Character Group plc provided earnings guidance for the financial year ending August 31, 2012. For the year, the company expects sales for the current financial year would be more dependent than ever before on the timing of the orders placed by major customers in July and August. The Directors believe that the Group will not at this point be able to achieve its forecasts for the current financial year and, therefore, anticipate the Group's results shall be below current market expectations for the financial year ending August 31, 2012.