RNS Number:9601Q
Trading Exchange (The) PLC
07 September 2005



07 September 2005

                              Trading Exchange plc

                         Interim Results for the Period

Trading Exchange plc ("Trading Exchange"), a cash shell, following its disposal
of its trading subsidiary The Trading Exchange (UK) Ltd (" The Subsidiary") on
17 May 2005 and treated as an investment company under the Alternative
Investment Market ("AIM") rules, today announces its interim results for the six
months ended 30 June 2005.


PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the six month ended 30 June 2005

                              Six months ended     Six months         Year ended
                                  30 June 2005          ended   31 December 2004
                                                 30 June 2004
                                   (Un-audited)   (Un-audited)          (Audited)
                                             #              #                  #

Turnover                                     0              0                  0

Cost of sales                                0              0                  0

                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Gross profit                                 0              0                  0

Administrative expenses               (298,019)       (25,767)           (52,525)


Exceptional administrative
expenses - write off                (4,833,510)             0                  0 
intercompany loan
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
 
Operating loss                      (5,131,529)       (25,767)           (52,525)

Profit on sale of subsidiary           118,485              0                  0
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Loss on ordinary activities         (5,013,044)       (25,767)           (52,525)
before interest and taxation

Interest receivable                     45,589         10,571             50,893

Interest payable
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Loss on ordinary activities         (4,967,455)       (15,196)            (1,632)
before taxation

Tax on loss on ordinary                      0              0                  0
activities
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Retained loss for the               (4,967,455)       (15,196)            (1,632)
financial period
                                  =============   =============    =============
Loss per ordinary share

Basic loss per share (pence)             (14.3)          (0.0)              (0.0)


BALANCE SHEET as at 30 JUNE 2005
                                    Un-audited     Un-audited            Audited
                                         as at          as at              as at
                                  30 June 2005   30 June 2004   31 December 2004
                                             #              #                  #

Fixed assets
Tangible assets                              0              0                  0
Investments                                  0              1                  1
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
                                             0              1                  1

Current assets
Debtors                                423,042      3,322,925          4,412,203
Cash at bank                         1,649,690        256,242          2,570,955
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
                                     2,072,732      3,579,167          6,983,158

Creditors: amounts falling 
due within one year                   (118,645)       (44,096)           (61,617)

                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Net current assets                   1,954,087      3,535,071          6,921,541

                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Net assets                           1,954,087      3,535,072          6,921,542
                                  =============   =============    =============

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital              3,482,759      1,149,426          3,482,759
Share premium account                4,191,587      3,152,015          4,191,587
Profit and loss account             (5,720,259)      (766,369)          (752,804)
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Shareholders' funds                  1,954,087      3,535,072          6,921,542
                                  =============   =============    =============


Cash Flows for the six months
ended 30 June 2005
                                    Un-audited     Un-audited            Audited
                                         as at          as at              as at
                                  30 June 2005   30 June 2004   31 December 2004
                                             #              #                  #

Net cash outflow from operating 
activities                            (966,855)      (930,727)        (2,029,241)
Returns on investment and 
servicing of finance
Interest received                       45,589         10,571             50,893
Interest paid
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Net cash inflow from returns            45,589         10,571             50,893
on investment and servicing 
of finance

Capital expenditure                          0              0                  0


Acquisitions and disposals
Acquisition of subsidiary                    0              0                  0
Disposal of subsidiary                       1              0                  0
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Net cash inflow from                         1              0                  0
acquisitions and disposals
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Net cash outflow before financing     (921,265)      (920,152)        (1,978,348)

Financing
Issue of ordinary share capital              0        215,000          3,715,000
Cost of share issue                          0              0           (127,095)
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Net cash inflow from financing               0        215,000          3,587,905
                                  _____________   _____________    _____________
Increase in cash in the year          (921,265)      (705,154)         1,609,557
                                  =============   =============    =============

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS

1 Basis of preparation of interim financial results

The interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2005 and six months ended
30 June 2004 are un-audited and do not constitute statutory accounts within the
meaning of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985.They have been drawn up using
accounting policies and principles consistent with those applied in the
preparation of the audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2004.
Further to the disposal of The Subsidiary, the results for the six months and
comparatives shown ,are for the Trading Exchange and do not include the results
of The Subsidiary and are also not consolidated.
The comparative information contained in these results for the year ended 31
December 2004 does not constitute the statutory accounts for that financial
period. Those accounts have been reported on by the Company's Auditors, Nexia
Audit Limited, and delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

The report of the auditors was unqualified.

2 Earnings per ordinary share

Basic earnings per share figures have been calculated based upon 34,827,594
shares in issue, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
during the period.

3 Interim Results

This interim results were approved by the Directors on 7 September 2005




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