Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2362V

Rotala PLC

24 October 2014

 



24 October 2014

Rotala plc

("the Company")

Issue of Ordinary Shares and Directors' Dealings

The convertible unsecured loan stock issued by the Company in 2008 carries with it the right to convert before 31 December 2014 into ordinary shares of the Company at a price of 45p for each £1 of loan stock.  Following the exercise of that conversion right on the part of holders of £1,480,850 of loan stock, the Company has issued 3,290,780 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Ordinary Shares"). A total of £695,000 of the loan stock remains in issue.

Application has been made for the Ordinary Shares to be admitted to AIM, with trading expected to commence on 29 October 2014 ("Admission"). Upon Admission, the shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

After Admission of these new shares, the Company will have 38,952,781 Ordinary Shares in issue.

Certain directors of the Company participated in the conversion process set out above:

John Gunn, the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, has, from his indirect interests in the Company, converted £160,000 of loan stock into 355,554 ordinary shares of the Company. John Gunn now has no interests, direct or indirect, in the loan stock of the Company.

The Ingrid Croft Trust (of which John Gunn is a trustee but not a beneficiary), converted all of its remaining £30,000 of loan stock into 66,666 ordinary shares in the Company. Following this conversion the Ingrid Croft Trust has an interest in 100,000 ordinary shares of the Company (representing 0.26 per cent. of the issued share capital).

The Natalie Haynes Trust (of which John Gunn is a trustee but not a beneficiary), converted all of its remaining £45,000 of loan stock into 100,000 ordinary shares in the Company. Following this conversion the Natalie Haynes Trust has an interest in 936,850 ordinary shares of the Company (representing 2.41 per cent. of the issued share capital).

The Alison Gunn Trust (of which John Gunn is a trustee but not a beneficiary), converted all of its remaining £30,000 of loan stock into 66,666 ordinary shares in the Company. Following this conversion the Alison Gunn Trust has an interest in 296,666 ordinary shares of the Company (representing 0.76 per cent. of the issued share capital).

The 181 Fund Limited, (of which John Gunn, the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, is both a director and, through his beneficial interests in that company, a holder of 28.2% of the ordinary share capital) converted all of its remaining £55,000 of loan stock into 122,222 ordinary shares in the Company. Following this conversion The 181 Fund Limited has an interest in 1,802,443 ordinary shares of the Company (being 4.63% of the shares in issue).

Following these loan stock conversions, John Gunn has in total a direct and indirect interest in the Company, including the interests of the Ingrid Croft, Natalie Haynes and Alison Gunn Trusts and The 181 Fund Limited set out above, of 9,557,447 ordinary shares. This represents a holding of 24.54% of the shares in issue.  

Simon Dunn, the Chief Executive of the Company, has, from his beneficial interests in the Company, converted all of his remaining £260,000 of loan stock into 577,778 ordinary shares of the Company. Following this conversion Simon Dunn has an interest in 1,264,658 ordinary shares of the Company (representing 3.25 per cent. of the issued share capital).

Kim Taylor, the Finance Director of the Company, has, from his beneficial interests in the Company, converted all of his remaining £25,000 of loan stock into 55,556 ordinary shares of the Company. Following this conversion Kim Taylor has an interest in 413,056 ordinary shares of the Company (representing 1.06 per cent. of the issued share capital).

For further information please contact:

Rotala Plc
John Gunn, Chairman	020 7602 7500
Simon Dunn, Chief Executive	07825 808 525
Kim Taylor, Group Finance Director	07825 808 529
Numis Securities Limited	020 7260 1000
David Poutney (Corporate Broker); Richard Thomas /Stuart Skinner (Nominated Adviser)

 

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