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RNS Number : 5505C Bglobal PLC 16 November 2009

16 November 2009

Bglobal PLC ('Bglobal')

Notification of Interim Results

Bglobal (AIM: BGBL.L), the leading provider of smart metering solutions to the energy market, will be announcing its Interim Results for the year ended 30 September 2009, on Tuesday, 1 December 2009.

A meeting for analysts will be held at 10am on that day, at the offices of Tavistock Communications Ltd, located on the 8th floor, 131 Finsbury Pavement, London, EC2A 1NT.

Please email pyoung@tavistock.co.uk if you wish to attend.

For further information please contact:

Simon Compton / Paul Young

Tavistock Communications

Tel: 020 7920 3150

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RNS Number : 4266C Bglobal PLC 12 November 2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached (ii):

Bglobal Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (Yes) - Change to the number of voting rights in issue, following the recent placing.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

CUIM Nominee Limited -175,000 (direct interest)

Vidacos Nominees Limited - 3,998,878

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

09 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

<5% to 5% Change at Combined Interest Level

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)
Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transaction

possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
GB00B1VLV059 Not disclosed Not disclosed

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights (x)

possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct (xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect
GB00B1VLV059 4,173,878 175,000 3,998,878 0.22% 5.08%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights (xix), (xx)
instrument (xvii) Conversion period rights instrument
(xviii) refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
4,173,878 5.30%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

RNS Number : 2941C Bglobal PLC 10 November 2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Bglobal Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (Yes)

Other (please specify): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Barclays PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

06 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

17% to 16%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)
Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transaction

possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
GB00B1VLV059 13,005,938 13,005,938

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights (x)

possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct (xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect
GB00B1VLV059 13,025,524 0 13,025,524 0 16.55%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights (xix), (xx)
instrument (xvii) Conversion period rights instrument
(xviii) refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
13,025,524 16.55%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Barclays Stockbrokers ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

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RNS Number : 9905B Bglobal PLC 05 November 2009

Press Release

Thursday 5 November 2009

For immediate release

npower to be first major energy supplier to install smart micro-gen meters

Installation forms part of extensive 'smartpower' programme

npower is to be the first major energy supplier in Britain to start installing smart meters for its micro-generation customers. This trial is part of npower's wider smartpower programme - an extensive roll out of intelligent products and services for customers before the full nationwide deployment of smart meters by 2020.

The roll-out will begin late in December 2009 to over half of npower's micro-generation customers who export electricity back to the grid. The new smart meters are suitable for customers who export via solar PV, wind, micro CHP or hydro.

npower is working with Bglobal, the leading British-based smart metering business to provide this service. Bglobal will deliver and install the smart meters, collect the data and feed it back to the customer and npower.

Each of the micro-generation smart meters will come with a Customer Display Unit (CDU). The CDU will display the amount of energy being used at the property, enabling customers to build a picture of their consumption and helping them to identify ways of saving energy. It will also show the level of energy being exported back to the grid, and the amount customers will be paid for that energy.

Louisa Gilchrist, micro generation manager at npower said: "For the first time our micro generation customers will be able to see exactly how much energy they are exporting back onto the grid and its value. They will also have detailed information as to how much energy they are consuming in the home, something common to all smart meters. This roll-out has the potential to have a real impact on the uptake of micro-generation in Britain."

Dave Ford, head of metering development at npower said: "This is another vital step forward in our on-going smartpower programme. While the Government continue to finalise the programme for the national smart meter roll-out, we are forging ahead to ensure we learn as much as we can in preparation for the national roll-out.

Anthony Barnes, Chief Executive of Bglobal, commented: "We are delighted to be working with npower on this landmark project to provide smart meters to its micro-generation customers. Smart meters will enable micro-generation users to effectively and efficiently manage their energy data for the first time and we look forward to further developing our technology as a result of this exciting programme."

RNS Number : 7286B Bglobal PLC 02 November 2009

2 November 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("bglobal" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Issue of Equity

Bglobal plc (AIM: BGBL), a leading provider of smart metering solutions to the energy market, is pleased to announce that Charles Stanley Securities has conditionally placed with certain institutional and other investors 4,586,897 new Ordinary Shares ("New Ordinary Shares") at 49 pence per share to raise £2.25 million for the Company ("Placing").

The proceeds of the Placing will be used to fund the accelerated roll out and delivery of meters and as a result move to a higher consistent level of monthly installations with an increased buffer of new stock for the enlarged sub contractor base that the Company has recently put into place and augment the Company's existing working capital facilities.

As announced on 8 October 2009, confirmed orders for smart meter installations from the Group's major utility customers have increased significantly (following the resolution of meter asset funding difficulties towards the end of the first quarter). The pace of installation is expected to remain at or above 4,000 per month during the second half of the financial year. 3,993 meters were installed in September.

The Company has secured several new orders from both the large UK utilities and through direct sales to SME and large businesses. In September the Company signed a framework agreement to deliver smart metering installation services to Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Limited ("GM&TR"), the UK retail arm of the Russian energy company Gazprom, which has recently entered the UK electricity market. The Company continues to install for three of the UK's Big Six energy suppliers, British Gas Business, Npower and Scottish and Southern, as well as several independent suppliers. Additionally the Company has also secured a number of new direct customers, most recently with Superdrug, Marriot International Hotels, Schuh and Yorkshire Building Society.

The New Ordinary shares represent approximately 5.83% of the enlarged share capital of the Company.

The Placing is not a rights issue or open offer and the New Ordinary Shares will not be offered generally to Shareholders on a pre-emptive basis. The Board considers that it is in the best interests of the Company and Shareholders as a whole for the funds to be raised through the Placing.

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that trading in the 250,000 New Ordinary Shares qualifying for VCT relief will commence on AIM at 8.00 a.m. on 5 November 2009, and the remaining 4,336,897 New Ordinary Shares will be admitted to trading on AIM on 6 November 2009.

The New Ordinary Shares will, when issued and fully paid, rank equally in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive any dividend or other distribution declared, made or paid after the date of their unconditional allotment.

Anthony Barnes, Group Chief Executive of Bglobal, commented:

"Bglobal has recently installed its 70,000th smart meter in the UK non-half hourly business metering market, reaffirming our position in the sector as a leader in automated meter reading. With strong customer demand for our services and a steadily increasing order book, we believe we are in a position to further accelerate installation programmes for key customers who are committed to using Bglobal's smart metering services."

For further information visit www.bglobalplc.com or contact:

Tony Barnes Mark Taylor Simon Compton
Chief Executive Freddy Crossley Paul Young
Bglobal plc Charles Stanley Securities Tavistock Communications
Nominated Adviser
Tel: 01254 819 600 Tel: 020 7739 8200 Tel: 020 7920 3150

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RNS Number : 4273A Bglobal PLC 08 October 2009

07:00, 8 October 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("Bglobal" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Half Year Trading Update

Bglobal plc (AIM:BGBL) the leading provider of smart metering solutions and energy data services to the UK energy market is pleased to provide an update on its trading performance for the six months ended 30 September 2009 in advance of its interim results which are to be announced in late November.

Installations

Orders for smart meter installations from the Group's major utility customers have increased significantly in the second quarter (following the resolution of meter asset funding difficulties towards the end of the first quarter) leading to an acceleration of installation activity. This has resulted in the Group beating its target for September and installing 3,993 meters in the month, hitting a peak installation rate of 224 meters per day. The total number of billed meters for the six months to 30 September is 17,666.

New Contracts

During the period the Company has secured several new orders from both the large UK utilities and through direct sales to both SME and large businesses. In September the Company signed a framework agreement to deliver smart metering services to Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Limited ("GM&TR"), the UK retail arm of the Russian energy company Gazprom, which has recently entered the UK electricity market. The contract will see Bglobal supply and install its latest generation of smart electricity meters to GM&TR's growing base of UK business customers.

New direct sales customers include Superdrug, the UK's second-largest beauty and health retailer. Bglobal will install smart meters at all of its UK stores, totaling more than 900 sites, which will help them to precisely monitor energy usage, enabling them to effectively manage overall consumption and control costs. Other orders have been placed by organisations including Yorkshire Building Society, Marriott Hotels International and high street retailer Schuh.

New Technology and Innovation

Bglobal has commenced manufacture of the Smart1, a revolutionary new design of smart meter built specifically for UK SME and residential customers. The Smart1 will be sold exclusively by Bglobal in the UK and we aim to begin installing the Smart1 meter early next year. Bglobal has selected manufacturing partners in China and South East Asia to exclusively produce the product to the Company's own design. The Company has received the first finished batch of the new meters which are currently going through formal industry compliance testing.

Bglobal believes that the innovative features of the Smart1 will be a source of competitive advantage for our customers and ourselves as the SME and mass residential smart meter markets open up.

Financing Position

On 3 July the Company announced that it had secured up to £15million from Barclays Asset & Sales Finance, through a third party, to provide ongoing lease finance arrangements to customers buying Bglobal's smart meter services which include supply, installation, maintenance and data provision. A finance facility provided by Macquarie Bank of Australia has remained in place since September 2006 and Bglobal continues to place business with both funders. We are grateful for the continued support of these funders which has enabled the Company to quicken the pace of installs for major utility customers including Npower, Scottish and Southern and British Gas Business. Sizable orders placed by customers in the second quarter of this year clearly demonstrate a commitment to Bglobal's smart metering products and to the financial solutions provided by our funding partners.

Outlook

Bglobal is in detailed discussions with major utility customers with regard to increasing the pace of installation on a monthly basis for those customers. Several large orders for installation have been received in the second quarter and we expect sizable installation order batches to follow in the near future at which point further information will be announced to the market. With approximately 4,000 meters installed in September it is encouraging to note that a similar pace is continuing in October and that the order book for the rest of this financial year is very positive. The board looks forward to updating shareholders on continued progress at the time of the interim results in late November.

Commenting on the performance, Group Chief Executive Tony Barnes, said: "Smart metering is now very clearly delivering substantial business value and cost saving benefits to our energy supply customers and to the UK business sector in general. Consequently, orders from major customers have increased in the second quarter of the financial year."

RNS Number : 3980A Bglobal PLC 07 October 2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Bglobal Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Yew Tree Investments Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

The Hawkwood Fund Limited "B" Shares: Yew Tree Investments Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

26 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6.45%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)
Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transaction

possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
4,781,000 4,781,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights (x)

possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct (xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights (xix), (xx)
instrument (xvii) Conversion period rights instrument
(xviii) refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
4,781,000 6.45%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Roy Hay

15. Contact telephone number:

0203 195 6490

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RNS Number : 8860Z Bglobal PLC 29 September 2009

29 September 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("Bglobal" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Director's Dealing

The Company announces that Tony Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, today purchased 22,000 ordinary shares at 44.25 pence per ordinary share. Following this purchase Tony Barnes is interested in 22,000 ordinary shares representing 0.03 per cent. of the issued share capital.

For further information, please visit www.bglobalplc.com or contact:

Tony Barnes, CEO Mark Taylor / Jen Boorer John West
Bglobal plc Charles Stanley Securities Simon Compton
Tel: 01254 819 600 Nominated Adviser Tavistock Communications
Tel: 020 7739 8200 Tel: 020 7920 3150

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RNS Number : 8856Z Bglobal PLC 29 September 2009

29 September 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("Bglobal" or "the Company" or "the Group")

POSTING OF ANNUAL REPORT

Bglobal plc (AIM: BGBL), confirms that its annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 March 2009 has been sent to shareholders and can also be downloaded from the Company's website at:

http://www.bglobalmetering.com/annual-reports-and-statements.aspx

Tony Barnes, CEO Mark Taylor Simon Compton
Bglobal plc Charles Stanley Securities Tavistock Communications
(Nominated Adviser)
Tel: 01254 819 600 Tel: 020 7149 6000 Tel: 020 7920 3150

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RNS Number : 6022Z Bglobal PLC 24 September 2009

24 September 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("Bglobal" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Appointment of Non-executive Director

Bglobal plc (AIM: BGBL), the leading smart metering and energy data services company, is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of David Gammon, aged 48, as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 October 2009.

In 1988 David founded Rockspring; a company which since 2001 has been advising and investing in technology companies, helping them to grow to enable eventual listing or trade sale. Previously Mr. Gammon worked for over 15 years as an investment banker for Credit Lyonnais UK, Robert Fleming Securities Limited, Salomon Brothers International Limited and Baring Securities Limited.

Peter Kennedy, Chairman commented: "We are delighted that David Gammon is joining the company as an independent Non Executive Director. David brings a wealth of businesses acumen and experience to the role, which will be hugely beneficial to our future growth strategies."

The Companies which Mr. Gammon has been a director of in the past five years are as follows:

Current Directorships:

Rockspring

Rockspring Nominees Limited

Rockspring Advisory Services Limited

Past Directorships:

Clean Diesel Technologies Inc

Ubisense Trading Limited

Envisional Solutions Limited

The Library House Limited

Amino Communications Plc

Ten Sails LLP

There are no other details required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

For further information, please visit www.bglobalplc.com or contact:

Tony Barnes, CEO Mark Taylor Simon Compton
Bglobal plc Charles Stanley Securities Tavistock Communications
(Nominated Adviser)
Tel: 01254 819 600 Tel: 020 7149 6000 Tel: 020 7920 3150

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RNS Number : 0386Z Bglobal PLC 15 September 2009

15 September 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("Bglobal" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Bglobal signs agreement with Superdrug to roll out smart meters at all UK stores

Bglobal plc (AIM: BGBL), the leading smart metering and energy data services company, announces that it has signed an agreement with Superdrug, the UK's second-largest beauty and health retailer, to install smart meters at all of its UK stores, totalling over 900 sites. The installation programme is planned to commence by the end of September 2009.

As part of its strategic commitment to reduce its energy consumption, the smart meters will allow Superdrug to precisely monitor its energy usage, enabling it to effectively manage its overall consumption and control costs.

Anthony Barnes, Group Chief Executive of Bglobal commented: "We are delighted to have reached this agreement with Superdrug and look forward to starting the roll out of meters in their stores shortly. We have been working very closely with Superdrug over the past six months to plan the installation programme, which will take place in phases, in order to ensure minimal disruption to its business operations. This new contract reflects the major acceleration we have seen in the UK market of our clients implementing solutions that reduce energy consumption, driven by initiatives such as the Government's CRC programme."

Financial Times

LIVING WILLS "TO BE FORCED ON BANKS"

Banks will be forced to draw up "living wills" in order to simplify their corporate structures so they can be dismantled more easily in any future financial crisis. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling's proposals will be included in the new financial bill in the Queen's speech in November. The bill will also grant statutory responsibility to the Financial Services Authority for financial stability. However, the chief executive of Standard Chartered, Peter Sands, said the creation of explicit wind-down plans could increase market risk.

EMPLOYERS CRY FOUL OVER PLANS FOR SIX MONTHS' PATERNITY

LEAVE

Plans to give fathers the right to take up to three months' paid paternity leave will give employers an "administrative nightmare", business representatives have said. The proposals are unlikely to be derailed by next year's expected change in government. Ministers are aiming for the plan to be adopted ahead of the election, but it will not become law until after that date. The British Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses have both criticised the proposals.

BBC FOCUSES ON PART FLOTATION OF COMMERCIAL ARM

A partial flotation of BBC Worldwide is being considered which could leave the BBC with a stake in the business as low as 20 percent, said a person familiar with the corporation's strategy. The move could provide a platform for all UK television content around the world, and the retention of a 20 to 25 percent stake by the BBC would be enough for it to exercise sufficient control. Last year, BBC Worldwide recorded earnings before tax, interest and amortisation of 102.6 million pounds.

CARILLION TO SELL ENVIROS

Carillion is to sell Enviros, its environmental consulting division, in a move that is expected to be the last major divestment from its 570 million pound acquisition of Alfred McAlpine. When McAlpine bought Enviros from ECI, the private equity group, in 2007, it was valued at 30 million pounds, but Howard Seymour at Numis, believes its current value is in the region of 15-20 million pounds. Enviros has attracted interest from private equity groups Sovereign and Lyceum.

BGLOBAL IN GAZPROM DEAL

Bglobal, the smart meter and energy data provider, has signed a deal with Gazprom, the Russian energy group, to supply its latest smart electricity meters to Gazprom Marketing & Trading's UK retail customers. An estimated one million are expected to be installed over the next five years. Gazprom already has an eight percent share of the UK wholesale gas market and a 1.5 percent share of the UK retail gas market. The deal adds to Bglobal's growing list of utility customers, including Npower.

MOODY'S FEARS FRESH WOES FOR UK BANKS

Ratings agency Moody's has said UK banks could suffer further losses of around 130 billion pounds over the next few years, as bad debts rise and pressure is put on profits. Moody's' forecasts are based on its estimates about the future performance of key asset classes. The figure could reach as much as 250 billion pounds, in a stressed case scenario factoring in worse than expected performance from the UK economy and taking into account the benefits of the government's asset protection scheme.

STANCHART HANGS ITS SHIRT ON LIVERPOOL IN 80 MILLION POUND

DEAL

Standard Chartered and Liverpool Football Club have agreed a four-year sponsorship deal worth up to 80 million pounds. StanChart was unsuccessful in its attempt to secure a sponsorship deal with Manchester United earlier this year and predicts that the Liverpool deal will increase its brand awareness in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The tie-up is the latest in a number of lucrative deals secured by Europe's elite football clubs. Phil Carling of sports marketing agency Octagon said: "This deal sets the bar for other elite clubs but will not affect the general market or second-tier properties."

RSA CONSIDERING "LARGER" DEALS OF UP TO 600 MILLION POUNDS

Insurance group RSA has told analysts and investors that it is seeking large-scale acquisitions worth as much as 600 million pounds and may consider a rights issue to support the moves. The firm has a strong capital cushion and typically focuses on smaller bolt-on deals but has recently seen emerging opportunities for larger acquisitions. Greig Paterson, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, said the strategy could bring "more risks than benefits".

HELPHIRE LOSES REFERRALS

Courtesy car provider Helphire is to lose referral business from the AA and Saga's motor insurance arms, which could cost the firm up to 11 percent of its turnover. Helphire, which recently installed new senior management, said it had signed a three-year renewal with another major referrer and that it hoped to win new business from Saga and AA as the current deal winds down.

PATEL JOINS ISRAELI FAMILY IN GOLDSHIELD BID

Former Goldshield chief executive Ajit Patel has teamed up with Israel's Fuhrer family to put together a bid for the pharmaceuticals firm, after making a preliminary approach earlier in the year. Patel, a Goldshield co-founder, is working with AIT Investments, a company formed by the Fuhrer family, and AIT is in the process of carrying out due diligence. The Fuhrer family owns Neopharm, a leading Israeli pharmaceuticals and healthcare group. Independent broker Brewin Dolphin described their involvement as a "highly credible development".

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RNS Number : 9647Y Bglobal PLC 14 September 2009

14 September 2009

BGLOBAL PLC

("Bglobal" or "the Company" or "the Group")

BGLOBAL WINS GAZPROM CONTRACT

Bglobal plc (AIM: BGBL), the leading smart metering and energy data services company, has signed an agreement to deliver smart metering services to Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Limited ("GM&TR"), the UK retail arm of the Russian energy company Gazprom.

The contract will see Bglobal supply and install its latest generation of smart electricity meters to GM&TR's growing base of UK business customers.

Tony Barnes, Chief Executive of Bglobal said: "We are delighted to be working with another industry leader in the energy market and look forward to supporting GM&TR as they work to establish their presence in the UK."

James Constant, Head of Power at Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Limited said: "Working with Bglobal further underlines our commitment to equip all our customers with smart metering and to provide them with the proven cost, service and energy management benefits that our product brings"

RNS Number : 9538Y Bglobal PLC 11 September 2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached (ii):

Bglobal plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (No)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Barclays PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

9 September 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 September 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

16% to 17%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)
Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transaction

possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
GB00B1VLV059 12,582,088 12,582,088

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights (x)

possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct (xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect
GB00B1VLV059 12,650,784 0 12,650,784 0 17.07

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights(xix), (xx)
instrument date(xvii) Conversion rights instrument
period(xviii) refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
12,650,784 17.07

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

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RNS Number : 5794Y Bglobal PLC 04 September 2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached (ii):

Bglobal plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (No)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Barclays PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

2 September 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 September 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

17% to 16%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)
Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transaction

possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
GB00B1VLV059 12,676,528 12,676,528

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights (x)

possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct (xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect
GB00B1VLV059 12,573,746 0 12,573,746 0 16.97

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights (xix), (xx)
instrument (xvii) Conversion period rights instrument
(xviii) refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
12,573,746 16.97

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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