Investor Information
The information set out below is being disclosed for the purposes of AIM Rule 26.
Research Now plc is a leading international
online fieldwork provider and panel specialist to the global market research
industry. Research Now owns the “Valued Opinions” family of online panels
across 36 countries.
“Fieldwork” is the collection of survey data via personal interviews. Research
Now undertakes fieldwork online from its panel of over 2 million potential
respondents globally.
Research Now, is incorporated in the UK. The Group is listed on AIM: RNOW, and is not listed on any other exchange or
trading platform. The group’s main country of operation is the UK and it has
offices in London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Toronto, Frankfurt,
Hamburg, Munich, Paris, Athens, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Shanghai and Singapore. The Group is benefiting
from a major structural shift towards online fieldwork (and away from “face to
face” and telephone methods), largely as a result of online research often
being “cheaper, faster and better” than traditional survey methods.
For investor relations enquiries, please contact: investor_relations@researchnow.co.uk
Investor Information
2009
Articles of Association (March 2009)
Interim Results (November 2008 - April 2009)
Interim Results - Presentation (November 2008 - April 2009)
Information Relating to the Company's Securities (20 February 2009)
2008
Annual Report (November 2007-October 2008)
Interim Results (November 2007 - April 2008)
2007
Annual Report (November 2006 - October 2007)
Information Relating to the Company's Securities (30 June 2007)
Interim Results (November 2006 - April 2007)
2006
Annual Report (November 2005 - October 2006)
Interim Results (November 2005 - April 2006)
2005
Terms of Reference for Board Committees (8 July 2005)
Placing and Admission to AIM (1 August 2005)
Investor News Releases
2009
Clarification of Timetable (17 November)
8.4 Announcement (13 November)
Notifiable Holdings (11 November)
Notifiable Holdings (10 November)
Posting of Scheme Document (30 October)
Scheme Document (30 October)
Exercise of Options (26 October)
Recommended cash acquisition of Research Now plc by e-Rewards Inc (23 October)
Statement re Possible Offer (21 October)
Notifiable Holdings (September 09)
Board Change (20 August)
Notifable Holdings (31 July)
Exercise of Options and Notifiable Holdings (8 July)
Notifiable Holdings (1 July)
Interim Results (1 July)
Notifable Holdings (29 June)
Exercise of Options (17 June)
Notifiable Holdings (16 June)
Interim Trading Update (6 May 2009)
Result of AGM (27 March 2009)
AGM Statement (26 March 2009)
Exercise of Options and Notifiable Holdings (20 February)
Notifiable Holdings (16 February)
Issue of Equity (16 February)
Exercise of Options (3 February)
Preliminary Results Investor Presentation (2 February)
Preliminary Results (2 February)
2008
Pre-Close Trading Update (1 December)
Research Now Launch of Asian Operations (18 September)
Research Now and RBI to Create Leading Specialist B2B Panels (16 September)
Notifiable Holdings (2 September)
Notifiable Holdings (12 August)
Exercise of Options (6 August)
Notifiable Holdings (4 July)
Notifiable Holdings (4 July)
Research Now Interim Results (1 July)
Exercise of Options (9 May)
Notifiable Holdings (8 May)
Notifiable
Holdings (6 May)
Trading Update (30 April)
AGM Statement (26 March)
Result of AGM (26 March)
Issue of Options (13 March)
Notifiable Holdings (11 March)
Issue of Equity (13 February)
Preliminary Results (28 January)
IFRS Restatement Report (28 January)
Notifiable Holdings
(8 January)
2007
Result of Extraordinary General Meeting (27 December)
Notifiable Holdings (27 December)
Application for Admission of Shares to AIM (10 December)
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting (4 December)
£7 Million Institutional Placing (4 December)
Pre-Close Trading Update (26 November)
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (30 October)
Notifiable Holdings (10 September)
Board Appointment (17 August)
Exercise of Options (2 August)
Change of Registered Address (19 July)
Notifiable Holdings (16 July)
Interim Results (6 July)
Trading Statement (3 July)
Half Year Trading Statement (4 May)
Exercise of Options (23 March)
Exercise of Options (13 March)
Holdings in Company (14 February)
Director Dealing (12 February)
Completion of Acquisition (7 February)
Result of AGM (26 March)
Major Acquisition (31 January)
Final Results (10 January)
2006
Final
Results (23 January)
Total Voting Rights (20 December)
Pre-Close Trading Update (8 November)
20th Online Panel Added (14 September)
US
Expansion (5 September)
Interim Results (22 June)
Notice of Results (16 May)
Issue of Equity (13 April)
French Office Opened (12 April)
2005
Trading Statement (22 November)
US Office Appointments (11 November)
Holdings in Company (10 October)
Issue of Equity (3 October)
Issue of Equity (10 August)
Trading Begins on AIM (4 August)
Geoff Westmore, 58
Non-Executive Chairman
Geoff has been the non-executive Chairman of Research Now since March 2001. He has been a corporate finance practitioner for over 25 years and was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1983 to 2000. Geoff led PricewaterhouseCoopers UK Corporate Finance practice from 1995 to 1998 and thereafter was the Global Head of Transaction Services. Since 2000 he has pursued a portfolio career and is currently Chairman of the Four Seasons Healthcare Group and The Bagel Factory. Geoff is Chairman of the Nominations Committee.
Chris Havemann, 41
Chief Executive Officer
Chris was a co-founder of Research Now and has overall responsibility for the performance and development of the business. He commenced his career in the oil and gas industry in 1990 before moving to the Cable & Wireless Group in 1993, where he held business development and marketing strategy roles within Mercury Communications, Cable & Wireless Europe (Milan) and Mobile Telephone Networks (Johannesburg). After completing his MBA at London Business School, Chris worked for strategy consulting firm Marakon Associates. Chris has a BSc in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Surrey.
Nathan Runnicles, 35
Chief Financial Officer
Nathan was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2007. Nathan joined from Fitch, a subsidiary of WPP Group plc, where he was the Regional Finance Director, EMEA, with responsibility for the Group’s financial management and corporate development in Europe and the Middle East. Prior to that, he led the corporate finance function of Cordiant Communications Group plc from 2001 until Cordiant’s acquisition by WPP in 2003. Nathan qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998. Nathan has a BSc in Economics and Accounting from the University of Bristol.
Richard Dale, 45
Non-Executive Director
Richard has been a non-executive Director since IPO (August 2005). He has many years experience of investment banking and the media sector. From 1984 to 2000, Richard was part of and led top rated teams covering the European media sector at James Capel, Smith New Court, Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers and Citigroup. From 2000 to 2003, he was Co-Head of all European Equity Research at Citigroup, during which time the department moved to the number 1 ranking. In addition he was a member of Citigroup’s European Operating Committee. He is currently a director of Ingenious Media. Richard is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees.
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