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RNS Number : 7355R 
Somero Enterprises Inc. 
06 May 2009 
 
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| THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR TO US PERSONS (AS DEFINED  | 
| IN REGULATION S UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OR TO      | 
| RESIDENTS, NATIONALS OR CITIZENS OF CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA.             | 
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| 6 May 2009                                         |                        | 
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| Somero Enterprises, Inc.                                                    | 
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| Full year results for the twelve months to 31 December 2008                 | 
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| Revenue decreased by 21.8% to US$51.9m (2007: US$66.4m)                     | 
| Significant reduction in net debt to US$9.7m                                | 
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| Somero Enterprises, Inc.  , ("Somero" or "the Company") is pleased to      | 
| report results for the twelve months to 31 December 2008. Somero is a      | 
| North American manufacturer of patented laser guided equipment used for    | 
| the spreading and leveling of high volumes of concrete for floors in the   | 
| construction industry. Somero has operations worldwide and is primarily    | 
| focused on the non-residential construction industry.                      | 
| Financial Highlights                                                       | 
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| - | Significant reduction in net debt to US$9.7m (2007: US$11.1m)          | 
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| - | Revenue decreased by 21.8% to US$51.9m (2007: US$66.4m)                | 
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| - | Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 63.7% to US$6.0m (2007: US$16.5m) which   | 
|   | includes a US$0.6m restructuring charge                                | 
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| - | Pre-tax income decreased by 79.8% to US$2.2m (2007: US$10.7m)          | 
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| - | Adjusted net income before amortization decreased by 63.1% to US$4.0m  | 
|   | (2007: US$10.8m)                                                       | 
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| - | EPS before amortization down 62.2% to US$0.12 (Basic EPS: US$0.05) vs. | 
|   | US$0.31 in 2007 (Basic EPS: US$0.20)                                   | 
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| Business Highlights                                                        | 
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| - | Successful operational restructuring resulting in a planned US$10.0m   | 
|   | reduction in operating costs                                           | 
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| - | Successful modification of bank agreements providing added covenant    | 
|   | flexibility                                                            | 
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| - | Continued focus on product development, introduction of the new Mini   | 
|   | Screed Commercial in November 2008 and the new SXP-D in January 2009   | 
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| - | Broadening revenue base, with international sales accounting for 50%   | 
|   | of group revenue                                                       | 
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| - | Continued investment in emerging markets, increasing market            | 
|   | penetration                                                            | 
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| Commenting on the results Stuart Doughty, Non-Executive Chairman of Somero  | 
| said:                                                                       | 
| "As the financial crisis intensified during the year, we took immediate and | 
| decisive action to reduce our cost base, and achieved a total saving in     | 
| 2009 operating costs of US$10.0m. This proactive restructuring allowed us   | 
| to modify our bank agreements to obtain added covenant flexibility and      | 
| stability in the year ahead.                                                | 
| "Despite the current uncertainty in the markets, and our cautious outlook   | 
| on the out-turn for 2009, I believe we are well placed to deliver a         | 
| profitable year. We remain committed to driving improved performance from   | 
| our growth markets, and expect to continue to make investments in these     | 
| markets. We also expect to benefit from our new product development program | 
| which has developed a new Mini Screed and a redesigned and updated Large    | 
| line SXP.                                                                   | 
| "We remain focused on maximizing our cash generation, maintaining high      | 
| levels of customer support and providing continued training to our          | 
| employees and clients alike."                                               | 
| Jack Cooney, President and Chief Executive officer commented:               | 
| "There is no doubt that 2008 was a particularly difficult year. I was       | 
| impressed with how quickly our experienced management team reacted to the   | 
| rapidly changing market conditions. We finished the year in a position to   | 
| gain from our investments in growth markets and new products. Our brand     | 
| recognition, market position and products, together with an experienced     | 
| management team, provide us with a solid platform to remain profitable,     | 
| generate cash and continue debt reduction in the year ahead."               | 
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| For further information contact:                                            | 
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| Hawkpoint             |                                                     | 
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| Christopher Kemball   | +44 (0)20 7665 4500                                 | 
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| Collins Stewart       |                                                     | 
| Europe                |                                                     | 
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| Piers Coombs          | +44 (0)20 7523 8000                                 | 
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| About Somero:                                                               | 
| Somero  designs, manufactures and sells equipment that automates the        | 
| process of spreading and leveling large volumes of concrete for commercial  | 
| flooring and other horizontal surfaces, such as paved parking lots.         | 
| Somero's innovative, proprietary products, including the large SXP -D,      | 
| CopperHead , and new Mini Screed(TM) C Laser Screed  machines employ        | 
| laser-guided technology to achieve a high level of precision.               | 
| Somero's products have been sold primarily to concrete contractors for use  | 
| in non-residential construction projects in over 60 countries across every  | 
| time zone around the globe. Laser Screed equipment has been specified for   | 
| use in constructing warehouses, assembly plants, retail centers and in      | 
| other commercial construction projects requiring extremely flat concrete    | 
| floors by a variety of companies, such as Costco, Home Depot, B&Q,          | 
| DaimlerChrysler, various Coca-Cola bottling companies, the United States    | 
| Postal Service, Lowe's, Toys 'R' Us and ProLogis.                           | 
| Somero's headquarters and manufacturing operations are located in Michigan, | 
| USA with Executive offices in Florida. It has a sales and service office in | 
| Chesterfield, England. Somero has approximately 90 employees and markets    | 
| and sells its products through a direct sales force, external sales         | 
| representatives and independent dealers in North America, Latin America,    | 
| Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Asia and Australia. Somero is listed | 
| on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and its   | 
| trading symbol is SOM.L.                                                    | 
| This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or          | 
| invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase, any       | 
| securities of Somero Enterprises, Inc. (the 'Company').                     | 
| This announcement may not be released, published or distributed in or into  | 
| the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia or to US Persons (as defined  | 
| in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'US    | 
| Securities Act')) or to residents, nationals or citizens of Canada, Japan   | 
| or Australia. The distribution of this announcement in certain other        | 
| jurisdictions may also be restricted by law and persons into whose          | 
| possession this announcement or any document or other information referred  | 
| to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such         | 
| restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a | 
| violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.                  | 
| No securities of the Company have been registered under the US Securities   | 
| Act. No securities of the Company may be offered or sold in the United      | 
| States or to US persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities | 
| Act) except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the US    | 
| Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration  | 
| requirements under the US Securities Act.                                   | 
| No securities of the Company have been registered under the applicable      | 
| securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and may not be offered or     | 
| sold within Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit | 
| of citizens or residents of Australia, Canada or Japan.                     | 
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| Somero Enterprises, Inc. (R)                                                | 
| Full year results for the twelve months to 31 December 2008                 | 
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| Chairman's Statement                                                        | 
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| Overview                                                                    | 
| As the depth of the financial collapse became more apparent throughout 2008 | 
| our focus altered from growth to stability, and we acted quickly to reduce  | 
| our cost structure while continuing to make investments in our growth       | 
| markets. Somero's core principles - high-quality engineering, product       | 
| development and high levels of customer service - have served us well, and  | 
| our products continue to be in demand and essential to produce quality      | 
| flooring for projects globally. We are confident that Somero is structured  | 
| to maintain market share and remains ready to take advantage of             | 
| opportunities as they present themselves around the world.                  | 
| Markets                                                                     | 
| The US led economic downturn particularly affected Large line sales and     | 
| spares. Small line products were less affected due to their lower capital   | 
| cost. Europe, Middle East and Africa enjoyed a strong first half, however,  | 
| sales tailed off in the second half of the year. In line with our strategic | 
| ambitions for our business, we remain committed to our development in China | 
| and the Middle East, maintaining our position to gain market penetration in | 
| both those areas.                                                           | 
| Historically, in difficult economic times, we have seen growth in the used  | 
| equipment line as it becomes increasingly in demand by customers continuing | 
| to work but not in a position to add new equipment to their fleets. We have | 
| begun an aggressive campaign in this market niche with a refurbishing       | 
| program suited to all price points in the marketplace. The Somero As Is     | 
| program, in addition to our traditional refurbishing program, includes a    | 
| Somero warranty, training and customer service with all equipment. We are   | 
| confident this program will allow us to prevail in competitive situations   | 
| in sales of as is equipment.                                                | 
| Whilst we remain of the view that opportunities will again exist for us to  | 
| successfully expand our product offering into the residential arena, we     | 
| have re-focused in the non-residential construction market and have         | 
| introduced a more powerful Mini Screed(TM). Since its introduction in late  | 
| 2008, the Mini Screed Commercial has gained wide acceptance.                | 
| People                                                                      | 
| It is often in times of difficult economic and market conditions that the   | 
| true measure of a team can be assessed. As a Board, we are continually      | 
| impressed with the ingenuity and resilience of our employees and would like | 
| to take this opportunity to thank all employees for their performance,      | 
| commitment and dedication throughout the past year in these most unusual    | 
| and unchartered times.                                                      | 
| Current Trading and Outlook                                                 | 
| Despite the global slowdown, construction demand continues in specific      | 
| sectors and demand for ever higher building quality standards is rising. We | 
| remain committed to investing in important new markets, whilst being        | 
| mindful of the need to regularly review our cost base against prevailing    | 
| market conditions. We continue to focus on maximizing our cash generation,  | 
| maintaining high levels of customer support and developing new products to  | 
| keep Somero at the forefront of this industry. After the downturn runs its  | 
| course, I remain confident Somero will emerge as a stronger Company,        | 
| better-equipped to benefit from the ensuing period of economic recovery.    | 
| The first quarter of 2009 was below expectations but still within bank      | 
| covenants. We did see a progressive increase in activity each month which   | 
| is the normal springtime trend and countries that had been slow or dormant  | 
| are showing increased levels of activity. These trends seem to be gaining   | 
| momentum and whilst it is too early to see if we have experienced the       | 
| bottom, the increase in activity is encouraging. Notwithstanding these      | 
| encouraging trends, the Board remains cautious on the out-turn for 2009.    | 
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| Stuart Doughty                                                              | 
| Non-Executive Chairman                                                      | 
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| President and Chief Executive Officer's Review                              | 
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| Overview                                                                    | 
| The effect of the sudden and extensive worldwide shutdown of the financial  | 
| system on construction activity was mitigated with the experience of our    | 
| management team. We recognized the impact on our customers very early in    | 
| the process and acted to make swift and significant reductions to our cost  | 
| structure in the US and Europe. The Group is now sized to the realities of  | 
| the marketplace as it is operating today and has continued to make          | 
| investments in China and the Middle East to take advantage of growth        | 
| opportunities.                                                              | 
| Our ability to move quickly has allowed us to meet all our debt obligations | 
| and, in early 2009, we modified our banking facilities to provide           | 
| significant flexibility in the coming years. These are unprecedented times, | 
| nevertheless management is confident that Somero's fundamentals remain      | 
| strong and that the strategies in place combined with our market leading    | 
| position will result in continued long-term growth for Somero.              | 
| Group revenues are US$51.9m, but the Board is pleased that the management   | 
| has reacted quickly to the changing market conditions by taking out costs,  | 
| resulting in full year adjusted EBITDA of US$6.0m and maintaining bank      | 
| covenant compliance at lower turnover levels.                               | 
| As part of our overall strategic plan, the Company made further progress in | 
| 2008 towards our goal of decreasing our dependence on North American        | 
| markets and broadening our revenue base. International sales now account    | 
| for 50% of group revenue, up from 40% in 2007. Our focus on cash generation | 
| has resulted in a further reduction in net debt at the year end to US$9.7m  | 
| (2007: US$11.1m).                                                           | 
| We continue to invest in training to give our team the tools to help them   | 
| work effectively and efficiently to get through these difficult times.      | 
| Operational Performance                                                     | 
| Total revenue decreased US$14.5m to US$51.9m (2007: US$66.4m). As expected  | 
| the US suffered the vast majority of this revenue reduction (US$13.4m). Out | 
| of the product groups, Large line accounted for 65.7% of the reduction with | 
| Small line and Other accounting for 15.7% and 18.7% respectively.           | 
| We realized strong sales of the three dimensional system for concrete       | 
| parking lots at US$2.8m (2007: US$2.4m). The introduction of the Mini       | 
| Screed Commercial product in the final 2 months of the year was strong.     | 
| Refurbished sales remained robust at US$3.0m (2007: US$3.3m).               | 
| EMEA had a very strong H1 with a 27.2% increase. As the financial crises    | 
| shifted to Europe in H2, sales declined. Full year revenue was US$20.5m,    | 
| broadly in line with 2007 (US$20.7m). Australia, South Africa and Korea     | 
| were impacted by a dramatic currency change with 2008 revenue of US$2.3m    | 
| (2007: US$4.2m) but our emerging markets of China, Middle East and Latin    | 
| and South America showed strong growth. Latin and South America generated   | 
| revenue of US$2.9m (2007: US$1.8m) and China and the Middle East benefited  | 
| from our additional investment in sales personnel to generate total sales   | 
| of US$2.1m (2007: US$0.4m).                                                 | 
| These emerging markets remain a key area of focus for Somero. A central     | 
| component of our business strategy continues to be our entry into and       | 
| growth within emerging international markets. We will continue to position  | 
| ourselves to identify and take advantage of these trends by adding          | 
| additional investments in these markets.                                    | 
| The implementation of our emerging markets strategy is centered on three    | 
| core aims:                                                                  | 
| To identify international logistics companies, development companies and    | 
| building operators with a view to ensuring Western floor flatness           | 
| specifications are carried through to new markets;                          | 
| To target local contractors who are tendering for projects for these major  | 
| international players and local contractors with a Western joint venture    | 
| partner; and                                                                | 
| To develop a package whereby we can provide in-depth floor construction     | 
| training, beyond the operator training that we currently provide, and       | 
| selling this training as part of the overall package of equipment and       | 
| services to install a concrete floor.                                       | 
| We continue to pursue these three aims and it is encouraging that           | 
| international refurbished sales - a key indicator of progress in these      | 
| emerging markets - have remained robust.                                    | 
| Product Development                                                         | 
| During the year we continued to invest in product development and launched  | 
| a new commercial Mini-Screed product in November 2008 and subsequently      | 
| introduced it at our industry's premier tradeshow, the 2009 World of        | 
| Concrete, where it was well received. Also at the World of Concrete, we     | 
| introduced the new SXP-Diagnostic machine. This new innovation gives        | 
| full-time electrical system, hydraulic system and engine performance        | 
| diagnostics alerts to the operator instantly should faults occur within the | 
| machine while performing on the jobsite. The development of this machine    | 
| came from customer input as a result of our close relationship with our     | 
| customers.                                                                  | 
| Somero Total Care warranty program was also introduced at the World of      | 
| Concrete. Somero 'Total Care' is an all-inclusive warranty and training     | 
| package for the SXP(TM)-D Laser Screed  and includes a 3-year warranty on   | 
| all non-wear parts, scheduled 6 monthly inspection & calibration visits for | 
| 3 years, classroom training for up to 4 operators and 1 day on-site         | 
| advanced/additional operator training per year. This new innovative program | 
| is a first in the construction equipment industry and provides a high value | 
| benefit to ownership with no costs in the first 3 years of ownership except | 
| for wear items and consumables. The Total Care program is only available    | 
| for purchase at the time of the initial sale of the SXP-D, at a cost of     | 
| US$15,000.                                                                  | 
| Additional products are also in the prototyping stage. We remain confident  | 
| that the launch of these products will continue to provide growth           | 
| opportunities for Somero over the medium and longer term.                   | 
| New Training Facility                                                       | 
| The Company successfully completed the relocation of its executive offices  | 
| and customer training to Fort Myers, Florida, in July 2008. The             | 
| manufacturing plant and majority of customer service personnel remain in    | 
| Houghton, Michigan. With the training located in Florida, we can now offer  | 
| year-round classes to our customers who come from all over the world.       | 
| Combining our executive offices with customer training enables senior       | 
| management to interact with customers, giving them valuable insight into    | 
| understanding their businesses and markets. As of December 2008 we had 40   | 
| customers come through training.                                            | 
| In 2009 we will look to expand our presence in emerging markets with all    | 
| product offerings. The Company's attractive fundamentals including strong   | 
| cash flow, good market position and products, together with an experienced  | 
| management team, provide us with a solid platform on which to weather the   | 
| global recession.                                                           | 
| We look forward to delivering further on our strategic goals in the year    | 
| ahead.                                                                      | 
|  Jack Cooney                                                                | 
| President and Chief Executive Officer                                       | 
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| Summary of Financial Results (1) (2) (3) (4)                             | 
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| Financial Review                                                         | 
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|                                           |    31-Dec-07 |     31-Dec-08 | 
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| Revenue                                   |       66,436 |        51,941 | 
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| Cost of sales                             |       28,828 |        23,116 | 
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| Gross profit                              |       37,608 |        28,825 | 
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| Operating expenses:                       |              |               | 
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| Selling expense                           |       11,949 |        11,518 | 
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| Engineering expense                       |        1,831 |         1,384 | 
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| General and administrative expense        |       10,514 |        12,477 | 
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| Restructuring                             |            - |           582 | 
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| Total operating expenses                  |       24,294 |        25,961 | 
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| Operating income                          |       13,314 |         2,864 | 
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| Other income (expense)                    |              |               | 
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| Interest expense                          |      (1,472) |         (856) | 
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| Interest income                           |           74 |            67 | 
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| Foreign exchange gain/(loss)              |          279 |            99 | 
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| Other                                     |      (1,479) |          (12) | 
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| Income before taxes                       |       10,716 |         2,162 | 
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| Provision for income taxes                |        3,789 |           505 | 
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| Net income                                |        6,927 |         1,657 | 
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| Other data:                               |              |               | 
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| Adjusted EBITDA(1)(2)(4)                  |       16,494 |         5,984 | 
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| Adjusted net income before                |              |               | 
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| amortization (1)(3)(4)                    |       10,792 |         3,989 | 
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| Depreciation expense                      |          378 |           373 | 
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| Amortization of intangibles               |        2,384 |         2,332 | 
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| Capital expenditures                      |          491 |           589 | 
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| 1.  | Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income before amortization are not    | 
|     | measurements of the Company's financial performance under US GAAP and  | 
|     | should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating    | 
|     | income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with US | 
|     | GAAP or as an alternative to US GAAP cash flow from operating          | 
|     | activities as a measure of profitability or liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA | 
|     | and adjusted net income before amortization are presented herein       | 
|     | because management believes they are useful analytical tools for       | 
|     | measuring the profitability and cash generation of the business.       | 
|     | Adjusted EBITDA is also used to determine pricing and covenant         | 
|     | compliance under the Company's credit facility and as a measurement    | 
|     | for calculation of management incentive compensation. The Company      | 
|     | understands that although adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by        | 
|     | securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of         | 
|     | companies, its calculation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to | 
|     | other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.           | 
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| 2.  | Adjusted EBITDA as used herein is a calculation of its net income plus | 
|     | tax provision, interest expense, interest income, foreign exchange     | 
|     | gain, other expense, depreciation, amortization and stock based        | 
|     | compensation.                                                          | 
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| 3.  | Adjusted net income before amortization as used herein is a            | 
|     | calculation of net income plus amortization of intangibles plus loss   | 
|     | on extinguishment of debt.                                             | 
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| 4.  | The Company uses non-US GAAP financial measures in order to provide    | 
|     | supplemental information regarding the Company's operating             | 
|     | performance. The non-US GAAP financial measures presented herein       | 
|     | should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute to,     | 
|     | financial measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP. Investors    | 
|     | are cautioned that there are inherent limitations associated with the  | 
|     | use of each non-US GAAP financial measure. In particular, non-US GAAP  | 
|     | financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting  | 
|     | rules or principles, and many of the adjustments to the US GAAP        | 
|     | financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that may have a      | 
|     | material effect on the Company's financial results calculated in       | 
|     | accordance with US GAAP.                                               | 
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|                        Adjusted net income to adjusted EBITDA                | 
|                        reconciliation and adjusted net income before         | 
|                        amortization reconciliation                           | 
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|                                           |    31-Dec-07 |     31-Dec-08 | 
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|                                           |      US$ 000 |       US$ 000 | 
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| Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation            |              |               | 
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| Adjusted net income                       |        6,927 |         1,657 | 
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| Tax provision                             |        3,789 |           505 | 
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| Interest expense                          |        1,472 |           856 | 
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| Interest income                           |         (74) |          (67) | 
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| Foreign exchange gain                     |        (279) |          (99) | 
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| Other expense                             |        1,479 |            12 | 
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| Depreciation                              |          378 |           373 | 
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| Amortization                              |        2,384 |         2,332 | 
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| Stock based compensation                  |          418 |           415 | 
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| Adjusted EBITDA                           |       16,494 |         5,984 | 
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| Adjusted net income before amortization   |              |               | 
| reconciliation                            |              |               | 
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| Net income                                |        6,927 |         1,657 | 
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| Amortization                              |        2,384 |         2,332 | 
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| Loss on extinguishment of debt            |        1,481 |             - | 
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| Net income before amortization            |       10,792 |         3,989 | 
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| Notes:                                                                 | 
| References to "Adjusted net income before amortization" in this        | 
| document are to Somero's net income plus amortization of intangibles   | 
| plus loss on extinguishment of debt. Although adjusted net income      | 
| before amortization is not a measure of operating income, operating    | 
| performance or liquidity under US GAAP, this financial measure is      | 
| included because management believes it will be useful to investors    | 
| when comparing Somero's results of operations both before and after    | 
| the Somero Acquisition, including by eliminating the effects of        | 
| increases in amortization of intangibles that have occurred as a       | 
| result of the write-up of these assets in connection with the Somero   | 
| Acquisition. Adjusted net income before amortization should not,       | 
| however, be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating   | 
| income as determined by US GAAP, or as an indicator of operating       | 
| performance, or of cash flows from operating activities as determined  | 
| in accordance with US GAAP. Since adjusted net income before           | 
| amortization is not a measure determined in accordance with US GAAP    | 
| and is thus susceptible to varying calculations, adjusted net income   | 
| before amortization, as presented, may not be comparable to other      | 
| similarly titled measures of other companies. A reconciliation of net  | 
| income to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income before amortization  | 
| is presented above.                                                    | 
| Revenues                                                               | 
| Somero's consolidated revenues decreased by 21.8% to US$51.9m (2007:   | 
| US$66.4m). Somero's revenues consist primarily of sales from new Large | 
| line products (the SXP-D Large Laser Screed and its predecessors),     | 
| sales from new Small line products (the CopperHead and PowerRake) and  | 
| other revenues, which consist of, among other things, revenue from     | 
| sales of spare parts, refurbished machines, Topping Spreaders, Mini    | 
| Screeds, 3D systems and accessories. The overall decrease in revenues  | 
| for the year was driven by reductions in each of Large line sales,     | 
| Small line sales and other revenues.                                   | 
| The table below shows the breakdown between Large line sales, Small    | 
| line sales and other revenues during the 12 months ended 31 December   | 
| 2007 and 2008:                                                         | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|              |                              |                              | 
+--------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
|              |  12 months ended 31 December |  12 months ended 31 December | 
|              |                         2007 |                         2008 | 
+--------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
|              |   (US$ in |    Percentage of |      (US$ in | Percentage of | 
|              | millions) |        net sales |    millions) |     net sales | 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
| Large line   |      30.5 |            45.9% |         21.3 |         41.1% | 
| sales        |           |                  |              |               | 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
| Small line   |      18.1 |            27.3% |         15.4 |         29.6% | 
| sales        |           |                  |              |               | 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
| Other        |      17.8 |            26.8% |         15.2 |         29.3% | 
| revenues     |           |                  |              |               | 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
| Total        |      66.4 |             100% |         51.9 |          100% | 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|                                                                            | 
+--------------+-----------+------------------+--------------+---------------+ 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Large line sales decreased to US$21.3m (2007: US$30.5m) as a result of | 
| a 33.6% decrease in volume to 71 units (2007: 107), Small line sales   | 
| decreased to US$15.4m (2007: US$18.1m) as volumes decreased to 320     | 
| (2007: 394) and other revenues, including sales of spare parts,        | 
| refurbished machines, Topping Spreaders, Mini Screeds, 3D systems and  | 
| accessories, decreased to US$15.2m (2007: US$17.8m).                   | 
| Sales to customers located in North America comprise the majority of   | 
| Somero's revenue, constituting 50.5% of total revenue (2007: 59.9%),   | 
| while sales to customers in Europe, South Africa and the Middle East   | 
| combined contributed 39.6% (2007: 31.3%). The remaining sales in these | 
| periods were to customers in Asia, Australia, Central America and      | 
| South America. The Company has been focused on international sales,    | 
| with revenues outside North America decreasing by 3.4% to US$25.7m     | 
| (2007: US$26.6m). Sales in Europe, South Africa and the Middle East    | 
| generated US$20.5m (2007: US$20.7m) and sales of Large line and Small  | 
| line products in these regions increased by 2% and 3.6% in the         | 
| comparable periods.                                                    | 
| Sales in Asia, Australia and Latin and South America decreased to      | 
| US$5.2m (2007: US$5.9m) driven by a decrease in Large line volumes to  | 
| 9 units (2007: 12 units) and in Small line units to 28 (2007: 52       | 
| units).                                                                | 
| Sales to customers in North America decreased by 33.8% to US$26.2m     | 
| (2007: US$39.6m).                                                      | 
| Gross Profit                                                           | 
| Gross profit decreased by 23.4% to US$28.8m (2007: US$37.6m), with     | 
| gross margins declining to 55.5% (2007: 56.6%). The decrease in gross  | 
| margins was a result of several factors including a change in sales    | 
| mix from higher margin Large line to lower margin Other, and lower     | 
| production volumes leading to less cost absorption.                    | 
| Operating Expenses                                                     | 
| Operating expenses increased by 6.9% to US$26.0m (2007: US$24.3m).     | 
| This increase included US$0.8m of increased legal expenses, US$0.7m in | 
| relocation costs and US$0.6m in restructuring expenses.                | 
| Selling expenses decreased by 3.6% to US$11.5m (2007: US$11.9m). The   | 
| decrease in selling expenses was primarily due to lower sales, which   | 
| resulted in decreased sales commissions.                               | 
| Engineering expenses decreased by US$0.4m, or 24.4%, to US$1.4m (2007: | 
| US$1.8m). The decrease was due to fewer projects being worked on in    | 
| 2008 as compared to 2007.                                              | 
| General and administrative expenses increased US$2.0m, or 18.7% to     | 
| US$12.5m (2007: US$10.5m). A substantial amount of the increase in     | 
| general and administrative expenses resulted from US$0.8m in increased | 
| legal expenses, US$0.7m in relocation costs and increased bad debt     | 
| expenses.                                                              | 
| Restructuring expenses amounted to US$0.6m as the Company streamlined  | 
| its operations with the onset of the global credit crises and          | 
| recession.                                                             | 
| Other Income (Expenses)                                                | 
| Other expenses were US$0.7m (2007: US$2.6m). Other expenses consisted  | 
| of interest income, interest expense, foreign exchange gains and       | 
| losses and gains and losses on the disposal of assets.                 | 
| Interest expenses were US$0.9m (2007: US$1.5m), resulting primarily    | 
| from continued reductions in debt as excess cash was used to pay down  | 
| debt.                                                                  | 
| Foreign exchange gains were US$0.1m (2007: US$0.3m) resulting          | 
| primarily from a changing US Dollar compared to the Pound Sterling and | 
| the Euro.                                                              | 
| Other expenses included US$12k (2007: US$1.5m), primarily resulting    | 
| from fewer gains and losses on the disposal of assets.                 | 
| Provision for Income Taxes                                             | 
| The provision for income taxes decreased by US$3.3m, or 86.7%, to      | 
| US$0.5m (2007: US$3.8m) due to lower profitability levels. Overall,    | 
| Somero's effective tax rate decreased from 35.4% to 23.4% due to       | 
| foreign tax items.                                                     | 
| Net Income                                                             | 
| Net income decreased by 76.1% to US$1.7m (2007: US$6.9m). The primary  | 
| cause of the decrease in net income was decreased sales and increased  | 
| operating expenses.                                                    | 
| Earnings Per Share                                                     | 
| Basic earnings per share represents income available to common         | 
| stockholders divided by the weighted average number of shares          | 
| outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect      | 
| additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive  | 
| potential common shares had been issued. Potential common shares that  | 
| may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding stock options.      | 
| Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following:   | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                   |           2007 |                2008 | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+ 
|                                   |        US$ 000 |             US$ 000 | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+ 
| Net income                        |          6,927 |               1,657 | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+ 
| Basic weighted shares outstanding |     34,281,968 |          34,281,968 | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+ 
| Net dilutive effect of stock      |              - |                   - | 
| options                           |                |                     | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+ 
| Diluted weighted average shares   |     34,281,968 |          34,281,968 | 
| outstanding                       |                |                     | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+ 
|                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| The Company had 34,281,968 shares outstanding at 31 December 2008.       | 
| Earnings Per Share                                                       | 
| Earnings per share at 31 December 2008 is as follows:                    | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                    |                 US$ | 
+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ 
| Basic earnings per share                           |                0.05 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ 
| Diluted earnings per share                         |                0.05 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ 
| Adjusted net income before amortization of         |                0.12 | 
| earnings per share                                 |                     | 
+----------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ 
|                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Consolidated Balance Sheets                                              | 
| As of 31 December 2007 and 2008                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                    |     2007 |     2008 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                    |  US$ 000 |  US$ 000 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Assets                                             |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Current assets:                                    |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Cash and cash equivalents                          |    3,842 |     789  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Accounts receivable - net                          |    4,279 |   2,434  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Inventories - net                                  |    6,948 |   5,819  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Prepaid expenses and other assets                  |      860 |     800  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Income tax receivable                              |        - |      137 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Deferred tax asset                                 |      594 |     466  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Assets held for sale                               |      618 |       -  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total current assets                               |   17,141 |   10,445 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Property, plant and equipment - net                |    4,103 |   4,260  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Intangible assets - net                            |   19,236 |  16,872  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Goodwill                                           |   16,400 |  16,400  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Deferred financing costs                           |       94 |      52  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Other assets                                       |      135 |      75  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total assets                                       |   57,109 |   48,104 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                    |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity               |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Current liabilities:                               |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Notes Payable - current portion                    |    1,429 |   1,429  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Accounts payable                                   |    4,051 |   1,960  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Accrued expenses                                   |    2,453 |   1,279  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Income taxes payable                               |      374 |        - | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Other liabilities                                  |      152 |     360  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total current liabilities                          |    8,459 |    5,028 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Notes payable, net of current portion              |   13,500 |    9,026 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Deferred income taxes                              |      467 |      239 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Other liabilities, net of current portion          |      455 |      422 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total liabilities                                  |   22,881 |   14,715 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                    |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Commitments and contingencies                      |        - |        - | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Stockholders' equity                               |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Preferred stock, US$.001 par value, 50,000,000     |        - |        - | 
| shares authorized, no shares issued and            |          |          | 
| outstanding                                        |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Common stock, US$.001 par value, 80,000,000 shares |        4 |        4 | 
| authorized, 34,281,968 shares issued and           |          |          | 
| outstanding at 31 December 2007 and 2008           |          |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Additional paid in capital                         |   22,344 |  22,759  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Retained earnings                                  |   12,128 |  11,728  | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Other comprehensive income (loss)                  |    (248) |  (1,102) | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total stockholders' equity                         |   34,228 |   33,389 | 
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity         |   57,109 |   48,104 | 
+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------+----------+ 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| See notes to consolidated financial statements.                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Consolidated Statements of Income                                        | 
| For the years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008                            | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                             |  Year ended |   Year ended | 
|                                             | 31 December |  31 December | 
|                                             |        2007 |         2008 | 
