TIDMMAMA 
 
RNS Number : 4047R 
MAMA Group Plc 
30 April 2009 
 
MAMA Group Plc 
 
 
Interim Results for the six months ended 31 January 2009 
 
 
MAMA Group Plc ("MAMA Group", "the Company" or "the Group"), the holding company 
of a number of music and marketing services businesses, announces its interim 
results for the six-month period ended 31 January 2009. 
 
 
 
 
Financial and Operational Highlights: 
 
 
  *  Turnover in the first half of the year increased by 38% to a total of GBP17.5m. 
  *  Profit after tax for the period was GBP4.9m including the profit on disposal of 
  the subsidiaries in the new joint venture, the Mean Fiddler Group. 
  *  Net Assets increased to GBP30.9m from GBP23.5m on 31 July 2008. 
  *  Cash in bank and on hand increased to GBP5.34m from GBP2.98m at the year end and 
  the group was debt free as a result of the Mean Fiddler Group transaction. 
  *  Earnings per share for the period were 0.62p compared to a loss of 0.03p in the 
  same period last year. 
  *  Significant Joint Venture deal with HMV. 
 
 
 
 
 
Commenting, Adam Driscoll and Dean James, Co-Chief Executives, said: 
 
 
The Directors are delighted to be reporting a significant profitable result for 
the period coupled with a continued strengthening of our balance sheet. The 
cyclical nature of the income delivered by our festival and management 
businesses mean that we are anticipating stronger revenues and operating profit 
in the second half of the year. 
 
 
The first half of the year was dominated by our agreement with HMV. This was a 
landmark deal that alters the face of the live venue business in the UK. 
 
 
The cash consideration that the Group received for this deal recapitalised the 
business at an ideal time. We are free of bank debt and have cash at hand. This 
is a very good position to be in, especially given some of the external economic 
factors at play. There are huge opportunities in the music market and we are 
ideally placed to take advantage of a number of them and ensure the continued 
growth of the Group. 
 
 
We expect to report further developments in the coming weeks and months and are 
more excited than ever about the prospects for the continued growth of the 
Group. 
 
 
The full text of the Co-Chief Executives' statement and the unaudited interim 
results for the period ended 31 January 2009 is set out below. 
 
 
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Co-Chief Executives' statement 
 
 
Introduction 
 
 
We are pleased to announce the results for MAMA Group Plc ("MAMA Group" or "the 
Company") and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") for the six months ended 
31 January 2009. 
 
 
The Company has seen a number of developments in the period, with the most 
significant of these being in the live music sector of our business where we 
effected a transformational deal in the UK Live industry via our new partnership 
with HMV Group on 14 January 2009 and further developed our Group festival 
interests. Our artist management roster has continued to grow and now stands at 
over 40 artists in the UK and more than 100 artists when our interest in 
Nettwerk management in North America is taken into consideration. In the UK our 
management clients White Lies debuted at Number 1 in the UK album charts and the 
period saw successful campaigns by Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs and Crystal 
Castles amongst others. 
 
 
We have strengthened our position in both the live music business and in our 
artist relationships and continue to be at the forefront of a new industry model 
that marries these two key areas. Our wide range of support service businesses 
continue to perform well. Music and Media Solutions, our in-house music 
sponsorship and endorsement agency, has had a great first half and shown 
material growth since its inception whilst our merchandising company, 
Slipstream, has continued to win new clients both from within the Group 
management roster and from a wide range of third party sources. 
 
 
Financial Results 
 
 
The results for the period of six months ended 31 January 2009 show material 
growth in several key metrics over the same period in the previous year: 
 
 
  *  Turnover in the first half of the year increased by 38% to a total of GBP17.5m. 
  *  Profit after tax for the period was GBP4.9m including the profit on disposal of 
  the subsidiaries in the new joint venture, the Mean Fiddler Group. 
  *  Net Assets increased to GBP30.9m from GBP23.5m on 31 July 2008. 
  *  Cash in bank and on hand increased to GBP5.34m from GBP2.98m at the year end and 
  the group was debt free as a result of the Mean Fiddler Group transaction 
  *  Earnings per Share for the Period were 0.62p compared to a loss of 0.03p in the 
  same period last year. 
 
 
 
Management are confident about the financial prospects for the company for the 
rest of the financial year and beyond. 
 
 
Business Review 
 
 
The Group consists of two key divisions - Live Music, Artist Services and a 
number of support businesses which are grouped together in a Consumer division. 
 
 
Live Music 
 
 
The live music market continues to perform well in spite of the well documented 
economic downturn. The Group's Live Music division added a significant new venue 
in September 2008 via the acquisition of Heaven in Charing Cross which now 
operates a number of our key G-A-Y nights and has also given us a fantastically 
located live music venue of just under 1000 capacity in the heart of London. 
 
 
By far the biggest change in our UK Live Music operations occurred in January 
2009 when we announced the creation of a new joint venture business with HMV 
Group plc ("HMV"), the UK's leading retailer of music, DVD, games and books. 
 
 
We disposed of our interests in a number of subsidiary operating companies to a 
new venture, Mean Fiddler Group Limited ("MFG"). Those operating subsidiaries 
are responsible for the ownership and operation of 11 venues namely, The 
Hammersmith Apollo, The Forum, The Garage, Jazz Café, The Edinburgh Picture 
House, The Birmingham Institute, Heaven, G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late, The Borderline 
and Aberdeen's Moshulu. 
 
 
In consideration of this disposal, we received 50 per cent of the issued share 
capital of MFG and an initial cash consideration of GBP18.245m from HMV. 
 
 
MAMA Group continues to operate the venues on a day-to-day basis and the joint 
venture partners are already actively considering expansion opportunities. 
 
 
Elsewhere there has been growth in the Live Music division through developments 
in our festival operations. Our festival 'Barfly - The Great Escape' is 
scheduled to take place in Brighton in May and currently looks set to outperform 
the well-received and well-attended 2008 edition.  In March 2009 we increased 
our stake in the Lovebox Weekender festival to 60% and early sales for this 
year's event in July have got off to a promising start. 
 
 
In April 2008, just prior to the period detailed in these accounts we announced 
the purchase of 70% of Angel Music Group ("AMG").  Together with LN-Gaiety 
Holdings Limited it owns the rights to the award winning UK festival Global 
Gathering and the leading Welsh dance music festival Escape into the Park. The 
line up for this year's Global Gathering is one of the most exciting in recent 
years and ticket sales are currently ahead of those sold in the same period last 
year. We are confident that AMG will, through Global Gathering and its other 
festival operations in several overseas territories, deliver significant profits 
to the Group in this financial year. It is worth noting that the festival 
business is seasonal, with all of our events taking place in the second half of 
the year whilst the costs are met across the 12 month period. For this reason, 
overall Group operating profit is weighted toward the second half. 
 
 
Artist Services 
 
 
The Artist Services division has continued to develop in line with expectations 
during the first half of the year. Our relationship with Nettwerk, where we 
acquired a 20% stake in November 2007 continues to thrive and deepen. Our artist 
management roster has continued to grow and now stands at over 40 artists in the 
UK and more than 100 artists when our interest in Nettwerk management in North 
America is taken into consideration. In the UK our management clients White Lies 
debuted at Number 1 in the UK album charts and the period saw successful 
campaigns by Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs and Crystal Castles amongst others. 
 
 
The Group continues to lead the evolution of the artist management world and we 
are actively engaging with artists beyond the pure representation model that 
used to be the standard interface between an artist and their manager. We are 
increasingly entering into partnership arrangements with artists that enable us 
to build longer term income participation structures which are better suited to 
the modern music industry. MAMA's wide ranger of services, encompassing digital 
distribution, publishing administration, merchandising and ticketing support, 
management and live infrastructure forms the basis of an appealing proposition 
to artists. We expect to report further developments in these areas in the 
coming weeks and months. 
 
 
Consumer 
 
 
In the Consumer division our student marketing businesses, Get Real and Campus 
Marketing, have had a good first half in a challenging market. These 
businesses are operating in an environment that has seen marketing budgets cut 
but are growing their market share and, in so doing, preserving their income and 
profits. 
 
 
Music and Media Solutions, our in-house music sponsorship and endorsement 
agency, has had a great first half and shown material growth since its inception 
whilst our merchandising company, Slipstream, has continued to win new clients 
both from within the Group management roster and from a wide range of third 
party sources. 
 
 
Summary 
 
 
The Directors are delighted to be reporting a significant profitable result for 
the period coupled with a continued strengthening of our balance sheet. The 
second half of the year will see stronger income driven both by our ownership of 
festivals that take place in that period and via income delivered into our 
artist management business by clients who are playing at a huge number of 
festivals and other events around the world between now and the end of the 
summer. 
 
 
The first half of the year was dominated by our agreement with HMV. This was a 
landmark deal that alters the face of the live venue business in the UK. 
 
 
The engagement of artist and fan is the key driver of the music industry. That 
engagement is at its most evident at live events. Our venues are already key 
destinations for artists, promoters and fans. This new partnership between MAMA 
and HMV enables that live experience to be augmented by enabling us to offer the 
artist and fans a range of other opportunities to interact. 
 
 
Additionally, the cash consideration that the Group received for this deal is 
recapitalised the business at an ideal time. We are free of bank debt and have 
cash at hand and a stronger balance sheet. This is a very good position to be 
in, especially given some of the external economic factors at play. There are 
huge opportunities in the music market and we are ideally placed to take 
advantage of a number of them and ensure the continued growth of the Group. 
 
 
We expect to report further developments in the coming weeks and months and are 
more excited than ever about the prospects for the continued growth and 
development of the Group. 
 
 
Adam Driscoll and Dean James 
Co-Chief Executives 
30 April 2009 
 
 
consolidated INCOME STATEMENT - FOR THE 6 months ENDED 31 January 2009 
 
 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       | Unaudited |   |  Audited |   | Unaudited |   | 
|   |                                 |       |  6 months |   |       12 |   |  6 months |   | 
|   |                                 |       |  ended 31 |   |   months |   |  ended 31 |   | 
|   |                                 |       |   January |   |    ended |   |   January |   | 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |  31 July |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |Notes  |      2009 |   |     2008 |   |      2008 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |    GBP000 |   |   GBP000 |   |    GBP000 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Revenue                         |       |    17,517 |   |   33,511 |   |    12,719 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Cost of sales                   |       |   (9,538) |   | (16,516) |   |   (5,223) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Gross profit                    |       |     7,979 |   |   16,995 |   |     7,496 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Administrative expenses         |       |   (8,803) |   | (16,038) |   |   (7,074) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Operating profit before         |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
|   | exceptional items               |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | depreciation and amortisation   |       |       264 |   |    3,512 |   |     1,095 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Exceptional write offs and      |     3 |     (170) |   |    (721) |   |     (310) |   | 
|   | expenses                        |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Equity settled share based      |       |      (22) |   |     (48) |   |      (24) |   | 
|   | payments                        |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Depreciation and amortisation   |       |     (756) |   |    (901) |   |     (339) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Closed venues                   |       |     (140) |   |    (885) |   |         - |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |   (1,088) |   |  (2,555) |   |     (673) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Operating (loss)/profit         |       |     (824) |   |      957 |   |       422 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Share of operating              |       |        61 |   |    (359) |   |      (44) |   | 
|   | profit/(loss) in associated     |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
|   | undertaking                     |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Profit on disposal of           |       |     6,845 |   |        - |   |         - |   | 
|   | subsidiary companies            |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Finance costs                   |     4 |   (1,231) |   |    (819) |   |     (397) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Finance income                  |       |       103 |   |      270 |   |       171 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Profit before taxation          |       |     4,954 |   |       49 |   |       152 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Taxation                        |     5 |      (12) |   |    (269) |   |      (27) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Profit for the period           |       |     4,942 |   |      220 |   |       125 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Attributable to:                |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Equity holders of the parent    |       |     4,727 |   |  (1,270) |   |     (185) |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Minority interests              |       |       215 |   |    1,050 |   |       310 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   |                                 |       |     4,942 |   |    (220) |   |       125 |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | Earnings/(loss) per share       |       |           |   |          |   |           |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | - basic                         |     6 |     0.62p |   |  (0.19)p |   |   (0.03)p |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
|   | - diluted                       |     6 |     0.62p |   |  (0.19)p |   |   (0.03)p |   | 
+---+---------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+---+ 
 
 
consolidated balance sheet as at 31 January 2009 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       | Unaudited |   |  Audited |   | Unaudited | 
|                                    |       |  as at 31 |   |    as at |   |  as at 31 | 
|                                    |       |   January |   |  31 July |   |   January | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |      2009 |   |     2008 |   |      2008 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    | Notes |    GBP000 |   |   GBP000 |   |    GBP000 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Non-current assets                 |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Property, plant and equipment      |       |     6,163 |   |    9,783 |   |     4,817 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Goodwill                           |  2    |    15,518 |   |   14,567 |   |    10,499 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Other intangible assets            |       |     2,419 |   |    2,559 |   |       166 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Other non current assets           |       |     5,072 |   |   10,233 |   |    10,137 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Investments in associates          |       |     3,060 |   |    3,040 |   |     3,189 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Other investments                  |       |       360 |   |      360 |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Deferred taxation                  |       |        29 |   |       29 |   |        15 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total non-current assets           |       |    32,621 |   |   40,571 |   |    28,823 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Current assets                     |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Trade and other receivables        |       |     8,140 |   |    7,008 |   |     4,541 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Inventories                        |       |       273 |   |      315 |   |       470 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Cash and equivalents               |       |     5,343 |   |    2,981 |   |     9,838 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total current assets               |       |    13,756 |   |   10,304 |   |    14,849 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total assets                       |       |    46,377 |   |   50,875 |   |    43,672 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Liabilities                        |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Current liabilities                |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Interest bearing loans             |       |   (1,503) |   |    (899) |   |     (670) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Hedge liability                    |       |     (833) |   |    (181) |   |     (310) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Trade and other payables           |       |  (12,128) |   | (14,088) |   |  (11,993) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Corporation tax liabilities        |       |     (242) |   |    (476) |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Provisions                         |       |     (401) |   |    (488) |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total current liabilities          |       |  (15,107) |   | (16,132) |   |  (12,973) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Non-current liabilities            |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Interest bearing loans             |       |         - |   | (10,655) |   |  (11,029) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Deferred taxation                  |       |     (288) |   |    (303) |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Provisions                         |       |     (124) |   |    (255) |   |      (16) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total non-current liabilities      |       |     (412) |   | (11,213) |   |  (11,045) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total liabilities                  |       |  (15,519) |   | (27,345) |   |  (24,018) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total assets less liabilities      |       |    30,858 |   |   23,530 |   |    19,654 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                    |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Equity                             |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Issued capital                     |       |    40,395 |   |   37,645 |   |    33,770 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Share capital to be issued         |       |        26 |   |       26 |   |        26 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Share premium account              |       |     2,346 |   |    2,346 |   |     2,154 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Other reserves                     |       |  (13,035) |   | (13,103) |   |  (13,103) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Retained earnings                  |       |     1,124 |   |  (3,806) |   |   (3,150) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Equity attributable to equity      |       |    30,856 |   |   23,108 |   |    19,697 | 
| holders of the parent              |       |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Minority interest in equity        |       |         2 |   |      422 |   |      (43) | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Total equity                       |       |    30,858 |   |   23,530 |   |    19,654 | 
+------------------------------------+-------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
 
 
consolidated cash flow statement for the 6 months ending 31 January 2009 
 
 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                          |      | Unaudited |   |  Audited |   | Unaudited | 
|                                          |      |  6 months |   |       12 |   |  6 months | 
|                                          |      |  ended 31 |   |   months |   |  ended 31 | 
|                                          |      |   January |   |    ended |   |   January | 
|                                          |      |           |   |  31 July |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                          |      |      2009 |   |     2008 |   |      2008 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                          |      |    GBP000 |   |   GBP000 |   |    GBP000 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Operating activities                     |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Profit for the period before minorities  |      |     4,953 |   |       49 |   |       152 | 
| and tax                                  |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Adjustments for                          |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Depreciation and amortisation            |      |       756 |   |      901 |   |       339 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Amortisation of property lease premiums  |      |        89 |   |      188 |   |        72 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Impairment charges                       |      |         - |   |      286 |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Amortisation of term loan fees           |      |        13 |   |       27 |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Share based payment expense              |      |        22 |   |       48 |   |        24 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Net finance costs/(income)               |      |     1,128 |   |      549 |   |       226 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Tax charge                               |      |         - |   |        - |   |        27 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Profit on sale of subsidiaries           |      |   (6,845) |   |        - |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Exceptional write offs                   |      |       170 |   |      330 |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Share of (profit)/loss of associates     |      |      (61) |   |      359 |   |        44 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Decrease/(increase) in trade and other   |      |     1,121 |   |  (1,570) |   |   (1,195) | 
| receivables                              |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Increase in inventories                  |      |      (50) |   |     (79) |   |     (246) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| (Decrease)/increase in provisions        |      |     (218) |   |      149 |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| (Decrease)/increase in trade and other   |      |   (1,415) |   |      262 |   |     3,135 | 
| payables                                 |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Cash flows from operating activities     |      |     (337) |   |    1,499 |   |     2,578 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                          |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Investing activities                     |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Purchases of property, plant and         |      |   (1,877) |   |  (6,441) |   |     (909) | 
| equipment                                |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Purchases of other intangible assets     |      |      (70) |   |    (112) |   |      (18) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Net proceeds from sale of subsidiaries   |      |    17,989 |   |        - |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Purchase of subsidiaries                 |      |   (1,715) |   |  (8,493) |   |   (5,918) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Purchase of property lease premiums      |      |         - |   |    (250) |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Purchase of fixed asset investments      |      |     (356) |   |  (1,741) |   |   (1,590) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Finance income                           |      |       103 |   |      269 |   |       171 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Payments to minorities                   |      |     (743) |   |  (1,119) |   |     (493) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Net cash (disposed of)/acquired with     |      |   (2,507) |   |    1,132 |   |       621 | 
| subsidiaries                             |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Cash flows from investing activities     |      |    10,824 |   | (16,755) |   |   (8,136) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                          |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Financing activities                     |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Issue of ordinary shares                 |      |         - |   |    3,250 |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Issue of convertible loan notes          |      |     4,250 |   |        - |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Net proceeds from bank and other         |      |         - |   |   11,820 |   |    11,649 | 
| borrowings                               |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Repayment of bank loans and overdrafts   |      |  (11,681) |   |    (347) |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Repayment of finance lease creditors     |      |      (27) |   |     (49) |   |       (4) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Corporation tax paid                     |      |     (268) |   |        - |   |         - | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Finance costs                            |      |     (399) |   |    (585) |   |     (397) | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Cash flows from financing activities     |      |   (8,125) |   |   14,089 |   |    11,248 | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
|                                          |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash     |      |     2,362 |   |  (1,167) |   |     5,690 | 
| equivalents                              |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Net cash and cash equivalents at         |      |     2,981 |   |    4,148 |   |     4,148 | 
| beginning of the year                    |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
| Net cash and cash equivalents at end of  |      |     5,343 |   |    2,981 |   |     9,838 | 
| the year                                 |      |           |   |          |   |           | 
+------------------------------------------+------+-----------+---+----------+---+-----------+ 
 
