Disposal

TG21 Plc 30 October 2007 Embargoed Release: 0700 hrs 30 October 2007 TG21 plc ('TG21' or 'the Group') TG21 EXITS LOW MARGIN DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS AS PART OF ITS CONTINUED STRATEGIC REPOSITIONING TG21, the vehicle installation service provider supplying public transport CCTV and other monitoring systems, today announces that its subsidiary company, Toad (UK) Limited ('Toad' or 'the Company'), has agreed to dispose of its 'Sextons' division which distributes in-car entertainment and satellite navigation systems. The Sextons name and its inventory are to be sold to Car Electronics Limited ('CEL'), a private company based in Leicester. The proposed disposal is due for completion on 31 October 2007. Sextons generated sales of around £4.5m in the six months to 30 June 2007 but the sector has suffered declining margins in recent years and the division made a loss in the period of £0.1m. CEL is to pay a cash consideration linked to the stock holding of the division on 31 October and expected to be around £0.6m. Toad will incur reorganisation costs of £0.2m and will make an exceptional provision for remaining obsolete stock of £0.2m. In addition the Company will make a provision for onerous leases on vacant premises of £0.1m. The net cash proceeds will be applied to reduce the Group's bank borrowing. Peter Ward, Chairman of TG21, said: 'We have clearly stated our strategy to exit at the earliest opportunity from our low margin legacy businesses to allow us to focus on those areas where we anticipate the higher levels of growth, namely becoming a vehicle installation service provider with our 75% subsidiary, 21st Century, supplying public transport CCTV and other monitoring systems. 'As a private family company with a successful distribution business already operating in this sector, CEL are well placed to leverage Sextons as a bolt-on business to their existing operation and we wish them every success. For our part, the disposal will allow us to liquidate stock and, while there are inevitably exceptional costs which will arise out of exiting this business, many of these are not cash impacting and consequently we anticipate a further reduction in our net debt at the year end. 'We look forward to concentrating our management and financial resources on further developing our vehicle installation and public transport offering.' -Ends- For Further Information: TG21 plc Nick Grimond, CEO 020 8710 4000 Hogarth Partnership Limited Barnaby Fry/Sarah Richardson 020 7357 9477 Daniel Stewart & Co plc (Nomad) Graham Webster 020 7776 6550 Notes to editors Launched in 1993, the Company began as Toad plc and was focused on the distribution of in-car entertainment systems and vehicle security products. Under the stewardship of Chairman Peter Ward, former Chairman and CEO of Rolls Royce Motors and Cunard Line, who joined the board at the end of 2001, TG21's strategy has been to reposition itself away from its legacy businesses into markets with better growth potential while leveraging its core strengths - nationwide field force of vehicle electrical engineers, call centre and distribution facilities. In line with this strategy, in 2005 the Company took a controlling stake in 21st Century Crime Prevention Services Ltd ('21st Century'), the preferred supplier of on-board CCTV systems for Arriva UK Bus. 21st Century has pioneered the use of WiFi with on board CCTV systems and was the first company to successfully launch automatic video downloads and a bus CCTV monitoring system (HeartbeatTM). In addition to Arriva UK Bus, clients of 21st Century include Arriva Scandinavia, Go-Ahead Group, Metroline, Kinch Bus and ACIS. In 2006 the Company bolstered this division, with a strategic investment in another bus CCTV business, Cyberlyne Communications Limited ('CCL'). This investment was made by way of a loan of £430,000 to CCL and in parallel with this loan agreement CCL has granted an option to TG21 to acquire the whole of its share capital. Recently the Company has completed a number of installations for a pilot 'pay as you go' motor insurance scheme with a major insurance company and has several other similar trials in progress. The Company was awarded these opportunities on the back of the long and valued relationships which it has developed in this market through its insurance replacement services. Headquartered in Mitcham, the Group also has leased offices in Blackburn, Runcorn and Tamworth and employs around 170 staff. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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