THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE
MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC
UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK
MAR").
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM
PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY
SECURITIES OF ROSSLYN DATA TECHNOLOGIES PLC.
NOT FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR
RESIDENT IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE,
PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("FSMA") AND HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY PRIMARYBID LIMITED WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY
THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN 779021).
NOT FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, CANADA OR JAPAN.
8 October
2024
Rosslyn Data Technologies
plc
("Rosslyn" or the "Company")
Retail Offer by PrimaryBid
● Rosslyn announces a
conditional offer for subscription of new Ordinary Shares via
PrimaryBid of up to £250,000;
● The Issue Price
for the new Ordinary Shares is 5 pence per new Ordinary Share,
representing a discount of approximately 55.2 per cent to the
closing mid-price of the Company's existing Ordinary Shares on 7
October 2024;
● Investors can
take part through PrimaryBid's extensive network of retail brokers,
wealth managers and investment platforms, (subject to such
partners' participation);
● The Retail Offer is
available to both existing shareholders and new investors;
● The new
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer will be
sold at the Issue Price; and
● There is a minimum
subscription of £250 per investor in the Retail Offer.
Retail Offer
Rosslyn (AIM: RDT), is
pleased to announce a conditional offer for subscription of new
ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company
("Ordinary Shares") via
PrimaryBid (the "Retail
Offer") at an issue price of 5 pence per new Ordinary Share
(the "Issue Price"), being
a discount of approximately 55.2 per cent to the closing mid-price
of the Company's existing Ordinary Shares on 7 October 2024.
As announced earlier today, The Company is also
conducting the following:
● A proposed
fundraising to raise a minimum of £2.5 million via a conditional
placing and intended subscription of new Ordinary Shares at the
Issue Price and the issue of convertible loan notes (together with
the Retail Offer, the "Fundraise");
● The proposed
conversion of the principal amount and the interest accrued at the
conversion date of 25 October 2024 of the convertible loan notes
issued in September 2023 into 13,328,150 new Ordinary Shares at the
Issue Price (the "Conversion"); and
● The proposed
capital reorganisation of the Ordinary Share capital of the Company
to subdivide each existing Ordinary Share into one new Ordinary
Share of 0.1 pence each and one deferred Share of 24.9 pence each
(the "Capital
Reorganisation").
The Fundraise, Conversion and Capital Reorganisation
are conditional on shareholder approval of certain resolutions to
be proposed at a general meeting of the Company to be held on 25
October 2024. The Fundraise is further conditional on the new
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer,
Conversion, Placing and Capital Reorganisation being admitted to
trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is expected to
take place at 8.00 a.m. on 28 October. The Retail Offer will not be
completed without the Placing, Conversion and Capital
Reorganisation also being completed.
The Company will use the net proceeds of the
Fundraise primarily to drive the execution of the Company's
business strategy as well as to provide working capital support to
extend the cash runway to a point of profitability and strengthen
the Company's balance sheet.
Reason for the Retail Offer
While the Placing has been structured as a
non-pre-emptive offer, the Company values its retail investor base
and is therefore pleased to provide retail investors with the
opportunity to participate in the Retail Offer.
Existing shareholders and new investors can access
the Retail Offer through PrimaryBid's extensive partner network of
investment platforms, retail brokers and wealth managers, subject
to such partners' participation. A list of PrimaryBid's
distribution partners can be found here.
Some partners may only accept applications from
existing shareholders and/or existing customers.
After consideration of the various options available
to it, the Company believes that the separate Retail Offer is in
the best interests of shareholders, as well as wider stakeholders
in the Company.
The Retail Offer will open to investors resident and
physically located in the United Kingdom following the release of
this Announcement. The Retail Offer is expected to close at 4.30
p.m. on 10 October 2024 and may close early if it is
oversubscribed.
There is a minimum subscription amount of £250 per
investor in the Retail Offer.
The Company reserves the right to scale back any
order at its discretion. The Company and PrimaryBid reserve the
right to reject any application for subscription under the Retail
Offer without giving any reason for such rejection.
Investors wishing to apply for new Ordinary Shares
should contact their investment platform, retail broker or wealth
manager for details of their terms and conditions, process
(including for using their ISA, SIPP or GIA) and any relevant fees
or charges.
The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the
Retail Offer will be issued free of all liens, charges and
encumbrances and will, when issued and fully paid, rank
pari passuin all respects
with the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing
and the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.
Brokers wishing to offer their customers access to
the Retail Offer and future PrimaryBid transactions, should contact
partners@primarybid.com.
Enquiries
Rosslyn
Paul Watts, Chief Executive
Officer
James Appleby, Chairman
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+44 (0)20 3285 8008
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PrimaryBid
Limited
Nick Smith / James Deal
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enquiries@primarybid.com
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Cavendish Capital
Markets Limited (Nominated adviser and Broker)
Stephen Keys/Camilla Hume/George Lawson
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+44 (0)20 7220 0500
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Gracechurch Group (Financial PR)
Claire Norbury/Anysia
Virdi
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+44 (0)20 4582 3500
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Important
notices
It is a term of the Retail Offer
that the aggregate value of the new Ordinary Shares available for
subscription at the Issue Price does not exceed £250,000 (the
"Maximum Subscription
Amount"). The Maximum Subscription Amount may be increased
at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, subject to
applicable law and regulation. Any such increase will be notified
by way of an announcement through a Regulatory Information
Service.
The Retail Offer is offered under the exemptions from
the need for a prospectus allowed under the FCA's Prospectus
Regulation Rules. As such, there is no need for publication of a
prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation Rules, or for
approval of the same by the Financial Conduct Authority (as
competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms
part of retained EU law as defined in the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018).
The Retail Offer is not being made into the United
States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or
any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so.
This Announcement is not for publication or
distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States
of America. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for
sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have
not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from
registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the
United States.
This Announcement and the information contained
herein, is restricted and is not for publication, release or
distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or
into Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan 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 in any
jurisdiction.
Investors should make their own investigations into
the merits of an investment in the Company. Nothing in this
Announcement amounts to a recommendation to invest in the Company
or amounts to investment, taxation or legal advice.
It should be noted
that a subscription for new Ordinary Shares and investment in the
Company carries a number of risks. Investors should contact their
investment platform, retail broker or wealth manager for details of
any relevant risk warnings. Investors should take independent
advice from a person experienced in advising on investment in
securities such as the new Ordinary Shares if they are in any
doubt.
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