Billam PLC
1 June 2000
Billam plc
Creditors and shareholders approved a company voluntary arrangement on 30 May
2000, at the offices of Billam's nominated adviser, Peel Hunt plc,
subsequently shareholders approved all resolutions at the ensuing
Extraordinary General Meeting.
Outgoing directors signed accounts statutory accounts of the period to 31
December 1999 which included substantial write-downs and write-offs relating
specifically to the period of receivership and cessation of trade of all the
subsidiaries.
The Company has raised approximately £1.4 million through a private placing of
505,411,750 new ordinary shares. Accordingly the enlarged issued share
capital at today's date is 509,461,750 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each. The
Company expects to issue approximately a further 29,104,000 new ordinary
shares of 0.1p each to creditors pursuant to the company voluntary arrangement
as directed by the administrator of the CVA.
New directors have been appointed to run Billam as a pan European venture
capital company focusing on ambitious business to business technology based
companies. It intends to make its first investment a pre-flotation funding in
June (details of the investee company which is based in Germany will be
announced following the investment).
The new directors of the Company are encouraged by the prospects of high
quality business opportunities for the Company over the next 12 months. They
will announce strategic additions to the Board of directors and its advisory
panel in due course.
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