Amstrad Share Discussion Threads

[bitterlemontart] 22/2/2006 15:48

Amstrad Plc Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number:8008Y
Amstrad PLC
22 February 2006


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Amstrad Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Barclays Capital Nominees 716,909 shares
Chase Nominees -16376 36,478 shares
Chase Nominees -21359 157,027 shares
Chase Nominees -28270 45,076 shares
Clydesdale Nominees -00693900 20,000 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16341 75,449 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16344 20,707 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16345 35,920 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16400 545,200 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16480 433,731 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16482 296,936 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-18409 33,301 shares
RC Greig Nominees 32,326 shares
RC Greig Nominees a/c AK1 29,713 shares
RC Greig Nominees a/c BL1 2,500 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock now held

2,481,273 Ordinary Shares

6. Percentage of issued class

3.01%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Nil

8. Percentage of issued class

Nil

9. Class of security

Ordinary 10p Shares

10. Date of transaction

20 February 2006

11. Date company informed

22 February 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

2,481,273 Ordinary Shares of 10p each

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.01% of Ordinary Shares

14. Any additional information

None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Martin Bland 01277 228888

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Martin Bland - Company Secretary

Date of notification

22 February 2006

The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
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[bitterlemontart] 22/2/2006 15:48

Amstrad Plc Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number:8008Y
Amstrad PLC
22 February 2006


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Amstrad Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Barclays Capital Nominees 716,909 shares
Chase Nominees -16376 36,478 shares
Chase Nominees -21359 157,027 shares
Chase Nominees -28270 45,076 shares
Clydesdale Nominees -00693900 20,000 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16341 75,449 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16344 20,707 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16345 35,920 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16400 545,200 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16480 433,731 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-16482 296,936 shares
JP Morgan(BGI Custody)-18409 33,301 shares
RC Greig Nominees 32,326 shares
RC Greig Nominees a/c AK1 29,713 shares
RC Greig Nominees a/c BL1 2,500 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock now held

2,481,273 Ordinary Shares

6. Percentage of issued class

3.01%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Nil

8. Percentage of issued class

Nil

9. Class of security

Ordinary 10p Shares

10. Date of transaction

20 February 2006

11. Date company informed

22 February 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

2,481,273 Ordinary Shares of 10p each

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.01% of Ordinary Shares

14. Any additional information

None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Martin Bland 01277 228888

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Martin Bland - Company Secretary

Date of notification

22 February 2006

The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

[spob] 22/2/2006 15:47

you don't get many of those to the pound

[diamante] 22/2/2006 10:03

Wasting space? What space?

Divi up 25%, continuing the trend. It's obvious to me that AS will keep raising the divi at this rate in order to make this a 'value share' and get the City to notice the company that way. To say they have the cash to do this is the biggest understatement going. Low p/e, high dividend, highly increasing dividend, stuffed full of cash, highly profitable - the City will eventually take note.

Anyone see the program about the old apprentice last week? His next job is to launch the face de-wrinkler all over the world. If they could only de-wrinkle Sugar's face with it, they'd sell by the billions. New series starts tonight.

[superdealer] 22/2/2006 09:53

When results are announced why does everyone keep posting the full details here as if they are the only people who have discovered the details? I can click on the NEWS button to read details so stop wasting space by posting the same thing. Rant over!!

[bitterlemontart] 22/2/2006 09:50

UK smallcap opening - Amstrad up on solid H1 numbers, Altium 'add' from 'hold'

LONDON (AFX) - A strong set of half-yearly numbers lifted Amstrad 3-1/2
pence to 203-1/2. Altium Securities' Ian Robertson said the company is well on
the way to achieving his full-year forecasts for the year to end-June 2006 -- he
expects pretax of 19.9 mln stg.
The analyst cranked up his price target to 220 pence and shifted his stance
on the stock to 'add' from 'hold'.

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[netcurtains] 22/2/2006 09:20

sounds like melfaraj been reading my posts.

[bitterlemontart] 22/2/2006 09:15

From the FAR5 thread....



melfaraj - 22 Feb'06 - 08:24 - 1616 of 1619


amt,

up by over 3% this morning to add to recent rises

has broken through r180 and more recently psycho r200. breaking through the summit level of last year appears to be within reachd within the forthcomming months.

for the time being however, both macd and rsi are indicating loss of momentum. stay in the stock if you are a holder, but on the sidelines, for the forthcoming days, if you want to dip you toe in.

[bitterlemontart] 22/2/2006 08:10

Amstrad H1 pretax profit falls 12 pct to 12.5 mln stg on lower sales
LONDON (AFX) - Electronics group Amstrad PLC said its interim pretax profits
fell 12 pct on lower sales, but reiterated that it continues to anticipate
higher second-half sales than originally expected.
Pretax profit in the six months to end December 2005 declined to 12.5 mln
stg from a restated 14.2 mln stg in the year-earlier period. The year-earlier
figures were restated under International Financial Reporting Standards.
Sales dropped 21 pct to 49.6 mln stg, largely reflecting the higher volume
of standard set top boxes compared to last year where the sales value was
higher.
"There is the inevitable downward pressure on selling prices which is an
ongoing trend in this industry," said chairman Sir Alan Sugar, adding that cost
cuts helped mitigate the impact of price pressure on profits.
The company plans to raise its interim dividend to 2.5 pence from 2.0p in
2004.

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[muzzy123] 22/2/2006 07:55

remember its how the market reacts, :P

[muzzy123] 22/2/2006 07:53

time to go SHORT on this one!

[warala] 22/2/2006 07:33

Monty Burns thanks for your posting.One to hold.

[bitterlemontart] 21/2/2006 19:20

John....you can't be serious....MaCinroe....lol !

[twatcher] 21/2/2006 19:12

net,

I'll take whatever you have @1.50 a share :)

[mazag] 20/2/2006 09:18

Telegraph amongst the better national newspaper tipsters - even though as Monty points out a little late re AMT

Re the Integra - personal health care is big bucks - look at the phenomenal growth of L'Oreal as an example. Everyone slated the emailer but it made a few quid - ok not a mountain of cash but if you don't try....the old Delboy reflex at work!

[monty burns] 20/2/2006 08:57

Half hour programme last night on Tim Campbell, winner of The Apprentice and his travails with Integra, the skincare product. There was never going to be any useful info in it due to the issue of price sensitive information, but what was established was that in the first month there were dismal sales of 1,200 or so units, the marketing was redone and after that we don't know, other than Campbell had his contract renewed and they will be launching the product in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

So some good, some bad, but basically not clear how things are going with it now in the UK. The only other interesting thing I thought was the initial commitment to buying 20,000 tubs of the cream. Sale price of £129, cost price (I reckon) of around £10, probably less. So combined with marketing costs, Campbell's costs, other manufacturing costs, I imagine the upfront expenditure was maybe in the region of £0.5m? Hopefully, worst case scenario is that it's a turkey (no surprise there) but a relatively inexpensive turkey.

Today's rise probably on the back of the well-informed (not..) Sunday Torygraph tip, advising that their full year numbers will be out on Wednesday, and to buy. Great, except it's their half year numbers.

[mazag] 20/2/2006 05:06

Sounds like music to my ears!