HMF Handmade

 

TIDMHMF 
 
RNS Number : 6692C 
Handmade PLC 
18 November 2009 
 

7.00am 18 November 2009 
 
 
Handmade PLC 
("Handmade" or the "Company") 
 
 
Admission Of Shares And Completion Of Placing and Acquisitions 
 
 
Further to the announcement of 23 October 2009 (the "Announcement"), Handmade 
PLC (AIM:HMF) is pleased to announce that, following the passing of the 
resolutions at the extraordinary general meeting ('EGM') of the Company held on 
16 November 2009, the placing of 68,000,000 ordinary shares at 10 pence per 
share, each with attached half warrant, together with the placing of GBP10.2m 
nominal 12 per cent. secured convertible loan stock (together the "Placing") has 
completed. The Placing will provide gross proceeds to the Company of GBP17 
million before expenses.  In addition, the conditions relating to the joint 
venture with National Geographic Kids Entertainment and the acquisition of the 
Animation Collective Group have now been satisfied and the Company has completed 
the same. 
 
 
Application has been made for the admission of the Placing Shares, Cartier 
Conversion Shares and the Initial Consideration Shares (each as defined in the 
Announcement) to trading on AIM, which is expected to occur today at 8:00am. The 
Placing Shares, Cartier Conversion Shares and the Initial Consideration Shares 
will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares in the Company. 
 
 
Following admission to trading of the above new ordinary shares, the Company 
will have an issued share capital of 232,986,845 ordinary shares of 5p. 
 
 
As such, the total number of voting rights which will be attached to the 
enlarged share capital on the basis of one vote per ordinary share held will be 
232,986,845. 
 
 
The above total voting rights figure may be used by Shareholders as the 
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are 
required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in, the 
Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 
 
 
 
HandMade plc 
Patrick Meehan, Chairman  020 7518 8230 
David Ravden, CEO 
 
 Conduit PR 
Jos Simson/Charlie Geller 
020 74296603 
 
Canaccord Adams 
Mark Williams/Andrew Chubb   020 7050 6500 
 
 
About HandMade 
 
HandMade Plc, which encompasses HandMade Films International and HandMade Film 
Productions, is an international rights and film Production Company with one 
of the UK's largest independent film libraries. The HandMade Group owns, 
produces, acquires and exploits intellectual property rights, comprising film, 
TV and theatrical productions, book and music rights, and merchandising. They 
are the sole owners of all ancillary and merchandising rights to the iconic 
children's book character 'Eloise' and specialise in the marketing and branding 
of all 'Eloise' merchandise plus production and marketing of remakes of all 
films in their library. 
 
Under the original ownership of George Harrison, HandMade was responsible for 
producing some of the great British films of the 70's and 80's: The Long 
Good Friday, Mona Lisa and Time Bandits to name but a few. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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