R4E.L Regulatory News (R4E)

30 Nov 2006 14:39

AIM30 November 2006 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:First Artist Corporation PLC COMPANY ADDRESS: First Artist House, 87 Wembley Hill Road, Wembley, Middlesex COMPANY POSTCODE:. HA9 8BU COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: UKUK 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:Media agency, Sports representation, Wealth management, arranging corporate events, entertainment and sponsorshipadvice. This admission is due to a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to whichit seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): 13,025,876 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:£1 million FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:Jarvis Joseph Astaire OBE Chairman Jonathan Andrew Smith Chief Executive Timothy John Mackenzie Chadwick Non-Executive Richard Michael Hughes FCMA Managing Director Philip Malcolm Smith Chief Operating officer PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALBEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION: Before Admission After Admission Jon Smith* 10.3% 9.1% Phil Smith** 7.3% 6.5% Vincenzo Morabito 7.3% 6.3% Verite Trust Company Limited - 4.9% Sinjul Nominees Limited 5.3% 4.5% L R Nominees Limited Nominee ACCT 3.8% 3.3% Pershing Keen Nominees Ltd 3.7% 3.2% TD Waterhouse Nominees (Europe) Ltd 3.7% 3.2% BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited 3.5% 3.1% * the Ordinary Shares held by Jon Smith include (22,000) shares held by his immediate family ** the Ordinary Shares held by Phil Smith include (2,797,600) shares held by the Smith Family Trust 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:28 December 2006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited 17 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0BD NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:Arbuthnot Securities Limited Arbuthnot House 20 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9AR 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:The Admission Document, which contains full details about First Artist Corporation PLC will be available at http://www.firstartist.com/investors/reports.asp DATE OF NOTIFICATION:30 November 2006 NEW/ UPDATE (see note):New This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange