The Placing was arranged through the Company's broker,
Use of Proceeds
The net funds raised will be applied primarily to the further development of the
Broker Option
As a means of providing existing shareholders the opportunity to participate in the Fundraise at the Placing Price, the Company has today issued an option to subscribe
The Broker Option has been issued primarily to facilitate the participation by existing shareholders of the Company who could not participate in the Placing by acquiring such new ordinary shares as would be issued to
Accordingly, 89,285,714 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company will be available at a price of
To participate in the Broker Option Offer, existing shareholders and other interested parties should communicate their interest to
As far as is practical, participation in the Broker Option Offer will be prioritised for shareholders named on the Company's share register at the close of business on Friday
The Broker Option Shares are not being made available to the public and none of the Broker Option Shares are being offered or sold in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. No Prospectus will be issued in connection with the Broker Option.
Placing Shares, Broker
The Placing Shares and the Broker Option Shares will be issued 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 on or after the date on which they are issued.
The Placing Shares and Broker Option Shares together (total 357,142,856) represent 9.71% of the Company's enlarged issued share capital. The Placing Price represents a 24% discount to the closing bid price of the Company's shares on AIM on 21(st)
The issue of the Placing Shares and the Broker Option Shares is, inter alia, conditional on their admission to trading on AIM ('Admission'). Application will be made for the Placing Shares and the Broker Option Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and Admission is expected to occur on or around
Total Voting Rights
For the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the
Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights will be 3,677,996,870.
Commenting today,
'The Company recognises that its share price on AIM has increased since the Placing was initiated and that the Placing Price is now at a significant discount to the most recent closing bid price for the Company's ordinary shares on AIM. Consequently, the Company is pleased to have granted the Broker Option as a mechanism for existing shareholders in the Company to apply for shares at the Placing Price.'
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