Trading Statement

Bright Things plc 07 November 2005 Bright Things plc 7 November 2005 Trading Update Announcement of Interim Results Bright Things plc, the creator of Bubble, the pre-school interactive games console and associated software, has today provided a trading update and announces that its interim results will be released on 15 November 2005. Bright Thing's main product offering, Bubble with Thomas & Friends was shipped to retailers last week and is now available in stores across the UK. The initial consumer response, both to Bubble and the launch games, Tweenies and Balamory, has been encouraging and there has been a steady weekly increase in sales since the product was launched. Furthermore, Bubble was recently named by The Toy Retailers Association as one of the Top Ten Pre-school toys of 2005. Bandai, distributor of Bubble, have now ordered a total of 112,000 units, 86,000 of which will have been shipped to their warehouse by the end of the year with the remaining 26,000 due to arrive from China in the first quarter of 2006. As is normal for products and brands in this category, sales can take time to build, typically rising each year after launch. It is therefore not expected that the majority of the units ordered will be sold until 2006. Five games for Bubble are now available. A sixth game, Noddy, will be available at the end of November. A further four games, which will be available by Easter, are currently being developed. A further update will be given at the interim results. For further information please contact: Bright Things PLC 0870 351 7770 Dominic Wheatley, CEO Ady Moores, CFO Matthew Tims, Publishing Director Jonathan Glass / Mark Antelme, Brunswick 020 7404 5959 About Bright Things plc Bright Things plc is an innovative interactive entertainment company created by former senior executives of video game publisher Eidos. Initially focused on the pre-school market, Bright Things has created 'Bubble', an interactive DVD games console that enables young children to learn and interact with their favourite television characters and brands. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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