Result of EGM
December 11 2003 - 6:07AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:1483T
Pentagon Protection PLC
11 December 2003
Pentagon Protection plc ("Pentagon" or "the Company")
Result of EGM
("Pentagon Protection" or "the Company"), the AIM Listed manufacturer of
innovative glass related products to the automotive sector and other industries,
announces that further to the announcement on 17 November 2003 of a proposed
placing of 21,000,000 new ordinary shares at 4.75p per share to raise
approximately #1,000,000 (before expenses), and the proposed acquisition of
Filmtek Limited, at the EGM held this morning, all resolutions were passed.
Accordingly, 21,000,000 new ordinary shares are to be issued and allotted to the
placees and 15,789,474 new ordinary shares are to be issued to the vendors of
Filmtek to satisfy part of the total initial consideration. The remainder of the
initial consideration will be satisfied by the payment of #750,000 of the
placing proceeds.
Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on AIM.
Admission is expected to occur on 15 December 2003. The remaining net proceeds
of the placing will be used by the Company to provide the Group with additional
working capital to fund further expansion in accordance with the Group's
strategy.
FilmTek is a leading specialist in the advancement and installation of safety,
security and solar window film on buildings. In the year ended 30 April 2003,
FilmTek had turnover of #2.19 million and a profit before tax of #62,000 after a
non-recurring payment of #225,000 to an employee benefit trust. The current
order book value is in excess of #400,000 with new clients that include Dixons,
Debenhams, Boots and Pilkington. Major clients include Singapore Airport,
Eurostar at Waterloo Station, Marks & Spencer and BBC Worldwide Limited.
This will be Pentagon's first acquisition since its AIM flotation in April 2003,
when it raised #500,000 net of expenses.
The Directors believe that the benefits of the acquisition of Filmtek will be
to:
* significantly broaden the international market for Pentagon's SupaGlass;
* add substantial flat-glass expertise to the Company's automotive
glass skills;
* strengthen the management team with Graham Bannerman to become
Pentagon's CEO and;
* enable Geoffrey Russell, currently Managing Director, to
become Group Technical Director, focusing on R&D and worldwide
licensing of the Group's products.
David Thomas, Chairman of Pentagon said:
"We are delighted at the level of support demonstrated by our shareholders for
this acquisition. The Company is well poised to capitalise on the growing demand
for glass protection and we have an excellent team in place, strengthened by the
new leadership of Graham Bannerman."
Pentagon was advised by Seymour Pierce in relation to the acquisition of
FilmTek. The placing was undertaken by Seymour Pierce Ellis.
For further information contact:
Pentagon Protection plc Binns & Co PR Ltd
David Thomas, Chairman Emma McCaffrey
Tel: (020) 8749 9749 Peter Binns
www.PentagonGlassTech.com Sam Allen
020 7786 9600
This information is provided by RNS
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