Last checked at 30 Jul 2009 12:28
For immediate release: 30 July 2009
EQUITY PRE-IPO INVESTMENTS LIMITED ("Pre-IPO" or "the Company") CHANGE OF NAME, BOARD CHANGES, CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION PROVIDER AND CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE
The Company confirms that, following the passing of the resolutions put to shareholders at the Company's recent Annual General Meeting, the name of the Company has been changed to Kingswalk Investments Limited and, from 8AM, Friday 31st July 2009, will trade under the ticker KWI.L.
The Company also today announces the following changes to the Company's board of directors ("Board"), which take place with immediate effect. Paul Michael Everitt, aged 41 and Ian Roger Parry, aged 39, have agreed to join the Board, replacing Paul Schreibke and Martin Shires who have both resigned.
Mr Everitt and Mr Parry are respectively Managing Director and Director of Fund Corporation, a Guernsey based administration firm, which has today replaced Intertrust as the Company's administration services provider. Accordingly, the Company's registered office has today changed to Roseneath, The Grange, St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 3SJ.
Mr Everitt, a chartered accountant with more than 19 years experience in the finance industry previously acted as Head of Fund Services for Barclays Wealth's offshore operations, responsible for their fund administration teams prior to establishing Fund Corporation with Mr Parry in 2003. Mr Parry, also a chartered accountant, worked at Phoenix Equity Partners and Barclays Wealth before setting up Fund Corporation.
In accordance with Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the Company announces the following information in respect of Mr Everitt and Mr Parry:
Paul Everitt is currently a director of:
Fund Corporation of the Channel Islands Limited
Marwyn Value Investors Limited
Marwyn Neptune Fund
Marwyn Value Investors (Pte) Limited
Rutley Russia Property Asset Management Limited
RRAM Limited
Complete Fund Systems Limited
Capital & Marketing PCC Limited
Habrok General Partners Limited
Delta Europe Master Fund Limited
Delta Europe Fund Limited
Paul Everitt was a director of the following companies and partnerships during the past 5 years:
Caesar Holdings Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT DLP Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT III Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT IV Investments Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT IV Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT IV RFA Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT Opportunity Limited (resigned May 2006)
EQT Opportunity Investments Limited (resigned May 2006)
Mourant Guernsey Limited (resigned May 2006)
Mourant Guernsey Nominees 1 Limited (resigned May 2006)
Mourant Guernsey Nominees 2 Limited (resigned May 2006)
Munksjo Guernsey Holdings Limited (resigned May 2006)
Nnifpow Holdings Limited (resigned May 2006)
SC Invest Holdings Limited (resigned July 2005)
SC Low Vol Subsidiary Limited (resigned July 2005)
SC LS Equity Subsidiary Limited (resigned July 2005)
SC Trend Subsidiary Limited (resigned July 2005)
SCNTFII Limited (resigned July 2005)
Swiss Capital Non-Traditional Funds PCC (Guernsey) Limited (resigned July 2005)
Wopnnif Holdings Limited (resigned July 2005)
Barclays Wealth Fund Managers (Guernsey) Limited (resigned September 2008)
Barclays Wealth Fund Managers (Jersey) Limited (resigned September 2008)
Barclays Wealth Fund Managers (IOM) Limited (resigned September 2008)
Walbrook PCC No 1 Limited (resigned September 2008)
India Realty Ventures Limited (resigned November 2008)
Roger Parry is currently a director of:
Fund Corporation of the Channel Islands Limited
Rutley Russia Property Asset Management Limited
Capital & Marketing PCC Limited
Roger Parry was a director of the following companies and partnerships during the past 5 years:
Discretionary Property Investments Limited
Rutley East African Property Limited
European Mid-Market Investing Limited
European Mid-Market Investing General Partner Limited
India Realty Ventures 1 Limited
Neither Mr Everitt nor Mr Parry hold any shares in the Company.
Further information can be found on the Company's website at www.kingswalkinvestments.com
For further information:
Jonathan Freeman +44 (0)1600 750 432
Paul Everitt/Roger Parry +44 (0) 1481 732 888
Kingswalk Investments Limited
Oliver Rigby +44 (0)20 7776 6550
Daniel Stewart & Company Plc
GTH Communications +44 (0)20 7153 8035
Toby Hall/Christian Pickel
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