TIDMVCP

RNS Number : 0705T

AIM

07 December 2012

 
    ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION 
     IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM 
                                RULES") 
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 COMPANY NAME: 
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 Victoria PLC 
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 COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY 
  TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) : 
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 Worcester Road 
  Kidderminster 
  Worcestershire 
  DY10 1JR 
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 COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: 
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 England & Wales 
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 COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED 
  BY AIM RULE 26: 
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 www.victoriaplc.com (to be updated upon admission to AIM) 
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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: 
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 Victoria PLC is a well-established international manufacturer 
  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. 
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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): 
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 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: 
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 No capital to be raised on Admission. 
  Estimated market cap:c GBP14.4m 
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 PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION: 
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 Approximately 19.15% 
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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: 
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 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): 
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 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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 Before and After Admission: 
 
  Fortress Finance Inv Inc - 18.14% 
  GSF Anton - 7.41% 
  CGF Anton - 4.59% 
  JRD Anton - 3.98% 
  Henderson Global Investors - 3.75% 
  JHH Anton - 3.57% 
  PJ Anton - 3.51% 
  Ms N E Anton-Parr - 3.05% 
 
  Should any of these holdings change prior to Admission, an 
  updated Schedule 1 will be released. 
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 NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 
  2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: 
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 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: 
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      (i) 31 March 
       (ii) n/a - existing issuer moving from Official List 
       (iii) Final results for financial year ending 30 March 2013 
       - by 30 September 2013 
       Half yearly report to 28 September 2013 - by 31 December 2013 
       Final results for financial year ending 29 March 2014 - by 
       30 September 2014 
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 EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 
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 17 January 2013 
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 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: 
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 Seymour Pierce Limited 
  20 Old Bailey 
  London EC4M 7EN 
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 NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: 
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 Seymour Pierce Limited 
  20 Old Bailey 
  London EC4M 7EN 
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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: 
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 n/a - quoted applicant 
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 DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 
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 7 December 2012 
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 NEW/ UPDATE: 
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 New 
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 QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: 
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 THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S 
  SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED: 
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 Official List 
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 THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO 
  TRADED: 
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 30 Sep 1968 
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 CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT 
  HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED 
  IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET OR DETAILS 
  OF WHERE THERE HAS BEEN ANY BREACH: 
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 Confirmed 
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 AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS 
  WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS 
  (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: 
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 www.victoriaplc.com 
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 DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, 
  IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING 
  STRATEGY: 
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 The Board's strategy is to continue to develop the core business 
  in Australia and the UK through sales growth and margin enhancement 
  and the shift to a distribution based business from the historic 
  manufacturing and supply model is likely to accelerate. Where 
  opportunities arise to generate accelerated returns to shareholders, 
  corporate M&A activity will also be considered. 
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 A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING 
  POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE END 
  OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE 
  BEEN PUBLISHED: 
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 Save as announced by the Company in announcements made in accordance 
  with the DTRs and the Listing Rules. there has been no significant 
  change since 31 March 2012, the end of the last financial period 
  for which audited statements have been published 
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 A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON 
  TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO IT OR ITS 
  GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM 
  THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: 
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 The Directors have no reason to believe that the working capital 
  available to the Company will be insufficient for at least 
  twelve months from the date of Admission. 
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 DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE 
  AIM RULES: 
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 n/a 
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 A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S 
  SECURITIES: 
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 CREST 
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 A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S 
  SECURITIES: 
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 www.victoriaplc.com (to be updated before Admission) 
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 INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT 
  WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: 
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 An AIM admission appendix is being published and will be available 
  shortly on the Company's website at www.victoriaplc.com 
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 A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST 
  ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL YEAR 
  END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION AND INTERIM 
  RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED IN 
  ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PERMISSIBLE UNDER AIM 
  RULE 19: 
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 www.victoriaplc.com 
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 THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY: 
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 None 
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