Warning to Shareholders: False offers for shares
It has come to our attention that approaches have been made to some individuals who hold shares in Air Partner plc, concerning a proposed offer for their shares. The approaches appear to come from a US company or law firm and may be made by telephone, email or by fax. Shareholders have been asked to provide personal information and proof of their shareholding and to sign agreements relating to a proposed purchase of shares.
Air Partner has not received any requests for a copy of its share register and has not released any shareholder information to any US firm. We therefore believe these approaches to be false. We would advise shareholders to be cautious of any unsolicited approaches and to take note of the following advice provided by the Financial Services Authority:
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/consumerinformation/scamsandswindles/sharescams/index.shtml
Air Partner’s ordinary shares have a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange main market (code: AIP).
More than 75% of the shares are under the control of leading City institutions, with the remainder being held within smaller investment funds or owned directly by pension funds, companies and private individuals.
We encourage all shareholders to keep in touch with the Company and on these pages you will find the latest Annual Report, a history of dividends paid by the Company and documents which explain the Company’s corporate governance arrangements.
Too much paper?
We understand that not all shareholders want to receive paper copies of the Annual Report and other corporate documents. You can register your email address on the corporate portal maintained for us by Capita Registrars so that we communicate with you electronically. This is quicker and avoids unnecessary use of paper.
You will be notified by email when the Annual Report or other documents are available on the corporate website, you can appoint a proxy electronically so that your votes are counted at any general meetings and you can arrange to have dividend payments mandated so that dividends go straight into your bank account.
To register, log on to the corporate portal at www.capitashareportal.com, enter
“Air Partner plc” in the “Company” box and provide your name, postcode and investor code. Your investor code (IVC) is printed at the top of any document issued to you by the Company, such as a Proxy Form or dividend advice. The investor code can be up to 11 digits long. For security purposes, the Registrars will then send to you by post a separate Activation Code.
Once you have the Activation Code, you will be able to access details of your shareholding online at any time.
We will not sell your email details or release them to any third party for marketing purposes.
Shareholder Enquiries
You can email queries about your shareholding to Capita Registrars at ssd@capitaregistrars.com or telephone Shareholder Services on 0871 664 0300. Lines are open 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday.
Please note that calls cost 10p a minute plus network extras.
Unsolicited Investment Advice
There have been a number of cases recently where shareholders of larger companies have received unsolicited letters claiming to offer financial advice. You should be aware that it is legally possible for anyone to obtain a copy of a share register and to use shareholders’ addresses for marketing purposes. This is not sanctioned in any way by the Company and we would always recommend that such letters should be ignored. The Financial Services Authority advises all shareholders to be very wary of any unsolicited investment advice and to report cases to them, either by calling 0300 500 5000 or at http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk..
