Victoria PLC Proposed Cancellation of Listing/ Admission to AIM (4615S)
30 Novembro 2012 - 12:00PM
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Victoria PLC
30 November 2012
30 November 2012
Victoria PLC
Proposed Cancellation of Listing and admission to AIM
The Board of Victoria PLC ("the Company") is pleased to announce
that it will post a circular to shareholders today convening a
General Meeting ("GM") to be held at the offices of Seymour Pierce,
20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EN at 10.00 a.m. on 17 December 2012 at
which it will seek shareholder approval for the proposed
cancellation of admission to the premium segment of the Official
List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for
listed securities ("Cancellation") and detail its intention to
apply for admission to trading on AIM ("Admission").
The circular will be available shortly on the Company's website
at www.victoriaplc.com and will be submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism where it will shortly be available at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
Background to and reasons for Cancellation and Admission
The Board has been reviewing its strategy in recent months and
the decision to move from the Official List to AIM is the next step
in its broader plan to enhance returns to shareholders.
Shareholders representing a significant minority interest in the
Company have also indicated their desire for a move to AIM and have
urged the Board to put a resolution on the Cancellation to
shareholders.
The Board believes that a move to AIM will provide a market and
environment more suited to the Company's size and will simplify the
ongoing administrative and regulatory requirements of the Company.
The Board also believes that AIM will offer greater flexibility,
particularly with regard to corporate transactions, and should
therefore enable the Company to agree and execute certain
transactions more quickly and cost effectively compared to the
Official List. The Board believes this is likely to be a
significant benefit to the Company going forward.
Once admitted to AIM, shareholders should continue to be able to
trade the Ordinary Shares in the usual manner through their
stockbroker or other suitable intermediary, subject to liquidity.
For the avoidance of doubt, existing share certificates in issue in
respect of Ordinary Shares will remain valid.
Expected timetable of Principal Events
The Company will apply to cancel the listing of the Ordinary
Shares on the premium segment of the Official List and to trading
on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities,
conditional on the resolution being approved at the GM.
The expected timetable of principal events is as follows:
Latest time and date for receipt of 10.00 a.m. on 15 December
Forms of Proxy: 2012
General Meeting: 10.00 a.m. on 17 December
2012
Last day of dealings in Ordinary Shares 16 January 2013
on the Official List:
Cancellation of listing of Ordinary 8.00 a.m. on 17 January
Shares on the Official List: 2013
Admission and commencement of dealings 8.00 a.m. on 17 January
in 2013
Ordinary Shares on AIM:
Proposals to be voted on at the General Meeting
The resolution relating to the proposed Cancellation will be
proposed at the GM. The resolution, which is proposed as a special
resolution and as such requires a vote in favour by a majority of
not less than 75 per cent. of the votes cast at the GM, seeks
Shareholder approval for (i) the cancellation of the listing of the
Ordinary Shares on the Official List and from trading on the London
Stock Exchange's main market; and (ii) the Directors to be
authorised to take all such steps which are necessary or desirable
in order to effect Cancellation and apply for Admission.
Recommendation
The Board is of the opinion that Cancellation is in the best
interests of the Company and shareholders as a whole.
Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders
vote in favour of the resolution being proposed at the GM.
Enquiries:
Victoria PLC Seymour Pierce (Broker to
the Company)
Geoff Wilding, Chairman: Jonathan Wright / Tom Sheldon
Tel: +44 (0) 1562 749300 (Corporate Finance)
Richard Redmayne / Jacqui
Briscoe (Corporate Broking)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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