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To: mrc who wrote (349)	1/31/2000 7:48:00 AM
From: jackmore	Respond to of 912

ARM Holdings Plc Preliminary Results For The Year Ended December 31, 1999 ARM Holdings plc announces 47% growth in revenues and 91% increase in pre-tax profit CAMBRIDGE, UK, 31 January, 2000 ?ARM Holdings plc [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)] announces its financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended 31 December 1999. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (US GAAP) Year ended December 31, 1999 Revenues up 47% to œ62.1 million (1998: œ42.3 million) Profit before taxation up 91% to œ18.0 million (1998: œ9.4 million) Unit shipments more than trebled (51 million units in 1998 to an estimated 175 million units in 1999) Earnings per fully diluted share more than doubled to 8.0 pence (38.5 cents per ADS) (1998: 3.8 pence and 18.4 cents respectively, pro forma) (1) (2) Fourth quarter ended December 31, 1999 Revenues up 52% to œ18.9 million (1997: œ12.5 million) Profit before taxation up 119% to œ6.6 million (1998: œ3.0 million) Earnings per fully diluted share 4.3 pence (20.8 cents per ADS) 1998: 0.9 pence and 4.5 cents respectively (1) (1) After the inclusion of non-cash compensation costs relating to stock options granted from March 1997 to March 1998 of 0.1 pence per quarter per fully diluted share (0.4 cents per ADS). Establishment of a Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (QUEST) in the fourth quarter also resulted in a tax saving of œ4.4 million and an increase of 2.1 pence in earnings per fully diluted share (10.3 cents per ADS) in both the fourth quarter and year. (2) Earnings per share comparatives for 1998 are a proforma calculation to include the anti-dilutive effect of preference shares and a related one-off dividend. Diluted EPS excluding these anti-dilutive preference shares would have been 1.9 pence for the year to 31 December 1998. * Each American Depositary Share (ADS) represents three shares arm.com

To: mrc who wrote (349)	1/31/2000 9:04:00 AM
From: Lynn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 912

I do not normally make commentary of ridiculous postings, but your pure hype, no basis in anything, split comment deserves a reply. Take your games to a place where people like stupid, hot air comments, like the Yahoo! message boards. Childish postings are not appreciated here at SI. For what its worth, figure out what a UK share of ARM would be selling for in your total lie 5:1 scenario. No way. Lynn

To: mrc who wrote (349)	1/31/2000 11:05:00 AM
From: Lynn	Respond to of 912

Hello mrc. I now see I was unduly harsh on you, that ARM is going to propose a 5:1 at their meeting in April. In the future, however, please provide a URL that provides the article or news release with the information. Sorry. Lynn

To: mrc who wrote (349)	1/31/2000 8:29:00 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 912

Dear mrc, wonderful news!!! I am delighted with 4th QTR. and yearly results. ARM shares soar as profits double Company proposes 5-for-1 share split By Barbara Kollmeyer, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 12:01 PM ET Jan 31, 2000 LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Shares of U.K. microchip maker ARM Holdings surged 8.2 percent Monday after the group said pretax profits doubled in the fourth quarter. It also announced plans for a 5-for-1 stock split. In the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, ARM Holdings' pretax profits jumped 119 percent to 6.6 billion pounds ($10.7 million) from 3 million pounds ($4.9 million) in the same period of 1998. REVENUES rose 52 percent to 18.9 million pounds against 12.5 million pounds in 1998. In London, shares in ARM Holdings (ARMHY: news, msgs) rose 275 pence to 3,650. In early New York trading, shares were up 16 1/4, or 10.2 percent, to 175. (EARNINGS INCREASE: 20.8 cents US in 4th QTR vs. 4.5 cents in 1998) Earnings per fully diluted share were 4.3 pence (20.8 cents per U.S.-listed share) in the fourth quarter, vs. 0.9 pence, or 4.5 cents, in 1998. The company said its board of directors will propose the share split at its general meeting on April 18. Licensing is key The company said royalty revenues were a major factor in boosting operating margins from 18 percent in 1998 to 25 percent in 1999 as a whole. In the fourth quarter, royalties constituted 23 percent of total revenue, up from 17 percent in the same period of 1998. But Jonathan Brooks, chief financial officer with ARM Holdings, told CBS.MarketWatch.com that the company still views licensing revenue as its major revenue stream. "We want to continue driving the licensing business rather than sitting back and watching the royalties come in," he said. Licensing revenue is a one-off payment that comes at the time the company signs a license, while royalties come through every time a chip is sold with an ARM microprocessor. ARM Holdings designs, licenses and markets microprocessors for devices that require low power, such as mobile phones and hand-held computers, as well as set-top boxes. The company said shipping volumes for its products surged from 51 million units in 1998 to around 175 million units in 1999. ARM collaborates with such big names as Ericsson (ERICY: news, msgs), Intel (INTCW: news, msgs), Lucent (LU: news, msgs) and Texas Instruments (TXN: news, msgs). Barbara Kollmeyer writes for CBS MarketWatch in London.