Hill Station plc

Business description:                         Ice cream manufacturer

Country of Incorporation:                    England & Wales, with registered number 5188260

Main country of operation:                  England & Wales

Registered Office:                              Llantarnam Park Way, Cwmbran, Gwent,
                                                           NP44 3GA

Directors

William James Mapstone (Non-Executive Chairman) aged 54

Mr Mapstone is a director of Welcome Food Ingredients Limited, Stiletto Foods (UK) Limited, Nandi Proteins Limited, Pilgrim Foods (Trustees) Limited and MICAP plc and is also a member of Tillymint Yacht Charters LLP. Mr Mapstone was until October 2004 a director of Pilgrim Food Group (and all of its subsidiary companies).
 

Clifford 'Cliff' Mark Carter (Chief Executive Officer) aged 49

Cliff joined Hill Station in July 2007 with responsibility for sales and marketing and has over 25 years experience in branded and retailer own brand manufacturing businesses. He began his career with Spillers Foods before moving to Wilkinson Sword where he held various domestic and international sales and marketing positions including a general management role based in Europe. Cliff has held senior Commercial roles within large Food groups in the UK such as RHM and Tulip Ltd and has extensive experience of the UK retail market.

Robert ‘Rob’ Geoffrey Alstead (Group Finance Director) aged 41              

Robert is a chartered accountant with significant experience in food manufacturing and distribution businesses and has previously been the finance director of Avana Bakeries (a subsidiary of Premier Foods plc). 

Peter Cecil Salter FCA (Non-Executive Director) aged 58

Peter was until 1998 with Horwath Clark Whitehill, chartered accountants, initially as a specialist tax partner and latterly as CEO. He then spent some five years in international corporate consultancy, where he was involved in a number of mergers and acquisitions, fund raisings and other related advisory work. He is a non-executive director of The Real Good Food Company plc and Aquabella Group plc, both of which are quoted on AIM, where he chairs the audit and remuneration committees.

William 'John' Dixon (Non Executive Director) aged 55                

John has, until recently, been Finance Director of Notemachine Holdings and is a former Partner of Ernst & Young.  A chartered accountant, he is also a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and brings with him valuable experience garnered through working in listed companies for nearly ten years.

Corporate Governance

Remuneration Committee                   Peter Salter (Chairman)
                                                             William Mapstone

Audit Committee                                  Peter Salter (Chairman)
                                                             William Mapstone
                                                          

AIM Compliance Committee                John Dixon (Chairman)
                                                             Peter Salter
                                                          

Financial Documents

Annual reports:                                        2007 Annual Report (pdf)

                                                                2006 Annual Report (pdf) 

                                                                2005 Annual Report (pdf)  
                                                                                                                  
                                                               

Interim reports:                                       2008 Half Yearly Report (pdf)

                                                                2007 Half Yearly Report (pdf)

                                                                2006 Half Yearly Report (pdf)


Accounting Reference Date:                  31 October

 

Constitutional Documents

Articles of Association                            Articles of Association (pdf)

Memorandum of Association                 Memorandum of Association (pdf)

Shareholder Documents

AIM Admission document                       Admission to AIM (Oct 2004)

EGM Circular (July 2007)                       Proposed Placing, Loan Stock Conversion and Approval of the Acquisition 
                                                                of The So Real Ice Company Limited 

                                                                July 2007 EGM Circular

EGM Circular (January 2007)                 Subscription and Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights

                                                                January 2007 EGM Circular

Share Information

·                    the Company has in issue 2,325,118,070 ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

·                    the Company’s shares are traded on AIM a market operated by London Stock Exchange plc

·                    there are no restrictions on the transfer on any of the Company’s AIM securities

·                    37.7% of the Company’s shares are not in public hands

The following interests significant shareholders, have been notified to the Company.

Shareholder	No.. of Ordinary Shares	% of Ordinary Shares
City Gates	925,009,723	39.8
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd	315,366,667	13.6
Electra Kingsway VCT plc	145,269,516	6.2
Electra Kingsway VCT 2 plc	145,269,516	6.2
Chase Nominees Limited	158,500,000	5.5
William Mapstone	122,000,000	5.2
Pershing Keen Nominees Limited	117,113,920	5.0

Number of Ordinary shares in issue                    2,325,118,070

 

Company Advisers

Nominated Adviser                             Dowgate Capital Advisers Limited
                                                               46 Worship Street
                                                               London
                                                               EC2A 2EA
                                                               Tel: 02074924756

Broker                                                   J M Finn
                                                               4 Coleman Street
                                                               London
                                                               EC2R 5TA
                                                               Tel: 02073234000
                                                           

Auditors &
Reporting Accountants:                      Horwarth Clark Whitehill LLP
                                                               10 Palace Avenue
                                                                Maidstone
                                                                Kent
                                                                ME15 6NF
                                                                Tel: 01622 767676
                                                            

 

Solicitors:                                              Joelson Wilson & Co.
                                                                30 Portland Place
                                                                London
                                                                W1B 1LZ
                                                                Tel: 020 7580 5721

 

Registrars:                                            Capita Registrars
                                                                The Registry
                                                                Beckenham Road
                                                                Beckenham
                                                                Kent
                                                                BR3 4TU
                                                                Tel: 020 86391022