Aim 26
The following information is being disclosed for the purposes of Rule 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies:
| Name | Alpha Strategic PLC |
|---|---|
| Registered Office | 66 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AU |
| Registration | Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, company number 5387808 |
| Main Country of Operation | United Kingdom |
| VAT Number | 871 2758 06 |
| Info@alphastrategic.co.uk |
Description of the business
Alpha Strategic are specialists in bringing alternative investment manager fee revenue to the public market to achieve maximum value for Managers and Shareholders. The company's objective is to acquire a minority share of the gross revenue of the very best managers which, when blended together, will form a high quality, low volatility earnings stream for the Alpha Strategic shareholders. Currently Alpha has an interest in the operations of two alternative investment managers, Winton Capital Management Limited and IKOS Asset Management. More information: About Us Date: 19/05/2010Board of Directors
Colin Barrow CBE, Executive ChairmanColin is a veteran of the Hedge Fund industry having been managing director of ED&F Man's (Now Man Group plc) funds division. Colin was responsible for the design and growth of the ED&F Man managed funds business from inception to flotation in 1994. He was involved in purchasing both the Mint and AHL futures management businesses, the latter still forming the core of the Man business. In 1996 Colin became Chairman of Sabre Fund Management, a post he held until December 2005. Colin has also served as Chairman of the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government. In May 2002 he was elected to Westminster City Council where he has been leader since May 2008. Nicola Meaden, Chief Executive Officer
Nicola Meaden, Ph.D is the co-founder of Dumas Capital Limited, a specialist Investment Adviser authorised by the Financial Regulator in Ireland. From 2001 until end 2003 Nicola was Managing Director and a member of the investment committee with the Blackstone Group Inc. where she was responsible for establishing and managing the development of the group's fund of hedge fund activities outside the United States. In 1990, Nicola founded TASS Research (TASS) which became one of the market's leading information and research and advisory companies specialising in hedge funds. In 2001 TASS (by then merged with Tremont) was bought by Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Nicola has a Ph.D in Political Science from Trinity College, Dublin. Her thesis is entitled: The Politics of Financial Regulation: Reform and Design in a Footloose World. She is the co-author of two books published by Prentice Hall: Derivative Markets & Investment Management, and Futures Fund Management; she has been a columnist for Forbes Global Magazine. Christopher (Kit) Malthouse, Finance Director
A chartered accountant, Kit has spent most of his career in structured finance, initially working with a property developer devising strategies and structures to maximise tax advantages in regeneration-led development and the transfer of this benefit to investors. In parallel, Kit was a founder director of County Asset Finance Limited, an equipment leasing business, and in 2001 he led the management buyout of this business. Kit was elected to Westminster City Council in 1998 and within three years had become Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Finance. In this role he had operational responsibility for a gross budget of £825 million and over 4,500 employees, producing one of the lowest levels of council tax in the country. In May 2008 Kit was appointed Deputy Mayor of London, with responsibility for policing. Florence Lombard, Non-executive Director
After running the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) for a period of 16 years, Florence Lombard stepped down from her post of Chief Executive Officer at the end of December 2008. Following the advent of the global financial crisis, she agreed to stay on as Executive Director focusing on the relationship with governments and policy makers internationally.
She has now stepped down fully from executive functions and has been appointed as a non-executive Director on the AIMA Board. She is also Chair of the board of Directors of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association an organisation she helped to create in 2002.
In January 2010 Florence was nominated as one of the 50 leading Women in Hedge Funds by the Hedge Fund Journal and PricewaterhouseCoopers and received the CAIA First annual Leadership Award.
Florence has lived and worked in the UK, France, Switzerland and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
She was educated in France and in England and took her degree in Marketing, Public Relations and Press Relations at Ecole Française des Attachés de Presse, Paris. She has lived in London since 1986.
While building a busy and successful international career in the asset management sector, she also trained in the area which is her passion in life, people and personal development and qualified as a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and a Life and Executive Coach. More information: Board Date: 07/05/2010
Corporate Governance
All strategic and significant decisions of the company are taken by the full board of directors, which meets regularly. For the purposes of deciding the remuneration of the Chief Executive, the Chairman and the non executives are the only individuals present at the appropriate meeting. Date: 10/06/2009Advisors
- Broker : Evolution Securities Ltd
- Auditor: BDO Stoy Hayward LLP
- Legal advisor: Marriott Harrison
- Nominated Advisor: Evolution Securities Ltd
- Public Relations: Maitland
- Registrar: Capita
Shares
The Company's issued share capital consists of 3,308,500 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), each share having equal voting rights. The company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury and therefore the number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 3,308,500. Interests of shareholders in excess of 3%, are set out on our website and can been obtained by clicking this link: major shareholders In accordance with the AIM Rule 26 in so far as the Company is aware, 750,000 (22.7%) of the Company's issued share capital is not in public hands. This percentage comprises the holdings of Directors. Details of any other exchanges or trading platforms:The Company is not listed on any other exchanges or trading platforms. Details of any restrictions on the transfer of securities:
There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities. Date: 10/06/2009