PFO.L Regulatory News (PFO)

2 Dec 2005 11:17

AIM02 December 2005 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY AIM APPLICANT AT LEAST 20 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO ADMISSION ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: VTR PLC COMPANY ADDRESS: 64 Dean Street, London COMPANY POSTCODE: W1D 4QQ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS: VTR plc operates in the media and communications services sectors. With services including all aspects of filmand television post production and the design, building and implementation of online interactive communicationssolutions, and media investment. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price):11,038,550 at 5 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: None - transfer to AIM from the Official List, no fund raising FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Philip Lovegrove (Chairman) Paul Tracey (Managing Director) Peter Samengo-Turner (Finance Director) Neil Lane (Executive Director) Justin Dukes (Non-Executive Director) Christopher Mills (Non-Executive Director) PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALSTATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION: Before Admission: North Atlantic Smaller Co's Inv Trust 16.28% Mr & Mrs M H Dixon 14.49% Peter Cundill & Associates 9.97% John Banks 7.86% Individuals & Private Clients (in total) 6.95% Charles Stanley & Co 6.23% PWL Stone Esq 3.96% Rathbone Special Situation Fund 3.78% Peter Gyllenhammar 3.78% Osterreichische Volksbank 3.22% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:N/A ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 August EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: Wednesday 4 January 2006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Charles Stanley & Co. Limited 25 Luke Street London EC2A 4AR NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Charles Stanley & Co. Limited 25 Luke Street London EC2A 4AR DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENTTHAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: N/A - Transfer to AIM from the Official List, no Admission Document required. DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 02 December 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 ofthe London Stock Exchange THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: 24 May 1994 CONFIRMATION THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITSSECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET: Confirmed AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THELAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: www.vtrplc.com Document Viewing Facility Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London, E14 5HS DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILSOF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: TBA A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURREDSINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: There has been no significant change in the financial and trading position of the Company since the announcementof the preliminary results for the year ended 31 August 2004. A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ITS WORKING CAPITAL WILL BEINSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: The directors of VTR plc have no reason to believe that the Company's working capital will be insufficient for atleast twelve months from the date of its admission to AIM. DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: None 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.vtrplc.com INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: None 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. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UKOR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. www.vtrplc.com (Report and Accounts for the year ended 31August 2005 expected to be posted on website by 15 December 2005) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange