RNS Number:1998M
Games Workshop Group PLC
22 January 2008


                            GAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC

                              HALF-YEARLY REPORT


Games Workshop Group PLC ("Games Workshop" or the "Group") announces its
half-yearly results for the six months to 2 December 2007.

Highlights:

*  Revenue at �54.6m (2006: �54.6m)

*  Pre-exceptional gross margin at 69.9% (2006: 70.9%)

*  Exceptional items - cost reduction programme �(0.6)m (2006: �nil)

*  Pre-exceptional operating profit up �0.6m to �1.1m (2006: �0.5m)

*  Operating profit at �0.5m (2006: �0.5m)

*  (Loss)/earnings per share of (0.4)p (2006: 0.2p)

Tom Kirby, Chairman, and Mark Wells, Chief Executive of Games Workshop, said:

"These half-year results are encouraging; we have re-established constant
currency sales growth in the UK, the Americas and Asia Pacific, our gross
margins remain strong, and our cost reduction programme is delivering the
overhead reductions we expected.

We remain a growth business and are now getting benefits from the efforts our
staff have been making. There is still much to do, and we are united in our
determination to do it."

For further information, please contact:

Games Workshop Group PLC                         Today only:      01756 770 376
Tom Kirby, Chairman                              Thereafter:      0115 900 4001
Mark Wells, Chief Executive                                       0115 900 4001
Michael Sherwin, Finance Director                                 0115 900 4001

Investor relations website                          investor.games-workshop.com                    
General website                                          www.games-workshop.com

Rawlings Financial PR Limited                           Tel:      01756 770 376
Catriona Valentine



FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS

                                                  Six months to   Six months to
                                                     2 December     26 November
                                                           2007            2006

Revenue                                                  �54.6m          �54.6m
Pre-exceptional operating profit                          �1.1m           �0.5m
Exceptional items - cost reduction programme            �(0.6)m               -
Operating profit                                          �0.5m           �0.5m
(Loss)/profit before tax                                �(0.2)m           �0.1m
Basic (loss)/earnings per share                          (0.4)p            0.2p



INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT

Preamble

Our half-yearly report does not usually have a Chairman's preamble. The reason
it does this time is because for the first time this is the Chairman's preamble
alone and not that of the Chairman and Chief Executive. In late November 2007
the board invited long-time Head of Sales, Mark Wells, to take on the role of
CEO. This move recognises Mark's increasing influence and allows him to take
control of the day to day affairs of the business giving me more time to spend
with senior staff in general, helping them, and him, achieve the long-term
ambitions we all share.

Getting the business back on track after several difficult years has been, and
continues to be, hard work. Progress towards top line growth has not been as
fast as any of us would like, but progress there has been. We remain a growth
business and are now getting benefits from the efforts our staff have been
making. There is still much to do, and we are united in our determination to do
it.

T H F Kirby
Chairman


Results

These half-year results are encouraging; we have re-established constant
currency sales growth in the UK, the Americas and Asia Pacific, our gross
margins remain strong and our cost reduction programme is delivering the
overhead reductions we expected. We still have work to do in Continental Europe
to re-establish sales growth. However, we believe that the right managerial and
operational steps are being taken.

In the UK and the Americas our constant currency sales growth has been driven by
higher sales to independent retailers and stronger internet sales, while sales
through our Hobby stores have remained flat as we have restructured the store
chains. In Continental Europe most of the sales decline has been from sales to
independent retailers and we are beginning to see some improved performance from
our Hobby stores.

We have opened five Hobby stores and closed 18 during the period, leaving us
with 335 at the end of November 2007.

The pre-exceptional gross margin, at 69.9%, remains strong. We believe this to
be sustainable.

Compared to November 2006, sterling has strengthened by 8.5% against the US
dollar and weakened by 1.2% against the euro. We have shown below our sales
progression in constant currency terms so that readers can better understand the
figures.


Cost reduction programme

Our cost reduction programme, announced in May 2007, has three key areas:

*  Closing loss-making stores
*  Rationalisation of the manufacturing and supply chain
*  Simplification of the support infrastructure

In the first half of this year we have shut over half of the stores identified
for closure, nine in the Americas, four in the UK, four in Continental Europe
and one in Asia Pacific.

We have closed our tool making facility at Wisbech, UK and this activity has
been relocated to our Nottingham site. Our programme to rationalise inventory
management is being rolled out across our UK Hobby stores and it is also being
introduced in the Americas.

We have completed the removal of the former divisional management structures and
service centres have been established in Nottingham to remove unnecessary
duplication of back office functions. The service centres support the IT,
accounting, HR, production planning and supplier development functions across
the majority of the Group's activities.

We still expect the cost reduction programme to result in annualised cost
reductions of �7m.

The costs associated with this programme are shown as exceptional costs.


Prospects

The principal risks and uncertainties for the balance of the year lie in the
ability of each of our individual sales businesses to establish and maintain
sales growth. Our gross margins are strong, our costs and working capital are
under control, so sales delivery remains an area of key focus.

Nevertheless these half-year results are encouraging, and the directors firmly
believe that the prospects for the business remain very good.


Dividend

We are using the cash which would have otherwise been applied in paying
dividends this year to finance the cost reduction programme described above. The
board remains confident in the future growth and profitability of the Group and
will resume paying dividends when appropriate.


Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors confirm that this condensed set of financial statements has been
prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European Union, and that
the interim management report herein includes a fair review of the information
required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8.

The directors of Games Workshop Group PLC are listed in the annual report for
the 53 weeks to 3 June 2007, with the exception of M N Wells who was appointed
to the board on 3 December 2007. A list of the current directors is maintained
on the investor relations website at investor.games-workshop.com.


By order of the board

M N Wells
Chief Executive

M Sherwin
Finance Director


               REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF SALES OPERATION IN
                                   LOCAL CURRENCY

                                           Six months to          Six months to
                                         2 December 2007            26 November
                                                                           2006
Continental Europe                                Euro28.6m                 Euro32.0m
United Kingdom                                    �18.8m                 �17.0m
The Americas                                    US$24.2m               US$22.9m
Asia Pacific                                    Aus$9.2m               Aus$8.9m



CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

                                                          Restated     Restated
                                      Six months to  Six months to  53 weeks to
                                         2 December    26 November       3 June
                                               2007           2006         2007
                              Notes            �000           �000         �000

Revenue                          2           54,630         54,620      111,041

Cost of sales                               (16,695)       (15,888)     (32,694)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------

Gross profit                                 37,935         38,732       78,347

Operating expenses                          (38,062)       (38,742)     (81,845)

Other operating income -
royalties receivable                            670            466        1,423
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------

Operating profit/(loss)          2              543            456       (2,075)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating profit -
pre-exceptional                               1,104            456        1,953

Exceptional items - cost
reduction programme                            (561)             -       (4,028)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Finance income                                  163            107          326

Finance costs                                  (898)          (436)      (1,110)
                                         ----------     ----------    ---------

(Loss)/profit before taxation                  (192)           127       (2,859)

Tax                              4               77            (51)        (622)
                                         ----------     ----------    ---------

(Loss)/profit attributable to
equity shareholders                            (115)            76       (3,481)

                                         ==========     ==========    =========

Basic (loss)/earnings per
ordinary share                   5            (0.4)p          0.2p       (11.2)p
Diluted (loss)/earnings per
ordinary share                   5            (0.4)p          0.2p       (11.2)p


The restatement of the prior period results is to reflect the reclassification
of certain costs from cost of sales to operating expenses following the
establishment of the service centres (Nov 2006: �406,000; May 2007: �787,000).
There are also reclassifications from cost of sales (Nov 2006: �110,000; May
2007: �216,000) and operating expenses (Nov 2006: �106,000; May 2007: �226,000)
to revenue following the standardisation of trading terms to independent
retailers within Europe. Although these reclassifications are not material, they
are being reclassified to aid comparison to the current period.



