Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6710A

Stagecoach Theatre Arts PLC

03 April 2012

 



3 April 2012

Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc

("Stagecoach Theatre Arts" or "the Company")

Board changes

Stagecoach Theatre Arts (AIM: STA), which runs the UK's largest franchise network of part-time performing arts schools for children aged between 4 and 18, announces that following the offer for the Company by Lifeskills Education Limited becoming wholly unconditional, the following Board changes have taken place with effect from today: Graham Cole and David Sprigg have resigned from the Board and Shirin Gandhi and Henry Meikle have been appointed to the Board.  Shirin Gandhi and Henry Meikle are both directors of Lifeskills Education Limited; their other directorships are shown in the further information set out below.

Enquiries:

Stagecoach Theatre Arts Richard Dawson, Finance Director & Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Nominated Adviser David Jones / Siobhan Sergeant	Tel: [phone]
Peckwater PR Financial Public Relations Tarquin Edwards	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

Further information:

Shirin Gandhi (aged 44)

Details of Shirin Gandhi's current directorships/partnerships and directorships/partnerships in the last 5 years are set out below:

Current	Past 5 years
Bike Kit Limited	8 Solutions Limited
Canada Square Health & Fitness Holdings    Limited	BRBIBR Limited
Canada Square Health & Fitness Limited	SSP Hats Limited
EI Capital LLP
Encore Capital Limited
Encore Capital X1 Limited
Encore Capital XII Limited
Encore Capital XIV Limited
Encore Private Capital Limited
Encore Private Equity Limited
Gordons 144 Limited
KPRG Business Services Limited
KPRG Limited
Lifeskills Education Holdings Limited
Lifeskills Education Limited
Mablaw 555 Limited
Pro Bike Holdings Limited
Purepromoter Holdings Limited
Purepromoter Limited
Radco Limited
SSP Hats Holdings Limited
The Radiator Company Limited

Henry Mackinson Meikle (aged 53)

Details of Henry Meikle's current directorships/partnerships and directorships/partnerships in the last 5 years are set out below:

Current	Past 5 years
Accordial Group Holdings Limited	Data Discoveries Holdings Limited
Accordial Manufacturing Limited	Data Discoveries Limited
Alco Glass Systems Limited	Managed Analytics Limited
Alco Wall Systems Limited	POA.com Limited
Brockhouse Modernfold Limited	Price on Application Limited
Lifeskills Education Limited	Price on Application.com Limited
Meiclan Limited	WCIM LLP
Purepromoter Limited

Neither Shirin Gandhi nor Henry Meikle hold any shares directly in the Company but each has an indirect interest in the Company's shares though; Shirin Gandhi is a shareholder of Lifeskills Education Holdings Limited which is in turn a shareholder of Lifeskills Education Limited and Henry Meikle is a direct shareholder of Lifeskills Education Limited,  as set out in the offer document dated 12 March 2012 relating to the offer for the Company by Lifeskills Education Limited which is available on the Company's website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/investor-relations/.

 

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