Announcement
MKTUPDTE: BIT: BIT - Share Split and Total Voting Rights
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REL: 0830 HRS The Bankers Investment Trust Plc
MKTUPDTE: BIT: BIT - Share Split and Total Voting Rights
HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED
THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800B9YWXL3X1VMZ69
22 January 2021
THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Share Split and Total Voting Rights
The Bankers Investment Trust PLC (the 'Company') today announces further
details of the previously announced sub-division (the 'Share Split') of each
ordinary share of 25p each ('Existing Ordinary Share') into 10 ordinary
shares of 2.5p each ('New Ordinary Shares'), subject to the approval of the
Share Split at the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), which will be
held on Wednesday, 24 February 2021.
The Share Split is also conditional on the New Ordinary Shares being admitted
to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the
London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Applications for
such admissions (the 'Admission Applications') are being made and it is
expected that such admissions will become effective, and that dealings in the
New Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00am on Monday, 1 March 2021, at
which time the Share Split will become effective. The last day of trading in
the Existing Ordinary Shares is expected to be, therefore, Friday, 26
February 2021 and the record date for the Share Split is 5.00pm on that date
(the 'Record Date').
Shareholders will receive 10 New Ordinary Shares in exchange for each
Existing Ordinary Share held at the Record Date. CREST accounts are expected
to be credited with New Ordinary Shares on Monday, 1 March 2021 and share
certificates in respect of the New Ordinary Shares are expected to be posted
to shareholders no later than Monday, 15 March 2021.
The New Ordinary Shares will have a new ISIN and SEDOL, as follows:
New ISIN: GB00BN4NDR39
New SEDOL: BN4NDR3
The ticker for the New Ordinary Shares will remain the same as the ticker for
the Existing Ordinary Shares (BNKR). The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari
passu with each other and will be subject to the same rights and restrictions
as the Existing Ordinary Shares. Subject to the proposed new Articles of
Association being approved by shareholders at the AGM, with effect from such
approval each Existing Ordinary Share will have one vote per share on a poll.
Each New Ordinary Share will also have one vote per share on a poll. A
holding of New Ordinary Shares following the Share Split will represent the
same proportion of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as the
corresponding holding of Existing Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the
Share Split.
The Company currently has 130,132,783 Existing Ordinary Shares in issue (no
Existing Ordinary Shares are held in treasury). On this basis, in accordance
with the Financial Conduct Authority's ('FCA') Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rule 5.6, the Company advises that, following the completion of
the Share Split, as at 1 March 2021 the Company will have 1,301,327,830 New
Ordinary Shares in issue (assuming no further shares are issued by the
Company prior to the Share Split).
The Admission Applications include the 2,573,192 Existing Ordinary Shares
remaining available for issue pursuant to the Company's current block listing
facility and, therefore, upon the Share Split becoming effective, there will
be 25,731,920 New Ordinary Shares available for issue pursuant to that
facility (assuming no further shares are issued by the Company prior to the
Share Split).
For New Zealand
In order for the Share Split to be processed and for trading on the NZX Main
Board to continue, a temporary ticker code (BITZ) with the new ISIN will be
created. BITZ will be used from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 25
February 2021 until close of trading on Friday, 26 February 2021. On Monday,
1 March 2021, trading will resume using the original ticker code (BIT) with
the new ISIN continuing to be used. At this time, trading in the BITZ
temporary ticker code will cease.
For further information please contact:
Alex Crooke
Fund Manager
The Bankers Investment Trust PLC
Telephone: 020 7818 4447
James de Sausmarez
Director and Head of Investment Trusts
Henderson Investment Funds Limited
Telephone: 020 7818 3349
Laura Thomas
PR Manager, Investment Trusts
Janus Henderson Investors
Telephone: 020 7818 2636
End CA:00366609 For:BIT Type:MKTUPDTE Time:2021-01-25 08:30:37
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