23rd Nov 2009 07:00
PureCircle Limited ('PureCircle' or 'the Company')
SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDINGS & NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS
PureCircle, the world's leading supplier of natural high intensity sweetener, Reb A, announces amended significant shareholdings.
The placing of 20,000,000 new ordinary shares, which was announced on 18 November 2009, completed on admission of the shares to trading on AIM on 20 November 2009. In addition, the Company has issued 568,250 new shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan, as announced on 19 November 2009. Following these two issues, the total shares in issue are 153,291,294.
Following the two issues, the significant shareholdings and notifiable interests in the Company comprise:
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Name |
Number of shares |
% shareholding |
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Olam Wilmar Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd.* |
26,544,609 |
17.3 |
|
Magomet Malsagov |
14,813,176 |
9.7 |
|
Asian Investment Management Services and related parties |
13,596,729 |
8.9 |
|
Half Moon Bay Enterprises Ltd |
12,068,734 |
7.9 |
|
Wellington Management Company LLP |
8,206,049 |
5.4 |
|
Swire Beverages Holdings Ltd |
5,800,000 |
3.8 |
|
James Finlay International Holdings Ltd |
5,800,000 |
3.8 |
Olam International Limited ("Olam"), which jointly controls Olam Wilmar Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. with Wilmar International Limited, also has a direct shareholding in PureCircle of 4,000,000 shares, or 2.61% of the issued share capital.
In addition, the Company understands that on 18 November 2009 FMR LLC (Fidelity Management & Research) disposed of its remaining interest in the Company.
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Enquiries: |
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PureCircle |
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Magomet Malsagov, Chief Executive |
+603 2093 9333 |
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William Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer |
+44 7974 005163 |
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RFC Corporate Finance (NOMAD) |
Tel: +61 8 9480 2500 |
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Steve Allen |
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Westport Communications |
+44 20 7065 2690 |
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Alan Frame |
alan@westportcomms.com |
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Jeanette Bishop |
jeanette@westportcomms.com |
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