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Ticker · PET ISIN · GB00B4YL8F73 LEI · 213800YPE3U45S6TZT05 IL Manufacturing
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Filings indexed 316 across all filing types
Latest filing 2013-08-08 AGM Information
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL PET

About PETARDS GROUP PLC

https://petards.com/

Petards Group PLC is a developer, supplier, and maintainer of advanced technologies for security, surveillance, and communication systems. The company operates across four primary sectors: Rail, Traffic, Defence, and Wireless. Its solutions for the rail industry include on-board digital video surveillance systems such as eyeTrain. For traffic management, it provides Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera technology and infrastructure. In the defence sector, the company supports critical communication systems for clients like the Ministry of Defence. Its wireless division delivers critical communications equipment and related engineering support services. The group provides a combination of hardware, software-as-a-service (SaaS) licenses, and long-term maintenance contracts to a customer base that includes government bodies and private enterprises.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
Result of General Meeting
AGM Information Classification · 99% confidence The document is very short (1239 characters) and announces the 'Result of GM' (General Meeting). It explicitly states that resolutions put to shareholders were 'duly approved'. This directly relates to the outcome of a shareholder vote. The most specific category for official results from shareholder votes is 'Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements' (DVA). Although it relates to a GM, it is the result, not the proxy material (PSI) or the AGM presentation (AGM-R).
2013-08-08 English
Irrevocable undertaking
M&A Activity Classification · 99% confidence The document is an announcement published via RNS (RNS Number : 6988K) dated August 1, 2013. The content details an 'Irrevocable undertaking' received by Petards Group plc regarding its offer to acquire Water Hall Group Plc. This involves shareholdings, convertible loan notes, and references to the City Code (Rule 8.3, Rule 2.10), which governs takeover bids. This type of announcement, concerning a takeover proposal and related shareholder commitments, falls under the category of M&A Activity (TAR). Although it is an RNS announcement, the specific subject matter is clearly M&A, making TAR a more precise classification than the general RNS fallback.
2013-08-01 English
Result of AGM
AGM Information Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states 'Result of AGM' and confirms that 'all resolutions put to shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting have been duly approved.' This directly corresponds to the announcement of voting results following an Annual General Meeting. The appropriate code is AGM-R (AGM Information), as it reports the outcome of the meeting itself, rather than just the voting results (DVA) or a proxy statement (PSI). Given the content is a direct announcement of the AGM outcome, AGM-R is the best fit.
2013-07-25 English
Offer Document Posted
Report Publication Announcement Classification · 98% confidence The document is a short announcement (1742 chars) identified by an 'RNS Number' and contains the phrase 'RECOMMENDED OFFER by PETARDS GROUP PLC for WATER HALL GROUP PLC'. It explicitly states that the 'offer document' was 'posted to Water Hall shareholders' and provides a link to this document. According to Rule 2, when a document announces the publication or availability of a primary report (like an offer document), it should be classified as a Report Publication Announcement (RPA) rather than the underlying document itself. Since this is an announcement about a takeover/offer document, the most fitting category is RPA, although TAR (M&A Activity) is also relevant, RPA captures the nature of the filing itself (an announcement of publication). Given the context of a formal offer being posted, RPA is the best fit for the announcement wrapper.
2013-07-24 English
Offer Document Posted
M&A Activity Classification · 95% confidence The document is very short (1482 characters) and explicitly states that an 'offer document' related to a recommended offer for another company ('Water Hall Group PLC') has been 'posted' to shareholders and is available on the company website. This structure—announcing the availability of a primary document rather than containing the full content of that document—fits the definition of a Report Publication Announcement (RPA). The presence of the RNS number and the closing 'This information is provided by RNS' suggests it is a regulatory filing, but the specific action described (announcing the posting/availability of a detailed offer document) points more precisely to RPA. Since the document concerns a takeover bid ('RECOMMENDED OFFER'), it is related to M&A Activity (TAR), but the immediate function of this specific text is to announce the publication of the offer document itself. Given the options, RPA is the most accurate classification for an announcement about the release of another document, especially when the document is short and points elsewhere for the main content. However, since the content is explicitly about a 'RECOMMENDED OFFER' for another company, it strongly relates to M&A Activity (TAR). In cases where an announcement details a major corporate action (like a takeover offer) but is brief, it often falls under the specific action code (TAR) rather than the generic publication announcement (RPA), unless the text is purely about the publication schedule. Here, the core subject is the offer document itself. Let's re-evaluate: The document announces the posting of the 'offer document' for a takeover. This is a key step in M&A Activity (TAR). If the document were the full offer document, it would be TAR. Since this is the announcement *of* the offer document being posted, it could be RPA. However, in many filing systems, the initial announcement of a takeover bid, even if brief, is classified under the M&A code (TAR). Given the strong M&A context ('RECOMMENDED OFFER', 'offer document'), TAR is a strong candidate. Let's check the definitions again. TAR is for 'Merger proposals or takeover bids'. This is exactly that. RPA is for 'Announcement regarding the timing, release, or publication of company reports'. While this announces the release of the offer document, the subject matter is the takeover itself. I will classify this as TAR because the substance is the takeover bid announcement, which is a primary event, rather than just a procedural announcement about a report's availability (like an earnings release announcement). The presence of the RNS number suggests it is a regulatory filing, but TAR is more specific than RNS.
2013-07-24 English
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2013-07-09 English

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