9 Sep 2008 16:50
AEC EducationΒ PLCΒ ("Β theΒ Company")
Announcement
AEC Edu Group Pte Ltd (AEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, owns 30% of the equity in IMS Professional Training Services Sdn Bhd (IMS) which is incorporated inΒ Malaysia. IMS hasΒ increased its paid-up capital from RM1MΒ (Β£164,000) to RM1,432,233 (Β£234,885) by way ofΒ aΒ rights issue. AEC has taken up itsΒ rightsΒ in thisΒ issue in proportion to its 30% shareholding. The value of the new shares obtainedΒ by the CompanyΒ is RM129,670Β (Β£21,265). TheΒ rights issue wasΒ completed onΒ 1 September 2008.
For further information, please contact:
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AEC Education plc
Haider M Sithawalla
Director - Finance
AEC Edu Group Pte Ltd
email :Β hmsithawalla@aec.edu.sg
Nabarro Wells & Co Ltd - Nominated Adviser
David Nabarro
Email :Β david.nabarro@ambrian.com
Phone +44 (0)20 7634Β 4705
Notes to Editors
AEC Education PLC is theΒ UKΒ holding company for a number of companies inΒ Singapore,Β Malaysia,Β ChinaΒ andΒ VietnamΒ that provide educational services to approximately 16,000 students in the Asia-Pacific region: source of the fastest-growing market for international students. The Group offers class-based instruction at its various educational campuses inΒ Singapore,Β Malaysia,Β ChinaΒ andΒ VietnamΒ and distance learning, up to postgraduate levels. It also provides degree qualifications on behalf of several leading international universities, targeting the large numbers of overseas students in the region in line with the Singapore Government's Global Schoolhouse Vision to makeΒ SingaporeΒ an Education Hub.
AEC's aim is to be a leader in quality education through facilitating learning, fostering creativity and developing knowledge, skills and confidence in its students. The Group is recognised as a prestigious and forward thinking provider in the educational field and this is evidenced by the four rare Singapore Quality Class Awards it has received from the Singapore Government.
In August 2006, AEC was again awarded the "Case Trust" Certification for Private Education Organizations, a student protection scheme for foreign students. This further endorses AEC's position as a recognized quality provider of education.Β
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