4th Jun 2009 11:11
4 June 2009
Nationwide Accident Repair Services plc
("Nationwide" or the "Company")
Result of AGM and Board changes
Nationwide, the largest dedicated provider of automotive crash repair services in the UK announces that at the Company's Annual General meeting ("AGM"), held earlier today, all resolutions were passed.
Pursuant to Resolution 4 Christopher Mills has today been appointed a non-executive Director of the Company. He replaces Jeremy Brade who stepped down today from the Board.
Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills (56) is a founding director of JO Hambro Capital Management, Chief Investment Officer of North Atlantic Value LLP and Chief Executive of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc. Before joining JO Hambro Capital Management Limited he worked for Samuel Montagu Limited, Montagu Investment Management Limited and its successor company, Invesco MIM until 1993. He was a director of Invesco MIM and held positions as Head of North American Investments and Head of North American venture Capital.
In addition to the above, Christopher Mills holds or has held the following directorships or been a partner in the following partnerships within five years prior to this appointment:
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Current directorships/partnerships |
Previous directorships/partnerships |
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Albany Capital plc |
Aberdeen Park investments plc |
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Alliance One Inc. |
Autotag Ltd |
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Alternateport Ltd |
Baltimore Technologies Management Services Limited |
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American Opportunity Trust plc |
Baltimore Technologies Software (Holdings) Limited |
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Baltimore Capital plc |
Calenden Ltd |
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Bionostics Ltd |
Craftbutton Ltd |
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Bionostics Holdings Ltd |
Darby Group Ltd |
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Boostcareer Ltd |
Denison International plc |
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BPE Holdings Limited |
DM Technical Services Ltd |
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British Foreign & Colonial Corporation Ltd |
Elydale Ltd |
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Castle Support Services plc |
Ferraris Healthcare Ltd |
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Catalyst Media Group plc |
Jarvis Porter Group plc |
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Catalyst Media Holdings plc |
Jarvis Porter (Property Holdings) Limited |
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Consolidated Venture Finance Ltd |
JO Hambro Canning Grimston Ltd |
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Cross Border Ltd |
JOHCM Alternative Investments LLP |
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Cross-Border Publishing (London) Ltd |
Jubilee Investment Trust plc |
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Crucible Acquisitions Ltd |
Langley Park Investment Trust plc |
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Crucible Equity Ltd |
Lindley Catering Ltd |
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Darby Glass Ltd |
Lonrho plc |
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Darby Group Ltd |
Master Distributor Holdings Ltd |
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Densa Ltd |
Mid-States plc |
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Deepenhart Ltd |
Nationwide Security Group plc |
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Dowding and Mills plc |
Nationwide Accident Repair Services plc |
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Ferraris Development and Engineering Company Ltd |
Paramount Ltd |
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Ferraris Instruments Ltd |
Renowned Holiday Villages Ltd |
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Forefront Group Ltd |
Ryder Court Investments Ltd |
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Further Signed Ltd |
The Hartstone Group Ltd |
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GEI Group Ltd |
Tinopolis Ltd |
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Glass America Inc. |
United Industries plc |
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Growth Financial Services Limited |
XN Checkout Holdings Ltd |
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Hampton Investment Properties Ltd |
Zergo Consultants Limited |
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Hampton Land & Estates Ltd |
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Hampton Trust plc |
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Inspired Gaming Group plc |
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Izodia plc |
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Jaffer Holdings Corp |
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LESCO Inc. |
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London Trust Publications Ltd |
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Lot Ltd |
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M J Gleeson Group plc |
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Mount Street Properties Ltd |
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Orthoplastics Ltd |
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Prime Focus London plc |
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Reynolds Medical Group Ltd |
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RGS (1) plc |
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RGS (5) Ltd |
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Satellite Information Services (Holdings) Ltd |
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Second London American Trust plc |
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Sirvis IT Holdings Ltd |
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Sirvis IT plc |
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62 Pont Street (Freehold) Ltd |
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Valiant Sports Holdings Ltd |
Christopher Mills is a director of Izodia plc, which entered into a company voluntary arrangement on 19 May 2004. All creditors have now been paid in full and the voluntary arrangement was completed on 20 January 2009.
Receivers were appointed to Versatile Group Limited of which Christopher Mills was a director and its subsidiaries Versatile Projects Limited and Castle Finance Limited by Bank of Scotland who had charges and cross guarantees supporting a debt of £2.04 million in addition to which the group had net liabilities in excess of £700,000 to unpaid creditors. Versatile Group Limited was dissolved under section 652 of the Companies Act 1985 on 15 May 2001.
Receivers were appointed to Nationwide Security Group Ltd, of which, Christopher Mills was a director, on 16 February 2000 and realised sufficient assets to repay all creditors and make a small distribution.
Administrators were appointed to PNC telecom plc on 23 June 2003 and the administration order was discharged (and PNC telecom plc resumed business) on 15 June 2004. Christopher Mills was a director of PNC telecom plc until his resignation on 3 February 2003.
Jarvis Porter Group plc was put into administration in August 2007 and no creditors have gone unpaid.
Christopher Mills is a director of JO Hambro Capital Management whose total interest in the Company is 14,028,562 ordinary shares of 12.5p each, representing approximately 32.48 per cent. Of the Company's issued ordinary shares.
There are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.
Enquiries:
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Nationwide Accident Repair Services plc |
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Michael Wilmshurst, Chief Executive |
01993 701 720 |
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David Loftus, Finance Director |
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Arbuthnot Securities Limited |
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James Steel/Alasdair Younie |
020 7012 2000 |
Related Shares:
NARS.L