Investors Information
The information included on the site is being disclosed in accordance with AIM Rule 26 and was last updated on 5 April 2024.
Key Information
Aeorema is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
Country of incorporation and main country of operation: UK
Traded on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange Financial year end: 30 June
Who We Are
Aeorema Communications plc (AIM: AEO.L) is a leading strategic communications group.
The Company, through its creative services division Cheerful Twentyfirst, specialises in creating engaging, immersive experiences, using the latest technologies and interactive platforms to deliver highly innovative campaigns for its clients. Through Eventful Ltd, its events division, it specialises in global rewards and incentive programmes, event management and luxury experiences.
Corporate Governance
The board recognises the importance of good corporate governance and has agreed to adopt the QCA (Quoted Companies Alliance) Corporate Governance Code. Details of how the Company complies with the principles in the QCA Code are set out in the Company’s Annual Report and Accounts which can be found in the documents page here. This information was last updated on 27 November 2023.
The Board
The aim of the Board is to function at the head of the Company’s management structures, leading and controlling its activities and setting a strategy for enhancing shareholder value. The Board currently consists of two executive directors and three non-executive directors. The Company does not have a Nomination Committee as such; the Board collectively undertakes the functions of such a committee. Profiles of the board members can be found here.
Internal Control
The Board has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Group maintains systems and internal financial controls that provide them with reasonable assurance regarding the financial information both for use within the business and for external publication and that the assets are safeguarded.
Documents
The documents page contains the annual reports, interim results, articles of association, admission documents and any documents sent to share holders. The documents page can be found here.
Audit Committee
There is an Audit Committee consisting of Non-Executive Chairman Michael Hale, Non-Executive Director Stephen Haffner and Non-Executive Director Richard Owen. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in the discharge of its responsibilities for corporate governance, financial reporting and internal control. Stephen Haffner chairs the Audit Committee and meetings are held twice a year.
Its duties include maintaining an appropriate relationship with the company’s auditors, keeping under review the scope and the results of the audit and its effectiveness.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee consists of Non-Executive Chairman Michael Hale, Non-Executive Director Stephen Haffner and Non-Executive Director Richard Owen, and a meeting will be held in no less than once a year. The Remuneration Committee is responsible for reviewing the performance of the executives of the Company and for setting the scale and structure of their remuneration, paying due regard to the interests of shareholders as a whole and the performance of the Company. Richard Owen chairs the Remuneration Committee.
Share price information
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Advisors
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Press & Announcements
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Shareholdings
The information on this page was last updated on 5 April 2024
Total issued share capital – 9,538,000 Ordinary Shares
No shares are held in treasury
Total Voting Capital – 9,538,000 Ordinary Shares
There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities
Percentage of issued share capital not in public hands 31.25%
Directors Shareholdings
| Name | No of ordinary shares | Percentages held |
|---|---|---|
| The Hale Agency Superannuation Fund | 1,940,000 | 19.82% |
| Michael Hale* | 55,000 | 0.58% |
| Steve Quah | 721,514 | 7.56% |
| Andrew Harvey | 140,000 | 1.47% |
| Richard Owen | 150,000 | 1.57% |
| Hannah Luffman | 12,437 | 0.13% |
| Stephen Haffner | 11,765 | 0.12% |
* Mr. Hale has a beneficial interest in a total of 1,945,000 ordinary shares in Aeorema representing 20.39% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Shareholders with 3% or more of the Company’s issues share capital
| Name | No of ordinary shares | Percentages held |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Geary | 805,489 | 8.45% |
| Stephen Perring | 474,666 | 4.98% |
| Barnard Nominees Ltd | 434,666 | 4.56% |
| Alan Charlton | 401,130 | 4.21% |
| Mark Lauber | 370,000 | 3.88% |
| Jonathan Curry | 361,000 | 3.78% |
| Brian Smith | 300,000 | 3.15% |