5 Oct 2017 07:00
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5 October 2017
CITY OF LONDON GROUP PLC
("COLG" or "the Company")
Completion of Acquisition and Second Admission
Following the announcement made by COLG on 11 August 2017 regarding the proposed acquisition of Milton Homes, Subscription and Open Offer, and the subsequent announcements on 15 September 2017, 2 October 2017 and 3 October 2017, COLG announces that the acquisition of Milton Homes, the Change of Status, the appointment of the Incoming Directors and the Subscription have been completed.
The Acquisition constitutes a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules and therefore the Company's entire share capital, including the 22,444,445 New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Acquisition and Subscription, will be readmitted to trading today at 8.00 am.
Total voting rights
Following the transaction, the Company has a total of 28,731,512 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in issue, each carrying the right to one vote.
Defined terms are set out in the Company's admission document, dated 15 September 2017.
Enquiries
City of London Group plc Paul Milner/Michael Goldstein | +44 (0)203 005 9304 |
Peel Hunt LLP (nominated adviser and broker) James Britton, Rishi Shah | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
The PR Office (PR adviser) Marc Cohen, Jonathan Garfield | +44 20 7284 6969 |
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