Tipped by Shares Magazine (13th May 2004)

Shareholders in Top Ten can look forward to a solid set of results that should deliver profit ahead of expectations, thanks to a bouyant second half at its amusement arcades and bingo halls. The group is also expected to announce its first-ever dividend. The amusement operator indicated last month results will be ahead of market expectations, without being specific with its forecasts. The group has benefited from increased footfall at its sites, partly as a result of the purchase of another eight bingo clubs and four amusement arcades in October last year. The sites cost the group 5.8 million, comparable with interim revenue of 5.3 million, and were funded by a placing worth 4.65 million.

So far, management says the acquired sites are starting to show an "increase in spend per head and a reduction in operating costs". Top Ten has proven itself able to buy sites and quickly turn them to profit on more than one occasion now. The purchase of 5 Welcome Clubs in December 2002 was behind a 93% lift in revenue in the interim period.

Shares says: It looks like investors could be onto a winner.

http://www.ateonline.co.uk/library/1847BINGO_LoRes_06.pdf
http://www.ateonline.co.uk/default.asp?showid=5&pageid=33&pressreleaseid=7694

Results out June 7th. Get in early!

tdwaterhouse and still not showing my trade maybe short of stock

Hmmmmmm.........

Yes or they put it in at a later stage where it won't look out of place, or am I being too devious?

Your trade would be bound to tip it up the next percentage point in my opinion.

Well it went through eventually.

Did nothing to the price, never mind.

Good luck to you.

anyone know the reason for the downturn in price AND why cant we call up previous trades beyond July 9th ?

The price inflated just prior to going ex dividend.

The corresponding drop the next day was more than the divi because of that.

The price is holding at a satisfactory level for this stage of their financial year I beleive.

They are in negotiations to buy 10 more clubs from Gala.

I say that because I have not seen news of the sale going through.

When and if it does, the price will reflect the sale.

There is positive up side in these shares, but who can predict when that will kick in?

thankyou seawallwalker, I had totally forgotten that they had declared a div. Your note that they intend to buy 10 more clubs from Gala had been noted by me..but everything seems to take so long in the financial world these days. Would you have any opinion as to how well this outfit will fare from the potential of gaming machines on their premises, or even how many they are permitted to operate. I must confess to total confusion about the present intentions of this Government - who seem to change their mind with the wind (or, perhaps, just Prescott's wind)

Div was a bit of a red herring - mine was not enough to buy even a cheap bottle of wine.

hilldee - no idea in respect of gaming machines.

For me this is a long term hold.

Top Ten Holdings PLC
07 September 2004

Top Ten Holdings plc

Issue of share options

Top Ten Holdings PLC ('Top Ten' or the 'Company'), the independent Bingo Club
and Amusement Arcade operator, announces that on 6 September 2004 options over a
total of 3,760,000 ordinary shares of 1p each, representing approximately 1.0%
of the Company's issued share capital, were granted to 60 Top Ten employees,
comprising four area managers, 25 club managers, 25 assistant managers and six
head office staff.

The options were issued under the Company's Enterprise Management Incentive
Scheme and are exercisable at a price of 6.5p between the third and tenth
anniversaries of the date of grant subject to attaining certain specific
performance criteria.

The Company now has a total of 6,105,000 shares under option representing 1.6%
of the enlarged share capital.


For further information, contact:

Top Ten Holdings Plc Tel: 01727 850793
Alan Weston, Managing Director

Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited Tel: 020 7710 7400
Keith Smith

Charles Stanley & Co. Limited Tel: 020 7739 8200
Russell Cook

Interims according to my reckoning due 25th ish of October.

Buy and sell wisely till then!

How do you work out that interims are due 25th October? Surely given the previous statements, they are due out in December?

Wow ehall.

That took a while!

You may be right!

I am hardly an expert in a company that no web site and therefore limited investor relations.

No doubt they are saving money for us holders.

;-))

Seawallwalker, like the name. Just started looking into this and I reckon the next results are middle of December ish, the chart is non too good and given the P/E, I think it will continue its downward trend or stabilise after the next 4 weeks. There are better opportunites for your money in that time, SPS and ECK to name two. After that, I think its buy/top up time as the results should be ahead of the equivalent last year so it would represent a good short and long term buying opportunity. Definitely one too watch and one too buy, but not just yet, patience is a virtue and a profitable one at that. Good luck Seawallwalker, I guess you are a long term holder and I think you should top up in the near future.

Thanks ehall.

I am in and out where I can with this one.

Long term, great!

Long term holder, no!

I agree totally with you view on this Company.

Anyone interested in the date for Top Ten Holdinfgs next results release it is the 8th november.

regards bowman

bowman thanks

finger on the pulse, or is it the trigger?

Actually, well found bowman.

I can't find a thing anywhere

>:-(

Now I am even more impressed.

You bit of news made the price go up!

Give us another snippet and perhaps it will do it again.

Here is mine, I speculate based on previous results that profits are up substatially since the last results. They should be because they have had 6 months with all those extra clubs bought.

I think everything in their garden is rosey and it will be nice to see that in writing.