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HOT TUNA ! (HTT)     

smiler o - 04 Jun 2008 11:10

Introduction

Hot Tuna (International) PLC (AIM: HTT) owns the rights to the Hot Tuna brand, a progenitor of global youth fashion and one of the oldest and most iconic names in action sports, born in Australia with a heritage of authentic surf culture.

With its financial headquarters in London, Hot Tuna operates its design, manufacturing, production, marketing and distribution in downtown Los Angeles, California and also maintains wholly owned operations in Sydney, Australia.

Company History

Hot Tuna was born in Australia in the summer of 1969 to serve the demands of sojourning surfers, the product of a dedicated surfer�s passion fueled by the skill of his fashion designer wife. Spreading on the bodies and boards of watermen through coastal locales in the South Pacific, the brand quickly burgeoned globally, becoming an influential leader in the nascent surf industry and one of the progenitors of the neon era of surf in the '80s. Through the brand�s storied history, a long list of notables, in and out of the water, have waved the Hot Tuna banner at one time or another in their careers, including pro surfers such as Richie Lovett, Robbie Page, Beau Emerton and Drew Courtney.

In September 2005, Hot Tuna (International) PLC purchased the Hot Tuna brand from a consortium of investors and listed it on AIM, a division of the London Stock Exchange.

In the interest of managing its brand profile and distribution globally, the public Company began a rapid acquisition of its licensed interests around the world. Talented designers and key management with apparel business expertise from Quiksilver, O�Neill, Ocean Pacific, Rip Curl and Perry Ellis International, among others, were recruited to drive the process in the key markets of the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. In July 2006, entrepreneur and fashion icon Elle Macpherson, who grew-up with the brand in Australia, was appointed as an executive director of Hot Tuna (International) PLC, her interests focused on design and distribution issues, as well as overall youth fashion and market insight.

Shares Issued 2,208.28m



Major Shareholders

As at 28 April 2011 the Company has been notified of the following interests of 3% or more in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company:

No of shares

% Holding

XCAP NOMINEES LIMITED A/C NOMINEE

275,500,000

12.31%

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ARTEMIS

275,000,017

12.29%

BARCLAYSHARE NOMINEES LIMITED

155,953,121

6.97%

PUMA NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SMPRINC

130,869,476

5.85%

XCAP NOMINEES LIMITED A/C PRINMARK

112,500,000

5.03%

TD WATERHOUSE NOMINEES (EUROPE) LIMITED A/C SMKTNOMS

109,159,849

4.88%

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 985770

82,733,333

3.70%

HSDL NOMINEES LIMITED

81,143,261

3.63%

CREDIT AGRICOLE CHEUVREUX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED A/C 3439

73,401,667

3.28%


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=HTT&SiChart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=HTT&SiChart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=HTT&Sihttp://www.hottunaplc.com/


free counters"

smiler o - 04 Jun 2008 11:13 - 2 of 61

RNS Number : 4610V
Hot Tuna (International) plc
29 May 2008


Hot Tuna PLC


('Hot Tuna' or 'the Group')

Trading Update

Hot Tuna PLC, a leading surf wear and fashion brand, provides an update on trading.




Highlights:


Like for like sales for the Spring / Summer season for Hot Tuna increased nearly four-fold to US$2,118,000 (2007: US$593,000):

in the UK and Europe have increased 454% from 100,000 to 554,000;

in the US have increased 30% from US$240,000 to US$360,000; and

in Australia have increased 664% from 85,000 AUD to 650,000 AUD.

Secured orders from some of the leading department stores in the World: House of Fraser, David Jones, Myers and other high-end retailers in the US - Fred Segal in LA and Patricia Fields in New York

The restructuring of the Group over the past 6 months has seen a new management team begin to implement a revised strategy that began with re-defining the Hot Tuna brand as well as an overhaul in the style and design of the product offering. This has been very positively received and has enabled the Group to secure major orders from key department stores worldwide - from this the Group is confident it can build a more secure platform from which to re-launch the brand.

These improvements to the Hot Tuna brand have led to an increased level of distribution and enabled the Group to increase its prices and margins.

Hot Tuna has secured orders from leading department stores in Europe, such as House of Fraser in the UK and El Corte Ingles in Spain for its Spring 2008 season. In Australia, the brand is being retailed the two largest department stores in the country; David Jones and Myers. Recently Hot Tuna USA secured orders from high end retailers such as Fred Segal in Los Angeles and Patricia Fields in New York.

Like for like sales for the Group as a whole have nearly quadrupled from US$593,000 for Spring/Summer season 2007 to US$2,118,000 for Spring/Summer season 2008. This was achieved despite nearly 50% less staff than in the equivalent period last year. The headcount reductions are part of the Group's on-going improvements in efficiency.

The overall monthly overhead has been reduced from about US$616,000 in June 2007 to US$505,000 in January 2008. The target is to reduce the monthly overhead to about US$250,000 by June 2008, which the Group is on track to achieve, without jeopardizing the recent positive developments in sales, putting Hot Tuna on its way towards profitability.

Hot Tuna's enhanced brand appeal and focus as a fashion brand, rather than strictly surf-label, has also led to opportunities in new markets including Japan, Germany, China, Mexico and Scandinavia.

Recently Hot Tuna opened its first retail store in Los Angeles and will soon open stores in Sydney, Dubai and London.

Niels Juul, CEO of Hot Tuna PLC, said: 'This fantastic performance is a testament to the huge amount of work that everyone at the Group has put into turning the brand around. We are now well positioned to take Hot Tuna to the next stage of its development.

Our initial strong results from our first retail store in the US as well as our continued success with our 15 shop-in-shop Hot Tuna concept stores in Myers has given us great confidence in our upcoming strategy of expanding into freestanding Hot Tuna retail stores and in-store concepts.

We are also excited about our planned expansion into Japan and China, with our new manufacturing and retail partners in Tokyo and Shanghai.

Our more fashion-driven focus and edgier profile has proven to offer customers a more exciting retail experience in a tough retail climate.'








Andy - 04 Jun 2008 12:28 - 3 of 61

Cornhill once tried to sell me this crap at 40p!

The frequency of their phone calls gave the game away, even though i repeatedly told them that I am totally negative retail in both the UK and USA for the foreseeable future.

smiler o - 04 Jun 2008 12:36 - 4 of 61

WOW that would have been a bad move at 40p !! I am thinking that I may be able to make a bit at this level ?? still pondering !

smiler o - 05 Jun 2008 08:58 - 5 of 61

well timing was on !! glad i got in !!

smiler o - 05 Jun 2008 17:06 - 6 of 61

IMO this company has had a very Rough Time and was on its Ass, By the looks of things they have had a good result with the Summer season for Hot Tuna increased nearly four-fold to US$2,118,000 (2007: US$593,000):
in the UK and Europe have increased 454% from 100,000 to 554,000;

SO it could see a nice tic up over the next few Weeks/months : )

smiler o - 05 Jun 2008 17:56 - 7 of 61

Hot Tuna sales quadruple

LONDON (ShareCast) - Shares in surfwear specialist Hot Tuna shot ahead after it said total like-for-like sales for the 2008 spring, summer season increased nearly fourfold.

The group, which has undergone restructuring in the last six months, said it had secured orders from several big name department stores such as House of Fraser and El Corte Ingles.

Sales increased to $2.12m from $593,000 in 2007 while redundancies saw a 50% reduction in staff.

"The headcount reductions are part of the group's on-going improvements in efficiency," Hot Tuna said in its trading update.

Hot Tuna has also moved its brand into new markets including Japan, Germany, China, Mexico and Scandinavia.

The group has also opened its first retail store in Los Angeles and will soon open stores in Sydney, Dubai and London, it added.

smiler o - 06 Jun 2008 08:26 - 8 of 61

GOOD Start this morning !! :)

smiler o - 06 Jun 2008 16:53 - 9 of 61

finished up 10% roll on next week !! :)

halifax - 06 Jun 2008 17:31 - 10 of 61

Not easy to make anything with a 10% spread unless you are the MM!

smiler o - 08 Jun 2008 10:17 - 11 of 61

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Hot Tuna claimed top spot among small-cap risers, ticking up 0.25 of a penny -- or 18 percent -- to 1.625 after the surf wear and fashion brand said total like-for-like sales for the 2008 spring and summer season nearly quadrupled.

Sales increased nearly four-fold to $2.12 million from $593,000 in 2007 in spite of nearly 50 percent less staff.

In response to the update, Seymour Pierce reiterated its 'buy' stance on the stock. The broker said it appears the recent restructuring of the group and re-focusing of the brand has helped to deliver an order flow from leading stores, while proposed reductions in the cost base remain on track towards the June 2008 target.

The broker will take the opportunity to review its forecasts of a pretax loss of 2.8 million pounds for 2008 and 800,000 pounds for 2009 when it meets Hot Tuna management next week. tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomsonreuters.com fjb/ms1


smiler o - 08 Jun 2008 10:19 - 12 of 61

Von Dutch Managing Director becomes Hot Tuna CEO


Elle Macpherson and Niels Juul : photo Hot Tuna

Industry News

Von Dutch Managing Director Joins as Chief Executive Officer of Hot Tuna

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 16 July, 2007 : - - Costa Mesa -- Hot Tuna (International) PLC (AIM:HTT), a lifestyle apparel brand with authentic surf heritage, is pleased to announce the appointment of Niels Anders Juul, as chief executive officer.

Niels Juul will be based in Newport Beach, and he will be responsible for overseeing the overall development of the brand and managing Hot Tunas worldwide operations located in London, Sydney and Newport Beach. He will be reporting to Elle Macpherson, creative executive director, and on the board of Hot Tuna International PLC, listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM).

Hot Tuna is happy to welcome Niels to the team. His experience, wisdom and insight in the fashion industry will significantly benefit Hot Tunas development, says Elle Macpherson. We look forward to working with him.

Niels Juul, who originates from Denmark, joins Hot Tuna from Von Dutch, where he was most recently Managing Director. He was not only responsible for overseeing global brand development and positioning, but also led a team in establishing Von Dutch, through distributorships, retail development and license-agreements, worldwide.

Mr. Juul successfully managed a growth from $5 million to $50 million in revenue over three years in worldwide sales of apparel alone. Mr. Juul was also responsible for the design and launch of the successful Von Dutch Eyewear collections that is currently distributed in over 15 countries. His knowledge of the global retail markets will be integral to Hot Tunas future growth

With the tremendous heritage of Hot Tuna, I see an exciting opportunity to boost the presence of a label that dares to be different and is as cutting edge as it was in its original form, back in Australia in 1969, says Niels Juul. Working with Elle Macpherson and her sharp creative vision, I believe that Hot Tuna will make a lasting impression in the surf-market.

Through an uncompromising approach to product development, it has the potential to make a real impact as a young fashion label, because it represents a culture, an attitude and a lifestyle that is truly global.

By staying true to this lifestyle and pursuing consistency in design and visual expression, we can explore all sorts of product categories with Hot Tuna, while we maintain authenticity and establish something credible in the surf-world and relevant in the marketplace.

About Hot Tuna
Born Down Under in the summer of 69 to serve the apparel needs of sojourning surfers, the Hot Tuna brand grew to global prominence in the 80s and 90s, and went public in the UK in Oct. 2005. While headquartered in London, Hot Tuna (International) PLC (AIM: HTT) maintains offices in Sydney, Australia, and in Southern California in the USA.

The brand serves core retail, drawing its inspiration from international surf culture and global fashion, and the Company is committed to the timeless values that its iconic Piranha logo has come to embody: authenticity, creativity and nonconformity.

www.hottunaint.com

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To extract the important bit, our ceo "successfully managed a growth from $5 million to $50 million in revenue over three years in worldwide sales of apparel alone."


smiler o - 01 Jul 2008 17:03 - 13 of 61

Scotinvestor... 60p to 1.5p !!! in 3 years


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=HTT&Si


I got 2k at 1.88... well Its No secret that this Company has Had a torrid year or two under old management which saw SP drop from 60p to current 1.8p But David Lenigas was recently appointed exec chairman and he knows His Stuff ... Also a NEW CEO from Von Dutch Niels Anders Juul . and the last NEWS ..Hot Tuna sales quadruple

LONDON (ShareCast) - Shares in surfwear specialist Hot Tuna shot ahead after it said total like-for-like sales for the 2008 spring, summer season increased nearly fourfold.

The group, which has undergone restructuring in the last six months, said it had secured orders from several big name department stores such as House of Fraser and El Corte Ingles.

Sales increased to $2.12m from $593,000 in 2007 while redundancies saw a 50% reduction in staff.

"The headcount reductions are part of the group's on-going improvements in efficiency," Hot Tuna said in its trading update.

Hot Tuna has also moved its brand into new markets including Japan, Germany, China, Mexico and Scandinavia.

The group has also opened its first retail store in Los Angeles and will soon open stores in Sydney, Dubai and London, it added.


So Scot IMHO this could see a little up side if the next results are as good,..even if its gets to 3p I have made a few quid !!

Dil - 02 Jul 2008 00:10 - 14 of 61

It's a bit of crap chart innit or am I missing something ?

Dil - 02 Jul 2008 00:15 - 15 of 61

Saying that I saw some of there stuff on sale somewhere recently for the first time , possibly mandmdirect so maybe they are getting their act together.

smiler o - 02 Jul 2008 08:28 - 16 of 61

Yes Dil you are missing something..... as I said in my last post they have had a crap time, NOW under new management and as you put it seem to be getting their Act together ...... summer season increased nearly fourfold. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

smiler o - 02 Jul 2008 08:32 - 17 of 61

2 July 2008

Hot Tuna PLC

('Hot Tuna' or 'the Group')

Hot Tuna Developments


Hot Tuna PLC, a leading surf wear and fashion brand, provides a further update on developments within the company.

The company is delighted to announce the opening in August of its first European standalone, flagship store in Shoreditch, London. The store, which will be located alongside other independent boutiques, will stock the new and revamped collections which have helped drive record sales recently as reported in our trading update on 29 May 2008.

As part of the ongoing cost-cutting programme, the European showroom will operate from the second floor of this new store - thus eliminating the need for the expensive St John's Wood location.

This new store is in addition to the Los Angeles store that opened in May, connected to the new showroom in the Cooper Building downtown.

The designers in London and LA are successfully blending beach and fashion, using designs that evoke the same relaxed and countercultural spirit Hot Tuna embodied in its original form back in 1969.

Given the success of these new collections, the following stores - across the world, have been shipped for Spring / Summer 2008:

Fred Segal, Los Angeles

Patricia Fields, New York

House of Fraser, UK

El Corte Ingles, Spain

David Jones and Myers, Australia


This is in addition to over 250 independent boutiques across the US, UK, UAE, Germany, Spain and Australia.


The Company will be showcasing the new Spring 2009 collections at the Bread and Butter show in Barcelona this week.




- Ends -

smiler o - 03 Jul 2008 09:40 - 18 of 61

All sounds good to me ajcc .... I still think this Could tic up in Time.. Once New management get sorted they do seem to be at least keeping the market/Investors informed ! :) also I found out Hot Tuna International PLC purchased the Hot Tuna brand from Frontier International (Holdings) Pty Ltd, listed on AIM in September 2005, and has since started to aggressively market the brand and reinvigorate the business. The Company now owns all intellectual property rights to its name and related iconography, and has put in place key management drawn from the executive ranks of Quiksilver, ONeill and Ocean Pacific, among others.

: )

ajcc - 04 Jul 2008 16:02 - 19 of 61

yep Smiler i totally agree..... Was a poor company but the guys heading it up now have a strong background in turning companies around (hence their last trading update...) I am in and will sit tight for a couple of years - i believe this is going to rise like a Phoenix. Retail has had a poor time of it and will continue to do so for a while but i am a contrarian and think this looks like it has stonking potential from here. C'mon management onwards and upwards!

smiler o - 04 Jul 2008 20:01 - 20 of 61

Lets Hope So !! :)

smiler o - 12 Aug 2008 12:40 - 21 of 61

Small tic up today ajcc, still I am happy to be in this at 1.88 one to watch !!

smiler o - 05 Sep 2008 19:48 - 22 of 61

05 September 2008

The Board of Hot Tuna (International) PLC, a leading surf wear and fashion brand, are pleased to announce that it has placed 26,250,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 2p per share ('Placing Shares') with new and existing shareholders (the 'Placing'). Application will be made for the 26,250,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 12 September 2008.

The Placing proceeds of 525,000 (before expenses) will allow the Company to service its growing order book of surf apparel for stores in Europe, America and Australia.

Hot Tuna continues to expand into the fashion retail segment through its focus on better designs and fabrications, while still catering for its core branded surf-retailers, with its iconic, logo-driven offerings.

A leading UK department store has increased Hot Tuna from 5 stores for Spring 2008 to 45 stores for Spring 2009, based on previous factual sales-numbers, that were higher than well known surf brands.

On the back of Hot Tuna's initial success in securing orders from key fashion retailers in the US such as Fred Segal and Patricia Fields, major US department-store chain Delia's have placed orders for Spring 2009. The Directors are confident that the re-branding exercise that has occurred over the last 12 months will begin to pay dividends in the US for Spring 2009.

New distributors have been secured for Portugal, Scandinavia, Holland, Peru and negotiations are ongoing for Mexico, Japan, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Canada.

The Company continues to look for a suitable standalone store in the UK in order to further expand its offering.

Niels Juul, CEO of Hot Tuna (International) PLC, said: "This has been an exciting but by no means easy year. After substantial cost-cutting and other essential company restructuring measures, we now have a manageable, cost-effective and productive staff that have created fantastic new product. There is no short-cut to good, original design and a sourcing structure that will bring quality product to market and keep margins in good order. To accomplish this with dramatically reduced overheads and general costs, we now know we do have the ability to make Hot Tuna the global brand that we are aiming for. More work remains to be done, but over the last three months we have seen great evidence that we are on the right track."



GOOD NEWS !! Personally looks quite encouraging to me : )

cynic - 06 Sep 2008 09:20 - 23 of 61

reads to me like a typical small niche fashion company in deepest poo!

Dil - 06 Sep 2008 09:26 - 24 of 61

seconded

Andy - 06 Sep 2008 10:18 - 25 of 61

thirded.

And to think Cornhlil offered this to me at 50p!

They kept ringing me, even though I said I was a resource investor, and negative on retail, so i figured they were desperate, and we can now see why.

I ever did any business with them after that!

cynic - 06 Sep 2008 12:33 - 26 of 61

try dealing with Waterhouse if you really want to get ripped off ...... they even charge you for shutting down your account!

smiler o - 07 Sep 2008 07:42 - 27 of 61

Well I thinks you could be wrong !...... Its No secret that this Company has Had a torrid Few years under old management which saw SP drop from 60p to current 2p But since the New management (David Lenigas and Von Dutch Niels Anders Juul ) They do seem to be making way !!! I got in @ 1.8 and with good progress to 3/4p I would have done well ; ) we will see in Time !!!

ajcc - 18 Sep 2008 15:52 - 28 of 61

agree smiler - things firming up here with some new blood at the helm with a proven track record. Not a quick buck to be had here but give it 2 years or so.

Dil - 18 Sep 2008 15:59 - 29 of 61

... and it'll be bust.

ajcc - 24 Sep 2008 15:59 - 30 of 61

we'll see Dil.

cynic - 24 Sep 2008 16:10 - 31 of 61

fully concur Dil ..... high street + tiny niche market and a clearly spun rns .... yuk!

smiler o - 22 Dec 2009 20:13 - 32 of 61

RNS Number : 5172E
Hot Tuna (International) plc
22 December 2009



22 December 2009

Hot Tuna (International PLC

("Hot Tuna" or "the Group")




Final Results for the year ended 30 June 2009




Hot Tuna (International) PLC (AIM: HTT), a leading surf wear and fashion brand, announces its final results for the year ended 30 June 2009. The Accounts and Notice of AGM have been posted to shareholders. Copies may be obtained during normal office hours from the Company's registered office, Level 5, 22 Arlington Street, London, SW1A 1RD or from the company's website: www.hottunaplc.com.

The Annual General Meeting will take place on 18 January 2010 at 11.00 am at Level 5, 22 Arlington Street, London SW1A 1RD

Highlights

Revenue increase 1.6% to 1,144,000 (2008: 1,126,000)

Gross profit of 248,000 (2008: loss 27,000)

Raised 860,000 during the year by issuing 283 million new shares

UK & EU sales up 33% on last year

Strong growth of the children's range in Australia

Children's range to be rolled out into the UK & Europe in 2010

Interest from new markets which may result in new distributor agreements

Geoff O' Connell appointed to the board in May 2009

Commenting on the results, Geoff O'Connell, CEO, said "Although over the past year the retail trading environment was challenging, we have worked hard to simplify the corporate structure and reduce our
operating costs. This has resulted in a more streamlined and higher margin business.




We are excited about the new collection, which has seen a real return to the heritage of the brand, and strong focus on the iconic piranha logo. The range has been well received by customers in all regions, particularly the southern hemisphere, and we are confident that the combination of delivering the right product, to the right buyers across all our territories will continue to deliver solid revenue growth.




We are positive about the outlook for 2010 and go forward confidently."




smiler o - 22 Dec 2009 20:14 - 33 of 61

Hot Tuna in profit
Business Financial Newswire
Surfwear firm Hot Tuna said sales rose 1.6% to 1.14m in the year to end-June (2008: 1.12m) and it saw a gross profit of 248,000, compared to a loss of 27,000 the prior year.

UK & EU sales rose 33% in the year.

The company reported strong growth of the children's range in Australia and said the children's range will be rolled out into the UK & Europe in 2010.

Interest from new markets which may result in new distributor agreements.

Geoff O'Connell, CEO, said: "Although over the past year the retail trading environment was challenging, we have worked hard to simplify the corporate structure and reduce our operating costs. This has resulted in a more streamlined and higher margin business.

"We are excited about the new collection, which has seen a real return to the heritage of the brand, and strong focus on the iconic piranha logo. The range has been well received by customers in all regions, particularly the southern hemisphere, and we are confident that the combination of delivering the right product, to the right buyers across all our territories will continue to deliver solid revenue growth.

"We are positive about the outlook for 2010 and go forward confidently."


toki - 04 Jan 2010 14:51 - 34 of 61

....My wife subscribed to the refinancing of Hot Tuna (HTT) a few months ago and yesterday it reported. To my mild surprise, it has not gone bust. It might even pull itself up by its own boot strings. Particularly if Hot Tuna continues to sport the slinky model featured in today's Daily Mail. Please could swimwear/beachwear persons let this column know how Hot Tuna is coming along. Also, I want to be correctly dressed when I take up the invitation received yesterday for me and my wife to go to Barbados in a few weeks' time, first class and all expenses paid. It couldn't happen to a nicer couple. However, I insist on a being a la mode...

Posted on UK-Analyst.com

hlyeo98 - 04 Jan 2010 14:57 - 35 of 61

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=HTT&Si

HARRYCAT - 04 Jan 2010 15:00 - 36 of 61

Nothing left to short hlyeo!!!! ;o)

hlyeo98 - 04 Jan 2010 15:21 - 37 of 61

Agree with u, Harry. I was in fact thinking of buying.

cynic - 04 Jan 2010 15:29 - 38 of 61

just because the company is currently worth FA, does not mean it cannot be worth even less!

smiler o - 20 Jan 2012 08:59 - 39 of 61

oh a small tic up to day !!!

gibby - 20 Jan 2012 09:55 - 40 of 61

yep looks like another pump in progress - see that ending in tears for some when spiked!!

beebusy - 20 Jan 2012 10:11 - 41 of 61

Will the last one left turn out the lights!!!!!!!!!!

beebusy - 20 Jan 2012 10:19 - 42 of 61

Up 50% at the moment!!!!!!!!!!!!

beebusy - 20 Jan 2012 10:21 - 43 of 61

80million buys, Thats all of a grands worth????

smiler o - 20 Jan 2012 10:28 - 44 of 61

mind you at this price ????

beebusy - 20 Jan 2012 12:25 - 45 of 61

Anybody smell dead fish????

beebusy - 20 Jan 2012 16:42 - 46 of 61

Strange day with 87m people deciding they want out and 120m people deciding they want in??????? Which just goes to prove it is all madness.Brings to mind some free advice from an investment manager many years ago."You can glean every bit of information,scour every news item,tout for info from friends likely to be in the know.OR save yourself a lot of time and energy and stick a pin in financial times share list, chances are you will do just as well"Was he right I wonder?? Where is that pin????

markymar - 20 Jan 2012 23:13 - 47 of 61

Its in Rockhopper beebusy

gibby - 22 Jan 2012 18:16 - 48 of 61

lol!

beebusy - 26 Jan 2012 15:43 - 49 of 61

Is this latest news to emerge from the deep the equivelant of your teenage offspring saying" I p.s.ed the last £50 I suckered you into parting with against the wall, can I have some more" As I am holding a chunk of this fishy stock I will bide my time and see what the not so clever clogs come up with to return our hard earned cash to us, or not which is the more likely scenario.

beebusy - 26 Jan 2012 16:04 - 50 of 61

90,000,000 block just sold @0.03p.Somebody did not like the rns

gibby - 26 Jan 2012 21:26 - 51 of 61

ooops - not a good rns - i hope you arent holding too many bb or better still none at all - i dont think it was received well by anyone apart from the new owners

beebusy - 27 Jan 2012 07:59 - 52 of 61

650,000 which was worth something a few years ago but now wouldnt by er indoors afternoon tea! I have written it off and will ride it out just to see where it goes.Looking at the funds they hope to raise it wouldnt buy a good Bentley so where they hope to invest Lord only knows, Oxus maybe?? Lol

smiler o - 30 Jan 2012 13:10 - 53 of 61

Hot Tuna (Intnl) plc

Issue of Equity


RNS Number : 2585W

Hot Tuna (International) plc

26 January 2012






26 January 2012



Hot Tuna (International) PLC

("Hot Tuna" or "the Company")

Equity Placing, Directors Dealing and TVR



The Board of Hot Tuna (International) PLC announces that it has placed 900,000,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 0.03p per share ('Placing Shares') raising £270,000 (the 'Placing'). It is proposed that attached to each Placing Share is 1 warrant ('Warrant'), to be issued upon, and subject to, shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting granting authority to allot equity securites in the Company, exercisable at 0.03p from 27 January 2012 to 27 January 2015. The Placing Shares and Warrants were placed with new and existing shareholders and the funds will be used for working capital. Application will be made for the 900,000,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 31 January 2012.

Marcus Yeoman, Non-Executive Director and Mark Barney Battles, proposed Non-Executive Director are each subscribing for 83,333,334 ordinary shares in the Placing. The independent directors, having consulted with Seymour Pierce Limited, consider the terms of the transaction fair and reasonable insofar as shareholders are concerned.

Following the Placing Mr Yeoman will have an interest in 88,333,334 ordinary shares representing 2.84% of the total number of ordinary shares in issue, and Mr Battles will have an interest in 83,333,334 ordinary shares representing 2.68% of the total number of ordinary shares in issue.

Further to the announcement of 23 March 2011 in respect of a placing of 1,084,981,000 new ordinary shares ('2011 Placing'), the Company has identified that an error was made and that the 2011 Placing should have stated that the number of new ordinary shares subscribed for was 1,054,981,000.

Following the Placing and the amendment to the 2011 Placing as set out above, the total number of ordinary shares in issue, and therefore the total number of voting rights is 3,108,284,090.


RNS today
Hot Tuna resolutions passed at AGM
StockMarketWire.com
Leading surf wear and fashion brand Hot Tuna (International) has announced that all the resolutions at its annual general meeting were duly passed.

At 1:03pm: (LON:HTT) share price was 0p at 0.05p


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cynic - 30 Jan 2012 13:22 - 54 of 61

a company that needs a placing to raise a crappy £270k tells you much about the directors and the future of the company - can it!

skinny - 30 Jan 2012 13:25 - 55 of 61

Hot potato - more apt!

gibby - 30 Jan 2012 21:30 - 56 of 61

bb 650,000 - not many then just hope you didnt pay much for them - if you have a share certificate might as well frame it lol or if short of loo paper..... if you catch my drift

on a serious note thought....wow..... that was a mighty big placing - a whole £270k - indeed not quite enough for a decent bentley maybe just enoug for a matchbox version though!! dont think we'll be seeing htt in the ftse 100 anytime soon lol!! £270k - oh i know - should just be about enough to keep the chairman in cigars for about a month lol!!

i heard the placing raised £270k costs for the placing were £1M LOL!!!!! :-))))

PUNDAIMAN - 30 Jan 2012 22:57 - 57 of 61

Company is worth more 2 Million now with The accrued TAX losses over a period.If they are very shrewd then there is a possibility that RTO can easily be done without a big fuss. I am hoping for a big announcement before end of this week as name of the company has been changed today. Obviously it is not worth .05 per share with all high class people are on board and the share price will be shooting upto 0.35-0.40 very soon.

Dil - 31 Jan 2012 01:16 - 58 of 61

lol , accrued tax losses are worth sweet fa unless they can make a profit.

Stick with my 2008 analysis , POS.

beebusy - 02 Feb 2012 08:28 - 59 of 61

Why would they bother?? Why didnt they just wind it up??

Dil - 02 Feb 2012 09:48 - 60 of 61

Probably cos they paying themselves loads to run it so get their money back that way. The directors subsribed for less than £25k each !

Happens all the time with tin pot outfits.

smiler o - 07 Feb 2012 09:48 - 61 of 61

Hot Tuna (International) PLC ("the Company")



Result of GM, change of name to Concha plc

and

Holdings in Company



Hot Tuna (International) Plc (AIM: HTT), a leading surf wear and fashion brand, announces that at the Company's General Meeting held today, all of the resolutions proposed to shareholders were duly passed.

Following the passing of the resolutions, the disposal of the domain names, trade marks and certain of the Company's stock (collectively "the Assets") to Project J Newco No.10 Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brands Holdings Limited, for cash consideration of GBP950,000 ("the Disposal") is due to be completed on 7 February 2012. In light of shareholder approval of the sale of the Assets, the Board are winding down operations in the USA, Australia and the United Kingdom.

In addition, following shareholder approval, the Company's name change to Concha Plc (AIM Ticker: CHA) will become effective and the Company will begin trading under its new name from 8:00 a.m. on 7 February 2012.

The Company has also been informed that Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd no longer has a notifiable interest in the Company and that AXA Investment Managers SA has an interest in 132,333,333 ordinary shares representing approximately 4.26% of the issued share capital of the Company.

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