Arena Events Group PLC New contracts and short-term finance facility (8822S)
11 Noviembre 2019 - 1:00AM
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RNS Number : 8822S
Arena Events Group PLC
11 November 2019
11 November 2019
Arena Events Group plc
("Arena", the "Company" or the "Group")
New contracts and short-term finance facility
Arena Events Group plc, the integrated event solutions business,
announces that it has recently been awarded a number of new
contracts across its US, UK and MEA divisions. These projects are
due for delivery in the first half of 2020 and will require upfront
investment in both equipment and additional working capital.
The Company is therefore pleased to have agreed terms with its
major shareholder, Lombard Odier Investment Management ("LOIM") for
a new short-term financing facility of GBP2.0 million ("New Finance
Facility") to support the delivery of these contracts. The board of
Arena (the "Board") considers that the New Finance Facility is the
most beneficial form of short-term working capital finance for
shareholders, given it will not result in equity dilution.
Arena has entered into an agreement, dated 8 November 2019, with
LOIM in regard to the New Finance Facility. The terms of the
facility state that GBP2 million will be available for drawdown,
repayable 6 months from inception, with a 2% arrangement fee and an
additional 5% premium on the drawn funds. The New Finance Facility
is subordinated to the Company's existing facilities with HSBC UK
plc ("HSBC").
LOIM is classified as a "substantial shareholder", and is
considered a "related party" under the AIM Rules and, therefore,
entering into the New Finance Facility is deemed to constitute a
related party transaction for the purposes of AIM Rule 13. The
Board have consulted with Cenkos Securities plc, the Company's
nominated adviser, and consider that the terms of the New Finance
Facility are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's
shareholders are concerned.
Ken Hanna, Arena's Chairman, commented:
"The Board is pleased with the continued support of LOIM and
this new facility demonstrates their confidence in the Company
going forward. Our business is, at times, capital intensive and the
need for additional finance reflects the Group's positive
performance in winning new contracts which together with the,
already secured, multi-million pound contracts for the US Ryder Cup
and the Seating and Structures contracts for Tokyo Olympics, sets
the Group up for a strong 2020."
This announcement contains inside information.
Enquiries:
Arena Events Group plc
Greg Lawless (CEO)
Steve Trowbridge (CFO)
Cenkos Securities (Nomad and +44 (0) 203 770 3838
Broker) +44 (0) 207 397 8900
Max Hartley / Max Gould (Corporate
Finance)
Julian Morse (Sales)
Alma PR (Financial PR) +44 (0) 203 405 0205
Josh Royston, John Coles, Helena Bogle
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