20 Feb 2012 07:00
20 February 2012
Best of the Best plc
("Best of the Best" or "the Company")
Completion of Share Cancellation and Holdings in Company
The Company is pleased to announce the process for cancellation of the 1,874,419 Ordinary Shares purchased under the Repurchase Agreement has now been completed. The Company has also cancelled the 34,500 Ordinary Shares that were previously held in Treasury.
Consequently, the issued share capital of the Company is now 9,372,100 Ordinary Shares all with voting rights. The Company now has no Ordinary Shares held in Treasury.
The total number of current voting rights in the Company is therefore 9,372,100 Ordinary Shares. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change in their interest in, the Company.
As a result, the Company has been informed that the significant shareholdings in the Company (excluding Directors) are as follows:
Shareholder | Number of ordinary shares held | Percentage of issued share capital (following the cancellation) |
Stancroft Trust Limited | 782,647 | 8.35% |
Octopus Investments Nominees Limited |
366,369 |
3.91% |
Rock (Nominees) Limited | 300,910 | 3.21% |
In addition, the director shareholdings of the Company are now as follows:
Director | Number of ordinary shares held | Percentage of issued share capital (following the cancellation)
|
William S Hindmarch | 4,955,268 | 52.87% |
Michael W Hindmarch | 920,575 | 9.82% |
Rupert CE Garton | 598,449 | 6.39% |
Colin Hargrave | 12,626 | 0.13% |
In addition, certain Directors have options under the Share Option Scheme, which were granted for nil consideration, to subscribe for Ordinary Shares as follows:
Director | Grant Date | Number of Options | Exercise Price | Earliest Exercise Date | Latest Exercise Date
|
R Garton | 20.09.07 | 400,000 | 59.5p | 20.09.10 | 19.09.17 |
R Garton | 17.07.08 | 74,528 | 31.5p | 17.07.08 | 16.07.19 |
R Garton | 08.04.09 | 180,000 | 31.5p | 08.04.12 | 07.07.19 |
C Hargrave | 17.07.08 | 50,000 | 31.5p | 17.07.11 | 16.07.18 |
C Hargrave | 10.11.09 | 20,000 | 37.5p | 10.11.12 | 09.11.19 |
Terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the circular sent to Shareholders on 4 November 2011 unless otherwise stated.
Enquiries:
Best of the Best plc | William Hindmarch, Chief Executive Rupert Garton, Commercial Director | T: 020 7371 8866 |
Charles Stanley Securities Nominated Adviser | Mark Taylor/Luke Webster | T: 020 7149 6000 |
Please visit www.botb.com for further information