3 Feb 2010 07:00

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3 February 2010
WYG plc ("WYG" or the "Company")
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Update on Restructuring and
Forthcoming admission to trading on AIM
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WYG, the international multi-skilled consultancy, provides the following update ahead of the admission to trading of its Existing Ordinary Shares and New Ordinary Shares on AIM at 08.00 on 4 February 2010.
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WYG satisfied the outstanding conditions of its financial restructuring on 8 January 2010 and the Restructuring completed on that date. The terms of the Restructuring were outlined in a circular posted to existing shareholders on 9 December 2009 (the "Circular") and approved at an EGM on 6 January 2010. The share reorganisation and ten for one share consolidation was effected on 6 January 2010, resulting in the Company's issued share capital comprising 5,296,445 ordinary shares of ten pence each before the issue of the Post-Consolidation New Ordinary Shares to the Lenders.
A key component of the Restructuring was the conversion on 8 January 2010 of approximately ÂŁ22.9m of debt held by the Lenders in exchange for 29,993,441 Post-Consolidation New Ordinary Shares. The Existing Post-Consolidation Ordinary Shares and the Post-Consolidation New Ordinary Shares will be admitted to trading on AIM at 08.00 on 4 February 2010. The total number of issued Ordinary Shares in the capital of WYG will then be 35,289,886.
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Commenting on the pending admission to AIM, Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer of WYG, said:
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"The admission of the Company's Post-Consolidation Existing and New Ordinary Shares to AIM marks the end of WYG's financial restructuring and the beginning of the next stage of the Company's development. WYG now has a stronger capital structure and is better placed to withstand the challenging market conditions that we continue to face as we seek to rebuild shareholder value."
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Capitalised words in this announcement are as defined in the Circular unless the context requires otherwise.
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For further information, please contact:
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WYG plc |
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Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer David Wilton, Group Finance Director |
Tel: 0113 278 7111 |
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Financial Dynamics |
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Jon Simmons |
Tel: 020 7269 7291 |
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