Journeo Regulatory News (JNEO)

16 Mar 2005 07:00

AIM16 March 2005 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: Toad Group plc COMPANY ADDRESS: National Control Centre, Drake Road, Mitcham, Surrey COMPANY POSTCODE: CR4 4HQ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Inception, development, marketing, sale and installation of vehicle technology products, including vehiclesecurity, audio, cellular and navigation products. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price towhich it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): 81,689,481 Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: None FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Stuart Arthur Gall - Marketing Director Nicholas Grimond - Chief Executive Wilson Whitehead Jennings - Finance Director David Anthony Henry Voss - Non-executive Director Peter Terry Ward - Chairman Need all the directors as at the date of the annuoncement PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARECAPITAL STATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION: All as at 28 Feb 05 and therefore before admission: Barclayshare Nominees Limited 7.27% Carglass Luxembourg SARL 7.04% T D Waterhouse (Europe) Limited 4.15% Professor Sir Christopher Evans OBE 5.35% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIMRULES: N/A ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 15 April 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Seymour Pierce Bucklersbury House 3 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 8EL NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Seymour Pierce Bucklersbury House 3 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 8EL DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH ASTATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: N/A - not required to produce an admission document as the applicant company is quoted DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 16 March 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 THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: 10 January 1997 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: Confirmed AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVERTHE LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: www.tgplc.com DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY,DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: The company intends to grow by acquisition and developing its existing core business A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HASOCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: None A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITALAVAILIABLE TO IT OF ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITSADMISSION: The Directors of Toad Group plc have no reason to believe that its working capitalwill 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: Crest A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: www.tgplc.com INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: Directors current and past directorships Stuart Arthur Gall Current- trading Toad Group plc Datatool (UK) Limited Toad (UK) Limited Current- dormant Actra Limited Actra.Co.UK Limited Laserline (UK) Limited Secure Microsystems Limited Sextons Group Limited Sextons In Car Entertainment Limited TG Limited Toad Limited Toad Innovations Limited Nicholas Grimond Current- trading Toad Group plc 21st Century Crime Prevention Services Limited Toad (UK) Limited Datatool (UK) Limited Integrated Technologies (International) Limited Current -dormant Actra Limited Actra.Co.UK Limited Laserline (UK) Limited One Chauffeur Drive Limited Secure Microsystems Limited Second Base Systems Limited Sextons In Car Entertainment Limited Sextons Group Limited TG Limited TG21 Limited Toad Limited Toad Innovations Limited Resigned N.A.S. plc Dissolved Foxguard Limited Metvale Limited Sextons In Car Insurance Replacement Specialists Limited Wilson Whitehead Jennings Current -trading Toad Group plc Toad (UK) Limited Datatool (UK) Limited Integrated Technologies (International) Limited Current - dormant Actra Limited Actra.Co.UK Limited Laserline (UK) Limited Secure Microsystems Limited Second Base Systems Limited Sextons In Car Entertainment Limited Sextons Group Limited TG Limited TG21 Limited Toad Limited Toad Innovations Limited Resigned N.A.S. plc Dissolved The Challenge Technology Partnership Limited Foxguard Limited Metvale Limited Sextons In Car Insurance Replacement Specialists Limited David Anthony Henry Voss Current -trading Toad Group plc Frogmill Management Company Limited Provecta Car Plan Limited Sports Analysis Limited Resigned British Vehicle Rental And Leasing Association Limited Dissolved Autonomy Fleet Consultants Limited Peter Terry Ward Current - Trading Toad Group plc DLA Piper Rudnick LLP Raymarine plc Resigned Ricardo plc The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited Players United plc There is nothing further to be disclosed under schedule 2 of the AIM rules 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.http://www.tgplc.com/investor_relations/reports.php - THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TRESURY. N/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange