KBC Kbc Adv.Tech.

RNS Number:6123D
AIM
25 May 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:

KBC Advanced Technologies plc

COMPANY ADDRESS:

KBC House
42-50 Hersham Road
Walton on Thames
Surrey

COMPANY POSTCODE:

KT12 1RZ

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:

England & Wales

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:

Consulting and process engineering, optimising efficiency and improving 
financial performance for clients in the oil refining, petrochemical and other 
process industries worldwide

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):

54,007,981 ordinary 2.5p shares

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:

N/A

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:

William George Bright (Chief Executive)
Peter John Close (Executive Director)
Michael Peter Kirk (Non-executive Director)
Ian Kenneth Miller (Non-executive Director)
Christopher Brian Powell-Smith (Chairman)
Nicholas Philip Stone (Finance and Operations Director)

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:

M&G Investment Management              7,929,345   shares        14.68%
Framlington Investment Management      7,642,500   shares        14.15%
Gartmore Investment Management         6,928,853   shares        12.83%
Mr JC Brice                            3,263,845   shares         6.04%
Mr P J Close                           2,802,233   shares         5.19%
Old Mutual Asset Managers              2,662,023   shares         4.93%
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers      2,339,918   shares         4.33%
Fidelity                               2,127,026   shares         3.94%

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 
2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES

N/A

ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:

31 December

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:

26 June 2006

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:

Arden Partners Limited
Nicholas House
3 Laurence Pountney Hill
London EC4R 0EU

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:

Arden Partners Limited
Nicholas House
3 Laurence Pountney Hill
London EC4R 0EU

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:

N/A

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:

25 May 2006

NEW/ UPDATE (see note):
New

QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE 
BEEN TRADED:

UKLA Official List

THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:

20 March 1997

CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED 
TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES 
TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:

The Directors confirm that, having made due and careful enquiry, the Company has 
adhered to the legal and regulatory requirements involved in having its 
securities traded on the UKLA Official List.

AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE 
APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS 
SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE:

http://www.kbcat.com/pages/inv/inv.asp?m=3&s=0

DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE 
OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

To continue with an acquisition programme to build the company into a stronger 
and more robust business, capitalising on the company's global reach

A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE 
APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR 
WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED:

There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the
Group since 31 December 2005, the end of the last financial year for which
audited financial statements have been published.

A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT
THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO IT OR ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT
LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION:

The Directors have no reason to believe that the working capital available to
the group will be insufficient for at least twelve months from the date of
Admission to AIM

DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES:

N/A

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:

The Company's articles permit the holding and transfer of securities in CREST.

A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:

http://www.kbcat.com/pages/inv/inv.asp?m=3&s=0

INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT 
CURRENTLY PUBLIC:

N/A

A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND
ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO
ADMISSION AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE.  THE ACCOUNTS MUST
BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:

http://www.kbcat.com/pages/inv/inv.asp?m=3&s=0


THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY:


NIL








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