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RNS Number : 8170C
Capital Limited
23 June 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 June 2021
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR
DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR
INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO
DO SO. FURTHER, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY
AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY, SUBSCRIBE FOR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE ANY SHARES OR
OTHER SECURITIES OF CAPITAL LIMITED IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH
ANY SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
This announcement contains inside information as defined in
article 7 of the market abuse regulation no. 596/2014 ("MAR"). Upon
the publication of this announcement, this inside information is
now considered to be in the public domain.
Capital Limited
("Capital", the "Group" or the "Company")
Proposed placing of existing ordinary shares in Capital
Limited
Capital (LSE: CAPD), a leading mining services company focused
on the African markets, announces that Brian Rudd, a founder and
Executive Director of Capital Limited, (the "Seller") has indicated
his intention to sell approximately 3,000,000 ordinary shares in
the Company (the "Placing Shares") (the "Placing"). The Placing
Shares represent approximately 1.6% of the Company's issued share
capital. The Placing is to be conducted by way of an accelerated
bookbuild offering to institutional investors. The Company will not
receive any proceeds from the Placing.
Following completion of the Placing, Brian Rudd will continue to
be a substantial shareholder in the Company and will remain fully
aligned with its success.
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, London Branch
("Berenberg") and Tamesis Partners LLP ("Tamesis") are acting as
Joint Bookrunners in relation to the Placing. Bookbuilding will
commence immediately and the right is reserved to close the books
at any time. The sale price of the shares and the final size of the
Placing will be determined after the books have closed. A further
announcement will be made following completion of the bookbuild and
pricing of the Placing.
The ordinary shares held by the Seller following completion of
the Placing will be subject to a 90 calendar day lock-up which is
subject to certain exceptions and may otherwise only be waived with
the consent of the Joint Bookrunners.
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For further information, please visit Capital's website
www.capdrill.com or contact:
Capital Limited +230 464 3250
Jamie Boyton, Executive Chairman investor@capdrill.com
Giles Everist, Chief Financial Officer
Rick Robson, Executive - Corporate Development
Berenberg +44 20 3207 7800
Matthew Armitt
Varun Talwar
Alamgir Ahmed
Detlir Elezi
Tamesis Partners LLP +44 20 3882 2868
Charlie Bendon
Richard Greenfield
Buchanan +44 20 7466 5000
Bobby Morse capital@buchanan.uk.com
Kelsey Traynor
James Husband
About Capital Limited
Capital Limited is a leading mining services company providing a
complete range of drilling, mining, maintenance and geochemical
laboratory solutions to customers within the global minerals
industry, focusing on the African markets. The Company's services
include: exploration, delineation and production drilling; load and
haul services; mining equipment hire and maintenance; and
geochemical analysis. The Group's corporate headquarters are in
Mauritius and it has established operations in Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria,
Saudi Arabia and Tanzania.
Important Notice:
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN
THE PLACING. In the United Kingdom, this announcement is being
distributed only to, and is directed only at, persons who: (A) (i)
are "investment professionals" specified in Article 19(5) of the
Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005
(the "Order") and/or (ii) fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of
the Order (and only where the conditions contained in those
Articles have been, or will at the relevant time be, satisfied);
and (B) are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2
of the UK Prospectus Regulation (all such persons together being
referred to as "Relevant Persons"). In the EEA, this announcement
is addressed only to and directed only at, persons in member states
who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(e) of
the Prospectus Regulation ("Qualified Investors"). This
announcement must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United
Kingdom, by persons who are not Relevant Persons, and (ii) in any
member state of the EEA, by persons who are not Qualified
Investors. Any investment or investment activity to which this
announcement relates is available only to: (i) in the United
Kingdom, Relevant Persons; and (ii) in any member state of the EEA,
Qualified Investors, and will be engaged in only with such
persons.
This announcement and the information contained herein is for
information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of
any offer or an invitation to acquire or dispose of securities in
the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan or in
any jurisdiction in which such an offer or invitation is
unlawful.
The Placing Shares have not been, and will not be, registered
under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or under the securities laws of any State or other
jurisdiction of the United States, and, absent registration, may
not be offered or sold in the United States (as defined in
Regulation S under the Securities Act) except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities
laws of any relevant State or other jurisdiction of the United
States. There will be no public offering of the Placing Shares in
the United States.
The Placing Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the
US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities
commission or other regulatory authority in the United States, nor
have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the
merits of the Placing or the accuracy or adequacy of this
announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offence in the United States.
No prospectus or offering document has been or will be prepared
in connection with the Placing. Any investment decision to buy
securities in the Placing must be made solely on the basis of
publicly available information. Such information is not the
responsibility of and has not been independently verified by
Berenberg, Tamesis or any of their respective affiliates.
Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken,
transmitted or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into or
from the United States (including its territories and possessions,
any State of the United States and the District of Columbia),
Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan. Any failure to comply
with this restriction may constitute a violation of U.S., Canadian,
Australian, South African or Japanese securities laws.
The distribution of this announcement and the offering or sale
of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by
law. No action has been taken by the Seller, the Company,
Berenberg, Tamesis or any of their respective affiliates that
would, or which is intended to, permit a public offer of the
Placing Shares in any jurisdiction, or possession or distribution
of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material
relating to the Placing Shares, in any jurisdiction where action
for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this
announcement comes are required by Berenberg and Tamesis to inform
themselves about and to observe any applicable restrictions.
Berenberg, which is regulated by the Federal Financial
Supervisory Authority in Germany and in the United Kingdom is
deemed authorised under the Temporary Permissions Regime and is
subject to limited supervision by the Financial Conduct Authority
in the United Kingdom, is acting only for the Seller in connection
with the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than
the Seller for providing the protections offered to the clients of
Berenberg, nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing or
any matters referred to in this announcement.
Tamesis, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom
by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting solely for the Seller
in connection with the Placing and will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Seller for providing the protections offered
to the clients of Tamesis, nor for providing advice in relation to
the Placing or any matters referred to in this announcement
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