|                                             |     US$ 000 |      US$ 000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Revenue                                     |      66,436 |      51,941  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Cost of sales                               |      28,828 |      23,116  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|                                             |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Gross profit                                |      37,608 |       28,825 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|                                             |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Operating expenses                          |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Selling expenses                            |      11,949 |      11,518  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Engineering expenses                        |       1,831 |       1,384  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| General and administrative expenses         |      10,514 |      12,477  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Restructuring Expense                       |           0 |          582 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Total operating expenses                    |      24,294 |       25,961 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|                                             |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Operating income                            |      13,314 |        2,864 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Other income (expense)                      |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Interest expense                            |     (1,472) |        (856) | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Interest income                             |          74 |          67  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Foreign exchange gain                       |         279 |          99  | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Other                                       |     (1,479) |         (12) | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|                                             |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Income before income taxes                  |      10,716 |        2,162 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Provision for income taxes                  |       3,789 |          505 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Net income                                  |       6,927 |        1,657 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
|                                             |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Earnings per common share                   |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Basic                                       |        0.20 |         0.05 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Diluted                                     |        0.20 |         0.05 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Weighted average number of common shares    |             |              | 
| outstanding                                 |             |              | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Basic                                       |  34,281,968 |   34,281,968 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
| Diluted                                     |  34,281,968 |   34,281,968 | 
+---------------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| See notes to consolidated financial statements                                                                                                                           | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                                                                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity                                                                                                               | 
| For the years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008                                                                                                                            | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                                                                                                                          | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                    | Common          | Common          | Common Stock        |            |                   |                      Other  |                            | 
|                    | Stock Series    | Stock Series    |                     |            |                   |                             |                            | 
|                    | A               | B               |                     |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|                    | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |     Shares | Amount | Additional | Retained earnings | Comprehensive Income (loss) | Total Stockholders' equity | 
|                    |        |        |        |        |            |        |    paid in |                   |                             |                            | 
|                    |        |        |        |        |            |        |    capital |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|                    | Number |    US$ | Number |    US$ |     Number |    US$ |        US$ |               US$ |                     US$ 000 |                        US$ | 
|                    |        |    000 |        |    000 |            |    000 |        000 |               000 |                             |                        000 | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Balance            |      - |      - |      - |      - | 34,281,968 |      4 |     21,926 |             6,343 |                           2 |                     28,275 | 
| - 31               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| Dec                |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| 2006               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Cumulative         |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                         (5) |                        (5) | 
| translation        |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| adjustment         |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Change             |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                       (245) |                      (245) | 
| in                 |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| fair               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| value              |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| of                 |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| derivative         |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| instruments        |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Net                |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |             6,927 |                             |                      6,927 | 
| income             |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Share              |        |        |        |        |            |        |        418 |                   |                             |                        418 | 
| based              |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| compensation       |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Dividends          |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |           (1,142) |                             |                    (1,142) | 
| paid               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Balance            |      - |      - |      - |      - | 34,281,968 |      4 |     22,344 |            12,128 |                       (248) |                     34,228 | 
| - 31               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| Dec                |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| 2007               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Cumulative         |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                       (625) |                      (625) | 
| translation        |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| adjustment         |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Change             |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                       (229) |                      (229) | 
| in                 |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| fair               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| value              |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| of                 |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| derivative         |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| instruments        |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Net                |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |             1,657 |                             |                      1,657 | 
| income             |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Share              |        |        |        |        |            |        |        415 |                   |                             |                        415 | 
| based compensation |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Dividends          |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |           (2,057) |                             |                    (2,057) | 
| paid               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Balance            |      - |      - |      - |      - | 34,281,968 |      4 |     22,759 |            11,728 |                     (1,102) |                     33,389 | 
| - 31               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| Dec                |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
| 2008               |        |        |        |        |            |        |            |                   |                             |                            | 
+--------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+------------+--------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| See notes to consolidated financial statements.                        | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+----+ 
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements                                    | 
| As of 31 December 2007 and 2008                                                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                |   Year ended |   Year ended | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                                |  31 December |  31 December | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                                |         2007 |         2008 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                                |      US$ 000 |      US$ 000 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Cash flows from operating activities:          |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Net income                                     |        6,927 |       1,657  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net     |              |              | 
| cash provided by operating activities:         |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Deferred taxes                                 |           91 |        (100) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Depreciation and amortization                  |        2,762 |       2,705  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Amortization of deferred financing costs       |        1,380 |          42  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Gain on sale of assets                         |          (5) |          10  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Share based compensation                       |          418 |         415  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Working capital changes:                       |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Accounts receivable                            |        (178) |       1,439  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Inventories                                    |      (2,036) |         222  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Prepaid expenses and other assets              |        (276) |           1  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Other assets                                   |         (22) |          60  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Accounts payable and other liabilities         |          686 |      (2,416) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Income taxes                                   |          587 |        (511) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Net cash provided by operating activities      |       10,334 |        3,524 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                                |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Cash flows from investing activities:          |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment   |           25 |         680  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Property and equipment disposals               |           78 |           0  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Property and equipment purchases               |        (491) |        (575) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Net cash used in investing activities          |        (388) |          105 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                                |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Cash flows from financing activities:          |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Borrowings from additional financing           |       22,254 |        5,837 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Payment for financing costs                    |        (125) |           0  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Repayment of notes payable                     |     (28,325) |     (10,311) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Payment of capital lease                       |        (657) |           0  | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Payment of dividends                           |      (1,142) |      (2,057) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Net cash used in financing activities          |      (7,995) |      (6,531) | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash      |          (4) |        (151) | 
| equivalents                                    |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                                |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash       |        1,947 |      (3,053) | 
| equivalents                                    |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Cash and cash equivalents:                     |              |              | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Beginning of period                            |        1,895 |        3,842 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| End of period                                  |        3,842 |          789 | 
+------------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+----+ 
 
 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
| See notes to consolidated financial statements.                               | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                               | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 1. | Organization and Description of Business                                 | 
|    |                                                                          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Nature of Business Somero Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company" or "Somero")  | 
|    | designs, manufactures, refurbishes, sells and distributes concrete       | 
|    | leveling, contouring and placing equipment, related parts and            | 
|    | accessories, and training services worldwide. The operations are         | 
|    | conducted from a corporate office in Houghton, Michigan, executive       | 
|    | offices in Fort Myers, Florida, a European distribution office in the    | 
|    | United Kingdom, and sales offices in Canada, Germany, Dubai and China.   | 
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|    |                                                                          | 
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| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                               | 
|    |                                                                          | 
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|    | Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements of the       | 
|    | Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles      | 
|    | generally accepted in the United States of America.                      | 
|    | Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements        | 
|    | include the accounts of Somero Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries.   | 
|    | All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been         | 
|    | eliminated in consolidation.                                             | 
|    | Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash includes cash on hand, cash in banks, and | 
|    | temporary investments with a maturity of three months or less when       | 
|    | purchased.                                                               | 
|    | Accounts Receivable and Allowances for Doubtful Accounts Financial       | 
|    | instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of   | 
|    | credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. The Company's      | 
|    | accounts receivable are derived from revenue earned from a diverse group | 
|    | of customers primarily located in the United States. The Company         | 
|    | performs credit evaluations of its commercial customers and maintains an | 
|    | allowance for doubtful accounts receivable based upon the expected       | 
|    | ability to collect accounts receivable. Allowances, if necessary, are    | 
|    | established for amounts determined to be uncollectible based on specific | 
|    | identification and historical experience. As of 31 December 2007 and     | 
|    | 2008, the allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately US$191,000   | 
|    | and US$650,000, respectively. Bad debts expense was US$93,000 and        | 
|    | US$313,000 in 2007 and 2008, respectively.                               | 
|    | Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, using the first | 
|    | in, first out ("FIFO") method, or market. Provision for potentially      | 
|    | obsolete or slow-moving inventory is made based on management's analysis | 
|    | of inventory levels and future sales forecasts.                          | 
|    | Deferred Financing Costs Deferred financing costs incurred in relation   | 
|    | to long-term debt, are reflected net of accumulated amortization and are | 
|    | amortized over the expected repayment term of the debt instrument, which | 
|    | is four years from the debt inception date. These financing costs are    | 
|    | being amortized using the effective interest method.                     | 
|    | Intangible Assets and Goodwill Intangible assets consist principally of  | 
|    | customer relationships and patents, and are carried at their fair value, | 
|    | less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets are amortized using the | 
|    | straight-line method over a period of three to twelve years, which is    | 
|    | their estimated period of economic benefit. Goodwill is not amortized    | 
|    | but is subject to impairment tests on an annual basis, and the Company   | 
|    | has chosen 31 December as its periodic assessment date. Goodwill         | 
|    | represents the excess cost of the business combination over the Group's  | 
|    | interest in the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities.   | 
|    | Goodwill arose from the Company's prior sale from Dover Corporation to   | 
|    | The Gores Group in 2005.                                                 | 
|    | The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets, excluding | 
|    | goodwill, whenever events and circumstances indicate the carrying amount | 
|    | of an asset may not be recoverable. For the years ended 31 December 2007 | 
|    | and 2008, no such events or circumstances were identified. The carrying  | 
|    | value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated  | 
|    | undiscounted cash flows from such asset (or asset group) are separately  | 
|    | identifiable and less than the asset's (or asset group's) carrying       | 
|    | value. In that event, a loss is recognized to the extent that the        | 
|    | carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. Fair      | 
|    | value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows           | 
|    | discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. (See Footnote  | 
|    | 4 for more information.)                                                 | 
|    | Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue on sales of           | 
|    | equipment, parts and accessories when persuasive evidence of an          | 
|    | arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been          | 
|    | rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is      | 
|    | reasonably assured. For product sales where shipping terms are F.O.B.    | 
|    | shipping point, revenue is recognized upon shipment. For arrangements    | 
|    | which include F.O.B. destination shipping terms, revenue is recognized   | 
|    | upon delivery to the customer. Standard products do not have customer    | 
|    | acceptance criteria. Revenues for training are deferred until the        | 
|    | training is completed unless the training is deemed inconsequential or   | 
|    | perfunctory.                                                             | 
|    | Warranty Liability The Company provides warranties on all equipment      | 
|    | sales ranging from three months to three years, depending on the         | 
|    | product. Warranty liabilities are estimated net of the warranty passed   | 
|    | through to the Company from vendors, based on specific identification of | 
|    | issues and historical experience.                                        | 
|    | Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment is stated at | 
|    | estimated market value based on an independent appraisal at the          | 
|    | acquisition date or at cost for subsequent acquisitions, net of          | 
|    | accumulated depreciation and amortization. Land is not depreciated.      | 
|    | Depreciation is computed on buildings using the straight-line method     | 
|    | over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which is 31.5 to 40 years | 
|    | for buildings (depending on the nature of the building), 15 years for    | 
|    | improvements, and 2 to 10 years for machinery and equipment.             | 
|    | Assets Held For Sale Assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of   | 
|    | their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. Depreciation is   | 
|    | not recorded on these assets once they are classified as held for sale.  | 
|    | In November 2007, the Company received an offer for the sale of its      | 
|    | Corporate Office in Jaffrey, New Hampshire which it eventually accepted. | 
|    | The sale was completed in January 2008 and a gain of US$5,000 was        | 
|    | recorded.                                                                | 
|    | Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with    | 
|    | Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, Accounting | 
|    | for Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for | 
|    | the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences        | 
|    | between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and  | 
|    | liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax    | 
|    | credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured   | 
|    | using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years | 
|    | in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or     | 
|    | settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change   | 
|    | in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the     | 
|    | enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation           | 
|    | allowance, if necessary, to the extent that it appears more likely than  | 
|    | not, that such assets will be unrecoverable                              | 
|    | The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with  | 
|    | FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation   | 
|    | of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes ("FIN 48"). See   | 
|    | Note 13 for more information.                                            | 
|    | Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity   | 
|    | with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of    | 
|    | America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that       | 
|    | affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying | 
|    | notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.                 | 
|    | Stock Based Compensation The Company accounts for its stock option       | 
|    | issuance under SFAS No. 123R, Share Based Payment ("SFAS 123R"). SFAS    | 
|    | 123R requires recognition of the cost of employee services received in   | 
|    | exchange for an award of equity instruments in the financial statements  | 
|    | over the period the employee is required to perform the services in      | 
|    | exchange for the award (presumptively the vesting period). SFAS 123R     | 
|    | also requires measurement of the cost of employee services in exchange   | 
|    | for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.            | 
|    | Transactions in and Translation of Foreign Currency The functional       | 
|    | currency for the Company's subsidiaries outside the United States is the | 
|    | applicable local currency. Balance sheet amounts are translated at 31    | 
|    | December exchange rates and statement of operations accounts are         | 
|    | translated at average rates. The resulting gains or losses are charged   | 
|    | directly to accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company is also  | 
|    | exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in foreign exchange      | 
|    | rates because some sales transactions, and some assets and liabilities   | 
|    | of its foreign subsidiaries, are denominated in foreign currencies other | 
|    | than the designated functional currency. Gains and losses from           | 
|    | transactions are included as foreign exchange gain (loss) in the         | 
|    | accompanying consolidated statements of income.                          | 
|    | Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income, which is the combination of   | 
|    | reported net income and other comprehensive income ("OCI"). OCI is       | 
|    | changes in equity of a business enterprise during a period from          | 
|    | transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources   | 
|    | not included in net income. OCI was composed of the following for the    | 
|    | years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008. Total comprehensive income for    | 
|    | the years was approximately US$6,677,000 and US$803,000, respectively.   | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                  |            |          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
|    |                                                  |       2007 |     2008 | 
|    |                                                  |    US$ 000 |  US$ 000 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
|    | Net Income                                       |     $6,927 |   $1,657 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
|    | Cumulative Translation Adjustment                |        (5) |    (625) | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
|    | Change in fair value of derivative instruments   |      (245) |    (229) | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
|    | Total Comprehensive Income                       |     $6,677 |    $ 803 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+------------+----------+ 
 
 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share represents income available  | 
|    | to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of shares  | 
|    | outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share reflect          | 
|    | additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive    | 
|    | potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to    | 
|    | income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common     | 
|    | shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding stock     | 
|    | options. 84,210 shares have been excluded from the calculation because   | 
|    | they are anti-dilutive. Earnings per common share have been computed     | 
|    | based on the following:                                                  | 
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|    |                                                                          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                             |         2007 |        2008 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Net income                                  |      US$ 000 |     US$ 000 | 
|    |                                             |        6,927 |       1,657 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Basic weighted average shares outstanding   |   34,281,968 |  34,281,968 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Net dilutive effect of stock options        |            - |           - | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |   34,281,968 |  34,281,968 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
 
 
+----+--------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|    | New Accounting Pronouncements                                            | 
|    | In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")     | 
|    | issued Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements    | 
|    | ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for   | 
|    | measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and     | 
|    | expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective | 
|    | for financial assets and liabilities for fiscal years beginning after    | 
|    | November 15, 2007.  In February 2008, the FASB also issued FSP FAS       | 
|    | 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the       | 
|    | effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15,  | 
|    | 2008, for non-financial assets and liabilities, except for items that    | 
|    | are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on | 
|    | a recurring basis.  Certain aspects of SFAS 157 were effective as of     | 
|    | January 1, 2008 and affected certain note disclosures. We do not         | 
|    | anticipate that the adoption of the deferred portion of SFAS 157 will    | 
|    | have a material impact on the Company's financial condition, results of  | 
|    | operations or cash flows.                                                | 
|    | In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option    | 
|    | for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159    | 
|    | provides reporting entities an option to report selected financial       | 
|    | assets and liabilities at fair value. SFAS 159 establishes presentation  | 
|    | and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between   | 
|    | companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types | 
|    | of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 also requires additional information | 
|    | to aid financial statement users' understanding of a reporting entity's  | 
|    | choice to use fair value on its earnings and also requires entities to   | 
|    | display the fair value of those affected assets and liabilities in the   | 
|    | primary financial statements. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning  | 
|    | of a reporting entity's first fiscal year beginning after November 15,   | 
|    | 2007. Application of the standard is optional and any impacts are        | 
|    | limited to those financial assets and liabilities to which SFAS 159      | 
|    | would be applied. The Company adopted SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008 | 
|    | and has elected not to measure any of its current eligible financial     | 
|    | assets or liabilities at fair value.                                     | 
|    | In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about           | 
|    | Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This statement requires   | 
|    | companies to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why they use | 
|    | derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related       | 
|    | hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related        | 
|    | interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged   | 
|    | items affect a company's financial position, financial performance, and  | 
|    | cash flows. SFAS No.161 is effective for financial statements for fiscal | 
|    | years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company | 
|    | will adopt the new disclosure requirements in the period beginning       | 
|    | January 1, 2009. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS No.161 will have | 
|    | a material impact on the disclosure of the Company's Derivative          | 
|    | Instruments and Hedging Activities.                                      | 
|    | In June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 08-3, Accounting for      | 
|    | Lessees for Maintenance Deposits Under Lease Arrangements (EITF 08-3).   | 
|    | EITF 08-3 provides guidance for accounting for nonrefundable maintenance | 
|    | deposits. It also provides revenue recognition accounting guidance for   | 
|    | the lessor. EITF 08-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after      | 
|    | December 15, 2008. We are currently assessing the impact of EITF 08-3 on | 
|    | our financial position and results of operations.                        | 
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|                                                                               | 
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| 3. | Inventories                                                              | 
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|    |                                                                          | 
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|    | Inventories consisted of the following at 31 December:                   | 
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|    |                                                                          | 
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|    |                                            |         2007 |         2008 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|    |                                            |      US$ 000 |      US$ 000 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|    | Raw materials                              |        3,223 |        2,078 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|    | Finished goods and work in process         |        3,725 |        3,741 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|    | Total                                      |        6,948 |        5,819 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+----+------------+--------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|                                                                                     | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 4. | Goodwill and Intangible Assets                                                 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The following table reflects intangible assets that are subject to             | 
|    | amortization under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other          | 
|    | Intangible Assets:                                                             | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                       |       Weighted |     2007 |       2008 | 
|    |                                       |        average |  US$ 000 |    US$ 000 | 
|    |                                       |   amortization |          |            | 
|    |                                       |         period |          |            | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Capitalized cost                      |                |          |            | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Customer relationships                |        8 years |    6,300 |      6,300 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Patents                               |       12 years |   18,538 |     18,538 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Other intangibles                     |        3 years |      159 |          4 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    |                                       |                |   24,997 |     24,842 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Accumulated amortization              |                |          |            | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Customer relationships                |        8 years |    1,903 |      2,691 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Patents                               |       12 years |    3,735 |      5,278 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Other intangibles                     |        3 years |      123 |          1 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    |                                       |                |    5,761 |      7,970 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Net carrying costs                    |                |          |            | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Customer relationships                |        8 years |    4,397 |      3,609 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Patents                               |       12 years |   14,803 |     13,260 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Other intangibles                     |        3 years |       36 |          3 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    |                                       |                |   19,236 |     16,872 | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    |                                       |                |          |            | 
+----+---------------------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
|    | Amortization expense associated with the intangible assets for the years ended | 
|    | 31 December 2007 and 2008 was approximately US$2,384,000 and US$2,332,000,     | 
|    | respectively. Future amortization on intangible assets is expected to be as    | 
|    | follows at:                                                                    | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |            |                                                       31 December | 
|    |            |                                                           US$ 000 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2009       |                                                             2,332 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2010       |                                                             2,332 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2011       |                                                             2,332 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2012       |                                                             2,332 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |            |                                                             9,328 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Thereafter |                                                             7,544 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |            |                                                            16,872 | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |            |                                                                   | 
+----+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | As required, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment analysis by  | 
|    | comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. As    | 
|    | part of this test, the Company computed fair value by preparing a discounted   | 
|    | cash flow analysis, and a comparison of its market capitalization to that of   | 
|    | other comparable companies.                                                    | 
|    | Under the discounted cash flow analysis, the cash flows were determined based  | 
|    | on assumptions for revenue, expenses, working capital requirements, capital    | 
|    | expenditures and were discounted at a weighted average cost of capital. These  | 
|    | estimates were based on historical results and the available information as of | 
|    | 31 December 2008.                                                              | 
|    | The Company calculated fair value by obtaining market data of comparable       | 
|    | companies with similar assets and liabilities. The companies selected for      | 
|    | comparison included AIM listed companies with proprietary technology and       | 
|    | similar gross margins to that of the Company.                                  | 
|    | In addition, the Company calculated a weighted average fair value by placing a | 
|    | 90% weighting on the discounted cash flow approach and a 10% weighting on the  | 
|    | comparable market approach. The analysis resulted in the weighted average fair | 
|    | value of the Company exceeding the carrying value of the Company.              | 
|    | Based upon the fact that the Company's analysis resulted in the fair value of  | 
|    | the Company exceeding the book value, management concluded that goodwill is    | 
|    | not impaired at 31 December 2008 and no adjustments to goodwill were           | 
|    | recorded.                                                                      | 
+----+------------+--------------------------+----------------+----------+------------+ 
 
 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
| 5. | Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at 31 December:  | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                         | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                             |       2007 |         2008 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    |                                             |    US$ 000 |      US$ 000 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    | Land                                        |        207 |          207 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    | Buildings and improvements                  |      3,574 |        3,572 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    | Machinery and equipment                     |        975 |        1,410 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    | Property and equipment held under capital   |          - |            - | 
|    | leases                                      |            |              | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    | Equipment sold under recourse contracts     |        178 |            - | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    |                                             |      4,934 |        5,189 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    | Less: accumulated depreciation and          |      (831) |        (929) | 
|    | amortization                                |            |              | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
|    |                                             |      4,103 |        4,260 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Depreciation expense for the years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008, was  | 
|    | approximately US$378,000 and US$373,000, respectively.                   | 
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|    |                                                                          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company previously offered a facility to customers whereby the       | 
|    | Company guaranteed the financing on the sale of equipment. Equipment     | 
|    | previously sold under recourse contracts continue to be included in      | 
|    | Property, Plant and Equipment at a net book value at 31 December 2007 of | 
|    | approximately US$21,000. Revenue under these arrangements has been       | 
|    | deferred and recognized over the life of the financing arrangement,      | 
|    | approximately five years. Deferred revenue of approximately US$20,000    | 
|    | related to these transactions was included in accrued expenses at 31     | 
|    | December 2007. The Company has made no further sales under recourse      | 
|    | arrangements since 2003.                                                 | 
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|    |                                                                          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 6  | Notes payable                                                            | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Summary The Company executed a credit facility with a bank in March 2007 | 
|    | (see section entitled "Credit Facility" below). The proceeds of the new  | 
|    | term loan and the revolving line of credit were used to pay off in full  | 
|    | existing debt balances. The Company incurred a loss in the early         | 
|    | extinguishment of debt of approximately US$1,481,000 which included      | 
|    | deferred financing cost of approximately US$1,245,000. Company's debt    | 
|    | obligations consisted of the following at 31 December:                   | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Bank debt:                                  |         2007 |        2008 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    |                                             |      US$ 000 |     US$ 000 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    |                                             |              |             | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Five year secured reducing revolving line   |        6,000 |       2,954 | 
|    | of credit                                   |              |             | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Five year secured term loan                 |        8,929 |       7,501 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Less debt obligations due within one year   |      (1,429) |     (1,429) | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
|    | Obligations due after one year              |       13,500 |       9,026 | 
+----+---------------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+ 
 
 
+---+------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+------+ 
|          | Credit Facility The Company has a credit facility with a financial       | 
|          | institution dated 16 March 2007 that was amended in December 2008 and    | 
|          | composed of the following at 31 December 2008                            | 
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |                                                                          | 
+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | - US$8,000,000 five year secured reducing revolving line of credit       | 
+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | - US$10,000,000 five year secured reducing term loan                     | 
+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |                                                                          | 
+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | The Company has fixed the interest rate for the revolving facility       | 
|   | through a series of interest rate swaps and the term loan. The revolver  | 
|   | loan's interest rate swaps initial notional amount is US$6,000,000, pays | 
|   | a fixed 5.20%, and had a 31 December 2008 fair market value of           | 
|   | approximately (US$140,000) which will amortize down by approximately     | 
|   | US$87,000 in the next 12 months. The term loan's interest rate swaps     | 
|   | initial notional amount is US$10,000,000, pays a fixed 5.15%, and had a  | 
|   | 31 December 2008 fair market value of approximately (US$595,000) which   | 
|   | will amortize down by approximately US$262,000 in the next 12 months.    | 
|   | The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges. The revolver | 
|   | and term loan interest rates are Libor 1-month (fixed by the interest    | 
|   | rate swaps) plus an amount determined by the ratio of "funded debt/last  | 
|   | 12 months adjusted EBITDA," as defined in the loan agreement. The        | 
|   | effective interest rate at 31 December 2007 and 2008 respectively, for   | 
|   | the revolving line of credit was 6.05% and for the term loan 6.10%. The  | 
|   | credit facilities are secured by substantially all of the Company's      | 
|   | assets and contain a number of restrictive covenants that among other    | 
|   | things limit the ability of the Company to incur debt, issue capital     | 
|   | stock, change ownership and dispose of certain assets. The revolving     | 
|   | line of credit available reduces over the five year term and as of 31    | 
|   | December 2008 the borrowed balance is below the credit line available.   | 
|   | All derivative instruments including the interest rate swaps are         | 
|   | recognized at each balance sheet date at fair value.                     | 
|   | .                                                                        | 
|   | Future Payments The future payments by year under the Company's debt     | 
|   | obligations are as follows                                               | 
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|   |                                                                          | 
+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |             |                                                31 December | 
|   |             |                                                    US$ 000 | 
+---+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 2009        |                                                      1,429 | 
+---+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 2010        |                                                      1,429 | 
+---+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 2011        |                                                      1,429 | 
+---+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 2012        |                                                      6,168 | 
+---+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |             |                                                            | 
+---+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | Total       |                                                     10,455 | 
|   | payments    |                                                            | 
+---+------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+------+ 
 
 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|    | Interest Interest expense on the credit facility for the years ended 31        | 
|    | December 2007 and 2008, was approximately US$1,392,000 and US$861,000,         | 
|    | respectively, related to the debt obligation.                                  | 
|    | In January 2009 the Company renegotiated its loan agreements with the bank     | 
|    | to obtain concessions on its debt service covenant and its funded debt to      | 
|    | Adjusted EBITDA covenant. In return, the Company agreed to an immediate        | 
|    | increase of 1.6% in its interest rate with a changed pricing grid that         | 
|    | allows for a further maximum increase of 1.75%. The Company's maximum          | 
|    | revolving line of credit is now set at US$8,000,000 and no changes were        | 
|    | made to its term loan repayment schedule. The renegotiated loan agreement      | 
|    | did not impact the interest rate swap agreements.                              | 
|    | Fair Value Measurements Effective 1 January 2008, the Company adopted SFAS     | 
|    | No. 157. This standard establishes a consistent framework for measuring        | 
|    | fair value and expands disclosure requirements about fair value                | 
|    | measurements of financial assets and financial liabilities. The Company        | 
|    | recorded no change to 1 January 2008 retained earnings as a result of          | 
|    | adopting SFAS No. 157                                                          | 
|    | These valuation techniques may be based upon observable and unobservable       | 
|    | inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent        | 
|    | sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's market                | 
|    | assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value         | 
|    | hierarchy.                                                                     | 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.           | 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active           | 
|    | markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in      | 
|    | markets that are not active; and model-derived other inputs that are           | 
|    | observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for                | 
|    | substantially the full term of the assets and liabilities.                     | 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Level 3 -Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which are              | 
|    | supported by little or no market activity and reflect the Company's            | 
|    | assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing the asset or        | 
|    | liability                                                                      | 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date                                      | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                                | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Liabilities:               | December |    Quoted | Significant |  Significant | 
|    |                            | 31, 2008 |    Prices |       Other | Unobservable | 
|    |                            |          |        In |  Observable |       Inputs | 
|    |                            |          |    Active |      Inputs |    (Level 3) | 
|    |                            |          |   Markets |   (Level 2) |              | 
|    |                            |          |       for |             |              | 
|    |                            |          | Identical |             |              | 
|    |                            |          |    Assets |             |              | 
|    |                            |          | (Level 1) |             |              | 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|    | March 2007 revolver loan   |   ($140) |           |      ($140) |              | 
|    | interest rate swap         |          |           |             |              | 
|    | arrangement with a base    |          |           |             |              | 
|    | rate of 5.20% and a        |          |           |             |              | 
|    | notional amount of         |          |           |             |              | 
|    | US$3,000,000               |          |           |             |              | 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|    | March 2007 term loan       |   ($595) |           |      ($595) |              | 
|    | interest rate swap         |          |           |             |              | 
|    | arrangement with a base    |          |           |             |              | 
|    | rate of 5.15% and a        |          |           |             |              | 
|    | notional amount of         |          |           |             |              | 
|    | US$10,000,000              |          |           |             |              | 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|    |                            |          |           |             |              | 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|    | Total interest rate swap   |   ($735) |           |      ($735) |              | 
|    | arrangements (1)           |          |           |             |              | 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
|    |     (1) The fair value of these       |           |             |              | 
|    |     instruments is recorded in Other  |           |             |              | 
|    |     Liabilities.                      |           |             |              | 
|    |                                       |           |             |              | 
+----+----------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company holds interest rate swaps which are carried at fair value.  | 
|    | The Company determines fair value based upon quoted prices when         | 
|    | available or through the use of alternative approaches, such as model   | 
|    | pricing, when market quotes are not readily accessible. In determining  | 
|    | the fair value of the Company's obligations, various factors are        | 
|    | considered including; closing exchange or over-the-counter market price | 
|    | quotations; time value and volatility of factors underlying options and | 
|    | derivative; price activity for equivalent instruments; and the          | 
|    | Company's own credit standing.                                          | 
|    | Fair Value of Financial Instruments                                     | 
|    | Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid | 
|    | to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market        | 
|    | participants at the measurement date. Fair value estimates are made at  | 
|    | a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about    | 
|    | the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and  | 
|    | involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore | 
|    | cannot be determined with precision. The assumptions used have a        | 
|    | significant effect on the estimated amounts reported. The amounts       | 
|    | reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximate    | 
|    | fair value due to the nature and short-term maturities of such assets   | 
|    | and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts          | 
|    | receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities.                  | 
|    |                                                                         | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 7  | Retirement Program                                                      | 
|    |                                                                         | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company has a savings and retirement plan for its employees, which  | 
|    | is intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue     | 
|    | Code ("IRC"). This savings and retirement plan provides for voluntary   | 
|    | contributions by participating employees, not to exceed maximum limits  | 
|    | set forth by the IRC. The Company matched 75% of the employee's         | 
|    | contribution up to the first 6% of the employee's compensation for the  | 
|    | year ended 31 December 2007 and matched 100% of the employee's          | 
|    | contribution, up to the first 6% of the employee's compensation for the | 
|    | year ended 31 December 2008. The Company match vests after one year of  | 
|    | service with the Company. The Company contributed approximately         | 
|    | US$178,000 and US$284,000 to the savings and retirement plan during the | 
|    | years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008, respectively.                    | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                         | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 8  | Operating Leases                                                        | 
|    |                                                                         | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company leases property, vehicles and office equipment under leases | 
|    | accounted for as operating leases without renewal options. Future       | 
|    | minimum payments by year under non cancellable operating leases with    | 
|    | initial terms in excess of one year were as follows                     | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                         | 
+----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |          |                                                  31 December | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |          |                                                      US$ 000 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2009     |                                                          358 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2010     |                                                          296 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2011     |                                                          196 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2012     |                                                          162 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | 2013     |                                                           82 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Total    |                                                        1,094 | 
+----+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|    | Total rent expense under operating leases was approximately US$238,000 | 
|    | and US$335,000 for the years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008,          | 
|    | respectively.                                                          | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 9  | Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures                                     | 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                  |     2007 |     2008 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|    |                                                  |  US$ 000 |  US$ 000 | 
|    |                                                  |          |          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|    | Cash paid for interest                           |    1,294 |      856 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|    |                                                  |          |          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|    | Cash paid for taxes                              |    3,061 |    1,242 | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|    | Non-cash financing activities - Change in fair   |      245 |      229 | 
|    | value of derivative instruments                  |          |          | 
+----+--------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
 
 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 10 | Business and Credit Concentration                                      | 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company's line of business could be significantly impacted by,     | 
|    | among other things, the state of the general economy, the Company's    | 
|    | ability to continue to protect its intellectual property rights, and   | 
|    | the potential future growth of foreign competitors. Any of the         | 
|    | foregoing may significantly affect management's estimates and the      | 
|    | Company's performance. At 31 December 2007 and 2008, the Company had   | 
|    | receivables from two customers which represented approximately 22% and | 
|    | 16% of total accounts receivable, respectively.                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 11 | Commitments and Contingencies                                          | 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain        | 
|    | members of senior management. The terms of these agreements range from | 
|    | six months to one year and include non-compete and nondisclosure       | 
|    | provisions as well as providing for defined severance payments in the  | 
|    | event of termination or change in control.                             | 
|    | The Company has entered into a 5 year or minimum purchase obligation   | 
|    | of US$625,000 with a supplier as of 31 December 2007. There is a       | 
|    | related contingent liability of US$43,000 to cancel the contract as of | 
|    | 31 December 2008 which declines over 5 years on a pro-rated basis.     | 
|    | The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise | 
|    | in the normal course of its business. Although it is not possible to   | 
|    | predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions   | 
|    | or the range of possible losses, the Company believes these unresolved | 
|    | legal actions will not have a material effect on its financial         | 
|    | statements.                                                            | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 12 | Income Taxes                                                           | 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | Somero adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the         | 
|    | accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an            | 
|    | enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement    | 
|    | No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition  | 
|    | threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement        | 
|    | recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be  | 
|    | taken in a tax return. This pronouncement also provides guidance on    | 
|    | derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in   | 
|    | interim periods, disclosure and transition.                            | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                        | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | At 31 December 2008, the Company had a gross unrecognized tax benefit  | 
|    | (including interest and penalties) of US$4,000. Accrued interest and   | 
|    | penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are not included in tax | 
|    | expense.                                                               | 
|    | Somero is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of  | 
|    | multiple state jurisdictions. The Company began business in 2005 and   | 
|    | therefore the statute of limitations for all federal, foreign and      | 
|    | state income tax matters for tax years from 2005 forward are still     | 
|    | open. Somero has no federal, foreign or state income tax returns       | 
|    | currently under examination.                                           | 
|    | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of the Company's  | 
|    | gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:                         | 
+----+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+----+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+ 
|    |                                                    |      2007 |     2008 | 
+----+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+ 
+---+------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
|   |                                                |       US$ 000 |       US$ 000 | 
+---+------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   | Balance at January 1                           |             - |       128,000 | 
+---+------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   | Additions related to tax positions of prior    |        81,000 |               | 
|   | years                                          |               |               | 
+---+------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   | Additions related to tax positions of the      |        47,000 |               | 
|   | current year                                   |               |               | 
+---+------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   | Reductions related to tax positions of prior   |             - |     (124,000) | 
|   | years                                          |               |               | 
+---+------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   | Balance at December 31                         |       128,000 |         4,000 | 
+---+------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 
 
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| The Company's gross unrecognized tax benefit was reduced during the current period    | 
| by $47,000 as a result of a settlement with a state and reduced by $78,000 as a       | 
| result of the filing of amended income tax returns for the years ended December 31,   | 
| 2005 and December 31, 2006.                                                           | 
| The provision for income taxes at 31 December, 2007 and 2008 includes the             | 
| following:                                                                            | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                        |                                   |                          | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                        |                              2007 |                     2008 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                        |                           US$ 000 |                  US$ 000 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Current income tax     |                                   |                          | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Federal                |                             3,021 |                     (33) | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| State                  |                               315 |                       69 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Foreign                |                               362 |                      513 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Total current income   |                             3,698 |                      549 | 
| tax provision          |                                   |                          | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                        |                                   |                          | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Deferred tax expense   |                                   |                          | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Federal                |                                88 |                       62 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| State                  |                                 3 |                       10 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Foreign                |                                 - |                    (116) | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Total deferred tax     |                                91 |                     (44) | 
| provision              |                                   |                          | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Total tax provision    |                             3,789 |                      505 | 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                                                                                       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| The components of the net deferred income tax asset at 31 December were as follows:   | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                          |                          |                 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
|                                          |                     2007 |            2008 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
|                                          |                  US$ 000 |         US$ 000 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Deferred tax asset (liability)           |                          |                 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Depreciation                             |                     (24) |           (347) | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Intangibles                              |                    (345) |           (472) | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Prepaid expense                          |                     (98) |           (174) | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Share based compensation                 |                      173 |             318 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Interest rate swap                       |                      159 |             262 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Other                                    |                      262 |             640 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Net deferred tax asset                   |                      127 |             227 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
|                                          |                          |                 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Current                                  |                      164 |             466 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Non-current                              |                     (37) |           (239) | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
|                                          |                      127 |             227 | 
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ 
|                                                                                       | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| The statutory federal income tax rate was 34% for the years ended 31 December 2007    | 
| and 2008. Differences between the income tax expense reported in the statement of     | 
| operations and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax       | 
| rate to earnings before tax are due to the following items:                           | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|               |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|               |                              2007 |                              2008 | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|               |                           US$ 000 |                           US$ 000 | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Consolidated  |                            10,716 |                             2,162 | 
| income        |                                   |                                   | 
| before tax    |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Statutory     |                               34% |                               34% | 
| rate          |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Statutory     |                             3,644 |                               735 | 
| tax expense   |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|               |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| State taxes   |                               210 |                                52 | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| IRC Section   |                             (197) |                              (35) | 
| 199           |                                   |                                   | 
| deduction     |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Meals and     |                                60 |                                57 | 
| entertainment |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Foreign tax   |                                   |                             (356) | 
| items         |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Other         |                                72 |                                52 | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|               |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
| Actual tax    |                             3,789 |                               505 | 
| expense       |                                   |                                   | 
+---------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|      |                                                                                         | 
+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|      | The Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. Total research and     | 
|      | development expense for the research and development tax credit was approximately       | 
|      | US$866,000 and US$683,000 for the years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008, respectively.  | 
+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|      |                                                                                         | 
+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| 13   | Revenues by Geographic Region                                                           | 
|      |                                                                                         | 
+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|      | The Company sells its product to customers throughout the world. The breakdown by       | 
|      | location is as follows:                                                                 | 
+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|      |                                                                                         | 
+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|      |                          |                                       2007 |            2008 | 
+------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|      |                          |                                    US$ 000 |         US$ 000 | 
+------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|      | United States and U.S.   |                                     38,395 |          24,656 | 
|      | possessions              |                                            |                 | 
+------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|      | Canada                   |                                      1,449 |           1,455 | 
+------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|      | Rest of world            |                                     26,592 |          25,830 | 
+------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|      |                          |                                            |                 | 
+------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|      | Total                    |                                     66,436 |          51,941 | 
+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
 
 
A significant portion of the Company's long-lived assets are located in the 
United States 
 
 
+----+----------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------+ 
| 14 | Stock Based Compensation                                                  | 
|    |                                                                           | 
+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    | The Company has one share-based compensation plan, which is described     | 
|    | below. The compensation cost that has been charged against income for the | 
|    | plan was approximately US$418,000 and US$415,000 for the years ended 31   | 
|    | December 2007 and 2008, respectively. The income tax benefit recognized   | 
|    | for share-based compensation arrangements was approximately US$152,000    | 
|    | and US$148,000 for the years ended 31 December 2007 and 2008,             | 
|    | respectively.                                                             | 
|    | In October 2006, the Company implemented the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan    | 
|    | (the "Plan"). The Plan authorizes the Board of Directors to grant         | 
|    | incentive and nonqualified stock options to employees, officers, service  | 
|    | providers and directors of the Company for up to 3,428,197 shares of its  | 
|    | common stock. Options granted under the Plan have a term of up to ten     | 
|    | years and generally vest over a three-year period beginning on the date   | 
|    | of the grant. Options under the Plan must be granted at a price not less  | 
|    | than the fair market value at the date of grant.                          | 
|    | The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant     | 
|    | using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The risk-free        | 
|    | interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate for the expected term at | 
|    | the time of grant, volatility is based on the average long-term implied   | 
|    | volatilities of peer companies as our Company has limited trading history | 
|    | and the expected life is based on the average of the life of the options  | 
|    | of 10 years and an average vesting period of 3 years. The following table | 
|    | illustrates the assumptions for the Black-Scholes model used in           | 
|    | determining the fair value of options granted to employees for the years  | 
|    | ended 31 December 2007 and 2008.                                          | 
+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                                                           | 
+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|    |                                        |               2007 |        2008 | 
|    |                                        |                    |             | 
+----+----------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------+ 
|    | Dividend yield                         |              4.37% |       1.64% | 
+----+----------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------+ 
|    | Risk-free interest rate                |              2.93% |       2.90% | 
+----+----------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------+ 
|    | Volatility                             |             25.00% |      25.50% | 
+----+----------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------+ 
|    | Expected term                          |                3.0 |         4.6 | 
+----+----------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------+ 
 
 
+--------+--------+--------+-----------+--------+--------+-------------+--------+--------+ 
| A summary of option activity under the stock option plans as of 31 December 2008,      | 
| and changes during the year then ended is presented below:                             | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                          |           |                 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Options                  |    Shares |       Weighted- |   Weighted- |       Aggregate | 
|                          |           |         Average |     Average |       Intrinsic | 
|                          |           |        Exercise |   Remaining |           Value | 
|                          |           |           Price | Contractual |                 | 
|                          |           |                 |  Term (yrs) |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Outstanding at           | 2,666,046 |            2.32 |           - |               - | 
| 1 January 2008           |           |                 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Granted                  |   532,967 |            1.83 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Exercised                |         - |               - |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Forfeited                | (370,118) |            2.28 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Outstanding at           | 2,828,895 |            2.24 |        8.10 |              -- | 
| 31 December 2008         |           |                 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
|                          |           |                 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
| Exercisable at           | 1,646,057 |            2.33 |        7.86 |              -- | 
| 31 December 2008         |           |                 |             |                 | 
+--------------------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
|                 |                                                                      | 
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted was US$.24 and US$.33    | 
| for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively.                          | 
| A summary of the status of the Company's non-vested shares as of 31 December 2008,     | 
| and changes during the year then ended is presented below:                             | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                      |                               |        Weighted | 
|                                      |                               |         Average | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|                                      |                        Shares | Grant-Date Fair | 
|                                      |                               |           Value | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   Non-vested shares as of 31         |                     1,803,289 |             .47 | 
|   December 2007                      |                               |                 | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   Granted                            |                       532,967 |             .33 | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   Vested                             |                     (783,300) |             .48 | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   Forfeited                          |                     (370,118) |             .45 | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   Non-vested shares as of 31         |                     1,182,838 |             .41 | 
|   December 2008                      |                               |                 | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| As of 31 December 2008, there was US$496,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost   | 
| related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the          | 
| Company's stock option plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over the           | 
| expected term. The fair value of options vested in 2007 and 2008 was US$414,000 and    | 
| US$375,000, respectively.                                                              | 
+--------+--------+--------+-----------+--------+--------+-------------+--------+--------+ 
 
 
 
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