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Myriad Group Announces Full Year 2013 Results
[March 20, 2014]

Myriad Group Announces Full Year 2013 Results


(Tensid Regulatory Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Myriad Group Announces Full Year 2013 Results Strong performance of MSNGR in Latin America and simplified operating structure ZURICH, Switzerland - 20 March 2013- Myriad Group AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MYRN) today reported revenues of USD 43.2 million, and an adjusted EBITDA1 lossof USD 2.9 million for the full year 2013.



Stephen Dunford, CEO of Myriad Group AG, commented: "2013 has been an exciting year ofrationalizing and resizing our operational structure to focus on innovating and growing our new Messenger business. I am pleased with the progress having grown our user base from under 1 million to 38 million users in Latin America and believe we are establishing a solid platform upon which we can grow a valuable business. There is a lot of momentum is this segment at the moment, as recent M&A activity in the social messaging space has demonstrated. Going forward, we look to take the success of our Latin American experience to a wider global audience as we accelerate user growth and monetize the service. " Overview of 2013 results Revenuefor the year amounted to USD 43.2 million (USD 56.3 million in FY 2012), was down USD 13.1 million from FY 2012 due to the previously anticipated decline in mobile browser revenues, exiting from one off professional services projects and the discontinuation of other legacy products.

During the year Myriad completed a USD 36.2 million rights issue raising net proceeds to the company of USD 22.6 million after settling shareholder loans. This funding has been used to accelerate the restructuring activity in the Group, focusing on simplifying the R&D engineering structure with the closure of 5 engineering sites. This has hugely simplified the operating structure, enabling the Group to focus on delivering innovation in MSNGR in the UK led by the incoming CTO, Bruce Jackson and his new core team.


The 2013 adjusted EBITDA1loss narrowed from USD 6.1 million in 2012 to USD 2.9 million in 2013 reflecting aggressive reductions in the cost base as we reduced our headcount and the number of engineering sites. This has not only contributed to annualised savings of USD 20.5 million, but also streamlined our development and improved product quality and performance.

Net losses were USD 42.9 million (USD 58.5 million in FY2012) reflecting underlying operating losses, impairments and non-recurring charges for restructuring.

Closing cash at 31 December 2013 was USD 12.0 million up from USD 5.9 million as at 31 December 2012. Restructuring costs, a high legacy cost base (since reduced) and non operating legacy payments continued to place demands on cash during the year.

2013 Achievements The new MSNGR chat app user numbers grew from under 1 million to 38 million on the first real year. This growth was achieved through our strategic agreements with 16 Mobile Operators in Latin America, representing 85% of all mobile users in the region.

The Sub data business (USSD and Updates) grew to 20 million visitors with 21 new deployments with Facebook in the year. This was enhanced further with the signing of a partnership agreement with Twitter towards end 2013 providing text based messaging enabling users without a data plan to access Twitter services. This service will roll out initially in Africa and Latin America during 2014, complementing our existing Facebook service.

Our strategic partnership with Comcast built on the Reference Design Kit (RDK) Version 1.0 framework enables enhanced security and the potential for a wide range of engaging interactive consumer applications in set top boxes. RDK is being adopted widely across North America, Europe and Asia as the pay TV platform of choice for service providers, leading to significant royalties from Pace, Arris and Samsung as the new framework is adopted by the Pay TV industry.

Myriad won the 2013 Cisco Award for Software Excellence. This prestigious award recognizes the company for the quality of its device software and engineering in connection with Cisco's pay TV business.

The successful conclusion of the rights issue launched in August raised USD 36.2 million and was given overwhelming support by the shareholders for the new Management team's strategy.

Outlook 2014 Myriad looks forward to accelerating growth in its MSNGR chat application as we broaden our focus to a global market. We also expect to see more added value from our strategically placed Sub Data (USSD and Myriad Updates) business leveraging our relationships with our social media partners, Facebook and Twitter. The company will continue to simplify its operations and focus on creating value for its shareholders. Recent activity in the global social media market validates our strategic direction and motivates us to move as fast as possible.

Summary Financial Information USD million 2013 2012 % Device Solutions 18.2 26.4 (31%) Mobile Services 25.0 29.9 (17%) Total revenue 43.2 56.3 (23%) Adjusted gross profit2 19.9 28.3 (30%) Gross margin 46% 50% (4%) Adjusted EBITDA1 (2.9) (6.1) 53% 1EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring items and restructuring costs 2Gross profit adjusted for amortisation, impairment and restructuring costs Information on Myriad's Media and Analyst Briefing Myriad will present its Fiscal Year 2013 results to members of the media, investors and analysts today.

Media & Analyst conference - 20 March 2014 at 18.00 CET Details of how to join the call can be found here For more information please contact [email protected] The Annual Report 2013 as well as the presentation slides for the Media & Analyst conference are available on the company's website: http://www.myriadgroup.com/investors/financial-publications.aspx About Myriad Myriad delivers consumer applications, messaging solutions, and embedded software to leading OEMs, mobile operators, and pay TV providers worldwide.

Our messaging services deliver instant messaging and social networking to tens of millions of users in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Working with some of the world's most successful mobile phone operators, Myriad's market leading chat application, MSNGR, enables consumers to connect to friends and family for free across feature phones as well as smartphones. Our Updates service, provided over USSD through our collaboration with Facebook and Twitter enables users without data plans to connect to the social networks and chat services they want to reach in a simple and affordable way. In many cases, Myriad's services are providing users with their first experience of the Internet.

Our market proven and innovative connected home solutions are found in billions of mobile phones and tens of millions of set-top boxes and Blu-ray players.

We operate worldwide, with offices in Switzerland, UK, France, USA, Mexico, India, UAE, China, Japan. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Myriad is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX Symbol: MYRN).

For more information please visit our website: www.myriadgroup.com. You can also follow us on twitter @MyriadGroup, and view our YouTube Channel - YouTube.com/myriadgroupmarketing.

Contacts Andrew Durkin Peter McCormack MUSTARD PR Myriad Investor Relations + 44 (0) 7887 998407 +44 (0)1625 445705 [email protected] [email protected] Media release (PDF) ProviderChannelContactTensid Ltd., Switzerland www.tensid.chnewsbox.ch www.newsbox.chProvider/Channel related enquiries [email protected] +41 41 763 00 50 (c) 2014 Tensid Ltd., Switzerland.

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