Placing and New Directors
May 14 2003 - 9:00AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0889L
Gaming Corporation PLC
14 May 2003
Gaming Corporation plc
Placing and appointment of Directors
Placing
Gaming Corporation plc (the "Company") has today placed 43 million new ordinary
shares of 1p each ("Placing Shares") with certain investors and Directors at a
price of 1p per share (the "Placing"). The proceeds of the Placing, net of
expenses, are #430,000 and will be used by the Company to provide additional
working capital for the continued growth of the Company's gaming operations.
Investors taking shares under the Placing are as follows:
Eyeconomy Holdings plc OFEX quoted company 21,500,000
Silentpoint plc AIM quoted company
6,000,000
Jason Drummond New director of the Company 6,000,000
Justin Drummond Director of the Company 3,000,000
Damion Greef New director of the Company 2,000,000
Charles Black Director of the Company 2,000,000
Paul McGroary Director, Eyeconomy Holdings plc 1,500,000
Jimmy Dudgeon Director, Eyeconomy Holdings plc 1,000,000
The Placing Shares will represent approximately 40 percent of the Company's
enlarged issued share capital immediately following the Placing. Application
has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and
dealings in the shares are expected to commence on 21st May 2003.
Appointment of Directors
The Board of Gaming Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason
Drummond and Damion Greef as executive Directors of the company and Paul
McGroary and James Dudgeon as Non-Executive Directors of the Company with
immediate effect. Further Details about the new Directors are set out below:
Jason Kingsley Drummond, Director, aged 33
Jason founded Virtual Internet in 1995. In January 1999 the company became one
of the first European web-hosting companies to be quoted on a major stock
exchange and In April 2000 the company combined a #30 million fundraising with a
move to the official list of the London Stock Exchange. Early in 2002 Virtual
Internet was acquired by Register.com Inc (Nasdaq: RCOM). Jason Drummond quickly
stepped back in to purchase the entire web-hosting division from Register.com
and made it a wholly owned private company.
Jason has been a major shareholder of the Company since its formation, and has
played a crucial role in providing the funding that has taken the Company to
where it is today. He is now in a position to devote time and energy to its
growth and development and will work on a part-time basis concentrating on
mergers and acquisitions and corporate development.
Current Directorships Previous Directorships within the last 5
years
Virtual Internet (UK) Ltd Virtual Internet plc
Bridge Brake plc Parable Telecommunications Group plc
Bishop Park (Investments) Ltd Parable Telecommunications Ltd
Jason Drummond was a director of Parable Telecommunications Group plc and
Parable Telecommunications plc until they were placed in creditors voluntary
liquidation in November 2001.
Damion Paul Greef, Communications Director, aged 35.
Damion has spent nearly 10 years in the communications and online marketing
industries. His most recent roles include becoming a founding Director of
Eyeconomy Holdings plc an OFEX quoted online marketing group and Communications
Director of Gaming Insight plc, the AIM quoted gaming group. Most of Damion's
career has been spent in the Financial Public Relations industry with Leadenhall
Communications and Holborn PR.
Damian will be taking responsibility for the Company's public, investor and
media relations, activities he has been undertaking until now through an outside
agency.
Current Directorships Previous Directorships within the last 5
years
Eyeconomy Holdings plc
Leadenhall Communications Ltd
Paul McGroary, Non-Executive Director, aged 45
Paul has broad business experience and in recent years has been involved with a
number of public companies in the Internet, marketing and technology sectors. He
is a director of Knowledge Technology Solutions plc, a company traded on AIM,
and is chairman of Eyeconomy Holdings plc. He is also a director of Crystal
Guides limited, Scorpion Asset management limited and is an active business
angel investor.
Current Directorships Previous Directorships within the last 5
years
Eyeconomy Holdings plc Kettering Association for Mental Health
Ltd
Knowledge Technology Solutions Eyeconomy Ltd
plc
Scorpion Asset Management Ltd Sharepages.com Ltd
Crystal Guides Limited Cognita Technologies Ltd
Latin American Copper plc
James Alexander Dudgeon, Non-Executive Director, aged 55
Jimmy has broad experience as a Director of quoted public companies. He is
currently Chairman of Tom Hoskins plc and Finance Director of Eyeconomy Holdings
plc. His firm Ward Dudgeon & Co specialises in providing consultancy and
accounting services to companies and individuals.
Current Directorships Past Directorships within the last 5 years
Tom Hoskins plc Corporate Synergy plc
Eyeconomy Holdings plc Eyeconomy Limited
London & Metropolitan 5 Lauderdale Road (Maida Vale) Residents
Management Limited
London & Metropolitan Estates Ltd Oxford Nanotechnology Limited
The Racing Billboard Company Ltd
7 Holland Park Management Company
Ltd
Cherryhawk Ltd
Gainslaw Development Ltd
Guadalmina Management Ltd
Ward Dudgeon & Co (partnership)
Directors' shareholdings
Immediately following the placing the existing and new Directors of the company
will have the following holdings in the Company:
Name Number of Ordinary Shares % of Enlarged Issued Share
Capital
Jason Drummond 22,809,236 21.38
Justin Drummond 8,355,487 7.83
Charles Black 4,894,992 4.59
Peter Williams 4,030,007 3.78
Damion Greef 2,311,111 2.17
Paul McGroary 1,500,000 1.41
James Dudgeon 1,000,000 0.94
David Rogers 100,000 0.09
Immediately following the Placing, the following will become substantial
shareholders in the Company
Name Number of Ordinary Shares % of Enlarged Issued Share
Capital
Eyeconomy Holdings plc 21,500,000 20.16
Silentpoint plc 6,000,000 5.63
For additional information, please contact:
Justin Drummond, Gaming Corporation plc
Tel: 020 7349 4300
E-mail: justindrummond@gamingcorp.net
Damion Greef, Corporate Communications
Tel: 07736 381030
E-mail: damiongreef@gamingcorp.net
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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