29th Feb 2008 13:55
AIM29 February 2008 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES") COMPANY NAME:Roxi Petroleum plc COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) :11 Gough SquareLondonEC4A 3DE COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:England and Wales COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:www.roxipetroleum.com COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITSINVESTING STRATEGY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BESTATED:The Company's strategy is to build a diversified portfolio of oil and gas assets in Central Asia, initiallyKazakhstan. Following Admission the Company will have interests in, and operational control over five contractareas in Kazakhstan. Admission is sought as a result of a reverse takeover under AIM Rule 14 as a result of an acquisition of 59% ofthe issued share capital of Eragon Petroleum plc.DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. whereknown, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number andtype to be held as treasury shares): Number of shares: 320,130,567Type: ordinary sharesNominal value: 10p eachIssue price: 22 pence CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:No Capital to be raised on Admission Anticipated Market capitalisation on Admission : £70.4 million PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION:46% DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM SECURITIES (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THECOMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED:N/A FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is knownor including any other name by which each is known):Clive Nathan Carver, (Non-Executive Chairman)Jean Joseph Louis Robert (Rob) Schoonbrood, (Chief Executive Officer)David Robert Barker, (Chief Operating Officer)Duncan McDougall (Technical Director)Kuat Rafikuly Oraziman, (Non-Executive Director) FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFOREAND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which eachis known): BEFORE ADMISSION Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Principal Acct 8.40%Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited 3439 Acct 7.22%HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 813259 Acct 7.29%Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited ILSEG Acct 6.72%Pershing Keen Nominees Limited TYCLT Acct 5.42%Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft London Prop0001 Acct 5.23%AXA S.A. 5.03%ABN Amro Bank NV Branch Hub Acct 4.72%Chase Nominee Limited 3.56%Chocolate Chip Participation Corporation 3.49%Pinegrove Equities Inc. 3.13%Chase Nominee Limited CMBL ACCT 3.09% AFTER ADMISSIONBaverstock GmbH 45.29%Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Principal Acct 4.41%HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 813259 Acct 3.83%Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited 3439 Acct 3.79%Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited ILSEG Acct 3.53% NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:Mr David Slater. Details provided in paragraph 12.14 of Part VI of the Admission Document. (i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE (ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19: (i) Anticipated Accounting reference date is 31 December (ii) 30 June 2007 (iii) 31 December 2007 annual accounts (publish by 30 June 2008 latest), 30 June 2008 interims (notification by 30 September 2008 latest), 31 December 2008 annual accounts (publish by 30 June 2009 latest) EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:3 March 2008 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:WH Ireland Limited24 Martin LaneLondonEC4R 0DR NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:WH Ireland Limited24 Martin LaneLondonEC4R 0DR OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSIONDOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THEADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:The admission document will contain full details about the Company and the admission of its common shares to AIM.The admission document will be available at the offices of WH Ireland Limited, 24 Martin Lane, London EC4R 0DR DATE OF NOTIFICATION:29 February 2008 NEW/ UPDATE:UPDATE This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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