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Posted at 27/8/2024 06:51 by nasarsaddique ?RNS Number : 6888BMalvern International PLC27 August 2024 This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. 27 August 2024MALVERN INTERNATIONAL PLC("Malvern", or the "Company")Trading updateGrowth in student numbers and revenues supporting ongoing business transformation Malvern International plc (AIM: MLVN), the global learning and skills development partner, is pleased to provide a trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2024 ("H1 2024") ahead of its interim results to be announced in September 2024.HighlightsSubject to review, the Company currently expects to report performance in H1 2024 as follows:· c.22% increase in underlying revenues, excluding agent commission, to £5.10m (H1 2023: £4.18m);· underlying operating profit of £0.40m (H1 2023: underlying profit £0.50m);· encouraging profit and revenue growth in the University Pathways division, following strong student recruitment for the 2023/24 academic year;· significant growth in the Juniors division, the Group expects revenue of c.£6m, the bulk of which will be recognised in H2 2024; and· English language centres experienced modest growth in a challenging market.Group profit in H1 2024 was flat versus the prior year. After successfully completing the leap from a loss-making operation to a profitable business in 2023, management has ramped up strategic investment in people, travel and marketing activities in 2024. This spend is targeted at accelerating revenue and profit growth and business development across all divisions. Return on this investment will be seen from 2025 onwards. Further details will be outlined in the interim accounts in September 2024.The Company paid down £0.22m of the BOOST&CO debt in H1 2024. This debt stood at £2.02m as at 30 June 2024 down from £2.24m as at 31 December 2023.Forward bookings and outlookUniversity PathwaysApproximately 475 students will start courses in September 2024 at the Group's University of East London ("UEL") International Student Centre, compared to 450 students in 2023. This solidifies the Group's partnership with UEL as one of the UK's largest and most successful University Pathway centres.In addition, a cohort of 10 to 15 NCUK students will start University Pathway courses in September 2024. This result follows investment in the sales team, which has been developing relationships with universities and building the Group's agent network.The investment in business development has resulted in discussions with several potential new university partnerships. Some of these discussions are at an advanced stage. The opportunities offer different models, including providing a comprehensive Pathway programme and exclusive direct recruitment contracts. These initiatives are with universities in the UK and the US. Additionally, discussions regarding a renewed contract remain ongoing with UEL, and the Board anticipates an update on this before the end of the year. JuniorsThe Company delivered programmes to c.3,300 students in July and August 2024 (2023: 2,478 students), generating revenues of c.£6.0m (2023: £3.7m), with 95% of the revenue to be recognised in H2 2024. Pleasingly, in addition to growing the student numbers in 2024, the Company is also making progress on its strategic aim of diversifying the student nationality mix. While the number of Italian students grew significantly in 2024, the proportion of Italian students has reduced to c.65%, down from 95% in 2023. Following the Company's investment in China / East Asia, it is pleasing that we experienced growth in student numbers from both China and Taiwan in 2024. MENA, a region of strength for the Company, also produced encouraging growth. The Group plans to launch Junior Easter programmes in 2025 which will support continued growth and provide the Group with a better income profile throughout the year.English language teaching ("ELT")Building on solid growth last year, student numbers saw a modest uplift in H1 2024. The Adult ELT industry is still recovering at around 80% of its 2019 student weeks. To increase the Company's market share, it has recruited new sales staff to cover Europe, Spanish LATAM, and the Far East. Given the long ELT recruitment cycle, this investment will not produce significant revenue until 2025. Richard Mace, Chief Executive Officer, said:"Our performance in H1 2024 is the result of investment across all areas of the business over the last three years. This process is ongoing, and we are currently undergoing a transition period where top-line revenue growth is supporting investment in our sales and marketing, teaching, and back-office functions to accelerate growth in 2025. In the meantime, we continue to pay down the Company's debt, which is expected to reduce to around £1.80m by year end." For further information please contact: Malvern International Plcwww.malverninternational.comMark Elliott - ChairmanVia our websiteRichard Mace - Chief Executive Officer Zeus Capital (NOMAD & Broker) Mike Coe / Sarah Mather0203 829 5000 Notes to Editors:Malvern International is a learning and language skills development partner, offering international students essential academic and English language skills, cultural experiences and the support they need to thrive in their academic studies, daily life and career development.University Pathways - on and off-campus university pathway programmes helping students progress to a range of universities, as well as in-sessional and pre-sessional courses.English Language Schools - British Council accredited English Language Training at English UK registered schools in London and Manchester.Language in Action juniors and summer camps ("Juniors") - fully-immersive summer residential English language camps and bespoke group programmes for 13 to 18 year olds.For further investor information, go to www.malverninternational.com.This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. 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Posted at 02/11/2022 08:56 by nasarsaddique Malvern International PLC Trading UpdateSource: UK Regulatory (RNS & others)TIDMMLVNRNS Number : 9774EMalvern International PLC02 November 2022This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.2 November 2022MALVERN INTERNATIONAL PLC("Malvern", the "Company" or the "Group")Trading updateMalvern International plc (AIM: MLVN), the global learning and skills development partner, is pleased to provide a trading update ahead of the General Meeting being held later today.University PathwaysWhilst numbers are not yet certain, based on deposits, we expect this coming January's student intake for pathways to be significantly ahead of the previous January's intake and management's budget. This is the product of the strategic investment over the last two years in sales and marketing, management team and processes within our University Partnerships structure.English Learning Training ("ELT") and JuniorsThe results from our Summer British Council inspection of our Language in Action junior programmes have been published and are available to view on this link ( https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/language_in_action_full_2022_published.pdf ). The final result is excellent and puts us in the top quartile of inspections in the industry. The Malvern Board see this as a great result not only for the team running the Junior division but for ongoing marketing of our products for 2023 and beyond. Our next full inspection of Junior programmes is due in 2026.For ELT, Q4 is a period where the sales cycle begins for 2023. Our team will be attending events and focusing on building our international agent network.The Board believes Malvern in a strong position to grow its market share in 2023 and beyond.For further information please contact: Malvern International Plc www.malverninternational.com Mark Elliott - Chairman Via our website Richard Mace - Chief Executive Officer WH Ireland (NOMAD & Broker) www.whirelandcb.com Mike Coe / Sarah Mather 0207 220 1666 Notes to Editors:Malvern International is a learning and language skills development partner, offering international students essential academic and English language skills, cultural experiences and the support they need to thrive in their academic studies, daily life and career development.University Pathways - on and off-campus university pathway programmes helping students progress to a range of universities, as well as in-sessional and pre-sessional courses.Malvern House Schools - British Council accredited English Language Training at English UK registered schools in London, Brighton and Manchester.Malvern Online Academy - British Council accredited online school, offering supported tuition to students from around the world in English language, higher education, and professional education.Juniors and summer camps - fully-immersive summer residential English language camps and bespoke group programmes for 13 to 18 year olds.For further investor information go to www.malverninternational.com This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.END
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Posted at 21/1/2021 15:18 by maytrees Looks good for investors and gives staff/directors incentive to develop the co.
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Posted at 04/6/2020 10:57 by hope67 Director Dealing
Malvern International plc (AIM: MLVN), the global learning and skills development partner, announces that, pursuant to the announcement of a Fundraising this morning, it has today, conditional on completion of the Fundraising, granted options to subscribe for 65,000,000 New Ordinary Shares exercisable at a price of 0.15p subject to performance conditions.
The options are exercisable after the third anniversary of Admission subject to certain performance conditions. Of the options awarded, 50 per cent. are exercisable subject to the Company's share price reaching 1.51 pence over 40 consecutive business days. The remaining 50 per cent. are exercisable subject to the Company's share price reaching 2.62 pence for over 40 consecutive business days.
Of the options awarded 32,000,000 have been granted to Sam Malafeh, Chief Executive Officer.
The grant of options to Mr Malafeh as a Director of the Company constitutes a related party transaction under the AIM Rules. The independent Directors (being Mark Elliott and Alan Carroll) consider, having consulted with WH Ireland, the Company's nominated adviser, that the terms of grant of the options to Mr Malafeh are fair and reasonable insofar as the shareholders of Malvern are concerned.
Again pursuant to the announcement of a Fundraising this morning, the Company also announces that, conditional on completion of the Fundraising, it has agreed to convert outstanding salaries and fees into New Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.15p to the following Directors:
-- Mr Sam Malafeh (Chief Executive Officer) will receive 43,333,333 New Ordinary Shares; -- Mr Mark Elliott (Non-Executive Chairman) will receive 3,982,453 New Ordinary Shares; and, -- Mr Alan Carroll (Non-Executive Director) will receive 1,840,400 New Ordinary Shares.
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Posted at 07/6/2019 07:31 by daburd No RNS today with their results despite saying they were expected this week. So that's twice they have not done what they promised. I would say this is a serious breech of trust with investors
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Posted at 17/3/2019 07:30 by hiraniha I saw the interview on the Proactive Investor video released last week -video available on YouTube - and later saw that they are due to attend the Mello London event in May.Video looked quite interesting. The cynic in me thought they'd only be at Mello if their pending results were going to be good. Investors would give them a roasting otherwise.Bought 100k at an average price of 3.8 pence.Let's see what the next few months bring.
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