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Cityscape announces adjustments for changes in accounting treatment in connection with second quarter acquisitions.


ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1996--Cityscape Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CTYS CTYS Chat to You Soon ) announced today that it has revised its previously issued financial statements for the periods ended June June: see month.  30, 1996 and September September: see month.  30, 1996 to reflect certain additional changes in the accounting treatment used in connection with the second quarter 1996 acquisitions of Heritable her·i·ta·ble
adj.
1. Capable of being passed from one generation to the next; hereditary.

2. Capable of inheriting or taking by inheritance.
 Finance Group ("Heritable") and J&J Securities Limited ("J&J").

Specifically, the accounting changes result in the reclassification Reclassification

The process of changing the class of mutual funds once certain requirements have been met. These requirements are generally placed on load mutual funds. Reclassification is not considered to be a taxable event.
 to goodwill of $5.0 million of restructuring charges restructuring charge

The expense of reorganizing a company's operations. A restructuring charge is an infrequent expense that generally results from asset writedowns or facility closings.
 expensed and $17.3 million in deferred tax assets recorded in the 1996 second quarter. These changes resulted in an increase in the amount of goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisitions to $30.6 million from $10.6 million.

As a result of these adjustments, second quarter net earnings increased by $2.8 million or $0.08 per fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, from $8.3 million or $0.27 per fully diluted share, to $11.1 million or $0.35 per fully diluted share. Further, as a result of these adjustments, the increase in goodwill amortization recorded during the third quarter of 1996 resulted in a decrease in net income of $502,150, or $0.02 per fully diluted share to $14.4 million or $0.43 per fully diluted share from the previously reported $14.9 million or $0.45 per fully diluted share. For the nine months ended September 30, 1996, net income increased $2.3 million to $34.8 million or $1.11 per fully diluted share from the previously announced results of $32.5 million or $1.04 per fully diluted share. In connection with the increase in goodwill Cityscape (company) CityScape - A re-seller of Internet connections to the PIPEX backbone.

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Address: CityScape Internet Services, 59 Wycliffe Rd., Cambridge, CB1 3JE, England. Telephone: +44 (1223) 566 950.
 will record a $502,150 per quarter increase in amortization expense through the first quarter of 2006.

Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923.

American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876).

Noun 1.
 Grosser, Cityscape's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "As previously disclosed on September 26, 1996, the Company announced certain adjustments to the accounting treatment used in connection with the Heritable and J&J acquisitions. Upon further review of such accounting treatment, and after discussion with the Company's independent auditors Independent Auditor

An external auditor with a certified public accounting designation that qualifies him or her to provide an auditor's report.

Notes:
These auditors aren't affiliated with the company being audited.
, we determined that these additional accounting adjustments are necessary and appropriate; however, it is important to note that the adjustments relate to these two acquisitions only, and not to the core operations of the Company."

Cityscape Financial Corp. is a consumer finance company which, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Cityscape Corp. and City Mortgage Corporation Limited, is engaged in the business of originating, purchasing, selling and servicing home equity mortgage loans, secured primarily by one-to-four-family residences, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and the United Kingdom. Cityscape was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Elmsford, New York Elmsford is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 4,676 at the 2000 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Greenburgh. The village is named after a large elm tree that once grew in the community. , with regional processing offices in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Georgia Georgia, country, Asia
Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia.
, Illinois Illinois, river, United States
Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway.
 and Virginia Virginia, state, United States
Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE).
.

Amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
 tables follow. -0-
                    CITYSCAPE FINANCIAL CORP.
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
              (In thousands, except per share data)
                     (Unaudited) (As Revised)

                               Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,            June 30,
                                  1996     1995       1996      1995
REVENUES:

Gain on sale of loans          $29,217   $8,592    $53,310   $12,471
Mortgage origination income      1,356      785      2,192     1,405
Interest                         6,461    1,068      9,478     2,134
Servicing income                   795       74      1,356        99
Earnings from partnership          110      197        260       431
Other                              514       31        636        43
 Total revenues                 38,453   10,747     67,232    16,583

EXPENSES:
Salaries and benefits            9,170    2,282     14,553     4,084
Interest expense                 4,684    1,393      6,382     2,333
Selling expenses                 3,012      607      4,375       918
Other operating expenses         1,980    1,656      6,025     2,690
Amortization of goodwill           708      ---      1,202       ---
 Total expenses                 19,554    5,938     32,537    10,025

Earnings before minority
 interest and income taxes      18,899    4,809     34,695     6,558

Minority interests                  --      846         --       846
Earning before income taxes     18,899    3,963     34,695     5,712
Provision for income taxes       7,773    1,585     14,296     2,285
Net earnings                   $11,126   $2,378    $20,399    $3,427
Earnings per share(1)
  Primary                        $0.37    $0.11      $0.68     $0.16
  Fully diluted                  $0.35      N/A      $0.66       N/A
Weighted average number of
  shares and common stock
  equivalents outstanding(1)
 Primary                        30,452   22,082     30,152    22,082
 Fully diluted                  33,842      N/A     31,941       N/A

(1) All share results give effect to 2-for-1 stock splits effected
    September 29, 1995, and July 1, 1996.


                      CITYSCAPE FINANCIAL CORP.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                (In thousands, except per share data)
                      (Unaudited) (As Revised)

                               Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                   September 30,       September 30,
                                  1996     1995       1996      1995
REVENUES:                                                   (Audited)

Gain on sale of loans          $45,328  $11,775    $98,637   $23,772
Mortgage origination income        467      815      2,659     2,220
Interest                         7,502    1,536     16,981     3,670
Servicing income                 1,046      211      2,401       309
Earnings from partnership           --      319        260       750
Other                            3,927       78      4,564       121
 Total revenues                 58,270   14,734    125,502    30,842

EXPENSES:
Salaries and benefits           10,736    3,653     25,288     7,910
Interest expense                 5,530      947     11,912     2,769
Selling expenses                 9,343      519     13,718     1,275
Other operating expenses         6,479    1,670     12,504     4,386
Amortization of goodwill         1,272      ---      2,474       ---
 Total expenses                 33,360    6,789     65,896    16,340
Earnings before minority interest
 and income taxes               24,910    7,945     59,606    14,502
Minority interest                   --    1,534         --     2,379
Earnings before income taxes    24,910    6,411     59,606    12,123
Income taxes                    10,495    2,625     24,792     4,910
Net earnings                   $14,415   $3,786    $34,814    $7,213
Earnings per share(1)
  Primary                        $0.47    $0.17      $1.14     $0.32
  Fully diluted                  $0.43      N/A      $1.11       N/A
Weighted average number of
  shares and common stock
  equivalents outstanding(1)
      Primary                   30,914   22,417     30,431    22,417
      Fully diluted             36,390      N/A     33,424       N/A

(1) All share results give effect to 2-for-1 stock splits effected
September 29, 1995, and July 1, 1996.


                      CITYSCAPE FINANCIAL CORP.
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                           (In thousands)

                                     At September 30,   At December 31,
                                              1996            1995
                                        (Unaudited)       (Audited)
                                       (As Revised)
Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents                 $4,665          $3,599
  Cash held in escrow                        3,613           5,920
  Prepaid commitment fees                   36,547             ---
  Available-for-sale securities             13,964             ---
  Mortgage servicing receivables           166,922          24,561
  Trading securities                        79,487          15,571
  Mortgages held for sale, net             133,728          73,852
  Mortgages held for investment, net         5,388           1,024
  Equipment and leasehold improvements, net 10,791           2,381
  Goodwill                                  47,921          19,258
  Other assets                              47,103           6,353
     Total Assets                         $550,129        $152,519

Liabilities
  Warehouse financing facilities          $102,817         $74,902
  Accounts payable and other liabilities    53,365          16,411
  Allowance for loan losses                 15,629           2,131
  Income taxes payable                      45,579           1,205
  Standby financing facility                 7,966             771
  Notes payable                             68,000             ---
  Convertible subordinated debentures      143,750             ---
     Total Liabilities                     437,106          95,420

Stockholders' Equity
  Total Stockholders' Equity               113,023          57,099

  Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
   Equity                                 $550,129        $152,519




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