AIM
26 July 2006
ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AIM RULE 2
ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
COMPANY NAME:
Venteco plc
COMPANY ADDRESS:
Venteco plc, 31 Harley Street, London
COMPANY POSTCODE:
W1G 9QS
COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
United Kingdom
COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES:
Venteco plc has been recently established to invest in or acquire assets, businesses or companies involved in
environmentally friendly pest control technologies, applications or related areas.
With the proposed acquisition, Venteco plc will own 100 per cent. of CTS Technologies AG. CTS Technologies AG,
which has its head office in Baar, Switzerland, is a specialist in non-poisonous pest control which uses patented
Cryonite technology to kill all life stages of insects: adults, larvae and eggs, in a poison-free and
environmentally friendly manner. The technology involves the use of carbon dioxide gas which is sprayed as a snow
produced by a special nozzle thereby achieving rapid cooling. CTS Technologies AG's products are primarily used
by pest control operators and in end markets such as the food processing industry. CTS technologies AG has gained
entry in a number of international markets including the Nordic region, UK, Germany and Japan, and is currently
testing units in North America, Asia and Australia.
DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to which
it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):
348,858,974 ordinary shares of nominal value 0.5p
CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:
£nil
FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:
Mats Lennart Andersson (Chairman)
Dr. Peter Car Cottee (Non-Executive Director)
John Andrew Franklin (Non-Executive Director)
Haresh Damodar Kanabar (Non-Executive Director)
Stefan Bo Hansson (Proposed Chief Executive)
PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION:
Name Initial Holding Resultant Holding
MGL Investments Limited - 15.82%
Stefan Bo Hansson 2.35% 14.20%
Per Ragnar Thanner 2.35% 9.21%
Pershing Keen Nominees Limited* 19.59% 6.81%
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited 12.94% 4.50%
Karl-Erik L. Eriksson - 3.36%
Steven Ebbert - 3.36%
Pontus Wilgodt - 3.24%
Nortrust Nominees Limited 6.74% 2.34%
Vidacos Nominees Limited 6.20% 2.15%
Fitel Nominees Limited 6.19% 2.15%
Chase Nominees Limited 4.13% 1.43%
* The interests of Blue Star Capital plc amounts to 11,333,333 shares, held through Pershing Keen Nominees
Limited. Haresh Damodar Kanabar, Chief Executive of Blue Star Capital plc is a Non-Executive Director of Venteco
plc.
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES:
None
ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:
31 December
EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
11 August 2006
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
Libertas Capital Corporate Finance Limited
16 Berkeley Street
London
W1J 8DZ
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
Libertas Capital Securities Limited
16 Berkeley Street
London
W1J 8DZ
DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT
THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
The Admission Document, which contains full details about the Company, the proposed acquisition of CTS
Technologies AG and the admission of its Ordinary Shares to AIM, will be available for inspection from the
offices of Libertas Capital Corporate Finance Limited, 16 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DZ
DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
26 July 2006
NEW/ UPDATE (see note):
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