15 Aug 2018 14:53
Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust PLC (the "Company")
15 August 2018
Appointment of Director
The Board of Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Mills as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.
The Chairman Jonathan Davie, said he was delighted that Mr Mills had agreed to join the Board and that he expected that the Board would benefit greatly from Mr Mills' knowledge and experience.
Enquiries:
Maitland Administration Services Limited
Email: cosec@maitlandgroup.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1245 398984
Peel Hunt LLP
Luke Simpson, Corporate Broking
Telephone: +44 20 7418 8900
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800FZFN1SD1GNNZ11
1. Further details on Christopher Mills
Mr Mills founded Harwood Capital Management in 2011, a successor from its former parent company JO Hambro Capital Management, which he co-founded in 1993. He is investment manager of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc and is non-executive director of a number of companies, including Augean plc, EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc, Goals Soccer Centres plc, Journey Group plc, Ten Entertainment Group plc and MJ Gleeson plc. Previously, Mr Mills was a director of Invesco MIM, where he was head of North American investments and venture capital, and of Samuel Montagu International.
At the date of this announcement, Mr Mills has no holding in the ordinary shares of the Company.
The following information is disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13 in connection with the appointment of Christopher Mills to the Board of the Company as a non-executive director:
Current Directorships:
01285055 Limited
62 Pont Street (Freehold) Limited
Agrisense Industrial Monitoring Limited
Alba Investment Properties Holdings Limited
Alba Investment Properties Limited
Alternateport Limited
Augean plc
Assetco plc
B&G (Europe) Holding Ltd
BigBlu Broadband plc
Bioquell plc
Catalyst Media Group plc
Catalyst Media Holdings Limited
Consolidated Venture Finance Limited
Coventbridge Group Limited
Cross-Border Publishing (London) Limited
Curtis Gilmour Holding Company Inc
EFK Diagnostics Holdings plc
Goals Soccer Centres plc
Growth Financial Services Limited
Hampton Investment Properties Limited
Harwood Capital Management Limited
Harwood Capital Nominees Limited
Harwood Holdco Limited
Harwood Multi Manager Limited
Harwood Real Estate Limited
Harwood Wealth Management Group plc
IR Media Group Limited
Jaguar Holdings Limited
Journey Group Limited
MJ Gleeson plc
North Atlantic PC Holdings, Inc
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
Oryx International Growth Fund Limited
Renalytix AI PLC
Sports Information Services (Holdings) Limited
Sherwood Holdings Limited
Stratton Street (Anthony) Limited
Stratton Street (Mouse no.1) Limited
Sun Link Health Systems, Inc
Ten Entertainment Group plc
The Lagos Group
Utitec Holdings, Inc
Previous Directorships in the past five years:
Academic Research Limited
Alba Investment Properties Intermediate Holdings Limited
Baltimore Capital plc
Baltimore Technologies (Holdings) Limited
Baltimore Technologies (UK) Limited
Bionostics Holdings Limited
Bionostics Limited
CCH Advisers Limited
Celsis Group Limited
Celsis International Limited
Cyprotex plc
Darby Group Limited
Essenden Limited
Forefront Group Limited
GTL Resources Limited
GTL Resources Overseas Investments Limited
Hampton Trust plc
Indoor Bowling Acquisitions Limited
Indoor Bowling Equity Limited
Izodia plc
Jarvis Porter (Property Holdings) Limited
Kelvinhaugh Student Accommodation Limited
Harwood Capital LLP
MJ Gleeson Group Limited
Merchant Properties General Partner Limited
Merchant Properties Nominees Limited
Merchant Properties Two General Partner Limited
Merchant Properties Two Nominee 1 Limited
Merchant Properties Two Nominee 2 Limited
Mount Street Properties Limited
Nastor Investments Limited
Nationwide Accident Repair Services Limited
Orthoproducts Limited
Quantum Pharma plc
Quarto Group Inc
Second London American Trust plc
Sinav Limited
Stratifer Limited
Team Rock Limited
Tramworks Limited
Valiant Sports Holdings Limited
W.G. Mitchell (2005) Limited
W.G. Mitchell (Charlotte Square) Limited
W.G. Mitchell (Fifteen) Limited
W.G. Mitchell (George Street) Limited
W.G. Mitchell (Seven) Limited
W.G. Mitchell Enterprises Limited
Christopher Mills has been a director of the following companies which have been placed into liquidation or receivership/administration:
Nationwide Security Group plc: receivership completed and company dissolved in November 2005.
Versatile Group Limited: administration completed and company dissolved in May 2001.
Tricor plc (formerly PNC Telecom plc): Christopher Mills resigned in February 2003 and administrators were appointed in June 2003 and subsequently discharged in January 2014 and the business resumed trading.
United Industries plc: Christopher Mills resigned in October 2005. Administrators were appointed on April 2006 and the company was dissolved in May 2008.
Jarvis Porter Group plc: administrators appointed in August 2007 with dissolution in November 2008.
W.G. Mitchell (2005) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (Charlotte Square) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (Fifteen) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (George Street) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (Seven) Limited, W.G. Mitchell Enterprises Limited: Christopher Mills was appointed as director of these companies in December 2009 and resigned in January 2015 before they were all dissolved in June 2016.
Team Rock Limited: Christopher Mills was appointed as a director in April 2013 and resigned in October 2017. Administrators were appointed in December 2016 and the business was liquidated in December 2017.
Kelvinhaugh Student Accommodation Limited: In May 2015 the shareholders voted to wind-up the company and dissolution took place in June 2017.
Tramworks Limited: the company was dissolved in October 2017 via a voluntary members liquidation.
Baltimore Capital plc: the company was placed into voluntary liquidation in March 2011 and was dissolved in June 2017 via a voluntary members liquidation.
Izodia plc: entered into a company voluntary liquidation in November 2011 and Christopher Mills resigned in November 2012.
Valiant Sports Holdings Limited: company was dissolved in September 2014 following a voluntary creditor liquidation.
There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.