TIDMSONG
RNS Number : 9076W
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
15 December 2023
LEI: 213800XJIPNDVKXMOC11
15 December 2023
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited ("Hipgnosis" or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
The Board of Hipgnosis is pleased to announce the appointment of
Christopher Mills as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the
Company effective immediately.
Mr. Mills founded Harwood Capital Management in 2011, a
successor to its former parent company JO Hambro Capital
Management, which he co-founded in 1993 and of which he was
formerly the Chief Investment Officer. He is currently the Chief
Executive Officer and Investment Manager of North Atlantic Smaller
Companies Investment Trust plc, a UK listed investment trust, and a
Non-executive Director of several companies including Assetco plc,
MJ Gleeson plc and Oryx International Growth Fund Limited.
Mr. Mills has indicated that he will donate his director fees
received from the Company to the Harwood Charitable Trust, which
provides educational support, mainly for doctors in Africa.
As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Mills does not hold any
ordinary shares in the Company.
The Board of Hipgnosis also announces the appointment of the
following Non-Executive Directors as chairs of the following
committees of the Company:
Cindy Rampersaud - Chair of Audit and Risk Management
Committee
Robert Naylor - Chair of Nomination Committee
Simon Holden - Chair of Portfolio Committee
Francis Keeling - Chair of Management Engagement Committee
For further information please contact:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Robert Naylor / Sylvia Coleman
Via Singer Capital Markets +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Hipgnosis Song Management
Merck Mercuriadis
Ben Katovsky +44 (0) 20 4542 1530
Giles Croot (Media) +44 (0) 20 4542 1511
Singer Capital Markets - Corporate Broker
James Moat / Alaina Wong / Angus Campbell
(Corporate Finance)
Alan Geeves / James Waterlow / Sam Greatrex
(Sales) +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Headland Consultancy - Financial PR
Susanna Voyle / Charlie Twigg +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
The following information is disclosed in accordance with
Listing Rule 9.6.13 in connection with the appointment of
Christopher Mills, 71, to the Board of the Company as a
non-executive director:
Current Directorships:
North Atlantic Investment Services Limited
3BL Media Limited
Trellus Health plc
Learna Holdings Limited
Harwood Business Parks Investment Limited
Frenkel Topping Group plc
Harwood Property Investment Limited
Bigblu Broadband plc
Renalytix plc
Ten Entertainment Group plc
Sourcebio International Limited
EFK Diagnostics Holdings plc
Coventbridge Group Limited
Jaguar Holdings Limited
Journey Group Limited
MJ Gleeson
Harwood Nominees Limited
Harwood Real Estate Limited
Harwood Capital Management
Assetco plc
Catalyst Media Holdings
Alternateport Limited
01285055 Limited
Catalyst Media Group plc
Hampton Investment Properties Limited
Jarvis Porter Group
IR Media Group Limited
Cross-border Publishing (London) Limited
Harwood Holdco Limited
Consolidated Venture Finance Limited
Growth Financial Services Limited
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
Oryx International Growth Fund Limited
North Atlantic PC Holdings, Inc
Harwood Capital Management (Gibraltar)
Previous Directorships in the past five years:
Harwood Real Estate Asset Management Limited
Harwood Multi Manager Limited
Sports Information Services (Holdings) Limited
Curtis Banks Group Limited
Sureserve Group Limited
Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust plc
Augean Limited
Hamsard 3468 Limited
Argentis Group Ltd
Hearing Therapeutics Limited
Stratton Street (Mouse no.1) Limited
Harwood (Birmingham) Limited
Bioquell Limited
62 Pont Street (Freehold) Limited
Utitec Holdings, Inc
Goals Soccer Centres plc
Tradewise Group of Companies Limited
Tradewise Holdings Limited
Tradewise Insurance Company Limited
Sunlink Health Systems Inc
Christopher Mills has been a director of the following companies
which have been placed into liquidation or
receivership/administration:
Nationwide Security Group plc: receivership completed and
company dissolved in November 2005.
Versatile Group Limited: administration completed and company
dissolved in May 2001.
Tricor plc (formerly PNC Telecom plc): Christopher Mills
resigned in February 2003 and administrators were appointed in June
2003 and subsequently discharged in January 2014 and the business
resumed trading.
United Industries plc: Christopher Mills resigned in October
2005. Administrators were appointed on April 2006 and the company
was dissolved in May 2008.
Jarvis Porter Group plc: administrators appointed in August 2007
with dissolution in August 2008. This company has now been granted
restoration in March 2020.
W.G. Mitchell (2005) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (Charlotte Square)
Limited, W.G. Mitchell (Fifteen) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (George
Street) Limited, W.G. Mitchell (Seven) Limited, W.G. Mitchell
Enterprises Limited: Christopher Mills was appointed as director of
these companies in December 2009 and resigned in January 2015
before they were all dissolved in June 2016.
Team Rock Limited: Christopher Mills was appointed as a director
in April 2013 and resigned in October 2017. Administrators were
appointed in December 2016 and the business was liquidated in
December 2017.
Kelvinhaugh Student Accommodation Limited: In May 2015 the
shareholders voted to wind-up the company and dissolution took
place in June 2017.
Baltimore Capital plc: the company was placed into voluntary
liquidation in March 2011 and was dissolved in June 2017 via a
voluntary members liquidation.
Izodia plc: entered into a company voluntary liquidation in
November 2011 and Christopher Mills resigned in November 2012.
Valiant Sports Holdings Limited: company was dissolved in
September 2014 following a voluntary creditor liquidation.
Tramworks Limited entered into a voluntary liquidation in May
2015 and the company was dissolved in October 2017.
Goals Soccer Centres plc: entered into voluntary administration
in November 2019 following the discovery of overstated profits.
Christopher resigned following the appointment of administrators in
November 2019.
Gabelli Value Plus + Trust Plc entered into a voluntary
liquidation in July 2021 and Christopher Mills resigned in December
2021.
Tradewise Group of Companies Limited entered into voluntary
administration in January 2022 after they Tradewise Insurance
Company Limited, the reinsurance arm of the group was unable to
renew its reinsurance programme with Berkshire Hathaway
International Insurance Limited. Tradewise Insurance Company
Limited ceased trading on 4 February 2022.
There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant
to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.
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