ACE.L Regulatory News (ACE)

27 Oct 2006 07:00

Accident Exchange Group PLC26 October 2006 Accident Exchange Group Plc MOVE TO THE OFFICIAL LIST Accident Exchange Group Plc ("Accident Exchange" or the "Company"), a leading provider of accident management and other solutions to the automotive and insurance related sectors, has published its prospectus in connection with the proposed listing of its entire issued ordinary share capital on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings on the London Stock Exchange's main market will commence at 8.00 am on Wednesday 1 November 2006. Trading in the Company's ordinary shares on AIM will be cancelled simultaneously. The Company is not raising any additional funds in connection with Admissionand, accordingly, the interests of existing shareholders of the Company will notbe diluted as a result of the move to the Official List. The Company's stockcode will continue to be LSE:ACE (ACE.L for Reuters and ACE LN for Bloomberg)and there will remain 69,948,067 ordinary shares in issue on Admission. Steve Evans, Chief Executive, stated: "The move to the Official List marks a further milestone in Accident Exchange's development. We believe that the higher profile associated with being admitted to the Official List together with access to a broader range of institutional investors will help improve liquidity in our shares." This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to any person tosubscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or any other entity. Accident Exchange has appointed Numis Securities Limited as its sponsor for theAdmission and as its retained exclusive financial adviser and broker. NumisSecurities Limited is acting for the Company and no one else in connection withAdmission and will not be responsible to any other person for providing theprotections afforded to customers of Numis Securities Limited or for providingadvice in relation to Admission. This announcement has been issued by the Company and is the sole responsibilityof the Company. Copies of the prospectus are available from the Company's website at www.accidentexchange.co.uk for the lifetime of the document. The prospectus has also been submitted to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,London, E14 5HS. Ends CONTACTS: Accident Exchange Group PlcSteve Evans, Chief Executive 08700-116 719Martin Andrews, Group Finance Director 08700-053 649 Numis Securities Ltd 020-7776-1500Chris Wilkinson, Corporate BrokingLee Aston, Corporate Finance Bankside 020-7367-8888Steve Liebmann or Simon Bloomfield About Accident Exchange Based in Coleshill, West Midlands, Accident Exchange delivers accidentmanagement and other solutions to automotive and insurance related sectors. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange