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Ambient - Plans to demerge Moneybox in Spring

November 2003

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Results for the six months to 31 July were, as Sharewatch readers had expected,  overshadowed by a  decision to demerge Moneybox, which will take place in the spring. Moneybox is the prime reason we recommended the shares last October, a crown jewel in what isotherwise a ragbag mix of investments.   Results for thesix months on a continuing basis were up 14% to £18.4m. Operatinglosses reduced from £4.25m to £3.0m.  Clearly, the decision tofloat Moneybox, where Ambient currently has a 60.1% stake, as a newbusiness rather than reversing it into Ambient where it would bemarred by losses of the other businesses is the correct way to proceed. Of the total sales, Moneybox accounted for £14.1m,up fro ...

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