Riverfort Regulatory News (RGO)

27 Oct 2005 12:30

AIM27 October 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:Caldwell Investments plc COMPANY ADDRESS:647 Roundhay Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire COMPANY POSTCODE:LS8 4BA COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: The Company's principal activities involve the distribution of underwear and Ninaclip products. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares,nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number andtype to be held as treasury shares):19,911,956 ordinary shares of 10 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:None FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:Stanley Jack Wootliff (aged 66) - Chairman and Managing Director Graham Haselden (aged 49) - Finance Director Jack Leon Posner (aged 56) - Non-Executive Director Keith Marshall Robinson (aged 57)- Non-Executive Director PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS APERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL STATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTERADMISSION:All percentage shareholdings given below are as at 25 October 2005, before, and after admission. Rock (Nominees) Limited - 28.2% S J Wootliff - 22.4% HSBC Global Custody Nominees - 12.5% Barclayshire Nominees - 3.5% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES:See 'Advisers' section of the Company's website: www.caldwellinvestmentsplc.com. Otherwise not applicable. ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:28 February EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:25 November 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:Williams de Broe Plc, Kings House, 1 King Street, Leeds LS1 2HH NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:Williams de Broe Plc, Kings House, 1 King Street, Leeds LS1 2HH DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BEAVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THEAPPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:Not applicable DATE OF NOTIFICATION:27 October 2005 NEW/UPDATENewQUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED:Official List of UK Listing Authority/London Stock Exchange plc's market for listed securities THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:30 March 1995 CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHEREDTO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIESTRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:Confirmed AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THEAPPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITSSECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE:647 Roundhay Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 4BA DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASEOF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:The board intends to continue the core underwear distribution business andintends to increase the emphasis on the manufacture and distribution of NinaSunproducts, especially canopies. The Board views the potential for the NinaSuncanopies very positively, although it does not expect to generate significantrevenues from this activity in the current year. A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THEAPPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FORWHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of theCompany since 28 February 2005, being the last financial period for whichaudited financial statements have been prepared save for the 1 for 7 rightsissue dated 29 June 2005 for up to 2,516,071 shares at 25p per share. A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THATTHE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO IT OF ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR ATLEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION:The Directors have no reason to believe that the working capital available tothe Company will be insufficient for at least twelve months from the date of itsadmission. 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:Certificated form and eligible for electronic settlement through CREST. A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:www.caldwellinvestmentsplc.com INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC:This information is available on the Company's website: www.caldwellinvestmentsplc.com There is no other 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 ANDACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THAN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TOADMISSION AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUSTBE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. www.caldwellinvestmentsplc.com THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY.None This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange