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RNS Number : 8268N

Minds + Machines Group Limited

04 October 2021

For immediate release: 4(th) October 2021

Minds + Machines Group Limited

("MMX", the "Company" or "Group")

Result of Tender Offer

Further to the announcement made on 10 September 2021, Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) is pleased to announce the results of its Tender Offer. The Tender Offer closed at 1.00pm on 1 October 2021.

The Company confirms the Tender Offer was fully subscribed and 604,166,667 Ordinary Shares will be purchased at a price of 9.6 pence per Ordinary Share, for an aggregate consideration of GBP58 million. Tenders for up to and including the Tender Offer Entitlement of 1 Ordinary Share for every 1.45 Ordinary Shares held by a shareholder will be met in full representing approximately 96.72% of the Ordinary Shares being purchased by the Company. The remaining 3.28% of the Ordinary Shares being bought back under the Tender Offer, will be purchased on the basis of 1 Ordinary Share for every 38.6 Ordinary Shares tendered, pursuant to demand for Excess Shares by Eligible Shareholders. The Ordinary Shares to be purchased under the Tender Offer represent approximately 69.01% of the current Ordinary Shares in issue.

All of the 604,166,667 Ordinary Shares being bought back will be cancelled by the Company.

Cheques will be dispatched for certificated Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer and payment will be made through CREST for uncertificated Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer, in each case, by 11 October 2021.

Total Voting Rights

With effect from 11 October 2021, the total number of exercisable voting rights in the Company will reduce from 875,483,008 to 271,316,341. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.

Director shareholdings

With effect from 11 October 2021, the Directors of the Company and their connected persons will have the following shareholdings in the Company:

 
 Director         Shareholding   Ordinary Shares   Shareholding              % of revised 
                   pre- Tender          tendered    post-Tender              issued share 
                         Offer                            Offer              capital held 
                                                                              post Tender 
                                                                   Offer and Subscription 
 Guy Elliot         23,850,000        17,067,112      6,782,888                      2.50 
                 -------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------ 
 Tony Farrow           750,000           536,701        213,299                      0.08 
                 -------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------ 
 Bryan Disher                -                 -              -                         - 
                 -------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------ 
 Henry Turcan*     132,789,130        94,773,245     38,015,885                     14.01 
                 -------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------ 
 

* Mr Turcan is a representative of Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Limited ("LOAME"), which in its capacity as discretionary investment manager for certain funds and accounts holding in aggregate 132,199,564 Ordinary Shares has committed (subject to there being no legal restrictions on such party dealing at such time) to tender not less than its pro rata Tender Entitlement as set out above.

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the circular to shareholders dated 10 September 2021 and available on the Company's website www.mmx.co .

Further Information:

 
  Minds + Machines Group Limited 
  Tony Farrow (CEO)                             via Belvedere Communications 
   Bryan Disher (CFO)                            Limited 
 
  finnCap Ltd                                   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 
                                                 0500 
  Corporate finance - Stuart Andrews / 
   Carl Holmes / Simon Hicks 
   Corporate broking - Tim Redfern / Richard 
   Chambers 
 
  Belvedere Communications Limited              Tel: +44 (0) 20 3687 
   John West                                     2756 
   Llew Angus 
 

For further information, please go to www.mmx.co

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
            1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely associated 
 a)              Name                             Guy Elliott 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
            2.   Reason for the Notification 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Position/status                  Non-Executive Chairman 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)              Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 3.              Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                  auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Name                             Minds + Machines Group Limited 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)              LEI                              2138008VAFDJAYYYNP95 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 4.              Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
                  for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
                  (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
                  have been conducted 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Description of the               Ordinary Shares 
                  Financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument 
                 Identification code              VGG614091012 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)              Nature of the transaction        Disposal of Ordinary Shares under 
                                                   the Tender Offer 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)              Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                    9.6p       17,067,112 
                                                              ----------- 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)              Aggregated information:          Tender Offer of 17,067,112 Ordinary 
                   *    Aggregated volume          Shares at a price of 9.6 pence per 
                                                   Ordinary Share 
 
                   *    Price 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)              Date of the transaction          1 October 2021 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)              Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                                   (XLON) 
                -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
            5.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely associated 
 a)              Name                             Tony Farrow 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
            6.   Reason for the Notification 
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 7.              Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                  auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Name                             Minds + Machines Group Limited 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              LEI                              2138008VAFDJAYYYNP95 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 8.              Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
                  for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
                  (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
                  have been conducted 
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Description of the               Ordinary Shares 
                  Financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument 
                 Identification code              VGG614091012 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Nature of the transaction        Disposal of Ordinary Shares under 
                                                   the Tender Offer 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)              Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                    9.6p       536,701 
                                                              ---------- 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)              Aggregated information:          Tender Offer of 536,701 Ordinary Shares 
                   *    Aggregated volume          at a price of 9.6 pence per Ordinary 
                                                   Share 
 
                   *    Price 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)              Date of the transaction          1 October 2021 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)              Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                                   (XLON) 
                -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
            9.    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                   / person closely associated 
 a)               Name                             Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) 
                                                    Limited 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
            10.   Reason for the Notification 
                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)               Position/status                  PCA of Henry Turcan, Non-Executive 
                                                    Director 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)               Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 11.              Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                   auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)               Name                             Minds + Machines Group Limited 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)               LEI                              2138008VAFDJAYYYNP95 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 12.              Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
                   for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
                   (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
                   have been conducted 
                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)               Description of the               Ordinary Shares 
                   Financial instrument, 
                   type of instrument 
                  Identification code              VGG614091012 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)               Nature of the transaction        Disposal of Ordinary Shares under 
                                                    the Tender Offer 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)               Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                     9.6p       94,773,245 
                                                               ----------- 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)               Aggregated information:          Tender Offer of 94,773,245 Ordinary 
                    *    Aggregated volume          Shares at a price of 9.6 pence per 
                                                    Ordinary Share 
 
                    *    Price 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)               Date of the transaction          1 October 2021 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)               Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                                    (XLON) 
                 -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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