Sound Energy Regulatory News (SOU)

29 Jun 2005 07:56

AIM29 June 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: Sound Oil plc COMPANY ADDRESS: 55 Gower Street, London COMPANY POSTCODE: WC1E 6HQ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England & Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Investment in energy resource business opportunities in North and West Africa. 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): 299,817,764 ordinary shares of 0.1p each - issue price 5.5p per share CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: £11.0 million FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Gerald Orbell (Chairman and Chief Executive) John Antony Heath (Finance Director) Simon Howard Davies (Non-executive Director) Michael Bruce Athelstone Nobbs (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: After admission: Forest Nominees Limited 10.1% Gena Holdings Limited 8.1% RAB Energy Fund Limited 8.1% Artemis Investment Management Limited 6.1% Meridian Natural Resources Fund 6.1% Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited 6.1% Bank Sal Oppenheim jr. & Cie. (Schweiz) AG 3.8% RAB UK Fund Limited 3.1% City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc 3.0% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES: None ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 29 June 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited No 1 Riding House Street London W1A 3AS NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Hichens, Harrison & Co. plc Bell Court House 11 Blomfield Street London EC2M 1LB 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 will contain full details about the applicant and the admission of its securities,will be available from Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited, No 1 Riding House Street, London W1A 3AS. DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 29 June 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note): Update This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange