Year-end Report January - December 2003

Year-end Report January - December 2003 · Anoto Group reported decreased sales by 13 per cent to SEK 192M (221), of which SEK 41M (96) in the fourth quarter. The decreased sales are attributable to C Technologies. Sales in Anoto rose by 59 per cent, of which 24 per cent in the fourth quarter. · The Group's gross margin for the period was 47 per cent (34), of which 54 per cent (32) in the fourth quarter. The increase in gross margin percentage is due to additional licensing, development and royalty revenues. Full-year gross margin increased from SEK 75M to SEK 91M, or 21 per cent, of which Anoto's gross margin in absolute terms increased by 64 per cent. · Pre-tax loss before depreciation and amortisation was SEK -152M (- 309), of which SEK -22M (-30) in the fourth quarter. · Loss after taxes amounted to SEK -310M (-413), of which SEK -39M (- 49) in the fourth quarter. · Earnings per share amounted to -2,81 (-5,08), of which -0,34 (- 0,52) in the fourth quarter. · Cash flow before financing in the period was SEK -193M (-427), of which SEK -38M (-81) in the fourth quarter. · Fourth quarter 2003: · HP launched HP Forms Automation System (HP FAS), a system solution enabling laser printouts of forms with Anoto functionality. HP FAS is used to simplify and reduce the cost of forms based business processes. Target groups are medium and large enterprises. Initially HP FAS is available in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. · Nokia started sales of the Nokia Digital Pen on some thirty markets, one of them Sweden. Sales are carried out via Nokia's resellers. Nokia Digital Pen may be used with Nokia mobile phones and PCs. Interim Reports Q1 and AGM Report May 11, 2004 Semi-annual Report August 18, 2004 Q3 Report November 3, 2004 Year-end Report 2004 February10, 2005 Lund, February 10, 2004 Örjan Johansson President ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/02/10/20040210BIT00100/wkr0001.pdf The full report