5 August 2015
Panther Securities PLC
(the "Company")
Additional Listing - Scrip Dividend
The Company is pleased to announce that shareholders holding 9,592,088 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 54.9 per cent. of its issued share capital, have elected to take the scrip dividend in respect of the final dividend of 9p per share for the year ended 31 December 2014. A total of 259,634 new ordinary shares have been issued (the "New Ordinary Shares").
The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares and application will be made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence by 8.00 a.m. on 6 August 2015.
Following Admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will consist of 17,746,929 ordinary shares with voting rights. This number may be used by shareholders, following the Placing, as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Directors' Shareholding
The following directors of the Company have elected to take the scrip dividend and will be issued with the following Ordinary Shares on 6 August 2015:
|
Number of Ordinary Shares |
Percentage of issued share capital |
Purchase price |
Date |
Andrew Perloff |
2,577 |
0.01% |
332.5p |
6/08/2015 |
Bryan Galan |
8,767 |
0.05% |
332.5p |
6/08/2015 |
Simon Peters |
4,786 |
0.03% |
332.5p |
6/08/2015 |
Significant shareholders
Portnard Limited, a company in which A S Perloff and his family trusts have beneficial interest in its shares, also elected to take the scrip dividend and will be issued with the following Ordinary Shares on 6 August 2015:
|
Number of Ordinary Shares |
Percentage of issued share capital |
Purchase price |
Date |
Portnard Limited |
221,513 |
1.25% |
332.5p |
6/08/2015 |
Following the issue of the above Ordinary Shares on 6 August 2015, the directors and Portnard Limited will have the following holdings, respectively;
|
Number of Ordinary Shares |
Percentage of issued share capital |
Andrew Perloff |
4,244,360 |
23.92% |
Bryan Galan |
332,669 |
1.87% |
Simon Peters |
187,929 |
1.06% |
Portnard Limited |
8,405,175 |
47.36% |
For further information:
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Andrew Perloff, Panther Securities plc: |
Tel: 01707 667 300 |
Simon Peters, Panther Securities plc: David Worlidge, Sanlam Securities UK |
Tel: 01707 667 300 Tel: 0207 628 2200 |
