Xftseallworld1c Regulatory News (ALLG)

23 Nov 2007 11:47

All Leisure Group plc23 November 2007 All Leisure Group plc Ms Explorer All Leisure Group plc, the specialist cruise ship operator, wishes to reassureits customers and shareholders that their ship Mv Explorer II is currentlycruising safely towards Ushuaia, Argentina where it will arrive tomorrowmorning. The cruise ship Ms Explorer that was safely evacuated this morning in Antarcticais not operated by All Leisure Group nor is the company involved in the rescueof passengers, as our ship is not in the location of the damaged vessel. All Leisure Group's ship Mv Explorer II is a double hulled Ice Class vessel of12,500 tonne with a passenger compliment of 200 and 97 crew operating in thesame region. Ends Enquiries:All Leisure Group plc 01444 462 103Roger Allard Blue Oar Securities (Nominated Adviser and Broker)William Vandyk, Matthew Marchant 020 7448 4400 Citigate Dewe Rogerson (Public Relations)Ginny Pulbrook 020 7638 9571 Notes to Editors: All Leisure Group is the holding company of All Leisure Holidays, an establishedcruise holiday company which owns the tour operators Voyages of Discovery, SwanHellenic and Discover Egypt. Voyages of Discovery and Swan Hellenic offerdestination-led cruises to a number of countries and are focused on the marketfor mature passengers whilst Discover Egypt offers package holidays to Egypt,including cruises and excursions on the River Nile. Discovery Cruises Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of All Leisure Group ownsthe cruise ship, Discovery. The Group added a second ship, Explorer II, to itsoffering in November 2007, which will be renamed Minerva in March 2008. The main trading divisions of All Leisure Holidays are Voyages of Discovery,Swan Hellenic and Discover Egypt. All Leisure successfully listed on AIM on 1 October 2007. 10,920,617 new andexisting All Leisure shares were placed with institutional investors at 180pence per share (the "Placing Price") raising £19.66 million (before expenses),of which £10 million was payable to the Company. At the Placing Price, theCompany's market capitalisation is approximately £110.5 million. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange