18th Oct 2013 07:00
OXFORD ADVANCED SURFACES GROUP PLC ("OAS" or "the Company")
(AIM: OXA)
Change of shareholder ownership
OAS has today been notified of the following changes in interests in the issued share capital of the Company following a distribution in specie by ORA Capital Partners Limited of the shareholding in OAS previously held by its wholly owned subsidiary ORA (Guernsey) Limited:
Shares received as part of distribution in specie by ORA | Resultant interest in shares of the Company | Resultant % of issued share capital of the Company | ||
*Richard Griffiths | 40,808,724 | 49,753,722 | 25.16% | |
*Blake Holdings Limited | 38,940,681 | 38,940,681 | 19.69% | |
*Blake Holdings Limited is controlled by Richard Griffiths, hence the interest of Blake Holdings Limited is also included within that of Richard Griffiths.
Following completion of the distribution in specie, neither ORA Capital Partners Limited nor its subsidiary ORA (Guernsey) Limited has a discloseable interest in the Company.
Enquiries:
Oxford Advances Surfaces Group Plc | www.oxfordsurfaces.com |
Adrian Meldrum, Chief Executive Officer | |
Philip Spinks, Chief Financial Officer | 01865 854 807 |
WH Ireland Limited | www.wh-ireland.co.uk |
John Wakefield | 0117 945 3471 |
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | ORA Capital Partners Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary ORA (Guernsey) Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Richard Griffiths | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 17 October 2013 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 October 2013 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 25% to 3% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary shares
| 49,950,002 | 49,950,002 | N/A | N/A | Under 3% | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
N/A | Under 3% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
ORA Capital Partners Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary ORA (Guernsey) Limited are controlled by Richard Griffiths
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | Decrease is consequent to a distribution in specie to shareholders of ORA Capital Partners Limited | |
14. Contact name: | Mike Bretherton | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01481 738724 | |
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
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Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
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Contact address
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
C: Additional information | |
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Richard Griffiths | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 17 October 2013 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 October 2013 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 29% to 25% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary shares
| 58,895,000 | 58,895,000 | 49,753,722 | 49,753,722 | 25.16% | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
49,753,722 | 25.16% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | Reduction is consequent to a distribution in specie to shareholders of ORA Capital Partners Limited | |||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Mike Bretherton | |||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 01481 738724 | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| |
Phone number & email
| |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
| |
Contact address
| |
Phone number & email
| |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
C: Additional information | |
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Blake Holdings Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Richard Griffiths | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 17 October 2013 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 October 2013 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Up to 19% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary shares
| N/A Less than 3% | N/A Less than 3% | 38,940,681 | 38,940,681 | 19.69% | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
| ||||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
38,940,681 | 19.69% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Blake Holdings Limited is controlled by Richard Griffiths | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | Consequent to a distribution in specie to shareholders of ORA Capital Partners Limited | |
14. Contact name: | Mike Bretherton | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01481 738724 | |
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| |
Phone number & email
| |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
| |
Contact address
| |
Phone number & email
| |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
C: Additional information | |
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