TIDMWAND
RNS Number : 5744R
WANdisco Plc
09 March 2021
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This Announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 as retained as part of UK
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as
amended. Upon the publication of this Announcement, this inside
information is now considered to be in the public domain.
9 March 2021
WANdisco plc
("WANdisco" or the "Company")
Subscription by Related Party of $30m
WANdisco plc (AIM: WAND), the LiveData company, is pleased to
confirm that further to the announcement made earlier this morning,
it has today entered into subscription agreements with Global
Frontier Technology Opportunity Fund, L.P. ("Global Frontier") and
Global Frontier Partners, L.P. , of which Grant Dollens is a
managing member as well as being a non-executive director of the
Company, raising in aggregate USD 30 million by way of subscription
(the "Subscription") for the issue of in aggregate 4,864,480 new
Ordinary Shares at an issue price of 446 pence per Ordinary Share
("Firm Subscription Shares").
The Firm Subscription Shares will be issued utilising the
Company's shareholder authorities from its 2020 AGM, free of
pre-emption rights. The Subscription represents a related party
transaction under the AIM Rules as Grant Dollens is both a managing
member for Global Frontier as well as being a Non-Executive
Director of the Company, and the directors of the Company confirm
that they consider having consulted with its nominated adviser,
that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar
as its shareholders are concerned.
The Firm Subscription Shares to be issued represent
approximately 9.2 per cent. of the Company's existing issued
ordinary share capital.
Aside from the Firm Subscription, the accelerated bookbuild
process for the Placing continues and aims to raise approximately
$11m at a fixed issue price of 446p, the same as the Firm
Subscription price. The timing of the closing of the Placing, the
number of Placing Shares and allocations will be confirmed in a
further announcement in due course.
Admission
Application for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to
trading on AIM ("Admission") will be made in due course. It is
currently expected that settlement of all of the Firm Subscription
Shares and Admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 15 March 2021.
The subscription is not conditional upon, receiving shareholder
approval.
A GBP to USD to exchange rate of 1.38277 has been used in this
announcement unless otherwise stated.
Total voting rights
The Firm Subscription Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu
in all respects with, and will carry the same voting and dividend
rights as the existing ordinary shares. Following Admission of the
Firm Subscription Shares, the Company's enlarged issued share
capital will comprise 57,477,503 voting ordinary shares. The
aforementioned figure of 57,477,503 voting ordinary shares may be
used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to
notify their interest in, or change in the interest in, the share
capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
WANdisco plc Via FTI Consulting
David Richards, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman
Erik Miller, Chief Financial Officer
FTI Consulting +44 (0)20 3727 1137
Matt Dixon / Chris Birt / Kwaku Aning
Stifel (Nomad and Bookrunner) +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Fred Walsh / Richard Short
+44 (0) 7418 922 756 /
Equity Sales +44 (0) 7418 922 755
Dealing codes
Ticker: WAND
ISIN for the Placing Shares: JE00B6Y3DV84
SEDOL for the Placing Shares: B6Y3DV8
This announcement contains inside information as defined in
Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as
retained as part of UK law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended. Market Soundings, as defined in
MAR, were taken in respect of the proposed Placing with the result
that certain persons became aware of this inside information, as
permitted by MAR. Upon the publication of this announcement, this
inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
The person responsible for arranging for the release of this
announcement on behalf of WANdisco is David Richards, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of WANdisco.
About WANdisco:
WANdisco is the LiveData company. WANdisco solutions enable
enterprises to create an environment where data is always
available, accurate and protected, creating a strong backbone for
their IT infrastructure and a bedrock for running consistent,
accurate machine learning applications. With zero downtime and zero
data loss, WANdisco's products keep geographically dispersed data
at any scale consistent between on-premises and cloud environments
allowing businesses to operate seamlessly in a hybrid or
multi-cloud environment. WANdisco has over a hundred customers and
significant go-to-market partnerships with Microsoft Azure, Amazon
Web Services, Google Cloud, Oracle, and others as well as OEM
relationships with IBM and Alibaba. For more information on
WANdisco, visit http://www.wandisco.com.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
This Announcement or any part of it 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 (including its territories and possessions, any state of the
United States and the District of Columbia). The Placing Shares and
the Subscription Shares have not been and will not be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US
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
except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act
and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state
or other jurisdiction of the United States. There will be no public
offering of securities in the United States.
This Announcement may contain and the Company may make verbal
statements containing "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. 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 respective 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.
Solely for the purposes of Article 9(8) of Commission Delegated
Directive 2017/593 (the "Delegated Directive") regarding the
responsibilities of Manufacturers under the Product Governance
requirements contained within: (a) Directive 2014/65/EU on markets
in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9
and 10 of the Delegated Directive; and (c) local implementing
measures (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 Ordinary Shares have been subject to a
product approval process, which has determined that the Ordinary
Shares are (i) compatible with an end target market of retail
investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional
clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II;
and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution
channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market
Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment,
Distributors (as defined within the MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements) should note that: the price of the Ordinary Shares
may decline and investors could lose all or part of their
investment; the Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed income and no
capital protection; and an investment in Ordinary 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 proposed placing. Furthermore, it
is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the
Bookrunner 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 of 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 Ordinary Shares. Each distributor is
responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in
respect of the Ordinary Shares and determining appropriate
distribution channels.
Stifel is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority (the "FCA") in the United Kingdom and is acting
exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the
Placing, and Stifel will not be responsible to anyone (including
any purchasers of the Placing Shares) other than the Company for
providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing
advice in relation to the Placing or any other matters referred to
in this Announcement.
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