Business Update

RNS Number : 7571T

Record PLC

22 March 2019

 

RECORD PLC
BUSINESS UPDATE

Record plc ("Record" or "the Company") announces today that it has subscribed £40,000 for 40 per cent. of the ordinary share capital of Trade Record Ltd ("Trade Record"), and entered into a shareholders' agreement with Trade Record's other shareholders, comprising Leslie Hill and Bob Noyen, both of whom are directors of Record, and one other.

Trade Record is a newly-formed company established to offer pay-to-enter competitions in which subscribers trade virtual money across asset classes, and the best realised trade performance determines a cash prize winner.  Record is optimistic that its investment in Trade Record will allow Record to benefit from its associated branding including in recruitment, as well as offering the opportunity to create shareholder value in a business that offers significant diversification from Record's established currency management business.

The subscription of £40,000 will be met from Record's cash resources, and the gross assets of Trade Record at subscription are £80,000.  As a newly-formed company Trade Record has generated no profits.

Record will announce its fourth quarter trading update on 17^th April 2019.

For further information, please contact:

Record plc	Tel: [phone]
James Wood-Collins, Chief Executive Officer
Steve Cullen, Chief Finance Officer

MHP	Tel: [phone]
Nick Denton	[e-mail]
Ollie Hoare

Notes to Editors

Record plc

Record is a specialist currency manager and provider of currency hedging services for institutional clients. Founded in 1983, Record has established a market leading position as a currency manager. Specifically, the Group has a leading position in managing Currency Hedging and Currency for Return for institutional clients.

The Group has four principal reporting lines:

-	Dynamic Hedging, where Record seeks to eliminate the impact of currency movements on elements of clients' investment portfolios that are denominated in foreign currencies when these movements are expected to result in an economic loss to the client, but not to do so when they are expected to result in an economic gain;
-	Passive Hedging, where Record seeks to eliminate fully or partially the economic impact of currency movements on elements of clients' investment portfolios that are denominated in foreign currencies;
-	Currency for Return, in which Record enters into currency contracts for clients with the objective of generating positive returns; and
-	Multi-Product, where the client mandate includes combined hedging and return-seeking objectives.

Record (LSE: REC) was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on 3^rd December 2007.

This announcement includes information with respect to Record's financial condition, its results of operations and business, strategy, plans and objectives. All statements in this document, other than statements of historical fact, including words such as "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "may", "will", "continue", "project" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of the Company's future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the actual future results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based on numerous assumptions regarding Record's present and future business and strategy and speak only as at the date of this announcement.

The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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