10th May 2005 10:30
AIM10 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 Acre London COMPANY POSTCODE: WC2E 9RZ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Following the acquisitions of McKechnie and Dynacast the Company's business will encompass two principalactivities: i) the design, development and manufacture of aerospace components, proprietary fasteners andengineered plastic components; and ii) the manufacture and supply of precision engineered components using metalforming (diecasting) processes in zinc, aluminium and magnesium alloys. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to whichit seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): Number of ordinary shares: up to 257,120,000 at 100 pence per share Nominal value and class: ordinary shares, fully paid, of 0.1 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: Up to £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 A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALSTATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION: 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% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, 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: Investec 2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QP NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Investec 2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QP DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENTTHAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: Investec 2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QP DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 10 May 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note): New This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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