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Trading Update
Trading Update.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5503B Oak Holdings PLC 29 October 2009 \n \n\nOak Holdings plc\n\nCurrent Trading & News Update\n \nThe Board of Oak Holdings plc is pleased to announce that it has made considerable operational progress in its trading and is taking the opportunity to update all shareholders of this in anticipation of making a number of presentations to potential investors over the coming weeks regarding a potential placing of new ordinary shares of 5p each to raise up to £1.5 million .\n \nSince acquiring a lease on the Rother Valley Country Park (\"RVCP\") on 8th May 2009, trading income has been healthy, showing a year-on-year increase in income in the 5 months ended 8th October 2009 of 21.5%. This has been achieved by a combination of the smooth assimilation of the business and the establishment of new attractions, along with the enthusiasm of the park's management and operational staff. A programme of investment has commenced which includes a new 7 ¼\" miniature gauge steam railway and both land and water zorbs.\n \nOak Holdings plc, by virtue of the RVCP transaction and with the conditional acquisition of Ringwood Town & Country Experience to be completed following a successful completion of the placing, is repositioning itself as a sustainable, leisure based business with substantial development interests. The Board expects that the Group will be profitable in 2010.\n\nCommenting on the excellent progress, Chief Executive Steve Lewis said \"The integration of RVCP has been exceptionally smooth and builds on the excellent relationship we have forged with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (\"RMBC\") over the years. The response of the RVCP staff during the transition has been most heartening and professional. A structured expansion of facilities in the Park, which should significantly increase visitor numbers, has been agreed with RMBC which will bring lasting benefits to the people of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and beyond. The introduction of the miniature gauge railway has already generated interest from as far afield as the US.\"\n \nRVCP is part of South Yorkshire's offer to be a training camp for the 2012 Ol...