Board Changes and Change of Registered Office

 

TIDMOAH 
 
RNS Number : 1907U 
Oak Holdings PLC 
11 October 2010 
 

                  BOARD CHANGES AND CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE 
 
Board Changes 
 
Oak Holdings plc ("Oak or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment 
of Christopher (Chris) John Yates, MA, ACA, to the Board of Oak as Finance 
Director and Company Secretary with immediate effect. 
 
Chris has worked in corporate finance for over 25 years, initially at Credit 
Lyonnais Securities and, latterly, with Corporate Finance Partners Limited. 
Corporate Finance Partners Limited has been an advisor to Oak since 2003. 
 
Michael John Williams has resigned as Company Secretary and ceases to have Board 
responsibility for the financial function of the Company with immediate effect. 
Mike is leaving Oak to focus on his overseas business interests and will resign 
as a Director of the Company with effect from 11th October 2010. 
 
The directors welcome Chris to the Board and thank Mike for his contribution to 
Oak over the last 15 months, having assumed responsibility for the Group's 
finances at short notice. 
 
Change of Registered Office 
 
The Board of Oak announces that the Registered Office of the Company has been 
changed to 38 South Molton Street, London W1K 5RL with immediate effect. 
 
Additional information required by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules 
 
The following additional information is given in accordance with Schedule 2 (g) 
of the AIM Rules regarding Christopher John Yates. Other than the information 
contained within this announcement, there are no further disclosures. 
Christopher John Yates, aged 56, is a director of the following companies: 
 
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|                                |            From |              | 
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| Corporate Finance Partners     |   February 2004 |      To date | 
| Limited                        |                 |              | 
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| CFP Limited                    |       July 2004 |      To date | 
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| Culver Holdings plc            |      March 2007 |      To date | 
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| The Regent Organisation        |       June 2010 |      To date | 
| Limited                        |                 |              | 
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| Phoenix Administration         |      March 2005 |      To date | 
| Services Limited               |                 |              | 
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Christopher John Yates is beneficially interested in 200,000 ordinary shares in 
Oak held in his personal pension plan.  Such shares are registered in the name 
of Cheviot Capital (Nominees) Limited. 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
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| Oak Holdings plc               |               Tel: [phone] | 
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| Steve Lewis, Chief Executive   |    [e-mail] | 
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| Cairn Financial Advisers LLP   |               Tel: [phone] | 
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| Tony Rawlinson                 |      [e-mail] | 
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| Rawlings Financial PR Limited  |               Tel: [phone] | 
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| Catriona Valentine             | [e-mail] | 
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|                                |      www.rawlingsfinancial.co.uk | 
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Information on Oak 
 
Oak is an asset-based leisure business operator with significant property 
development potential. The Company's activities comprise: 
 
Rother Valley County Park 
The Company leases and manages Rother Valley Country Park, a 1,000 acre country 
park with four major lakes. The park is positioned just off the M1 on the 
borders of Sheffield, Rotherham and Derbyshire. It currently attracts over 
750,000 visitors per year and is included in the Official 2012 Olympic Training 
Camp Guide, which recommends high quality sporting facilities for all 
participating athletes. 
 
Ringwood Town & Country Experience 
Ringwood Town & Country Experience is a leisure business located in the New 
Forest, Hampshire, which attracts around 19,000 visitors per year. Ringwood Town 
& Country Experience incorporates a Heritage Centre with vintage cars and 
motorcycles, a replica railway station, tearooms, a restaurant, nostalgic shops 
and a 100 seat function room. 
 
YES! Project 
Oak is the promoter and developer of the exciting GBP350 million YES! Project, a 
phased development which will create one of the largest undercover, 
leisure-based, resort and convention destinations in Europe. The site covers 327 
acres and is adjacent to the Rother Valley Country Park in South Yorkshire. 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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