Posted: 30-Dec-08 at 09:43 | IP Logged

EPIC : AIM

Web Site : http://www.rcg.tv/

Listed on AIM.

Soon to do a dual listing on the Hang Seng in Hong Kong, which will allow it to be ISA'd.

RCG Holdings Limited is a leading and publicly quoted international provider of biometric and RFID products and solutions services with a primary focus on development and sourcing these products and solutions services from, and selling them in, the Asia Pacific markets.

Established in 1999 and listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange since 2004, RCG Holdings Limited has hands-on experience in serving a number of growing vertical industries such as telecommunication, finance, retail, transportation, entertainment, healthcare, aviation, logistics and real estate.

Focusing on biometric and RFID, together with complementary cutting-edge technologies, the Group is dedicated to developing an integrated security platform through hardware and software integration. The Group’s products and solutions services include biometric access control devices, biometric consumer products, RFID-enabled asset management systems, RFID anti-counterfeit solutions, intelligent surveillance systems using facial recognition technology and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.

RCG Holdings Limited implements an aggressive growth strategy with clear focus on developing innovative applications and diversifying revenue streams towards the global market. Regional offices have been set up in a number of markets including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing, Macau, Malaysia, and the Middle East, with authorized distributors present in many other parts of the world including the U. S., Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Australia. In the Middle East region, the Group’s distribution network covers Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman and the U.A.E.

Share price presently circa 32p.

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Posted: 03-Jan-09 at 05:37 | IP Logged

I put a comment on this thread over at TMF, you will see it as you move down through the replies.

http://boards.fool.co.uk/Message.asp?mid=11380292&sort=w hole

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Posted: 05-Jan-09 at 11:34 | IP Logged

Write up of RCG over on TMF :

http://boards.fool.co.uk/Message.asp?mid=11382830

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Posted: 06-Jan-09 at 04:00 | IP Logged

Some RFID/Biometrics news from RCG :

http://www.rcg.tv/html/eng/about/newsroom/industry_news/rfid _news/2009_details_3.jsp

RFID for vehicle recharging stations
5 Jan 2009
 
A start-up company in California has recently introduced a network of vehicle electronic recharging stations within the region. Batteries of specific vehicles can be recharged in the stations when drivers are away from home garages. RFID cards are used in money rechargeable cards in the form of “pay-as-you-go” and monthly unlimited access subscriptions. Data transfer between the RFID card and the reader is encrypted to ensure data security during the transfer.

Vehicles will be parked at specific locations, where drivers hold their high-frequency RFID cards to the kiosks with the embedded RFID interrogators. Information collected will be transferred through GPRS to a centralized server which verifies the card information, and an authorization packet will be sent back for initiating charges. According to statistics, 20% of cars in the United States will be electric by 2012, representing a market potential for the widespread growth of the technology. Approximately 8 million charging states may be deployed by the company which uses RFID as means for secure payment.

Source: rfidjournal; RFID Is the Key to Electric Vehicle Recharging Stations (Nov 21st, 2008)
 
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http://www.rcg.tv/html/eng/about/newsroom/industry_news/rfid _news/2009_details_2.jsp

World's smallest active RFID tag announced in India
5 Jan 2009
 
According to a recent announcement, a company based in India has recently introduced an active RFID tag which claimed to be the smallest in the world at the moment after 18 months of research and development. It can be used for asset tagging including notebooks, servers and vehicles in industries including healthcare, manufacturing and IT etc.

Active RFID tags include an embedded battery for powering up signal transmission through the antenna, which is one of the barriers to developing smaller tags. The newly introduced tag has a reading range of 20 meters, with dimensions of 26 x 23 x 7.3 mm which is believed to be the smallest among the tags in the market. The active RFID tag has been deployed at a telecom company in India for asset management.

Source: RFIDnews; Indian Company claims 'world's smallest' active RFID tag (Nov 24th, 2008)
 
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http://www.rcg.tv/html/eng/about/newsroom/industry_news/biom etrics/2009_details_3.jsp

Biometrics passport facility built in Malta
5 Jan 2009
 
According to a recent announcement, a factory facility has been purposely built for research, development and production of biometrics passport located in Malta. The factory was said to be the first site in the world for manufacturing biometrics / e-passports required by many countries for enhanced border security.

The facility occupied 2,600 square meters and has a capacity of producing 2 million biometrics passports annually, which could be expandable. The factory, which costs at EUR 6 million, is capable of manufacturing biometrics passport, which contains embedded chip storing digitalized facial image or fingerprint images for authenticating travellers and visitors.

Source: findbiometrics; World's first purpose-built 'epassport' factory opens in Malta (26th November, 2008)
 
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http://www.rcg.tv/html/eng/about/newsroom/industry_news/biom etrics/2009_details_2.jsp

UK consumers preferred biometrics
5 Jan 2009
 
According to a recent research project on consumer's security concerns, consumers in the United Kingdom preferred biometrics and are most well-adapted to the technology throughout Europe. Statistics showed 75% of the UK consumers accept fingerprint as means for identity verification in banks and government agencies, compared to 63% in Italy, 62% in Germany and 59% in France.

The area receiving most concerns from the UK consumers was financial security, such as misuse of credit and debit cards - has been increasing throughout the last six months. In terms of iris recognition, 74% of the UK consumers were prepared of such means of verification, compared to 72% in the Netherlands, 48% in Germany and 45% in France. The survey showed a general preference of UK citizens towards biometrics technology compared to other parts of Europe, and the increasing concerns of identity theft and border security within the region.

Source: findbiometrics; Brits ready for biometrics to tackle ID fraud (November 25th, 2008)
 

Posted: 09-Jan-09 at 08:51 | IP Logged

A poster on another board has just been in contact with the CFO and asked some questions, here are the questions and replies :

Q*The RNS issued in November 2008 mentioned the listing may occur at the end of 2008 or first quarter 2009. Does the company still expect the listing to occur in this time frame?

The HK listing exercise is currently in progress and if it happens, it is expected to be in the 1st Quarter of 2009.

Q*Does the company intend to remain listed on the AIM market or perhaps gain a full London Stock Exchange listing?

Yes. RCG will be dual listed on both AIM and SEHK.

Q*January trading updates have been forthcoming during each year. Does the proposed HKex listing preclude the company from delivering such an update?

Due to the on-going listing exercise in HK, we are not expected to make any further statement other than what have already been made public to the market.

Posted: 09-Jan-09 at 11:44 | IP Logged

Comment from Chartist "Zak Mir" over at SC.

Zak Mir   Reged: 28/06/07
Posts: 559

Technically, we need to see a weekly close above 2 month resistance at 39p - something which now does not look to be too difficult. The target would then be the 200 day moving average at 57p. 

Posted: 15-Jan-09 at 16:01 | IP Logged

From a poster on a different BB :

Q&A with CFO of RCG.

1. Has RCG received clearance from the listing body to list on the HKEx ?

The HK listing exercise is currently in progress.

2. Are RCG still planning to list on the HKEx ?

Yes. The plan is on-going.

3. Has a listing date been set yet?

We are expecting 1Q’09.

4. Do you prefer to list before, at the same time, or after the announcement of the annual results?

The timing is not entirely within our control.

5. Once a listing date has been set, how far in advance do you plan to inform the markets?

Once a date has been firmed, we’ll notify the market immediately.

6. Will RCG, or RCG's largest shareholders, be making any shares available as part of the listing process?

Unable to comment at this moment.

7. I have read the last announcement that trading is in line with market expectations. Would i be correct in summarising the market expectations as eps of 18-19p for 2008?

Market expectation is for a FY08 Turnover of round and about GBP132m*

* 43% revenue growth between 2007 and 2008