Eatonfield Group plc ("Eatonfield" or the "Company")
Directorate Changes, Result of General Meeting and Total Voting Rights
Directorate Changes
The board of Eatonfield is pleased to announce the appointments of Brian Joseph Corfe (aged 62) as Executive Chairman and Duncan Sinclair Syers (aged 54) as Group Finance Director, both with effect from 1 June 2010.
Mr Corfe, a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, has over 30 years' experience in the property market and related sectors. He held a variety of roles at Balfour Beatty Ltd between 1977 and 1990 including Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Building Ltd and also served as an Executive Director on the board of Balfour Beatty Ltd between 1988 and 1990. Mr Corfe was appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive of Tysons Group PLC between 1990 and 1995 and subsequently joined Takenaka (UK) Limited in 1995 as Joint Managing Director, a role which he held until he left the company in 2000. Since 2000, Mr Corfe has operated a portfolio of private businesses, in which he has also been an investor. Mr Corfe acted as a Trustee and Treasurer of Liverpool John Moores University between 1993 and 2009.
Mr Syers qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1983 and remained with the firm until 1991. Between 1991 and 2001, Mr Syers was Finance Director of Town Centre Securities PLC ("TCS"), with his responsibilities including the development of Universal Parking, TCS' car parking business. TCS sold Universal Parking to Q-Park NV ("Q-Park") in 2001, at which point Mr Syers became Q-Park's UK Chief Executive. In 2002, Mr Syers was appointed as Q-Park's Chief Finance Officer, a role which he held until leaving the firm in 2003. Since 2004, Mr Syers has operated a portfolio of private businesses, in which he has also been an investor.
Rob Lloyd, Group Chief Executive, said: "I would like to welcome Brian and Duncan to the board of Eatonfield. I believe that their experience of the property market and related sectors will prove to be a valuable asset to the Company".
Mr Corfe replaces the Company's current Executive Chairman, Paul Williams, who, as previously notified, steps down from the board with effect from 31 May 2010. Further disclosures required in respect of Mr Corfe and Mr Syers under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules have been provided in Appendix 1 to this announcement below.
Result of General Meeting
Eatonfield announces that at the Company's general meeting held today, the resolutions proposed were duly passed without amendment by the required majority on a show of hands. Further details of the resolutions are set out in a circular published by the Company and posted to shareholders on 12 May 2010.
Total Voting Rights
As at 28 May 2010, the Company's capital consists of 292,234,775 ordinary shares of 1 penny each admitted to trading with voting rights. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company at 28 May 2010 is 292,234,775.
The above figure of 292,234,775 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
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Eatonfield Group plc
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Rob Lloyd, Group Chief Executive
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Tel: (+44) (0)1829 261 910
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Evolution Securities
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Joanne Lake/Peter Steel
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Tel: (+44) (0)113 243 1619
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Orbis Equity Partners Limited
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Jeremy King
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Tel: (+44) (0)203 137 1904
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Threadneedle Communications
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Tel: (+44) (0)207 653 9850
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Graham Herring/John Coles
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Appendix 1 - disclosures required under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules
Brian Corfe
Mr Corfe is currently a director of, or during the past five years has been a director of, the following companies (all incorporated in the UK unless stated otherwise):
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Current directorships
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Previous directorships
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Birchen House (Weatherstones) Limited (in liquidation)
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Lydiate Farm Management Company Limited
Buckley Court (Willaston) Limited
Corfe Estates Limited
Tysons Construction Public Limited Company
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Birchen House Consultants Limited
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Birchen House (Quadrant) Limited
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Birchen House Developments Limited
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BHD Construction Limited (in liquidation)
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Mr Corfe was appointed as a director of Birchen House (Weatherstones) Limited ("BHW") on 25 April 2001 and BHD Construction Limited ("BHDC") on 26 November 2002. Both companies entered into creditors voluntary liquidation on 17 March 2010. The estimated deficiencies as regards preferential creditors, non-preferential creditors and members were £0.7 million (of which £0.518 million was due to related parties) in each case for BHW and £0.643 million (of which £0.48 million was due to related parties) in each case for BHDC. The liquidation of BHW and BHDC remain ongoing as at the date of this announcement.
Duncan Syers
Mr Syers is currently a director of, or during the past five years has been a director of, the following companies (all incorporated in the UK unless stated otherwise):
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Current directorships
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Previous directorships
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Hevertech Holdings Limited
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AeroCool Holdings Limited
No Longer Used Limited
The Insulation Holding Company Limited
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Hevertech Limited
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Gill & Wilkinson Holdings Limited
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G & W Contract Services Limited
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S & G Holdings Limited
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Gill & Wilkinson Limited
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Richard L Williams Holding Limited
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Williams Electrical Services (NTN) Limited
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Dunham (Maintenance & Facilities Management) Ltd
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Dunham Chambers Limited
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Dunham Engineering Services Limited
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NJD Capital PLC
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Vector Plus Group Limited
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Vector Plus Limited
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Reduit Limited
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GWD Building Services Limited
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GWD Engineering Services Limited
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GWD Projects Limited
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Broom Co (4083) Limited
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FA Atkinson Limited
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Simpson & Gregg Limited (in administration)
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Mr Syers was appointed as a director of Simpson & Gregg Limited ("S&G") on 3 April 2008, S&G entered into administration on 17 June 2009. S&G's deficiencies as regards preferential creditors, non-preferential creditors and members were estimated as £nil, £3.126 million and £3.127 million respectively. The administration of S&G is ongoing as at the date of this announcement.
No other information in respect of Mr Corfe or Mr Syers is required to be disclosed under Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules.