Schedule 1- Slingsby(H.C.)Plc

22 Apr 2005 15:35

AIM22 April 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:HC Slingsby plcCOMPANY ADDRESS:Preston Street, Bradford, West YorkshireCOMPANY POSTCODE:BD7 1JF COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: The Company's principal activities involve the supply and manufacture of a wide variety of commercial andindustrial equipment, covering materials handling, storage, access, safety, security, packaging and despatch,cleaning, waste, food service and office fixtures. 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):1,000,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:None FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:James Frizon Slingsby - Executive Chairman Dominic Stanley Slingsby - Managing DirectorChristian James Slingsby - Sales DirectorRaymond Geoffrey Hudson - Financial Director and Company SecretaryLee Robert Wright - Marketing 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:All percentage shareholdings given below are before and after admission. Mr JF Slingsby - 9.2%Mrs J Crowther Jones and Mr TE Jones - 5.7%Mrs M Miller - 4.8%Mrs SA Williams - 4.7%Mr JH Ridley - 4.6%Miss KJ Williams - 4.0%Mr CJ Slingsby - 3.5%Mr S Whittaker - 3.3%Miss SE Slingsby - 3.3%Mr DS Slingsby - 3.2%HC Slingsby plc Retirement Benefits Scheme - 3.0% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES:See 'Professional Advisers' section of AIM Admission Disclosures at www.slingsby.com. Otherwise not applicable.ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:24 May 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:Williams de Broe Plc, Kings House, 1 King Street, Leeds LS1 2HH NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:Williams de Broe Plc, Kings House, 1 King Street, Leeds LS1 2HH 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:Not applicable DATE OF NOTIFICATION:22 April 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note): QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED:Official List of UK Listing Authority/London Stock Exchange plc's market for listed securities THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:June 1961 CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORYREQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:Confirmed AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THELAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE:Preston Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1JF DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILSOF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: To enhance its existing UK and Republic of Ireland market positions and further develop its export opportunities.To increase its profitability through greater control of the supply chain, improved customer service levels andcost control strategies. A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURREDSINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Company since 31 December 2004,being the last financial period for which audited financial statements have been prepared. A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TOIT OF ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: The Directors have no reason to believe that the working capital available to the Company will be insufficientfor at least twelve months from the date of its admission. DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES:None A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:Certificated form and eligible for electronic settlement through CREST. A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:www.slingsby.com INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC:This information is available on the company's website: www.slingsby.com A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE AFINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THAN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHEREAPPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.www.slingsby.com THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY.None This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange