Next Fifteen Communications : Result of Equity Issue

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO.596/2014

Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc

('Next 15' or the 'Company')

Result of Placing

Next 15, the digital communications group, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the placing announced on 1 November 2018 (the 'Placing').

A total of 4,210,526 new Ordinary Shares in the Company of 2.5 pence each (the 'Placing Shares') have been placed by Numis at a price of 475 pence per Placing Share (the 'Placing Price') via an accelerated bookbuild, raising proceeds of £20 million (before expenses).

The Placing Shares issued represent approximately 5.3 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company prior to the Placing. The Placing Price represents a discount of approximately 2.2 per cent. to the closing price of 485.5 pence per Ordinary Share on 1 November 2018.

In relation to the above, an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares, which will, when issued, rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM on or around 6 November 2018.

In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, following this issue, the Company's issued share capital will comprise of 83,287,802 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The figure of 83,287,802 Ordinary Shares should 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 under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact;

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc
Tim Dyson, CEO
[phone]

Peter Harris, CFO
[phone]

Numis
Nick Westlake, Mark Lander, Michael Wharton
[phone]

IMPORTANT NOTICES

No action has been taken by the Company, the Bookrunner or any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees 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.

No prospectus will be made available in connection with the matters contained in this Announcement and no such prospectus is required (in accordance with the Prospectus Directive) to be published. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT, IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FURTHER, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES DISCUSSED HEREIN IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOR IS IT INTENDED THAT IT WILL BE SO APPROVED.

The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with the securities laws of any state or any other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of securities is being made 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 for 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 offering in compliance with the securities laws of any state, province or territory of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa. 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 Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa.

Members of the public are not eligible to take part in the Placing. This Announcement and the terms and conditions set out in Appendix I are for information purposes only and are directed only at: (a) persons in Member States of the Economic European Area who are qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive ('Qualified Investors'); and (b) in the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors who are persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within the definition of 'investments professional' in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the 'Order'); (ii) are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ('high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc') of the Order; or (iii) are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated; (all such persons together being referred to as ('Relevant Persons'). This Announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons.

This Announcement is not being distributed by, nor has it been approved for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended ('FSMA') by, a person authorised under FSMA. This Announcement is being distributed and communicated to persons in the United Kingdom only in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply.

This Announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. 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 the Bookrunner or by any of its respective affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the contents of this Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, the Company or any other person in connection with the Company, the Placing or Admission or for any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. Nothing in this Announcement should be read as a promise or representation in this respect, whether or not to the past or the future. The Bookrunner and its affiliates and agents disclaim to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any responsibility or liability whatsoever, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which it might otherwise have in respect of this Announcement or any such statement.

Numis Securities Limited ('Numis') is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Placing, the content of this Announcement and other matters described in this Announcement. Numis will not regard any other person as their client in relation to the Placing, the content of this Announcement and other matters described in this Announcement and 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 to any other person in relation to the Placing, the content of this Announcement or any other matters referred to in this Announcement.

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this Announcement.

This Announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 ('MAR'). The person responsible for arranging release of this information on behalf of the Company is Nick Lee Morrison, General Counsel and Company Secretary. In addition, market soundings (as defined in MAR) were taken in respect of the Placing with the result that certain persons became aware of inside information (as defined in MAR), as permitted by MAR. This inside information is set out in this Announcement which has been announced separately this morning. Therefore, those persons that received inside information in a market sounding are no longer in possession of such inside information relating to the Company and its securities.

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Next Fifteen Communications Plc

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