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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES") | ||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY NAME: | ||||||||||||||||||
Victoria plc
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COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) : | ||||||||||||||||||
Worcester Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 1JR
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: | ||||||||||||||||||
England & Wales
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COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26: | ||||||||||||||||||
www.victoriaplc.com
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COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING POLICY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED: | ||||||||||||||||||
Victoria PLC, a manufacturer, supplier and distributor of contemporary carpets and floorcoverings to the mid to high-end residential and commercial sectors through its operations in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada is seeking to acquire the entire issued share capital of Globesign Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Westex ( Carpets)Limited, an owner managed UK manufacturer of carpets in West Yorkshire ("Acquisition").
The Acquisition is classified as a reverse takeover for the purposes of the AIM Rules and is therefore conditional, inter alia, on the approval by Shareholders at a general meeting.
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DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): | ||||||||||||||||||
7,033,185 Ordinary shares of 25p each
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CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION: | ||||||||||||||||||
No capital to be raised on Admission. Estimated market capitalisation on Admission: c £19.7m
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PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION: | ||||||||||||||||||
Approximately 20.461%
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DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM COMPANY HAS APPLIED OR AGREED TO HAVE ANY OF ITS SECURITIES (INCLUDING ITS AIM SECURITIES) ADMITTED OR TRADED: | ||||||||||||||||||
N/A
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FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known): | ||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Brendon Wilding, Executive Chairman Ian Alexander Anton, Non Executive Director Andrew Nigel Harrison, Non Executive Director
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FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known): | ||||||||||||||||||
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*Members of the Concert party (which includes a holding of 2.15% held by Alexander Anton) that hold in aggregate 22.7% of the issued share capital.
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NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: | ||||||||||||||||||
None
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(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE (ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim financial information) (iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19: | ||||||||||||||||||
(i) 31 March (ii) n/a - historical financial information pertaining to Victoria plc is available on the Company's website, the most recent financial information being for the 26 weeks ended 28 September 2013. The most recent historical financial information pertaining to Globesign Limited as set out in the admission document is for the year ended 2 March 2013 (iii) Final results for financial year ending 29 March 2014 - by 29 July 2014 Half yearly report to 27 September 2014 - by 27 July 2014 Final results for financial year ending 28 March 2015 - by 28 September 2015
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EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: | ||||||||||||||||||
16 December 2013
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe One Churchill Place London E14 5RB
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe One Churchill Place London E14 5RB
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OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
www.victoriaplc.com
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, One Churchill Place, London E14 5RB
THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT CONTAINS FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES
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DATE OF NOTIFICATION: | ||||||||||||||||||
29 November 2013
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