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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ('AIM RULES')
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COMPANY NAME:
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XPERTISE GROUP PLC
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COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) :
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ISLINGTON HOUSE
BROWN LANE WEST
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
L512 6BD
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
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ENGLAND
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COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:
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www.xpertise.co.uk
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COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING STRATEGY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED:
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Providers of managed training services, authorised IT, professional and soft skills training. Main country of operation is England. Admission is sought as a result of a reverse take-over under Rule 14.
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DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):
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8,883,949 Ordinary Shares of 8p each
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CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:
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Capital to be raised: £2,275,000
Expected Market cap: £6.22 million
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PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION:
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50.1% not in public hands at Admission
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DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM SECURITIES (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED:
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None
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FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):
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Richard Last - Chairman and Non Executive Director
Mark Hatton - Non Executive Director
Ian Johnson - Chief Executive
Ben Pike - Managing Director (Learning Services)
William ('Bill') Walker - Technical Director
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FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):
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Name
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Before Admission %
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After Admission %
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Richard Last
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12.61
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12.61
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Mark Hatton
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2.48
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3.18
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Singer & Friedlander Investment Limited
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21.75
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15.4
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Unicorn Asset Management Limited
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11.84
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17.16
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F&C Asset Management Limited
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6.45
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4.09
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Paul Sinnet
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5.33
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4.31
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WSC Richards
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4.84
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4.51
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Rensburg AIM VCT
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4.83
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3.06
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Herald Investment Trust plc
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4.57
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9.33
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NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:
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N/A
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ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE
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DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim financial information)
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DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:
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EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
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29 August 2008
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
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Daniel Stewart & Company
Becket House
36 Old Jewry
EC2R 8DD
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
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Daniel Stewart & Company
Becket House
36 Old Jewry
EC2R 8DD
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OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
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www.xpertise.co.uk
This will contain full details about the applicant and the admission of its securities.
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DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
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21 AUGUST 2008
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NEW/ UPDATE:
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NEW
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