Derogation from the Model Code
Pursuant to Listing Rule 15.5.1 R (Compliance with the Model Code) the Company hereby wishes to notify the market that the close period of the Company will commence on 15 February 2013 and is anticipated to end following the release of its Annual Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 on or around 17 April 2013.
In accordance with Listing Rule 15.5.1(4), the Company confirms that all inside information (as defined in section 118C of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) including weekly and monthly NAV estimates has been and will continue to be notified to a regulatory information service ("RIS") and that the Directors and the Company are not in possession of any additional inside information that has not been notified to a RIS.
Accordingly, the Company will continue to adopt the Model Code during the close period, with the exception of the following activities which may be undertaken:
- dealings by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in the Company;
- purchases by the Company of its own securities;
- sale of treasury shares for cash or transfers (except for sales and transfers by the Company of treasury shares in the circumstances set out in LR 12.6.2 R).
15 February 2013
For further information about this announcement contact:
Anson Fund Managers Limited
Secretary
Tel: 44 (0) 1481 722 260
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