Dewhurst Regulatory News (DWHT)

25 Jan 2006 07:01

AIM25 January 2006 AIM SCHEDULE 1 - PRE-ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT Please forward this form to aimregulation@londonstockexchange.com In the case of queries please contact AIM on +44 (0) 20 7797 4154 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2 ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME:Dewhurst plcCOMPANY ADDRESS:Melbourne Works Inverness Road Hounslow MiddlesexCOMPANY POSTCODE:TW3 3LTCOUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED INACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES: The manufacture and distribution of lift materials (pushbuttons and other components) DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to whichit seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):3,570,700 Ordinary Shares of 10p each and6,281,198 A Non Voting Ordinary Shares of 10p each. CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:None FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:Richard Melbourne Dewhurst (Chairman)Jared Conan Sinclair (Finance Director)David Dewhurst (Group Managing Director)Melvin Donald White (Executive Director)Peter Alfred Tett (Non Executive Director)Richard John Young (Executive Director) PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALBEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION:Ordinary SharesA Dewhurst - 10.36%V Dewhurst - 7.98%R C Greig Nominees - 5.97%M Meredith - 5.33%E Dewhurst - 4.91%R McAlister - 4.45%J Ridley - 3.53%Discretionary Unit Fund - 3.08% A Non Voting Ordinary SharesV Dewhurst - 5.49%R McAlister - 3.15%Discretionary Unit Fund - 6.53%HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd - 23.90% 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:30 September EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:22 February 2006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:Seymour Pierce LimitedBucklersbury House3 Queen Victoria StreetLondon EC4N 8EL NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:Seymour Pierce LimitedBucklersbury House3 Queen Victoria StreetLondon EC4N 8EL 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:As Dewhurst is a quoted applicant, and is transferring from the Official List to AIM, it is not required topublish an admission document. All information equivalent to that required for an admission document which is not currently public will beavailable at: www.dewhurst.co.uk DATE OF NOTIFICATION:25 January 2006 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 of the UK Listing Authority THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:27 September 1948 CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORYREQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:Following due and careful enquiry, the applicant has adhered to any legal and regulatory requirements involved inhaving its securities traded on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. 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.dewhurst.co.uk DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILSOF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: The strategy of Dewhurst plc following Admission will be to continue to develop and grow through acquisitions inrelated fields to the Group's current activities. 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:Other than the acquisition of Traffic Management Products Limited, as described in the circular to shareholdersdated 6 January 2006 and which is available on the Company's website (www.dewhurst.co.uk) there has been nosignificant change in the financial or trading position of the Group since the end of the last financial periodfor which audited accounts are available A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TOIT OR ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION:The Directors of Dewhurst plc have no reason to believe that the working capital available to it or its groupwill be insufficient for at least 12 months from the date of its admission to AIM. DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES:n/a A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:Securites are registered in, and will be settled on, CREST A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:Please refer to www.dewhurst.co.uk INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC:Please see www.dewhurst.co.uk 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 AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHEREAPPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: www.dewhurst.co.uk THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY:None This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange