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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ii_Acquisition of New Zealand HIS business of Hewlett Packard
On 14 October 2004 the Group acquired the New Zealand HIS business of Hewlett Packard. Acquisition accounting has been adopted and the book and provisional fair values on acquisition were as follows:

  Book value    
Revelations
    Provisional 
fair value
 
  £'000     £'000     £'000  
                 
Net assets acquired – Debtors 83     (14)     69  
Goodwill             615  
                 
Consideration             684  
                 
Satisfied by:                
Cash             656  
Acquisition costs             28  
                 
              684  

From 14 October 2004 to 30 April 2005, the acquired business contributed £0.3m to turnover, £0.1m to operating profit before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items and £0.1m to profit before taxation, goodwill amortisation and exceptional items. The post acquisition cashflows were not material.

iii_Further investment in iSOFT R&D Private Limited

On 7 September 2004, the Group increased its stake in iSOFT R&D Private Limited (“iSOFT R&D”) from 82% to 88%.

In accordance with FRS 2, given that the carrying values of the net assets in iSOFT R&D were not materially different from their fair values and the change in stake is not considered significant, the net assets of iSOFT R&D have not been revalued on consolidation. Accordingly, the additional goodwill generated by the increase in stake is as follows:

  £'000  
     
Consideration – satisfied in shares 772  
Additional net assets acquired (67)  
     
Goodwill on increase in stake 705  
 
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Assets held
for resale

  Group
2005
  Company
2005
  Group
2004
  Company
2004
 
  £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000  
                 
Business held for resale     6,500    
Property held for resale 1,000     1,000    
                 
  1,000     7,500    

The property held for resale relates to a property acquired on the merger with Torex which is in the process of disposal. The property is held at its estimated net realisable value and the company expects the disposal to be completed in the next financial year.
 
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