| Description | 'Public Issue 1961' - Papers relating to the public issue of shares in Penguin Books, 1961:
Envelope labelled 'Correspondence with Richard Lane re Public Issue': Correspondence between Allen Lane and Richard Lane regarding public shares in Penguin Books, including applications by staff members for these, and the distribution of Richard Lane's shares following his resignation with copied in correspondence from Helbert, Wagg & Co. Ltd. and Anderson, Hodgson & Co., as well as some discussions of visits between them.
Envelope labelled 'Public Issue: Party for Keepers[?] 1/5/61': Correspondence and menus for the 'Penguin 'Stag' Dinner' at the Ritz Hotel following the Offer for Sale of Penguin's Ordinary Shares.
Envelope labelled 'Staff Party April 19 1961': Lists of invites and invite responses for a Penguin Staff Party held to celebrate the new sales office at Harmondsworth, some invite responses are written on the back of the original invite sent out by Sir Allen Lane. Some respondents also mention copies of Lady Chatterley's Lover that were gifted to them.
Altered Memorandum and Substituted Articles of Association of Penguin Books Limited, 1961.
Cable correspondence and letters between Allen Lane and Richard Lane regarding the distribution of Richard Lane's shares following his resignation.
Memorandum from Allen Lane announcing the decision to turn Penguin Books into a Public Company, 19 April 1961.
Penguin Books Limited Offer For Sale for their shares with additional annotated drafts.
Correspondence with James E. Ward & Son and J. Henry Schroder & Co. Ltd. regarding a loan taken out by Sir Allen Lane and their shares in Penguin Books.
Notes on points made by Sir Allen [Lane] at Staff Party on Wednesday 19 April 1961 - with annotations.
Details of Cazenove & Co. stocks, 27 October 1961.
Estimates of expenses linked to the Offer of Sale of Ordinary Shares.
Correspondence with Helbert, Wagg & Co. Ltd. regarding the sale of Ordinary Shares for Penguin Books Ltd.
Handwritten notes on Penguin Books' public shares.
Agenda for Penguin Board of Directors Meeting, 27 April 1961.
Minutes of Penguin Board of Directors Meeting, 11 April 1961 and 20 April 1961.
Correspondence regarding H.F. [Harry] Paroissien's Service Agreement and money paid to him in recognition of his service to Penguin as its Director in America.
Draft agreements for the sale of Ordinary Shares of Penguin Books Ltd. and its conversion into a Public Company, 1961.
Company accounts for Penguin Books Ltd. and Penguin Books Inc.
Applications for shares in Penguin Books Ltd., including from Nancy Mitford.
Timetables for the Proposed Offer of Sale of Ordinary Shares. |