 
statement of changes in equity as at 31 JANUARY 2009 
 
 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |   Share |   Share |   Share |    Other | Retained |   Total |  Minority |   Total | 
|                    | capital | capital | premium | reserves | earnings |         | interests |         | 
|                    |         |   to be | account |          |          |         |           |         | 
|                    |         |  issued |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |  GBP000 |  GBP000 |  GBP000 |   GBP000 |   GBP000 |  GBP000 |    GBP000 |  GBP000 | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| 6 months ended 31 January    |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
| 2008                         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Balance at 1       |  32,491 |      26 |   2,154 | (13,103) |  (2,672) |  18,896 |       140 |  19,036 | 
| August 2007        |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           | -       | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| (Loss)/profit for  |       - |       - |       - |        - |    (185) |   (185) |       310 |     125 | 
| the period         |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Share option       |       - |       - |       - |        - |       24 |      24 |         - |      24 | 
| charge             |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Loss on cash flow  |       - |       - |       - |        - |    (317) |   (317) |         - |   (317) | 
| hedge              |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Shares issued      |   1,279 |       - |       - |        - |        - |   1,279 |         - |   1,279 | 
| during the period  |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Payments to        |       - |       - |       - |        - |        - |       - |     (493) |   (493) | 
| minorities         |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Balance at 31      |  33,770 |      26 |   2,154 | (13,103) |  (3,150) |  19,697 |      (43) |  19,654 | 
| January 2008       |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| 12 months ended 31 July      |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
| 2008                         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Balance at 1       |  32,491 |      26 |   2,154 | (13,103) |  (2,672) |  18,896 |       140 |  19,036 | 
| August 2007        |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| (Loss)/profit for  |       - |       - |       - |        - |  (1,270) | (1,270) |     1,050 |   (220) | 
| the period         |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Share option       |       - |       - |       - |        - |      317 |     317 |         - |     317 | 
| charge             |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Loss on cash flow  |       - |       - |       - |        - |    (181) |   (181) |         - |   (181) | 
| hedge              |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Shares issued      |   5,154 |       - |     192 |        - |        - |   5,346 |         - |   5,346 | 
| during the period  |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Payments to        |       - |       - |       - |        - |        - |       - |   (1,119) | (1,119) | 
| minorities         |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Minorities         |       - |       - |       - |        - |        - |       - |       351 |     351 | 
| acquired           |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Balance at 31 July |  37,645 |      26 |   2,346 | (13,103) |  (3,806) |  23,108 |       422 |  23,530 | 
| 2008               |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| 6 months ended 31 January    |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
| 2009                         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Balance at 1       |  37,645 |      26 |   2,346 | (13,103) |  (3,806) |  23,108 |       422 |  23,530 | 
| August 2008        |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Profit for the     |       - |       - |       - |        - |    4,727 |   4,727 |       215 |   4,942 | 
| period             |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Shares issued      |   2,750 |       - |       - |        - |        - |   2,750 |         - |   2,750 | 
| during the period  |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Equity element of  |       - |       - |       - |       68 |        - |      68 |         - |      68 | 
| convertible loan   |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Share option       |       - |       - |       - |        - |       22 |      22 |         - |      22 | 
| charge             |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Loss on cash flow  |       - |       - |       - |        - |    (651) |   (651) |         - |   (651) | 
| hedge              |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Cumulative loss on |       - |       - |       - |        - |      832 |     832 |         - |     832 | 
| cash flow hedge    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
| recycled           |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Payments to        |       - |       - |       - |        - |        - |       - |     (743) |   (743) | 
| minorities         |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Minorities         |       - |       - |       - |        - |        - |       - |       678 |     678 | 
| acquired           |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Minorities         |       - |       - |       - |        - |        - |       - |     (570) |   (570) | 
| disposed           |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
|                    |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
| Balance at 31      |  40,395 |      26 |   2,346 | (13,035) |    1,124 |  30,856 |         2 |  30,858 | 
| January 2009       |         |         |         |          |          |         |           |         | 
+--------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the unaudited interim results for the period ended 31 January 2009 
 
 
1.    Basis of preparation 
 
 
The financial information contained in this interim report does not constitute 
statutory accounts as defined in section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The 
financial information contained in this interim report has been prepared on the 
basis accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting 
Standards adopted for use in the European Union ("IFRS"). The financial 
information has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies as set 
out in the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2008. 
 
 
References to "MAMA Group" or "the Company" are references to MAMA Group Plc. 
References to "the Group" are references to MAMA Group and its subsidiary 
undertakings. 
 
 
2.    Acquisitions and disposals 
 
 
Heaven (London) Limited 
 
 
On 22 September 2008, through its 66.6% subsidiary G-A-Y Group Limited, the 
Group acquired the share capital of Heaven (London) Limited, which operates a 
venue Heaven in London. The purchase consideration for the shares was 
GBP650,000. Heaven (London) Limited acquired the business and assets of the 
venue immediately prior to completion of the purchase of the shares for 
GBP2,100,000. Details of the fair value of the share of the assets acquired are 
set out below: 
 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |     Fair | 
|                                             |          |    value | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |   GBP000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Property, plant and equipment               |          |    1,081 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Fair value of consideration                 |          |    2,750 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Costs of acquisition                        |          |      171 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |    2,921 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Goodwill                                    |          |    1,840 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joint venture with HMV Group Plc 
 
 
On 14 January 2009 the Group entered into a joint venture arrangement with HMV. 
The Group has disposed of a number of subsidiary operating companies to a new 
company, Mean Fiddler Group Limited, in which MAMA has a 50% interest. Those 
operating subsidiaries are responsible for the ownership and operation of 11 
venues namely, hmvHammersmith Apollo, hmvForum, The Garage, Jazz Café, Edinburgh 
Picture House, Birmingham Institute, Heaven, G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late, Borderline 
and Aberdeen's Moshulu. In accordance with the Group's accounting policies the 
joint venture has been proportionally consolidated from 14 January 2009. 
 
 
In consideration of this disposal, MAMA received 50 per cent. of the issued 
share capital of Mean Fiddler Group Limited and an initial cash consideration of 
GBP18.245m from HMV. This consideration may be subject to a maximum positive or 
negative adjustment of up to GBP3.281m in cash depending on the joint venture's 
EBITDA for the year ended 31 October 2009. In addition, MAMA may receive further 
cash of up to a maximum of GBP5.5m from Mean Fiddler Group Limited dependent 
upon the level of debt assumed by that company. The transaction has been treated 
as a 100% disposal of the subsidiaries and a 50% acquisition of the joint 
venture company, Mean Fiddler Group Limited. The goodwill calculated on 
acquisition is as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |     Fair | 
|                                             |          |    value | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |   GBP000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Net assets acquired                         |          |    3,727 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Fair value of consideration                 |          |   12,745 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Goodwill                                    |          |    9,018 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
 
 
3.Exceptional write offs and expenses 
 
 
Exceptional costs for the period of GBP170,000 represent a write down of a loan 
provided to Surfstock Limited. A breakdown of exceptional write offs and 
expenses for each period is shown below: 
 
 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             | 6 months |     Year | 6 months | 
|                                             | ended 31 |    ended | ended 31 | 
|                                             |  January |  31 July |  January | 
|                                             |     2009 |     2008 |     2008 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |   GBP000 |   GBP000 |   GBP000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Directors' bonus plus national insurance    |        - |      113 |      113 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Directors' pension contribution             |        - |      100 |      110 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Dilapidation provision for the Jazz Cafe    |        - |       42 |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Impairment of Pollination Music Limited     |        - |      300 |        - | 
| goodwill                                    |          |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Impairment of Surfstock goodwill            |        - |       30 |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Write off of Surfstock loan                 |      170 |        - |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Impairment of The Heights goodwill          |        - |       16 |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Additional rent costs                       |        - |       60 |       97 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Redundancy costs                            |        - |       60 |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Compensation for loss of office             |        - |        - |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
|                                             |          |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| Total                                       |      170 |      721 |      310 | 
+---------------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
 
 
 
 
4.    Finance costs 
 
 
Included in finance costs to 31 January 2009 is a charge of GBP832,000 relating 
to the interest rate swap on the bank loan with Bank of Scotland, which was 
repaid subsequent to the completion of the joint venture with HMV Group Plc on 
14 January 2009. The swap remains in place at 31 January 2009 however the 
forecast payments of interest against the loan are no longer expected to occur, 
therefore the losses on the swap have been recycled through the profit and loss 
account as required by IAS 39. 
 
 
5.Taxation 
 
 
The Group has estimated corporation tax losses to carry forward against future 
profits of approximately GBP7.5million (31 July 2008: GBP7.5million; 31 January 
2008: GBP5.5million). The tax charge for the six months represents a charge for 
certain companies of the Group based on the expected tax charge for the full 
year. 
 
 
6.Profit per share 
 
 
The calculation of profit per share is based on the unaudited consolidated 
profit for the financial period and 759,821,819 (31 July 2008: 677,213,789; 31 
January 2008: 658,524,341) ordinary shares being the weighted average number of 
shares in issue during the period. 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share for all periods is identical to the basic earnings 
per share as the options are not dilutive for any of the periods. 
 
 
7.    Copies of this report 
 
 
Copies of this interim report will be sent to shareholders. Further copies of 
this interim report can be obtained from the Company's registered office at MAMA 
Group Plc, 59-65 Worship Street, London, EC2A 2DU. 
 
 
Directors 
A C Driscoll 
D James 
C Pennie 
C McIntyre 
 
 
Secretary 
K McShannon 
 
 
Auditors 
PKF (UK) LLP 
Farringdon Place 
20 Farringdon Road 
London 
EC1M 3AP 
 
 
Bankers 
Bank of Scotland plc 
St James's Gate 
14-16 Cockspur Street 
London 
SW1Y 5BL 
 
 
Registered Office 
59-65 Worship Street 
London 
EC2A 2DU 
 
 
NOMINATED ADVISeR AND BROKER 
Panmure Gordon & Co 
Moorgate Hall 
155 Moorgate 
London 
EC2M 6XB 
 
 
Registrars 
Computershare Investor Services PLC 
P O Box 82 
The Pavilions 
Bridgewater Road 
Bristol 
BS99 7NH 
 
 
For queries concerning share and warrant certificates and also to advise of 
transfers or changes of name or address shareholders should contact 
Computershare on the following numbers: 
 
 
Telephone: +44 (0) 870 702 0002 
Fax +44 (0) 870 703 6101 
Or visit http://www-uk.computershare.com/investor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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