AIM Prospective Admission

RNS Number:5236B
AIM
23 September 2002


                 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY AIM APPLICANT AT LEAST 10 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO ADMISSION

ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

COMPANY NAME:
Thomas Walker P.L.C.

COMPANY ADDRESS:
39 St Paul's Square, Birmingham

COMPANY POSTCODE:
B3 1QY

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
England and Wales

COMPANY BUSINESS:
Thomas Walker manufactures metal fasteners and smallwares (eg buckles, zips, buttons) for the clothing industry and
plastic components for security and corporate identity badges.

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price):
6,160,000 ordinary shares of 5p each.

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:
N/A - transfer from Official List

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:
* Bryan Coles Knight (Non-executive Chairman)
* Edward James Cook (Managing Director)
* John Stephen Halstead (Finance Director and Company Secretary)
* David Swinburne Jackson (Sales and Marketing Director)
* Robert Gregor Millar (Engineering Director)
* Edward Thomas Cordingley Walker (Non-executive Director)
* William Max Colacicchi (Non-executive Director)
* Christopher Paul King (Non-executive Director)

PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
STATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION:
Shareholder                                No of shares           Percentage (%)
*T W F Walker                                 1,080,000                 17.5
M H Elliott                                     780,500                 12.7
P R Cartwright and others                       340,000                  5.5
J G W Walker                                    335,000                  5.4
Thomas Walker Pension Trusts Ltd                285,000                  4.6
E B Dawson-Moray                                282,182                  4.6
E T C Walker                                    241,450                  3.9
J C Walker                                      221,250                  3.6
M E Wood                                        220,048                  3.6
P S Allen                                       218,036                  3.5
S Walker                                        200,000                  3.2

*T W F Walker also holds a non-beneficial interest in 100,000 ordinary shares (1.6%).

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES.
N/A

ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:
30 June

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
14 October 2002

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISOR:
Ernst & Young LLP, One Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2DB.

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
Old Mutual Securities, Temple Court, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6ES.

DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS
WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES.
N/A

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
23 September 2002

NEW/ UPDATE (see note):
New

LISTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
The company's strategy is to develop its existing business by maintaining a manufacturing presence in the UK and expand
the turnover of the company by the acquisition of further businesses with complementary manufacturing or market
synergies.

A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE
END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED OR AN APPROPRIATE NEGATIVE STATEMENT
Thomas Walker announced its preliminary statement of results for the year ended 30 June 2002 on 13 September 2002.
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Group since 30 June 2002.

A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ITS WORKING CAPITAL WILL BE INSUFFICIENT
FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION
The Directors have no reason to believe that Thomas Walker's working capital will be insufficient for at least twelve
months from the date of its admission.

DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES.
N/A


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