diff --git a/PROMS/fmtxml/RtfToSvg.cs b/PROMS/fmtxml/RtfToSvg.cs
index abd16d26..2a225a7c 100644
--- a/PROMS/fmtxml/RtfToSvg.cs
+++ b/PROMS/fmtxml/RtfToSvg.cs
@@ -244,11 +244,14 @@ namespace fmtxml
 		private static void AddEllipse(StringBuilder sb, string text)
 		{
 			Match ellipseMatch = regEllipse.Match(text);
+			// code in the new veproms that draws the ellipse must use the 'y' location differently.  So
+			// add in the radius to the 'y' to get the correct value.
+			float yadj = TwipsToPointsEllipse(ellipseMatch.Groups[4].Value);
 			sb.Append(string.Format("    <ellipse cx=\"{0}\" cy=\"{1}\" rx=\"{2}\" ry=\"{3}\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"{4}\" />\r\n",
 				TwipsToPointsX(ellipseMatch.Groups[1].Value),
-				TwipsToPointsY(ellipseMatch.Groups[2].Value),
-				TwipsToPoints(ellipseMatch.Groups[3].Value),
-				TwipsToPoints(ellipseMatch.Groups[4].Value),
+				yadj + TwipsToPointsY(ellipseMatch.Groups[2].Value),
+				TwipsToPointsEllipse(ellipseMatch.Groups[3].Value),
+				TwipsToPointsEllipse(ellipseMatch.Groups[4].Value),
 				TwipsToPoints(ellipseMatch.Groups[5].Value)));
 		}
 		private static Regex regBox = new Regex(@"BOX ([-0-9]*) ([-0-9]*) ([-0-9]*) ([-0-9]*) ([-0-9]*)", RegexOptions.Multiline);
@@ -322,6 +325,13 @@ namespace fmtxml
 		{
 			return float.Parse(twips) / 20;
 		}
+		private static float TwipsToPointsEllipse(string twips)
+		{
+			// divide the ellipse by 40.  This is the 20 to convert from twips to points
+			// and an addition divide by 2 since the definition in 16bit is diameter &
+			// in 32 is radius.
+			return float.Parse(twips) / 40;
+		}
 		private static float TwipsToPointsX(string twips)
 		{
 			return (_Xoff + float.Parse(twips)) / 20;