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WANdisco is a leading provider of global collaboration software to the software development industry. WANdisco’s differentiated patented technology provides a solution to the problems faced by organisations with globally distributed software engineering teams.
By changing the way servers interact over a Wide Area Network (“WAN”), WANdisco’s technology enables geographically distributed servers to stay continuously synchronised, allowing software developers to make changes locally and see each other’s changes immediately, irrespective of where the changes originated. This has significant implications in terms of maximising productivity, eliminating downtime and preventing data loss in a globally distributed collaborative work environment.
Following admission to AIM on 1 June 2012, WANdisco’s broad-based growth strategy is to increase its share of the software development market, whilst also applying its technology to new markets, including both adjacent customer markets and vertical industries.
David is CEO, President and co-founder of WANdisco and has quickly established WANdisco as one of the world’s most promising technology companies.
Since co-founding the company in Silicon Valley in 2005, David has led WANdisco on a course for rapid international expansion, opening offices in the UK, Japan and China. David spearheaded the acquisition of Altostor, which accelerated the development of WANdisco’s first products for the Big Data market. The majority of WANdisco’s core technology is now produced out of the company’s flourishing software development base in David’s hometown of Sheffield, England and in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
David has become recognized as a champion of British technology and entrepreneurship. In 2012, he led WANdisco to a hugely successful listing on London Stock Exchange (WAND:LSE), raising over £24m to drive business growth.
With over 15 years' executive experience in the software industry, David sits on a number of advisory and executive boards of Silicon Valley start-up ventures. A passionate advocate of entrepreneurship, he has established many successful start-up companies in Enterprise Software and is recognized as an industry leader in Enterprise Application Integration and its standards.
David is a frequent commentator on a range of business and technology issues, appearing regularly on Bloomberg and CNBC. Profiles of David have appeared in a range of leading publications including the Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail.
David holds a BSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Huddersfield, England.
Jim has over 25 years of software industry experience at both early-stage and public companies. In his previous role as a founder and Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) of Librados from 2003 to 2004, Jim was responsible for overall product strategy and product messaging, and served as an evangelist for Librados’ standards based approach to enterprise application integration. Jim was also a member of the management team that led the company’s acquisition by NetManage, Inc. Following its acquisition, Jim joined NetManage as CTO for the Librados products group.
Prior to Librados, Jim was the Vice President of Product Management for Insevo, Inc. from 2001 to 2003. Jim also held senior product management and consulting management positions at BEA Systems and SAP AG. Jim holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Nick has over 25 years of experience in finance positions, and in particular in London Stock Exchange listed companies. Nick is an experienced business professional and chartered accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) and today serves as WANdisco’s CFO, where he oversees the Group’s finance, accounting and investor relations functions. Prior to WANdisco, Nick was the Dyson Group PLC CFO for over eight years from 2000 to 2008. He was previously, from 2008 to 2011, the Chief Executive of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, where he was involved in the sale of the English football team to private investors, and was also the Vice President of Corporate Development at Carclo PLC, where he oversaw numerous acquisitions and disposals in both the UK and overseas. Nick holds a BA in Accountancy & Economics from the University of Exeter, UK.
Paul served as Chief Executive Officer of The Sage Group Plc from 1994 to 2010. Paul joined Sage Group Plc as Company Accountant in 1984 and served as its Finance Director from 1987 until 1994. Paul has been a Non-executive Director of Experian plc since June 2010 and has been a Non-executive Director of Diageo Plc since June 2002. He has also served as non-executive Chairman of Perform plc since 2011, is currently Chair of the Newcastle Science City Partnership and is a director of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum. Paul previously served as a Non-executive Director of MyTravel Group Plc from December 2000 to December 2004. Paul qualified as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young, having graduated from York University with an Economics degree.
Ian was Group Finance Director of Royal Mail Holdings plc from 2006 to 2010. Prior to Royal Mail Holdings plc, Ian served for eight years as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC in Pennsylvania, USA. Between 1993 and 1998 Ian was at British Nuclear Fuels plc latterly as Corporate Finance Director. Prior to this Ian was an Associate Director at Lloyds Merchant Bank Limited and a Manager at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Limited. Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte and Touche in 1985. Ian is currently a non executive director and chair of the audit committee at Babcock International Group plc, Fiberweb plc and the Mouchel Group.
The Directors of WANdisco recognise the importance of sound corporate governance and intend to comply with the Corporate Governance Guidelines, to the extent appropriate for a company of its nature and size. The Board of Directors will meet at least six times a year to review, formulate and approve the Group’s strategy, budgets and corporate actions and oversee the Group’s progress towards its goals. It has established audit, remuneration and nomination committees with formally delegated duties and responsibilities and with written terms of reference.
The Board has established an audit committee with formally delegated duties and responsibilities. The audit committee will be chaired by Ian Duncan and its other members are Paul Walker and Jim Campigli. The audit committee will meet formally at least four times a year and otherwise as required. It will be responsible for ensuring that the financial performance of the Group is properly reported on and monitored, including reviews of the annual and interim accounts, results announcements, internal control systems and procedures and accounting policies, reviewing and monitoring the extent of the non-audit services undertaken by external auditors and advising on the appointment of external auditors.
The remuneration committee is chaired by Paul Walker and its other members are Ian Duncan and David Richards. It is expected to meet not less than two times a year and at such other times as required. Executive Directors may attend meetings at the committee’s invitation.
The remuneration committee has responsibility for determining, within agreed terms of reference, the Group’s policy on the remuneration packages of senior executives and specific remuneration packages for Executive Directors. This includes agreeing with the Board the framework for remuneration of the chief executive, all other Executive Directors, the Company secretary and such other members of the executive management of the Group as it is designated to consider. It is furthermore responsible for determining the total individual remuneration packages of each Director including, where appropriate, bonuses, incentives, pension rights and compensation payments. It is also responsible for making recommendations for grants of options under the Share Option Plans.
The remuneration of Non-executive Directors is a matter for the Board. No Director may be involved in any discussions as to their own remuneration.
The nomination committee will be chaired by David Richards and will consist of all the directors. It is expected to meet not less than two times a year and at such other times as required. It will have responsibility for reviewing the balance of the Board including its balance of skills and experience and the state of the business and its leadership needs, and give full consideration to succession planning. It will also have responsibility for recommending new appointments to the Board.
WANdisco plc was incorporated and registered in Jersey with registration number 110497 on 16 April 2012 as a public company limited by shares under the name WANdisco plc. The principal legislation under which the Company operates is the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and regulations made under the Jersey Companies Law. The liability of the Company’s members is limited.
The Company is domiciled in Jersey. The registered office is at 47 Esplanade, St. Helier, Jersey, JE1 0BD and the principal place of business of the Company is at Electric Works, Sheffield Digital Campus, Sheffield S1 2BJ (telephone number +44 (0)114 303 9985).
WANdisco is a global business. The Group currently has 49 employees and is headquartered in Sheffield, UK with an office in Silicon Valley, California, USA and a small presence through a local agent in Tokyo, Japan. The Company operates mainly in the UK.
WANdisco provides investors and its financial audiences with regular updates on its financial performance and on important corporate achievements. The most recent and archived regulatory updates can be accessed here.
| Holding(s) in Company | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/get/?f=documentation/investors/TR1-BlackRock-29.06.12.pdf |
| Date | 6/29/2012 |
| Additional Listing and Total Voting Rights | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/additional-listing-and-total-voting-rights |
| Date | 6/28/2012 |
| Holding(s) in Company | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/get/?f=documentation/investors/TR1-Octopus-07.06.12.pdf |
| Date | 6/7/2012 |
| Holding(s) in Company | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/get/?f=documentation/investors/TR1-LG-06.06.12.pdf |
| Date | 6/6/2012 |
| Holding(s) in Company | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/get/?f=documentation/investors/TR1-HargreaveHale-06.06.12.pdf |
| Date | 6/6/2012 |
| Holding(s) in Company | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/get/?f=documentation/investors/TR1-FIL-06.06.12.pdf |
| Date | 6/6/2012 |
| First Day of Dealings | |
| URL | www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/first-day-dealings |
| 6/1/2012 8:01:00 AM | |
| WANdisco floats on AIM, raising £15m | |
| URL | www.londonstockexchange.com/about-the-exchange/media-relations/press-releases/2012/wandisco.htm |
| Date | 6/1/2012 |
WANdisco’s key advisors and their contact details are listed below:
One New Change
London
EC4M 9AF
1, The Embankment
Neville Street
Leeds
LS1 4DW
1 St Paul’s Place
Sheffield
S1 2JX
1251 Avenue of the Americas
27th Floor
New York
NY 10020-1104
47 Esplanade
St. Helier
Jersey
JE1 OBD
18 Laurel Lane
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3DA
47 Esplanade
St. Helier
Jersey
JE1 0BA
503 Langsett Road
Hillsborough
Sheffield
S6 2LP
On this page, we provide access to WANdisco’s publicly available constitutional documents and other important publications sent to our shareholders. Here you may also review our AIM Admission Document.
| Document Name | Date Posted |
| Articles of Association | 1 June 2012 |
| Certificate of Incorporation | 1 June 2012 |
| Admission Document | 1 June 2012 |
WANdisco plc was admitted to trading on AIM on 1 June 2012. As a public company, WANdisco is committed to providing investors and its financial audiences with regular updates on the Group’s financial performance and ambitions. As those updates are published, they will be posted here.
This page contains regularly updated information on WANdisco’s AIM securities and our most significant shareholders.
The following individuals and institutions are significant shareholders in the Group:
| Shareholder | % holding |
| Dr. Yeturu Aahlad | 16.7% |
| David Richards | 16.5% |
| Jim Campigli | 9.0% |
| Legal and General Investment Management Limited | 5.4% |
| Hargreave Hale Limited | 5.4% |
| Fidelity Investment Services Ltd | 5.4% |
| Artemis Investment Management Ltd | 3.5% |
| BlackRock Fund Managers Limited | 3.5% |
| Cazenove Capital Management Limited | 3.5% |
| M & G Investment Management Limited | 3.5% |
| Octopus Asset Management Ltd | 3.5% |
| Standard Life Investments Limited | 3.5% |
| Mohammad Naeem Aktar | 3.4% |
Each of the Directors and Dr. Aahlad has undertaken pursuant to the Placing Agreement not to dispose of his shareholding, amounting in aggregate, to 42.6 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company immediately following Admission for a period of twelve months from the date of Admission without the prior written consent of Panmure Gordon as the Company’s Nominated Advisor (except in limited circumstances such as pursuant to a takeover, death, bankruptcy or court order).
Each of the Directors and Dr. Aahlad has undertaken pursuant to the Placing Agreement that he will not, during the period of 24 months immediately following Admission directly or indirectly transfer his shareholding (except in the limited circumstances described above) except through Panmure Gordon as broker (provided that the price and settlement terms offered by Panmure as broker are not less than the price and settlement terms offered by another stockbroker in respect of the same disposal) and in accordance with the reasonable requirements of Panmure as broker from time to time to ensure an orderly market for the issued share capital of the Company.
There are currently no restrictions incumbent on other shareholders with regard to the transfer of AIM securities.
WANdisco plc is not incorporated in the United Kingdom, and consequently the rights of shareholders may be different from the rights of shareholders in a UK incorporated company.
| Panmure Gordon & Co: WANdisco: Paul Harrison Joins | |
| Date | 08 May 2013 |
| GECR: WANdisco: Better Than Expected Results | |
| Date | 30 April 2013 |
| Panmure Gordon & Co: WANdisco - Delivering across the board | |
| Date | 25 April 2013 |
| GECR: WANdisco: On Track To Hit Our Forecasts | |
| Date | 22 April 2013 |
| Panmure Gordon & Co: WANdisco - April is Bonzer | |
| Date | 18 April 2013 |
| Edison: WANdisco - Bookings momentum continues into Q1 | |
| Date | 18 April 2013 |
| GECR: WANdisco: Launch of Big Data Product | |
| Date | 28 February 2013 |
| Panmure Gordon & Co: WANdisco: Cometh the Hour - Cometh the Flagship | |
| Date | 28 February 2013 |
| Broker Profile Research: WANdisco Big Data Product Launch | |
| Date | 28 February 2013 |
| GECR: One Big Step for WANdisco, One Giant Leap for Big Data | |
| Date | 16 January 2013 |
| Edison: WANdisco - Keeping Its Momentum | |
| Date | 15 January 2013 |
| Panmure Gordon & Co: WANdisco - Q4 Bookings Update | |
| Date | 15 January 2013 |
| Trading Research Point: WANdisco – a 2014 PE of 103 but Might Still be Cheap | |
| Date | 6 January 2013 |
| Panmure Gordon & Co: WANdisco - Strutting Its Stuff | |
| Date | 28 November 2012 |
| Broker Profile Research: Acquisition Accelerates Launch of Big Data Product | |
| Date | 19 November 2012 |
| Broker Profile Research: Acquisition Accelerates Big Data | |
| Date | 19 November 2012 |
| Broker Profile Research: Patent Approval Confirms Unique Technology | |
| Date | 7 November 2012 |
| GECR: Significant Growth Opportunities | |
| Date | 27 September 2012 |
| Broker Profile Research: Exciting Prospects Justify a Sparkling Debut | |
| Date | 27 September 2012 |
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