20 Jan 2014 12:40
ACORN INCOME FUND LIMITED
ISSUE OF SHARES
20 January 2014
The board of Acorn Income Fund Limited (the "Company") announces that on 20 January 2014 it issued for cash under the Placing Programme (as described in the Company's Prospectus, dated 8 May 2013) ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") and also redeemable zero dividend preference shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (the "ZDP Shares") as follows:
195,000 Ordinary Shares at 371.00p per share; and
261,752 ZDP Shares at 121.76p per share.
(together the "New Shares")
As a result of the issue of shares set out above, the Company's issued share capital will consist of:
17,488,334 Ordinary Shares
23,474,868 ZDP Shares
Of which:
1,725,000 Ordinary Shares; and
2,315,495 ZDP Shares are held in treasury.
The ZDP Shares do not have the right to attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company unless the business of the meeting includes any resolution to vary, modify or abrogate any of the special rights attached to the ZDP Shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 15,763,334.
Application will be made for:
the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange; and
the new ZDP Shares to be admitted to the standard segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
It is expected that dealings in the New Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 23 January 2014.
Further Information
JTC Fund Managers (Guernsey) Limited
Secretary
Tel: 01481 702 400
Numis Securities Limited
Nathan Brown, Corporate Broking
Tel: 020 7260 1000