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AIM14 December 2005 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY AIM APPLICANT AT LEAST 20 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO ADMISSION ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: VTR PLC COMPANY ADDRESS: 64 Dean Street, London COMPANY POSTCODE: W1D 4QQ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS: VTR plc operates in the media and communications services sectors. With servicesincluding all aspects of film and television post production and the design,building and implementation of online interactive communications solutions, andmedia investment. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares,nominal value and issue price): 11,038,550 at 5 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: None - transfer to AIM from the OfficialList, no fund raising FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Philip Lovegrove (Chairman)Paul Tracey (Managing Director)Peter Samengo-Turner (Finance Director)Neil Lane (Operations Director)Justin Dukes (Non-Executive Director)Christopher Mills (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: North Atlantic Smaller Co's Inv Trust 16.28%Mr & Mrs M H Dixon 14.49%Peter Cundill & Associates 9.97%John Banks 7.86%Individuals & Private Clients (in total) 6.95%Charles Stanley & Co 6.23%PWL Stone Esq 3.96%Rathbone Special Situation Fund 3.78%Peter Gyllenhammar 3.78%Osterreichische Volksbank 3.22% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: N/A ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 August EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: Wednesday 4 January 2006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Charles Stanley & Co. Limited25 Luke StreetLondonEC2A 4AR NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Charles Stanley & Co. Limited25 Luke StreetLondonEC2A 4AR 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: N/A - Transfer to AIM from the Official List, no Admission Document required. DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 14 December 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 HAVE BEEN TRADED: Official List of the London Stock Exchange THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: 30 November 1987 CONFIRMATION THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORYREQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:Confirmed 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: www.vtrplc.com Document Viewing FacilityFinancial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon, E14 5HS DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: 'The strategy of the VTR Group on AIM will be to grow the current postproduction and online interactive communications solutions businesses and toseek to expand into new and associated markets to provide a fully integratedservice to our clients' 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: There has been no significant change in the financial and trading position ofthe Company since the announcement of the preliminary results for the year ended31 August 2004. A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THATITS WORKING CAPITAL WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THEDATE OF ITS ADMISSION: The directors of VTR plc have no reason to believe that the Company's workingcapital will be insufficient for at least twelve months from the date of itsadmission to AIM. DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: None A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: Crest A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: www.vtrplc.com INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOTCURRENTLY PUBLIC: None 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. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP ORINTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. www.vtrplc.com (Report and Accounts for theyear ended 31 August 2005 expected to be posted on website by 15 December 2005) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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