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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2Β OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES") |
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COMPANY NAME: |
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IS SolutionsΒ plc |
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COMPANYΒ REGISTEREDΒ OFFICEΒ ADDRESSΒ AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESSΒ (INCLUDING POSTCODES)Β : |
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Windmill House 91-93 Windmill Road Sunbury-on-Thames Middlesex TW16 7EF |
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: |
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England |
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COMPANYΒ WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAININGΒ ALL INFORMATIONΒ REQUIREDΒ BYΒ AIM RULE 26: |
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www.issolutions.co.uk |
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COMPANY BUSINESSΒ (INCLUDINGΒ MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION)Β OR,Β IN THE CASE OF ANΒ INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITSΒ INVESTINGΒ STRATEGY).Β Β IF THEΒ ADMISSIONΒ IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED: |
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TheΒ CompanyΒ is a Systems Integrator whoseΒ principal activities areΒ the design, installation and managementΒ ofΒ Line of Business web based systemsΒ to public and private sector clients. Β Β The Company specialises inΒ Internet Solutions based aroundΒ Online Customer Analytics, Content and Document Management, Online Meetings and Training, Systems Integration and IT Services.Β TheΒ Company's operations consist of Consultancy, Development, Creative Design, Training and Support Services and also the distribution of software products. TheΒ CompanyΒ operates predominantly in theΒ United Kingdom. |
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DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTEDΒ INCLUDING ANYΒ RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFERΒ OF THE SECURITIESΒ (i.e. where known, numberΒ and typeΒ of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): |
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24,793,190Β Ordinary Shares of 2 penceΒ each. |
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CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSIONΒ (IF APPLICABLE)Β ANDΒ ANTICIPATEDΒ MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION: |
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No capital is to be raised on admission to AIM. The current market capitalisation of the Company on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange isΒ Β£5.76mΒ and is not expected to change on admission to AIM. |
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PERCENTAGE OFΒ AIM SECURITIESΒ NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS ATΒ ADMISSION: |
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84.84% |
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DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORMΒ TOΒ WHICH THE AIM SECURITIESΒ (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY)Β ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED: |
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Not Applicable |
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FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OFΒ DIRECTORSΒ AND PROPOSED DIRECTORSΒ (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known): |
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BarrieΒ ClarkΒ (Non-Executive Director andΒ Chairman) JohnΒ Lythall (Director andΒ Chief Executive) PeterΒ Kear (Director) JonathanΒ West (Director) JamesΒ Dodkins (Director) PeterΒ English (Non-Executive Director) RogerΒ McDowell (Non-Executive Director) MichaelΒ Tinling (Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary) |
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FULL NAMESΒ AND HOLDINGSΒ OFΒ SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERSΒ EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL,Β BEFORE ANDΒ AFTER ADMISSIONΒ (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known): |
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The Company is aware of the followingΒ shareholdings which, as atΒ 15 MayΒ 2008Β (being the latest practicable date prior to this announcement), represent 3% or more ofΒ each share class inΒ the issued share capital ofΒ the Company before and after Admission: Pershing Keen Nominees 22.54% Chase Nominees 17.19% John Lythall 9.07% Barclayshare Nominees 7.33% Peter Kear 5.00% Giltspur Nominees 4.97% John Peter Johnstone 3.23% |
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NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: |
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Not Applicable |
| ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATEΒ DATE TO WHICH THEΒ MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATIONΒ IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTSΒ PURSUANT TOΒ AIM RULES 18 AND 19 |
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(i) 31Β December (ii) Not Applicable (iii) 1.Β Interim accountsΒ for the period endingΒ 30Β JuneΒ 2008Β must be publishedΒ by 30 SeptemberΒ 2008 2. Annual Report & Accounts for the year ending 31Β DecemberΒ 2008Β must be published byΒ 30 JuneΒ 2009 3.Β Interim accounts for the period endingΒ 30Β JuneΒ 2009 must beΒ published byΒ 30 SeptemberΒ 2009 Β |
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EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: |
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16 JuneΒ 2008 |
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: |
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Brewin Dolphin Limited 48 St Vincent Street GlasgowΒ G2 5TS |
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: |
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Brewin Dolphin Limited 48 St Vincent Street GlasgowΒ G2 5TS |
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OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF AΒ QUOTED APPLICANT,Β DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENTΒ WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: |
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Not ApplicableΒ - Quoted Applicant |
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DATE OF NOTIFICATION: |
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15 MayΒ 2008 |
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NEW/UPDATE: |
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New |
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QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: |
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THE NAME OF THEΒ AIM DESIGNATED MARKETΒ UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED: |
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The Official List of theΒ LondonΒ Stock Exchange |
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THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: |
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17 May 2000 |
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CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKETΒ ORΒ DETAILS OF WHERE THERE HAS BEEN ANY BREACH: |
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IS SolutionsΒ plc, having made due and careful enquiry, confirms that as at the date hereof it has adhered to the legal and regulatory requirements involved in having its securities traded onΒ the Official List of the London Stock Exchange. |
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AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: |
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www.issolutions.co.uk |
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DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTINGΒ STRATEGY: |
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It is the Director's intention that following the admission to AIM the business ofΒ IS SolutionsΒ plc will be continued in substantially the same manner as at present. |
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A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: |
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There has been no material change in the Company's financial or trading position since the end of the last period for which audited statements have been published being 31Β DecemberΒ 2007. |
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A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVEΒ THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO IT ORΒ ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: |
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The Directors of IS SolutionsΒ plc have no reason to believe that the working capital available to the Company will be insufficient for at least twelve months from the date of admission to AIM. |
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DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: |
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Not Applicable |
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A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: |
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Trading in the Company's shares are settled through CREST. |
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A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: |
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www.issolutions.co.ukΒ |
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INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: |
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Not applicable |
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A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSIONΒ AND INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPAREDΒ IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PERMISSIBLE UNDER AIM RULE 19: |
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www.issolutions.co.uk |
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THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY: |
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1,408,118Β Ordinary Shares ofΒ 2Β pence each |
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