공시 • Mar 14
Hornby Ditches LSE Listing In a London stock exchange notice (13 March) the board of Hornby PLC cited the "limited liquidity" offered by AIM and the "regulatory burden and cost of maintaining the public quotation" as reasons for its proposed delisting. Hornby, a company dating back to 1901 and floated on the public market in 1996, said the decision was "not taken lightly". The cancellation of the company's listing could come as early as 10 April 2025, with shareholders expected to vote on the motion at a general meeting on 1 April. Should the cancellation resolution and re-registration resolution both pass with at least 75% approval from shareholders, then the re-registration will come into effect the week commencing the 28 April. According to Myles Milston, co-founder and CEO of Globacap, the decision from Hornby's board represents a further dent to the UK's junior stock market at a time when London's capital markets have seen growing numbers of delistings. "The writing is on the wall for AIM. Plagued by a lack of liquidity, dwindling funding opportunities, low trading volumes and erratic share price movements, firms are now deterred from listing and others are actively delisting in favour of private markets - which are going full steam ahead," said Milston. However, AJ Bell's investment director Russ Mould, said "Hornby's decision to delist from AIM is not a damning criticism of the UK stock market". Instead, "when two shareholders - Phoenix Asset Management and Frasers - own 91% of the company, it does not make sense to be a listed entity," he argued. Mould concluded: "Hornby has had a tough ride over the years and Phoenix has been an incredibly supportive and patient shareholder. Sometimes a business is better off away from the public markets and that looks to be the case with Hornby". 공시 • Nov 06
EKD Enterprises Limited agreed to acquire Lcd Enterprises Limited from Hornby PLC (AIM:HRN) for £1.7 million. EKD Enterprises Limited agreed to acquire Lcd Enterprises Limited from Hornby PLC (AIM:HRN) for £1.7 million on November 5, 2024. The aggregate consideration of approximately £1.38 million is structured as follows: Approximately £1.1 million of the Consideration is payable in cash over a 5-year period post Completion (the "Cash Consideration"), with £0.25 million of such amount being payable by the Buyer on Completion, and the outstanding amount being payable in five equal instalments of approximately £0.17 million on or around each anniversary of Completion for the five-year period following Completion · If the Cash Consideration is not paid in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Buyer shall be required to pay an additional consideration payment to the Company of £600,000 · As part of the Consideration for the Disposal, the Company has agreed to acquire 1,526,627 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company that Lyndon Davies holds (representing 0.9% of Hornby's share capital) for total consideration of £1.00 (the "Buy Back"). As at market close on 4 November 2024 the shares have a current market value of approximately£0.28 million at the mid-price of 18.0 pence. This will be implemented as an off market share buyback and the shares will be cancelled following Completion. In addition, the transaction also sees Lyndon Davies step down from the Board and his role as a Non-Executive Director of the Group with immediate effect from Completion.
Lcd Enterprises recorded revenue of £2.526344 million and operating loss of £0.187005 million for financial years ending on March 31, 2024.
A circular containing further details of the Disposal, the Buy Back and the Sale Agreement, and convening a general meeting of the Company (the "General Meeting") to take place on November 27, 2024.
The transaction is subject to approval of offer by acquirer shareholders. The expected completion of the transaction is December 2, 2024.
Panmure Liberum Limited acted as financial advisor for Hornby PLC. 공시 • Sep 12
Hornby plc Appoints Neil Sachdev as A Director Hornby PLC announced the appointment of Neil Sachdev as a Director. Reported Earnings • Aug 22
Full year 2024 earnings released: UK£0.071 loss per share (vs UK£0.035 loss in FY 2023) Full year 2024 results: UK£0.071 loss per share (further deteriorated from UK£0.035 loss in FY 2023). Revenue: UK£56.2m (up 2.1% from FY 2023). Net loss: UK£12.1m (loss widened 104% from FY 2023). 공시 • Aug 09
Hornby PLC Announces Executive Changes Hornby Plc announced Neil Sachdev MBE, aged 65, has joined the Group as a Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect. An experienced NED who also works with a number of Public Service organisations, Neil is currently Chair at HM Land Registry, EastWest Rail Company and Network Rail Property Company, as well as being a Council Member at The University of Warwick. During Neil's Exec career he served as Stores Board Director at Tesco, responsible for property and operations for the UK business, and Group Property Director at J Sainsbury. The Board would like to thank John Stansfield for stepping in as Interim Non-Exec Chairman as search continued for the right candidate. With Neil's appointment, John remains on the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director. New Risk • Jul 18
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of German stocks, typically moving 12% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Less than 1 year of cash runway based on free cash flow trend (-UK£6.9m free cash flow). Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (12% average weekly change). Earnings have declined by 25% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risk Market cap is less than US$100m (€53.5m market cap, or US$58.3m). 