21st Apr 2010 12:23
21 April 2010
London Capital Group Holdings PLC
("London Capital" or the "Company")
AGM Statement
Further to the announcement made on 25 February 2010, London Capital Group Holdings plc , the financial services and online spread betting company, confirms that Frank Chapman will be retiring as Chief Executive from today. Frank will remain on the board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.
As approved at the AGM, Simon Denham, the former Chief Financial Officer becomes the new Chief Executive. Rachel Woodford the former Chief Operating Officer becomes the new Group Director of Strategy and Marketing, Amanda Shields (45) and Siobhan Moynihan (31) join the board as Chief Operating Officer and Group Finance Director respectively. No further information is required to be notified under Schedule 2(g) of the Aim Rules in respect of Amanda Shields' or Siobhan Moynihan's appointment.
The Board is pleased to report that key performance indicators for the first quarter remain positive. Furthermore, revenue has increased over the same period last year, and while there is little predictability of future earnings, the Board remains confident for the future.
Commenting, Richard Davey, Chairman of London Capital Group said:
"On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Frank for his commitment and hard work over the last seven years. He has played a major role in the growth of the London Capital. We are delighted that he is remaining on the Board and I look forward to working with him in the future and continuing to benefit from his wise counsel."
For further information, please contact: |
www.londoncapitalgroup.com |
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London Capital Group Holdings plc |
020 7456 7000 |
Frank Chapman, Chief Executive Officer |
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Smithfield Consultants |
020 7360 4900 |
John Kiely, Gemma Froggatt |
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Notes to Editors:
London Capital Group Holdings plc (hereafter "LCGH plc" or "LCG" or "London Capital Group" or "the Group") is a rapidly growing financial services company offering online trading services. Its core activity is the provision of spread betting products on the financial markets to retail clients under the trading names Capital Spreads and FuturesBetting.com (FBc). Its other divisions provide online foreign exchange trading services to institutional and intermediate clients and also institutional derivatives broking.
London Capital Group Limited, a wholly owned trading subsidiary of LCGH plc, is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority. It has a European passport and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. London Capital Group Limited also has access to international markets through its global clearing relationships. FBc is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Commission in Gibraltar.
LCGH plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. LCG is included in the General Financial sector (8770) and Speciality Finance sub sector (8775) and has a RIC code of LCG.L.
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