13th Jul 2007 07:00
NCC Group PLC13 July 2007 13 July 2007 NCC Group PLC NCC Group commences trading on the Official List NCC Group plc, (AIM: NCC, "NCC Group" or "the Group") the international,independent provider of Escrow Solutions, Assurance Testing and Consultancy, hastoday been admitted to the Official List of the UKLA and will commence tradingat 8.00am on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The cost of the listing will be up to £0.6m in cash and will be shown in theGroup's figures as a one-off item. The Group's AGM is on 20 September 2007 andthe Board expects to publish the Group's first Interim Management Statement inthe week commencing 13 October 2007. Rob Cotton, Chief Executive, commented: "Today marks another significant milestone in the Group's history. We havedelivered strong growth since listing on Aim three years ago with turnoverincreasing from £14.5 million to £25.4 million in the year to 31 May 2007 andoperating profits up from £4.8m to £8.2m over the same period. "Given our current size, ambitious growth plans and strong prospects, now is theright time to move to the Official List to raise our profile and enable us toaccess a wider pool of investors." Copies of the prospectus have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority andwill be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document ViewingFacility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The NorthColonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Enquiries: NCC Group (www.nccgroup.com) 0161 209 5200 Rob Cotton, Chief Executive Paul Edwards, Group Finance DirectorDresdner Kleinwort Ben Bailey / Charles Batten 020 7623 8000College Hill Adrian Duffield / Ben Way 020 7457 2020 Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting for NCC Group and for no-one else in connectionwith the contents of this announcement and will not be responsible to anyoneother than NCC Group for providing the protections afforded to customers ofDresdner Kleinwort Limited, or for affording advice in relation to the contentsof this announcement or any matters referred to herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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