Christie Regulatory News (CTG)

11 Oct 2005 11:18

AIM11 October 2005 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY AIM APPLICANT AT LEAST 20 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO ADMISSION ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: Christie Group plc COMPANY ADDRESS: 39 Victoria Street, London COMPANY POSTCODE: SW1H 0EU COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS: Provides professional services covering surveying, valuation, agency, consultancy, finance,insurance, stock control and software solutions. Activities are focused on the leisure, retail and care sectors. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price):24,940,052 ordinary shares of 2p each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: None - transfer to AIM from the Official List, no fund raising FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Philip Gwyn (Chairman) David Rugg (Chief Executive) Robert Zenker (Finance Director) Chris Day (Executive Director) Lord Lane of Horsell (Senior Non-Executive Director) Michael Likierman (Non-Executive Director) Tony Chambers (Non-Executive Director) PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALSTATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION: Philip Gwyn 43.98% (16.46% non beneficial) David Rugg 9.87% (5.06% non beneficial) Andrew Muir 4.24% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: N/A ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: Thursday 10 November 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Charles Stanley & Co. Limited 25 Luke Street London EC2A 4AR NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Charles Stanley & Co. Limited 25 Luke Street London EC2A 4AR DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENTTHAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: N/A - Transfer to AIM from the Official List, no Admission Document required. DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 11 October 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note):New QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED: Official List ofthe London Stock Exchange THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: 8 July1988 CONFIRMATION THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITSSECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET: Confirmed AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THELAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: www.christiegroup.com Document Viewing Facility Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London, E14 5HS DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILSOF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: To develop our three autonomously managed divisions which focus on predominantly European and North Americanclients and to grow both organically and where appropriate by acquisition. A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURREDSINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: There has been no significant change in the financial and trading position of the Company since the announcementof the preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2004, other than as detailed in the announcement of theinterim results for the six months ended 30 June 2005, released on 14 September 2005 A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ITS WORKING CAPITAL WILL BEINSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: The directors of Christie Group plc have no reason to believe that the Company's working capital will beinsufficient for at least twelve months from the date of its admission to AIM. DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: None A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: Crest A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: www.christiegroup.com INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: None A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE AFINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UKOR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. www.christiegroup.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange