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IEX SCHEDULE ONE-PRE-ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT
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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE IEX APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE IEX RULES FOR COMPANIES
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ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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COMPANY NAME:
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Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc
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COMPANY REGISTERED ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES):
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10 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
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Ireland
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COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY RULE 26 IN THE IEX RULES FOR COMPANIES:
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www.conroydiamondsandgold.com
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COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING STRATEGY. IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKEOVER UNDER RULE 14 OF THE IEX RULES FOR COMPANIES, THIS SHOULD BE STATED:
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Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc is a resource company engaged in the exploration and development of its newly discovered Irish gold province. It has delineated a JORC compliant gold resource of over 1,030,000 ounces (440,000 Indicated and 590,000 Inferred) along a 50km gold trend from County Armagh across to Counties Monaghan and Cavan, along which it has identified a series of highly prospective gold targets. The Company is also engaged in exploration for gold in Finland and to a lesser extent for base metals in both Ireland and Finland. In this regard, the Company has previously announced the discovery of a series of extensive zinc-in-soil anomalies on its prospecting licences in Counties Monaghan and Armagh.
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DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number 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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135,721,630 Ordinary Shares of Nominal Value €0.03
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CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:
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N/A
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PERCENTAGE OF IEX SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS ON ADMISSION:
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31.55%
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DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE IEX SECURITIES (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED:
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Conroy Diamond and Gold plc's shares are currently traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
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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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Professor Richard Conroy, Executive Chairman
Maureen T.A. Jones, Managing Director
James P. Jones, Finance Director
Seamus P. FitzPatrick, Non-Executive Director
Louis J. Maguire, Non-Executive Director
Michael E. Power, Non-Executive Director
Henry H. Rennison, Non-Executive Director
C. David Wathen, Non-Executive Director
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FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE OR 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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The following parties are interested in 3% or more of the issued share capital of Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc as at 9 November 2009. Interests will not change as a result of Admission.
No. of Ordinary Shares % of Ordinary Shares
Professor Richard Conroy 21,083,353 15.53
Conroy plc 19,294,286 14.22
Mr Bruce Rowan 10,450,000 7.70
Patrick O'Sullivan 10,000,000 7.37
Gartmore Fund Managers Limited 9,885,000 7.28
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NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE TWO, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE IEX RULES FOR COMPANIES:
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City Capital Corporation Limited
Deloitte & Touche
IBI Corporate Finance Limited
Merchant John East Securities Ltd
Lothbury Financial
Wills & Co Stockbrokers Ltd
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(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:
(ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED:
(iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO RULES 18 AND 19 IN THE IEX RULES FOR COMPANIES:
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(i) 31 May
(ii) N/A
(iii) 28 February 2010 (half year results to 30 November 2009)
30 November 2010 (full year results to 31 May 2010)
28 February 2011 (half year results to 30 November 2010)
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EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
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7 December 2009
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF IEX ADVISER:
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IBI Corporate Finance Limited, 40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
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Dolmen Stockbrokers, 75 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
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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
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DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
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9 November 2009
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NEW/ UPDATE (see note):
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QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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THE NAME OF THE IEX DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED:
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Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange
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THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:
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30 May 2000
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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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Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc confirms that it has complied with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements involved in having its securities traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange since its ordinary shares commenced trading on 30 May 2000.
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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.conroydiamondsandgold.com
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DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:
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Further advancement of its licence area in Ireland and Northern Ireland will continue to be the Company's principal area of focus. The Company intends to carry out further testing and exploration work across a number of its target areas. In particular it will seek to increase and enhance the gold resource at is Clontibret target with a view to being in a position to commence the development of a mining operation. The Company will also seek to progress its exploration work at its licence areas in Finland.
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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 for the announcement of its full year results for the year ended 31 May 2009 made on 4 November 2009 (which included reference to all significant developments since the end of the financial year), there has been no significant change in the trading or financial position of Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc since 31 May 2009, being 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 of Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc have no reason to believe that the working capital available to it will be insufficient for at least twelve months from the date of its admission to the IEX market.
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DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE IEX RULES FOR COMPANIES:
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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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Dealings in Conroy Diamonds and Gold plc's ordinary shares may be settled via CREST or in certificated form.
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A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:
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www.conroydiamondsandgold.com
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INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC:
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N/A
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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 FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO IRISH, UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
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www.conroydiamondsandgold.com
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THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY:
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Nil
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