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Good morning womblemaster. I did ok and I hope lots of others did too. Nice rise. This crew seem on top of things and I trust it will continue. Take care.

Tuesday, 13th March 2007 07:53 UK smallcap opening - Focus Solutions better after upbeat update LONDON (AFX) - An upbeat trading statement gave a boost to Focus Solutions Group, 7-1/2 pence better at 54-1/2. The financial software maker said it expects operating profits for the year to March 31 to be 'significantly' ahead of its expectations while sales will likely be in-line. The change towards profitability has been achieved through a more efficient solutions delivery model. Cash balances are also expected to be significantly ahead of the company's expectations. newsdesk@afxnews.com

Mid Caps RC GROUP (Market Report) A stunning set of full year numbers sent shares in RC (RCG) soaring by 28.75p to 152.25p. The group reported a surge of more than 300% in its pre-tax profits thanks to both acquisitions and a surging demand for its biometric identification technology. The Hong Kong-based firm reported sales of 61.8 million pounds as pre-tax profits came in at 19.6 million pounds. Earnings of 10.8p cleared the way for a dividend of 0.6p per share. RC said the future looked positive with the biometric industry set to generate sales of 7.2 billion pounds in 2012.

It's lookin' good mozy!

THOUGHT FOR MONDAY 12TH MARCH 2007 From top share author MALCOLM STACEY Hello Crazy Pals, It looks as though we're set for a nice healthy rise in share prices now. That's if present improvements continue apace. And with firms reporting such good figures, I can see no reason why old Footsie records won't soon be broken. Another encouraging thought is we can expect a big correction once a year. This time, the falls were so small they hardly added up to a correction at all - and certainly not a crash. Last year, this annual correction happened in June (or what it May?). So this February/March topple probably means there will be no need to follow that old proverb about 'going away' in May. We've had our correction early so perhaps have little to fear about another one this year. No guarantees of course, nobody can give them in Crazyland and should be distrusted if they try to. Anyway, it's nice to know that UK and world markets are so strong that they can shrug off a 15% drop in Chinese shares. And the way things are going, the Footsie will soon be up 6,500 - which is higher than they were before this latest set back. from sharecrazy.com

They would have to be crazy to ban yoo. Snow White sends her love and we're meeting in Sweden in just eight weeks time. Nice day for ATR & RCg. I have no idea why TAD is rising must be a team of Pumper Dumpers. Take care, enjoy lunch.

Hello Tim, nice to see your voice. Missed your message last week and thank you. This one's done great today. Welldone

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Have a slice. RNS today re: 07 March 07.

Several Director Buys recently. Company is doing well. Might well be undervalued at present and could bounce back to 330p region in the near future. Deserves some DYOR.

Still in and staying in!

(Panmure Targets 60p and now probably worth more) Monday, 12th March 2007 08:48 RPT VT Group, Costain partnership preferred bidder on Lewisham schools PPP (repeating for technical reasons) LONDON (AFX) - Shipbuilder and support services firm VT Group PLC, in partnership with Costain Group PLC, said it has become the preferred bidder for a school construction and modernisation scheme in Lewisham. VT said its VT Education and Skills unit, working in partnership with Costain as the Learning21 consortium, will start contract negotiations immediately with a view to signing a contract by late summer. VT's share of the overall deal is 50 pct. The Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme in Lewisham will have a contract value expected to be more than 400 mln stg in the next 25 years, including an initial capital outlay of 210 mln stg on school refurbishment and rebuilding. Construction and refurbishment of the schools should be complete by 2013, while support services could ultimately extend for a period of up to 25 years. BSF is a government initiative to rebuild, refurbish and re-equip all secondary schools in England during the next 15 years.

Monday, 12th March 2007 07:57 RC Group FY pretax surges over 300 pct LONDON (AFX) - RC Group reported a more than 300 pct rise in pretax earnings following a slew of acquisitions and growing demand for its biometric identification technology. The Hong Kong-based group said turnover jumped 299 pct to 61.8 mln stg in the 12 months to the end of December, boosted by takeovers totalling 10.8 mln stg during the year. Like-for-like sales surged 181 pct to 43.6 mln as the company launched new fingerprint and facial recognition products and moved into the Middle East, South Africa and Chinese markets. That helped pretax earnings soar 308 pct to 19.6 mln stg in the period, prompting RC Group to raise its dividend per share to 0.6 pence. On current trading, RC Group said the new year had gotten off to a 'strong start', and that it was 'confident' its core markets in south-east Asia, China, the Middle East and South Africa would continue to be at the forefront of adopting more sophisticated biometric technology. Looking further ahead, the group said it expected the biometric industry to generate turnover of 7.2 bln stg in 2012, compared to forecasts for 3.0 bln this year.

SEE FULL RNS 7.02 RC Group (Holdings) Limited 12 March 2007 RC GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006 Strong results ahead of expectations - foundations laid for continued rapid growth RC Group (Holdings) Limited (the "Group" or "RCG"), a leading international provider of biometric identification products, security and RFID systems, is pleased to announce its Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2006. FY 2006 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Revenues grew by 299% to ??61.8m (2005: ??15.5m) - Excluding acquisitions, organic revenues grew by 181% to ??43.6m (2005: ??15.5m) - Gross profit increased by 263% to ??30.1m (2005: ??8.3m) - Profit before tax increased by 308% to ??19.6m (2005: ??4.8m) - Positive operating cash flow of ??1.6m (2005: ??0.2m) - Normalised earnings per share increased 151% to 10.8p (2005: 4.3p) - Dividend per share increased by 20% to 0.6p (2005: 0.5p)

For albertolecce Re: The Independent Umbro Our view: Buy Share price: 145p (+5p) The year just gone was always going to be a good one for Umbro. It had the football World Cup in Germany to thank for this. The group designs and sells an array of football-related products and central to its performance are the sales of England replica shirts. Meeting its targets last year was never really in doubt. Umbro had pre-sold the shirts it was planning to source months before the tournament kicked-off. Hence, few in the City were surprised by the 16 per cent rise in pre-tax profit (to £26m) it unveiled yesterday. The figure was bang in line with forecasts. For 2007, analysts expect no improvement in profits due to the absence of a major football tournament. However, management will not be idle. They plan to push ahead with an expansion into international markets including Russia and India. Last month, it raised its shareholding in its Chinese licensee. As long as England make it to the 2008 European Championship in Austria, Umbro should make a profit of £31.5m next year, leaving its shares trading at just 9 times forward earnings. That is too cheap a rating. click on: http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/article2341413.ece

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There was good news on Monday, 5th March 2007 & this share is also tipped by Growth Company Investor this week. Just Car Clinics FY pretax up at 780,000 stg, current trading in line with hopes LONDON (AFX) - Collision repair chain Just Car Clinics Group PLC reported higher full-year pretax profits driven by a 12 pct growth in sales, improved margins and cost control. It posted pretax profit for the year to Dec 31, 2006 of 780,000 stg, up from a restated 583,000 stg one year earlier. Group turnover grew 12 pct to 27.8 mln stg, while like-for-like turnover rose 9 pct. It said trading for the first two months of 2007 is in line with its expectations, adding that it believes it is well positioned to continue its 'successful growth', both organically and by increasing the number of locations. The company expects to start dividend payments within the next 12 months. newsdesk@afxnews.com

09 March 2007 Osmetech plc ('Osmetech' or the 'Company') Osmetech licenses VKOR pharmacogenetic marker for warfarin dosage management from University of Washington Osmetech plc (OMH.L), Osmetech, the fast developing international molecular diagnostics business today announces that it has taken a worldwide non-exclusive license from the University of Washington (UW) to Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) gene polymorphisms. This gene is a key diagnostic marker for the management of warfarin dosage in the potential $1.1 billion U.S. warfarin market*. Financial details are not disclosed. SEE Full RNS 09 MARCH '07 7.01am

Sportech PLC 07 March 2007 SPORTECH Exclusivity Agreement Exclusivity Agreement with Ladbrokes plc in respect of the potential acquisition of Vernons Pools Sportech PLC (the 'Company' or 'Sportech'), the UK's leading football gaming business, is pleased to announce that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Ladbrokes plc regarding the potential acquisition of its Vernons Pools business by Sportech. The Company has now commenced due diligence and will make a further announcement in due course. Ends For further information: Sportech PLC Ian Penrose, Chief Executive 0151 288 3561 Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial David Rydell/Emma Kent 020 7861 3232 END

Insider Trades Rife on Take Over Deals Click on--------- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6429361.stm

As per previous note. RCG will announce its Preliminary Results on Monday 12 March 2007.