b) |
Nature of the transaction |
The Company announced today that it raised proceeds of approximately £67 million (before expenses) through a placing of 7,204,301 new ordinary shares of ten pence each in the capital of the Company (the 'Placing Shares') at a price of 930.0 pence per Placing Share (the "Placing"). The Placing is conditional upon, amongst other things, the Placing Shares being admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange plc (together, "Admission"). The Company was informed today that the Directors listed below subscribed for the below numbers of Placing Shares.
Director |
Interest in shares prior to acquisition |
Number of Placing Shares acquired |
Total shares held beneficially |
% of issued share capital held (post Admission of Placing Shares) |
Nicholas Vetch |
8,013,654 |
7,526 |
8,021,180 |
4.81% |
James Gibson |
2,501,837 |
5,376 |
2,507,213 |
1.50% |
Adrian Lee |
879,931 |
4,301 |
884,232 |
0.53% |
John Trotman |
226,736 |
4,301 |
231,037 |
0.14% |
Richard Cotton |
88,485 |
3,763 |
92,248 |
0.06% |
Georgina Harvey |
15,293 |
3,225 |
18,518 |
0.01% |
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