Issue of shares

RNS Number : 1223R

Acorn Income Fund Ld

22 October 2013

 



ACORN INCOME FUND LIMITED

ISSUE OF SHARES

22 October 2013

The board of Acorn Income Fund Limited (the "Company") announces that on 22 October 2013 it issued for cash under the Placing Programme (as described in the Company's Prospectus, dated 8 May 2013) ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") and also redeemable zero dividend preference shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (the "ZDP Shares") as follows:

225,000 Ordinary Shares at 344.25p per share; and

302,021 ZDP Shares at 119.62p per share.

(together the "New Shares")

As a result of the issue of shares set out above, the Company's issued share capital will consist of:

14,431,602 Ordinary Shares

19,371,768 ZDP Shares

Of which:

200,940 Ordinary Shares; and

269,726 ZDP Shares are held in treasury.

The ZDP Shares do not have the right to attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company unless the business of the meeting includes any resolution to vary, modify or abrogate any of the special rights attached to the ZDP Shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 14,230,662.

Application will be made for:

the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange; and

the new ZDP Shares to be admitted to the standard segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

It is expected that dealings in the New Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 24 October 2013.

Further Information

Anson Fund Managers Limited

Secretary

Tel: [phone]

Numis Securities Limited

Nathan Brown, Corporate Broking

Tel: [phone]

 

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