24th May 2005 16:32
AIM24 May 2005 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2 ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: Melrose PLC COMPANY ADDRESS: 90 Long AcreLondon COMPANY POSTCODE: WC2E 9RZ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITSINVESTMENT STRATEGY: Following the acquisitions of McKechnie and Dynacast the Company's business willencompass two principal activities: i) the design, development and manufactureof aerospace components, proprietary fasteners and engineered plasticcomponents; and ii) the manufacture and supply of precision engineeredcomponents using metal forming (diecasting) processes in zinc, aluminium andmagnesium alloys. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares,nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number andtype to be held as treasury shares): Number of ordinary shares: 257,120,000 at 100 pence per share Nominal value andclass: ordinary shares, fully paid, of 0.1 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: £202 million (before expenses) FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: James Christopher Miller (Executive Chairman)David Alexander Roper (Chief Executive)Simon Antony Peckham (Chief Operating Officer)Miles Howard Templeman (Non-Executive Director) PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS APERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL STATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTERADMISSION: Before admission Mr Christopher Miller 17.4%Schroder Investment Management 11.4%JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management 10.6%Fidelity 10.0%Artemis Investment Management 8.4%Jupiter Asset Management 7.6%Deutsche Asset Management 4.7%Threadneedle Asset Management 3.18% After admission Merrill Lynch Investment Management 7.4%Deutsche Asset Management 6.1%Fidelity 6.0%Credit Suisse Asset Management 5.8%Artemis Investment Management 5.7%Henderson Global Investors Ltd 5.4%Goldman Sachs Asset Management 4.9%JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management 4.1%Legal & General Group plc 3.7%New Smith Capital 3.5%Cazenove Fund Management Ltd 3.4%Morley Fund Management Ltd 3.1% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES: N/A ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: Expected admission is 8.00 a.m. on 26 May 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Investec2 Gresham StreetLondonEC2V 7QP NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Investec2 Gresham StreetLondonEC2V 7QP DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BEAVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THEAPPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: Investec2 Gresham StreetLondonEC2V 7QP DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 24 May 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note): Update QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVEBEEN TRADED: THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHEREDTO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIESTRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET: AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THEAPPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITSSECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASEOF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THEAPPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FORWHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THATTHE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILIABLE TO IT OF ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR ATLEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOTCURRENTLY PUBLIC: A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TOADMISSION AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUSTBE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TRESURY. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Melrose