Result of Equity Issue
June 07 2005 - 4:41AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:2240N
PGI Group PLC
07 June 2005
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PGI Group plc ('the Company')
Result of Rights Issue
Following the announcement on 3 June 2005, the remaining 1,442,437 New Ordinary Shares for which valid acceptances were
not received have been placed with investors, at a price of 40 pence per share (gross of expenses). The net proceeds
from the sale of these shares, after the deduction of the Rights Issue Price of 25 pence per New Ordinary Share and
relevant costs, will be paid to Qualifying Holders who have not taken up their entitlements, pro rata to their lapsed
provisional allotments, save that amounts of less than #3 per holding will be retained for the benefit of the Company.
As a result of the procurement of subscribers, Rovida Holdings will not be required to subscribe for any New Ordinary
Shares as underwriter.
It is expected that definitive share certificates in respect of the New Ordinary Shares will be despatched by 13 June
2005. New Ordinary Shares are being credited to CREST accounts today. The total number of 25 pence Ordinary Shares in
issue is now 97,027,274.
Irrevocable undertakings and Directors' shareholdings
In accordance with the irrevocable undertakings of Nicholas Roditi, Rovida Asset Management Limited and Rovida Estates
Limited, and the Directors intentions, stated in the Prospectus dated 18 April 2005, the figure for valid acceptances
of 34,584,562 New Ordinary Shares includes 25,528,961 New Ordinary Shares subscribed for by each of the Directors (and
persons connected with them) taking up their rights in full, save that Geoff Moores subscribed for 15,446 New Ordinary
Shares, representing 58.36 per cent. of his entitlement. In addition, Rupert Pennant-Rea and Nicholas Roditi acquired
100,000 and 650,000 New Ordinary Shares respectively as part of the placing described above at 40 pence per share.
Following the Rights Issue, and as notified to the Company today by each of the Directors, the shareholdings of the
Directors (and persons connected with them) are as follows:
Director Number of shares Number of Total holding % of issued
subscribed in the additional Ordinary following share
Rights Issue Shares acquired notification capital
Rupert Pennant-Rea 29,520 100,000 172,020 0.18
Richard Clothier 45,148 - 110,148 0.11
Geoff Moores 15,446 - 69,000 0.07
Sebastian Hobhouse 50,443 - 123,067 0.13
Steven Wayne - - 9,200,000 9.48
Barry Hill - - - 0.00
Dr Julius Makoni - - - 0.00
Nicholas Roditi (1) 25,388,404 650,000 61,162,235 63.04
(1) The number of shares subscribed in the Rights Issue includes
acceptances from the following companies associated with Nicholas
Roditi:
Rovida Asset Management Limited 1,410,895
Rovida Estates Limited 10,179,312
Definitions used in the prospectus dated 18 April 2005 shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement,
unless the context requires otherwise.
For further information please contact:
PGI Group plc 020 7246 0207
Richard Clothier, Group Chief Executive
Panmure Gordon & Co 020 7459 3600
Andrew Godber
Andrew Potts
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