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Corel Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results: Company Continues To Post Profits.


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OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001

Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company.  (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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:CORL CORL Corel Corporation (stock symbol)
CORL Coalition of Reef Lovers
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CORL change-orientated reflective listening (psychotherapy)
CORL Central Ontario Ringette League
) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
:COR cor (kor) [L.] heart.

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.) today announced results for its second quarter ended May 31, 2001.

Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2001 were $36.0 million, which compares favorably fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 with revenues of $36.6 million for the same quarter last year, and represents an 11 per cent increase over revenues of $32.5 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities Marketable Securities

Very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Notes:
Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities less than one year, and the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has
 at the end of the quarter stood at $126.2 million, compared with $9.8 million at the end of the second quarter in fiscal 2000. All figures are reported in US currency.

Net income for the quarter was $2.3 million or $0.02 per share 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.
, compared with a net loss of $23.6 million or ($0.36) per share for the same period last year, and $534,000 or 1 cent per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2001.

Corel's year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 total revenues for fiscal 2001 are $68.5 million. By comparison, Corel (Corel Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, www.corel.com) A leading Canadian software company, founded in 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland. For many years, it has been widely known for its award-winning CorelDRAW graphics programs for Windows, Mac and Unix.  reported revenues of $80.7 million for the first six months of fiscal 2000, producing a net loss of $36.0 million or $(0.55) per share fully diluted. The company's year-to-date net profit is $2.8 million or $0.03 per share fully diluted.

"This is the second consecutive quarter that we have posted a profit - a significant achievement, especially given the current economic uncertainty," said John Blaine Blaine, city (1990 pop. 38,975), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb N of Minneapolis; settled 1862, inc. 1964. Diverse manufactures include medical equipment, gun parts, and optical components. The area was organized as a township in 1877 and was named in honor of James G. , chief financial officer at Corel Corporation. "We continue to improve Corel's financial position by managing our daily operations for long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
, sustainable growth, rather than short-term gains Short-term gain (or loss)

A profit or loss realized from the sale of securities held for less than a year that is taxed at normal income tax rates if the net total is positive.
. Our ability to achieve these early profits is a testament to how much more efficiently we are running the business."

"We are very pleased with our second-quarter results," said Derek Burney Derek Hudson Burney (born 1939) is a Canadian businessman. He is also a former diplomat and political strategist for the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Corel Corporation. "We've we've  

Contraction of we have.

we've have
 increased our total revenues and net profit over the previous quarter and we intend to continue that upward trend over the next several quarters. Today's results confirm that we are ahead of schedule in executing our new corporate growth strategy. Over the short-term Short-term

Any investments with a maturity of one year or less.


short-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time.
, we are moving rapidly to increase revenues by becoming truly a 'customer-centric' organization, in which our guiding philosophy is to anticipate our customers' needs. With that in mind, we have exciting plans in the works for the upcoming quarters, including the launch of a full complement of creative products optimized for Mac OS X."

Q2 2001 Highlights Product Development:

- Corel's flagship office suite, WordPerfect See WordPerfect Office.

1. (text, tool, product) WordPerfect - A word processor for a wide range of computers. The first version was sold in 1980 for Data General machines, and by the end of 1993 versions were on sale for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh
(R) Office 2002, hit store shelves on May 1, 2001, offering the latest versions of its core applications - WordPerfect(R) 10, Quattro Quattro may refer to:
  • 4 (number) in the Italian language
  • Audi Quattro, a model of car
  • quattro (all wheel drive system), an Audi system
  • Quattrocento, The cultural and artistic events of 15th century Italy
  • Quattro Pro, a spreadsheet application
(R) Pro 10, Corel(R) Presentations(TM) 10 and CorelCENTRAL(TM) 10. The Professional Edition also includes the powerful database Paradox paradox, statement that appears self-contradictory but actually has a basis in truth, e.g., Oscar Wilde's "Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. (R) 10 and the voice-recognition software Dragon dragon, mythical beast usually represented as a huge, winged, fire-breathing reptile. For centuries the dragon has been prominent in the folklore of many peoples; thus, its physical characteristics vary greatly and include combinations of numerous animals.  NaturallySpeaking
For the purpose of brevity just the unique name NaturallySpeaking is used throughout the majority of the article.


Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the speech recognition software package produced by Nuance Communications for Windows PCs.
(R) 5.0.

- Marking a major milestone in its new corporate strategy, Corel geared up for the scheduled launch of five new creative products optimized for Mac(R) OS X over the next six months, further strengthening its offering to the Macintosh(R) community.

Corporate News:

- To introduce customers to its upcoming releases for Mac OS X, Corel provided Apple customers with the opportunity to select Corel's current design tools when purchasing hardware from the Apple online store. Products included in this offering are: KPT KPT Kai's Power Tools
KPT Karachi Port Trust (Pakistan)
KPT Konover Property Trust, Inc.
KPT Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
KPT Kia Pride Tuning (Philippines) 
(R) 6, Bryce Bryce is a given name and surname in English. It can refer to: People
  • As a surname Bryce may denote membership of Sept Bryce, a sept of Clan MacFarlane.http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/bryce-coat-arms.
(R) 4, Corel(R) Painter(TM) 6 and Corel(R) KnockOut 1.5.

Industry Recognition:

- WordPerfect Office A suite of office applications for Windows from Corel that includes WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Corel Presentations, Paradox and CorelCENTRAL (PIM, scheduling, etc.). It is the successor to Corel WordPerfect Suite, which was the successor to Corel Office.  2002 Professional Edition received a five out of five rating from PC Magazine in a recent issue of this industry-leading magazine.

- CorelDRAW A drawing program for Windows and the Mac from Corel. Introduced in 1989, CorelDRAW has been Corel's flagship program, which became very popular due to its speed and features. CorelDRAW has been offered in various suites with other Corel programs, including at one time, the Corel VENTURA (R) 10 Graphics Suite won the prestigious 2001 World Class Award from PC World for Best Drawing Software.

- CorelDRAW 10 Graphics Suite was also awarded "Best Graphic Software of 2000" by Digital Imaging, USA.

Corel Corporation

Corel Corporation provides its customers with the creative tools they need to unleash their imaginations. With its heritage of software innovation and a solid franchise of loyal customers worldwide, Corel has earned its reputation as an internationally recognized developer of award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles"  graphics and business productivity applications on the Windows(R), Macintosh(R), Linux Linux

Nonproprietary operating system (OS) for digital computers. In 1991 Linus Torvalds of Finland began asking for volunteer programmers over the Internet to collaborate on the development of a UNIX-like OS for personal computers; the “1.
(R) and UNIX UNIX

Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics).
(R) platforms. In 2001, Corel will continue to expand its support of the Web, delivering the Internet's versatility to customers through exciting Web-based applications See Web application. , content and services. Corel will also be developing applications for Microsoft's .NET platform as part of its commitment to provide customers with a full range of applications and services over the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
. With its headquarters in Ottawa Ottawa, city, Canada
Ottawa (ŏt`əwə), city (1991 pop. 313,987), capital of Canada, SE Ont., at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers. Hull, Que.
, Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , Corel continues to be one of Silicon Valley North's most exciting and influential software companies. Corel's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market

The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies.
 under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE)

Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options.
 under the symbol COR. For more information on Corel Corporation, please visit www.corel.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 as defined by 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.  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995, involving the company's expectations about future financial results and other matters. These statements reflect management's current forecast of certain aspects of the company's future business. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of operations to differ materially from historical results or current expectations. The words "plan", "expect", "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "forecast", "target", "estimate" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Risk factors include shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts and other variables. Readers are referred to Corel's most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of the other risks and uncertainties. The factors underlying forecasts are dynamic and subject to change. As a result, forecasts speak only as of the date they are given and do not necessarily reflect the company's outlook at any other point in time. The company does not undertake to update or review these forward-looking statements.

Corel, CorelDRAW, CorelCENTRAL, Bryce, Painter, Quattro, Presentations, WordPerfect and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited in Canada, the United States and/or other countries. All other product, font font
 or typeface or type family

Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing.
 and company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

COREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of US$)
                                    May 31,           November 30,
                                      2001                   2000
                                ---------------------------------
ASSETS                          (unaudited)              (audited)

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents      $   105,784           $   127,430
 Restricted cash                        886                 1,136
 Marketable securities               20,480                     -
 Accounts receivable
  Trade                              19,515                28,620
  Other                               1,655                   773
 Inventory                              972                 3,117
 Future tax assets                      479                   479
 Prepaid expenses                       698                 1,050
                                ---------------------------------
Total current assets                150,469               162,605
                                ---------------------------------
Investments                          12,399                11,996
Future tax asset                        826                   965
Deferred financing charge               400                   550
Capital assets                       35,255                42,471
                                ---------------------------------
Total assets                    $   199,349           $   218,587
                                ---------------------------------
                                ---------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable and
  accrued liabilities           $    20,350           $    28,441
 Current portion of Novell
  Obligation                              -                10,000
 Income taxes payable                 5,794                 6,595
 Deferred revenue                     7,567                10,907
                                ---------------------------------
Total current liabilities            33,711                55,943

Shareholders' equity
 Share capital                      372,024               371,890
 Contributed surplus                  4,990                 4,990
 Deficit                           (211,376)             (214,236)
                                ---------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity          165,638               162,644
                                ---------------------------------
Total liabilities and
 shareholders' equity           $   199,349           $   218,587
                                ---------------------------------
                                ---------------------------------


COREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND DEFICIT
(in thousands of US$, except per share data)
(unaudited)
                            Three months ended      Six months ended
                            ----------------------------------------
                                 May 31,                  May 31,
                              2001        2000      2001        2000
                            ----------------------------------------

Sales                       $36,013    $36,639  $ 68,550     $80,780
Cost of sales                 6,908     11,292    13,150      26,281
                            ----------------------------------------
Gross profit                 29,105     25,347    55,400      54,499
                            ----------------------------------------

Expenses
 Advertising                  4,338      9,948     9,755      22,674
 Selling, general
  and administrative         15,822     23,915    30,685      45,819
 Research and development     5,733     12,306    11,418      23,753
 Depreciation and
  amortization                1,143      2,004     2,605       3,737
 Loss on foreign exchange       857        475       746         469
                            ----------------------------------------
                             27,893     48,648    55,209      96,452
                            ----------------------------------------
Income (loss) from
 operations                   1,212    (23,301)      191     (41,953)
Gain on investment                -      1,204         -      10,144
Interest income               1,488         46     3,241          63
                            ----------------------------------------
Income (loss) before
 income taxes                 2,700    (22,051)    3,432     (31,746)
Income tax expense              (56)      (496)     (254)     (2,938)
Share of loss in
 equity investment             (318)    (1,071)     (318)     (1,335)
                            ----------------------------------------
Net Income (loss)            $2,326   $(23,618)   $2,860    $(36,019)

Deficit beginning
 of period                 (213,702)  (171,289) (214,236)   (158,888)
                            ----------------------------------------
Deficit end of period      (211,376)  (194,907) (211,376)   (194,907)
                            ----------------------------------------
Earnings (loss) per share:
 Net loss
  Basic                      $ 0.03    $ (0.36)   $ 0.04     $ (0.55)
  Fully diluted              $ 0.02    $ (0.36)   $ 0.03     $ (0.55)

 Average number of Common
  Shares outstanding (000s)
   Basic                     73,718     65,810    73,688      65,832
   Fully diluted             97,762     65,810    97,769      65,832



COREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands of US$)
(unaudited)

                                              Six months ended
                                       ----------------------------
                                          May 31,          May 31,
                                            2001             2000
                                       ----------------------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income (loss)                      $  2,860        $ (36,019)
 Items which do not involve cash
  or cash equivalents:
   Depreciation                            2,605            3,737
   Amortization                            5,664            6,632
   Bad debt expense                        2,708                -
   Gain on disposal of assets               (306)               -
   Future income taxes                       139             (228)
   Equity loss in investments                319            1,335
   Gain on investment                          -          (10,144)
   Other                                       -              111
Changes in operating assets
 and liabilities
   Restricted cash                           250                -
   Accounts receivable                     5,322           35,571
   Inventory                               2,145            3,647
   Prepaid expenses                          352             (522)
   Accounts payable and
    accrued liabilities                   (4,091)         (15,491)
   Income taxes payable                     (801)             996
   Income taxes recoverable                    -            5,135
   Deferred revenue                       (3,340)          (2,980)
                                        -------------------------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities                             $ 13,826         $ (8,220)
                                        -------------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
 Issuance of common stock                    134            2,913
 Reduction of Novell Obligations         (10,000)          (3,905
                                        -------------------------
Net cash used in financing activities   $ (9,866)        $   (992)
                                        -------------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Purchase of investments                    (722)          (1,663)
 Purchase of marketable securities       (20,287)               -
 Purchase of capital assets               (5,415)          (7,426)
 Proceeds on disposal of investment            -           10,144
 Proceeds on disposal of assets              818                -
                                        -------------------------
Net cash provided by (used in)
 investing activities                   $(25,606)        $  1,055
                                        -------------------------
Net decrease in cash and
 cash equivalents                        (21,646)          (8,157)
Cash and cash equivalents
 at beginning of period                 $127,430         $ 18,021
                                        -------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents
 at end of period                       $105,784         $  9,864
                                        -------------------------
                                        -------------------------



2. Segmented information

      The Company has only one global operating segment as detailed in
the consolidated financial statements included herein.

      The company sells its products worldwide from four geographic
regions. A summary of sales by product, channel, region and by major
customer from consolidated operations is as follows:



                           Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                           -----------------------------------------
                           May 31,     May 31,     May 31,    May 31,
                             2001        2000        2001       2000
                           -----------------------------------------

By product line

 Creative Products        $ 13,940    $ 17,911    $ 34,752  $ 37,678

 Business Applications      21,929      18,919      33,491    41,003

 Other                         144        (191)        307     2,099
                           -----------------------------------------

Total sales               $ 36,013    $ 36,639    $ 68,550  $ 80,780
                           -----------------------------------------
                           -----------------------------------------


By sales channel

 Retail packaged products $ 22,499    $ 18,877    $ 39,707  $ 41,670

 OEM licenses                2,872       4,503       6,917     8,998

 Corporate licenses         10,642      13,259      21,926    30,112
                           -----------------------------------------

 Total sales              $ 36,013    $ 36,639    $ 68,550  $ 80,780
                           -----------------------------------------
                           -----------------------------------------

By region

 Canada                   $  2,834    $  4,268    $  4,680  $  7,575

 United States              21,928      17,098      37,891    35,687

 Europe                      7,179       9,161      17,381    25,317

 Other international         4,072       6,112       8,598    12,201
                           -----------------------------------------

 Total sales              $ 36,013    $ 36,639    $ 68,550  $ 80,780
                           -----------------------------------------
                           -----------------------------------------
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