3 May 2024
More Acquisitions
Plc
("More Acquisitions"
or the "Company")
AGM
Statement
More Acquisitions (LSE: TMOR) will
be holding its annual general meeting (the "AGM") at 10:00 a.m. today at the
offices of Edwin Coe LLP, Lincolns Inn, 2 Stone Buildings, London
WC2A 3TH.
At the AGM, Neil Sinclair, Executive
Chairman, will make the following statement:
"On 22 January 2024, Stanley Davis, Andrew Perloff and I made
a significant investment into the Company at a considerable premium
to the prevailing market price and Stanley and I were appointed to
the Board. I wish to pay tribute to Rod McIllree, who stepped down
from the Board at the time of our appointment, for his efforts to
initiate a reverse takeover for the Company. He still remains the
largest individual shareholder in the Company, whilst Charles
Goodfellow remains on the Board.
"The Board's view is that market conditions in the commercial
real estate sector mirror those in 2010, when Stanley and I,
together with Andrew, made a similar investment to launch Palace
Capital plc, a property investment company that not only went on to
build a £280m property portfolio but also successfully developed
the award-winning Hudson Quarter, close to York Station, comprising
127 apartments and 39,000 sq ft of offices.
"With consolidation taking place in the real estate sector,
the Board believes that there is a particular opportunity in the
small-cap sector to build a valuable property investment company,
notwithstanding that the sector might be out of favour at this
time. Stanley, Andrew and I have always been counter-cyclical in
this regard and have largely been proved to be
correct.
"As a first step, we intend to acquire either a distressed
commercial property portfolio or one which is part of a much larger
holding, preferably corporately, and where the vendors will accept
part of the consideration by way of the issue of new ordinary
shares in the Company.
"We are also seeking shareholder approval today to change the
Company's name to Pristine Capital Plc to reflect the change in
management and acquisition strategy. We will now be embarking on an
investor relations campaign to increase market awareness of the
Company's new strategy and generate more interest in the Company's
ordinary shares. We are also working to identify a suitable
property portfolio. The Board looks forward to keeping shareholders
updated in due course."
For more information, please contact
the following:
More Acquisitions Plc
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+44 (0)20 3988 0227
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Neil Sinclair
Executive Chairman
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Allenby Capital Limited
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+44 (0)20 3328 5656
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Nick Naylor/James Reeve/Lauren
Wright (Corporate Finance)
Guy McDougall (Sales and Corporate
Broking)
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RMS
Partners (Investor Relations)
Simon Courtenay
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+44 (0)20 3735 6551
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Notes to Editors - Directors' Biographies
Neil Sinclair - Executive Chairman
Neil Sinclair has over 60 years'
experience in the real estate sector. He was a co-founder of
Sinclair Goldsmith, Chartered Surveyors, which was admitted to the
Official List in 1987. It subsequently merged with Conrad Ritblat
in 1993, when he became Executive Deputy Chairman. Neil was
appointed Chairman of Baker Lorenz, surveyors in 1999, which was
sold to Hercules Property Services plc in 2001. He was appointed a
non-executive director of Tops Estates plc in 2003 and remained so
until it was sold to Land Securities plc in 2005. He co-founded
Palace Capital plc with Stanley Davis in July 2010 and helped build
a £280m property portfolio. He served as Chief Executive Officer
until June 2022.
Stanley Davis - Non-Executive
Director
Stanley Davis is a successful
entrepreneur who has been involved in the City of London since
1977. He founded a company registration agent, Stanley Davis
Company Services Limited, which he sold in 1988. In 1990 he became
Chief Executive of a small share registration company which became
known as IRG plc. It acquired several businesses including Barclays
Bank Registrars and was sold in April 2000 for a substantial sum to
the Capita Group plc. He was Chairman of Stanley Davis Group
Limited specialising in company formations, property & company
searches. It was sold in June 2020 to Dye & Durham listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange. He co-founded Palace Capital plc with
Neil Sinclair in July 2010 and helped build a £280m property
portfolio. He served as Chairman until December 2021.