K3 Business Technology pulls out of formal sale process

Software firm K3 Business Technology Group has terminated its previously announced formal sale process with immediate effect, after deciding that the proposals it had received are not at 'a level that would be acceptable to shareholders and are therefore not recommendable by the board'.

Software firm K3 Business Technology Group has terminated its previously announced formal sale process with immediate effect, after deciding that the proposals it had received are not at 'a level that would be acceptable to shareholders and are therefore not recommendable by the board'.

The news came as the firm restated its results for the year ended June 30th. Revenue for the year increased from £52.8m to £67.96m, boosting gross profit from £29.3m to £39.5m. Cost of sales rose from £23.5m to £28.5m. Pre-tax profit for the 12 months rose slightly from £4.9m to £6.0m. The final dividend for the year was increased to 1.0p per share (2011: 0.75p).

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