Board Appointment
Published: 15/07/2005, 07:00
Charlton Athletic PLC 15 July 2005 CHARLTON ATHLETIC PLC 15 July 2005 Board Appointment Charlton Athletic PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Guy Chappell, aged 50, as a non-executive director, with effect from 8 July 2005. Derek is currently a director of Polish Private Healthcare Limited, Canadian Independent Healthcare and Chappell, Russell LDA. Previous directorships over the past five years have included Albyn Hospital Limited, BMI Healthcare Scotland Limited, Fernbrae Hospital Limited, English Community Care Association, Middleton St. George Healthcare Limited, Cheadle Royal Healthcare Limited, Affinity Hospitals Limited, Affinity Hospitals Holdings Limited, Affinity Hospitals Group Limited, UK Private Healthcare Limited and Healthcare Scotland Limited. There are no further details required to be disclosed under paragraph g of schedule 2 of the AIM Rules. As announced on 15 June 2005 and detailed in a circular to shareholders of the same date and approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company on 8 July 2005, the Company recently completed the placing of 9,208,333 new ordinary shares, representing 14.35 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company (64,177,626 ordinary shares of 50 pence each), at a placing price of 60p per share. Following this placing, Derek Chappell's shareholding in the Company is 6,666,667 ordinary shares, which represents 10.39% of the enlarged share capital. For further information, contact details are: Charlton Athletic plc Richard Murray, Chairman 0208 333 4000 Nigel Capelin, Deputy Chief Executive Teather & Greenwood Limited Jeff Keating / Tom Hulme 0207 426 9000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange