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USCOM LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Feb 8, 2010

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Uscom Limited ABN 35 091 028 090

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Level 7, 10 Loftus Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T +612 9247 4144 F +612 9247 8157 www.uscom.com.au

Uscom Limited and its controlled entity ABN 35 091 028 090

ASX Appendix 4D Half yearly report – 31 December 2009

Contents

Results for announcement to the market 1
Dividends per share 1
Net Tangible Assets per ordinary share 1
Status of review 1
Commentary 1
Financial highlights 1
Half yearly report 5-14

Uscom 2010 Half yearly report

ABN 35 091 028 090

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Uscom Limited

Level 7, 10 Loftus Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T +612 9247 4144 F +612 9247 8157 www.uscom.com.au

Reporting period ended 31 December 2009 Previous corresponding reporting period: 31 December 2008 Results for announcement to the market

Revenues from ordinary activities up 13.33% to $635,337
Lossfrom ordinary activities after tax attributable to
members
down 16.55% to $830,894
Net Lossfor the period attributable to members down 16.55% to $830,894

Dividends per Share

It is not proposed to pay a dividend.

Net Tangible Asset per Ordinary Share

31 December 2009 31 December 2008
NTA backing 6.8c 6.6c

Status of audit

The accounts have been reviewed.

Commentary Refer Chief Executive Officer review of operations in page 3-4.

Financial highlights
Revenues from ordinary activities $635,337
Loss from ordinary activities ($830,894)
Sales Revenue $621,458
Net operating cash consumption ($908,034)
Net increase in cash held $154,691
Cash held at end of the year $2,063,412

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Your directors present the financial report of Uscom Ltd for the half-year ended 31 December 2009.

Directors

The names of directors who held office during or since the end of the half-year:

Mr Rob Phillips Mr Roman Zwolenski Mr Bruce Rathie Mr Paul Butler (Resigned on 31 December 2009)

Shareholdings of directors as at 31 December 2009

Name of directors Balance
31 December 2009
Mr Rob Phillips 16,979,9681
Mr Roman Zwolenski 248,8092
Mr Bruce Rathie 68,809
Mr Paul Butler 316,2123
Total 17,515,562

1 366,159 of these ordinary shares are held by NCS Pty Ltd as Trustee for Phillips Family Superannuation. 2

All these ordinary shares are held by Z-Link Pty Ltd Super Fund. Mr Zwolenski is a trustee of this fund. 3

41,212 of these ordinary shares are held by family associate.

Review of operations

The six months to 31 December 2009 saw good results for Uscom given the economic climate. We have worked closely with Spacelabs Healthcare and Pacific Medical Systems to increase sales of the USCOM 1A. Revenue from the sale of goods has more than doubled compared to the corresponding period last year ( from $285k in 2008 to $621k in 2009, refer Note 2 in page 10) as we start to see the initial sales in the USA through the Spacelabs channel.

Whilst expectations for USA sales were greater, many opportunities have been delayed due to the delay of funds available for capital purchases by customers due to economic circumstances. Despite the economy, there were still some significant sales including two major US children’s hospitals taking the first of what should be many Uscom units. Identified sales opportunities have grown throughout the year and we expect these to start converting. Uscom has worked closely with Spacelabs Healthcare in developing market opportunities with all Spacelabs sales representatives having spent time with Uscom personnel in the field. Spacelabs also launched the USCOM 1A in the UK in October and have already had some successes.

Pacific Medical Systems has continued to develop the Chinese market and we are seeing sales into the region build. Pacific Medical Systems are also expanding the market through Asia with new distributors in Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.

Uscom had supported the channels providing clinical support and education, improving marketing collaterals and importantly, supporting clinicians to travel to the regions to provide user feedback to potential customers. We have continued to attend all the major global conferences along with our distribution partners and continue to develop the body of scientific evidence that supports the use of Uscom.

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Uscom was included as a distinct technology at the recent Heamodynamic Round Table meeting in Rome and was very well received by the leading clinicians in this area. This followed a users group meeting that was held in London which included Uscom users from the UK, Europe, Africa and Australia. The meeting was convened by Dr. David Bennett who has since joined the Uscom Medical Advisory Board.

Throughout this activity Uscom is aware of the need to control expenditure until revenues are there to support it. There was a high level of marketing activity throughout this period and we were still able to reduce total expenses by more than 10%. Recognising the need to ensure adequate reserves Uscom initiated a Share Purchase Plan. This was very successful raising the company over $1.1M and we thank our shareholders for their support. These funds will go towards additional marketing efforts in the USA and Asia, and developing technology for new markets and applications such as hypertension and electrophysiology.

Our Technology team has kept the product up to date and developed an interface to communicate with the next generation Spacelabs Healthcare product. We are also working on a new hardware platform that will enable us to take the Uscom technology into new identified markets. We have submitted our application for regulatory approval in Canada having successfully completed the necessary audit.

Outlook for the rest of financial year 2010 is positive as we continue to build our partnerships with Spacelabs Healthcare and Pacific Medical Systems. The US healthcare market appears to be recovering and we have opportunities to enter new markets.

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Rob Phillips Director, Acting CEO

Sydney, 8 February 2010

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Auditor's Independence Declaration

As lead auditor for the review of Uscom Limited for the half year ended 31 December 2009, I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief there have been:

  • (a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review; and

  • (b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

This declaration is in respect of Uscom Limited and the entities it controlled during the half year.

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PKF

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John Bresolin Partner Sydney

Dated this 8[th] day of February 2010.

Tel: 61 2 9251 4100 | Fax: 61 2 9240 9821 | www.pkf.com.au PKF | ABN 83 236 985 726

Level 10, 1 Margaret Street | Sydney | New South Wales 2000 | Australia DX 10173 | Sydney Stock Exchange | New South Wales

PKF East Coast Practice is a member of PKF Australia Limited a national association of independent chartered accounting and consulting firms each trading as PKF. The East Coast Practice has offices in NSW, Victoria and Brisbane. PKF Australia Limited is a member of PKF International, an association of legally independent chartered accounting and consulting firms.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

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Uscom Limited and its controlled entities

Consolidated income statement

for the half year ended 31 December 2009

Continuing operations
Note
31 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2008
$
$
Revenues from ordinary activities
2
Raw materials and consumables used
Expenses from ordinaryactivities,excludingfinance costs
3
635,337
560,628
(151,485)
(54,276)
(1,464,746)
(1,602,002)
Loss before income tax credit
Income tax credit
(980,894)
(1,095,650)
150,000
100,000
Loss after income tax credit (830,894)
(995,650)
Earning per share (EPS)
Basic earnings per share (cents per share)
Diluted earnings per share (cents per share)
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the half year ended 31 December 2009
(2.0)
(2.6)
(2.0)
(2.6)
31 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2008
$
$
Loss for the period
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currencytranslation differences for foreign operations
(830,894)
(995,650)
(6,692)
44,905
Other comprehensive income for the period (6,692)
44,905
Total comprehensive income for the period (837,586)
(950,745)
Attributable to:
Owners of the Company
Minorityinterest
(837,586)
(950,745)
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the period (837,586)
(950,745)

This Income statement and Statement of comprehensive income are to be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2009 and the attached notes.

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Uscom Limited

Consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2009

Note 31 Dec 2009
30 Jun 2009
$
$
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Inventories
Tax assets
Other assets
2,063,412
1,908,721
180,972
296,912
241,501
219,038
537,217
387,217
80,565
87,120
Total current assets 3,103,667
2,899,008
Non-current assets
Plant and equipment
Intangible assets
72,740
87,338
561,262
539,178
Total non-current assets 634,002
626,516
Total assets 3,737,669
3,525,524
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Short termprovisions
120,062
224,198
142,441
143,470
Total current liabilities 262,503
367,668
Non-current liabilities
Longtermprovisions
116,811
101,639
Total non-current liabilities 116,811
101,639
Total liabilities 379,314
469,307
Net assets 3,358,355
3,056,217
Equity
Issued capital
4
Options reserve
5
Accumulated losses
Foreign currencytranslation reserve
18,344,447
17,223,367
1,025,813
1,007,169
(16,073,511)
(15,242,617)
61,606
68,298
Total equity 3,358,355
3,056,217

This Statement of financial position is to be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2009 and the attached notes.

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Uscom Limited

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the half year ended 31 December 2009

Ordinary
Options
Accumulated
Foreign
currency
Total
share capital
reserve
losses
translation
reserve
$
$
$
$
$
Balance at 1 July 2008
Loss from continuing operations
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation
differences
Total comprehensive income for the
period
Transactions with owners,
recorded directly in equity
Issued Capital
Options reserve
Total transactions with owners
Balance at 31 December 2008
16,644,265
864,765
(14,142,728)
39,224
3,405,526
-
-
(995,650)
-
(995,650)
-
-
-
44,905
44,905
-
-
(995,650)
44,905
(950,745)
539,102
-
-
-
539,102
-
72,427
-
-
72,427
539,102
72,427
-
-
611,529
17,183,367
937,192
(15,138,378)
84,129
3,066,310
Balance at 1 July 2009
Loss from continuing operations
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation
differences
Total comprehensive income for the
period
Transactions with owners,
recorded directly in equity
Issued Capital
Options reserve
Total transactions with owners
Balance at 31 December 2009
17,223,367
1,007,169
(15,242,617)
68,298
3,056,217
-
-
(830,894)
-
(830,894)
-
-
-
(6,692)
(6,692)
-
-
(830,894)
(6,692)
(837,586)
1,121,080
-
-
-
1,121,080
-
18,644
-
-
18,644
1,121,080
18,644
-
-
1,139,724
18,344,447
1,025,813
(16,073,511)
61,606
3,358,355

This Statement of Changes in Equity is to be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2009 and the attached notes.

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Uscom Limited

Consolidated statement of cash flows

for the half year ended 31 December 2009

31 Dec 2009 31 Dec 2008
$ $
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from customers 734,344 451,134
Grants received 785 1,690
Payments to suppliers and employees (1,656,257) (1,318,802)
Interest received 13,094 55,156
Net cash used in operatingactivities (908,034) (810,822)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of plant and equipment (814) (1,995)
Purchase ofpatents and trademarks (57,541) (58,947)
Net cashprovided by/ used investingactivities (58,355) (60,942)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares and options 1,134,342 600,001
Share issue costs (13,262) (20,898)
Net cashprovided byfinancingactivities 1,121,080 579,103
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 154,691 (292,661)
Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 1,903,804 2,547,159
Exchange rate adjustments to cash and cash equivalents at
the beginning ofthe period
4,917 (38,515)
Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 2,063,412 2,215,983

This Cash Flow Statement is to be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2009 and the attached notes.

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Notes to the Interim Financial Report

Uscom Limited

Selected Explanatory Notes to the Financial Statements for the half year ended 31 December 2009

Note 1 – Statement of significant accounting policies

The half-year consolidated financial report was approved by the Board of Directors on 8 February 2010. This half-year consolidated financial report has been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 134 and is to be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2009. This is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, including Australian Accounting Interpretations and the Corporations Act 2001.

The half-year report does not include full disclosures of the type normally included in an annual financial report and therefore cannot be expected to provide as full an understanding of the financial performance, financial position and financing and investing activities of the consolidated entity as the full financial report.

Accordingly, it is recommended that this financial report be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2009 and any public announcements made by Uscom Limited during the half-year in accordance with continuous disclosure requirements arising under the Corporations Act 2001.

The same accounting policies have been followed as those applied and discussed in the financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2009, except as set out below;

Changes in accounting policy

Uscom Limited had to change on of its accounting policies as the result of new or revised accounting standards which became operative for the annual reporting period commencing on 1 July 2009.

The affected policy and standard is Segments – new AASB 8: Operating Segments.

Segment Reporting

Uscom has applied AASB 8 – Operating Segments from 1 July 2009. AASB 8 requires a ‘Management approach’ under which segment information is presented on the same basis as that used for internal reporting purposes.

This has resulted in no change to the reportable segments as operating segments continue to be reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker, which is the Board of Directors.

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Notes to the Interim Financial Report

31 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2008
$
$
Note 2 – Revenue
Sale of goods
Other income
Interest received
Grants received
Exchange gains
Total other income
Total revenue
Note 3 – Expenses from ordinary activities
Depreciation and amortisation expenses
Employee expenses
Research and development expenses
Advertising and marketing expenses
Occupancy expenses
Regulatory expenses
Bad debt expenses
Administrative expenses
Exchange losses
Total expenses from ordinary activities
Note 4 – Issued capital
Ordinary shares
Fully paid ordinary shares
Total contributed equity
Movement in issued capital
Shares on issue at 1 July 2009
Share Purchase Plan in September 2009
Share issue cost
Ordinary shares at 31 December 2009
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares issued during Share Purchase plan
Total fully paid ordinary shares at 31 December 2009
Note 5 – Options reserve
Options reserve balance at the beginning of the period
Expenses arising from share-based payment
OSI – right to participate in options
Options reserve balance at the end of the period
621,458
285,619
13,094
59,178
785
1,690
-
214,141
13,879
275,009
635,337
560,628
49,699
54,192
564,977
671,503
267,730
262,447
149,947
276,110
68,678
66,670
41,562
29,295
-
41,229
188,092
200,556
134,061
-
1,464,746
1,602,002
31 Dec 2009
30 June 2009
$
$
18,344,447
17,223,367
18,344,447
17,223,367
17,223,367
17,223,367
1,134,342
-
(13,262)
-
18,344,447
17,223,367
Number
Number
40,000,000
40,000,000
1,800,547
-
41,800,547
40,000,000
31 Dec 2009
30 June 2009
$
$
1,007,169
864,765
18,644
142,403
-
1
1,025,813
1,007,169

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Notes to the Interim Financial Report

31 Dec 2009
30 Jun 2009
Number
Number
Note 5 – Options reserve (continued)
Movement in option number
Options at the beginning of the period
Granted during the period
Lapsed during the period
Exercised during the period
Options at the end of the period
3,835,000
690,000
-
3,400,000
-
(255,000)
-
-
3,835,000
3,835,000

Note 6 – Operating segments

Segment information

The Consolidated Entity operates in the global health and medical products industry. Globally the company has 4 geographic sales and distribution segments as shown below. For each segment, the CEO and CFO review internal management reports on at least a monthly basis.

The largest customer group which operates in USA, Europe, Australia and Asia accounts for 63 % of the total sales revenue.

Australia
Asia
USA
Europe
Unallocated
Total
$ $ $ $ $ $
31 Dec 2009
Sales to external customers
Other revenues
Total segment revenue
Segment expenses
Segment result before
income tax
31 Dec 2008
Sales to external customers
Other revenues
Total segment revenue
Segment expense
Segment result before
income tax
22,710
171,250
399,457
28,041
-
621,458
13,094
-
-
785
-
13,879
35,804
171,250
399,457
28,826
-
635,337
4,633
48,093
228,438
120,748
1,214,319
1,616,231
31,171
123,157
171,019
(91,922)
(1,214,319)
(980,894)
15,225
127,249
107,836
35,309
-
285,619
59,178
-
-
-
215,831
275,009
74,403
127,249
107,836
35,309
215,831
560,628
111,189
34,017
220,592
156,522
1,133,959
1,656,279
(36,786)
93,232
(112,756)
(121,213)
(918,128)
(1,095,651)

Note 7 – Contingent assets

There were no contingent assets as at 31 December 2009.

Note 8 – Contingent liabilities

There were no contingencies as at 31 December 2009.

Note 9 – Events after Balance Sheet date

There were no events subsequent to 31 December 2009 that are required to be reported in this note.

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

The directors of Uscom Ltd declare that:

  • 1 the half-year financial statements and notes of Uscom Ltd are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

  • (a) giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 31 December 2009 and of its performance as represented by the results of its operations, changes in equity and cash flows for the half year ended on that date; and

  • (b) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 “Interim Financial Reporting” and the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements.

  • 2 In the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay it debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the board of directors.

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Rob Phillips Director, Acting CEO

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Roman Zwolenski

Director

Sydney, 8 February 2010

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REVIEW REPORT

To the members of Uscom Limited

Report on the Half-Year Financial Report

We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of Uscom Limited, which comprises the balance sheet as at 31 December 2009, and the income statement, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement for the half-year ended on that date, other selected explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity comprising the company and the entities it controlled at 31 December 2009 or from time to time during the half year ended on that date.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Half-Year Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the halfyear financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001 . This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the half-year financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half-year financial report based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with Auditing Standard on Review Engagements ASRE 2410 Review of an Interim Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity , in order to state whether, on the basis of the procedures described, we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including: giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 31 December 2009 and its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001 . As the auditor of Uscom Limited, ASRE 2410 requires that we comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial report.

A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Tel: 61 2 9251 4100 | Fax: 61 2 9240 9821 | www.pkf.com.au PKF | ABN 83 236 985 726

Level 10, 1 Margaret Street | Sydney | New South Wales 2000 | Australia DX 10173 | Sydney Stock Exchange | New South Wales

PKF East Coast Practice is a member of PKF Australia Limited a national association of independent chartered accounting and consulting firms each trading as PKF. The East Coast Practice has offices in NSW, Victoria and Brisbane. PKF Australia Limited is a member of PKF International, an association of legally independent chartered accounting and consulting firms.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

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Independence

In conducting our review, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 .

Conclusion

Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report of Uscom Limited is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including:

  • (a) giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2009 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • (b) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and Corporations Regulations 2001.

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PKF

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John Bresolin Partner Sydney

Dated 8[th] February 2010.

Tel: 61 2 9251 4100 | Fax: 61 2 9240 9821 | www.pkf.com.au PKF | ABN 83 236 985 726 Level 10, 1 Margaret Street | Sydney | New South Wales 2000 | Australia DX 10173 | Sydney Stock Exchange | New South Wales

PKF East Coast Practice is a member of PKF Australia Limited a national association of independent chartered accounting and consulting firms each trading as PKF. The East Coast Practice has offices in NSW, Victoria and Brisbane. PKF Australia Limited is a member of PKF International, an association of legally independent chartered accounting and consulting firms.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

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