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE

                                      Six months to  Six months to  53 weeks to
                                         2 December    26 November       3 June
                                               2007           2006         2007
                                               �000           �000         �000

(Loss)/profit attributable to equity
shareholders                                   (115)            76       (3,481)

Exchange differences on translation of 
foreign operations                              107           (473)        (614)

Cash flow hedges:
- fair value (losses)/gains                    (219)           122          (88)
- transferred to the income 
  statement                                      29            (26)         (86)

Tax on items recognised directly
in equity                                        52            (29)          52
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------

Total recognised expense for the
period                                         (146)          (330)      (4,217)
                                         ==========     ==========   ==========



CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                              As at          As at        As at
                                         2 December    26 November       3 June
                                               2007           2006         2007
                                 Notes         �000           �000         �000

Non-current assets

Goodwill                                      2,355          2,412        2,390
Other intangible assets            9          5,545          4,375        4,963
Property, plant and equipment     10         27,053         28,859       27,986
Trade and other receivables                   1,122          1,015        1,204
Deferred tax assets                           2,420          2,075        2,314
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
                                             38,495         38,736       38,857
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Current assets

Inventories                                  11,623         12,824       11,260
Trade and other receivables                  12,691         11,766        8,351
Current tax assets                            1,515          1,496        1,056
Financial assets - derivative
financial instruments                             -            304           24
Cash and cash equivalents                     6,722          5,669        6,103
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
                                             32,551         32,059       26,794
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Total assets                                 71,046         70,795       65,651
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Current liabilities

Financial liabilities -            8         (6,889)        (8,417)      (6,461)
borrowings
Financial liabilities -
derivative                                     (463)           (19)        (120)
financial instruments
Trade and other payables                    (15,208)       (14,841)     (13,889)
Current tax liabilities                        (218)          (122)         (38)
Provisions                        11         (1,459)          (397)      (3,225)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
                                            (24,237)       (23,796)     (23,733)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Net current assets                            8,314          8,263        3,061
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Non-current liabilities

Financial liabilities -            8        (15,004)        (9,989)      (9,820)
borrowings
Other non-current liabilities                  (842)          (757)        (958)
Provisions                        11         (1,173)          (951)      (1,283)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
                                            (17,019)       (11,697)     (12,061)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------


Net assets                                   29,790         35,302       29,857
                                         ==========     ==========   ==========


Capital and reserves

Called up share capital           15          1,556          1,556        1,556
Share premium account             15          7,822          7,822        7,822
Other reserves                    15         (1,103)        (1,069)      (1,210)
Retained earnings                 15         21,515         26,993       21,689
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------

Total shareholders' equity                   29,790         35,302       29,857
                                         ==========     ==========   ==========




CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

                                      Six months to  Six months to  53 weeks to
                                         2 December    26 November       3 June
                                               2007           2006         2007
                               Notes           �000           �000         �000

Cash flows from operating
activities

Cash generated from operations   6              623            782       10,341
UK corporation tax paid                          (3)          (458)        (503)
Overseas tax paid                              (142)        (1,057)      (1,345)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Net cash from operating
activities                                      478           (733)       8,493
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Cash flows from investing
activities

Purchases of property, plant
and equipment                                (2,887)        (3,306)      (5,813)
Proceeds on disposal of
property, plant and equipment                     9             26           13
Purchases of other intangible
assets                                         (802)          (260)        (951)
Expenditure on product
development                                  (1,138)        (1,391)      (2,937)
Interest received                               162            114          336
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------
Net cash from investing
activities                                   (4,656)        (4,817)      (9,352)
                                         ----------     ----------   ----------

Cash flows from financing
activities

Proceeds from borrowings                      5,190          3,070        2,908

Repayment of principal under
finance leases                                  (6)           (34)          (41)
Equity dividends paid                            -         (4,364)       (5,904)
Interest paid                                 (792)          (504)       (1,113)
                                        ----------     ----------    ----------

Net cash from financing
activities                                   4,392         (1,832)       (4,150)
                                        ----------     ----------    ----------

Effects of foreign exchange
rates                                          (24)          (125)         (107)
                                        ----------     ----------    ----------

Net increase/(decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents                      190         (7,507)       (5,116)
                                        ==========     ==========    ==========


Opening cash and cash
equivalents                                   (344)         4,772         4,772
                                        ----------     ----------    ----------
Closing cash and cash
equivalents                      7            (154)        (2,735)         (344)
                                        ==========     ==========    ==========



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION



1. Basis of preparation

The half-year results for the six months to 2 December 2007 and for the
comparative six months to 26 November 2006 are unaudited and do not constitute
statutory accounts within the meaning of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985.
Statutory accounts for the 53 weeks to 3 June 2007 have been delivered to the
Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified,
did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any
statement under section 237 of the Companies Act 1985.

The financial information has been prepared in accordance with the accounting
policies under International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') detailed in
the financial statements for the 53 weeks to 3 June 2007 which are expected to
be followed in the full financial statements for the year ending 1 June 2008.
This half-yearly report has been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and with IAS 34 'Interim
Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union.

Changes to accounting standards and interpretations and their likely impact on
the Group's future accounting policies are set out below:

IFRS 7 'Financial instruments: disclosures' is effective for accounting periods
beginning on or after 1 January 2007, and will therefore be applicable for the
year ending 1 June 2008, and IFRS 8 'Operating segments', effective for
accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009, will be applicable in
the year ending May 2010. These amendments to disclosure requirements will have
no effect on the Group's reported results. The Group does not consider that any
other standards or interpretations issued by the IASB, but not yet applicable,
will have a significant impact on the Group's results.

The half-yearly report is available to shareholders and members of the public on
the Company's website at investor.games-workshop.com.

2. Segmental analysis

Six months to 2 December 2007
                                                       Rest
                                                         of                             Design  
             Continental   United       The     Asia    the     Central/  Service          and  Royalty           
                  Europe  Kingdom  Americas  Pacific  world  unallocated  centres  development   income   Group
                    �000     �000      �000     �000   �000         �000     �000         �000     �000    �000
Total gross
segment sales
by operation      19,705   18,822    12,192    3,911      -            -        -            -       -   54,630
                 -------  -------   -------   ------ ------      -------   ------      -------  ------   ------

Total gross
segment sales
by location of
customers         20,092   16,681    13,497    4,208    152            -        -            -       -   54,630
                 -------  -------   -------   ------ ------      -------   ------      -------  ------   ------

Pre-exceptional
operating
profit/
segment result
by location of
customers          3,520    2,817       346      192     75       (2,854)  (2,158)      (1,504)    670    1,104
Exceptional
items                (20)    (322)      (89)       -      -         (130)       -            -       -     (561)
                 -------  -------   -------   ------ ------      -------   ------      -------  ------   ------
                   
Operating
profit/
segment result
by location of
customers          3,500    2,495       257      192     75       (2,984)  (2,158)      (1,504)    670      543
                 -------  -------   -------   ------ ------      -------   ------      -------  ------   ------


Restated

Six months to 26 November 2006
                                                       Rest
                                                         of                             Design  
             Continental   United       The     Asia    the     Central/  Service          and  Royalty           
                  Europe  Kingdom  Americas  Pacific  world  unallocated  centres  development   income   Group
                    �000     �000      �000     �000   �000         �000     �000         �000     �000    �000
Total
gross
segment
sales by
operation         21,734   16,947    12,348    3,591      -            -        -            -        -  54,620
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------  ------

Total
gross
segment
sales by
location of
customers         23,165   14,414    13,178    3,752    111            -        -            -        -  54,620
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------  ------
Operating
profit/
segment
result by
location of
customers          4,271    2,047       440       74     56       (2,801)  (2,261)      (1,836)     466     456
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------  ------


Restated

53 weeks to 3 June 2007
                                                       Rest
                                                         of                             Design  
             Continental   United       The     Asia    the     Central/  Service          and  Royalty           
                  Europe  Kingdom  Americas  Pacific  world  unallocated  centres  development   income   Group
                    �000     �000      �000     �000   �000         �000     �000         �000     �000    �000
Total gross
segment sales
by operation      44,832   34,051    24,540    7,618      -            -        -            -        - 111,041
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------ -------

Total gross
segment sales
by location of
customers         45,600   30,481    26,640    8,121    199            -        -            -        - 111,041
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------ -------

Pre-exceptional
operating
profit/segment
result by
location of
customers          8,930    5,347      (515)     376     97       (5,179)  (4,895)      (3,631)   1,423   1,953
Exceptional
items               (800)  (2,084)   (1,120)     (24)     -            -        -            -        -  (4,028)
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------  ------
Operating
(loss)/segment
result by
location of
customers          8,130    3,263    (1,635)     352     97       (5,179)  (4,895)      (3,631)   1,423  (2,075)
                 -------  -------   -------  ------- ------      -------   ------      -------   ------  ------

The restatement of prior periods is to disclose costs for IT, accounting,
payroll, HR, production planning and supplier development services as costs
relating to the service centres and to reflect these changes in the allocation
of operating profits to the geographic segments. This is following the
establishment of service centres covering these areas in the six months to 2
December 2007.

3. Dividends

No dividend was paid in the six months to 2 December 2007. In addition, no
interim dividend is proposed for the year ending 1 June 2008 (2006: 4.95p).

4. Tax

The taxation credit for the six months to 2 December 2007 is based on an
estimate of the full year effective rate of 40% (2006: 40%) for the year ending
1 June 2008.

5. (Loss)/earnings per share

Basic (loss)/earnings per share is calculated by dividing the (loss)/profit
attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares in issue throughout the relevant period, excluding ordinary shares
purchased by the Company and held as treasury shares.

                                 Six months to    Six months to     53 weeks to
                                    2 December      26 November          3 June
                                          2007             2006            2007
    
(Loss)/profit attributable to
equity shareholders (�000)                (115)              76          (3,481)
                                    ----------       ----------       ---------
Weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue 
(thousands)                             31,117           31,116          31,116
                                    ----------       ----------       ---------
Basic (loss)/earnings per
share (pence per share)                   (0.4)             0.2           (11.2)
                                    ==========       ==========       =========

Diluted (loss)/earnings per share

The calculation of diluted (loss)/earnings per share has been based on the
(loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average
number of shares in issue during the relevant period, excluding treasury shares,
adjusted for the dilution effect of share options outstanding at the end of the
period.

                                 Six months to    Six months to     53 weeks to
                                    2 December      26 November          3 June
                                          2007             2006            2007

(Loss)/profit attributable
to equity shareholders
(�000)                                    (115)              76          (3,481)
                                    ----------       ----------       ---------
Weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue
(thousands)                             31,117           31,116          31,116
Adjustment for share options
(thousands)                                  -              293               -
                                    ----------       ----------       ---------
Weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue for
diluted (loss)/earnings per
share (thousands)                       31,117           31,409          31,116
                                    ----------       ----------       ---------
Diluted (loss)/earnings per
share (pence per share)                   (0.4)             0.2           (11.2)
                                    ==========       ==========       =========


There is no impact on the diluted EPS for the six months to 2 December 2007 and
the 53 weeks to 3 June 2007 for the share options in existence as, due to
losses, these options are anti-dilutive.

6. Reconciliation of (loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders to
net cash from operations

                                  Six months to   Six months to     53 weeks to
                                     2 December     26 November          3 June
                                           2007            2006            2007
                                           �000            �000            �000

(Loss)/profit attributable to
equity shareholders                        (115)             76          (3,481)
Tax                                         (77)             51             622
Depreciation of property, plant
and equipment                             3,377           3,294           6,925
Impairment loss on property,
plant and equipment                           -               -             306
Loss on disposal of property,
plant and equipment                         116              29              95
Amortisation of capitalised
development costs                         1,009           1,237           2,525
Amortisation of other intangibles           372             348             720
Finance income                             (163)           (107)           (326)
Finance costs                               898             436           1,168
Net fair value losses/(gains) on 
derivative financial instruments             61             (24)             88
Share-based payments                         79              60              42
Exchange losses/(gains) on 
borrowings                                    -              63             (58)
Changes in working capital:
- (Increase)/decrease in inventories       (437)           (611)            901
- (Increase)/decrease in trade and  
  other receivables                      (3,988)         (3,134)            128
- Increase/(decrease) in trade and
  other payables                          1,393            (767)         (2,326)
- (Decrease)/increase in provisions      (1,902)           (169)          3,012
                                     ----------      ----------      ----------
Net cash from operating activities          623             782          10,341
                                     ==========      ==========      ==========

The cash outflow relating to exceptional items in the six months to 2 December
2007 was �2,088,000.

7. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts include the following for the
purposes of the cash flow statement:

                                     2 December     26 November          3 June
                                           2007            2006            2007
                                           �000            �000            �000

Cash and cash equivalents                 6,722           5,669           6,103
Bank overdraft                           (6,876)         (8,404)         (6,447)
                                     ----------      ----------      ----------
                                           (154)         (2,735)           (344)
                                     ==========      ==========      ==========


8. Financial liabilities - borrowings

                                     2 December     26 November          3 June
                                           2007            2006            2007
                                           �000            �000            �000

Current
Bank overdraft                            6,876           8,404           6,447
Obligations under finance leases             13              13              14
                                     ----------      ----------      ----------
                                          6,889           8,417           6,461
                                     ----------      ----------      ----------
Non-current
Bank loans                               15,000           9,971           9,811
Obligations under finance leases              4              18               9
                                     ----------      ----------      ----------
                                         15,004           9,989           9,820
                                     ----------      ----------      ----------
Total borrowings                         21,893          18,406          16,281
                                     ==========      ==========      ==========


9. Other intangible assets

                                     2 December     26 November          3 June
                                           2007            2006            2007
                                           �000            �000            �000

Net book value at beginning of period     4,963           4,320           4,320
Additions                                 1,957           1,651           3,888
Exchange differences                          6             (11)              -
Amortisation charge                      (1,381)         (1,585)         (3,245)
                                      ---------       ----------     ----------
Net book value at end of period           5,545            4,375          4,963
                                      =========       ==========     ==========


10. Property, plant and equipment

                                     2 December      26 November         3 June
                                           2007             2006           2007
                                           �000             �000           �000

Net book value at beginning of period    27,986           29,475         29,475
Additions                                 2,569            2,882          6,031
Exchange differences                          -             (149)          (181)
Disposals                                  (125)             (55)          (108)
Charge for the period                    (3,377)          (3,294)        (6,925)
Impairment loss                               -                -           (306)
                                     ----------       ----------     ----------
Net book value at end of period          27,053           28,859         27,986
                                     ==========       ==========     ==========

11. Provisions

                                       Employee
                                       benefits         Property          Total
                                           �000             �000           �000

As at 29 May 2006                           615              896          1,511
Charged/(credited) to the income
statement                                    29              (75)           (46)
Exchange differences                         (6)              (8)           (14)
Utilised                                     (1)            (102)          (103)
                                     ----------       ----------     ----------
As at 26 November 2006                      637              711          1,348
                                     ==========       ==========     ==========

                                       Employee
                       Redundancy      benefits         Property          Total
                             �000          �000             �000           �000
 
As at 29 May 2006               -           615              896          1,511
Charged to the  
income statement            1,573           293            1,374          3,240
Exchange differences            -            (4)             (14)           (18)
Increase in provision -
discount unwinding              -             -               27             27
Utilised                      (17)          (16)            (219)          (252)
                       ----------    ----------       ----------     ----------
As at 3 June 2007 
and 4 June 2007             1,556           888            2,064          4,508

Charged to the income
statement                     415            44               35            494
Exchange differences           29            28               (4)            53
Utilised                   (1,657)          (42)            (724)        (2,423)
                       ----------    ----------       ----------     ----------
As at 2 December 2007         343           918            1,371          2,632
                       ==========    ==========       ==========     ==========

12. Seasonality


The Group's monthly sales profile demonstrates an element of seasonality around
the Christmas period. This impacts sales in the months of September and
December.

13. Related-party transactions

There were no material related-party transactions during the period.

14. Exceptional items

The exceptional item relates to the cost reduction programme announced in May
2007. As part of this programme, in the six months to 2 December 2007, �42,000
has been incurred in closing loss making stores, �356,000 in rationalising the
manufacturing and supply chain and �163,000 in simplifying the support
infrastructure. There were no exceptional items in the six months to 26 November
2006.

                       Continuing    Continuing    Six months to  Six months to
                  pre-exceptional   exceptional       2 December    26 November
                                          items             2007           2006
                             �000          �000             �000           �000

Revenue                    54,630             -           54,630         54,620
Cost of sales             (16,434)         (261)         (16,695)       (15,888)
                       ----------     ---------       ----------      ---------
Gross profit               38,196          (261)          37,935         38,732
Operating expenses        (37,762)         (300)         (38,062)       (38,742)
Other operating
income-royalties
receivable                    670            -               670            466
                       ----------     ---------       ----------      ---------
Operating
profit/(loss)               1,104          (561)             543            456
                       ==========     =========       ==========      =========


                                     Continuing       Continuing    53 weeks to
                                pre-exceptional      exceptional         3 June
                                                           items           2007
                                           �000             �000           �000

Revenue                                 111,041                -        111,041
Cost of sales                           (32,472)            (222)       (32,694)
                                     ----------        ---------     ----------
Gross profit                             78,569             (222)        78,347
Operating expenses                      (78,039)          (3,806)       (81,845)
Other operating income-royalties
receivable                                1,423                -          1,423
                                     ----------        ---------     ----------
Operating profit/(loss)                   1,953           (4,028)        (2,075)
                                     ==========        =========     ==========

15. Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity

                                               Other reserves                  Retained earnings
                                     ----------------------------------   ---------------------------
                  Called
                      up     Share      Capital                                                Profit
                   share   premium   redemption   Translation     Other   Hedging   Treasury      and    Total
                 capital   account      reserve       reserve   reserve   reserve     shares     loss   equity
                    �000      �000         �000          �000      �000      �000       �000     �000     �000

As at 29 May 2006  1,556     7,822          101           353    (1,050)       60        (49)  31,143   39,936
Exchange 
adjustments            -         -            -          (473)        -         -          -        -     (473)
Profit for the
period                 -         -            -             -         -         -          -       76       76
Dividends paid         -         -            -             -         -         -          -   (4,364)  (4,364)
Share-based payments   -         -            -             -         -         -          -       60       60
Current tax            -         -            -             -         -       (29)         -        -      (29)
Cash flow hedges:
- fair value gains
  in the period        -         -            -             -         -       122          -        -      122
- transferred to
  net profit           -         -            -             -         -       (26)         -        -      (26)
                --------   -------   ----------    ----------   --------   ------   --------   ------   ------
As at 26
November 2006      1,556     7,822          101          (120)    (1,050)     127        (49)  26,915   35,302
                ========   =======   ==========    ==========   ========   ======   ========   ======   ======


                                               Other reserves                  Retained earnings
                                     ----------------------------------   ---------------------------
                  Called
                      up     Share      Capital                                                Profit
                   share   premium   redemption   Translation     Other   Hedging   Treasury      and    Total
                 capital   account      reserve       reserve   reserve   reserve     shares     loss   equity
                    �000      �000         �000          �000      �000      �000       �000     �000     �000

As at 29 May 2006  1,556     7,822          101           353     (1,050)      60        (49)  31,143   39,936
Exchange
adjustments            -         -            -          (614)         -        -          -        -     (614)
Loss for the year      -         -            -             -          -        -          -   (3,481)  (3,481)
Dividends paid         -         -            -             -          -        -          -   (5,904)  (5,904)
Share-based payments   -         -            -             -          -        -          -       42       42
Current tax            -         -            -             -          -       26          -        -       26
Deferred tax           -         -            -             -          -       26          -        -       26
Cash flow hedges:
- fair value losses
  in the period        -         -            -             -          -      (88)         -        -      (88)
- transferred to
  net profit           -         -            -             -          -      (86)         -        -      (86)
                --------   -------   ----------    ----------   --------   ------   --------   ------    ------
As at 3 June 2007
and 4 June 2007    1,556     7,822          101          (261)    (1,050)     (62)       (49)  21,800   29,857
Exchange
adjustments            -         -            -           107          -        -          -        -      107
Loss for the period    -         -            -             -          -        -          -     (115)    (115)
Shares vested          -         -            -             -          -        -         49      (49)       -
Share-based payments   -         -            -             -          -        -          -       79       79
Deferred tax           -         -            -             -          -       52          -        -       52
Cash flow hedges:
- fair value losses
  in the period        -         -            -             -          -     (219)         -        -     (219)
- transferred to 
  net profit           -         -            -             -          -       29          -        -       29
                --------   -------   ----------    ----------   --------   ------   --------   ------   ------
As at 2 December 
2007               1,556     7,822          101          (154)    (1,050)    (200)         -   21,715   29,790
                ========   =======   ==========    ==========   ========   ======   ========   ======   ======



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