Jul 29 2010

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Audited annual results for the year ended 28 February 2010

ANS: ANS - Ansys Limited - Audited annual results for the year ended 28 February 2010
ANS - Ansys Limited - Audited annual results for the year ended 28 February 2010
and notice of Annual General Meeting
ANSYS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1987/001222/06)
(Share Code: ANS ISIN Code: ZAE000097028)
("Ansys" or "the company")
AUDITED ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2010 AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
Shareholders are advised that the annual financial statements were mailed to
shareholders today and contain the modifications set out below to the reviewed
provisional results published on SENS on 12 May 2010.
The modifications impacted on the following statements only:
    *    The Statement of Financial Position: This resulted from deferred
         income tax assets and liabilities previously offset against each
         other. The offsetting was not allowed in terms of International
         Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and therefore is disclosed
         separately under non-current assets and non-current liabilities in the
         Statement of Financial Position in the 2010 Annual Report. This
         modification was also required for the comparative 2009 numbers, which
         resulted in a re-allocation of R1.362 million between non-current
         assets and non-current liabilities, with a zero net effect.
    *    The Statement of Cash Flows: This resulted from the incorrect
         allocation of depreciation to investing activities, which was
         correctly allocated to operating activities in the Statement of Cash
         Flows in the 2010 Annual Report.
    *    The Segment Report: This resulted in the re-allocation of other gains
         and losses, included as part of corporate unallocated profits and
         losses, to the specific operating segments.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                                         28          28 February          28
                                   February                 2010    February
                                       2010                             2009
                                  (Audited)   Change  (Reviewed)   (Audited)
                                      R'000    R'000       R'000       R'000
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment          7 887                7 887       6 871
Intangible assets                     29 347               29 347      29 005
Deferred tax asset                     6 465    1 983       4 482       2 478
Current assets
Inventories                           10 156               10 156       5 799
Trade and other receivables           32 261               32 261      52 235
Cash and cash equivalents              3 355                3 355       6 965
Other financial assets                    60                   60       1 012
Total assets                          89 531    1 983      87 548     104 365
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Share capital and vendor shares       40 718               40 718      42 287
Retained earnings                      8 029                8 029      23 735
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Finance leases                           388                  388         665
Deferred tax liability                 1 983    1 983           -       1 362
Current liabilities
Finance leases                           274                  274         523
Trade and other payables              30 048               30 048      18 950
Other financial liabilities                -                    -       5 871
Cash and cash equivalents              7 202                7 202       9 115
Current tax payable                      889                  889       1 857
Total equity and liabilities          89 531    1 983      87 548     104 365
Number of shares in issue            142 228          142 228 041     140 271
                                        041                              008
Net asset value per share (cents)      34.27                34.27       47.07
Tangible net asset value per           13.64                13.64       26.39
share (cents)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                                   28 February  28 February
                                                          2010         2009
                                                     (Audited)    (Audited)
                                                         R'000        R'000
Revenue                                                  97 327      120 171
Gross profit                                             34 305       52 144
Other income                                                326           90
Operating costs                                        (48 682)     (47 632)
EBITDA                                                 (14 051)        4 602
Depreciation and amortization                           (3 604)      (1 544)
(Loss)/profit before interest and taxation             (17 655)        3 058
Interest paid                                             (855)      (1 550)
Interest received                                           220          908
(Loss)/profit before taxation                          (18 290)        2 416
Taxation                                                  2 584        (887)
(Loss)/profit for the year                             (15 706)        1 529
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year         (15 706)        1 529
Basic (loss)/earnings per share (cents)                 (11.10)         1.09
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (cents)               (10.95)         1.06
Headline (loss)/earnings per share (cents)              (10.25)         1.09
Weighted average number of shares in issue          141 517 718  140 134 390
Diluted average number of shares in issue           143 406 733  144 503 386
Reconciliation of headline (loss)/earnings:
Net (loss)/profit attributable to ordinary             (15 706)        1 529
shareholders
Adjusted for loss on disposal of property, plant             40            6
and equipment
Adjusted for goodwill impairment                          1 166            -
Total tax effect of the adjustments                        (11)          (2)
Headline (loss)/earnings attributable to ordinary      (14 511)        1 533
shareholders
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
                                         Issued    Vendor  Retained    Total
                                          share    shares    income   equity
                                        capital
                                          R'000     R'000     R'000    R'000
Balance at 1 March 2008                   28 368    20 128    27 806   76 302
Movements during the year
Shares issued                                813     (813)         -        -
Re-assessment of shares to be issued           -
as a result of business combination                (6 209)         -  (6 209)
Profit for the year                            -         -     1 529    1 529
Dividends                                      -         -   (5 600)  (5 600)
Balance at 28 February 2009               29 181    13 106    23 735   66 022
Movements during the year
Shares issued                              5 869   (5 869)         -        -
Re-assessment of shares to be issued           -   (1 569)         -  (1 569)
as a result of business combination
Profit for the year                            -         -  (15 706)      (15
                                                                        706)
Balance at 28 February 2010               35 050     5 668     8 029   48 747
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                               28 February   Adjustm          28 28 February
                                      2010       ent    February        2009
                                                            2010
                                 (Audited)            (Reviewed)   (Audited)
                                     R'000     R'000       R'000       R'000
Cash flows from operating            12 379       967      11 412    (17 513)
activities
Cash flows from investing           (7 599)     (967)     (6 632)     (4 717)
activities
Cash flows from financing           (6 477)         -     (6 477)       (528)
activities
Cash flows for the year             (1 697)         -     (1 697)    (22 758)
Cash and Cash equivalents at        (2 150)               (2 150)      20 608
beginning of year
                                                   -
Cash and Cash equivalents at        (3 847)         -     (3 847)     (2 150)
end of year
CONDENSED SEGMENT REPORT
                                       28                     28 28 February
                                 February               February        2009
                                     2010                   2010
                                (Audited)             (Reviewed)   (Audited)
                                    R'000     R'000        R'000       R'000
Segment Revenue:
Rail                                61 903                 61 903      90 063
Defense                             29 565                 29 565      28 635
Industrial                           5 757                  5 757       1 270
Corporate Unallocated                  102                    102         203
Total                               97 327                 97 327     120 171
Operating (loss)/profit segment results (before interest and taxation):
Rail                                 1 380   (1 220)        2 600      15 533
Defense                           (12 714)      (66)     (12 648)     (8 458)
Industrial                         (1 379)       219      (1 598)       1 417
Corporate Unallocated              (4 942)     1 067      (6 009)     (5 434)
Total                             (17 655)         -     (17 655)       3 058
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 2010 annual general meeting of shareholders will
be held on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 at 10:00, in the boardroom at the company's
offices at 170 Outeniqua Avenue, Waterkloof, Pretoria.
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May 17 2010

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Ansys wins R20-million contract

Ansys has won a R20-million contract to supply eight continuous rope-monitoring (CRM) systems to gold-mining major AngloGold Ashanti.

The CRM systems will be installed at the Moab Khotsong mine to enhance mine safety.

Engineering and technology company Ansys has won a R20-million contract to supply eight continuous rope-monitor- ing (CRM) systems to gold-mining major AngloGold Ashanti. The CRM systems will be installed at the Moab Khotsong mine to enhance mine safety.

Ansys CEO Alan Holloway reports that the technology used in these CRM systems is being specifically designed and developed by Ansys and Moab Khotsong mine management. The driving force for the initiative is the safety of the mine personnel as the company and all its mining affiliates subscribe to a strong safety culture.

The purpose of the equipment, which is still being tested, is to continuously monitor the health of the mine’s winder ropes, a requirement owing to the extreme depth of wind at Moab Khotsong, to prevent possible rope failure. “The CRM systems trigger an alarm if the tolerances on the steel cable used on the mine’s winder equipment differ by a certain agreed amount,” says Holloway.

He adds that mine safety is a critical issue in South African mines and, as human lives are at stake daily, there can be no margin for error. “Ansys is developing this equipment specifically to assist mining houses in monitoring the condition of their winder ropes to proactively prevent rope failure,” says Holloway.

Ansys will assist in the installation, testing and commissioning of the system, with AngloGold Ashanti being responsible for the overall installation of the equipment.

Measured output data from the system will also be dis- tributed to AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo Field Services and Ansys. A data record will be built up over time to ensure maximum system performance and increased fault detection.

Ansys will ensure the system’s continuous performance, which includes calibration and servicing as well as data monitoring and enhancements under a separate contract with AngloGold Ashanti.

Holloway points out the system being developed should have wide application throughout the mining industry in South Africa.

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May 12 2010

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Ansys Limited reviewed provisional annual results 2010

Introduction

The 2010 financial year was the worst year in the history of Ansys. Performance was adversely affected by a number of factors. The group experienced longer than usual procurement and payment cycles of major clients. Two subsidiaries, Optocon and Emerging Signals experienced capital equipment pressure and delayed project execution respectively. Sales were depressed owing to reduced demand as a result of the global financial melt-down. The combined effect of these factors has resulted in the less than satisfactory results.

However, prospects for 2011 financial year have improved dramatically as the factors highlighted above have in main been resolved. Government’s re-energized commitment to service delivery has encouraged our public sector clients to speed up both procurement and payment cycles. Projects in the signalling and defence domain, a major portion of Ansys’ business, are being expedited to meet the service delivery backlogs.

Demand in our mining market has begun to grow. Major orders of the Ansys Rope Tester have been secured and more are expected for this unique product.

Ansys has significantly diversified away from the state-owned enterprise sector. Currently more than 50% of the R100 million orders on hand are from the private sector. Other actions were taken to improve the operational effectiveness of the business and are expected to improve returns. Improvements made to Optocon include the appointment of a new managing director and concluding a distribution agreement for the Ansys Commercial Optical Cameras with a major distributor to boost sales.

Emerging Signals, which is still imperative to Ansys’ rail operation, has been completely integrated in terms of its management and administration to enhance management’s focus. QuadSoft, which remains profitable and a generator of free cash flows, is expected to increase its contribution as efforts are underway to expand into other markets.

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May 10 2010

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Revised Trading Statement

Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 21 April 2010 and are advised that Ansys is currently in the process of finalising its results for the year ended 28 February 2010.

 

It is anticipated, with a reasonable degree of certainty, that Ansys will reflect a basic and headline loss per share of between 10 cents and 12 cents (2009: basic and headline profit per share of 1.09 cents) for the year ended 28 February 2010.                                    

The financial information on which this trading update is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the company`s auditors. The company`s results for the year ended 28 February 2010 are expected to be released on SENS by the middle of
May 2010.                                                                      
                          

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Apr 22 2010

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Trading update

Shareholders are advised that the company is in the process of finalising its results for the year ended 28 February 2010 and advises that the loss for this period is expected to be in excess R10 million, compared to a profit for the comparative period of R1.5 million. At this stage, the company is unable to quantify, with any degree of certainty, the expected basic and headline earnings per share for the year ended 28 February 2010 and expects to release a further announcement containing such detail in due course. The expected loss results from delays in tender adjudication, delays in receipt of export permits and poor implementation of optics related orders. The latter two causes have subsequently been rectified however the first remains a problem. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the company’s auditors.

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Mar 03 2010

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Change to the Board of Directors

Shareholders are advised that Dr JL Steyn has resigned as non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2010, in order to devote more time to his studies. The Board wishes to thank Dr Steyn for his valued contributions to Ansys and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

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Jan 29 2010

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Ansys awarded huge Bayhead contract

ALTX-listed engineering and technology company Ansys has been awarded a multimillion-rand contract by GE South African Technologies (Gesat) to assist with improvements to the automation system at Transnet’s Bayhead marshalling yard in Durban.

Ansys CEO Alan Holloway said yesterday that the Gesat contract was eagerly anticipated and would help the company start this year on a positive note. He added that several other major technology and engineering contracts were in the pipeline.

Ansys, which is involved in the installation of rail track measurement and rail signalling systems throughout SA, would be responsible for the installation of 109 GE Hydra Switch machines, as well as all the project- specific engineering work — including fibre-optic network design; software design; and the design and manufacture of the light-emitting diode cluster points indicators. Ansys would install, test and commission the entire system.

The Bayhead marshalling yard comprises several sub-yards with more than 160 lines and a static capacity in excess of 5000 wagons.

The remote control of points machines increases yard productivity and operator safety and assists in reducing derailments.

Ansys said other benefits of automating points are: the status of the points is shown to the train driver via indicators; there is battery backup power for power outages; faster switching times of two seconds; and points gap detection and occupancy detection.

Ansys’s portion of the project was expected to be completed by June.

Gesat was initially awarded the main contract for the supply, installation and commissioning of a completely new yard automation system for the Bayhead facility and had subcontracted certain requirements to Ansys.

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Oct 26 2009

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Trading update

Shareholders are advised that Ansys is currently finalising its interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2009 and it is expected that Ansys’ earnings and headline earnings per share will be a loss of between 0.7 cents and 1.7 cents per share, which represents an improvement from the prior year’s interim results of between 65% and 85%. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed by Ansys’ auditors. Ansys specialises in the design and integration of monitoring and control systems for the transport, industrial and defence sectors, with most of its revenue obtained through the tender process. As a result of the usual delay in the award of tenders in the first half of the year, project revenue is also expected to be higher in the second half of the financial year than in the first half.
 
The interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2009 are expected to be published on SENS on 03 November 2009.

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Aug 27 2009

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Change to the Board of Directors

Shareholders are advised that Mr MG Diliza has resigned as non-executive director with effect from 21 August 2009, in order to devote more time to other business commitments. The Board wishes to thank Mr MG Diliza for his valued contributions to Ansys and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

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Aug 07 2009

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Audited Annual Results for the Year Ended 28 February 2009

Shareholders are advised that the annual financial statements were
distributed yesterday and contain the following modification to the reviewed
provisional results published on SENS on 12 May 2009: 

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May 12 2009

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Reviewed Provisional Annual Results For The Year Ended 28 February 2009

During the first half of the financial year, financial performance was hampered by a low level of customer tender adjudication. Continue Reading »

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May 05 2009

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Trading update

Shareholders are advised that Ansys is currently finalising its results for the twelve months ended 28 February 2009. Continue Reading »

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Mar 20 2009

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Withdrawal of cautionary

Ansys has withdrawn the cautionary announcement.  Continue Reading »

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Mar 16 2009

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Further cautionary announcement

Ansys issues a further cautionary announcement. Continue Reading »

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Jan 30 2009

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Ansys issues another cautionary announcement

Ansys issues a further cautionary announcement to shareholders related to dealing in Securities. Continue Reading »

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Dec 12 2008

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Further cautionary announcement

Ansys releases a further cautionary announcement. Continue Reading »

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Nov 12 2008

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Ansys restructures board

Shareholders are advised that Ansys has restructured its board of directors ("the board") in order to ensure a more streamlined board. Continue Reading »

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Nov 06 2008

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Change to the board of directors

Dr. Johannes Lodewikus Steyn has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director to the Ansys board of directors with effect from 1 November 2008. Continue Reading »

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Nov 04 2008

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Interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2008

During the period under review, Ansys experienced delays in the start up of a significant number of their projects. Continue Reading »

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Oct 31 2008

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Ansys to acquire Process Projects

Shareholders are advised that Ansys has entered into a Heads of Agreement with AR Process Projects (Pty) Limited ("Process Projects") in respect of the acquisition of 100% of the shares in issue and loan accounts in Process Projects from its existing shareholders. Continue Reading »

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