Issue of loan stock

Brainspark PLC 02 December 2005 For immediate release 2 December 2005 Brainspark plc ('Brainspark' or the 'Company') £850,000 Loan Stock The Company announces that (in accordance with an in principle decision by the Board on 28 September 2005) it has agreed to issue a further £545,000 tranche of the Loan Stock, the initial issue of which was announced on 22 July 2005. This is in order to provide the Company with necessary additional working capital to be used for potential investments, the repayment of £111,229 of debt to Cross Atlantic which, in accordance with its terms, is overdue and the termination settlement of £176,000 including tax (in accordance with contractual terms) with Mr Agosta who has today resigned from the Board as referred to below. Brainspark is today a debt free company. The total raised by both tranches of loan stock is therefore £850,000. The Loan Stock is interest free and is repayable if not converted by 31 March 2006. In accordance with the formula announced in 22 July 2005, the Loan Stock is convertible into ordinary shares of 0.01p each in Brainspark at a price of 0.46p per share. The ordinary shares to be so issued will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in issue It is a term of the Loan Notes that the holders agree on lock-in arrangements such that they will not sell or otherwise dispose of any shares arising from conversion for a period of 12 months from the date of such conversion. The subscribers to the second tranche also have agreed that such lock-in arrangements apply to the loan stock they subscribed for in the first tranche. The final date for the payment of subscription monies for the loan stock is 10 December 2005. The subscribers for the loan stock (including both tranches) include the following Directors of Brainspark and associated parties: Amount subscribed Number of shares on £ Conversion Francesco Gardin, Chairman 378,850 82,358,695 Alfredo Villa, Director 236,390 51,389,130 Luigi Fogliani, relative of the Chairman by marriage 135,246 29,401,304 Dennis Bailey, proposed Director 50,000 10,869,565 Accordingly the transaction is a related party transaction under AIM Rule 13. The Directors, other the Messrs. Gardin and Villa, having consulted with the Company's Nominated Adviser, believe that the terms of the issue of the loan stock are fair and reasonable in so far as the Company's shareholders are concerned. Following the issue of the loan stock, the following will be the changes in the interests of the Directors: At present At present Assuming full Assuming full conversion under the loan conversion stock under the loan stock Francesco 31,903,278 16.59% 114,261,974 30.25% Gardin Alfredo 0 0 51,389,130 13.61% Villa Brainspark announces that Alberto Agosta resigned as a director of the Company earlier today for personal reasons. Commenting on his departure, Executive Chairman, Professor Francesco Gardin said 'Mr Agosta has made a considerable contribution to Brainspark PLC over the last three and a half years. We wish him well for his future plans.' This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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