Acquisition
29 September 2003 - 9:01AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:2636Q
SP Holdings PLC
29 September 2003
29 September 2003
SP Holdings PLC
Acquisition of SP Financial Services
SP Holdings PLC, the marketing and financial services company, announces the
acquisition of SP Financial Services Limited ("SPFS") which was established in
August 2003 and acquired the goodwill and tangible assets of Robert Ward, a sole
trader acting as an independent financial adviser. The consideration for the
acquisition is #450,000 to be satisfied by the issue of 3,000,000 ordinary
shares in the Company to Mr Ward.
Application has been made for the consideration shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM and it is expected that admission will occur on 2 October 2003.
Commenting on the acquisition, Simon Eagle, Chief Executive of SP Holdings said:
"This is an important acquisition which will be the regulated entity for the
group's financial services activity.
"We recently established a joint venture with a nationwide firm of stockbrokers
to provide a full range of stockbroking services to the clients of our financial
services business. We are actively seeking further acquisitions in both the
marketing and financial services sectors which we believe offer great
opportunities."
On 15 August 2003 SP Holdings PLC became the new name for World Sports Solutions
PLC.
Enquiries:
SP Holdings PLC Telephone: 020 7292 8950
Simon Eagle
Hudson Sandler Telephone: 020 7796 4133
Nick Lyon
Notes to Editors:
* SP HOLDINGS PLC operates two divisions; SP Active Limited ("SPA"), its
marketing subsidiary and both SP Financial Services and Mottram Partners,
its subsidiaries in the area of financial services.
* In recent weeks SPA has announced the following:
- SPA was appointed by JVC to develop third-party relationships for the
Euro 2004 Football Championships in July 2003.
- SPA was appointed to develop and manage the commercial development of
'Beagle 2 Mission to Mars' in July 2003.
- The acquisition of Chris Reed Marketing Ltd was announced on 1 August
2003.
This information is provided by RNS
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