9 Feb 2010 08:58
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group plc
Directorate changes
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group plc ("OAS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a re-organisation of the Board as part of the next stage of its development with the appointment of Dr David Charles Bott (aged 56) as a non-executive director.
In addition, Jeremy Scudamore has resigned as non-executive Chairman and Andrew Naylor has resigned as a non-executive director. Michael Bretherton, an existing non-executive director, has taken on the role of non-executive Chairman.
David started his career with British Petroleum and subsequently worked for Courtaulds with roles including Director of Strategic Research, Research Manager of Courtaulds Grafil and Vice President (Technology) for the Performance Films division. He then joined ICI Acrylics as Research Director before moving to National Starch & Chemical where he held the role of Vice President for Research and Development in the Speciality Synthetic Polymers Division, then moving back to ICI as a Director for Group Technology. David is presently a director of Oxford Biomaterials Limited, Apaclara Limited, Spineless Design Limited and EotR Solutions Limited. He is also Director of Innovation Programmes for the Technology Strategy Board, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills. He has considerable experience of many areas of the market place which OAS is targeting, specifically adhesion, coatings, cross-linkers and composites.
There is no further information on David under schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules to be disclosed.
Mike Eason, who was appointed as Managing Director of OAS on 1 October 2009 to lead the Company in its further development, commented: "I am delighted that David has joined the Board of OAS and believe that his background and experience will add value for the Company".
Michael Bretherton, Chairman of OAS, commented: "Jeremy and Andrew have steered the Company successfully through the initial stages of flotation and development and the Board would like to thank them for all their efforts in that process".
Share Holdings
Concurrent with the reorganization, the former directors indicated a desire to today exercise and sell all of the options held by them together with a proportion of their existing shareholdings.
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| Options Exercised | Shares sold, including options | Shares held following disposal | |||
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| Number | Price | Number | Price | Number | % |
| Marcelo Bravo | 5,386,502 | 1p | 8,000,000 | 5p | 2,811,504 | 1.44% |
| Jeremy Scudamore | 3,886,282 | 1p | 4,386,282 | 5p | 229,790 | 0.12% |
| Andy Naylor | 848,219 | 1p | 1,507,938 | 5p | 200,000 | 0.10% |
The former directors have all indicated that they have no current intention of undertaking any further disposals and Marcelo Bravo has given an undertaking that he will not sell any of his remaining shareholding for a period of 12 months without the Company's prior permission. In addition Marcelo Bravo has indicated that he will gift 125,000 to the London Business School following this transaction, reducing his holding to 2,686,504 (1.37%).
The reorganized Board of Directors have all today purchased shares from the former directors as set out below:
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| Previous Holding |
| Number of shares purchased | Purchase price | New Holding
| |
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| Number | % |
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| Number | % |
| Mike Eason | - | 0.00% | 20,000 | 5p | 20,000 | 0.01% |
| Philip Spinks | 11,500 | 0.01% | 50,000 | 5p | 61,500 | 0.03% |
| Michael Bretherton | 435,000 | 0.22% | 200,000 | 5p | 635,000 | 0.32% |
| David Bott | - | 0.00% | 36,000 | 5p | 36,000 | 0.02% |
Application will be made for the 10,121,003 new ordinary shares of 1p each being issued pursuant to the exercise of the options to be admitted to trading on AIM; such admission is expected to take place on 12 February 2010. The total issued share capital of the Company following admission of these shares will be 195,740,641 ordinary shares of 1p each.
The Company intends to release its full year results on 28th April 2010.
Contact:
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group plc Tel: 01865 845807
Mike Eason, Managing Director
www.oxfordsurfaces.com
Novum Securities Limited - Broker Tel: 020 7399 9400
Henry Turcan
ZAI Corporate Finance - Nominated Adviser Tel: 020 7060 2220
David Newton