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1 December 2008Β
TelecomΒ plusΒ PLC (the "Company")
Directorate Change
Director Declaration
As announced inΒ itsΒ interim results issued on Wednesday 26 NovemberΒ 2008,Β TelecomΒ plusΒ PLC, (trading as the Utility Warehouse), which supplies a wide range of utility services (gas, electricity, fixed line telephony, mobile telephony and broadband internet) to both residential and business customers,Β confirmsΒ that Andrew Lindsay MBEΒ has joined the Board in the role ofΒ Chief Operating Officer. HeΒ was formerly the Company's Commercial Director.Β Β
Andrew, 31,Β joinedΒ TelecomΒ plusΒ in April 2007Β after leading a management buy-out of Ryness Lighting & Electrical, aΒ London-basedΒ distributor and retailer of small electrical goodsΒ in 2006. HeΒ started his career with three yearsΒ as an analystΒ in the UK Mergers & Acquisitions team at Goldman Sachs.
AndrewΒ graduated fromΒ BrasenoseΒ College,Β OxfordΒ with a first class degree in GeographyΒ and represented the university in the OxfordΒ &Β Cambridge Boat Race three times. He subsequentlyΒ won a Gold MedalΒ rowing in the Men's VIIIΒ forΒ Great BritainΒ at the SydneyΒ Olympic GamesΒ in 2000.
The Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under paragraphs 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules in respect of the appointment of Andrew Lindsay as an executive director.
Mr Lindsay has a beneficial interest in 6,465Β ordinaryΒ sharesΒ of 5p each, representing approximately 0.01Β per cent.Β of the issued share capital of the Company.
Mr Lindsay holds the following share options:
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Total |
Exercise price per share |
Exercisable from |
Expiry date |
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30 August 2007 |
75,000 |
171p |
30 AugustΒ 2010 |
29 August 2017 |
|
12 June 2008 |
217,400 |
330.5p |
12 June 2011 |
11 June 2018 |
For more information please contact:Β
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TelecomΒ plusΒ PLC |
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Charles Wigoder, Chief Executive |
020 8955 5000 |
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Richard Hateley, Finance Director |
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KBC Peel Hunt |
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Richard Kauffer / Nicholas MarrenΒ |
020 7418 8900 |
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SmithfieldΒ |
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Reg Hoare / Katie Hunt / Will HendersonΒ |
020 7360 4900 |
About TelecomΒ plusΒ PLC:
TelecomΒ plus,Β which owns and operates the Utility Warehouse brand, is theΒ UK's only fully integrated provider of a wide range of competitively priced utility services spanning both the Communications and Energy markets.Β
Customers benefit from the convenience of a single monthly bill, consistently good value across all their utilities and exceptional levels of customer service. The Company does not advertise, relying instead on "word of mouth" recommendation by existing satisfied customers in order to grow their market share.
TelecomΒ plusΒ is listed on the London Stock Exchange (Ticker:Β TEP LN). For further information please visit: www.telecomplus.co.uk.
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