R&D teams to provide further innovative 
‘next generation’ additions to grasp a 
leadership claim on the growing billion 
dollar PAM market. 

Osirium like any organisation is only as 
good as its employees. On behalf of the 
Board, we would like to thank the whole 
team for their dedication and hard work. 

We remain very confident in the Group’s 
prospects and believe Osirium has a 
unique proposition and is well placed 
to prosper as cyber-security becomes 
an even greater priority for corporates 
globally.

SIMON LEE 
CHAIRMAN

RESULTS 

Revenue was up £249,000 versus the 
same 12 month period in 2016. The 
revenue in each period was driven by 
the increase in bookings from £393,000 
to £876,000 resulting in a 63% rise 
in total revenue for the comparable 
12 month period in 2016. As of 31 
December 2017, the Group had cash 
balances of £1,024,000, this balance 
has been boosted by the recent fund 
raise of £4,200,000. 

Osirium’s operating loss for the 12 
months to 31 December 2017 was 
£2,296,814 compared with an 
operating loss of £1,822,497 for 
the 14 months ended 31 December 
2016. Revenue for the 12 months was 
£647,580, versus £477,577 for the 
previous 14 month period. 

The Group has also continued to 
increase its investment in R&D this past 
year.  During this period, £1,254,000 
has been capitalised; an increase of 
53% from the previous year. The focus 
of this R&D investment has been on 
refining and further developing our 
next generation PAM solution, the 
PxM Platform, our proposition and 
working hard to exceed both new and 
prospective clients’ expectations. The 
Group anticipates SaaS revenues to 
increase further during 2018 and is also 
targeting increased service revenues 
with the addition of extra consultancy 
resource.

DAVID GUYATT 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

STRATEGY & MARKET 

Since Osirium’s IPO in April 2016, 
cyber-security continues to be one of 
the most critical business disablers, 
particularly where the defence of prized 
business data is concerned. During 
2017, no sector was immune to cyber-
attacks. According to UK government 
figures, around 46% of businesses have 
now suffered a digital attack. With 5.5 
million companies in the UK, that is 
2.2 million companies compromised in 
some way by a cyber-attack over the 
course of just 12 months. These numbers 
increase with the size of business, with 
66% of medium-sized and 68% of large 
corporations subject to an attack. 

The pace and volume of attacks continue 
to accelerate, as does the momentum 
from organisations both in the public 
and private sectors transitioning ‘on-
premise’ IT services to the Cloud. As 
a result, “hybridised infrastructure” is 
becoming the norm, adding further 
security complexity because of the broad 
mix of access policies required and the 
whereabouts and criticality of their data.  
Migration to the Cloud is an important 
agenda item for most organisations, 
offering reduced time and costs to 
deploying projects. Over the period, the 
Group has seen significant advances in 
the way technology is provisioned and 
taken action by making PxM available 
on the Azure Marketplace platform, 
which is an online applications and 
services marketplace managed and 
operated by Microsoft. 

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PAM

Other IAM

$3.2 bn.

$3.4 bn.

$3.6 bn.

$3.7 bn.

$3.7 bn.

$3.7 bn.

$0.7 bn.

$0.9 bn.

$1.1 bn.

$1.4 bn.

$1.8 bn.

$2.3 bn.

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

FIGURE 1. PAM IS MAINSTREAM: GLOBAL EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS ($ BN.).

Some PAM vendors are focusing on 
extending their current capabilities 
through acquisition, resulting in some 
early signs of market consolidation. 

Osirium’s complete and “built-for-
purpose” next generation PxM Platform 
solution is well placed for meeting 
today’s current requirements by both 
being easy to deploy and simple to use. 
Furthermore, the Group’s innovative Task 
Automation technology was incorporated 
into its PxM platform from day one to 
provide customers with an even more 
secure PAM solution, combining the 
unique productivity benefits of Robotic 
Process Automation, or RPA, while 
better managing the “digital workforce” 
through strict security, data integrity 
and regulatory standards. Many of 
Osirium’s customers have already seen 
how the Group’s Automation platform 
helps to improve business efficiency and 
processes.  A recent study by one of 
Osirium’s customers found time savings 
of more than 80% for their ten most 
common administrative tasks. 

Looking not too far into the future, the 
Group’s RPA platform will become more 
cognitive as machine learning triggers 
the next rapid wave of innovation, with 
software robots gaining intelligence by 
adapting and learning from mistakes. 
Analysts predict that by 2025, close to 

a third of jobs will be carried out by 
automated software and smart robots, 
as personnel replaced by RPA are 
reassigned to more important and higher 
cognitive tasks. 

Global analyst firm Gartner has reported 
an increased interest in PAM solutions 
from small to midsize businesses, who 
are often unregulated, particularly in 
North America, with the trend noticeable 
in other markets. Not only are smaller 
businesses now able to see how they 
can benefit from PAM, but a range 
of regulatory compliance standards 
are driving mid-sized and mainstream 
business adoption, GDPR being one 
where organisations are faced with 
the threat of fines as high as 4% of 
revenue in the event of a data-breach, 
transitioning the need for cyber-security 
solutions such as PAM from ‘nice-to-have’ 
to ‘must-have’. This remains a significant 
greenfield opportunity for the Group. 
The global growth in demand for mid-
market cyber-security solutions has given 
way to some exciting new customer 
enquiries and partner acquisitions for 
Osirium. 

Gartner has also noted a continuation 
of the trend where enterprises who 
have committed to a PAM solution for 
compliance reasons are now looking at 
extending their deployments deeper into 

their businesses. This directly resonates 
with Osirium’s “land and expand” 
strategy which delivered significant 
results during the period, demonstrated 
by the high level of customer retention, 
and the Group’s continued strength of 
account management of our growing 
base. 

Interest in PAM tools is driven by several 
factors: 

•  Cyber-security focused legislation 

and regulation, including GDPR and 
cyber-essentials
Increased security threats, and their 
scale and frequency

• 

•  Privileged Accounts remaining 

critical targets for cyber-attackers

•  Damage to corporate reputations, 
and erosion of public confidence 
and trust

•  Growth in the outsourcing of IT 
functions and the need to grant 
privileged access to third parties, 
including vendors, contractors, and 
service provider technicians
•  An increasing number of Internet 
of Things (IoT) connected work 
devices,

•  Evolving IT infrastructure and the 
need to readdress requirements 
for a comprehensive cyber-security 
strategy, particularly for critical 
infrastructure.

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CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S STATEMENT 
(CONTINUED)

Osirium has an unparalleled focus on 
the PAM market. This is becoming an 
increasingly vital part of the overall 
picture that is the Identity and Access 
Management market, as organisations 
realise the importance and benefits of 
identifying, controlling and minimising 
risks from within. Privileged accounts 
remain critical targets for cyber 
criminals, and Osirium protects and 
manages those Privileged Account 
activities, denying attackers access to 
those primary targets. 

MARKET REVIEW 

Organisations’ purchasing habits are 
moving from perimeter-securing firewalls 
to more complete solutions that add 
internal layers of security to a business. 
The PAM market growth remains robust 
and is set for continued double-digit 
growth. The overall PAM market also 
remains dominated by the sale of legacy 
on-premises software. 

Cyber-security spending hit $89 billion 
in 2017, growing 8% over 2016. 
By 2020, organisations with PAM 
tools will have at least a 50% lower 
risk of impact by advanced threats as 
compared to peers without, according 
to Gartner. They also estimate that PAM 
will continue to grow at a CAGR of 27% 
through 2020, accounting for 2% of 

“By 2020, 
approximately 
75% of large 
enterprises will 
utilise PAM 
products, up 
from less than 
40% today.”

all cyber-security spending and 38% of 
the Identity and Access Management 
market. 

Analysts anticipate that by 2020, not 
only will over 40% of PAM vendors 
(up from the 10% today) integrate 
machine learning and other predictive 
analytics techniques into their solutions, 
but over half of the security failures 
associated with IaaS and PaaS will be 
directly attributable to gaping holes 
in security caused by a lack of PAM 
technology and processes. With Task 
Automation at the core of the PxM 
Platform solution, Osirium is well placed 
to take advantage of this maturing 
requirement. Leading independent 
Technology sector analyst firms, Gartner 
and IDC, value the addressable market 
for PAM in terms of annualised spend, at 
$1-2 billion, however, an authoritative 
bottoms-up analysis of the market based 
on customer lifetime value, has recently 
sized the market at $44 billion. Osirium 
believes this is a better reflection of the 
greenfield demand that the Group is 
experiencing for our products. 

By 2020, approximately 75% of large 
enterprises will utilise PAM products, up 
from less than 40% today. 

report is of huge significance to our 
business. Seeing Osirium’s PxM Platform 
evaluated in this report illustrates the 
team’s dedication and innovative 
approach to breaking through the 
cyber-security newsflow with a topical 
niche.  For Osirium, this is a company-
wide achievement and the Group will 
certainly be enjoying the attention and 
benefits of becoming a Gartner Cool 
Vendor. 

Throughout 2017, the Group focused 
on building a 100% channel sales 
organisation. This included scaling 
awareness, building cohesive 
partnerships and trust with the growing 
global partner community. With 
Osirium’s reputation for high customer 
retention, key services have been added 
to the portfolio including 24/7 global 
support that reinforces the vision of 
building trusted relationships, supporting 
our customers anywhere and at any 
time. 

This year, Osirium has engaged with 
over 24 channel partners to extend the 
Group’s footprint, helping deploy our 
PAM solution and build on the results 
and momentum achieved in 2016. 

EXECUTING OUR STRATEGY 

Looking at 2018, the Group’s key 
development areas are: 

The Group’s sales and marketing focus 
continues to build brand momentum, 
industry recognition and thought 
leadership. Osirium’s continuing 
achievements in growing the brand in 
2017 has led to thought leadership 
discussions at prestigious industry events 
including large corporate forums with 
the UK’s largest broadcaster and media 
groups in attendance. 

2017 also delivered formal recognition 
of our innovation from Gartner with 
Osirium being presented with the Cool 
Vendor Award for Identity and Fraud 
Management. The Group believes being 
included in Gartner’s Cool Vendor 

•  Accelerating sales momentum and 
our new prospects pipeline in a 
rapidly growing market; we now 
believe PAM to be a mainstream 
requirement and now a “must have”
•  Promoting our ‘next generation PAM 
innovator’ message supported by 
our goal to be a dominant mid-
market cyber-security brand in a 
>90% greenfield market

•  Continuing our low-risk overseas 
market development in Germany 
and the Middle East.
•  Drive “sticky” entry level 

deployments to stimulate future 
upsell opportunities

•  Scaling UK and overseas channels 

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• 

to support a committed global 
partner base
Investing in and strengthening our 
winning cyber-security leadership 
team

•  Growing market share through 

rigorous pipeline management and 
agenda setting innovation

•  Building on the success of our ‘land 
and expand’ strategy, showing 
customers the breadth and depth of 
innovation in our PxM platform

•  Continuing implementation of a 
Global Technical Support culture 
and infrastructure

•  Maintaining the Group’s marketing 

momentum and evolving the 
Osirium brand into a confident and 
powerful global icon

•  Continued thought leadership 
activity and influencing of the 
influencers

•  Maintaining our technology 

leadership with four patents pending 
and with new routes to market 
continually being investigated. 

NEW CUSTOMER ACQUISITIONS IN 
EXISTING AND NEW MARKETS 

Osirium has acquired over 30 “high-
profile” customers across multiple 
industry sectors over the years and with 
a number of new customers signed in 
Q1 2018, we expect our momentum 
and growth to continue. These sectors 
include insurance, financial services, 
healthcare, higher education, luxury 

goods, critical national infrastructure, 
legal, telecoms, gaming, MSP’s & 
MSSP’s, and private equity and asset 
management. 

The Group has also made significant 
upsells and renewals over the period, 
reflecting high customer retention since 
2016. 2017 saw Osirium’s largest 
customer, a leading global asset 
management company, renewing for 
a further 12 months. The Group was 
also awarded its largest international 
contract to date with one of the 
leading telecommunications companies 
headquartered in the Middle East. 

The management team has extensive 
experience in successfully driving mid-
market channels and partner programs to 
scale up demand creation and pipeline 
volumes. Regional partnerships are 
now in place with trusted distribution 
partners including Progress Distribution 
in the UK with a view to extending reach 
in the UK with the appointment of a 
complementary distribution partnership. 
With Spectrami covering the Middle East 
and Adyton establishing a ‘bridge-head’ 
into Germany, the Group is confident 
these partnerships will continue to fuel 
growth. Osirium’s distribution and 
growing reseller community are looking 
for technologies to drive new revenue 
opportunities within their businesses, and 
the Group expects these resellers to refer 
their clients to Osirium’s PAM solution in 
response. 

The Group already has an exceptional 
reputation with its existing customers, 
which include blue-chip enterprises in 
defence, telecommunications and the 
financial services sector, but Osirium 
plans to continue expanding into new 
high growth sectors. 

SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK 

Osirium has a unique proposition 
which is industry and sector agnostic 
and is building an increasingly strong 
pipeline of opportunities across a broad 
range of customers. The Group will 
continue to invest further in our sales, 
marketing, R&D and engineering teams 
to ensure Osirium is at the forefront as 
momentum continues. As the global 
cyber-security market continues to grow 
and with General Data Protection 
Regulation (GDPR) legislation on the 
horizon, Osirium is well positioned and 
its offer sufficiently differentiated to take 
advantage of this opportunity. 

The Group has built strong foundations 
for the year ahead and we are confident 
of delivering significant progress as a 
result.

SIMON LEE 
Chairman 
23/04/2018

DAVID GUYATT 
CEO 
23/04/2018

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THE KEY 
ELEMENTS 
OF OUR 
GROWTH 
STRATEGY

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NEW CUSTOMER ACQUISITIONS IN EXISTING AND NEW MARKETSFOCUS FOR 2018STRATEGIC REPORT OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201717Building on its reputation with existing customers, Osirium plans to continue its aggressive sales and marketing strategy through an increased sales force and enhanced branding of its proposition through its PxM brand campaign. Osirium will also seek to expand its presence in the mid-market segment while continuing engagements with prospects in sectors including banking, insurance, healthcare and critical national infrastructure as well as to develop strategic partnerships with traditional IT-focused partners.Osirium’s management team has extensive experience in successfully driving mid-market channels and partner programmes to scale up demand and fulfilment volumes. Osirium plans to increase growth through cross and up-selling its software range using tactics including the introduction of its PxM platform, free install and upsell tool. Identifying opportunities to increase the number of devices used per client and sell more deeply into its existing customers, for example into new operating divisions or geographical locations, which will be two key focus areas.Osirium intends to continue expanding its software portfolio in consultation with customers and responding to their feedback. The Group plans to develop additional modules that it will be able to license to customers and to build out the functionality and features of its Privileged Account Management, Privileged Task Management and Privileged Session Recorder modules.GROWTH WITHIN THE EXISTING CLIENT BASEPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTFOCUS FOR 2018FOCUS FOR 2018Issues driving demand will continue: • Scale and frequency of cyber-attacks. It is predicted global cybercrime will cost $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015. • Damage to corporate reputations and erosion of public confidence. A breach at a well-known telecommunications company stimulated 200,000 tweets in 7 days following a breach. • Cyber-security focused legislation and regulation. GDPR is one of the highest profile regulation in recent years and is a key driver of security spending. • Outsourcing of IT functions. Forrester Research sees global business and government spending for IT outsourcing and hardware maintenance at more than $440 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. • Privileged Accounts will remain critical targets for cyber-attacks. An unprotected Privileged account offers a hacker the “keys to the kingdom.” • Increasing number of internet-connected devices ‘Internet of Things’and critical national infrastructure and 
other market sectors as the need for 
Osirium’s software is sector agnostic, 
in addition to developing its activities 
outside of the UK. 

CASH FLOW 

The Group’s Cash balances were 
£1,023,811 (2016: £3,572,794). 
Net cash from operating activities for 
the period was £1,232,558 (2016: 
789,443). Cash reserves were boosted 
by the recent fund raise that raised 
£4,200,000 gross cash in March 2018. 

RUPERT HUTTON 
CFO 
23/04/2018

FINANCIAL REVIEW

OVERVIEW 

TAXATION 

For the twelve month period ended 
31 December 2017, revenue was 
£647,580, an increase of 36% 
(compared with the 14 months ended 
31 December 2016: £477,577). 

Bookings for the twelve month period 
ended 31 December 2017, represented 
by total invoiced sales for annual 
subscriptions, were £876,000, an 
increase of 62% compared with the 
twelve months ended 31 December 
2016 where bookings were £541,000. 
We have managed to increase 
significantly revenue and bookings 
despite a 2 month shorter accounting 
reporting period, demonstrating greater 
customer engagement and investment. 

The twelve month loss before tax for the 
Group was £2,293,000, an increase 
from a loss of £1,812,843 for the 
fourteen month period to 31 December 
2016. The losses of the Group 
have increased following significant 
investment in increasing headcount and 
activity levels in our sales, marketing and 
engineering departments of the business. 

Cash reserves were boosted by 
the recent fund raise that raised 
£4,200,000 gross cash in March 2018. 

REVENUE ANALYSIS 

Revenue for the twelve month period 
ended 31 December 2017 was 
£647,580 (2016: £477,577 - 14 
month period). Customer numbers more 
than doubled from 14 in the period 
ended 31 December 2016 to 30 in 
the year ended 31 December 2017 
demonstrating the increasing sales 
momentum felt within the business as we 
add more customers. 

Our deferred revenues as at 31 
December 2017 were £505,000, 
compared to deferred revenues at the 
end of December 2016 of £276,000, 
helping provide a degree of visibility 
and certainty over our future revenues. 

The Group has benefited from the 
tax relief given on development 
expenditure, which has resulted in a 
research and development tax credit 
of £408,000 being claimed for the 
twelve month period to 31 December 
2017, compared with £290,000 
for the previous 14 month period 
to 31 December 2016. This further 
demonstrates the investment made in 
the company’s innovative cyber-security 
products. 

LOSS PER SHARE 

Loss per share for the 12 month period 
on both a basic and fully diluted basis 
was 18p. In the prior 14 month period 
the basic and diluted loss per share was 
13p. 

RESULTS AND DIVIDEND 

The Directors are not recommending 
the payment of a final dividend (2016: 
£nil). 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT & 
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 

The Group spent £1,254,000 (2016: 
£755,000) on direct staff and contractor 
costs for research and development, 
of which all was capitalised in both 
periods. 

This expenditure relates to the 
development of new and enhanced 
software offerings. The Group invests 
in new product development and the 
continual modification and improvement 
of its existing products to meet 
technological advances, customer and 
new market requirements of the fast 
paced cyber-security market. 

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 

The Group has embarked upon a 
strategy which will extend its activities to 
the provision of cyber-security services 
into new areas such as financial services 

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The Group’s progress against its strategic objectives is monitored by the Board of Directors by reference to key performance 
indicators (KPIs). Progress made is a reflection of the performance of the business since flotation and the Group’s achievement 
against its strategic plans. 

BOOKINGS
CAGR: 89%

ACTIVE CUSTOMERS
CAGR: 83%

£876k

30

£393k

14

End - 2016

End - 2017

End - 2016

End - 2017

FIGURE 1. COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE (CAGR) FIGURES FOR BOOKINGS AND ACTIVE CUSTOMERS.

The Group’s major financial KPIs are bookings, revenue, new channel partners signed up, new customer acquisition, retaining 
and growing customer renewals, the number of proof of concepts and software evaluations installed, all of which to increase. 

Bookings are monitored on a monthly basis and reported in detail at board meetings. Bookings have increased by 123% to 
£876,323 for the 12 month period to 31 December 2017 from £393,826 for the 12 months ended 31 December 2016. 

As a result of the increase in booking, the revenue KPI is performing well, with total revenue up 63% to £647,580 (2016: 
£398,678), for the periods under review. 

Non-financial KPIs include new channel partners and, with a UK distributor and two overseas distributors signed up to date and 
a business development director appointed in Germany, the Board is pleased with this progress. A further KPI is the retention of 
existing customers leading to the renewal of sales contracts. All customers were retained in the period and 16 new customers 
added, with increasing contract values from our existing customer base; further evidence that our stated ‘land and expand’ 
objective with customers is working. Proof of concepts have also increased now that the Group has more resources to support 
this activity, not only in the UK but with our fledgling partners overseas. 

During the year and after the year end, we signed up Progress Distribution as a distributor in the UK and Spectrami in MENA 
and CHJ Technologies in Singapore, for further details please see the Chairman’s and Chief Executive’s statement. The Group 
did not lose a customer during the period and each significant renewal was at a higher level than the year before. With the 
increases in sales and marketing and market awareness, the number of proof of concepts being demanded is increasing, not 
only in the UK, but also in our identified overseas markets. 

The Group also measures and monitors brand recognition and momentum increases in the Osirium name as we continue to 
build a global brand. Brand recognition includes monitoring Osirium’s Search Engine Optimisation Position and quarterly 
growth in qualified sales leads with a quantified ‘call to action’.

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HOW 
OSIRIUM 
MANAGES 
RISK

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HOW OSIRIUM MANAGES RISK
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Apart from the normal commercial and economic risks facing any UK based business looking to not only become the dominant 
company in its home market, but also expand into overseas territories, the major risks to the Group are the:

LOSS OF A MAJOR CLIENT & SUPPORTER 

LOSS OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH A MAJOR SUPPLIER 

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT 
MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT THE GROUP’S 
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE

IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THESE RISKS, THE GROUP: 

•  has specific relationship management systems in place 
for managing both new and existing client and supplier 
relationships; and

•  undertakes research and development into various 

technologies on an ongoing basis.

Personnel/key executives 
The Group’s future performance is substantially dependent on 
the continued services and performance of its Directors and 
senior management plus its ability to attract and retain suitably 
skilled and experienced personnel in the future. 

OTHER RISKS INCLUDE: 

Competitor risk 
The market for Cyber security software is becoming 
increasingly competitive. To mitigate against this risk, 
management feel that the years of investment ahead of the 
maturing Privileged Access Management market and the 
continued investment in the product will maintain Osirium’s 
leadership position in this market. 

Commercial relationships 
The Osirium software products are developed and released 
using open source. To mitigate against this risk all elements 
and components used within the software are kept under 
constant review. The Group continues to expand the various 
sales channels and reseller network, so the Group is not 
dependent on any one partner. 

Although certain key executives and personnel have joined 
Osirium since flotation, there can be no assurance that the 
Group will retain their services. The loss of any key executives 
or personnel may have a material adverse effect on the 
business, operations, relationships and/or prospects of the 
Group. 

The company believes that it has the appropriate 
incentivisation structures to attract and retain the calibre of 
employees necessary to ensure the efficient management 
and development of the Group. However, any difficulties 
encountered in hiring appropriate employees and the 
failure to do so may have a detrimental effect on the trading 
performance of the Group. The ability to attract new 
employees with the appropriate expertise and skills cannot be 
guaranteed.

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HOW OSIRIUM MANAGES RISK (CONTINUED)

technology is primarily comprised of software and other code 
(“Software”). Some of the Software has been developed 
internally and is owned by the Group. Also, some of the 
Software has been developed by third parties that have 
licensed rights in the Software to the Group or provided access 
under free and open source licence. However, a significant 
proportion of the Software has been developed by third 
parties and is provided to the Group under licence. It is not 
uncommon for any company’s technology, particularly where 
it is primarily embodied in Software, to comprise both owned 
and licensed code. This nevertheless means that the Group’s 
continuing right to use such Software is dependent on the 
relevant licensors continuing to licence Software to the Group. 
Again, as is usual, such agreements may be terminated by 
the licensors due to a breach of their terms by the Group. 
Any failure by the Group to comply with the terms of the 
licences granted could, therefore, result in such licences being 
terminated and the Group no longer being entitled to continue 
to use the Software in question. Also, use outside of the terms 
of any relevant licence could expose the Group to legal action 
for infringement of the rights of the licensor(s). 

Further, and in any event, the Group may not have adequate 
measures in place to ensure that its use of third party software 
complies with all terms under which such software has been 
licensed to the Group. 

Operations 
The Group’s facilities could be disrupted by events beyond 
its control such as fire and other issues. The Group undertake 
nightly back ups in ‘the cloud’ and prepares recovery plans for 
the most foreseeable situations so that its business operations 
would be able to continue. 

This strategic report, as set out on pages 2 to 22, was 
approved by the board on 23 April 2018. 

RUPERT HUTTON 
CFO 
23/04/2018

Customer attraction, retention and competition 
The Group’s future success depends on its ability to increase 
sales of its products to new prospects. The rate at which new 
and existing end customers purchase products and existing 
customers renew subscriptions depends on a number of 
factors, including the efficiency of the Group’s products and 
the development of the Group’s new offerings, as well as 
factors outside of the Group’s control, such as end customers’ 
perceived need for security solutions, the introduction of 
products by the Group’s competitors that are perceived to be 
superior to the Group’s products, end customers’ IT budgets 
and general economic conditions. A failure to increase 
sales due to any of the above could materially adversely 
affect the Group’s financial condition, operating results 
and prospects. The Group’s success depends on its ability 
to maintain relationships and renew contracts with existing 
customers and to attract and be awarded contracts with new 
customers. A substantial portion of the Group’s future revenues 
will be directly or indirectly derived from existing contractual 
relationships as well as new contracts driven at least in part 
by the Group’s ability to penetrate new partners, verticals 
and territories. The loss of key contracts and/or an inability to 
successfully penetrate new verticals or deploy its skill sets into 
new territories could have a significant impact on the future 
performance of the Group. 

Reputation 
The Group’s reputation, regarding the service it delivers, the 
way in which it conducts its business and the financial results 
which it achieves, are central to the Group’s future success. 

The Group’s services and software are complex and may 
contain undetected defects when first introduced, and 
problems may be discovered from time to time in existing, 
new or enhanced product iterations. Undetected errors could 
damage the Group’s reputation, ultimately leading to an 
increase in the Group’s costs or reduction in its revenues. 

Other issues that may give rise to reputational risk include, 
but are not limited to, failure to deal appropriately with legal 
and regulatory requirements in any jurisdiction (including as 
may result in the issuance of a warning notice or sanction by 
a regulator or an offence (whether, civil, criminal, regulatory 
or other) being committed by a member of the Group or any 
of its employees or directors), money-laundering, bribery and 
corruption, factually incorrect reporting, staff difficulties, fraud 
(including on the part of customers), technological delays or 
malfunctions, the inability to respond to a disaster, privacy, 
record-keeping, sales and trading practices, the credit, 
liquidity and market risks inherent in the Group’s business. 

Further reputational risks include failure to meet the 
expectations of the customers, operators, suppliers, employees 
and intellectual property and technology. The Group’s 

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GOVERNANCE OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201723CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTBOARD OF DIRECTORSGOVERNANCE OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201724Simon Lee is an International Advisor to Fairfax Financial where he sits on the Boards of Brit Syndicates Ltd and Advent Underwriting Ltd. He is also on the Global Advisory Board to Afiniti Inc., Non-Executive Director of TIA and Chairman of Hospice in the Weald. Until December 2013, Simon was Group Chief Executive of RSA Insurance Group Plc, a FTSE 100 company, operating at the time in 32 countries, employing around 23,000 people, writing c. £9 billion p.a. in premiums with assets of c. £21 billion. Previously, Simon spent 17 years with NatWest Group, working in a variety of roles including Chief Executive NatWest Offshore, Head of US Retail Banking, CEO NatWest Mortgage Corporation (US) and Director of Global Wholesale Markets.Co-founder of Osirium, the management team is led by David Guyatt, who has over 25 years’ experience in turning next generation IT products into successful technology businesses. He is a recognised pioneer in establishing the content security software market, being a co-founder and CEO of the Content Technologies group, which developed MIMEsweeper and became the recognised world leader in content security solutions, with a 40 per cent global market share. Previously, David was Sales & Marketing Director at Integralis from 1990 to 1996, as it established itself as Europe’s leading IT security integrator.Rupert served for 12 years as Finance Director of AIM quoted Atlantic Global Plc, a cloud-based project portfolio management software company, before being sold in February 2012 to an international, US Private Equity-backed, software business based in Bloomington, Minnesota. Previously, Rupert was Group Financial Controller of the Milton Keynes and North Bucks Chamber of Commerce Training and Enterprise. Rupert spent his early career with Grant Thornton and has an AMBA accredited Masters in Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.SIMON LEE (57) NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMANDAVID GUYATT (58) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERRUPERT HUTTON (51) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERGOVERNANCE OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201725Steve has spent his entire career in the technology industry, starting with International Computers Limited in 1978 before moving to JSB Computer Systems Ltd. As co-founder of web and email filtering products Surfcontrol, Steve led JSB’s flotation on AIM in 1997 as JSB Software Technologies Plc followed by its flotation on EASDAQ and then FTSE Main Market listing in February 2000. Changing its name to SurfControl Plc, the company entered the Techmark index and became a FTSE 250 company for a period of time. Acting as its CEO between 2000 and 2005 and then as a non-executive director until 2007, when the company was sold to Websense Inc. for $400 million. He was also a founder investor in WE7 Limited, acting as the company’s CEO between 2008 and 2013 when it was sold to Tesco Plc for £10.8 million. Steve is currently Executive Chairman and co-founder of 3rings Care Ltd and since 2002, held a number of other nonexecutive directorships including with the Manchester Technology Fund Limited and Identum Limited.Simon is Founder and Managing Director of Acumin Consulting. Established in 1998, Acumin is a leading specialist for cybersecurity and information risk management recruitment and executive search operating throughout Europe and the US. Acumin has established relationships with enduser organisations, system integrators, consultancies and vendors across the security industry. Simon has expertise consulting around mergers and acquisitions, facilitating European market entry for high growth companies and working closely with industry leaders and venture capital to create new ventures and business development networks globally. Simon is also Co-Founder and Director of RANT Events, the leading community of senior information security professionals who work within end-user organisations and a Director of Red Snapper Recruitment, which merged with Acumin in July 2015.STEPHEN (STEVE) PURDHAM (61) NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSIMON HEMBER (42) NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGOVERNANCE OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201726Kevin, who co-founded Osirium with David Guyatt, has over 15 years’ experience in the planning, deployment and management of corporate IT infrastructure projects. Kevin was previously the Head of Consulting at Integralis, Europe’s largest Security Solution Provider, which he joined in 1996. Kevin has a BEng (Hons) degree in Microelectronics from Brunel University in 1997 and is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds many vendor specific certifications.With over 25 years of experience growing start-up businesses, Catherine’s career started at Integralis in 1988, when she quickly adopted a sales and customer services role. She moved into more senior sales roles in the early 90's, and established the City Business Unit at Integralis, before accepting the Sales Manager role when the MIMEsweeper solution was launched in 1995.  In 1997, Catherine became the SVP Europe at MIMEsweeper which, under her leadership from 1997-2000, grew the European business from $3 million to over $15 million in three years, consistently achieving revenue growth of over 100% p.a. with over 50 channel partners in 12 countries. The MIMEsweeper business was sold for $1 billion in 2000. She has since been involved with a few smaller start-up organisations, before joining Osirium in 2010, where she has been responsible for the acquisition of early adopter customers and providing operations support to the business.In a long and distinguished career, including being Technical Director at Integralis, Andrew has invented many leading-edge technologies including IP Network Translation Gateway, Print Symbiont Technologies for LAN- based printers and Disaster Master, a technique of continuously updating a backup site with mirrored data. As one of the Co-Founders and CTO of MIMEsweeper, Andrew was the creator of the world’s first content security solution which became the default product in its space. Andrew went on to start WebBrick Systems which was one of the pioneering Home Automation technologies, also a forerunner to what we know as IOT devices today. As Engineering Director, Andrew has created and patented several core components in the Osirium product family.KEVIN PEARCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTORCATHERINE JAMIESON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERANDREW HARRISCHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICERSENIOR MANAGEMENTGOVERNANCE OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 201727Stephen joined Osirium with over 20 years’ technology marketing experience, leading the marketing efforts of brands including Fujitsu where he helped grow market share and build a £100m Intel server business. He was also UK Marketing Director at Integralis during its acquisition by NTT Group. As Director of Marketing at Stericycle Expert Solutions, Stephen helped create the digital footprint and built a number of unique thought leadership pieces featured in live news media, building demand for the company’s services. Before joining Osirium, Stephen was Senior Evangelist and Content Manager for English speaking regions at Wallix Group.Tim has held senior management roles at a number of IT security companies for over 15 years. Most recently he was Managing Director for the EMEA region at Celestix Networks where he was responsible for driving significant growth of the company’s security portfolio. Previously Tim was responsible for sales at pan- European security distributor Allasso. Prior to that, Tim was responsible for overseas business at Bottomline Technologies, providing secure payment solutions to the finance and corporate sectors.STEPHEN ROBERTS MARKETING DIRECTORTIM AGER SALES DIRECTORCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

There is no compulsory regime of corporate governance to which the directors of a UK company admitted to AIM must adhere 
to over and above the general fiduciary duties of skill and diligence imposed on such directors under English law. However, the 
Directors acknowledge the importance of the principles set out in the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Code. Although the 
QCA Code is not compulsory for AIM quoted companies, the Directors intend to apply the principles as far as they consider 
appropriate for a company of its size and nature. 

BOARD STRUCTURE AND COMMITTEES 

The board is responsible to shareholders for the proper management of the company. 

The board comprises 5 directors, two of whom are Executive Directors and three of whom are Non-Executive Directors, reflecting 
a blend of different experience and backgrounds. The board considers Simon Lee, Steve Purdham and Simon Hember to be 
independent Non-Executive Directors under the criteria identified in the QCA Code. 

The board meets regularly and is responsible for strategy, performance, approval of any major capital expenditure and 
the framework of internal controls. To enable the board to discharge its duties, all directors receive appropriate and timely 
information. Briefing papers are distributed to all directors in advance of board meetings. The board has established Audit and 
Remuneration Committees with formally delegated duties and responsibilities and with written terms of reference. Each of these 
Committees meet regularly and at least twice a year. From time to time separate committees may be set up by the board to 
consider specific issues when the need arises. Further details on the Audit and Remuneration Committees are set out below. 

AUDIT COMMITTEE 

The duties of the Audit Committee are to consider the appointment, re-appointment and terms of engagement of, and keep 
under review the relationship with, the Group’s auditors, to review the integrity of the Group’s financial statements, to keep 
under review the consistency of the Group’s accounting policies and to review the effectiveness and adequacy of the Group’s 
internal financial controls. In addition, it has received and reviewed such reports as it from time to time requests from the Group’s 
management and auditors. The Audit Committee has met at least twice a year and has unrestricted access to the Group’s 
auditors. The Audit Committee comprises Steve Purdham, Simon Lee and Simon Hember and has been chaired by Simon Lee. 

The directors acknowledge that relevant corporate governance guidelines, including the QCA Code, state that the Audit 
Committee should not be chaired by the Chairman of the company. The directors have considered the membership of the Audit 
Committee carefully and have concluded that, given the current composition of the board, Simon is the most appropriate choice 
to be its Chairman. The board regularly reviews the effectiveness of the Audit Committee. Once any further appointments have 
been made to the board, the Audit Committee will be reviewed to bring its composition into line with corporate governance best 
practice guidance. 

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE 

The Remuneration Committee has responsibility for reviewing and determining, within agreed terms of reference, the Group’s 
policy on the remuneration of Senior Executives, Directors and other key employees and specific remuneration packages for 
Executive Directors, including pension rights and compensation payments. It is also responsible for making recommendations for 
grants of options under the New Share Option Scheme. It has met not less than twice a year. The remuneration of Non-Executive 
Directors is a matter for the board and no Director may be involved in any discussions as to his or her own remuneration. The 
Remuneration Committee comprises Steve Purdham, Simon Lee and Simon Hember and is chaired by Steve Purdham.

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

The directors present their report and the financial statements 
of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2017. The 
comparative period is the 14 months ended 31 December 
2016. 

The company was incorporated on 3 November 2015 and 
acquired Osirium Limited on 6 April 2016. 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 

Osirium is a UK based cyber-security software provider 
that protects critical IT assets, infrastructures and devices by 
preventing targeted cyber-attacks from directly accessing 
Privileged Accounts, removing unnecessary access and powers 
of Privileged Account users, deterring legitimate Privileged 
Account users from abusing their roles and containing the 
effects of a breach if one does happen. 

Osirium has defined and delivered PAM 2.0, which the 
directors view as the next generation Privileged Account 
management solution. The team has developed the concept 
of Virtual Air Gap to separate users from passwords, with 
Osirium’s Privileged Task Management module further 
strengthening Privileged Account security and delivering 
impressive return on investment (ROI) benefits for customers. 

RESULTS AND DIVIDEND 

The Directors are not recommending the payment of a final 
dividend (2016: £nil). 

DIRECTORS 

The directors shown below have held office during the whole 
of the period from 1 January 2017 to the date of this report. 

D A Guyatt 
R G Hutton 
S P G Lee 
S Purdham 
S E H Hember 

DIRECTORS' INTEREST IN SHARES 

D A Guyatt

S P G Lee

R G Hutton

S Purdham
S E H Hember

Ordinary shares 

of 1p each as at 

31 December 2017

950,052 

111,936

–

–
75,000 

SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDINGS 

Ordinary shares 

Percentage 

The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited

Harwell Capital SPC - Osirium SP

Nortrust Nominees Limited

Mr David Ashley Guyatt

Octopus AIM VCT Plc

Octopus Investments Nominees Limited

State Street Nominees Limited

Rathbone Nominees Limited

Octopus AIM VCT 2 Plc

Hargreave Hale Nominees Limited

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
Harewood Nominees Limited

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of 1p each

1,387,293

1,224,078

1,034,349

950,052

928,529

790,442

760,000

738,050

619,021

608,495

507,079
421,932

holding

10.24%

9.03%

7.63%

7.01%

6.58%

5.83%

5.61%

5.45%

4.57%

4.49%

3.74%
3.11%

Information on research and development activities, future 
developments and post balance sheet events is not included 
within the Directors’ Report as it is instead included within 
the Strategic Report on pages 2 to 19 in accordance with 
S414c(11) of the Companies Act 2006. 

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES 

Details of the main financial risks facing the Group and the 
policies to manage these risks are contained in Note 19 of 
these financial statements. 

STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE 
AUDITOR 

The directors who were in office at the date of approval of 
these financial statements confirm that, as far as they are 
aware, there is no relevant information of which the auditor is 
unaware. Each of the directors confirm that they have taken 
all the steps that they ought to have taken in order to make 
themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to 
establish that it has been communicated to the auditor. 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

A resolution to reappoint RSM UK Audit LLP as auditor will 
be put to the members at the Annual General meeting of the 
company which will be held on Thursday, 24 May 2018 at 
11.00am. On behalf of the Board of Directors. 

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD 

D A GUYATT 
CEO 
23/04/2018

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DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN PREPARATION 
OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors’ Report and the financial statements in accordance 
with applicable law and regulations. 

Company law requires the directors to prepare group and company financial statements for each financial year. The directors 
are required by the AIM Rules of the London Stock Exchange to prepare group financial statements in accordance with 
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union (“EU”) and have elected under company 
law to prepare the company financial statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU. 

The financial statements are required by law and IFRS adopted by the EU to present fairly the financial position of the Group 
and the company and the financial performance of the Group. The Companies Act 2006 provides in relation to such financial 
statements that references in the relevant part of that Act to financial statements giving a true and fair view are references to their 
achieving a fair presentation. 

Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair 
view of the state of affairs of the Group and the company and of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. 

In preparing the Group and company financial statements, the directors are required to:
a.  select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
b.  make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
c.  state whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs adopted by the EU; and
d.  prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the group and the 

company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group’s 
and the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and the 
company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act. They are also responsible for 
safeguarding the assets of the Group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection 
of fraud and other irregularities. 

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the 
Osirium Technologies Plc website. 

Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation 
in other jurisdictions.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE 
MEMBERS OF OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC

OPINION 

We have audited the financial statements of Osirium Technologies Plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘group’) 
for the year ended 31 December 2017 which comprise of the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated 
and Company Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated and Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated and 
Company Statement of Cash Flows, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. 
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial 
Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and, as regards the parent company financial statements, as 
applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006. 

In our opinion: 

• 

• 
• 

• 

the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent company’s affairs as at 31 
December 2017 and of the group’s loss for the year then ended;
the group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union;
the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the 
European Union and as applied in accordance with the Companies Act 2006; and
the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

BASIS FOR OPINION 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our 
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements 
section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent company in accordance with the ethical requirements that 
are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities 
and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence 
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

CONCLUSIONS RELATED TO GOING CONCERN 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require
us to report to you where: 

• 

• 

the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; 
or
the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant 
doubt about the group’s or the parent company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a 
period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

KEY AUDIT MATTERS 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial 
statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to 
fraud) we identified, including those which had the greatest effect on the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the 
audit and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial 
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS 
OF OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC (CONTINUED)

DEVELOPMENT COSTS 

Risk 
The group capitalises software engineers’ costs in accordance with IAS 38 Intangible Assets - these include salaries and consultancy 
expenses. The percentage of each software engineer’s salary is capitalised based on estimates of the time spent developing new 
products. There is a risk that these estimates do not accurately reflect the actual time spent on developing projects.
The amortisation policy for development costs is 20% per annum, with a full charge in the year of capitalisation. In accordance 
with IAS 38 Intangible assets, amortisation should be recognised at the point of product release rather than from the moment of 
initial capitalisation. Given the fast-moving nature of the industry, there is a risk that brought forward development costs are now 
obsolete and should be written down. Refer to note 1 and note 9 for the disclosures relating to the intangible assets and the related 
judgements around amortisation. 

Our response 
We have audited the amounts capitalised by reference to specific projects commenced, the utilisation of individual software 
engineers and the recognition criteria prescribed in IAS 38 Intangible Assets. We have considered projects completed in a single 
period and whether sales have been derived which support the capitalisation policy. We have reviewed costs in the income 
statement to consider whether any material expenditure has been inappropriately expensed and intangible assets understated. 
We have considered whether there is a material difference in relation to development costs being amortised from the year of 
capitalisation rather than at the point of product release as per IAS 38 Intangible Assets. We have discussed brought forward costs 
with management to ensure there is no significant risk of obsolescence.  

Our application of materiality 
When establishing our overall audit strategy, we set certain thresholds which help us to determine the nature, timing and extent 
of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effects of misstatements, both individually and on the financial statements as a whole. 
During planning we determined a magnitude of uncorrected misstatements that we judge would be material for the financial 
statements as a whole (FSM). During planning FSM was calculated as £104,000, which was not changed during the course of our 
audit. We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them all unadjusted differences in excess of £1,000, as well as 
differences below those thresholds that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.  

An overview of the scope of our audit 
Our audit was scoped by obtaining an understanding of the group and its control environment, including group-wide controls, and 
assessing the risks of material misstatement. The financial statements were audited on a consolidated basis using group materiality. 
The scope of our audit covered 100% of both consolidated loss before tax and consolidated net assets.  

Other information 
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual 
report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover 
the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance 
conclusion thereon. 
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider 
whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or 
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we 
are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other 
information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, 
we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 

OPINIONS ON OTHER MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

• 

• 

the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial 
statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and their environment obtained in the 
course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors’ Report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report 
to you if, in our opinion: 

•  adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been 

received from branches not visited by us; or
the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• 
•  certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
•  we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS 

As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement set out on page 30, the directors are responsible for the 
preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as 
the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, 
whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group’s and the parent company’s ability 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis 
of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no 
realistic alternative but to do so. 

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material 
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance 
is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a 
material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or 
in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these 
financial statements. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s 
website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 
2006.  Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to 
state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume 
responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or 
for the opinions we have formed. 

Paul Watts (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of RSM UK Audit LLP, Statutory Auditor 
Chartered Accountants
25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB
23 April 2018

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Continuing operations
Revenue
Administrative expenses

Operating loss
Finance income

Loss before tax
Income tax credit

Loss for the period attributable to the owners of Osirium Technologies Plc

Loss per share from continuing operations:
Basic and diluted loss per share

Notes

6

7

8

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£

14 month Period 

ended 31-Dec-16 

£

647,580 
(2,944,394)

(2,296,814)
4,190 

(2,292,624)
409,421 

477,577 
(2,300,074)

(1,822,497)
9,654 

(1,812,843)
453,288 

(1,883,203)

(1,359,555)

(18p)

(13p)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Assets
Non-current assets

Intangible assets
Property, plant & equipment

Current assets

Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables

Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax

Total liabilities

Equity

Shareholders’ equity

Called up share capital

Share premium

Share option reserve

Merger reserve
Retained earnings

Total equity attributable to the owners of Osirium Technologies Plc
Total equity and liabilities

Notes 

As at 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

As at 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

9
10

12
13

15

18

16

17

23

17
17

1,731,856 
80,168

1,134,452
44,315

622,618
1,023,811

1,646,429
3,458,453

380,891
3,572,794

3,953,685
5,132,452

857,734

857,734

648,530

648,530

– 

– 

–

–

857,734

648,530

103,944 

5,008,619 

337,559 

4,008,592 
(6,857,995)

2,600,719
3,458,453

103,944

5,008,619

337,559

4,008,592 
(4,974,792)

4,483,922
5,132,452

The financial statements on pages 34 to 61 were approved and authorised for issue by the board of directors on 23 April 2018. The accompanying 

notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

Signed on behalf of the board of directors 

David Guyatt

CEO

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COMPANY STATEMENT 
OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Assets
Non-current assets
Investment in subsidiary

Current assets
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables

Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax

Total liabilities

Equity
Shareholders’ equity
Called up share capital
Share premium
Share option reserve
Retained earnings

Total equity attributable to the owners of Osirium Technologies Plc
Total equity and liabilities

Notes 

As at 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

As at 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

11

12
13

15

18

16
17
23
17

354,445

354,445 

4,237,680
25

4,237,705

4,592,150

1,738,380 
3,005,825 

4,744,205 

5,098,650 

118,571

118,571

144,746 

144,746 

–

–

–

–

118,571

144,746 

103,944
5,008,619
337,559
(976,543)

4,473,579
4,592,150

103,944 
5,008,619 
337,559 
(496,218)

4,953,904
5,098,650

The financial statements on pages 34 to 61 were approved and authorised for issue by the board of directors on 23 April 2018. The accompanying 

notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

The company has elected to take the exemption under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 from presenting the parent company profit and loss 

account. The loss for the parent company for the year was £480,325 (2016: £496,218). 

Signed on behalf of the board of directors 

DAVID GUYATT 

CEO

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Balance at 1 November 2015
Changes in equity
Issue of share capital
Issue costs
Total comprehensive loss
Share option charge
Balance at 31 December 2016

Changes in equity
Loss for the period
Balance at 31 December 2017

Attributable to the owners of Osirium Technologies Plc

Called up 

Retained 

Share 

Merger 

Share option  

share capital 

earnings 

premium 

reserve 

reserve 

Total equity 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

65,482 

(3,615,237)

–

4,008,592

240,662

699,499

38,462

–

–

–

–

–

5,961,537

(952,918)

(1,359,555)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,999,999

(952,918)

(1,359,555)

96,897

96,897

103,944

(4,974,792)

5,008,619

4,008,592 

337,559

4,483,922

–

(1,883,203)

–

–

–

(1,883,203)

103,944 

(6,857,995)

5,008,619 

4,008,592 

337,559 

2,600,719

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COMPANY STATEMENT 
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

On Incorporation 3 November 2015

Changes in equity
Issue of share capital
Issue costs
Loss for the period
Share option charge
Balance at 31 December 2016

Changes in equity
Loss for the period
Balance at 31 December 2017

Attributable to the owners of Osirium Technologies Plc 

Called up 

Retained 

Share 

Share option  

share capital 

earnings 

premium 

reserve 

Total equity 

£ 

1

103,944

–

–

–

£ 

–

–

–

£ 

–

5,961,537

(952,918)

(496,218)

–

–

–

£ 

–

–

–

–

£ 

1

6,065,481

(952,918)

(496,218)

337,559

337,559

103,944 

(496,218)

5,008,619 

337,559 

4,953,904

–

(480,325)

–

–

(480,325)

103,944

(976,543)

5,008,619

337,559

4,473,579

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations

Interest paid
Tax received

Net cash used in operating activities

Cashflows used in investing activities
Purchase of intangible fixed assets
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received

Net cash from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities
Share issue (net of issue costs)

Net cash from financing activities

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year/period

Notes

14

–
7

9
10
6

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£

(1,523,979)

–
291,421

(1,232,558)

(1,254,268)
(66,347)
4,190

(1,316,425)

–

–

(2,548,983)
3,572,794

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£

(909,873) 

–
120,430

(789,443)

(915,476)
(52,508)
9,654

(958,330)

5,047,081

5,047,081

3,299,308
273,486

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year/period

1,023,811

3,572,794

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COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 
Interest paid
Tax received/(paid)

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from financing activities
Share issue (net of issue costs)

Net cash from financing activities

(Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

Notes 

14

7

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

(3,005,800)
–
–

(3,005,800)

–

–

(3,005,800)
3,005,825
25

14 month

Period ended

31-Dec-16  

£ 

(2,041,256)
–
–

(2,041,256)

5,047,081 

5,047,081 

3,005,825 
–
3,005,825 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Osirium Plc is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and listed on the AIM market. 
The address of the registered office is One Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS. 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Basis of preparation 
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, and in accordance 
with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU, the International Financial Reporting 
Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Boards (“IASB”) that are 
effective or issued and early adopted as at the time of preparing these Financial Statements and in accordance with the 
provisions of the Companies Act 2006. 

Going Concern 
As part of their going concern review the Directors have followed the guidelines published by the Financial Reporting Council 
entitled “Guidance on the Going Concern Basis of Accounting and Reporting on Solvency and Liquidity Risks (2016)”. 

The Directors have prepared detailed financial forecasts and cash flows looking beyond 12 months from the date of these 
Financial Statements. In developing these forecasts the Directors have made assumptions based upon their view of the current 
and future economic conditions that will prevail over the forecast period. 

On the basis of the above projections, the Directors are confident that Osirium has sufficient working capital to honour all of 
its obligations to creditors as and when they fall due. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in 
preparing the Financial Statements. 

Cash reserves were boosted by the recent fund raise that raised £4,200,000 net cash in March 2018 post year end. 

Merger Accounting 
On 6 April 2016 Osirium Technologies Plc acquired Osirium Limited. This transaction did not meet the definition of a business 
combination as set out in IFRS 3. It is noted that such transactions are outside the scope of IFRS 3 and there is no other guidance 
elsewhere in IFRS covering such transactions. IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, requires 
that where IFRS does not include guidance for a particular issue, the directors may also consider the most recent pronouncement 
of other standard setting bodies that use a similar conceptual framework to develop accounting standards when developing an 
appropriate accounting policy. In this regard, it is noted that the UK Accounting Standards Board has, in issue, an accounting 
standard covering business combinations (FRS 102 Section 19) that permits the use of the merger accounting principles for such 
transactions. The directors have therefore chosen to adopt these principles and the financial information has been prepared as if 
Osirium Limited had been owned and controlled by the company throughout the 14 month period ended 31 December 2016. 
Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Osirium Limited have been recognised at their historical carrying amounts, the results for 
the periods prior to the date the company legally obtained control have been recognised and the financial information and cash 
flows reflect those of Osirium Limited. The amount recognised in equity is based on the historical carrying amounts recognised 
by Osirium Limited. However, the share capital balance is adjusted to reflect the equity structure of the outstanding share capital 
of the company, and any corresponding differences are reflected as an adjustment to a merger reserve. 

New and amended standards and interpretations 
New standards, amendments and interpretations effective after 1 January 2017 were not early adopted by Osirium.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
(CONTINUED)

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 

New Standards 
IFRS 9, ‘Financial Instruments’, effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 addresses the classification, 
measurement and recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. IFRS 9 was issued in November 2009 and October 
2010. It replaces the parts of IAS 39 that relate to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. IFRS 9 requires 
financial assets to be classified into two measurement categories: those measured as at fair value and those measured at 
amortised cost. The determination is made at initial recognition. The classification depends on the entity’s business model for 
managing its financial instruments and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the instrument. For financial liabilities, the 
standard retains most of the IAS 39 requirements. The main change is that, in cases where the fair value option is taken for 
financial liabilities, the part of a fair value change due to an entity’s own credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive income 
rather than the Statement of Comprehensive Income, unless this creates an accounting mismatch. Osirium is yet to assess IFRS 9’s 
full impact and intends to adopt IFRS 9 no later than the accounting period beginning on or after 1 January 2018. 

IFRS 15, ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’, is effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. IFRS 
15 provides a single, principles based five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. 
The five steps in the model are as follows:
Identify the contract with the customer.
• 
Identify the performance obligations in the contract.
• 
•  Determine the transaction price.
•  Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.
•  Recognise revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

Due to the SaaS nature of the contracts where revenue is taken over the life of the contract and services are recognised as 
delivered the impact of IFRS 15 will be immaterial. 

Amendments:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

IFRS 5 – Non-current assets held for sales and discontinued operations
IFRS 7 – Financial instruments, disclosures
IAS 1 – Presentation of financial statements
IAS 16 – Property, plant and equipment
IAS 19 – Employee benefits
IAS 34 – Interim financial reporting
IAS 38 – Intangible assets

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Revenue recognition 
Revenue represents net invoiced sales of services, excluding value added tax. Sales of software licence subscriptions are 
recognised over the period of the contract with the deferred income being recognised in the statement of financial position. Sales 
of one-off installation services are invoiced and recognised fully on completion of the installation.

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Functional and presentational currency 
Items included in the Financial Statements of Osirium are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment 
in which the entity operates (‘the functional currency’). The financial information is presented in UK sterling (£), which is the 
functional and presentational currency of Osirium. 

Financial Instruments 
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in Osirium’s statement of financial position when Osirium becomes party 
to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are de-recognised when the contracted rights to the cash flows 
from the financial asset expire or when the contracted rights to those assets are transferred. Financial liabilities are de-recognised 
when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. 

Financial assets 
Trade and other receivables 
Trade and other receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective 
interest method less the provision for impairment. Appropriate provisions for estimated irrecoverable amounts are recognised 
in the statement of comprehensive income when there is objective evidence that the assets are impaired. The amount of the 
provision is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows interest income is 
recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short term receivables when the recognition of interest would be 
immaterial. 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, demand deposits held on call with banks, and other short- term highly 
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are 
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Cash and cash equivalents are shown in the financial statements as ‘cash and 
cash equivalents’. 

Financial liabilities and equity 
Trade and other payables 
Trade payables are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest 
rate method; this method allocates interest expense over the relevant period by applying the ‘effective interest rate’ to the 
carrying amount of the liability. 

Borrowings 
Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value less transactions costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised 
cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income over the period of borrowings using the effective interest method. 

Equity 
Equity instruments issued by Osirium are recognised at fair value on initial recognition net of transaction costs. 

Taxation 
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income 
statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes 
items that are never taxable or deductible. Osirium’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted 
or substantively enacted by the dates of the Statements of Financial Position. 

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities in the financial information and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of the taxable profit, and is 
accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary 
differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that is probable that taxable profits will be available against 
which is deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary 
difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
(CONTINUED)

other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit not the accounting profit. 

The carrying of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each statement of financial position date and reduced to the extent that it is no 
longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. 

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset 
is realised based on tax laws and rates that have been enacted at the Statement of Financial Position date. Deferred tax is 
charged or credited in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except when it relates to items charged or credited in other 
comprehensive income, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in other comprehensive income. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when it is a legally enforceable right to set off the current tax assets against current 
tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and Osirium intends to settle its current 
tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. 

Property, plant and equipment 
Plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is 
provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. 

Fixtures and fittings 
Computer equipment 

-- 
-- 

25% on cost 
33% on cost 

Internally-generated development intangible assets 
An internally-generated development intangible asset arising from Osirium’s product development is recognised if, and only if, 
Osirium can demonstrate all of the following:
•  The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use of sale.
• 
• 
•  How the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits.
•  The availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the 

Its intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it.
Its ability to use or sell the intangible asset.

intangible asset.
Its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

• 

Internally-generated development intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their useful lives. Amortisation 
commences in the financial year of capitalisation. Where no internally-generated intangible asset can be recognised, 
development expenditure is recognised as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. The amortisation cost is recognised 
as part of administrative expenses in the statement of comprehensive income. 

Development costs 

-- 

20% per annum, straight line 

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets 
At each statement of financial position date, Osirium reviews the carrying amounts of its assets to determine whether there is any 
indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is 
estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are 
independent from other assets, Osirium estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. 
An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is tested for impairment at least annually and whenever there is an indication that 
the asset may be impaired. 

The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. 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 which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying 

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amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised as an 
expense immediately, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a 
revaluation decrease. 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the 
revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that 
would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash- generating unit) in prior years. 
A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued 
amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase. 

Operating Leases 
Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating 
leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are charged to profit or loss on 
a straight-line basis over the period of the lease, except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time 
pattern in which economic benefits from the lease asset are consumed. 

Employee benefit costs 
Osirium operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to Osirium’s pension scheme are charged to the 
Statement of Comprehensive Income in the period to which they relate. 

Share-based payments 
Osirium issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain employees and others under which Osirium receives services 
as consideration for equity instruments (options) in Osirium. Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at 
the date of grant by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. The fair value determined at the grant date 
of equity-settled share-based payments is recognised as an expense in Osirium’s Statement of Comprehensive Income over the 
vesting period on a straight-line basis, based on Osirium’s estimate of the number of instruments that will eventually vest with a 
corresponding adjustment to equity. The expected life used in the valuation is adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, 
for the effect of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and behavioural considerations. 

Non-vesting and market vesting conditions are taken into account when estimating the fair value of the options at grant date. 
Service and non-market vesting conditions are taken into account by adjusting the number of options expected to vest at each 
reporting date. 

When the options are exercised Osirium issues new shares. The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction 
costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium. 

Segment Reporting 
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision 
maker. The chief operating decision maker, who is a responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the 
operating segments, has been identified as the Board of Directors that makes strategic decisions. 

Financial Risk Factors 
Osirium’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Osirium’s overall risk 
management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on 
Osirium’s financial performance. Risk Management is carried out by management under policies approved by the directors. The 
directors provide principles for overall risk management, as well as policies covering specific areas, such as, interest rate risk,

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(CONTINUED)

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 

non-derivative financial instruments and investment of excess liquidity. 

Critical accounting estimates and judgements 
The preparation of the Financial Statements requires management to make judgements and estimates that affect the reported 
amounts of assets and liabilities at each statement of financial position date and the reported amounts of revenue during the 
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The directors consider the key areas to be in respect of 
intangible assets and the share based payment charge. Information about such judgements and estimations are contained in 
individual accounting policies (intangible assets (Note 9) and share based payment charge (Note 23) respectively). 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION & REVENUE 

Management information is provided to the chief operating decision maker as a whole. As a result Osirium is a single operating 
segment. All revenue is derived from the sale of software subscriptions and consultancy services to the customers in the UK. 

The Group had three customers that all represented over 10% of total revenue each. The total revenue for these three customers 
was £352,880 which represents 55% of the Group’s total income for the period: 

Year ended 31 December 2017

Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3

Year ended 31 December 2016

Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3

£

89,966
128,860
134,054
352,880

£

144,030
72,882
64,661
281,573

%

14%
20%
21%
55%

%

30%
15%
14%
59%

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4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS 

The aggregate remuneration for employees of the Group during the year was as follows: 

Wages & salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
Share option charge

Less R&D capitalised amounts

The average number of employees of the Group during the period was as follows: 

Directors & management
Development
Sales & Presales
Support
Marketing

The parent company had no employees in the year (2016: nil). 

Director’s Remuneration 

Group

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

2,006,832
237,099
88,015
–
2,331,946

(1,156,100)
1,175,846 

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

1,292,832
146,935
24,385
96,897
1,561,049

(755,478)
805,571

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

8
14
4
3
3

32

5
13
2
1
2

23

D A Guyatt 
S P G Lee
R G Hutton
S Purdham
S E H Hember
Total

Year ended 31 December 2017

Salaries and 

bonus 

Pension 

Total 

2016 

Total 

267,455
39,370
40,222
21,642
20,952
389,641

7,200
–
12,100
–
1,200
20,500

274,655
39,370
52,322
21,642
22,152
410,141

227,876
–
33,342
14,167
5,543
280,928

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(CONTINUED)

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing under was as follows: 

Defined contribution schemes

Group

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

3

3

Key Management Personnel 
The directors are considered to be the key management personnel, of the Group and Company along with Kevin Pearce 
(Professional Services Director), Andrew Harris (Chief Technical Officer) and Catherine Jamieson (Chief Operating Officer). The 
remuneration of key management is as follows: 

Group

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

671,743
72,561
–
29,500
773,804

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

534,098
55,442
66,834
9,471
665,845

Price on 

Exercise 

Options at 

Exercisable 

Award date 

award date 

price 

31-Dec-17 

from 

06-Apr-16

06-Apr-16

12-Sep-16

06-Apr-16

06-Apr-16

12-Sep-16

12-Sep-16

12-Sep-16

26-Sep-16

6-Apr-16

£1.56

£1.56

£1.90

£1.56

£1.56

£1.90

£1.90

£1.90

£1.93

£1.56

58p

42p

410,100 

31-Dec-19

176,316 

31-Dec-19

£1.90

51,971 

31-Dec-19

638,387 

58p

42p

209,154 

31-Dec-19

89,730 

31-Dec-19

£1.90

25,985 

31-Dec-19

324,869 

£1.90

£1.90

£1.92

38,978 

31-Dec-19

25,985 

31-Dec-19

25,985 

31-Dec-19

58p

120,000

31-Dec-19

Remuneration
Social security costs
Share based payments
Pension contributions
Total key management personnel compensation

Director’s interests in share options 

D A Guyatt 

K L Pearce

R G Hutton 
S Purdham
S E H Hember
S P G Lee

No directors exercised any share options in the period (2016: None).

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5. LOSS FROM OPERATIONS 

This is stated after charging: 

Amortisation
Depreciation
Operating Leases
Foreign exchange differences

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

656,862
30,494
36,599
6,944

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

574,280
14,632
33,281
1,245

The Group paid the following amounts to its auditors RSM UK Audit LLP in respect of services provided during the year: 

Auditors remuneration for these accounts:
  Current year
  Prior year
Auditor’s remuneration for other services:
  Review of interim financial statements
  Tax advisory

IPO due diligence services

6. FINANCE INCOME 

Finance income:
Deposit account interest
Other interest received

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

30,000
5,000

3,500
9,500
–
48,000

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

30,000

3,500
13,935
120,706
168,141

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

1,865
2,325
4,190

2,738
6,916
9,654

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
(CONTINUED)

7. INCOME TAX 
Analysis of tax income 

Current Tax:
Tax
Adjustment for prior year tax

Total current tax
Deferred tax
Total credit in the statement of comprehensive income

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

(408,000)
(1,421)

(409,421)
–
(409,421)

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

(290,000)
–

(290,000)
(163,288)
(453,288)

For the period ended 31 December 2016 successful R&D tax claims were submitted and paid by HM Revenue & Customs. 
Management intend to submit similar claims for the 2017 and future periods. 

Factors affecting the tax income 
Tax on the loss before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the weighted average tax rate applicable to 
losses of the group as follows: 

Loss before tax

Loss before tax multiplied by the applicable rate of corporation tax of 19% (2016: 20%)
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
Unrelieved tax losses
R&D tax credit relief
Deferred tax
Prior period R&D tax credits

Income Tax
Income

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

(2,292,624)

(1,812,843)

(435,598)
– 
437,019
408,000
–
–

(362,569) 
664
361,905
290,000
163,288
–

409,421

453,288

As at 31 December 2017 the group had unutilised tax losses of £4,086,939 (31 December 2016: £1,184,906) available to 
offset against future profits. A deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of tax losses carried forward to the extent that 
it offsets the deferred tax liabilities in respect of research and development credits and accelerated capital allowances (see note 
18). 

Factors affecting future tax charges 
The UK corporation tax rate has reduced to 19% from 1 April 2017 and the UK Government has indicated that it intends to 
reduce the main rate of corporation tax to 17% from 1 April 2020.

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8. EARNINGS PER SHARE 

Weighted average no. of shares in issue
Weighted average no. of shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share

Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:
Share options

Weighted average no. of shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per share
Basic losses attributable to equity shareholders
Losses for the purposes of diluted earnings per share
Basic loss per share

Diluted loss per share

Earnings per share has been calculated using the following methodology: 

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

10,394,255 
10,394,255 

–

10,394,255 
(1,883,203)
(1,883,203)
(18p)

(18p)

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

10,394,255
10,394,255

–

10,394,255
(1,359,555)
(1,359,555)
(13p)

(13p)

Basic losses per share are calculated by dividing the losses attributable to ordinary shareholder by the number of weighted 
average ordinary shares during the period. 

At 31 December 2017, there were 1,905,817 share options outstanding that could potentially dilute basic earnings or losses 
per share in the future, but are not included in the calculation of diluted losses per share because they are anti-dilutive for the 
periods presented. 

9. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 

Cost
At 1 November 2015
Additions to 31 December 2016

At 1 January 2017
Additions to December 2017

Cost c/f as at 31 December 2017

Amortisation:
At 1 November 2015
Charge to 31 December 2016

At 1 January 2017
Charge to 31 December 2017

Amortisation as at 31 December 2017

Carrying Amount:
At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2017

Development 

Costs 

£ 

2,310,571
915,476

3,226,047
1,254,268

4,480,315

1,517,315
574,282

2,091,597
656,862

2,748,459

1,134,452

1,731,856

All development costs are amortised over their estimated useful lives, which is on average 5 years. This reflects management’s 
best estimate of the period of time over which the group will benefit from the amounts capitalised.

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(CONTINUED)

Amortisation is charged in full in the financial year of capitalisation. 

All amortisation has been charged to administrative expenses in the statement of comprehensive income and total 
comprehensive loss. 

The company had no intangible fixed assets as at 31 December 2017. 

10. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT 

Cost
At 31 October 2015
Additions

At 31 December 2016
Additions

At 31 December 2017

Depreciation
At 31 October 2015
Charge for period

At 31 December 2016
Charge for year

At 31 December 2017

Net Book Value
At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2017

Fixtures 

Computer 

and Fittings 

Equipment 

£ 

£ 

Totals 

£ 

3,000 
4,364

7,364 
7,478

31,011
48,144

79,155
58,869

34,011
52,508

86,519
66,347

14,842

138,024

152,866

2,571
1,098

3,669
2,583

6,252

25,001
13,534

38,535
27,911

66,446

27,572
14,632

42,204
30,494

72,698

3,695 

40,620 

44,315 

8,590

71,578

80,168

The company had no property, plant & equipment as at 31 December 2017. 

11. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY 

Osirium Technologies Plc has the following investment in a subsidiary 

Osirium Limited, One Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS

England & Wales

Ordinary

100%

Country of 

incorporation 

Class of  

Share held 

Ownership 

Osirium Technologies Plc acquired the total share capital of Osirium Limited on 6 April 2016. 

Movement on cost and net book value of investments in subsidiary: 

On incorporation
Shares issued in consideration for Osirium Limited share capital
Capital contribution through share based payments
Balance at 31 December 2016 and 2017

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Osirium 

Limited 

£ 

–
65,482
288,963
354,445

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Current:
Trade receivables
Other receivables
VAT
Prepayments
Amounts due from group undertakings

Group

Company

As at 

As at 

As at 

As at 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

121,082

17,107

408,000

290,000

–

6,804

86,732

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

73,784

5,001

2,182

–

4,232,679

1,736,198

622,618

380,891

4,237,680

1,738,380

Trade receivables in 2016 consisted of just one balance due from a single customer. There are multiple balances outstanding for 
different customers as at 31 December 2017. All trade receivable invoices that make up the balances were invoiced on or after 
1 November 2017. 

As at 31 December 2017 Osirium had no material receivables past due but not impaired (31 December 2016: £nil). 

The Directors consider that the carrying value of trade and other receivables approximates their fair value. 

13. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Group

Company

As at 

As at 

As at 

As at 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

Cash and cash equivalents

1,023,811

3,572,794

25

3,005,825

The Directors consider that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates their fair value.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
(CONTINUED)

14. RECONCILIATION OF LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS 

Loss before income tax
Depreciation charges
Amortisation charges
Share option charge
Finance costs
Finance income

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables
Cash generated from operations

15. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Current:
Trade payables
Amounts due to directors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income

Group

Company

14 month 

14 month 

Year ended 

Period ended 

Year ended 

Period ended 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

(2,292,624)

(1,812,843)

(480,325)

(496,218)

30,494

14,632

656,862

574,280

–

–

96,897

–

(4,190)

(9,654)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

48,596

–

–

(1,609,458)

(1,136,688)

(480,325)

(447,622)

(123,725)

(56,674)

(2,499,300)

(1,738,380)

209,204

283,489

(26,175)

144,746

(1,523,979)

(909,873)

(3,005,800)

(2,041,256)

Group

Company

As at 

As at 

As at 

As at 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

31-Dec-17 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

124,529

95,632

36,434

6,684

401

53,505

20,338

–

45,443

16,479

–

–

–

–

–

–

658,961

490,976

82,137

138,062

857,734

648,530

118,571

144,746

The Directors consider that the carrying value of trade and other payables approximates their fair value. 

The amounts above in trade and other payables are all non-interest bearing. 

16. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL 

The company was incorporated on 3 November 2015 with 100 shares of 1p each. On 6 April 2016 6,548,102 1p shares 
were issued in consideration for the acquisition of Osirium Limited. On 15 April 2016 3,846,153 1p shares were issued on 
listing of the company on the AIM exchange at a price of £1.56 per share for a total consideration of £6m.

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Allotted, issued and fully paid 

Nominal Value £0.01 per share 

On incorporation on 3 November 2015
Shares issued as consideration for Osirium Limited on 6 April 2016
Shares issued on listing on AIM Exchange on 15 April 2016

No. of shares 

£ 

100
6,548,102 
3,846,153 
10,394,355 

1 
65,481 
38,462 
103,944 

Voting rights 
Shares rank equally for voting purposes. Each member will have one vote per share held. 

Dividend rights 
Each share ranks equally for any dividend declared. 

17. RESERVES 

Share Premium 
Share premium represents the aggregate amount of premiums received on issuing shares after deduction of attributable expenses 
and commission. 

Share Option Reserve 
The share option reserve represents the cumulative amount charged to the income statement in respect of the company’s share 
options. 

Merger Reserve 
The merger reserve represents the balance of Osirium Limited’s reserves after application of merger accounting as part of the 
group reorganisation. 

Retained Earnings 
Retained earnings is the balance of profit or loss retained by the group and company net of any distributions made. 

18. DEFERRED TAX 

Deferred tax of £356,073 is provided at 31 December 2017 (2016: £235,754) in respect of timing differences arising on the 
recognition of development costs and other fixed assets with a net book value of £1,812,027 (2016: £1,178,765). 

A deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of tax losses carried forward to the extent that it offsets the deferred tax 
liabilities in respect of research and development credits and accelerated capital allowances. 

Accelerated capital allowances
Research and development tax credits
Tax losses

As at 

01-Jan-17 

£ 

8,863
226,891
(235,754)
–

Movement 

in year 

£ 

6,812
113,307
(120,119)
–

As at 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

15,675
340,198
(355,873)
–

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(CONTINUED)

19. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 

Osirium’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risk: financial instrument risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Osirium’s overall 
risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects 
on the Osirium’s financial performance. Osirium’s policies for financial risk are outlined below. 

Financial Instruments Risk 
In common with all other businesses, Osirium is exposed to risks that arise from its use of financial instruments. This note 
describes Osirium’s objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks and the methods used to measure them. 

The principal financial instruments used by Osirium, from which finance instrument risk arises, are as follows:
•  Trade and other receivables
•  Cash at bank
•  Trade and other payables

Credit Risk 
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to Osirium if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual 
obligations, and arises principally from Osirium’s receivables from customers and deposits with financial institutions. Osirium’s 
exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. Osirium has an established credit 
policy under which each new customer is analysed for creditworthiness before Osirium’s standard payment and delivery terms 
and conditions are offered. Osirium’s review includes external ratings, and in some cases bank references. 

An allowance for impairment is made when there is an identified loss event, which based on previous experience, is evidence in 
the recoverability of the cash flows. The Directors consider the above measures to be sufficient to control the credit risk exposure. 

Liquidity Risk 
Liquidity risk is the risk that Osirium will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Osirium’s approach to 
managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and 
stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or damage to Osirium’s reputation. 

The Directors manage liquidity risk by regularly reviewing Osirium’s cash requirements by reference to short term cash flow 
forecasts and medium term working capital projections prepared by the Directors. 

Consolidated Maturity of financial assets and liabilities 

Less than 

1 month to 

Greater than 

No stated 

1 month 

1 year 

1 year 

maturity 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

Total 

£ 

17,107

3,572,794

3,589,901

327,440

327,440

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

17,107

3,572,794

3,859,901

300,426

300,426

As at 31 December 2016 

Financial Assets:
Loans and receivables
Trade & other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total

Financial Liabilities:
Financial liabilities amortised at cost
Trade & other payables
Total

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As at 31 December 2017 

Financial Assets:
Loans and receivables
Trade & other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total

Financial Liabilities:
Financial liabilities amortised at cost
Trade & other payables
Total

Company Maturity of financial assets and liabilities 

As at 31 December 2016 

Financial Assets:
Loans and receivables
Trade & other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Total

Financial Liabilities:
Financial liabilities amortised at cost
Trade & other payables
Total

As at 31 December 2017

Financial Assets:
Loans and receivables
Trade & other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Total

Financial Liabilities:
Trade & other payables

Total

Less than 

1 month to 

Greater than 

No stated 

1 month 

1 year 

1 year 

maturity 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

Total 

£ 

121,082

1,023,811

1,144,893

299,462

299,462

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Less than 

1 month to 

Greater than 

No stated 

1 month 

1 year 

1 year 

maturity 

£ 

£ 

£ 

£ 

–

1,736,198

3,005,825

–

3,005,825

1,736,198

144,746

144,746

–

–

–

25

25

4,237,680

–

4,237,680

118,571

118,571

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

121,082

1,023,811

1,144,893

299,462

299,462

Total 

£ 

1,736,198

3,005,825

4,742,023

144,746

144,746

4,237,680

25

4,237,705

118,571

118,571

All financial assets and liabilities above are held at amortised cost. 

20. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 

The prime objective of Osirium’s capital management is to ensure that it maintains the financial flexibility needed to allow for 
value-creating investments as well as healthy statement of financial position ratios. The capital structure of Osirium consists of net 
debt (borrowings after deducting cash and cash equivalents) and equity (comprising issued capital, capital commitment, reserves 
and retained earnings).

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21. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 

The following balances were to directors in relation to expenses claimed: 

K L Pearce
D A Guyatt
R G Hutton
S P G Lee

Total expenses claimed within the year were as follows: 

K L Pearce
D A Guyatt
R G Hutton
S P G Lee
S Purdham

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

59
–
–
342

£ 

–
–
–
–

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

7,798
13,579
8,768
756
521

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

11,784
16,884
1,446
–
–

Directors’ remuneration has been disclosed in Note 4. 

Catherine Jamieson, a spouse of a director, was paid a total salary of £122,053 (2016: 77,421) and consultancy fees totalling 
£nil (2016: £14,200). Amounts owed to Catherine Jamieson as at 31 December 2017 were £nil (31 December 2016: £nil). 

Tom Guyatt, an employee of Osirium and son of a Director, was paid a gross salary of £68,479 in 2017 (2016: £65,142). 
Amounts owed to Tom Guyatt as at 31 December 2017 were £nil (31 December 2016: £nil). 

Simon Hember, a non-executive Director, is also a director of the company Acumin Consulting Limited. Acumin Consulting 
Limited invoiced Osirium £54,360 (2016: £39,700) during the period for recruitment fees with £4,680 (2016: £10,440) 
being owed to Acumin as at 31 December 2017. 

Simon Hember is also a director in Rant Events Limited which invoiced Osirium £nil (2016: £3,000) in the period for cyber 
events. There was no balance owing to Rant Events Limited as at 31 December 2017 (2016: £nil).

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Related party share options issued: 

Related Party 

D A Guyatt (Chief executive officer)
S P G Lee (Non-executive chairman)
K L Pearce (Director in Osirium Limited)
T Guyatt (son of director)
C Jamieson (spouse of director)
R G Hutton (Chief financial officer)
S Purdham (Non-executive director)
S Hember (Non-executive director)

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

14 month

Period ended

31-Dec-16

£ 

638,387
120,000
324,869
51,971
103,943 
38,978 
25,985 
25,985

638,387
120,000
324,869
51,971
103,943 
38,978 
25,985 
25,985

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(CONTINUED)

22. OPERATING LEASES 

The minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease rentals are in aggregate as follows: 

Land and buildings 

Amounts due:
Within one year
Between one and five years
After five years

Year ended 

31-Dec-17 

£ 

52,724
186,686
–
239,410

14 month 

Period ended 

31-Dec-16 

£ 

–
–
–
–

There was no provision for the period ended 31 December 2016, as the Group’s lease for the premises was on a rolling 
monthly contract until they moved premises part way through the year ended 31 December 2017. 

23. SHARE OPTIONS 

The company issues equity-settled share based payments to certain employees of the group under which the group receives 
services as consideration for equity instruments (options). Options are exercisable at 42p, 58p, £1.90 and £1.92 per share. 

Granted 6 April 2016
Granted 6 April 2016
Granted 12 September 2016
Granted 26 September 2016
Forfeited during the year
Exercised during the year

Outstanding at 31 December 2016
Exercisable at 31 December 2016 and 2017

Weighted average 

Options 

exercise price 

# 

374,046 
739,254 
584,673 
25,985 
–
–

1,723,958 
–

£ 

0.42
0.58
1.90
1.92
–
–

1.01
– 

As at 31 December 2017 none of the share options have been exercised. 

The vesting conditions of the share options require the group to achieve a turnover target of £12m.

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The estimated fair value of the options granted in each period was calculated by using the Black-Scholes model and the 
following inputs: 

Grant Date:

Share price at grant date

Exercise price

Expected volatility

Expected life

Risk free rate

Expected dividend yield

26-Sep-16

12-Sep-16

06-Apr-16

06-Apr-16

£1.93

£1.92

40%

£1.90

£1.90

40%

£1.56

0.58p

40%

£1.56

0.42p

40%

3.26 yrs

3.30 yrs

3.74 yrs

3.74 yrs

0.50%

0%

0.50%

0%

0.50%

0%

0.50%

0%

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of similar companies share prices over the previous 
4-5 years, or over such shorter periods as the available data permitted. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, 
based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of nontransferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations. 

In the year ended 31 December 2017 the share based payment charge is £nil (14 month period ended 31 December 2016: 
£96,897). 

The charge for the prior period is in relation to the remaining value of the pre-existing share options in Osirium Limited which 
were replaced by the options in Osirium Technologies Plc issued at 6 April 2016. No charge has been recognised in respect of 
options granted in the period due to a combination of the share option exercise price being well above the historical average 
share price and the uncertain timing of the meeting of all vesting conditions, including group turnover of £12,000,000. 

24. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY 

As at 31 December 2017 Osirium Technologies Plc had no ultimate controlling party. 

25. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS 

Osirium Technologies Plc placed 3,144,931 new ordinary shares at a price of 134 pence per Share to raise £4,200,000 
(before expenses).

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

OSIRIUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC 

(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number 09854713) 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Osirium Technologies Plc (the “Company”) will be held at the offices 
of Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, 4th Floor, 150 Cheapside, London EC2V 6ET on Thursday, 24 May 2018 at 11:00 am for the 
purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions of which Resolutions 1 to 5 (inclusive) will be proposed 
as ordinary resolutions and Resolution 6 will be proposed as a special resolution:

1 

2 

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
 THAT the Company’s annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 together with the Directors’ Report 
and Auditor’s Report on those accounts be received, considered and adopted.

 THAT RSM UK Audit LLP be re-appointed as auditors of the Company from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion 
of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, and the Directors be authorised to determine 
their remuneration.

3 

 THAT Simon Lee who, being eligible, is offering himself for election, be re-appointed as a director of the Company.

4 

 THAT Rupert Hutton who, being eligible, is offering himself for election, be re-appointed as a director of the Company.

5 

 THAT the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 
2006 to allot shares (or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares) in the Company for all and any 
purposes approved by the Directors, up to an aggregate nominal value equal to the sum of £45,180, representing one-third 
of the Company’s issued share capital at the date of this Notice and so that such authority shall, save to the extent that it is 
earlier renewed or extended by resolution passed at a general meeting, expire 15 months after the date of the passing of this 
resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the passing of 
this resolution but the Company may, prior to the expiry of such authority, make an offer or agreement which would or might 
require shares (or rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares) in the Company to be allotted after the expiry 
thereof and the Directors may allot shares (or grant rights) in pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding the expiry 
of the authority given by this resolution.

6 

SPECIAL RESOLUTION
 THAT, subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 5 above and in addition to any existing authorities in that 
regard, the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to section 571 of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) to allot 
equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Act) which are the subject of the authority given in accordance with 
Resolution 5 above for cash, as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be 
limited to:

(a)   the grant of options to subscribe, and the allotment of, ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company 

pursuant to the Osirium Technologies Plc Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) Share Option Plan 2016 adopted by 
resolution of the Board on 6 April 2016; and

(b)   the allotment otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value 

of £20,331.31, representing 15% of the Company’s issued share capital at the date of this Notice.

 Such authority, unless previously renewed, extended, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting, shall expire 15 
months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company 

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to be held after the passing of this resolution, save that the Company may, prior to the expiry of such authority, make an offer 
or agreement which would or might require equity securities in the Company to be allotted after the expiry thereof and the 
Directors may allot equity securities in the Company in pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding the expiry of the 
authority given by this resolution.

Dated: 23 April 2018

By order of the Board, 
MARTIN KAY 
Company Secretary 

REGISTERED OFFICE:
One Central Square
Cardiff CF10 1FS

NOTES:
1 

2 

3  

4 

5 

6 

7 

 As at 23 April 2018 (being the latest practicable date before publication of this document), the issued share capital of the 
Company comprised 13,554,211 ordinary shares of 1 pence each and the total number of voting rights was 13,554,211. 
There are no shares in the capital of the Company held by the Company in treasury.
 Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any 
of their rights to attend, speak and vote (including on a poll) on their behalf at the meeting and at any adjournment of it. A 
form of proxy for use by shareholders is available for download on the company’s website www.osirium.com (the “Form of 
Proxy”). A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the meeting provided that each proxy is appointed 
to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that shareholder. Each proxy should be appointed by 
a separate Form of Proxy. Please indicate the proxy holder’s name and the number of shares in relation to which they are 
authorised to act as your proxy (which, in aggregate, should not exceed the number of ordinary shares held by you). A proxy 
need not be a member of the Company but must attend the Annual General Meeting in person.
 Details of how to appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another person as your proxy are set out in the notes to the Form of 
Proxy.
 To be valid any Form of Proxy or other instrument appointing a proxy must be received by post at, or (during normal business 
hours) delivered by hand to, Neville Registrars Ltd., Neville House, 18 Laurel Lane, Halesowen B63 3DA by no later than 
11:00 am on 22 May 2018, together with, if appropriate, the original power of attorney or other authority (if any) under 
which the Form of Proxy is signed or a duly certified copy of that power or authority. In the case of a corporation, the Form of 
Proxy must be executed under its common seal or under the hand of any officer or attorney duly authorised. The return of a 
completed Form of Proxy or other such instrument will not prevent a shareholder attending the meeting and voting in person if 
he/she wishes to do so. Any shareholder who appoints a proxy but who attends in person shall have his/her proxy terminat-
ed automatically. If a shareholder submits more than one valid proxy appointment, the appointment received last before the 
latest time for the receipt of proxies will take precedence.
 If two or more persons are joint holders of a share then, in voting on any question, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote 
(whether in person or by proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder(s). Seniority is deter-
mined by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company’s register of members in respect of the 
joint holding (the first-named being the most senior).
 A vote withheld option is provided on the Form of Proxy to enable you to instruct your proxy not to vote on any particular 
resolution, however, it should be noted that a vote withheld in this way is not a ‘vote’ in law and will not be counted in the 
calculation of the proportion of the votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ a resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will vote 
or abstain from voting at his/her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he/she thinks fit in relation to any 
other matter which is put before the Annual General Meeting.
 Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company specifies that only those members 
registered in the Company’s register of members at the close of business on 22 May 2018 (or, in the event of any adjourn-
ment, at the close of business on the date which is two days before the time of the adjourned meeting) shall be entitled to 
attend, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting. Changes to the register of members after the relevant deadline shall 

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be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.

FURTHER EXPLANATORY NOTES:
Resolutions 3 and 4
Under the Company’ articles of association directors are required to retire every three years. To allow rotation on an annual basis, 
and avoid re-election of all directors in every third year, the Directors propose that two members of the Board, Simon Lee (Chair-
man) and Rupert Hutton (CFO), retire at this year’s AGM and stand for re-election. If re-elected they will not be required to stand 
for re-election until 2021. 
Resolution 3 proposes the re-appointment of Simon Lee as a director. Simon’s brief biographical details can be viewed at https://
osirium.com/osirium/people/simon-lee/. 
Resolution 4 proposes the re-appointment of Rupert Hutton as a director. Rupert’s brief biographical details can be viewed at 
https://osirium.com/osirium/people/rupert-hutton/.

Resolution 5
Resolution 5 renews the authority of the Directors to allot shares in the capital of the Company (or to grant rights to subscribe for 
or convert any securities into shares in the capital of the Company) up to one-third of the Company’s issued share capital at the 
date of this Notice. This authority will expire 15 months after the passing of the resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next 
annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the passing of the resolution.

Resolution 6
Resolution 6 renews the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to (i) option grants under the Company’s EMI share option 
scheme and (ii) share issues for cash up to a nominal value of such shares equal to 15% of the Company’s issued share capital as 
at today’s date, extending the Board’s existing authority. This authority will expire 15 months after the passing of the resolution or, 
if earlier, at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the passing of the resolution. Other 
than the grant of options under the Company’s share option scheme in the ordinary course of business, there are no current plans 
to issue further shares pursuant to this authority (if renewed), but the Directors believe it to be in the best interests of shareholders to 
retain the flexibility to do so.

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COMPANY INFORMATION

DIRECTORS

D.A. Guyatt 
R.G. Hutton 
S.P.G. Lee 
S. Purdham 
S.E.H. Hember

COMPANY SECRETARY

M. Kay

REGISTERED OFFICE

One Central Square 
Cardiff 
CF10 1FS

REGISTERED NUMBER

09854713 (England & Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS

Randall & Payne LLP 
Chargrove House 
Shurdington Road 
Cheltenham 
Gloucestershire 
GL51 4GA

AUDITORS

RSM UK Audit LLP 
25 Farringdon Street 
London 
EC4A 4AB

NOMAD & BROKER

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited 
150 Cheapside 
London 
EC2V 6ET

SOLICITORS

Blake Morgan LLP 
Six New Street Square 
London 
EC4A 3DJ

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