Result of Placing and Subscription
GENinCode raised £4.0 million through placing and subscription of 108.1 million shares at 3.7 pence each.
- Gross proceeds raised £4.0 million
- Number of new shares issued 108,108,108
- Issue price per share 3.7 pence
- Discount to closing price 5.1%
- Expected total shares in issue post-admission 298,586,048
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Further to the announcement made earlier today regarding a proposed placing, subscription and retail offer (the "Launch Announcement"), GENinCode plc (AIM: GENI) is pleased to announce that, it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £4.0 million (before expenses) through the issue of an aggregate of 108,108,108 New Ordinary Shares under the Placing and Subscription, each at the Issue Price of 3.7 pence per share.
The Issue Price of 3.7 pence represents a discount of 5.1 per cent. to the closing middle market price of 3.9 pence per Ordinary Shares on 13 February 2025, being the last business day prior to the announcement of the Fundraising.
Cavendish and Oberon are acting as agents for and on behalf of the Company in respect of the Placing. The Placing was undertaken through an accelerated bookbuild process.
The Retail Offer was launched by way of a separate announcement at 7.05 a.m. on 14 February 2025. A further announcement is expected to be made on 18 February 2025 announcing the result of the Retail Offer.
Certain of the Company's Directors (the "Directors"), have either themselves or through parties affiliated with them subscribed for an aggregate of 4,662,162 New Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price as part of the Subscription, as follows:
| Name | Number of existing Ordinary Shares | Percentage of Existing Issued Share Capital | Number of Subscription Shares allocated (1) | Number of Ordinary Shares held following Admission | Percentage of Enlarged Share Capital following Admission (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordi Puig (3 ) | 14,602,500 | 8.3% | 135,136 | 14,737,636 | 4.9% |
| Matthew Walls | 11,762,500 | 6.6% | 472,973 | 12,235,473 | 4.1% |
| Sergio Olivero (6) | 4,174,000 | 2.4% | 3,243,243 | 7,417,243 | 2.5% |
| Paul Foulger (4) | 868,182 | 0.5% | 405,405 | 1,273,587 | 0.4% |
| Huon Gray (5) | 500,000 | 0.3% | 405,405 | 905,405 | 0.3% |
- Assuming the Retail Offer is subscribed in full.
- Aggregated with the interests of his wife, Sonia Rodriguez Clemente, who holds 3,150,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company.
- Subscription to be undertaken by Paul Foulger's wife, Laura Deegan. Aggregated with the interests of his wife, Paul Foulger holds 868,182 Ordinary Shares in the Company.
- Subscription to be undertaken by Huon Gray's wife, Mary Gray. Huon Gray holds 500,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company.
- Subscription to be undertaken by through Equipos Medico Biologicos S.A.. Sergio Olivero holds 4,174,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company.
Subscription Agreements
The terms and conditions of each subscription agreement provide that each subscriber's investment is made at the Issue Price and will complete at the same time as the Placing, conditional on Admission and the approval of Shareholders of the Resolutions at the General Meeting.
General Meeting
The Fundraising and the issue of the New Ordinary Shares are conditional upon, among other things, the Resolutions being duly passed by Shareholders at the General Meeting.
The Circular, containing further details of the Fundraising and notice of the General Meeting to be held on or around 11.00 a.m. on 3 March 2025 to, inter alia, approve the resolutions required to implement the Fundraising, is expected to be published and despatched to Shareholders on 14 February 2025. Following its publication, the Shareholder Circular will be available on the Group's website at https://investors.genincode.com/.
Admission, Settlement and Dealings
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM, being the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange ("Admission").
It is expected that admission of the New Ordinary Shares will take place on or around 8.00 a.m. on 4 March 2025 and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares on AIM will commence at the same time.
In addition to the passing of certain Resolutions at the General Meeting, the Placing and Subscription, are conditional upon, inter alia, Admission becoming effective. The Placing is not subject to clawback from the Retail Offer.
Following Admission of the Placing Shares and the Subscription Shares and assuming the full take up of the Retail Offer, the Company will have 298,586,048 Ordinary Shares in issue. The New Ordinary Shares to be issued, when issued, will be 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, made or paid after the date of issue.
A further announcement will be made in relation to total voting rights in the Company's share capital following the allotment and issue of the New Ordinary Shares.
This Announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Circular to be posted to Shareholders on 14 February 2025, a copy of which shall be available on the Company's website at https://investors.genincode.com/.
| Oberon Capital (Joint Bookrunner) Mike Seabrook / Aimee McCusker (Corporate Broking) Nick Lovering / Jessica Cave (Corporate Finance) | Tel: +44 (0) 203 179 5300 corporatesales@oberoninvestments.com |
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| Anna Dunphy / Louis Ashe-Jepson / Phillip Marriage | genincode@walbrookpr.com |
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