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Danka Announces Third-Quarter Operating Results and Next Phase of Vision 21 Initiative Designed to Reduce Costs by $60 - $73 Million Annually.


ST. PETERSBURG Petersburg, city (1990 pop. 38,386), politically independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Appomattox River; inc. 1850. A port of entry and an important tobacco market, it has industries producing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, furniture, structural steel, lumber, , Fla. -- Danka Business Systems PLC (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: DANKY) today announced third-quarter results for the period ended December December: see month.  31, 2004 that include revenue of $313.8 million, gross margins of 36.1%, an operating loss operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 of $4.2 million and net earnings of $4.5 million. The Company's net earnings were favorably fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 impacted by a $19.8 million income tax benefit, principally from tax settlements in its European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 operations.

"Our third-quarter results reflect steady performance in certain areas of our business, including our overall retail equipment and related revenue and total margins, which remain relatively stable," said Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997.

British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures.
 Mavis, Danka's Chief Executive Officer. "I am most pleased with the continuing validation See validate.

validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements.
 of our TechSource strategy which continues to gain momentum in the marketplace. I am also delighted to announce that this week Danka entered into an agreement with a preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent  
adj.
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted.



[Middle English, from Latin prae
 manufacturer of printers and related office peripheral Any input, output or storage device connected externally or internally to the computer's CPU, such as a monitor, keyboard, printer, disk, tape, graphics tablet, scanner, joy stick, paddle or mouse.  products to provide warranty An assurance, promise, or guaranty by one party that a particular statement of fact is true and may be relied upon by the other party.

Warranties are used in a variety of commercial situations. In many instances a business may voluntarily make a warranty.
, repair, maintenance and installation services on its installed base of printers and related products worldwide. Under this agreement, Danka becomes one of a select few service companies authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 to provide such services. Our TechSource strategy was further enhanced during the quarter with the acquisition of Image One, a highly regarded printer services business which provides us with strategic management and marketing expertise and access to new products and services. Further, this expands our customer base and leverages our service infrastructure. Finally, we continued to refine our market focus by divesting non-strategic businesses in Portugal Portugal (pôr`chəgəl), officially Portuguese Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,566,000), 35,553 sq mi (92,082 sq km), SW Europe, on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula and including the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the  and Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). ."

The Company also unveiled the next phase of its Vision 21 initiative which is comprised of strategic growth investments and cost reduction initiatives designed to optimize optimize - optimisation  business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , improve customer relationships around the world and achieve annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 savings of between $60 and $73 million once fully implemented.

"The worldwide Danka management team is excited about what this phase of Vision 21 will mean for our future," continued Mavis. "Our progress has continued to be impacted by inefficiencies in our business which contributes to a cost structure that remains too high. The launch of this new phase of our Vision 21 initiative represents definitive action to address these issues and will fundamentally strengthen our operating and financial performance. During this phase we will create a more customer-centric platform and improve our business processes and product delivery capabilities by eradicating a whole series of complexities in our business, from simplifying pricing and contracts to improving billing systems. We are confident these actions will provide the foundation to leverage our strategies and operations and enable us to invest more resources in our strategies as we substantially reduce operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 and our cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold

The total cost of buying raw materials, and paying for all the factors that go into producing finished goods.


cost of goods sold 
. We expect to begin seeing the impact of these actions as early as next quarter."

Danka estimates that this phase of its Vision 21 program will reduce operating expenses and cost of goods sold by $60 - 73 million per year when fully implemented. The process improvements will result in a 12% decrease in the worldwide work force, facility consolidations and other related savings. The actions needed to achieve these savings will be taken in steps over the next two to three quarters and will require up to $37 million of cash. The expected payback Payback

The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money.
 on the cash usage is less than 12 months. The company expects to take a charge to earnings of approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $20 to $35 million over the next several quarters.

Other key third-quarter financial metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. :

--Total third-quarter revenue was $313.8 million, a 5.2% decline from the year-ago quarter but 1.7% higher than the second quarter. Retail equipment and related revenue was essentially flat both year-over-year and sequentially se·quen·tial  
adj.
1. Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.

2. Sequent.



se·quen
. Retail service revenue was 3.2% lower than the year-ago period but 3.5% higher sequentially. Adjusting for a positive currency exchange of $13.6 million during the quarter, total revenue declined by 9.3% year-over-year.

--Consolidated gross margins were 36.1% of revenue, essentially flat with the year-ago quarter. Equipment and related margins remained steady at 35.6% and service margins were stable at 38.8%.

--SG&A expenses were $116.4 million, compared to $108.7 million in the year-ago quarter. The current quarter included Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs and consulting expenses related to the Vision 21 initiative which combined for over $4 million of incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged.

Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost.
 expense, as well as an unfavorable impact from currency exchange rates. The year-ago period includes a one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 pension adjustment of $3 million. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A was 37.1% in the current quarter.

--The operating loss was $4.2 million, compared to a loss of $10.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The year-ago quarter included a $20.0 million restructuring charge 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.
. Net earnings were $4.5 million, compared to a net loss of $16.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The current quarter includes a one-time income tax benefit of $19.8 million resulting from favorable settlements of tax liabilities in our European operations. Including the impact of dividends on participating shares, basic and 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.
 loss was $0.01 per share, compared to a loss of $0.35 per share in the year-ago period.

--Free cash flow (net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures) was negative $18.6 million, compared to positive $21.9 million in the second quarter. Cash usage in the current quarter included a $13.2 million increase in inventory, $13.0 of million semi-annual interest payments on our outstanding notes, a $7.2 million increase in net Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying  and $2.1 million for the acquisition of Image One Corporation. Capital expenditures were $5.9 million. The company's cash balance at the end of the third quarter was $89.3 million.

--For the nine-months ended December 31, 2004, total revenue was $932.8 million, compared to $987.8 million in same period last year. Gross margins were steady at 36.9%, while SG&A declined by 3%. Operating earnings Operating Earnings

Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue.

Notes:
Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before
 improved to $9.6 million, compared to a year-ago loss of $4.7 million, and net earnings improved to $3.0 million, compared to year-ago loss of $35.0 million. The current year net income included a tax benefit of $19.8 million, principally due to favorable tax settlements in our European operations. The year ago period net loss included restructuring charges of $19.5 million for the nine month period and the write-off Write-Off

A reduction in the value of an asset or earnings by the amount of an expense or loss. Companies are able to write off certain expenses that are required to run the business, or have been incurred in the operation of the business and detract from retained revenues.
 of debt issuance costs of $20.6 million due to the early repayment Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Notes:
Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.
See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan
 of our credit facility.

"Our overall liquidity levels remain solid even as we made strategic investments in inventory, capital expenditures and our acquisition of Image One during the quarter," noted Mark Wolfinger, Danka's Chief Financial Officer. "Although several factors, including the timing of our revenues in the U.S., resulted in an increase in our accounts receivable balance, we would expect this to be an opportunity to create additional liquidity in the future for our strategic initiatives."

Conference Call and Webcast

A conference call and Webcast to discuss Danka's third-quarter results has been scheduled for today, Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

Friday

young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]

See : Servant
, February February: see month.  4 at 11:00 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy.

EST
abbr.
electroshock therapy
. To access the Webcast, please go to www.danka.com. To participate in the conference call, callers 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 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  (and some United Kingdom callers) can dial 800-309-1555; other international callers should dial 706-643-7754. No conference number is needed. A recording of the call will be available starting approximately two hours after it's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 completed through 5:00 p.m. EST P.M. also p.m. or p.m.
abbr.
post meridiem

Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m.
 on Friday, February 11. To access this recording, please call either 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 then enter conference ID number 3755766, or visit Danka's website.

About Danka

Danka delivers value to clients worldwide by using its expert technical and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  to implement effective document information solutions. As one of the largest independent providers of enterprise imaging systems and services, the company enables choice, convenience, and continuity. Danka's vision is to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems  customers to benefit fully from the convergence convergence

Mathematical property of infinite series, integrals on unbounded regions, and certain sequences of numbers. An infinite series is convergent if the sum of its terms is finite.
 of image and document technologies in a connected environment. This approach will strengthen the company's client relationships and expand its strategic value. For more information, visit Danka at www.danka.com.

Certain statements contained herein, or otherwise made by our officers, including statements related to our future performance and our outlook for our businesses and respective markets, projections, statements of our plans or objectives, forecasts of market trends and other matters, are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

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 for forward-looking statements provided for in the 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, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as 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.
 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such actual results to differ materially from those reflected in any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) any inability to successfully implement our strategy; (ii) any inability to successfully implement our cost restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  plan to achieve and maintain cost savings; (iii) any material adverse change in financial markets, the economy or in our financial position; (iv) increased competition in our industry and the discounting of products by our competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t. ; (v) new competition as the result of evolving technology; (vi) any inability by us to procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone.

Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person
, or any inability by us to continue to gain access to and successfully distribute new products, including digital products, color products, multi-function products and high-volume copiers, or to continue to bring current products to the marketplace at competitive costs and prices; (vii) any inability to arrange financing for our customers' purchases of equipment from us; (viii) any inability to successfully enhance, unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation.
2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification.
 and effectively utilize our management information systems; (ix) any inability to record and process key data due to ineffective implementation of business processes and policies; (x) any negative impact from the loss of a key vendor or customer; (xi) any negative impact from the loss of any of our senior or key management personnel; (xii) any change in economic conditions in domestic or international markets where we operate or have material investments which may affect demand for our products or services; (xiii) any negative impact from the international scope of our operations; (xiv) fluctuations in foreign currencies; (xv) any incurrence In`cur´rence

n. 1. The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc. s>

Noun 1.
 of tax liabilities or tax payments beyond our current expectations, which could adversely affect our liquidity; (xvi) any inability to comply with the financial or other covenants in our debt instruments; (xvii) any delayed or lost sales and other impacts related to the commercial and economic disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process.  caused by terrorist attacks, the related war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act , and the fear of additional terrorist attacks; and (xviii) other risks including those risks identified in any of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
 that arise after the date they are made. Furthermore, as a matter of policy, we do not generally make any specific projections as to future earnings, nor do we endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse.


endorse (indorse) v.
 any projections regarding future performance, which may be made by others outside our company.

United Kingdom Companies Act: The financial information contained in this announcement for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 is unaudited and does not constitute full statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 240 of the United Kingdom Companies Act 1985.

This press release contains information regarding adjusted operating earnings (loss) that is computed as operating earnings before restructuring charges, free cash flow that is computed as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures plus proceeds from the sale of property and equipment and net debt that is computed as current maturities of long-term debt Long-Term Debt

Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year.

Notes:
For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt.
 and notes payable plus long-term debt and notes payable less cash and cash equivalents. These measures are non-GAAP financial measures, defined as numerical numerical

expressed in numbers, i.e. Arabic numerals of 0 to 9 inclusive.


numerical nomenclature
a numerical code is used to indicate the words, or other alphabetical signals, intended.
 measures of our financial performance that exclude or include amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh.
 with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
, or GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 in our statement of operations See Income statement. , balance sheet or statement of cash flows. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, we have provided a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Although adjusted operating earnings (loss), free cash flow and net debt represent non-GAAP financial measures, we consider these measures to be key operating metrics of our business. We use these measures in our planning and budgeting processes, to monitor and evaluate our financial and operating results and to measure performance of our separate divisions. We also believe that adjusted operating earnings (loss), free cash flow and net debt are useful to investors because they provide an analysis of financial and operating results using the same measures that we use in evaluating the company. We expect that such measures provide investors with the means to evaluate our financial and operating results against other companies within our industry. We believe that these measures are meaningful to investors in evaluating our ability to meet our future debt service requirements and to fund our capital expenditures and working capital requirements Capital requirements

Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets.
. Our calculation of adjusted operating earnings (loss), free cash flow and net debt may not be consistent with the calculation of these measures by other companies in our industry. Adjusted operating earnings (loss), free cash flow and net debt are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings (loss) as an indicator Indicator

Anything used to predict future financial or economic trends.

Notes:
In the context of technical analysis, an indicator is a mathematical calculation based on a securities price and/or volume. The result is used to predict future prices.
 of our operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity or any other measures of performance derived de·rive  
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.tr.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2.
 in accordance with GAAP.

Danka is a registered trademark and Danka @ the Desktop and TechSource are trademarks of Danka Business Systems PLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Danka Business Systems PLC
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended
                      December 31, 2004 and 2003
 (In thousands, except per American Depository Share ("ADS") amounts)
                              (Unaudited)

                                            For the Three Months Ended
                                            --------------------------
                                            December 31, December 31,
                                                2004         2003
                                            --------------------------
Revenue:
Retail equipment and related sales            $  111,831   $  114,607
Retail service                                   151,451      156,493
Retail supplies and rentals                       25,147       35,012
Wholesale                                         25,354       24,969
                                               ----------   ----------
       Total revenue                             313,783      331,081
                                               ----------   ----------
Cost of sales:
Retail equipment sales costs                      72,024       74,373
Retail service costs                              92,716       95,940
Retail supplies and rental costs                  14,305       20,614
Wholesale costs                                   21,448       20,132
                                               ----------   ----------
       Total cost of sales                       200,493      211,059
                                               ----------   ----------
       Gross Profit                              113,290      120,022
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses     116,392      108,720
Restructuring (credits) charges                     (390)      20,046
Other expense                                      1,519        1,861
                                               ----------   ----------
       Total operating expenses                  117,521      130,627
                                               ----------   ----------
       Operating earnings (loss)                  (4,231)     (10,605)
Interest expense                                  (8,154)      (7,931)
Interest income                                      206          429
                                               ----------   ----------
       Earnings (loss) before income taxes       (12,179)     (18,107)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes             (16,635)      (1,166)
                                               ----------   ----------
       Net earnings (loss)                    $    4,456   $  (16,941)
                                               ==========   ==========

Calculation of net earnings (loss)  per ADS
Net earnings (loss)                           $    4,456   $  (16,941)
Dividends and accretion on participating
 shares                                           (5,111)      (4,811)
                                               ----------   ----------
Loss available to common shareholders         $     (655)  $  (21,752)
                                               ==========   ==========

Basic net earnings (loss) available to
 common shareholders per ADS:
Net earnings (loss) per ADS                   $    (0.01)  $    (0.35)
                                               ==========   ==========
Weighted average ADSs                             63,185       62,531
                                               ==========   ==========
Diluted net earnings (loss) available
 to common shareholders per ADS:
Net earnings (loss) per ADS                   $    (0.01)  $    (0.35)
                                               ==========   ==========
Weighted average ADSs                             63,185       62,531
                                               ==========   ==========
Danka Business Systems PLC
    Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended
                      December 31, 2004 and 2003
 (In thousands, except per American Depository Share ("ADS") amounts)
                              (Unaudited)

                                            For the Nine Months Ended
                                            --------------------------
                                             December 31, December 31,
                                                 2004         2003
                                            --------------------------
Revenue:
Retail equipment and related sales             $  326,109  $  342,608
Retail service                                    455,161     477,717
Retail supplies and rentals                        81,472      97,176
Wholesale                                          70,020      70,328
                                                ----------  ----------
       Total revenue                              932,762     987,829
                                                ----------  ----------
Cost of sales:
Retail equipment sales costs                      211,913     226,260
Retail service costs                              270,137     284,344
Retail supplies and rental costs                   48,293      57,622
Wholesale costs                                    57,877      56,832
                                                ----------  ----------
       Total cost of sales                        588,220     625,058
                                                ----------  ----------
       Gross Profit                               344,542     362,771
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses      335,322     346,322
Restructuring (credits) charges                    (2,459)     19,452
Other expense                                       2,048       1,651
                                                ----------  ----------
       Total operating expenses                   334,911     367,425
                                                ----------  ----------
       Operating earnings (loss)                    9,631      (4,654)
Interest expense                                  (23,263)    (25,753)
Interest income                                       814         978
Write-off of debt issuance costs                        -     (20,562)
                                                ----------  ----------
       Earnings (loss) before income taxes        (12,818)    (49,991)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes              (15,855)    (14,995)
                                                ----------  ----------
       Net earnings (loss)                     $    3,037  $  (34,996)
                                                ==========  ==========

Calculation of net earnings (loss)  per ADS
Net earnings (loss)                            $    3,037  $  (34,996)
Dividends and accretion on participating
 shares                                           (15,108)    (14,216)
                                                ----------  ----------
Loss available to common shareholders          $  (12,071) $  (49,212)
                                                ==========  ==========

Basic net earnings (loss) available to
 common shareholders per ADS:
Net earnings (loss) per ADS                    $    (0.19) $    (0.79)
                                                ==========  ==========
Weighted average ADSs                              62,938      62,474
                                                ==========  ==========
Diluted net earnings (loss) available to
 common shareholders per ADS:
Net earnings (loss) per ADS                    $    (0.19) $    (0.79)
                                                ==========  ==========
Weighted average ADSs                              62,938      62,474
                                                ==========  ==========
Danka Business Systems PLC
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2004
                            (In Thousands)

                                              December 31, March 31,
                                                  2004        2004
                                              ------------------------
                                              (Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                  $   89,254  $  112,790
    Accounts receivable, net                      251,594     246,996
    Inventories                                   118,722      93,295
    Prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes
     and other current assets                      18,345      16,862
                                                ----------  ----------
Total current assets                              477,915     469,943
Equipment on operating leases, net                 24,202      29,478
Property and equipment, net                        54,821      65,888
Goodwill, net                                     302,821     282,430
Other intangible assets, net                        2,472       2,340
Deferred income taxes                               7,981       7,688
Other assets                                       25,215      25,801
                                                ----------  ----------
Total assets                                   $  895,427  $  883,568
                                                ==========  ==========

Liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)
Current liabilities:
    Current maturities of long-term debt and
     notes payable                             $    4,185  $    3,212
    Accounts payable                              168,464     135,460
    Accrued expenses and other current
     liabilities                                   94,080     128,963
    Taxes payable                                  36,134      47,200
    Deferred revenue                               44,082      45,090
                                                ----------  ----------
Total current liabilities                         346,945     359,925
Long-term debt and notes payable, less current
 maturities                                       239,848     240,761
Deferred income taxes and other long-term
 liabilities                                       65,201      68,029
                                                ----------  ----------
Total liabilities                                 651,994     668,715
                                                ----------  ----------
6.5% senior convertible participating shares      294,716     279,608
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
    Ordinary shares, 1.25 pence stated value        5,268       5,194
    Additional paid-in capital                    328,876     328,070
    Accumulated deficit                          (354,657)   (342,586)
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss          (30,770)    (55,433)
                                                ----------  ----------
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)              (51,283)    (64,755)
                                                ----------  ----------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 (deficit)                                     $  895,427  $  883,568
                                                ==========  ==========
Danka Business Systems PLC
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended
                      December 31, 2004 and 2003
                            (In Thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

                                             December 31, December 31,
                                                 2004        2003
                                              ------------------------
Operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)                             $   3,037   $ (34,996)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss)
 to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                    29,532      39,274
  Deferred income taxes                               837     (14,352)
  Amortization of debt issuance costs               1,487       4,993
  Write-off of debt issuance costs                      -      20,562
  (Gain) loss on sale of property and
   equipment and equipment on operating leases     (1,395)      1,959
  Proceeds from sale of equipment on operating
   leases                                           3,220       2,790
  Restructuring (credits) charges                  (2,459)     19,452
  Changes in net assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable, net                       (4,052)     16,440
    Inventories                                   (25,161)      4,900
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets      (1,464)      3,345
    Other non-current assets                        5,061       2,412
    Accounts payable                               32,589     (19,696)
    Accrued expenses and other current
     liabilities                                  (43,691)      1,230
    Deferred revenue                               (1,099)      2,706
    Other long-term liabilities                    (3,422)      1,254
                                                 ---------   ---------
       Net cash (used in) provided by
        operating activities                       (6,980)     52,273
                                                 ---------   ---------
Investing activities:
  Capital expenditures                            (16,292)    (35,872)
  Purchase of subsidiary                           (2,110)          -
  Proceeds from sale of subsidiary                    209           -
  Proceeds from the sale of property and
   equipment                                          313         706
                                                 ---------   ---------
       Net cash used in investing activities      (17,880)    (35,166)
                                                 ---------   ---------
Financing activities:
  Net borrowings (payments) under line of
   credit agreements                                  506    (112,960)
  Net (payments) proceeds under capital lease
   arrangements                                    (1,794)      2,436
  Principal payments of debt                            -     (48,867)
  Proceeds from debt                                    -     170,905
  Proceeds from stock options exercised               880           -
  Payment of debt issue costs                           -     (10,767)
                                                 ---------   ---------
       Net cash (used in) provided by
        financing activities                         (408)        747
                                                 ---------   ---------
Effect of exchange rates                            1,732       5,708
                                                 ---------   ---------
       Net (decrease) increase in cash and
        cash equivalents                          (23,536)     23,562
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period    112,790      81,493
                                                 ---------   ---------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period        $  89,254   $ 105,055
                                                 =========   =========
Danka Business Systems PLC
Adjusted operating earnings (loss) for the three and nine months ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
                                    For the Three     For the Nine
                                     Months Ended      Months Ended
                                  Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
                                     2004     2003     2004     2003
                                   ------- --------- -------- --------
Operating earnings (loss)        $ (4,231) $(10,605)$  9,631 $ (4,654)
Restructuring (credits) charges      (390)   20,046   (2,459)  19,452
                                  -------- --------- -------- --------
Adjusted operating earnings      $ (4,621) $  9,441 $  7,172 $ 14,798
                                  ======== ========= ======== ========


Danka Business Systems PLC
Free cash flow for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2004
and 2003
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
                                   For the Three      For the Nine
                                   Months Ended       Months Ended
                                 Dec. 31,  Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
                                    2004      2003     2004     2003
                                 --------- --------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities                      $(10,907) $  8,321 $ (6,980)$ 52,273
Capital expenditures               (5,933)   (4,785) (16,292) (35,872)
Purchase of subsidiary             (2,110)        -   (2,110)       -
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary      209         -      209        -
Proceeds from the sale of
 property and equipment               139         4      313      706
                                  --------  -------- -------- --------
Free cash flow                   $(18,602) $  3,540 $(24,860)$ 17,107
                                  ========  ======== ======== ========


Danka Business Systems PLC
Net Debt as of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2004
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
                                 Dec. 31, March 31,
                                   2004     2004
                                 -------- ---------
Current maturities of long-term
 debt and notes payable          $  4,185  $  3,212
Long-term debt and notes payable  239,848   240,761
Less: Cash and cash equivalents   (89,254) (112,790)
                                  -------- ---------
Net Debt                         $154,779  $131,183
                                  ======== =========
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