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Warthog Looking to the future !!! (WHOG)     

SueHelen - 23 Dec 2003 17:29

http://www.warthog.co.uk
Daily Execution Price and Volume
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Major Shareholders
( 4 Nov 04) 367.48m 1p Ords - Evo Noms Ltd 9.12%, Broughton Ltd 8.16%, Chase Nominees Ltd 4.76%, Barclayshare Noms Ltd 4.71%, Goldman Sachs Secs (Noms) 4.18%, HSBC Global Cust Noms (UK) 3.81%, Gartmore Inv Ltd 3.09%, A J Hall 2.05%, Other Dirs 1.34%.
http://www.hemscott.com/internet/custom/whog/
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03 November 2004
WARTHOG PLC
DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES

The board of Warthog plc (the 'Company') announces that it has today completed
the sale of all of the Company's subsidiaries to Tiger Telematics, Inc ('TGTL')
together with the transfer to TGTL of certain intra-group indebtedness due to
the Company. The total consideration including assumed indebtedness is $8.11
million of which $1,113,000 will be paid in cash and $7 million satisfied by way
of an allotment of 497,866 shares of common stock in TGTL at $14.06 per share,
being the average mid market closing price of a TGTL common share over the 14
days preceding completion. These shares are restricted stock and as such can
only be traded on or after the first anniversary of completion (the
'Anniversary') in accordance with U.S. securities laws. Up to the Anniversary,
these shares will be held in escrow against any claim arising under certain
warranties, tax indemnities and completion account net asset value adjustments
set out in the sale and purchase agreement. 150,000 of the cash consideration
will also be held in escrow until the Anniversary, pending specific warranties.
The Company has waived the balance of all other amounts due to it by its former
subsidiaries.

Upon completion of the transaction, the executive directors Ashley Hall, Steven
Law and Simon Elms together with one other remaining employee of the Company
will transfer employment to TGTL leaving Ian Templeton FCA and David Robinson as
non-executive Directors of the Company. The Company has also undertaken to
change its name and will be calling an EGM to effect such a change in due course
and will at that time update shareholders further.

The board of Warthog plc has sought to complete this transaction as rapidly as
possible (and therefore did not elect to seek shareholder approval) because the
group has continued to face difficult trading conditions within the games
development industry, as reported in the Company's Final Results on 28 September
2004, which has put the group under ongoing financial pressure. In addition,
TGTL required the transaction to be consummated as expeditiously as possible, in
conjunction with the commencement of shipping of its Gizmondo product into the
UK. The transaction leaves the Company having discharged substantially all of
its liabilities and with a valuable shareholding in TGTL which will be capable
of realisation in a year's time. The realisable value of this shareholding
depends entirely upon the commercial success of TGTL and the performance of the
TGTL shares on the financial market.

The board considers, in conjunction with its advisers, that this transaction
represents the best available outcome for the Company and its shareholders.

Tiger Telematics, Inc is listed on the 'NASDAQ Other OTC Market' under symbol
'TGTL'. TGTL's publicly stated intention is to apply for a listing on the
'NASDAQ National Market' in December 2004. TGTL is a designer, developer and
marketer of mobile telematics systems and services that combine global GPS
functions and voice recognition technology to locate and track vehicles and
people down to street level in countries throughout the world. The systems are
designed to operate on GPS and are currently being marketed to GSM current and
potential subscribers, primarily by the company's United Kingdom based
subsidiary, Gizmondo Europe Limited ('GEL'). GEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of
TGTL and is the maker of the Gizmondo, a next-generation mobile entertainment
device which includes games, built-in music, video, messaging and picture
functions and GPS. On 29 October, TGTL began shipping its first generation
product as part of a strategic retail roll out in the UK.

The transaction gives GEL access to existing games content and porting
technology to enable the transfer of titles developed for use on other platforms
on to the Gizmondo handheld device. Warthog plc shareholders will therefore
benefit from continued investment in TGTL as it seeks to exploit the games
content and technical capabilities that the Company has developed over the past
few years.

As previously announced on 12 October 2004, GEL is interested in 8.62 per cent.
of the Company's current total issued ordinary share capital.

About the Gizmondo device
The Gizmondo is powered by a Microsoft Windows CE.net platform, boasts a
2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates
the GoForce 3D 4500 Nvidia graphics accelerator. It provides cutting-edge
gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3 music player, MPEG4 movie playing
capability, a digital camera and a GPRS network link to allow wide-area network
gaming. Additionally, it contains a GPS chip for location based services, is
equipped with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming and accepts MMC card
accessories.

The Gizmondo device and its games are due for launch in the UK in the fourth
quarter 2004 and in North American markets from the first quarter 2005.

Further information on TGTL, GEL and the Gizmondo device can be found at:
www.tigertelematics.com
www.gizmondo.com
Enquiries:
Ian Templeton
Chairman - Warthog plc
Tel: 0870 122 5420

6 November 2004.
Daily Mail Newspaper : Page 80.

DEALERS believe that Warthog, 0.11p dearer, could be a good recovery punt. More than 52m shares in the computer games developer changed hands on hopes that the worst is over. Tiger Telematics, a leading European games console maker grabbed it by the tusks in October when it bought its subsidaries, intellectual properties and assests. In return Warhog acquired a stake in TT which is now worth at least 3p per share.

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 10:36 - 635 of 1449

good analysis - figures speak for themselves - sp should be c 2.2-2.5p, moving to 4p after launch and favourable sales which we know are in the pipeline
(now if only pci could move up so I could swop)

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 10:50 - 636 of 1449

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 10:50 - 637 of 1449

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 10:50 - 638 of 1449

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 10:51 - 639 of 1449

iturama - 16 Feb 2005 12:07 - 640 of 1449

M100.
You should get that stutter seen to! I sold my PCI. Reckoned there was far more upside to these, without as much speculative risk.

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 12:38 - 641 of 1449

sorrry, browser problems earlier.. good news needs telling! - (may take yr advice re pci - they will get there but its a long time)

iturama - 16 Feb 2005 12:43 - 642 of 1449

I lost some money on PCI. Bought in again at the low & recovered part. I have never lost money on Whog. Easy choice.

AdieH - 16 Feb 2005 14:53 - 643 of 1449

Up nicely now, does any think this is a good short term punt, people mention a target price of 2.5p is that a realistic short term target, any comments would be welcomed.

kokey - 16 Feb 2005 15:09 - 644 of 1449

I think we'll certainly be seeing a short term rise while hype increases about the ever slipping launch date. Judging from the jumps in the past month it looks like it could recover to closer to 2p in the next few weeks. Over 2p, I can't say, but it has the potential if impressive sales figures are achieved quickly.

AdieH - 16 Feb 2005 15:19 - 645 of 1449

Many thanks tempted to get in...

m100 - 16 Feb 2005 16:28 - 646 of 1449

A - read iturama summary 6 or 7 messages ago - you will see why we are all tempted - if only we had more cash from our previous losses with others :-)

Paulo2 - 16 Feb 2005 19:25 - 647 of 1449

Any one heard any more info on the supposed Nasdaq listing.

iturama - 17 Feb 2005 07:06 - 648 of 1449

Paulo,
I got this from Tiger on the 24th January. Case of Nasdaq shifting the applications.

"The TGTL application to go main board listed is entirely in the hands of NASDAQ, which are experiencing some delays themselves. We have complied with every aspect of the application process and now await clearance of the back log. Indications are that it should be any day now".

Paulo2 - 17 Feb 2005 08:31 - 649 of 1449

Thanks.

Paulo2 - 17 Feb 2005 10:07 - 650 of 1449

Hoping for some more news following the Cannes thing today. Tiger was nearly 6% down at one point last night before it rallied towards the end. Oh well, these things never go up in a straight line. Just can't wait to get past the you know what.

m100 - 17 Feb 2005 14:11 - 651 of 1449

and just who are the cannes gizmondo girls? pictures 2 and 5 certainly keeping a good front on things..:-)
Gizmondo ravishes the Riviera
http://www.gizmondo.com/news/item.asp?id=479

accord - 17 Feb 2005 14:17 - 652 of 1449

m100
somewhere to keep the giz safe from harm i think. If they are part of the package then it will fly off the shelves :-)

deancroft - 17 Feb 2005 14:24 - 653 of 1449

Don't know how to interpret this. I e-mailed nasdaq.com asking about progress of TGTL nasdaq listing. The rather short reply was quote "At this point, we have no application on file for TGTL." Any serious requests can have a copy of my e-mail. Can anyone shed further light on this?

m100 - 17 Feb 2005 15:01 - 654 of 1449

deancraft not sure SEC/Edgar listings for tiger are at
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