TIDMTHRU
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Thruvision Group PLC
23 October 2023
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPIX) AND THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION
OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN,
INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEE
THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN ANY INVITATION, SOLICITATION, RECOMMATION,
OFFER OR ADVICE TO ANY PERSON TO PURCHASE AND/OR SUBSCRIBE FOR,
OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY SECURITIES IN THRUVISION GROUP
PLC OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN ANY JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT NOR THE FACT OF ITS DISTRIBUTION, SHALL FORM THE BASIS
OF, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN
RESPECT OF THRUVISION GROUP PLC.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION
For immediate release
23 October 2023
Thruvision Group plc
Proposed Placing to raise approximately GBP3.2 million
Strategic investment by Pentland Capital
Introduction
Thruvision Group plc (AIM: THRU), the leading provider of
walk-through security technology (the "Company", "Thruvision" or,
together with its subsidiary undertakings, the "Group"), today
announces a proposed placing of approximately 13,404,255 new
ordinary shares of 1 penny each ("Ordinary Shares") in the capital
of the Company (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 23.5 pence per
Placing Share (the "Placing Price" ) to raise approximately GBP3.2
million (before expenses) (the "Placing").
Investec Bank plc ("Investec") is acting as nominated adviser,
sole bookrunner and sole broker in connection with the Placing.
Investec will commence a bookbuilding process in respect of the
Placing immediately following the publication of this Announcement
(the "Bookbuilding Process").
Use of proceeds and strategic investment by Pentland Capital
-- Thruvision commenced discussions with Pentland Capital
Limited ("Pentland Capital"), the investment business of Pentland
Group, earlier this year with a view to Pentland Capital making a
strategic equity investment in the Company.
-- Accordingly, as part of this strategic investment, Pentland
Capital intends to subscribe for a minimum of GBP2.5 million in the
Placing with a view, over time, to acquire a minimum shareholding
of 10 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.
-- Pentland Capital is the investment business of Pentland Group
which owns brands including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New
Zealand, Endura, Ellesse and Mitre, and is the majority shareholder
in JD Sports.
-- The net proceeds of the Placing will be used for continued
investment in the Group's sales and marketing capability and
delivering key new software functionality.
-- The net proceeds will also provide the Group with additional
working capital flexibility and strengthen the Company's balance
sheet.
Placing highlights
-- Placing to raise approximately GBP3.2 million (before
expenses) through the issue of approximately 13,404,255 Placing
Shares at 23.5 pence per Placing Share.
-- The Placing Price represents a premium of approximately 6.8
per cent. to the closing middle market price of 22.0 pence per
Ordinary Share on 20 October 2023, being the latest practicable
date prior to the publication of this announcement (this "
Announcement").
-- The Placing Shares, assuming full take-up, will represent
approximately 9.1 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of
the Company (the "Existing Ordinary Shares"). The maximum shares
issued pursuant to the Placing will in any event be limited to
14,580,305 Ordinary Shares, representing 9.9 per cent. of the
Existing Ordinary Shares.
-- The final number of Placing Shares to be placed will be
determined by Investec, in consultation with the Company, at the
close of the Bookbuilding Process and the result will be announced
as soon as practicable thereafter. The timing for the close of the
Bookbuilding Process and the allocation of the Placing Shares will
be determined together by Investec and the Company.
-- The Placing is not conditional upon the approval by the Company's shareholders.
-- The Placing is subject to the terms and conditions set out in
the appendix (the "Appendix") to this Announcement. The Appendix
forms part of this Announcement.
Colin Evans, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said:
"To have Pentland as a strategic investor is a clear endorsement
of our capabilities and demonstration of the value of our
technology, particularly for the retail market. JD Sports was one
of our earliest customers and remains a strong advocate of our
technology.
The additional funds will enable us to reinforce our investments
in our sales and marketing capabilities and also provides us with
additional working capital to support our international
growth."
Stephen Rubin, Chairman of Pentland Group, said:
"Our investment in Thruvision follows our strategy of investing
in innovative growth companies. We invest for the long term and are
excited about supporting the Thruvision team in ensuring the
business fulfils its potential."
Enquiries:
Thruvision Group plc +44 (0)1235 425400
Colin Evans (Chief Executive Officer)
Victoria Balchin (Chief Financial Officer)
Investec Bank plc - Nominated Adviser,
broker and bookrunner +44 (0)20 7597 5970
Patrick Robb/James Rudd/Carlo Spingardi
Meare Consulting - public relations adviser +44 (0) 7990 858548
Adrian Duffield
Background to and reasons for the Placing and strategic
investment from Pentland Capital
The Company commenced discussions with Pentland Capital, the
investment business of Pentland Group, earlier this year with a
view to Pentland Capital making a strategic equity investment in
the Company. Accordingly, as part of this strategic investment,
Pentland Capital intends to subscribe for a minimum of GBP2.5
million in the Placing with a view, over time, to acquire a minimum
shareholding of 10 per cent. of the issued share capital of the
Company.
Pentland Group owns Pentland Brands Limited, a brand management
company which in turn owns brands including Speedo, Berghaus,
Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Ellesse and Mitre. It is also
the majority shareholder of JD Sports, which operates around 3,400
stores across 32 territories, and which is one of Thruvision's
longest-standing customers with equipment installed in five of its
distribution centres in the UK and Europe.
Pentland Capital invests in a diverse range of interests, both
directly and through fund managers, and across a range of sectors
and geographies and has a well-established reputation of being a
highly supportive, long-term shareholder.
The net proceeds of the Placing will enable the Group to
reinforce its strategy to build its international market-leading
position as a developer, manufacturer and supplier of walk-through
security technology, by continuing to invest in its sales and
marketing capability and delivering key new software functionality
resulting from its research and development programme. The net
proceeds will also provide the Group with additional working
capital flexibility and strengthen the balance sheet.
Details of the Placing
Placing
The Company is proposing to raise, in aggregate, approximately
GBP3.2 million (before commissions, fees and expenses) by means of
the Placing. The Placing Shares, in aggregate, will represent
approximately 9.1 per cent. of the Existing Ordinary Shares. The
aggregate net proceeds after costs related to the Placing are
expected to be approximately GBP3.0 million.
The Appendix sets out further information relating to the
Bookbuilding Process and the terms and conditions of the Placing.
Persons who have chosen to participate in the Placing, by making an
oral, electronic or written offer to acquire Placing Shares, will
be deemed to have read and understood this Announcement in its
entirety (including the Appendix) and to be making such offer on
the terms and subject to the conditions herein, and to be providing
the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and
undertakings contained in the Appendix.
Investec will commence the Bookbuilding Process immediately
following the publication of this Announcement. The number of
Placing Shares to be issued will be determined at the close of the
Bookbuilding Process.
The book will open with immediate effect following this
Announcement. The timing of the closing of the Bookbuilding Process
and allocations are at the absolute discretion of Investec and the
Company. Details of the number of Placing Shares will be announced
as soon as practicable after the close of the Bookbuilding
Process.
The Placing Shares, when issued, will be fully paid and will
rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares,
including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions declared, made or paid after the date of issue. If
all of the Placing Shares are placed, it would represent an
increase of approximately 9.1 per cent. of the Existing Ordinary
Shares.
Admission, settlement and CREST
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for
admission of the Placing Shares to trading on the AIM market
("AIM") of London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange")
("Admission").
It is expected that Admission will take place on or before 8.00
a.m. on 26 October 2023 and that dealings in the Placing Shares on
AIM will commence at the same time.
The Placing is conditional upon, among other things, Admission
becoming effective and upon the placing agreement between the
Company and Investec (the "Placing Agreement") not being terminated
in accordance with its terms.
This Announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular,
you should read and understand the information provided in the
"Important Notices" section of this Announcement.
The person responsible for arranging the release of this
Announcement on behalf of the Company is Hannah Platt, the Company
Secretary of the Company.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE
PLACING. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPIX) AND THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN (TOGETHER, THIS "ANNOUNCEMENT") ARE
DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHOSE ORDINARY ACTIVITIES INVOLVE THEM IN
ACQUIRING, HOLDING, MANAGING AND DISPOSING OF INVESTMENTS (AS
PRINCIPAL OR AGENT) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THEIR BUSINESS AND WHO HAVE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND ARE:
(1) IF IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA"),
QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(e) OF REGULATION (EU)
2017/1129 (THE "EU PROSPECTUS REGULATION"); (2) IF IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM, QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(e) OF
REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 AS IT FORMS PART OF UNITED KINGDOM
DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018
(THE "UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION") WHO (A) FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5)
OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL
PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMED (THE "ORDER") (INVESTMENT
PROFESSIONALS) OR (B) FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(a) TO (d) (HIGH NET
WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) OF THE ORDER;
AND (3) OTHERWISE, PERSONS TO WHOM IT IS OTHERWISE LAWFUL TO
COMMUNICATE IT TO (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS
"RELEVANT PERSONS").
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION IN IT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON
OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. PERSONS
DISTRIBUTING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT IT IS
LAWFUL TO DO SO. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND
WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY
SECURITIES IN THRUVISION GROUP PLC.
THE PLACING SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED
UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT") OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF
ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED
STATES (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) (THE "UNITED STATES" OR
THE "US") EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION
NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES. THE PLACING SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES IN "OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS" WITHIN THE MEANING
OF, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. NO PUBLIC
OFFERING OF THE PLACING SHARES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES
OR ELSEWHERE.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPIX) AND THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION
OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR
INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES. THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION
INTO THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT
BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. NO PUBLIC OFFERING IS BEING
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
The distribution of this Announcement and/or the Placing and/or
issue of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company,
Investec or any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors,
officers, consultants, partners or employees ("Representatives")
that would permit an offer of the Placing Shares or possession or
distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or
publicity material relating to such Placing Shares in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons
into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the
Company and Investec to inform themselves about and to observe any
such restrictions.
This Announcement or any part of it is for information purposes
only and does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or
sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or
subscribe for, any securities in the United States, Australia,
Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other
jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful. No public
offering of the Placing Shares is being made in any such
jurisdiction.
All offers of the Placing Shares in the United Kingdom or the
EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to
produce a prospectus under the UK Prospectus Regulation or the EU
Prospectus Regulation, as appropriate. In the United Kingdom, this
Announcement is being directed solely at persons in circumstances
in which section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (as amended) does not require the approval of the relevant
communication by an authorised person.
The Placing Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the
US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities
commission or other regulatory authority in the United States, nor
have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the
merits of the Placing or the accuracy or adequacy of this
Announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offence in the United States. The relevant clearances have not
been, nor will they be, obtained from the securities commission of
any province or territory of Canada, no prospectus has been lodged
with, or registered by, the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance; the relevant
clearances have not been, and will not be, obtained from the South
Africa Reserve Bank or any other applicable body in the Republic of
South Africa in relation to the Placing Shares; and the Placing
Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under or offered
in compliance with the securities laws of any state, province or
territory of the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of
South Africa or Japan. Accordingly, the Placing Shares may not
(unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws is
applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, the
Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other jurisdiction outside
the United Kingdom or the EEA.
Persons (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees)
who have a contractual right or other legal obligations to forward
a copy of this Announcement should seek appropriate advice before
taking any such action.
By participating in the Bookbuilding Process and the Placing,
each person who is invited to and who chooses to participate in the
Placing (a "Placee") by making an oral, electronic or written and
legally binding offer to acquire Placing Shares will be deemed to
have read and understood this Announcement in its entirety, to be
participating, making an offer and acquiring Placing Shares on the
terms and conditions contained herein and to be providing the
representations, warranties, indemnities, acknowledgements and
undertakings contained in the Appendix. Members of the public are
not eligible to take part in the Placing and no public offering of
Placing Shares is being or will be made.
This Announcement may contain, or may be deemed to contain,
"forward-looking statements" with respect to certain of the
Company's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to
its future financial condition, performance, strategic initiatives,
objectives and results. Forward-looking statements sometimes use
words such as "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate",
"intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "seek", "may", "could",
"outlook" or other words of similar meaning. By their nature, all
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because
they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond the
control of the Company, including amongst other things, United
Kingdom domestic and global economic business conditions,
market-related risks such as fluctuations in interest rates and
exchange rates, the policies and actions of governmental and
regulatory authorities, the effect of competition, inflation,
deflation, the timing effect and other uncertainties of future
acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries, the effect
of tax and other legislation and other regulations in the
jurisdictions in which the Company and its affiliates operate, the
effect of volatility in the equity, capital and credit markets on
the Company's profitability and ability to access capital and
credit, a decline in the Company's credit ratings; the effect of
operational risks; and the loss of key personnel. As a result, the
actual future financial condition, performance and results of the
Company may differ materially from the plans, goals and
expectations set forth in any forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statements made in this Announcement by or on
behalf of the Company speak only as of the date they are made.
Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publish any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in
this Announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's
expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
based.
Investec Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority (the "PRA") and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority (the "FCA") and the PRA in the United Kingdom. Investec
Europe Limited (trading as Investec Europe) ("Investec Europe"),
acting as agent on behalf of Investec Bank plc in certain
jurisdictions in the European Economic Area (together Investec Bank
plc and Investec Europe hereinafter referred to as "Investec"), is
regulated in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland. Investec is
acting as nominated adviser and sole bookrunner exclusively for the
Company and no one else in connection with the Bookbuilding Process
and the Placing, and Investec will not be responsible to anyone
(including any Placees) other than the Company for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Bookbuilding Process or the Placing or any other
matters referred to in this Announcement.
Investec's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser
under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to the
London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the Company or to any
director of the Company or to any other person.
No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be
made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability
is or will be accepted by Investec or by any of its Representatives
as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this
Announcement or any other written or oral information made
available to or publicly available to any interested party or its
advisers, and any liability therefor is expressly disclaimed.
No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit
forecast or estimate, and no statement in this Announcement should
be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of the Company for
the current or future financial years would necessarily match or
exceed the historical published earnings per share of the
Company.
The price of shares and any income expected from them may go
down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount
invested upon disposal of the shares. Past performance is no guide
to future performance, and persons needing advice should consult an
independent financial adviser.
The Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will not
be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the AIM
market of the London Stock Exchange.
Neither the content of the Company's website nor any website
accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated
in, or forms part of, this Announcement.
Information to Distributors
UK product governance
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements
contained within Chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention
and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "UK Product Governance
Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether
arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer"
(for the purposes of the UK Product Governance Requirements) may
otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares have been
subject to a product approval process, which has determined that
such securities are: (i) compatible with an end target market of
investors who meet the criteria of retail investors and investors
who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible
counterparties, each as defined in paragraph 3 of the FCA Handbook
Conduct of Business Sourcebook; and (ii) eligible for distribution
through all distribution channels (the "Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors (for the
purposes of UK Product Governance Requirements) should note that:
(a) the price of the Placing Shares may decline and investors could
lose all or part of their investment; (b) the Placing Shares offer
no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and (c) an
investment in the Placing Shares is compatible only with investors
who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who
(either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or
other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to
bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market
Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any
contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation
to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the
Target Market Assessment, Investec will only procure investors who
meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible
counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does
not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness
for the purposes of Chapter 9A or 10A respectively of the FCA
Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook; or (b) a recommendation to
any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or
take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Placing
Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target
market assessment in respect of the Placing Shares and determining
appropriate distribution channels.
EEA product governance
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements
contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in
financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and
10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing
MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures in the European
Economic Area (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether
arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer"
(for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements)
may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares have
been subject to a product approval process, which has determined
that the Placing Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target
market of (a) retail investors, (b) investors who meet the criteria
of professional clients and (c) eligible counterparties, each as
defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all
distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "EU Target
Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the EU Target Market
Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Placing
Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their
investment; the Placing Shares offer no guaranteed income and no
capital protection; and an investment in the Placing Shares is
compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income
or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an
appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient
resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom.
The EU Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the
requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling
restrictions in relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted
that, notwithstanding the EU Target Market Assessment, Investec
will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional
clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the EU Target Market Assessment does
not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness
for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any
investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take
any other action whatsoever with respect to the Placing Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target
market assessment in respect of the Placing Shares and determining
appropriate distribution channels.
APPIX - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLACING
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVITED PLACEES ONLY REGARDING THE
PLACING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE
PLACING. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPIX) AND THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN (TOGETHER, THIS "ANNOUNCEMENT") ARE
DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHOSE ORDINARY ACTIVITIES INVOLVE THEM IN
ACQUIRING, HOLDING, MANAGING AND DISPOSING OF INVESTMENTS (AS
PRINCIPAL OR AGENT) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THEIR BUSINESS AND WHO HAVE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND ARE
(1) IF IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA"),
QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(e) OF REGULATION (EU)
2017/1129 (THE "EU PROSPECTUS REGULATION"); (2) IF IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM, QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(e) OF
REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 AS IT FORMS PART OF UNITED KINGDOM
DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018
(THE "UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION") WHO (A) FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5)
OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL
PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMED (THE "ORDER") (INVESTMENT
PROFESSIONALS) OR (B) FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(a) TO (d) (HIGH NET
WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) OF THE ORDER;
AND (3) OTHERWISE, PERSONS TO WHOM IT IS OTHERWISE LAWFUL TO
COMMUNICATE IT TO (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS
"RELEVANT PERSONS").
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION IN IT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON
OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. PERSONS
DISTRIBUTING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT IT IS
LAWFUL TO DO SO. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND
WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY
SECURITIES IN THRUVISION GROUP PLC.
THE PLACING SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED
UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT") OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF
ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED
STATES (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) (THE "UNITED STATES" OR
THE "US") EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION
NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PLACING SHARES ARE
BEING OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES IN
"OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF, AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHERWISE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE PLACING
SHARES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ELSEWHERE.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THIS APPIX) AND THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION
OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR
INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES. THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION
INTO THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT
BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. NO PUBLIC OFFERING IS BEING
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
The distribution of this Announcement and/or the Placing and/or
issue of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company,
Investec or any of its Representatives that would permit an offer
of the Placing Shares or possession or distribution of this
Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating
to such Placing Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that
purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this
Announcement comes are required by the Company and Investec to
inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
This Announcement or any part of it is for information purposes
only and does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or
sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or
subscribe for, any securities in the United States, Australia,
Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other
jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful. No public
offering of the Placing Shares is being made in any such
jurisdiction.
All offers of the Placing Shares in the United Kingdom or the
EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to
produce a prospectus under the UK Prospectus Regulation or the EU
Prospectus Regulation, as appropriate. In the United Kingdom, this
Announcement is being directed solely at persons in circumstances
in which section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (as amended) (the "FSMA") does not require the approval of the
relevant communication by an authorised person.
The Placing Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the
US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities
commission or other regulatory authority in the United States, nor
have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the
merits of the Placing or the accuracy or adequacy of this
Announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offence in the United States. The relevant clearances have not
been, nor will they be, obtained from the securities commission of
any province or territory of Canada, no prospectus has been lodged
with, or registered by, the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance; the relevant
clearances have not been, and will not be, obtained from the South
Africa Reserve Bank or any other applicable body in the Republic of
South Africa in relation to the Placing Shares and the Placing
Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under or offered
in compliance with the securities laws of any state, province or
territory of the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of
South Africa or Japan. Accordingly, the Placing Shares may not
(unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws is
applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, the
Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other jurisdiction outside
the United Kingdom or the EEA.
Persons (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees)
who have a contractual right or other legal obligations to forward
a copy of this Announcement should seek appropriate advice before
taking any such action.
This Announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular,
you should read and understand the information provided in the
"Important Notices" section of this Announcement.
By participating in the Bookbuilding Process and the Placing,
each Placee will be deemed to have read and understood this
Announcement in its entirety, to be participating, making an offer
and acquiring Placing Shares on the terms and conditions contained
herein and to be providing the representations, warranties,
indemnities, acknowledgements and undertakings contained in this
Appendix.
EACH PLACEE SHOULD CONSULT WITH ITS OWN ADVISERS AS TO LEGAL,
REGULATORY, TAX, BUSINESS AND RELATED ASPECTS OF A SUBSCRIPTION FOR
PLACING SHARES.
In particular, each such Placee represents, warrants,
undertakes, agrees and acknowledges (amongst other things) to
Investec and the Company that:
1. it is a Relevant Person and undertakes that it will acquire,
hold, manage or dispose of any Placing Shares that are allocated to
it for the purposes of its business;
2. in the case of a Relevant Person in the United Kingdom who
acquires any Placing Shares pursuant to the Placing:
(a) it is a Qualified Investor within the meaning of Article
2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation; and
(b) in the case of any Placing Shares acquired by it as a
financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 5(1) of the
UK Prospectus Regulation:
(i) the Placing Shares acquired by it in the Placing have not
been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view
to their offer or resale to, persons in the United Kingdom other
than Qualified Investors or in circumstances in which the prior
consent of Investec has been given to the offer or resale; or
(ii) where Placing Shares have been acquired by it on behalf of
persons in the United Kingdom other than Qualified Investors, the
offer of those Placing Shares to it is not treated under the UK
Prospectus Regulation as having been made to such persons; and
3. in the case of a Relevant Person in a member state of the EEA
(each a "Relevant State" ) who acquires any Placing Shares pursuant
to the Placing:
(a) it is a Qualified Investor within the meaning of Article
2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation; and
(b) in the case of any Placing Shares acquired by it as a
financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 5(1) of the
EU Prospectus Regulation:
(i) the Placing Shares acquired by it in the Placing have not
been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view
to their offer or resale to, persons in a Relevant State other than
Qualified Investors or in circumstances in which the prior consent
of Investec has been given to the offer or resale; or
(ii) where Placing Shares have been acquired by it on behalf of
persons in a Relevant State other than Qualified Investors, the
offer of those Placing Shares to it is not treated under the EU
Prospectus Regulation as having been made to such persons; and
4. it is acquiring the Placing Shares for its own account or is
acquiring the Placing Shares for an account with respect to which
it exercises sole investment discretion and has the authority to
make and does make the representations, warranties, indemnities,
acknowledgements, undertakings and agreements contained in this
Announcement; and
5. it understands (or if acting for the account of another
person, such person has confirmed that such person understands) the
resale and transfer restrictions set out in this Appendix; and
6. except as otherwise permitted by the Company and subject to
any available exemptions from applicable securities laws, it (and
any account referred to in paragraph 5 above) is outside of the
United States acquiring the Placing Shares in offshore transactions
as defined in and in accordance with Regulation S under the
Securities Act; and
7. the Company and Investec will rely upon the truth and
accuracy of the foregoing representations, warranties,
acknowledgements and agreements.
No prospectus
The Placing Shares are being offered to a limited number of
specifically invited persons only and will not be offered in such a
way as to require any prospectus or other offering document to be
published. No prospectus or other offering document has been or
will be submitted to be approved by the FCA in relation to the
Placing or the Placing Shares and Placees' commitments will be made
solely on the basis of (i) the information contained in this
Announcement, (ii) any information publicly announced through a
Regulatory Information Service (as defined in the AIM Rules for
Companies (the "AIM Rules")) by or on behalf of the Company on or
prior to the date of this Announcement (and (iii) the business and
financial information that the Company is required to publish in
accordance with the AIM Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation (EU
Regulation No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "UK
MAR") (together, the "Publicly Available Information") and subject
to any further terms set out in the contract note, electronic trade
confirmation or other (oral or written) confirmation to be sent to
individual Placees.
Each Placee, by participating in the Placing, agrees that the
content of this Announcement is exclusively the responsibility of
the Company and confirms that it has neither received nor relied on
any information (other than the Publicly Available Information),
representation, warranty or statement made by or on behalf of
Investec or the Company or any other person and none of Investec,
the Company nor any other person acting on such person's behalf nor
any of their respective Representatives has or shall have any
liability for any Placee's decision to participate in the Placing
based on any other information, representation, warranty or
statement. Each Placee acknowledges and agrees that it has relied
on its own investigation of the business, financial or other
position of the Company in accepting a participation in the
Placing. No Placee should consider any information in this
Announcement to be legal, tax or business advice. Nothing in this
paragraph shall exclude the liability of any person for fraudulent
misrepresentation.
Details of the Placing Agreement and the Placing Shares
Investec has today entered into the Placing Agreement with the
Company under which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
out in the Placing Agreement, Investec, as agent for and on behalf
of the Company, has agreed to use its reasonable endeavours to
procure Placees for the Placing Shares. The Placing is not being
underwritten by Investec.
The Placing Agreement contains customary undertakings and
warranties given by the Company to Investec including as to the
accuracy of information contained in this Announcement, to matters
relating to the Company and its business and a customary indemnity
given by the Company to Investec in respect of liabilities arising
out of or in connection with the Placing and/or Admission.
The Placing Shares will, when issued, be subject to the articles
of association of the Company be credited as fully paid and will
rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares,
including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions declared, made or paid in respect of such Existing
Ordinary Shares after the date of issue of the Placing Shares.
Lock-up
As part of the Placing, the Company has agreed that it will not
for a period of 180 days after (but including) Admission, directly
or indirectly, issue, offer, sell, lend, pledge, contract to sell
or issue, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or
otherwise dispose of any Ordinary Shares (or any interest therein
or in respect thereof) or other securities of the Company
exchangeable for, convertible into or representing the right to
receive Ordinary Shares or any substantially similar securities or
otherwise enter into any transaction (including derivative
transaction) directly or indirectly, permanently or temporarily, to
dispose of any Ordinary Shares or undertake any other transaction
with the same economic effect as any of the foregoing or announce
an offering of Ordinary Shares or any interest therein or to
announce publicly any intention to enter into any transaction
described above. This agreement is subject to certain customary
exceptions and does not prevent the grant or exercise of options
under any of the Company's existing share incentives and share
option schemes, or following Admission the issue by the Company of
any Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of any right or option or the
conversion of a security already in existence.
Application for admission to trading
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for
admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM.
It is expected that Admission will take place on or before 8.00
a.m. on 26 October 2023 and that dealings in the Placing Shares on
AIM will commence at the same time.
The Bookbuilding Process
Investec will commence the Bookbuilding Process to determine
demand for participation in the Placing by Placees immediately
following the publication of this Announcement. This Appendix gives
details of the terms and conditions of, and the mechanics of
participation in, the Placing. No commissions will be paid to
Placees or by Placees in respect of any Placing Shares.
Investec and the Company shall be entitled to effect the Placing
by such alternative method to the Bookbuilding Process as they may,
in their sole discretion, determine.
Principal terms of the Bookbuilding Process and Placing
1. Investec is acting as sole bookrunner to the Placing, as
agent for and on behalf of the Company.
2. Participation in the Placing will only be available to
persons who may lawfully be, and are, invited by Investec to
participate. Investec and any of its affiliates are entitled to
enter bids in the Bookbuilding Process.
3. The price per Placing Share (the "Placing Price" ) is fixed
at 23.5 pence and is payable to Investec (as agent for the Company)
by all Placees whose bids are successful. The number of Placing
Shares will be agreed between Investec and the Company following
completion of the Bookbuilding Process and will be recorded in a
term sheet entered into between them (the "Term Sheet" ). The
number of Placing Shares will be announced by the Company (such
announcement being the "Placing Results Announcement" ) following
the completion of the Bookbuilding Process. .
4. To bid in the Bookbuilding Process, Placees should
communicate their bid by telephone or email to their usual sales
contact at Investec. Each bid should state the number of Ordinary
Shares which a Placee wishes to acquire at the Placing Price. Bids
may be scaled down by Investec on the basis referred to in
paragraph 9 below. Investec arranging the Placing as agent of the
Company.
5. The Bookbuilding Process is expected to close no later than
7.00 a.m. on 24 October 2023 but may be closed earlier or later
subject to the agreement of Investec and the Company. Investec may,
in agreement with the Company, accept bids that are received after
the Bookbuilding Process has closed. The Company reserves the right
(upon agreement of Investec) to reduce or seek to increase the
amount to be raised pursuant to the Placing, in its discretion.
6. Each Placee's allocation will be determined by Investec and
the Company and will be confirmed to Placees either orally or by
email by Investec. Investec may choose to accept bids, either in
whole or in part, on the basis of allocations determined by
Investec and the Company.Investec may scale down any bids for this
purpose on the basis referred to in paragraph 9 below.
7. The Company will release the Placing Results Announcement
following the close of the Bookbuilding Process detailing the
aggregate number of the Placing Shares to be issued.
8. Each Placee's allocation and commitment will be evidenced by
a contract note, electronic trade confirmation or other (oral or
written) confirmation issued to such Placee by Investec. The terms
of this Appendix will be deemed incorporated in that contract note,
electronic trade confirmation or other (oral or written)
confirmation.
9. Subject to paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 above, Investec may choose
to accept bids, either in whole or in part, on the basis of
allocations determined with the Company and may scale down any bids
for this purpose on such basis as it may determine or be directed.
Investec may also, notwithstanding paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 above,
subject to the prior consent of the Company:
(a) allocate Placing Shares after the time of any initial
allocation to any person submitting a bid after that time; and
(b) allocate Placing Shares after the Bookbuilding Process has
closed to any person submitting a bid after that time.
10. A bid in the Bookbuilding Process will be made on the terms
and subject to the conditions in this Appendix and will be legally
binding on the Placee on behalf of which it is made and except with
Investec's consent will not be capable of variation or revocation
after the time at which it is submitted. Following Investec's oral
or written confirmation of each Placee's allocation and commitment
to acquire Placing Shares, each Placee will have an immediate,
separate, irrevocable and binding obligation, owed to Investec (as
agent for the Company), to pay to it (or as it may direct) in
cleared funds an amount equal to the product of Placing Price and
the number of Placing Shares such Placee has agreed to acquire and
the Company has agreed to allot and issue to that Placee.
11. Except as required by law or regulation, no press release or
other announcement will be made by Investec or the Company using
the name of any Placee (or its agent), in its capacity as Placee
(or agent), other than with such Placee's prior written
consent.
12. Irrespective of the time at which a Placee's allocation(s)
pursuant to the Placing is/are confirmed, settlement for all
Placing Shares to be acquired pursuant to the Placing will be
required to be made at the same time, on the basis explained below
under "Registration and Settlement".
13. All obligations under the Bookbuilding Process and Placing
will be subject to fulfilment of the conditions referred to below
under "Conditions of the Placing" and to the Placing not being
terminated on the basis referred to below under "Termination of the
Placing".
14. By participating in the Bookbuilding Process, each Placee
will agree that its rights and obligations in respect of the
Placing will terminate only in the circumstances described below
and will not be capable of rescission or termination by the
Placee.
15. To the fullest extent permissible by law and applicable FCA
rules and regulations, neither:
(a) Investec;
(b) any of its Representatives; nor
(c) to the extent not contained within (a) or (b), any person
connected with Investec as defined in the FSMA ((b) and (c) being
together "affiliates" and individually an "affiliate" of
Investec),
shall have any liability (including, to the fullest extent
permissible by law, any fiduciary duties) to Placees or to any
other person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise. In
particular, neither Investec nor any of its affiliates shall have
any liability (including, to the extent permissible by law, any
fiduciary duties) in respect of Investec's conduct of the
Bookbuilding Process or of such alternative method of effecting the
Placing as Investec and the Company may agree. Each Placee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company is responsible for the
allotment of the Placing Shares to the Placees and Investec shall
have no liability to the Placees for any failure by the Company to
fulfil those obligations.
Registration and Settlement
If Placees are allocated any Placing Shares in the Placing they
will be sent a contract note, electronic trade confirmation or
other (oral or written) confirmation which will confirm the number
of Placing Shares allocated to them, the Placing Price and the
aggregate amount owed by them to Investec.
Each Placee will be deemed to agree that it will do all things
necessary to ensure that delivery and payment is completed as
directed by Investec in accordance with either the standing CREST
or certificated settlement instructions which they have in place
with Investec.
Settlement of transactions in the Placing Shares (ISIN:
GB00B627R876) following Admission will take place within the CREST
system, subject to certain exceptions. Settlement through CREST is
expected to occur on 26 October 2023 (the "Settlement Date") in
accordance with the contract note, electronic trade confirmation or
other (oral or written) confirmation. Settlement will be on a
delivery versus payment basis. However, in the event of any
difficulties or delays in the admission of the Placing Shares to
CREST or the use of CREST in relation to the Placing, the Company
and Investec may agree that the Placing Shares should be issued in
certificated form. Investec reserves the right to require
settlement for the Placing Shares, and to deliver the Placing
Shares to Placees, by such other means as it deems necessary if
delivery or settlement to Placees is not practicable within the
CREST system or would not be consistent with regulatory
requirements in the jurisdiction in which a Placee is located.
Interest is chargeable daily on payments not received from
Placees on the due date in accordance with the arrangements set out
above, in respect of either CREST or certificated deliveries, at
the rate of 3 percentage points above the prevailing base rate of
Barclays Bank plc as determined by Investec.
Subject to the conditions set out above, payment in respect of
the Placees' allocations is due as set out below. Each Placee
should provide its settlement details in order to enable
instructions to be successfully matched in CREST.
The relevant settlement details for the Placing Shares are as
follows:
CREST Participant ID of Investec: 331
Expected trade time & date: 08.00 a.m. on 24
October 2023
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Settlement Date: 26 October 2023
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ISIN code for the Placing Shares: GB00B627R876
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Deadline for Placee to input instructions 12.00 p.m. on 24
into CREST: October 2023
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Each Placee is deemed to agree that, if it does not comply with
these obligations, Investec may sell any or all of the Placing
Shares allocated to that Placee on their behalf and retain from the
proceeds, for Investec's own account and benefit, an amount equal
to the aggregate amount owed by the Placee plus any interest due.
The relevant Placee will, however, remain liable and indemnify
Investec on demand for any shortfall below the Placing Price and
for any stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax (together with any
interest or penalties) imposed in any jurisdiction which may arise
upon the sale of such Placing Shares on its behalf. By
communicating a bid for Placing Shares, such Placee confers on
Investec all such authorities and powers necessary to carry out
such sale and agrees to ratify and confirm all actions which
Investec lawfully takes in pursuance of such sale.
If Placing Shares are to be delivered to a custodian or
settlement agent, Placees must ensure that, upon receipt, the
conditional contract note, electronic trade confirmation or other
(oral or written) confirmation is copied and delivered immediately
to the relevant person within that organisation.
Insofar as Placing Shares are registered in a Placee's name or
that of its nominee or in the name of any person for whom a Placee
is contracting as agent or that of a nominee for such person, such
Placing Shares should, subject as provided below, be so registered
free from any liability to United Kingdom stamp duty or stamp duty
reserve tax. If there are any circumstances in which any United
Kingdom stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax or other similar taxes
or duties (including any interest and penalties relating thereto)
is payable in respect of the allocation, allotment, issue, sale,
transfer or delivery of the Placing Shares (or, for the avoidance
of doubt, if any stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax is payable in
connection with any subsequent transfer or agreement to transfer
Placing Shares), the Company shall not be responsible for payment
thereof. Placees will not be entitled to receive any fee or
commission in connection with the Placing.
Conditions of the Placing
The Placing is conditional upon the Placing Agreement becoming
unconditional and not having been terminated in accordance with its
terms.
The obligations of Investec under the Placing Agreement are, and
the Placing is, conditional upon, inter alia:
(a) in the opinion of Investec (acting in good faith), the
warranties being true and accurate and not misleading (and
remaining true and accurate and not misleading as if they were
repeated at any time before Admission) by reference to the facts
and circumstances then subsisting);
(b) the Company complying in all material respects with its
obligations under the Placing Agreement to the extent that they
fall due to be performed before Admission;
(c) the Placing Shares having been allotted, subject only to
Admission, in accordance with the Placing Agreement; and
(d) Admission occurring by not later than 8.00 a.m. on 26
October 2023 (or such other time and date as the Company and
Investec may agree but not later than 8.00 a.m. on 9 November
2023),
(all conditions to the obligations of Investec included in the
Placing Agreement being together, the "Conditions").
If any of the Conditions are not fulfilled or, where permitted,
waived by Investec in accordance with the Placing Agreement within
the stated time periods (or such later time and/or date as the
Company and Investec may agree, being not later than 8.00 a.m. on 9
November 2023), or the Placing Agreement is terminated in
accordance with its terms, the Placing will lapse and the Placee's
rights and obligations shall cease and terminate at such time and
each Placee agrees that no claim can be made by or on behalf of the
Placee (or any person on whose behalf the Placee is acting) in
respect thereof.
By participating in the Bookbuilding Process, each Placee agrees
that its rights and obligations cease and terminate only in the
circumstances described above and under "Termination of the
Placing" below and will not be capable of rescission or termination
by it.
Investec may, in its absolute discretion and upon such terms as
it thinks fit, waive fulfilment of all or any of the Conditions in
whole or in part, or extend the time provided for fulfilment of one
or more Conditions, save that the condition relating to Admission
referred to in paragraph (d) above may not be waived. Any such
extension or waiver will not affect Placees' commitments as set out
in this Appendix.
Investec may terminate the Placing Agreement in certain
circumstances, details of which are set out below.
Neither Investec nor any of its affiliates nor the Company shall
have any liability to any Placee (or to any other person whether
acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise) in respect of any
decision any of them may make as to whether or not to waive or to
extend the time and/or date for the satisfaction of any condition
to the Placing nor for any decision any of them may make as to the
satisfaction of any condition or in respect of the Placing
generally and by participating in the Placing each Placee agrees
that any such decision is within the absolute discretion of
Investec.
Termination of the Placing
Investec may, in its absolute discretion (acting in good faith),
by notice to the Company, terminate the Placing Agreement at any
time up to Admission if, inter alia:
(a) in the opinion of Investec (acting in good faith), any of
the Warranties are not true and accurate or have become misleading
(or would not be true and accurate or would be misleading if they
were repeated at any time before Admission) by reference to the
facts subsisting at the time;
(b) in the opinion of Investec,(acting in good faith), there has
been a material adverse change;
(c) in the opinion of Investec (acting in good faith), any
statement contained in this Announcement, is or has become untrue,
inaccurate in any material respect or misleading; or
(d) in the opinion of Investec (acting in good faith), there has
been, or it is reasonably likely that there will be, a force
majeure event.
If the Placing Agreement is terminated in accordance with its
terms, the rights and obligations of each Placee in respect of the
Placing as described in this Announcement shall cease and terminate
at such time and no claim can be made by any Placee in respect
thereof.
By participating in the Bookbuilding Process, each Placee agrees
with the Company and Investec that the exercise by the Company or
Investec of any right of termination or any other right or other
discretion under the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute
discretion of the Company or Investec or for agreement between the
Company and Investec (as the case may be) and that neither the
Company nor Investec need make any reference to such Placee and
that none of the Company, Investec nor any of their respective
Representatives shall have any liability to such Placee (or to any
other person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise)
whatsoever in connection with any such exercise. Each Placee
further agrees that they will have no rights against Investec, the
Company or any of their respective directors or employees under the
Placing Agreement pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 (as amended).
