Restore plc 8 November 2010
("Restore" or "the company")
Result of General Meeting
The company is pleased to announce that at a General Meeting held today all resolutions were passed and the placing of 15,384,615 New Ordinary Shares to raise £4m (before expenses of £200,000) was approved. Admission of the new shares will take place on 9 November.
Following admission of the new ordinary shares, the enlarged share capital will comprise 46,043,372 Ordinary Shares and the shareholdings of the Directors will be as set out below.
Number of Ordinary Percentage of the
Director Shares held Issued Share Capital
Sir William Wells 318,307 0.69
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Charles Skinner 511,415 1.11
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Andrew Wilson 46,461 0.10
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Charles Skinner, Chief Executive of Restore plc commented: "This placing completes the stabilisation of the company under the new management team introduced in June 2009. We now have a healthy balance sheet to enable us to take advantage of the significant growth opportunities available in the data management and broader support services sector. The placing also broadens the company's shareholder base which will be helpful for the company's longer-term development."
Editor's note: Restore plc is an AIM quoted company predominantly focused on developing and expanding a UK-based data handling business, based on its core document storage activities.
Enquiries to
Charles Skinner, Chief Executive
Restore plc Tel: 07966 234 075
Nicholas Wells
Elizabeth Bowman Tel: 0207397 8928
Cenkos Securities plc, NOMAD and Broker
John Coles Tel: 020 7653 9848
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