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Report and Accounts 2008 20061 Register T ed inEnglandNo +44 (0)1235863206 www.rpsgroup.com Oxon OX14 4RY Oxon OX14 Centurion Court rpsgroup.com 85 MiltonPark RPS Gr Abingdon . oup Plc 2087786 Printed on FSC certified, 100% post consumer recycled paper, bleached using an elemental chlorine free process. Designed and produced by Clere www.clere.uk.com s t n u o c c A d n a t r o p e R c l P p u o r G S P R 8 0 0 2 Report andAccounts Australia’s gasreserves. Australia’s gas fieldsr ofuntapped commercialisation inthe amajorrole playing RPSis Islandwhere and Barrow Australia West Coastline ofNorth epr esenting 25%of 2008 creativ making adiff e rpsgroup.com people erence Five Year Summary 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS £000s £000s £000s £000s £000s Revenue 470,465 362,674 296,843 217,830 168,189 Fee income 392,096 305,108 246,011 183,520 144,992 Profit from operations before tax and amortisation 57,512 45,010 34,719 24,253 20,682 Net bank (debt)/cash (28,555) (32,630) (30,129) (25,940) (16,219) Net assets 287,607 227,534 186,934 161,871 138,799 Cash generated from operating activities 67,386 45,393 40,663 28,149 15,863 Average number of employees 4,438 4,093 3,438 3,158 2,525 Dividend per share 3.66p 3.18p 2.76p 2.40p 2.09p Basic EPS before amortisation 18.92p 15.17p 12.01p 9.01p 7.12p 111 Diluted EPS before amortisation 18.66p 14.95p 11.74p 8.82p 7.05p RPS is an international consultancy The Five Year Summary does not form part of the audited financial statements. providing independent advice upon: I the development of land, property and infrastructure I the exploration and development of oil and gas and other natural resources I the management of the environment I the health and safety of people. Isle of Portland Gas Storage RPS helped secure planning permission for the Isle of Portland gas storage facility Report and Accounts 2008 rpsgroup.com Printed on FSC certified, 100% post consumer recycled paper, bleached using an elemental chlorine free process. Contents PAGE 3 Business Review | 7 Key Performance Indicators | 4 2008 Results | 6 Business Review | 7 Operations | 15 Risk Management | 20 Corporate Responsibility | 26 Management & Governance | 31 The Board | 32 Committees | 44 Corporate Governance | 45 Accounts | 57 Report of the Directors | 58 Report of the Independent Auditors | 63 Consolidated Income Statement | 64 Consolidated Statement of Recognised Income and Expense | 64 Consolidated Balance Sheet | 65 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 66 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 67 Parent Company Balance Sheet | 102 Notes to the Parent Company Financial Statements | 103 Five Year Summary | 111 rpsgroup.com Key Performance Indicators Key Performance Indicators 4 Profit (before taxation and amortisation) (£m)* (2007: 45.0) (2008: 57.5) +28% Olympic Dam, Uranium Mine, South Australia Earnings per share (before amortisation) (basic) (p) (2007: 15.17) (2008: 18.92) +25% Birmingham City Childrens Hospital Fee Income (£m) (2007: 305.1) (2008: 392.1) +29% *Amortisation of acquired intangibles of £2.7m Queens University Belfast, Physical Education Centre (2007: £0.5m) Report and Accounts 2008 Business Review 5 Operating Profit (before amortisation) (£m) (2007: 48.5) (2008: 61.6) +27% Operating Cash Flow (£m) (2007: 45.4) (2008: 67.4) +48% Regeneration near Wembley stadium, London Cash Conversion (2007: 85%) 100% Jack-up Oil Rigs rpsgroup.com 2008 Results 2008 Results 6 I another year of strong profit and earnings growth I all three segments of the Group showed good growth I excellent conversion of profit to cash I dividend increased 15%; covered 5.2 times I balance sheet remains strong with year end net bank borrowings at £28.6m (2007: £32.6m) I bank facilities of £125m available until 2013 I the acquisition and successful integration of quality businesses continued. Blackstaff Recycling Centre, Belfast Waterton Wind Farm, Calgary Report and Accounts 2008 Business Review 7 2008 Results Dividend Acquisitions Profit (before tax and amortisation of The Board is recommending a final Our acquisition strategy moved forward acquired intangibles) was £57.5 million dividend of 1.91 pence per share payable positively.Ten acquisitions were made in (2007: £45.0 million). Basic earnings per on 28 May 2009 to shareholders on the the year.These had a combined historic share (before amortisation) were 18.92 register on 17 April 2009.The total annualised profit before tax of £7.6 million pence (2007: 15.17 pence). dividend for the full year will be 3.66 and were purchased for a maximum pence, an increase of 15% (2007: 3.18 consideration of £44.0 million. The conversion of profit into cash pence). Our dividend has risen at about A summary of these transactions is set continued at a high level and our balance this rate for 15 consecutive years, out below. sheet remains strong. Operating cash flow providing shareholders with a significant was £67.4 million (2007: £45.4 million). increase in real income. Net bank borrowings at the year end were £28.6 million (2007: £32.6 million) after Company Segment Country Historic Historic Maximum funding acquisitions to the value of £31.2 Annual Annual Consideration million in the year (2007: £26.6 million). Revenue PBT (£m’s) Our cost of borrowing fell significantly (£m’s) (£m’s) towards the end of the year and looks set Kraan EM NL 5.3 0.82 4.7 to remain at historically low levels. RW Gregory P&D UK 12.1 1.48 10.2 WTW Energy UK 3.6 0.3 1.8 This strong performance has been OceanFix Energy UK 10.6 1.25 7.0 achieved after increasing our trade Koltasz Smith P&D Australia 2.2 0.5 3.1 debtors and accrued income provisions RBA EM UK, US, 4.5 0.9 6.0 from £5.1 million to £10.3 million, taking Australia a charge for redundancy costs of £1.0 GeoCet EM US 2.1 0.6 1.2 million and benefiting by £2.2 million from Mountainheath EM UK 1.2 0.4 1.9 foreign exchange translation of overseas Paras Energy UK 3.0 1.0 6.4 BEC P&D Ireland 1.2 0.35 1.7 results, on a like for like basis, compared Total 45.8 7.6 44.0 to 2007. Funding The integration of these businesses We have bank facilities of £125 million progressed encouragingly. available until 2013. Our cash generation, in conjunction with these facilities, means that we are well positioned to continue to develop the Group. Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne rpsgroup.com Business Review 88 Energy We provide consultancy services on an international basis to the oil and gas industries from bases in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. In the UK we also provide advice to both the onshore and offshore renewables industry. The business had another outstanding year with strong organic growth being coupled with a number of acquisitions. Carbon Capture & Storage RPS is undertaking a number of technical and commercial carbon capture and storage studies around the world including CO2 storage at Fort Nelson, Canada. Report and Accounts 2008 Business Review Energy 9 Outlook 2008 Demand for our services from our clients in +38% the international oil and gas sector Many of the projects in which we are 2007 continued to increase. This reflects both involved are of a long term nature, +38% positive market conditions and our position reflecting the complexity of identifying and 139.6 as a world leader in this sector, which is securing sources of oil and gas in 25.8 18.5 increasing our access to higher value work. increasingly challenging environments.This The oil and gas companies and their provides a solid underpin for our business. advisors increasingly value the breadth and Asset and corporate transactions are also 101.2 18.7 18.4 depth of our expertise.We saw, for likely to remain a good source of income. example, more interest from clients in the New opportunities, for example in relation Fee income Underlying Margin % combination of our technical, commercial to unconventional forms of gas, as well as (£m’s) profit* (£m’s) and risk management expertise, particularly carbon capture and storage are beginning related to the environmental and safety to open up. Even though the prices of oil Energy aspects of our work. Our reputation within and gas have fallen significantly from the Average number 2008 2007 the financial community in respect of highs of last year most of our clients of employees remain committed to significant investment determination of oil and gas reserves for Number of employees 679 576 reporting purposes, asset evaluation, and in programmes and demand for our core Days absent (%) 2.1 0.8 support of corporate activity continued to services remains strong.The market opportunity in this sector remains Average length develop during the year. The acquisitions of service (years) 4.8 5.8 made during the course of the year, encouraging and suggests we will continue Working part time (%) 8.8 6.0 coupled with organic development, have to experience organic growth in the Retention Rate (%) 90.5 89.0 enabled us to develop further our coming year.We also anticipate businesses in the UK, North America opportunities to make further acquisitions. and Australia. Age profile Employees aged under 25 (%) 4.4 3.7 Employees aged 25-29 (%) 14.6 15.8 Employees aged 30-49 (%) 54.9 50.4 Employees aged 50+ (%) 26.1 30.1 Pensions Active members 573 277 * before amortisation of acquired intangible assets of £0.7m (2007: £0.2m).
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