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Mon 27 Feb 2012, 17:30 SVB - Silverbridge Holdings Limited - Condensed unaudited interim group
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SVB - Silverbridge Holdings Limited - Condensed unaudited interim group         
financial statements for the 6 month period ended 31 December 2011              
SILVERBRIDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED                                                   
INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA                                    
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 1995/006315/06)                                            
SHARE CODE: SVB     ISIN: ZAE000086229                                          
("SILVERBRIDGE" OR "THE GROUP")                                                 
CONDENSED UNAUDITED INTERIM GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the 6 month period   
ended 31 December 2011                                                          
GROUP PROFILE                                                                   
SilverBridge offers clients in the financial services industry reliable         
solutions that aim to simplify their operations by enabling and improving their 
business processes. We achieve this by implementing our system platforms and    
customising them to meet client needs. The valuable experience we have gained   
through our existing African footprint and strategic partnerships positions us  
well to take advantage of opportunities while making life insurance simpler.    
Exergy is our flagship platform that enables core back office policy            
administration in the life assurance industry. The broader Exergy solution      
package has specific applications which can be customised to suit the needs of a
long-term insurer. We use solution design to address more than just             
customisation of existing products and contract information - it allows our     
clients to drive their strategic business objectives efficiently. Our approach  
is to identify and define strategic customer business objectives, translate     
those to IT requirements and to implement winning, long-term solutions.         
SilverBridge Holdings Limited and SilverBridge Software Solutions (Proprietary) 
Limited are jointly branded as SilverBridge.                                    
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                            
The Group has changed its year end to 30 June to be more closely aligned to the 
natural selling and delivery cycles of the business and to facilitate more      
efficient planning and budgeting processes. This is the first time the Group is 
reporting on the six month interim results for the period ending 31 December.   
Comparative numbers are the last reported interim results for the six month     
period ending 31 August 2010.                                                   
SilverBridge has improved its results in the last six months and reported a     
profit, compared to the loss for the sixteen month period ended June 2011. This 
indicates the beginning of a turnaround after the consolidation, integration,   
exiting of loss making projects and refocusing on the core business of software 
solutions for the life insurance industry. Costs have been reduced and revenue  
as well as the quality of revenue has improved. We have grown our annuity       
revenue base and reduced research and development costs. Despite the            
improvements, margins are still under pressure as SilverBridge adapts to        
providing services within the Tier 1 market.                                    
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                          
We are pleased to report that we have secured Nedgroup Life as a client,        
following a solution design consulting project. We will be replacing their life 
policy administration platform over the next 3 years. The Absa implementation is
progressing well. In addition, we implemented our standardised offering,        
Exergy2Go, for two new smaller clients in a matter of weeks and they are        
currently customising it to meet their requirements under our guidance.         
We are doing business in a highly complex environment. Our operational focus    
continues to be:                                                                
-    On creating efficiency tools and making implementations less complex       
-    On improving end to end implementation and support processes to improve    
    quality                                                                     
-    Adapting to dealing with Tier 1 clients                                    
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the 6    
month period ending 31 December 2011                                            
                     Unaudited   Unaudited   Audited                            
                     6 months    6 months    16 months                          
ended       ended       ended                              
                     31 December 31 August   30 June    Percentage              
                     2011        2010        2011        Change                 
                     R`000       R`000       R`000       %                      
Revenue               47 578      52 162      121 042    (9%)                   
Other income          481         55          1 074                             
Operating expenses    (44 956)    (50 664)    (125 120)  (11%)                  
Operating             3 103       1 553       (3 004)    100%                   
profit/(loss)                                                                   
Impairment loss       -           -           (27 689)                          
recognised on                                                                   
intangible assets                                                               
Loss on sale of       (76)        -           -                                 
associate                                                                       
Fair value            -           -           11 737                            
adjustment                                                                      
Finance income        81          435         396                               
Finance expense       (36)        (1)         (14)                              
Share of loss in      -           -           (34)                              
associate                                                                       
Profit/(loss)         3 072       1 987       (18 608)   55%                    
before taxation                                                                 
Taxation              (1 012)     (9)         (5 656)                           
Profit/(loss) and     2 060       1 978       (24 264)   4%                     
total comprehensive                                                             
income for the                                                                  
period                                                                          
Net profit/(loss)                                                               
and total                                                                       
comprehensive                                                                   
income attributable                                                             
to:                                                                             
Equity holders of     2 060       1 136       (24 782)   81%                    
the parent                                                                      
Non-controlling       -           842         518        (100%)                 
interest                                                                        
2 060       1 978       (24 264)   4%                      
Number of shares in   34 675      34 675      34 675     0%                     
issue (`000)                                                                    
Weighted average     34 675       34 675      34 675    0%                      
number of shares in                                                             
issue (`000)                                                                    
Diluted weighted                                                                
average number of                                                               
shares (`000)                                                                   
Basic                5.9          3.3         (71.5)    79%                     
earnings/(loss) per                                                             
share (cents)                                                                   
Headline earnings    6.1          3.3         8.5       85%                     
per share (cents)                                                               
Diluted              5.5          3.2         (71.5)    72%                     
earnings/(loss) per                                                             
share (cents)                                                                   
Diluted headline     5.6          3.2         8.5       75%                     
earnings per share                                                              
(cents)                                                                         
Reconciliation of                                                               
headline and                                                                    
diluted headline                                                                
earnings                                                                        
Basic and diluted    2 060        1 136       (24 782)                          
earnings/(loss)                                                                 
Impairment of        -            -           27 689                            
goodwill                                                                        
Adjusted for         (11)         -           36                                
(gain)/loss on                                                                  
disposal of                                                                     
equipment                                                                       
Adjusted for loss    76           -           -                                 
on disposal of                                                                  
associate                                                                       
Headline and         2 125        1 136       2 943     87%                     
diluted headline                                                                
earnings                                                                        
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at          
31 December 2011                                                                
Unaudited    Unaudited Audited                
                                  as at         as at     as at                 
                                  31 December  31 August 30 June                
                                  2011         2010      2011                   
Notes  R`000         R`000     R`000                 
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-Current Assets                                                              
Equipment                          2 722        3 068     2 435                 
Intangible assets                  13 293       29 766    14 103                
Investment in associate            -            110       76                    
Deferred  tax assets               -            4 432     792                   
Total Non-Current Assets           16 015       37 376    17 406                
Current Assets                                                                  
Income tax receivable       1.2    6 122        5 804     5 548                 
Revenue recognised not yet  1.3    1 316        8 799     530                   
invoiced                                                                        
Trade and other                    10 029       16 231    11 450                
receivables                                                                     
Cash and cash equivalents          8 130        11 353    16 500                
Total Current Assets               25 597       42 187    34 028                
Total Assets                       41 612       79 563    51 434                
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Capital and Reserves                                                            
Issued capital                     348          348       348                   
Share premium                      11 871       11 871    11 871                
Treasury shares                    (197)        (197)     (197)                 
Share based payment                1 181        279       757                   
reserve                                                                         
Retained earnings                  16 765       41 249    14 705                
Total equity attributable          29 968       53 550    27 484                
to equity holders of the                                                        
parent                                                                          
Non-controlling interest           -            4 724     -                     
Total Equity                       29 968       58 274    27 484                
Non-Current Liabilities                                                         
Deferred tax liability             40           -         -                     
Total Non-Current                  40           -         -                     
Liabilities                                                                     
Current Liabilities                                                             
Deferred revenue            1.3    420          3 537     9 098                 
Trade and other payables    1.4    11 184       17 752    14 852                
Total Current Liabilities          11 604       21 289    23 950                
Total Equity and                   41 612       79 563    51 434                
Liabilities                                                                     

Net asset value per share          86.4         168.1     79.3                  
(cents)                                                                         
Net tangible asset value           48.1         82.2      38.6                  
per share (cents)                                                               
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the 6 month 
period ended 31 December 2011                                                   
                             Issued      Share        Treasury    Share         
capital     premium      shares      based         
                                                                  payment       
                                                                  reserve       
                             R`000       R`000        R`000       R`000         
Balance at 1 March 2010       348         11 871       (197)       91           
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period                                                                  
Profit or loss                -           -            -           -            
Other comprehensive income    -           -            -           -            
Total comprehensive income    -           -            -           -            
for the period                                                                  
Transactions with owners,                                                       
recorded directly in equity                                                     
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Equity settled share based    -           -            -           188          
payment                                                                         
Dividend paid by holding      -           -            -           -            
company                                                                         
Total contributions by and    -           -            -           188          
distributions to owners                                                         
Changes in ownership                                                            
interests in subsidiaries                                                       
that do not result in a loss                                                    
of control                                                                      
Total transactions with       -           -            -           188          
owners                                                                          
Balance at 31 August 2010     348         11 871       (197)       279          
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period                                                                  
Profit or loss                -           -            -           -            
Other comprehensive income    -           -            -           -            
Total comprehensive income    -           -            -           -            
for the period                                                                  
Transactions with owners,                                                       
recorded directly in equity                                                     
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Equity settled share based    -           -            -           501          
payment                                                                         
Minority interest in dividend -           -            -           -            
payment  by subsidiary                                                          
Dividend payment by holding   -           -            -           -            
company                                                                         
Transfer of reserve of share  -           -            -           (23)         
options that did not vest                                                       
Total contributions by and    -           -            -           478          
distributions to owners                                                         
Changes in ownership                                                            
interests in subsidiaries                                                       
that do not result in a loss                                                    
of control                                                                      
Acquisition of 49% non-       -           -            -           -            
controlling interest                                                            
Total transactions with       -           -            -           478          
owners                                                                          
Balance at 30 June 2011       348         11 871       (197)       757          
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period                                                                  
Profit or loss                -           -            -           -            
Other comprehensive income    -           -            -           -            
Total comprehensive income    -           -            -           -            
for the period                                                                  
Transactions with owners,                                                       
recorded directly in equity                                                     
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Equity settled share based    -           -            -           424          
payment                                                                         
Total contributions by and    -           -            -           424          
distributions to owners                                                         
Changes in ownership                                                            
interests                                                                       
in subsidiaries that                                                            
do not result in a loss of                                                      
control                                                                         
Total transactions with       -           -            -           424          
owners                                                                          
Balance at 31 December 2011   348         11 871       (197)       1 181        
                                                                                
Retained    Total      Non-            Total         
                           earnings               controlling     equity        
                                                  interest                      
                           R`000       R`000      R`000           R`000         
Balance at 1 March 2010     41 798      53 911     3 881           57 792       
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period                                                                  
Profit or loss              1 136       1 136      843             1 979        
Other comprehensive income  -           -          -               -            
Total comprehensive income  1 136       1 136      843             1 979        
for the period                                                                  
Transactions with owners,                                                       
recorded directly in                                                            
equity                                                                          
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Equity settled share based  -           188        -               188          
payment                                                                         
Dividend paid by holding    (1 685)     (1 685)    -               (1 685)      
company                                                                         
Total contributions by and  (1 685)     (1 497)    -               (1 497)      
distributions to owners                                                         
Changes in ownership                                                            
interests in subsidiaries                                                       
that do not result in a                                                         
loss of control                                                                 
Total transactions with     (1 685)     (1 497)    -               (1 497)      
owners                                                                          
Balance at 31 August 2010   41 249      53 550     4 724           58 274       
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period                                                                  
Profit or loss              (24 233)    (24 233)   (325)            (24 558)    
Other comprehensive income  -           -          -               -            
Total comprehensive income  (24 233)    (24 233)   (325)            (24 558)    
for the period                                                                  
Transactions with owners,                                                       
recorded directly in                                                            
equity                                                                          
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Equity settled share based  -           501        -               501          
payment                                                                         
Minority interest in        -           -          (2 450)         (2 450)      
dividend payment  by                                                            
subsidiary                                                                      
Dividend payment by         (1 733)     (1 733)    -               (1 733)      
holding company                                                                 
Transfer of reserve of      23          -          -               -            
share options that did not                                                      
vest                                                                            
Total contributions by and  (1 710)     (1 232)    (2 450)         (3 682)      
distributions to owners                                                         
Changes in ownership                                                            
interests in subsidiaries                                                       
that do not result in a                                                         
loss of control                                                                 
Acquisition of 49% non-     (601)       (601)      (1 949)         (2 550)      
controlling interest                                                            
Total transactions with     (2 311)     (1 833)    (4 399)         (6 232)      
owners                                                                          
Balance at 30 June 2011     14 705      27 484     -               27 484       
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period                                                                  
Profit or loss              2 060       2 060      -               2 060        
Other comprehensive income  -           -          -               -            
Total comprehensive income  2 060       2 060      -               2 060        
for the period                                                                  
Transactions with owners,                                                       
recorded directly in                                                            
equity                                                                          
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Equity settled share based  -           424        -               424          
payment                                                                         
Total contributions by and  -           424        -               424          
distributions to owners                                                         
Changes in ownership                                                            
interests in subsidiaries                                                       
that do not result in a                                                         
loss of control                                                                 
Total transactions with     -           424        -               424          
owners                                                                          
Balance at 31 December      16 765      29 968     -               29 968       
2011                                                                            

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the 6 month period 
ended 31 December 2011                                                          
                               Unaudited   Unaudited    Audited                 
6 months     6 months     16 months              
                               ended        ended        ended                  
                               31 December 31 August    30 June                 
                               2011        2010         2011                    
R`000        R`000        R`000                  
Cash (utilised)/generated       (6 626)     1 334        17 704                 
from operations                                                                 
Interest received               81          231          396                    
Interest paid                   (36)        (1)          (14)                   
Minority interest in            -           -            (2 450)                
dividends paid by subsidiary                                                    
Taxation paid                   (754)       (903)        (2 821)                
STC paid                        -           -            (500)                  
Net cash (outflow)/inflow       (7 335)     661          12 315                 
from operating activities                                                       
Cash flows from investing                                                       
activities                                                                      
Plant and equipment acquired    (1 055)     (1 440)      (2 174)                
to expand operations                                                            
Proceeds from sale of           20          -            55                     
equipment                                                                       
Acquisition of Ones & Zeros     -           -            (600)                  
Capitalisation of development   -           (2 300)      (5 797)                
costs                                                                           
Net cash outflow from           (1 035)     (3 740)      (8 516)                
investing activities                                                            
Cash flows from financing                                                       
activities                                                                      
Dividends paid to equity       -            -           (1 731)                 
holders of the parent                                                           
Net cash outflow from          -            -           (1 731)                 
financing activities                                                            

Net (decrease)/increase in     (8 370)      (3 079)     2 068                   
cash and cash equivalents                                                       
Cash and cash equivalents at   16 500       14 432      14 432                  
the beginning of the period                                                     
Cash and cash equivalents at   8 130        11 353      16 500                  
the end of the period                                                           
Unaudited Condensed Segment Reports for the 6 month period ended 31 December    
2011                                                                            
Reportable segment report                                                       
                               Total                          Support           
                                             Implementation                     
services        services          
                               R`000          R`000           R`000             
Unaudited 6 months ended 31                                                     
December 2011                                                                   
Total revenue                   47 578        20 567          9 184             
Segment revenue inter-company   -             -               -                 
Segment revenue external        47 578        20 567          9 184             
Direct segment cost             (27 982)      (14 813)        (6 660)           
Cost capitalised                -             -               -                 
Segment gross profit            19 596        5 754           2 524             
Segment gross profit %          41%           28%             27%               
Indirect segment cost           (15 356)      (8 129)         (3 655)           
Segment result                  4 240         (2 375)         (1 131)           
Unallocated expenses *          (1 618)                                         
Other income                    481                                             
Operating profit                3 103                                           
Loss on sale of associate       (76)                                            
Finance income                  81                                              
Finance expense                 (36)                                            
Income tax expense              (1 012)                                         
Profit for the period           2 060                                           
                                 Research &  Consulting   Software              
                                                         rental                 
                                 development income      & other                
R`000       R`000        R`000                 
Unaudited 6 months ended 31                                                     
December 2011                                                                   
Total revenue                   -             660         **17 167              
Segment revenue inter-company   -             -           -                     
Segment revenue external        -             660         17 167                
Direct segment cost             (6 089)       (420)       -                     
Cost capitalised                -             -           -                     
Segment gross profit            (6 089)       240         17 167                
Segment gross profit %                        36%         100%                  
Indirect segment cost           (3 342)       (230)       -                     
Segment result                  (9 431)       10          17 167                
Unallocated expenses *                                                          
Other income                                                                    
Operating profit                                                                
Loss on sale of associate                                                       
Finance income                                                                  
Finance expense                                                                 
Income tax expense                                                              
Profit for the period                                                           
*    Unallocated expenses relate to costs incurred at a corporate level.        
**   Software rental includes a license fee of R2.4 million                     
Assets and liabilities                                                          
The assets and liabilities of the Group are organised and managed at a corporate
business support level. As the assets and liabilities contribute at a corporate 
level, it is not practical to determine a reasonable allocation of the assets   
and liabilities to the business segments.                                       
                                  Total       Implementation      Support       
services           services      
                                  R`000        R`000              R`000         
Unaudited 6 months ended 31                                                     
August 2010                                                                     
Total revenue                      52 657      19 396             7 800         
Segment revenue inter-company      (495)       -                  -             
Segment revenue from external      52 162      19 396             7 800         
clients                                                                         
Direct segment cost                (33 737)    (12 877)           (7 024)       
Cost capitalised                   2 300       -                  -             
Segment gross profit               20 725      6 519              776           
Indirect segment cost              (14 424)    (6 650)            (3 825)       
Segment result                     6 301       (131)              (3 049)       
Unallocated expenses *             (4 748)                                      
Operating profit                   1 553                                        
Finance income                     435                                          
Finance expense                    (1)                                          
Share of profit in associate       -                                            
Income tax expense                 (9)                                          
Profit for the period              1 978                                        
Research &      Consulting   Software       
                                                                rental          
                                    development     income      & other         
                                    R`000           R`000        R`000          
Unaudited 6 months ended 31                                                     
August 2010                                                                     
Total revenue                      30                12 539      **12 892       
Segment revenue inter-company      (30)              (465)       -              
Segment revenue from external      -                 12 074      12 892         
clients                                                                         
Direct segment cost                (5 686)           (8 150)     -              
Cost capitalised                   2 300             -           -              
Segment gross profit               (3 386)           3 924       12 892         
Indirect segment cost              (1 922)           (2 027)     -              
Segment result                     (5 308)           1 897       12 892         
Unallocated expenses *                                                          
Operating profit                                                                
Finance income                                                                  
Finance expense                                                                 
Share of profit in associate                                                    
Income tax expense                                                              
Profit for the period                                                           
*    Unallocated expenses relate to costs incurred at a corporate level.        
**   Software rental includes a license fee of R2.5 million                     
Assets and liabilities                                                          
The assets and liabilities of the Group are organised and managed at a corporate
business support level. As the assets and liabilities contribute at a corporate 
level, it is not practical to determine a reasonable allocation of the assets   
and liabilities to the business segments.                                       
                                  Total       Implementation      Support       
                                               services           services      
                                  R`000        R`000              R`000         
Audited 16 months ended 30 June                                                 
2011                                                                            
Total revenue                      126 253     42 344             24 158        
Segment revenue inter-company      (5 211)     (477)              -             
Segment revenue from external      121 042     41 867             24 158        
clients                                                                         
Direct segment cost                (77 339)    (30 585)           (17 410)      
Cost capitalised                   5 797       -                  -             
Segment gross profit               49 500      11 282             6 748         
Indirect segment cost              (41 686)    (16 486)           (9 384)       
Segment result                     7 814       (5 204)            (2 636)       
Unallocated expenses **            (10 818)                                     
Operating loss                     (3 004)                                      
Impairment loss                    (27 689)    (1 819)            (1 819)       
Fair value adjustment              11 737      1 467              1 467         
Finance income                     396                                          
Finance expense                    (14)                                         
Share of loss in associate         (34)                                         
Income tax expense                 (5 656)                                      
Loss for the period                (24 264)                                     

                                  Research &     Consulting       Software      
                                                                 rental         
                                  development    income          & other        
R`000          R`000            R`000         
Audited 16 months ended 30 June                                                 
2011                                                                            
Total revenue                    -                20 442          **39 309      
Segment revenue inter-company    -                (4 734)         -             
Segment revenue from external    -                15 708          39 309        
clients                                                                         
Direct segment cost              (18 939)         (10 405)        -             
Cost capitalised                 5 797            -               -             
Segment gross profit             (13 142)         5 303           39 309        
Indirect segment cost            (10 208)         (5 608)         -             
Segment result                   (23 350)         (305)           39 309        
Unallocated expenses **                                                         
Operating loss                                                                  
Impairment loss                  (4 719)          (8 421)         (10 911)      
Fair value adjustment            -                -               8 803         
Finance income                                                                  
Finance expense                                                                 
Share of loss in associate                                                      
Income tax expense                                                              
Loss for the period                                                             
                                                                                
*    Unallocated expenses relate to costs incurred at a corporate level.        
*    Software rental includes a license fee of R7.3 million                     
Assets and liabilities                                                          
The assets and liabilities of the Group are organised and managed at a corporate
business support level. As the assets and liabilities contribute at a corporate 
level, it is not practical to determine a reasonable allocation of the assets   
and liabilities to the business segments.                                       
COMMENTARY                                                                      
1.   ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                                        
    1.1  Basis of presentation                                                  
The accounting policies applied in the preparation of these condensed       
    interim financial statements, which are based on reasonable judgments and   
    estimates, are in accordance with International Financial Reporting         
    Standards ("IFRS") and are consistent with those applied in the annual      
financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011. These condensed       
    financial statements as set out in this report have been prepared in terms  
    of the AC500 series, IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, the Companies    
    Act and the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited.                           
The interim results have not been audited or reviewed by the Group`s        
    auditors.                                                                   
    1.2  Income tax receivable                                                  
                                   Unaudited    Unaudited    Audited            
6 months      6 months     16 months         
                                   ended         ended        ended             
                                   31 December  31 August    30 June            
                                   2011         2010         2011               
R`000         R`000        R`000             
    Income tax receivable          1 324        1 234        750                
    With-holding tax               4 798        4 570        4 798              
    certificates                                                                
Income tax receivable          6 122        5 804        5 548              
    1.3  Deferred revenue and revenue recognised not yet invoiced               
         Deferred revenue and revenue recognised but not yet invoiced refers to 
         the timing difference between recognition of revenue and invoicing to  
the client based on the contracts. The Group is in a net asset         
         position which means the group recognised more revenue than invoiced   
         and received.                                                          
                                    Unaudited    Unaudited   Audited            
6 months      6 months    16 months         
                                    ended         ended       ended             
                                    31 December  31 August   30 June            
                                    2011         2010        2011               
R`000         R`000       R`000             
    Current asset                                                               
    Revenue recognised not yet      1 316        8 799       530                
    invoiced                                                                    
Current liability                                                           
    Deferred revenue                (420)        (3 537)     (9 098)            
    Net asset/(liability)           896          5 262       (8 568)            
    1.4 Trade and other payables                                                
Unaudited    Unaudited    Audited             
                                  6 months      6 months     16 months          
                                   as at        as at        as at              
                                  31 December  31 August    30June              
2011         2010         2011                
                                  R`000         R`000        R`000              
    Trade payables                1 685        2 019        1 744               
    Withholding tax rebate        3 955        4 477        4 798               
payable                                                                     
    VAT payable                   467          305          1 273               
    Leave accrual                 1 629        1 465        2 077               
    Liability on capital          -            27           31                  
reduction                                                                   
    Liability on dividend         -            1 712        -                   
    payment                                                                     
    Other payables (accruals)     2 185        6 061        2 979               
Ones & Zeros purchase price   1 263        -            1 950               
    liability                                                                   
    Acczone purchase price        -            1 686        -                   
    liability                                                                   
Total                         11 184       17 752       14 852              
2.   CORPORATE ACTIVITY                                                         
    2.1  Changes to the board                                                   
    Mr. Andile Sangqu resigned as board member and chairman with effect from 31 
December 2011. Mr. Robert Emslie, an existing independent non-executive     
    director was appointed as chairman with effect from 1 January 2012.         
    2.2  Dividends and Capital distribution                                     
         No dividend or capital distribution was declared for the period under  
review.                                                                
    2.3  Disposal of associate                                                  
    The investment of twenty five percent (25%) in Silburn Drake Staff          
    Connections (Proprietary) Limited, reported on previously as an associate,  
was sold for R1 on 17 November 2011 to the majority shareholders. The       
    investment of R67 479 created through the equity method of accounting was   
    written off as a loss.                                                      
    2.4  Subsequent events                                                      
No events occurred subsequent to the period end that would require the      
    interim financial statements to be adjusted.                                
FINANCIAL RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE                                               
The group reported a turnaround in its results for the six months ended 31      
December 2011. Although the results are not at previously achieved levels, the  
turnaround indicates that the actions taken and renewed focus on our core       
business is producing positive results.                                         
As reported, we redesigned our implementation approach and integrated all our   
operating companies into a single operating company. Management structures have 
been consolidated to ensure focus and reduce overhead costs.                    
Segmental review                                                                
Unallocated costs - Unallocated costs represent our listing and corporate costs.
The corporate centre was however, also integrated into operations and therefore 
does not include any executive salary costs. These costs have been allocated to 
the segments, lowering their profit margins in the current results.             
Consulting -The consulting business is now fully integrated into the operations 
and is focused on solution design for our life insurance clients. In future, we 
will report on solution design revenue as part of the implementation segment.   
Implementation - Implementation revenue is project based and relates to the     
implementation of our solutions for clients. We have improved project management
and overall service delivery but are still adapting to providing services to the
Tier 1 market. We are pleased with our reported revenue but margins are still   
under pressure. The Absa implementation is ongoing and will extend into the new 
financial year. The market is responding positively to our presence in the Tier 
1 segment and a solution design project done for Nedgroup Life is included.     
Support - Support income is monthly contracted income and is annuity based.     
Revenue levels were maintained with profit margins slightly below our expected  
margins as a result of general pressure and in some instances, inefficient      
service delivery                                                                
Software rental - Software rental is annuity based. It grows with new clients   
and system usage by each client - based on the number of contracts or policies  
administered. It typically grows slowly over time. Revenue includes a license   
fee of R 2.4 million. Excluding license fees, rental revenue growth came mainly 
from new clients.                                                               
Research and development - Research and development costs were reduced to levels
on par with those achieved prior to the Acczone acquisition. We focused our     
development on building assets that support more efficient implementation of our
life insurance platform (Exergy). We suspended all development work on the      
Acczone loan administration product. We did not capitalise any research and     
development costs. Currently, our development capacity is mostly being utilised 
by ongoing implementations.                                                     
GROUP OUTLOOK                                                                   
The changing environment within our target market continues to present new      
opportunities as financial service institutions search for ways to reduce costs 
and improve services to their clients. We continue to see financial service     
providers increasing their focus on improving relationships with their clients, 
driving internal efficiencies and differentiating their products as a means to  
capture and retain market share. SilverBridge remains well positioned to meet   
these needs.                                                                    
The outlook for the Group remains positive. The group has been restructured,    
refocused, simplified and in the process the overall cost structure of the group
was reduced. Our ability to make implementations simpler and improve quality is 
key to delivering solutions. We are busy with some major implementations and are
also securing new business. Building our annuity revenue is an ongoing goal and 
our focus is therefore directed at understanding and empowering our clients and 
on effective implementations.                                                   
On behalf of the board of directors                                             
Robert Emslie                     Jaco Swanepoel                                
Chairman                          Chief Executive Officer                       
Pretoria                                                                        
27 February 2012                                                                
CORPORATE INFORMATION                                                           
DIRECTORS OF SILVERBRIDGE HOLDINGS                                              
Robert Emslie (Chairman)**, Jaco Swanepoel (CEO),                               
Jeremy de Villiers **, Dinga Madubela*, Tyrrel Murray*,Sandra Duetsch*, Jaco    
Maritz (FD), Sphelele Sangweni***(All the directors are South African citizens).
* Non-executive                                                                 
**Independent non-executive                                                     
***Alternate director                                                           
REGISTERED OFFICES                                                              
First Floor, Castle View North                                                  
495 Prieska Street, Erasmuskloof,                                               
Pretoria, 0048                                                                  
(PO Box 11799, Erasmuskloof, 0048)                                              
COMPANY SECRETARY                                                               
Fusion Corporate Secretarial Services (Proprietary) Limited                     
represented by                                                                  
Melinda Gous                                                                    
43 Sovereign Road,                                                              
Route 21 Corporate Park,                                                        
Irene, Pretoria, Gauteng                                                        
(PO Box 68528, Highveld, 0169)                                                  
LEGAL ADVISERS                                                                  
Gildenhuys Lessing Malatji Inc.                                                 
(Registration number: 1997/002114/21)                                           
GLMI House                                                                      
Harlequins Office Park,                                                         
164 Totius Street,                                                              
Groenkloof                                                                      
(PO Box 619, Pretoria, 0001)                                                    
GROUP AUDITORS:                                                                 
KPMG Inc.                                                                       
(Registration number: 1999/021543/21)                                           
KPMG Forum,                                                                     
1226 Schoeman Street,                                                           
Hatfield                                                                        
(PO Box 11265, Hatfield, 0028)                                                  
TRANSFER SECRETARIES                                                            
Computershare Investor Services (Proprietary) Limited                           
(Registration number: 2004/003647/07)                                           
70 Marshall Street,                                                             
Johannesburg,                                                                   
(Call centre: 0861 100 634)                                                     
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107)                                              
DESIGNATED ADVISER                                                              
Merchantec (Proprietary) Limited                                                
(Registration number: 2008/027362/07)                                           
Second Floor, North Block                                                       
Hyde Park Office Tower,                                                         
Corner 6th Road and Jan Smuts Avenue, Hyde Park                                 
(PO Box 41480, Craighall, 2024)                                                 
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