24th Mar 2011 07:30
C.A. SPERATI (The Special Agency) P.L.C.
(the "Company")
FOR RELEASE 7.30am 24th March, 2011.
23rd March 2011
Directorate Changes and Notifications of Interests in Shares
The Company today announces the resignation of Mr John Alexander as Chairman of the Company and the appointment of Mr Desmond Bloom, Mr Baron Bloom and Mr Oliver Fattal as directors of the Company with immediate effect. Desmond Bloom replaces John Alexander as Chairman of the Company and Baron Bloom and Oliver Fattal have been appointed as joint Chief Executive Officers of the Company. Further information on the new directors is set out below.
The Company further announces that it was notified on 23rd March 2011 that Mr John Alexander has sold an aggregate of 14,950 ordinary shares, representing 14.95% of the current issued share capital of the Company, at a price of £11.00 per share and that Ms Angela Nash has sold an aggregate of 14,950 ordinary shares, representing 14.95% of the current issued share capital of the Company, at a price of £11.00 per share.
The Company was also notified on 23rd March 2011 that the following persons had acquired the following shareholdings in the Company:
Mr Baron Bloom 7,200 ordinary shares
Mrs Bela Bloom 6,700 ordinary shares
Mr Oliver Fattal 14,000 ordinary shares
As a result of the above transactions, the shareholdings of the individuals concerned are as follows:
Shareholder | Number of ordinary shares held | Percentage of the issued share capital of the Company as at today's date |
John Alexander | 16,393 | 16.393% |
Angela Nash | 16,393 | 16.393% |
Baron Bloom | 7,200 | 7.200% |
Bela Bloom | 6,700 | 6.700% |
Oliver Fattal | 14,000 | 14.000% |
For further information please contact:
Desmond Bloom: 07999 628578
John Alexander: 07836 220704
Further information on the new directors
Desmond Bloom (Aged 64)
Desmond Bloom has been engaged in various chairman and board level roles for listed and unlisted commercial property investment companies and funds since the 1980's and also acted as a director and property advisor to the Belinvest Real Estate Investment Fund which raised $200m in 1996. More recently, Desmond joined Manx & Overseas plc, a commercial property investment company quoted on AIM, in 1998 as chairman and managing director. He was a non-executive director of Eurocity Properties between 2000 and 2002 and managing director of Hemisphere Properties, which became an AIM quoted company in 2003 from its formation in 2001 until he resigned in June 2005. Desmond was also Chief Executive of Equable Properties PLC which was dissolved on 10 August 2010.
Current directorships
Africa Capital Assets Limited
Ghana Investments Limited
Tramp Properties Limited
Past directorship (within past 5 years)
Equable Properties Plc
Baron Bloom (aged 37)
Current directorships
Citigroup EstatesCloudberry CapitalMaddox Properties LtdAnnabells Properties LtdPacha Properties LtdPalais Properties Ltd
Oliver Fattal (Aged 29)
Current directorships
Cloudberry CapitalZehava Events LtdMaddox Properties LtdDelta PropInvest Ltd changed to Annabells Properties LtdPacha Properties LtdPalais Properties Ltd
Save as set out above, no other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority in relation to these appointments as directors of the Company.
Related Shares:
TEA.L