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AIM

21 April 2021

 
            ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION 
             IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM 
                                         RULES") 
 
 COMPANY NAME: 
 
   Catena Group plc - to be renamed Insig AI plc from Admission 
   (subject to shareholder approval) 
 COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY 
  TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES): 
 
   30 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AB 
 COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: 
 
   England and Wales 
 COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED 
  BY AIM RULE 26: 
 
   Current: www.catenagroup.co.uk 
 
   From Admission: www.insg.ai 10 May 2021 
 COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, 
  IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING 
  POLICY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE 
  TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED: 
 
   Catena Group plc ("Catena") is a UK-based AIM-listed holding 
   company, which is focused on acquiring and growing businesses 
   operating in high performing industries. 
   In line with this strategy, on 4 March 2020, Catena acquired 
   a 9.1 per cent. interest in the ordinary share capital of Insight 
   Capital Partners Limited ("Insight"). On 3 September 2020, 
   the Company announced that discussions had commenced with respect 
   to Catena potentially acquiring the balance of the issued share 
   capital of Insight (the "Proposed Acquisition"). 
   Insight, which is based in the UK, is a data science and machine 
   learning solutions company that provides bespoke web-based 
   applications, advanced analytical tools and modern technology 
   infrastructure to make machine learning accessible to investment 
   professionals. Insight has developed five products specifically 
   aimed at accelerating an asset manager's data science and machine 
   learning strategy. 
   Pursuant to Rule 14 of the AIM Rules for Companies, the Proposed 
   Acquisition constitutes a reverse takeover. Shareholder approval 
   for the Proposed Acquisition is being sought at a general meeting 
   convened for 7 May 2021. 
 
   In conjunction with the Proposed Acquisition, a resolution 
   will be put to shareholders at the general meeting to approve 
   a change in the Company's name to Insig AI plc. 
 DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS 
  AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number 
  and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which 
  it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury 
  shares): 
 
        Between 92,023,423 and 99,145,399 ordinary shares of 1 pence 
        each ("Ordinary Shares"), comprising: 
 
         *    42,661,638 existing Ordinary Shares 
 
 
         *    9,172,375 Ordinary Shares to be issued at 67p per 
              share pursuant to the placing 
 
 
         *    Between 38,189,410 and 45,311,386 Ordinary Shares to 
              be issued at 59p per share pursuant to the Proposed 
              Acquisition (the "Consideration Shares") 
 
 
         *    2,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued in respect of 
              a convertible loan note on completion of the Proposed 
              Acquisition 
 
 
 
        The actual number of Consideration Shares will only become 
        known once the Insight option holders exercise their rights 
        to receive between 6,611,179 Consideration Shares and GBP301,370 
        cash, and 7,121,976 and GBPnil cash. To the extent that any 
        of the Insight option holders do not exercise their rights, 
        then they will not receive any Consideration Shares This will 
        be confirmed by close of business on 7 May 2021 
 
        No shares are held in treasury 
 CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (AND/OR SECONDARY OFFERING) 
  AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION: 
 
   Capital to be raised on Admission approximately GBP6.1 million 
   pursuant to the placing 
 
   Anticipated market capitalisation on admission to AIM: approximately 
   GBP66.4 million (based on the placing price and assuming the 
   Insight option holders exercise their rights to receive the 
   maximum entitlement to Consideration Shares and GBPnil cash) 
 PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION: 
 
   Between 49.4% and 51.8% depending on the extent to which any 
   Insight option holders (i) allow their options to lapse or 
   (ii) exercise their rights to receive the maximum entitlement 
   to Consideration Shares and GBPnil cash 
 DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH 
  THE AIM SECURITIES (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE 
  OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED: 
 
   None 
 FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS 
  (underlining the first name by which each is known or including 
  any other name by which each is known): 
 
   Matthew Todd Farnum-Schneider (Executive Chairman) 
 
   Steven (Steve) Wallace Cracknell (Chief Executive Officer) 
 
   Warren Paul Pearson (Chief Technical Officer) 
 
   John Christopher Murray (Independent Non-Executive Director 
   ) 
 
   Peter Lee Rutter (Independent Non-Executive Director) 
 FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED 
  AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER 
  ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known 
  or including any other name by which each is known): 
                                Before Admission       Following Admission 
                                Shares held      %   Shares held   %(1)   %(2) 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Richard Bernstein            11,721,000   27.5    11,821,000   11.9   12.8 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    David Kyte                    2,567,547    6.0     2,900,880    2.9    3.2 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Richard Owen                  2,694,672    6.3     2,694,672    2.7    2.9 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Carole Rowan                  2,000,000    4.7     2,000,000    2.0    2.2 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Schroders & Co Bank 
     AG                           2,000,000    4.7     2,000,000    2.0    2.2 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Steven (Steve) Cracknell              -      -    10,818,293   10.9   11.8 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Nikhil Srinivasan                     -      -     7,599,936    7.7    8.3 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Mark Woodhouse                        -      -     5,048,537    5.1    5.5 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Anna Mann                             -      -     5,438,600    5.5    5.9 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
    Warren Pearson                        -      -     4,808,131    4.8    5.2 
                               ------------  -----  ------------  -----  ----- 
 
 
   (1.) Assuming the Insight option holders exercise their rights 
   to receive the maximum entitlement to Consideration Shares 
   (2.) Assuming the Insight option holders allow their options 
   to lapse and therefore receive no Consideration Shares 
 NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 
  2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: 
 
   None 
 (i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE 
  (ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION 
  DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited 
  interim financial information) 
  (iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS 
  PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19: 
 
                    (i) 31 March 
 
                    (ii) With respect to Insight Capital Partners Limited, 30 September 
                    2020 (audited interim information) 
 
                    With respect to Catena Group plc, in accordance with AIM Rule 
                    28, no historical financial information is provided in the 
                    admission document 
 
 
                    (iii) 30 September 2021 (audited financial information for 
                    the year ending 31 March 2021) 
 
                    31 December 2021 (unaudited interims for the six months ending 
                    30 September 2021) 
 
                    30 September 2022 (audited financial information for the year 
                    ending 31 March 2022) 
 EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 
 
   10 May 2021 
 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: 
 
   Zeus Capital Ltd 
   82 King Street 
   Manchester 
   M2 4WQ 
 
   10 Old Burlington Street 
   London 
   W1S 3AG 
 NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: 
 
   Zeus Capital Ltd 
   10 Old Burlington Street 
   London 
   W1S 3AG 
 OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE 
  (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE 
  AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL 
  DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: 
 
   A copy of the admission document containing full details about 
   Catena Group plc and Insight Capital Partners Limited and the 
   admission of Catena Group plc's securities will be available 
   on the Company's website www.catenagroup.co.uk 
 THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE THE APPLICANT HAS DECIDED TO 
  APPLY 
 
   QCA Corporate Governance Code 
 DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 
 
   21 April 2021 
 NEW/ UPDATE: 
 
   New 
 

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