AIM Rules
The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 26 of the AIM Rules (February 2007):
The names of the directors and biographical details
See Board
Directors' responsibilities & Committees
See Governance
Country of incorporation and main country of operation
Oxford Advances Surfaces plc is incorporated in England & Wales (Registration Number 05845469) with England its main country
of operation.
Current constitutional documents
Please click on the link below for the Articles of Association
Details of any other exchanges or trading platforms
The Company is not listed on any other exchanges or trading platforms.
Number of securities in issue
See summary section in Share Price & RNS
Major Shareholders
As at 11 June 2008, shareholders holding more than 3% of the share capital of Oxford Advanced Surfaces were
| Name of shareholder | Number of Ordinary Shares held | Percentage of total voting rights held |
|---|---|---|
| Ora Capital Partners Plc | 49,950,002 | 28.07 |
| IP2IPO Limited | 27,995,045 | 15.73 |
| Oxford University | 17,264,429 | 9.70 |
| Mark Moloney | 10,120,527 | 5.69 |
| Jon-Paul Griffiths | 10,120,527 | 5.69 |
| Richard Griffiths | 10,029,998 | 5.64 |
| David Norwood | 9,753,674 ** | 5.48 |
| Calyon | 6,005,000 | 3.38 |
| Bainunah Trading Limited * | 6,000,000 | 3.37 |
| IP2IPO Nominees Limited *** | 5,938,487 ** | 3.34 |
| Marcelo Bravo | 5,386,502 | 3.03 |
* Beneficial owner is Elenora Trust, in which Robert Quested has an interest.
** 678,671 of these Ordinary Shares are held by IP2IPO Nominees Limited on behalf of David Norwood,
*** 932,994 Ordinary Shares are held by IP2IPO Nominees Limited on behalf of Alan Aubrey and 848,219 Ordinary Shares on behalf of Andrew Naylor
Shares not in Public hands
In the terms of the AIM Rules published February 2007 and insofar as it is aware, at 11 June 2008, 82.90% of the Company's AIM securities were not held in public hands.
Details of any restrictions on the transfer of securities
The following is an extract from section 11, Lock-In Agreements, of the Admission Document.
The Vendors who, following Admission, will be interested, in aggregate, in 77,539,907 New Ordinary Shares, representing 43.58 per cent. of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital, have each undertaken to the Company and ZAI that they will not, save in certain limited circumstances, (namely (a) as permitted by the AIM Rules and (b) in order to meet warranty claims under the Acquisition Agreement), sell or dispose of any interest in New Ordinary Shares held by them on Admission for a period of fifteen months following Admission, and that, for a further period of nine months, they will only dispose of any interest in such New Ordinary Shares through Hichens (or the Company’s broker from time to time) in accordance with Hichens’ (or the relevant broker’s) requirements for the maintenance of an orderly market in the New Ordinary Shares.
In addition, each of Ora, David Norwood, Richard Griffiths and Alan Aubrey who will, on Admission, be interested, in aggregate, in 70,525,008 New Ordinary Shares (including the Subscription Shares), representing 39.64 per cent. of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital of the Company, have each undertaken to the Company and ZAI not to dispose of the same for a period of (a) fifteen months following Admission save as permitted by the AIM Rules and (b) then for a further nine months thereafter only in accordance with Hichens’ (or the relevant broker’s) requirements for the maintenance of an orderly market in the New Ordinary Shares.
Finally, each of the Michael Bretherton and Dr Andrew Naylor (as those members of the Continuing Board who are not also Vendors), who will, on Admission, be interested, in aggregate, in 1,283,219 New Ordinary Shares (including those shares which may be issued on the exercise of New Options to be granted at Admission), representing 0.72 per cent. of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital of the Company, have each undertaken to the Company and ZAI not to dispose of the same for a period of (a) fifteen months following Admission save as permitted by the AIM Rules and (b) then for a further nine months thereafter only in accordance with Hichens’ (or the relevant broker’s) requirements for the maintenance of an orderly market in the New Ordinary Shares.
Further details of the Lock In agreements are set out in paragraph 13.13 of Part VIII of the Admission Document.
Financial information
See Annual Report
Company announcements
Admission document
Please click on the link below to access the Company's Admission Document dated 10 October 2006.
Reverse takeover
Please click on the link below to access the Company's Admission Document dated 13 December 2007.
Shareholder Circulars
| 4 April 2007 | Notice of EGM |
Advisers
- Nominated Adviser
- Zimmerman Adams International Limited
New Broad Street House
35 New Broad Street
London EC2M 1NH
- Broker
- Hichens, Harrison & Co. plc
Bell Court House
11 Blomfield Street
London EC2M 1LB
- Auditors and Reporting Accountants
- Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP
2 Bloomsbury Street
London WC1B 3ST
- Solicitors to the Company
- Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul LLP
17 Hanover Square
London W1S 1HU
- Solicitors to the Nominated Adviser
- Marriott Harrison
Staple Court
11 Staple Inn Buildings
London WC1V 7QH
- Registrars
- Capita Registrars
Northern House
Woodsome Park
Fenay Bridge
Huddersfield HD8 0LA
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