Palace Capital Regulatory News (PCA)

8 Dec 2005 10:43

AIM08 December 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: Libra Retail PLC to be renamed Leo Insurance Services PLC COMPANY ADDRESS: 94-96 Great North Road, London COMPANY POSTCODE: N2 0NL COUNTRY 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 Company has entered into an agreement to invest in Grafton Insurance Services Limited, which is to trade as aproperty insurance broker. The Company is to be renamed Leo Insurance Services plc to reflect the change in business. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to which itseeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):7,062,381 ordinary shares of 1p each fully paid CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:£202,047 FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:Larry Glenn Lipman (Executive Chairman) Errol Alan Lipman (Executive Director) Paul Malcolm Davis (Finance Director) Edward George Young (Non-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: Shareholding pre % holding pre Shareholding post % holding post readmission (1) readmission readmission readmissionSafeland Holdings 2,633,926 46.87% 2,633,926 37.30%CorpSafeland plc 511,919 9.11% 511,919 7.25%Teather & Greenwood 484,961 8.63% 484,961 6.87%LimitedP O'Reilly 178,462 3.18% 178,462 2.53%Unicorn Asset - - 1,443,191 20.43%Management (1) Assumes that the 1 for 10 share consolidation has taken place NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:None ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:31 JanuaryEXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:6 January 2006NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:Teather & Greenwood Limited Beaufort House 15 St Botolph Street London EC3A 7QRNAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:Teather & Greenwood Limited Beaufort House 15 St Botolph Street London EC3A 7QRDETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THISWILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:Teather & Greenwood Limited Beaufort House 15 St Botolph Street London EC3A 7QRDATE OF NOTIFICATION:7 December 2005NEW/ UPDATE (see note):NEWQUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED: THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: 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: AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LASTTWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITSINVESTMENT STRATEGY: A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THEEND OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO IT ORITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIALYEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTSMUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY: Note: THIS FIELD SHOULD INDICATE THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS 'NEW' AND ALL RELEVANTFIELDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. OTHERWISE WHERE THE FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETEDIN RESPECT OF AN 'UPDATE' ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS SHOULD BE INDICATED. IN SUCH CASES,ALL THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY AMENDED FIELDSEMBOLDENED. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange