Stm Grp. Regulatory News (STM)

5 Apr 2007 10:30

STM Group PLC05 April 2007 Press Release 5 April 2007 STM Group Plc ("STM" or "the Company") Directors Dealing and Issue of Equity STM Group Plc (AIM:STM), the cross border financial services provider, todayannounces that 15,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") have been issued to Mr Bernard Gallagher, the Company'sNon-Executive Chairman, in payment of his Chairman's fees for the quartercommencing on 1 April 2007. The number of new Ordinary Shares issued is basedupon share price of 50 pence per Ordinary Share. Pursuant to Mr Gallagher's service contract with the Company, he has elected toreceive his quarterly directors' fee in Ordinary Shares rather than cash.Accordingly, the Company expects to issue new Ordinary Shares to Mr Gallagher ator around the beginning of each of the quarters commencing on April 2007. Thenumber of new Ordinary Shares to be issued to Mr Gallagher in subsequentquarters will be calculated based upon the average mid-market price per OrdinaryShare in the five trading days ending on the day prior to the relevant quarterend date. Following this issue, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 35,215,000and Mr Gallagher's total shareholding in the Company will be 237,222 OrdinaryShares, representing 0.67 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.222,222 of these shares are held by Fidecs Nominees Limited. Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the new OrdinaryShares to be admitted to trading on AIM. - Ends - For further information, please contact:STM Group PlcTim Revill, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 00 350 51610Matt Wood, Non-executive director Tel: +44 (0) 20 7752 0215 www.stmgroupplc.com Daniel Stewart & Co. PlcLindsay Mair / Tessa Smith Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 6550 Media enquiries:AbchurchHenry Harrison-Topham / Charlie Jack Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7706henry.ht@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Notes to editors STM was formed in 2007 specifically to become a leading financial services groupoperating in the Corporate and Trustee Service Provider (CTSP) sector. TheCompany listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 28 March 2007.The traditional business of CTSPs is to administer and manage personal, familyand commercial assets and income streams in tax efficient offshorejurisdictions. The Company's aim is to grow through acquiring and consolidatinghigh quality existing CTSPs which offer complementary products and services andthat operate in complementary tax efficient jurisdictions to those provided bySTM's first acquisition, the Gibraltar based CTSP, Fidecs Group Limited ("Fidecs"). Fidecs was acquired by STM upon its Admission to AIM. Fidecs is the second largest financial services firm in Gibraltar and employs 80people. It specialises in financial planning for both High Net Worthindividuals ("HNWI") moving to work, living or retiring overseas or makingcross-border investments, and for entrepreneurial, predominantly, owner-managedbusinesses, expanding into or re-locating to other, frequently lower tax,jurisdictions. It also includes an insurance management division, specialisingin providing set up and management services to newly formed insurance companiesoperating out of Gibraltar. In the year ended 31 December 2006, Fidecs reportedturnover of £5 million with post tax profit of £1.7 million. The CTSP market is fragmented in nature, comprising a small number of very largeinternational financial services groups and a large number of relatively smalltrust and company management businesses regulated by, and operating out of,single offshore jurisdictions. The HNWI market, a key market for CTSPs, hascontinued to expand strongly, due to buoyant stock markets, rising house pricesand global economic growth. Leading surveys estimated that aggregate global highnet worth wealth, would grow to £40 trillion by 2008, an increase ofsome 40 per cent. over 2004. Further information on STM Group can be found at www.stmgroupplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange