Update on HSE Case - Not Guilty Plea Submitted

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0528S Pressure Technologies PLC 06 March 2019  \n\n \n \n6 MARCH  2019\nTHE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.\n \nPressure Technologies plc\n(\"Pressure Technologies\" or the \"Company\")\n \nNot Guilty Plea Submitted to a Charge Brought by the Health & Safety Executive\n \nPressure Technologies (AIM: PRES), the specialist engineering group, provides an update in relation to the intended prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive (\"HSE\") following the fatal accident at its subsidiary Chesterfield Special Cylinders (\"CSC\") in June 2015.\n \nDuring the preliminary hearing held today at Sheffield Magistrates Court, Chesterfield Special Cylinders submitted a plea of not guilty to a charge brought by HSE pursuant to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.  The Company emphatically denies the charge brought by HSE and will deliver a strong defence.\n \nThe case was referred to Sheffield Crown Court and will be listed for trial in due course.\n \nThe Company continues to take legal advice on this matter and will provide further updates in due course.\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\nPressure Technologies plc\nChris Walters, Chief Executive \nJoanna Allen, Chief Financial Officer\n \n\n\nTel: 0114 257 3616\nwww.pressuretechnologies.com\n\n\n\n\nCantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Broker)\n\n\nTel: 020 7894 7000\n\n\n\n\nPhilip Davies / Will Goode\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelvedere Communications \nKeeley Clarke ([email protected]) \nCat Valentine ([email protected]) \n \n\n\n \nTel: 07967 816 525 \nTel: 07715 769 078\n\n\n\n \nCOMPANY DESCRIPTION\n \nCompany description - www.pressuretechnologies.com  \nWith its head office in Sheffield, Pressure Technologies was founded on its leading market position as a designer and manufacturer of high-pressure components and systems serving the global energy, defence and industrial gases markets.\nPrecision Machined Components - www.pt-pmc.com\n● &nbs...

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