Acquisition

Propan Homes PLC 19 March 2003 Propan Homes plc ('Propan' or the 'Company') Acquisition of Pinemount Trading Limited and Latchfield Investments Limited Propan Homes plc, the AIM listed property development and investment company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Pinemount Trading Limited ('Pinemount') and Latchfield Investments Limited ('Latchfield'). Pinemount and Latchfield are property companies based in the South East, which have residential property and land assets. The acquisitions increase the Company's portfolio of property assets and development land and enhance Propan's ability to capitalise on future opportunities through the Company's enhanced size. Propan Homes CEO Chris Johnson said: 'We are continuing in our strategy to become a broadly based property company. Pinemount and Latchfield complement our operations and offering, further strengthening our presence in the South East. There are some excellent synergies and by rationalising centralised expenditure we expect to see significant cost savings.' The acquisitions will be satisfied by the issue to the vendors of 691,666 new ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (the 'Consideration Shares') credited as fully paid. Application has today been made for admission of the Consideration Shares to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange plc and dealings are expected to commence on Monday, 24 March 2003. The Consideration Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company. At the same time, the Board of Propan has resolved to change its year-end date from 31 March to 30 September. The Company will therefore publish interim results for the six months to 31 March by the end of June and full year accounts for the 18 months to 30 September 2003 will be prepared in line with statutory requirements. Enquiries: Chris Johnson Propan Homes plc 01732 743 393 Hugo de Salis St Bride's Media & Financial 020 7242 4477 Jeremy Porter Seymour Pierce Limited 020 7648 8700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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