15th Jun 2005 16:25
AIM15 June 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:Petra Diamonds Limited COMPANY ADDRESS:Elizabeth House, 9 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands COMPANY POSTCODE:JE4 2QP COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:Bermuda COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES:Diamond exploration and production 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 and type to be held as treasury shares):130,936,572 Ordinary Shares of 10p each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:£17,071,699 (before expenses) through the placing of 20,084,352 Ordinary Shares at 85 pence per share FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:DirectorsAdonis Pouroulis, Executive ChairmanKevin John Dabinett, Chief Executive Officer, Proposed Chief Operating OfficerDavid Abery, Finance DirectorVolker Ruffer, Non-executive DirectorCharles Michael Segall, Non-executive DirectorCharles Finkelstein, Non-executive Director Proposed DirectorsChristoffel Johannes Dippenaar, Proposed Chief Executive OfficerJames Murry Davidson, Proposed Technical Director PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION:As at the date of this notification, and as far as the directors are aware, the following persons are interested in 3% or more of the Company's share capital before admission: A POUROULIS 10.3%SOCIETE DIAMANTAIRE CH FINKELSTEIN AND COMPANY NV 8.4%BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LIMITED 7.7%THE BANK OF NEW YORK (NOMINEES) LIMITED 6.6%WB NOMINEES LIMITED N045986 ACCT 6.5%ARTEMIS NOMINEES LIMITED 4.3%DRESDNER BANK AG LONDON PB ACCT 3.8%BARCLAYS NOMINEES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED A1065 ACCT 3.4%CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CLIENT NOMINEES LIMITED 3.2% As at the date of this notification, and as far as the directors are aware, the following persons will be interested in 3% or more of the Company's share capital immediately following admission: A POUROULIS 5.8%ANZ NOMINEES LIMITED 5.5%SOCIETE DIAMANTAIRE CH FINKELSTEIN AND COMPANY NV 4.7%WESTPAC CUSTODIAN NOMINEES LIMITED 4.6%STAR MINING LIMITED 4.5%BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LIMITED 4.3%THE BANK OF NEW YORK (NOMINEES) LIMITED 3.7%WB NOMINEES LIMITED N045986 ACCT 3.6% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES:None ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:30 June EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:17 June 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:Williams de Broe Plc6 BroadgateLondon EC2M 2RP NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:Williams de Broe Plc6 BroadgateLondon EC2M 2RP DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:Williams de Broe Plc6 BroadgateLondon EC2M 2RP DATE OF NOTIFICATION:15 June 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note):UPDATE This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Petra Diamonds