("World High Life" or the "Company")
Proposed Share Consolidation
The Directors of
An extract from the Circular is set out below. Words and expressions defined in the Circular have the same meaning in this announcement. A copy of the full text of the Circular will be available at www.worldhighlife.uk.
"EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Event |
Expected time / date |
Publication of this document |
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Latest time and date for receipt of forms of proxy |
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Date and time of General Meeting |
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Record date for the Consolidation |
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Admission of New Ordinary Shares |
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Crediting of New Ordinary Shares in CREST |
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Expected date for dispatch of New Ordinary Share certificates (where applicable) |
w/c |
TRANSACTION STATISTICS
Conversion ratio of Existing Ordinary Shares to New Ordinary Shares |
Ten (10) Existing Ordinary Shares to one (1) New Ordinary Share |
Number of Existing Ordinary Shares in issue at close of business on |
140,898,091 |
Expected number of New Ordinary Shares to be in issue immediately following the Consolidation |
14,089,810 |
Nominal share value following the Consolidation |
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Existing Ordinary Share ISIN |
GB00BK777P75 |
Proposed New Ordinary Share ISIN |
GB00BK26FQ62 |
Proposed New Ordinary Share SEDOL |
BK26FQ6 |
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholder
Notice of General Meeting
Introduction
I am writing to invite you to the General Meeting of the Company to be held on
This letter also explains why the Directors recommend that Shareholders of the Company vote in favour of the Resolution being proposed at the General Meeting.
Consolidation of Existing Ordinary Shares
The Directors are proposing the Consolidation of the Company's issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares because they believe that it will bring the Company's share capital into line with the size of the Company.
The terms of the proposed Consolidation are that every 10 Existing Ordinary Shares of
To effect the Consolidation, it will be necessary to issue an additional 9 Existing Ordinary Shares so that the Company's issued ordinary share capital is exactly divisible by 10. These additional Existing Ordinary Shares will be issued to the Company's share registrar before the record date for the Consolidation. Since these additional shares would only represent a fraction of a New Ordinary Share, this fraction will be sold or transferred pursuant to the arrangements set out below.
In addition, the Consolidation will give rise to fractional entitlements to a New Ordinary Share where any holding is not precisely divisible by 10. No certificates regarding fractional entitlements will be issued. No Shareholder will be entitled to a fraction of a share and all fractional entitlements resulting from the consolidation are to be aggregated into whole shares and such numbers of shares so arising are to be sold by the Board and the net proceeds of sale retained by the Company.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company is only responsible for dealing with fractions arising on registered holdings. For Shareholders whose shares are held in the nominee accounts of stockbrokers, intermediaries, or other nominees, the effect of the Consolidation on their individual shareholdings will be administered by the stockbroker or nominee in whose account the relevant shares are held. The effect is expected to be the same as for shareholdings registered in beneficial names, however, it is the stockbroker's responsibility to deal with fractions arising within their customer accounts, and not the Company's.
Where options and other rights have been granted in relation to the Existing Ordinary Shares, the numbers of New Ordinary Shares to which these rights apply will be adjusted to take account of the Consolidation.
Share certificates in respect of the New Ordinary Shares will be issued following the Consolidation or, in the case of uncertificated holders,
Accordingly, a resolution is to be proposed at the General Meeting to consolidate the issued share capital of the Company in accordance with section 618 of the Companies Act 2006 and the Company's Articles of Association.
Following the Consolidation, Shareholders will still hold the same proportion of the Company's ordinary share capital as before the Consolidation.
Explanatory notes to the Notice of General Meeting
At the General Meeting, an ordinary resolution will be proposed seeking approval of the Consolidation. For the Resolution to pass, more than half of the votes cast must be in favour of the Resolution.
Action to be taken by Shareholders
Shareholders will find enclosed with this letter a Form of Proxy for use at the General Meeting. The Form of Proxy should be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions printed on it so as to arrive at the Company's address at
Recommendation
The Directors unanimously believe that the Resolution is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders and unanimously recommend you vote in favour of the Resolution as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings in the Company which represent, in aggregate 9.58% of the Existing Ordinary Shares entitled to vote at the General Meeting.
Yours faithfully
Chairman
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply throughout this document, unless the context otherwise requires:
''Act'' the Companies Act 2006 (as amended)
''Business Day'' a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) when clearing banks are open for business in the City of London
''Company''
''Consolidation'' the proposed consolidation of the Company's ordinary share capital resulting in every 10 Existing Ordinary Shares being consolidated into 1 consolidated Ordinary Share pursuant to the resolution as set out in the Notice
''Directors'' or the ''Board'' the directors of the Company
''Existing Ordinary Shares'' the 140,898,091 Ordinary Shares of
''Form of Proxy'' the form of proxy for use in relation to the General Meeting, which accompanies this document
"General Meeting" the general meeting of the Company to be held on
''New Ordinary Shares" the new consolidated ordinary shares of
''Notice" the notice convening the General Meeting which is set out at the end of this document
''Ordinary Shares'' the ordinary shares of
''Resolution" the resolution to be proposed at the General Meeting as set out in the Notice
''Shareholders" person(s) who is/are registered as holder(s) of Ordinary Shares at the relevant time"
The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the contents of this announcement.
For further information please contact:
David Stadnyk Founder & CEO +44 (0) 7926 397 675 |
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NEX Exchange Corporate Adviser Mark Anwyl/Allie Feuerlein +44 (0) 20 7469 0930 |
Financial PR Camilla Horsfall/ Julia Tilley Blytheweigh +44 (0) 20 7138 3224 Camilla.horsfall@blytheweigh.com
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For more information on World High Life please visit: www.worldhighlife.uk
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