Rights Issue Result

Caldwell Investments PLC 21 July 2005 COMPANY NUMBER 269566 21 July 2005 CALDWELL RIGHTS ISSUE RESULT Caldwell Investments P.L.C. ('Caldwell') announces that it has received valid acceptances in respect of 1,894,526 new Ordinary Shares, representing 75.3 per cent of the total number of new Ordinary Shares offered to shareholders pursuant to the 1 for 7 Rights Issue announced by Caldwell on 29 June 2005 (the 'Rights Issue') and which closed at 11.00 am today. Subscribers have been procured for 405,861 of the remaining 621,545 new Ordinary Shares for which valid acceptances were not received, at a price of 25.25p per share. The net proceeds from the sale of these shares, after the deduction of the Rights Issue price of 25p per new Ordinary Share and relevant costs, will be paid to shareholders who have not taken up their entitlements, pro rata to their lapsed provisional allotments, save that amounts of less than £3 will be retained for the benefit of Caldwell. The Rights Issue was not underwritten and, accordingly, the balance of 215,684 new Ordinary Shares will not be issued. The 2,300,387 new Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue will begin trading at 8.00 am on Friday 22 July 2005. Stanley Wootliff, Chairman and Managing Director, commented: 'We are pleased with the support we have received from investors. The proceeds of approximately £575,000 before expenses will be used to fund the planned hardwood outdoor furniture marketing activities, and to provide additional general working capital for the Group.' - ENDS - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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