8 Jul 2016 16:30
Press Release | 8th July 2016 |
CentralNic Group plc
("CentralNic" or the "Company")
Holding in Company
CentralNic received notification today by Robert Pooke, who was a Director of the Company until 5 February 2016, that on 8 July 2016 he sold a total of 2,250,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company. Following the sale of the Ordinary Shares, Mr. Pooke has agreed with the Company and its brokers not to sell any further shares for a period of at least 6 months.
Prior to the dealing, Mr Pooke held 7,232,052 shares representing 7.6% of the voting rights of the Company. Following the dealing, Mr Pooke now holds 4,982,052 shares, representing 5.2% of the voting rights of the Company.
For further information:
CentralNic Group plc |
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Ben Crawford (CEO) | +44 (0) 203 388 0600 |
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Zeus Capital - Nomad and Joint Broker |
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Nick Cowles/ Jamie Peel (Corporate Finance) | +44 (0) 161 831 1512 |
John Goold/ Alex Davies (Institutional Sales) | +44 (0) 203 829 5000 |
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Peel Hunt LLP - Joint Broker | +44 (0) 207 418 8900 |
Richard Kauffer/Euan Brown (Corporate Finance) |
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Alastair Rae (Syndications) |
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Abchurch Communications |
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Nessyah Hart/ Canace Wong/ Julian Bosdet | +44 (0) 20 7398 7714 |
centralnic@abchurch-group.com | www.abchurch-group.com |
About CentralNic Group plc
CentralNic (LSE: CNIC) is a London-based AIM-listed company which earns revenues from the worldwide sales of internet domain names over its proprietary technology platform. These domain names are sold on an annual subscription basis and paid for by customers upfront, making CentralNic a cash-generative business with annuity revenue streams.
CentralNic comprises three business lines within the domain name industry. It operates a global wholesale network, supplying domain names to over 1,500 vendors in 77 countries. CentralNic is the exclusive wholesaler for over 30 new Top-Level Domain extensions (the new alternatives to .com and .net), including .xyz, .site, .online, .website, .space, and .tech, which are ranked among the top twenty five most subscribed new Top-Level Domain extensions. One in three of all domains registered under new TLDs globally uses the CentralNic platform, ranking CentralNic as the leading global supplier with approximately eight million of these domains under management.
CentralNic is also a leading global domain name retailer, with retail websites including internetbs.net, buydomains.london and domain.luxury, as well as most recently instra.com and others following its acquisition of global domain name retailer Instra Group. Additionally, via its enterprise programme, CentralNic supplies domain names (including high-value premium domain names), software and services directly to large corporations and governments.
For more information please visit: www.centralnic.com