rns Corporate update18 Jul 2017 13:55
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Further to the announcement of 16 February 2017, as previously noted, the cancellation of the admission of the Company's AIM securities has had a direct impact on the Company's status as an unregulated exchange-traded fund in Jersey. The Directors have been working with Jersey counsel, the Company's Jersey administrator and the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") to formulate the best way forward for the Company in these circumstances.
This dialogue has been extremely constructive and the basis of a way forward for the Company has now been agreed. The Commission has today published a statement on its website detailing its findings and conclusions. These principally relate to certain operational aspects of the Company since it was admitted to AIM in April 2011 and as a consequence of its shares being cancelled from listing in November 2016. The Commission also requires the Company to hold an EGM at which a resolution will be proposed for shareholders to decide whether the Company should cease to be an unregulated fund. If passed this will enable the Company to carry on with its current business, being that of a company holding one principal asset, namely its investment in Big Sofa Technologies Group plc ("Big Sofa"). The Company is also considering whether, going forward, it would be more appropriate to be located within an alternative jurisdiction to that of Jersey. The necessary proposals may, if ready in time, also be considered at the EGM.
Since the date of the last announcement, Big Sofa has continued to develop its business, winning a number of significant new clients and implementing its business plan. This is having a positive impact on the value of the convertible loan that the Company holds in Big Sofa. A further update regarding the matters referred to above will be provided in due course.