By participating in the Placing, each Placee agrees that its
rights and obligations terminate only in the circumstances
described above, under the "Conditions of the Placing" section
above and in the Placing Agreement, and will not be capable of
rescission or termination by it after the issue by Investec of a
contract note, electronic trade confirmation or other (oral or
written) confirmation confirming each Placee's allocation and
commitment in the Placing.
Representations, warranties and further terms
By submitting a bid in the Bookbuilding Process, each Placee
(and any person acting on such Placee's behalf) irrevocably
confirms, represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees (for itself
and for any such prospective Placee) with the Company and Investec
(in its capacity as bookrunner and Placing agent of the Company in
respect of the Placing) that (save where Investec expressly agrees
in writing to the contrary):
1. it has read and understood this Announcement in its entirety
and that its acquisition of the Placing Shares is subject to and
based upon all the terms, conditions, representations, warranties,
indemnities, acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings and
other information contained herein and that it has not relied on,
and will not rely on, any information given or any representations,
warranties or statements made at any time by any person in
connection with Admission, the Placing, the Company, the Placing
Shares or otherwise, other than the information contained in this
Announcement and the Publicly Available Information;
2. it has not received and will not receive a prospectus or
other offering document in connection with the Placing and
acknowledges that no prospectus or other offering document:
(a) is required under the UK Prospectus Regulation or other applicable law; and
(b) has been or will be prepared in connection with the Placing;
3. the Ordinary Shares are admitted to trading on AIM, and that
the Company is therefore required to publish the Publicly Available
Information, which includes a description of the nature of the
Company's business and the Company's most recent balance sheet and
profit and loss account and the Company's announcements and
circulars published in the past 12 months and that it is able to
obtain or access such information without undue difficulty, and is
able to obtain access to such information or comparable information
concerning any other publicly traded company, without undue
difficulty;
4. it has made its own assessment of the Placing Shares and has
relied on its own investigation of the business, financial or other
position of the Company in accepting a participation in the Placing
and neither Investec nor the Company nor any of their respective
Representatives nor any person acting on behalf of any of them has
provided, and will not provide, it with any material regarding the
Placing Shares or the Company or any other person other than the
information in this Announcement or the Publicly Available
Information; nor has it requested Investec, the Company, any of
their respective Representatives or any person acting on behalf of
any of them to provide it with any such information;
5. neither Investec nor any person acting on behalf of it nor
any of its Representatives has or shall have any liability for any
Publicly Available Information, or any representation relating to
the Company, provided that nothing in this paragraph excludes the
liability of any person for fraudulent misrepresentation made by
that person;
6.
(a) the only information on which it is entitled to rely on and
on which it has relied in committing to acquire the Placing Shares
is contained in this Announcement and the Publicly Available
Information, such information being all that it deems necessary to
make an investment decision in respect of the Placing Shares and it
has made its own assessment of the Company, the Placing Shares and
the terms of the Placing based on the information in this
Announcement and the Publicly Available Information;
(b) neither Investec, nor the Company (nor any of their
respective Representatives) have made any representation or
warranty to it, express or implied, with respect to the Company,
the Placing or the Placing Shares or the accuracy, completeness or
adequacy of the Publicly Available Information, nor will it provide
any material or information regarding the Company, the Placing or
the Placing Shares;
(c) it has conducted its own investigation of the Company, the
Placing (including its terms and conditions) and the Placing
Shares, satisfied itself that the information is still current and
relied on that investigation for the purposes of its decision to
participate in the Placing; and
(d) it has not relied on any investigation that Investec or any
person acting on its behalf may have conducted with respect to the
Company, the Placing or the Placing Shares;
7. the content of this Announcement and the Publicly Available
Information has been prepared by and is exclusively the
responsibility of the Company and that neither Investec nor any
persons acting on its behalf nor any of their respective
Representatives is responsible for or has or shall have any
liability for any information, representation, warranty or
statement relating to the Company contained in this Announcement or
the Publicly Available Information nor will they be liable for any
Placee's decision to participate in the Placing based on any
information, representation, warranty or statement contained in
this Announcement, the Publicly Available Information or otherwise.
Nothing in this Appendix shall exclude any liability of any person
for fraudulent misrepresentation;
8. neither it nor the beneficial owner of the Placing Shares is,
nor will, at the time the Placing Shares are acquired, be a
resident of the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of
South Africa or Japan;
9. the Placing Shares have not been registered or otherwise
qualified, and will not be registered or otherwise qualified, for
offer and sale nor will a prospectus be cleared or approved in
respect of any of the Placing Shares under the securities laws of
the United States, or any state or other jurisdiction of the United
States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan
and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered, sold, taken
up, renounced or delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly,
within the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South
Africa or Japan or in any country or jurisdiction where any such
action for that purpose is required;
10. it may be asked to disclose in writing or orally to
Investec: (i) if he or she is an individual, his or her
nationality; or (ii) if he or she is a discretionary fund manager,
the jurisdiction in which the funds are managed or owned;
11. it has the funds available to pay for the Placing Shares for
which it has agreed to acquire and acknowledges and agrees that it
will pay the total subscription amount in accordance with the terms
of this Announcement on the due time and date set out herein,
failing which the relevant Placing Shares may be placed with other
Placees or sold at such price as Investec determines;
12. it and/or each person on whose behalf it is participating:
(a) is entitled to acquire Placing Shares pursuant to the
Placing under the laws and regulations of all relevant
jurisdictions;
(b) has fully observed such laws and regulations;
(c) has the capacity and authority and is entitled to enter into
and perform its obligations as an acquirer of Placing Shares and
will honour such obligations; and
(d) has obtained all necessary consents and authorities
(including, without limitation, in the case of a person acting on
behalf of a Placee, all necessary consents and authorities to agree
to the terms set out or referred to in this Appendix) under those
laws or otherwise and complied with all necessary formalities to
enable it to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby and to
perform its obligations in relation thereto and, in particular, if
it is a pension fund or investment company it is aware of and
acknowledges it is required to comply with all applicable laws and
regulations with respect to its acquisition of Placing Shares;
13. it is not, and any person who it is acting on behalf of is
not, and at the time the Placing Shares are acquired will not be, a
resident of, or with an address in, or subject to the laws of, the
United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or
Japan, and it acknowledges and agrees that the Placing Shares have
not been and will not be registered or otherwise qualified under
the securities legislation of the United States, Australia, Canada,
the Republic of South Africa or Japan and may not be offered, sold,
or acquired, directly or indirectly, within those
jurisdictions;
14. it and the beneficial owner of the Placing Shares is, and at
the time the Placing Shares are acquired will be, outside the
United States and acquiring the Placing Shares in an "offshore
transaction" as defined in, and in accordance with, Regulation S
under the Securities Act;
15. it understands that the Placing Shares have not been, and
will not be, registered under the Securities Act and may not be
offered, sold or resold in or into or from the United States except
pursuant to an effective registration under the Securities Act, or
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,
the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in
accordance with applicable state securities laws; and no
representation is being made as to the availability of any
exemption under the Securities Act for the reoffer, resale, pledge
or transfer of the Placing Shares;
16. it (and any account for which it is purchasing) is not
acquiring the Placing Shares with a view to any offer, sale or
distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act;
17. it is not taking up the Placing Shares as a result of any
"general solicitation" or "general advertising" efforts (as those
terms are defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or any
"directed selling efforts" (as such term is defined in Regulation S
under the Securities Act);
18. it will not distribute, forward, transfer or otherwise
transmit this Announcement or any part of it, or any other
presentational or other materials concerning the Placing in or into
or from the United States (including electronic copies thereof) to
any person, and it has not distributed, forwarded, transferred or
otherwise transmitted any such materials to any person;
19. none of Investec, the Company nor any of their respective
Representatives nor any person acting on behalf of any of them is
making any recommendations to it or advising it regarding the
suitability of any transactions it may enter into in connection
with the Placing and that participation in the Placing is on the
basis that it is not and will not be a client of Investec and that
Investec has no duties or responsibilities to it for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Placing nor in respect of any representations,
warranties, undertakings or indemnities contained in the Placing
Agreement nor for the exercise or performance of any of its rights
and obligations thereunder including any rights to waive or vary
any Conditions or exercise any termination right;
20. it will make payment to Investec for the Placing Shares
allocated to it in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Announcement on the due times and dates set out in this
Announcement, failing which the relevant Placing Shares may be
placed with others on such terms as Investec determines in its
absolute discretion without liability to the Placee and it will
remain liable for any shortfall below the net proceeds of such sale
and the Placing proceeds of such Placing Shares;
21. its allocation (if any) of Placing Shares will represent a
maximum number of Placing Shares which it will be entitled, and
required, to subscribe for, and that the Company may call upon it
to subscribe for a lower number of Placing Shares (if any), but in
no event in aggregate more than the aforementioned maximum;
22. no action has been or will be taken by any of the Company,
Investec or any person acting on behalf of the Company or Investec
that would, or is intended to, permit a public offer of the Placing
Shares in the United States or in any country or jurisdiction where
any such action for that purpose is required;
23. the person who it specifies for registration as holder of the Placing Shares will be:
(a) the Placee; or
(b) a nominee of the Placee, as the case may be,
and that Investec and the Company will not be responsible for
any liability to stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax resulting
from a failure to observe this requirement. Each Placee and any
person acting on behalf of such Placee agrees to acquire Placing
Shares pursuant to the Placing and agrees to indemnify the Company
and Investec in respect of the same on the basis that the Placing
Shares will be allotted to a CREST stock account of Investec or
transferred to a CREST stock account of Investec who will hold them
as nominee on behalf of the Placee until settlement in accordance
with its standing settlement instructions with it;
24. the allocation, allotment, issue and delivery to it, or the
person specified by it for registration as holder, of Placing
Shares will not give rise to a stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax
liability under (or at a rate determined under) any of sections 67,
70, 93 or 96 of the Finance Act 1986 (depository receipts and
clearance services) and that it is not participating in the Placing
as nominee or agent for any person or persons to whom the
allocation, allotment, issue or delivery of Placing Shares would
give rise to such a liability;
25. if it is within the United Kingdom, it and any person acting
on its behalf (if within the United Kingdom) falls within Article
19(5) and/or 49(2) of the Order and undertakes that it will
acquire, hold, manage and (if applicable) dispose of any Placing
Shares that are allocated to it for the purposes of its business
only;
26. it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any
Placing Shares to persons in the United Kingdom or a Relevant State
prior to the expiry of a period of six months from Admission except
to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring,
holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or
agent) for the purposes of their business or otherwise in
circumstances which have not resulted and which will not result in
an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of
section 85(1) of the FSMA or within the meaning of the UK
Prospectus Regulation, or an offer to the public in any member
state of the EEA within the meaning of the EU Prospectus
Regulation;
27. if it is within the United Kingdom, it is a Qualified
Investor as defined in Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation
and if it is within a Relevant State, it is a Qualified Investor as
defined in Article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation;
28. it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it
will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
section 21 of the FSMA) relating to Placing Shares in circumstances
in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not require approval of the
communication by an authorised person and it acknowledges and
agrees that this Announcement has not been approved by Investec in
its capacity as an authorised person under section 21 of the FSMA
and it may not therefore be subject to the controls which would
apply if it was made or approved as financial promotion by an
authorised person;
29. it has complied and it will comply with all applicable laws
with respect to anything done by it or on its behalf in relation to
the Placing Shares (including all relevant provisions of the FSMA
and the UK MAR in respect of anything done in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom);
30. if it is a financial intermediary, as that term is used in
Article 5(1) of the UK Prospectus Regulation, the Placing Shares
acquired by it in the Placing will not be acquired on a
non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor will they be acquired
with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in the United
Kingdom other than Qualified Investors, or in circumstances in
which the express prior written consent of Investec has been given
to each proposed offer or resale;
31. if in the United Kingdom, unless otherwise agreed by
Investec, it is a "professional client" or an "eligible
counterparty" within the meaning of Chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook
Conduct of Business Sourcebook ( "COBS" ) and it is acquiring
Placing Shares for investment only and not with a view to resale or
distribution;
32. if it has received any inside information (for the purposes
of the UK MAR and section 56 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 or
other applicable law) about the Company in advance of the Placing,
it warrants that it has received such information within the market
soundings regime provided for in Article 11 of UK MAR and has
not:
(a) dealt (or attempted to deal) in the securities of the
Company or cancelled or amended a dealing in the securities of the
Company;
(b) encouraged, recommended or induced another person to deal in
the securities of the Company or to cancel or amend an order
concerning the Company's securities; or
(c) unlawfully disclosed such information to any person, prior
to the information being made publicly available;
33. Investec and its affiliates, acting as an investor for its
or their own account(s), may bid or subscribe for and/or purchase
Placing Shares and, in that capacity, may retain, purchase, offer
to sell or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) in the
Placing Shares, any other securities of the Company or other
related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise.
Accordingly, references in this Announcement to the Placing Shares
being offered, subscribed, acquired or otherwise dealt with should
be read as including any offer to, or subscription, acquisition or
dealing by, Investec and/or any of its affiliates acting as an
investor for its or their own account(s). Neither Investec nor the
Company intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or
transaction otherwise than in accordance with any legal or
regulatory obligation to do so;
34. it:
(a) has complied with its obligations in connection with money
laundering and terrorist financing under the Proceeds of Crime Act
2002 (as amended), the Terrorism Act 2000 (as amended), the
Terrorism Act 2006, the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and
Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as
amended) and all related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any government
agency having jurisdiction in respect thereof and the Money
Laundering Sourcebook of the FCA (together, the "Money Laundering
Regulations");
(b) is not a person:
(i) with whom transactions are prohibited under the US Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any economic sanction programmes
administered by, or regulations promulgated by, the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury;
(ii) named on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions
Targets maintained by HM Treasury of the United Kingdom; or
(iii) subject to financial sanctions imposed pursuant to a
regulation of the European Union or a regulation adopted by the
United Nations or other applicable law,
(together with the Money Laundering Regulations, the
"Regulations") and if making payment on behalf of a third party,
that satisfactory evidence has been obtained and recorded by it to
verify the identity of the third party as required by the
Regulations and has obtained all governmental and other consents
(if any) which may be required for the purpose of, or as a
consequence of, such purchase, and it will provide promptly to
Investec such evidence, if any, as to the identity or location or
legal status of any person which it may request from it in
connection with the Placing (for the purpose of complying with the
Regulations or ascertaining the nationality of any person or the
jurisdiction(s) to which any person is subject or otherwise) in the
form and manner requested by Investec on the basis that any failure
by it to do so may result in the number of Placing Shares that are
to be acquired by it or at its direction pursuant to the Placing
being reduced to such number, or to nil, as Investec may decide at
its sole discretion;
35. in order to ensure compliance with the Regulations, Investec
(for itself and as agent on behalf of the Company) or the Company's
registrars may, in their absolute discretion, require verification
of its identity. Pending the provision to Investec or the Company's
registrars, as applicable, of evidence of identity, definitive
certificates in respect of the Placing Shares may be retained at
Investec's absolute discretion or, where appropriate, delivery of
the Placing Shares to it in uncertificated form may be delayed at
Investec's or the Company's registrars', as the case may be,
absolute discretion. If within a reasonable time after a request
for verification of identity Investec (for itself and as agent on
behalf of the Company) or the Company's registrars have not
received evidence satisfactory to them, either Investec and/or the
Company may, at its absolute discretion, terminate its commitment
in respect of the Placing, in which event the monies payable on
acceptance of allotment will, if already paid, be returned without
interest to the account of the drawee's bank from which they were
originally debited;
36. its participation in the Placing would not give rise to an
offer being required to be made by it, or any person with whom it
is acting in concert, pursuant to Rule 9 of the City Code on
Takeovers and Mergers;
37. any money held in an account with Investec on behalf of the
Placee and/or any person acting on behalf of the Placee will not be
treated as client money within the meaning of the relevant rules
and regulations of the FCA made under the FSMA. The Placee
acknowledges that the money will not be subject to the protections
conferred by the client money rules; as a consequence, this money
will not be segregated from Investec's money in accordance with the
client money rules and will be used by Investec's in the course of
its business; and the Placee will rank only as a general creditor
of Investec's;
38. Investec may choose to invoke the CASS Delivery Versus
Payment exemption (under CASS 7.11.14R within the FCA Handbook
Client Assets Sourcebook) with regard to settlement of funds, in
connection with the Placing, should it see fit;
39. neither it nor, as the case may be, its clients expect Investec to have any duties or responsibilities to such persons similar or comparable to the duties of "best execution" and "suitability" imposed by the COBS, and that Investec is not acting for it or its clients, and that Investec will not be responsible for providing the protections afforded to clients of Investec or for providing advice in respect of the transactions described in this Announcement;
40. it acknowledges that its commitment to acquire Placing
Shares on the terms set out in this Announcement and in the
contract note, the electronic trade confirmation or other (oral or
written) confirmation will continue notwithstanding any amendment
that may in future be made to the terms and conditions of the
Placing and that Placees will have no right to be consulted or
require that their consent be obtained with respect to the
Company's or Investec's conduct of the Placing;
41. it has knowledge and experience in financial, business and
international investment matters as is required to evaluate the
merits and risks of acquiring the Placing Shares. It further
acknowledges that it is experienced in investing in securities of
this nature and is aware that it may be required to bear, and is
able to bear, the economic risk of, and is able to sustain, a
complete loss in connection with the Placing. It has relied upon
its own examination and due diligence of the Company and its
affiliates taken as a whole, and the terms of the Placing,
including the merits and risks involved;
42. it irrevocably appoints any duly authorised officer of
Investec as its agent for the purpose of executing and delivering
to the Company and/or its registrars any documents on its behalf
necessary to enable it to be registered as the holder of any of the
Placing Shares for which it agrees to acquire upon the terms of
this Announcement;
43. the Company, Investec and others (including each of their
respective Representatives) will rely upon the truth and accuracy
of the foregoing representations, warranties, acknowledgements and
agreements, which are given to Investec on its own behalf and on
behalf of the Company and are irrevocable;
44. it is acting as principal only in respect of the Placing or,
if it is acquiring the Placing Shares as a fiduciary or agent for
one or more investor accounts, it:
(a) is duly authorised to do so and it has full power and
authority to make, and does make, the foregoing representations,
warranties, acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings on behalf
of each such accounts; and
(b) will remain liable to the Company and Investec for the
performance of all its obligations as a Placee in respect of the
Placing (regardless of the fact that it is acting for another
person);
45. time is of the essence as regards its obligations under this Appendix;
46. any document that is to be sent to it in connection with the
Placing will be sent at its risk and may be sent to it at any
address provided by it to Investec;
47. the Placing Shares will be issued subject to the terms and
conditions of this Appendix; and
48. the terms and conditions contained in this Appendix and all
documents into which this Appendix is incorporated by reference or
otherwise validly forms a part and/or any agreements entered into
pursuant to these terms and conditions and all agreements to
acquire Placing Shares pursuant to the Bookbuilding Process and/or
the Placing and all non-contractual or other obligations arising
out of or in connection with them, will be governed by and
construed in accordance with English law and it submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in relation to any
claim, dispute or matter arising out of such contract (including
any dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination or
such contract or relating to any non-contractual or other
obligation arising out of or in connection with such contract),
except that enforcement proceedings in respect of the obligation to
make payment for the Placing Shares (together with interest
chargeable thereon) may be taken by the Company or Investec in any
jurisdiction in which the relevant Placee is incorporated or in
which any of its securities have a quotation on a recognised stock
exchange.
By participating in the Placing, each Placee (and any person
acting on such Placee's behalf) agrees to indemnify and hold the
Company, Investec and each of their respective Representatives
harmless from any and all costs, claims, liabilities and expenses
(including legal fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection
with any breach of the representations, warranties,
acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings given by the Placee
(and any person acting on such Placee's behalf) in this Appendix or
incurred by Investec, the Company or each of their respective
Representatives arising from the performance of the Placee's
obligations as set out in this Announcement, and further agrees
that the provisions of this Appendix shall survive after the
completion of the Placing.
The rights and remedies of Investec and the Company under these
terms and conditions are in addition to any rights and remedies
which would otherwise be available to each of them and the exercise
or partial exercise or partial exercise of one will not prevent the
exercise of others.
The agreement to allot and issue Placing Shares to Placees (or
the persons for whom Placees are contracting as agent) free of
stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax in the United Kingdom relates
only to their allotment and issue to Placees, or such persons as
they nominate as their agents, direct by the Company. Such
agreement assumes that the Placing Shares are not being acquired in
connection with arrangements to issue depositary receipts or to
transfer the Placing Shares into a clearance service. If there are
any such arrangements, or the settlement related to any other
dealings in the Placing Shares, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve
tax may be payable. In that event, the Placee agrees that it shall
be responsible for such stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax and
neither the Company nor Investec shall be responsible for such
stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax. If this is the case, each
Placee should seek its own advice and they should notify Investec
accordingly. In addition, Placees should note that they will be
liable for any capital duty, stamp duty and all other stamp, issue,
securities, transfer, registration, documentary or other duties or
taxes (including any interest, fines or penalties relating thereto)
payable outside the United Kingdom by them or any other person on
the acquisition by them of any Placing Shares or the agreement by
them to acquire any Placing Shares and each Placee, or the Placee's
nominee, in respect of whom (or in respect of the person for whom
it is participating in the Placing as an agent or nominee) the
allocation, allotment, issue or delivery of Placing Shares has
given rise to such non-United Kingdom stamp, registration,
documentary, transfer or similar taxes or duties undertakes to pay
such taxes and duties, including any interest and penalties (if
applicable), forthwith and to indemnify on an after-tax basis and
to hold harmless the Company and Investec in the event that either
the Company and/or Investec have incurred any such liability to
such taxes or duties.
The representations, warranties, acknowledgements and
undertakings contained in this Appendix are given to Investec for
itself and on behalf of the Company and are irrevocable.
Each Placee and any person acting on behalf of the Placee
acknowledges that Investec does not owe any fiduciary or other
duties to any Placee in respect of any representations, warranties,
undertakings, acknowledgements, agreements or indemnities in the
Placing Agreement.
Each Placee and any person acting on behalf of the Placee
acknowledges and agrees that Investec may (at its absolute
discretion) satisfy its obligations to procure Placees by itself
agreeing to become a Placee in respect of some or all of the
Placing Shares or by nominating any connected or associated person
to do so.
When a Placee or any person acting on behalf of the Placee is
dealing with Investec, any money held in an account with Investec
on behalf of the Placee and/or any person acting on behalf of the
Placee will not be treated as client money within the meaning of
the relevant rules and regulations of the FCA made under the FSMA.
Each Placee acknowledges that the money will not be subject to the
protections conferred by the client money rules; as a consequence
this money will not be segregated from Investec's money in
accordance with the client money rules and will be held by it under
a banking relationship and not as trustee.
References to time in this Announcement are to London time,
unless otherwise stated.
All times and dates in this Announcement may be subject to
amendment. Placees will be notified of any changes.
No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit
forecast or estimate, and no statement in this Announcement should
be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of the Company for
the current or future financial years would necessarily match or
exceed the historical published earnings per share of the
Company.
The price of shares and any income expected from them may go
down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount
invested upon disposal of the shares. Past performance is no guide
to future performance, and persons needing advice should consult an
independent financial adviser.
The Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will not
be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the AIM
market of the London Stock Exchange.
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accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated
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