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H1 Results and Strategy Presentation

Hansard Global plc, ("Hansard" or "the Group") the specialist long-term savings provider, today hosts a presentation from 11:30am (GMT) in London, when the senior management team will present the H1 2014 results, together with the results of the review of the Group's new business strategy.

Hansard issued its results for the six months ended 31 December 2013 on 27 February 2014 and this presentation will include no new material information.

A webcast of the event will be available to investors by contacting the company.

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Interim Management Statement

Summary
· A successful launch of a range of new product features and a refreshed branding in the last week of March 2014;

· New business of Hansard International Limited of £72.1m PVNBP in the period is 44.8% below Q3 2013, as anticipated;

· We have recently identified weaknesses in the Group's procedures in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events certificates required by HMRC. We are at an early stage in quantifying the impact of this issue but we currently estimate the Group's exposure, including professional costs, to be approximately £5m;
· New business margins on the PVNBP basis are approximately 5.5% (H1 2014: 7.5%) as a result of reduced sales volume;

· Following recent settlements, writs totalling approximately £3.5m remain outstanding against Hansard Europe (Q3 2014: £11.7m);

· An increased interim dividend of 3.40p per share was paid to shareholders on 3 April 2014.

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Confirmation of Board Changes

With effect from 1st July 2014:-

1. Dr Leonard S Polonsky CBE is appointed President of the Board. He remains a non-executive director but ceases to be the Chairman of the Board;

2. Mr Philip Gregory takes on the role of Chairman of the Board. He retains the role of Chairman of the Group's Nominations Committee but ceases to be the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee; and

3. Mr Maurice Dyson takes on the roles of Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Mr Dyson remains Chairman of the Group Audit Committee.

New business results for the year ended 30 June 2014

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, issues its new business results for the year ended 30 June 2014 ("FY 2014").

Summary
· We successfully launched our new sales and distribution strategy, and a range of new products and a refreshed branding, in the last week of March 2014. Launch events around the world during April and May generated considerable interest among Independent Financial Advisors and policyholdersand will provide a platform for sustainable diversified new business flows;

· New business of Hansard International Limited of £83.0m PVNBP in the year ended 30 June 2014 is approximately half of its prior year new business volumes, as anticipated, due in part to suspension of activities by a large distributor in Japan;

· New business margins on the PVNBP basis for FY 2014 are approximately 4.0% (Q3 2014: 5.5%) primarily as a result of reduced sales volume;

· We will shortly submit to HMRC our assessment of potential liability in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events Certificates previously announced. Our estimate of the Group's exposure, including professional costs, remains unchanged at £5m;

· Writs totalling approximately £5.9m remain outstanding against the Group (FY 2013: £3.9m).

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Full Year Results

Interim Management Statement

Summary
· We have entered into business relationships with a number of new significant IFA networks and other institutions in our target markets and plans are being implemented which will provide a platform for sustainable and diversified new business flows in the medium to long term;

· The Group has traded profitably during the period and generated positive cash flows;

· As previously reported, new business in Q1 2015 is approximately 30% less than Q4 2014;

· Our estimate of the Group's exposure, including professional costs, in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events Certificates previously announced, remains unchanged at £5m;

· Writs totalling approximately £5.9m remain outstanding against Hansard Europe (FY 2014: £5.9m);

· An increased final dividend of 5.0p per share was approved at the Annual General Meeting, for payment on 13 November 2014 (2013: 4.75p).



Gordon Marr, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"We remain confident that, through the implementation of our Strategic Plan, the Group will be better placed to deliver increased levels of profitable new business, and diversify our exposure across a range of distributors and countries."

New Business Results

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, issues its new business results for the six months ended 31 December 2014. All figures refer to the six months ended 31 December 2014 ("H1 2015"), except where indicated.

Summary
· In line with our strategic plan we have successfully entered into business relationships with a number of new significant IFA networks and other institutions in our target markets. Plans are being implemented which will provide a platform for sustainable and diversified new business flows;

· New business in Q2 2015 is approximately 13% higher than the £13.8m PVNBP reported in Q1 2015, reflecting increased interest in the Group's products;

· We have seen a particularly encouraging response in the Middle East and Africa region - which accounted for £4.0m PVNBP basis for the first half of the year;

· New business in H1 2015 is £29.4m PVNBP, which is approximately 47% lower than the prior year. The comparison is adversely affected by the business introduced by the Japanese distributor that suspended its operations in October 2013;

· Our estimate of the Group's exposure, including professional costs, in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events Certificates announced in FY 2014, remains unchanged at £5.0m;

· There has been no material change in the litigation against Hansard Europe. Writs totalling approximately £5.2m remain outstanding (30 June 2014: £5.2m).

Results for the six months ended 31 December 2014

SUMMARY

· In line with our strategic plan we have successfully entered into business relationships with significant IFA networks and other institutions in our target markets which will provide a platform for sustainable and diversified new business flows;

· IFRS profits of £6.6m are in line with the comparative period and in line with expectations;

· EEV profit after tax of £6.6m (H1 2014: £2.2m loss) reflects improved market performance and the strengthening of the US dollar against sterling over the period. The low level of new business in the period resulted in a negative contribution from new business;

· The increased interim dividend of 3.5p per share is funded by positive operating cash flows;

· Our estimate of the Group's exposure, including professional costs, in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events Certificates announced in FY 2014, remains unchanged at £5.0m;

· There has been no material change in the litigation against Hansard Europe. Writs totalling approximately £5.4m remain outstanding (30 June 2014: £5.2m). We continue to defend these claims strenuously.

Interim Management Statement

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, issues its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 July 2014 to date. All figures refer to the nine months ended 31 March 2015 ("Q3 2015"), except where indicated.

Summary
· We have seen increased interest in the Group's products, particularly in North Asia and in the Middle East and Africa regions, following recent product launches. This interest is reflected in new business issued in Q4 2015 which we expect to continue;

· New business in the period ended Q3 2015 is £40.8m PVNBP ("Present Value of New Business Premiums"), which is approximately 43% lower than the prior year, primarily due to the comparative period including £10.9m introduced by the Japanese distributor which ceased business in October 2013;

· The Group has traded profitably during the period and generated strong positive cash flows which supported the increased interim dividend of 3.5p per share paid on 2 April 2015.

Chargeable Event Certificate settlement with H M Revenue & Customs ("HMRC")

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, reported in May 2014 that it had provided £5.0 million to correct for shortfalls identified around the issuance of Chargeable Events Certificates required by HMRC. Following negotiations with HMRC, a full and final settlement has been agreed in the amount of £1.4 million on an estimate of tax lost basis (incorporating a penalty of £8,000). Taking into account professional and advisory fees, this will result in the release of £3.3 million into the IFRS profit and loss account for the quarter ending 30th June 2015.

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New business results for the year ended 30 June 2015

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, issues its new business results for the year ended 30 June 2015 ("FY 2015").

Summary
· We have continued to drive the implementation of our sales and distribution strategy and have seen increased levels of well diversified new business come through in Q4 FY 2015. In particular we have been pleased with new business streams in North Asia, the Middle East and Africa;

· New business in Q4 FY 2015 for Hansard International Limited ("Hansard International") was £19.8m in Present Value of New Business Premiums ("PVNBP") terms vs £10.9m (adjusted for assumption changes) in Q4 FY 2014 and £11.4m in Q3 FY 2015;

· New business for the full FY 2015 totalled £60.6m PVNBP. As expected, this has decreased from £83.0m in the previous year due to the effect of a large distributor in Japan ceasing to write business during FY 2014;

· As announced on 5 June 2015, we reached a full and final settlement of £1.4 million regarding liabilities for UK Chargeable Event Certificates with HMRC. After taking into account professional and advisory fees, this resulted in the release of £3.3m to the profit and loss account as a result of a provision of £5 million having been previously established;

· Writs totalling approximately £8.8m relating to legacy operations of Hansard Europe Limited ("Hansard Europe") are outstanding against the Group at 30 June 2015 (30 June 2014: £5.9m);

· The Group as a whole remains profitable and well capitalised.



Gordon Marr, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"With the strategic enhancements to our product range and distribution networks now complete, we have started to see encouraging signs of recovery after a challenging two years. Organic growth has increased significantly in Q4 and we see this continuing into FY 2016 to date. We are continuing to develop our presence in targeted locations where we believe that new licences could offer significant opportunities in the next 12 months. The Group remains profitable and is well capitalised to take advantage of the new business opportunities that we have identified."