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TruFin PLC
23 March 2022
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION.
23 March 2022
TruFin plc
("TruFin" or the "Company")
Result of Placing and Notice of General Meeting
TruFin is pleased to announce that, following the announcement
made yesterday, it has received strong demand from institutional
investors, resulting in an oversubscribed book of demand, and it
has successfully placed 10,666,666 new ordinary shares (the
"Placing Shares") at a price of 75 pence per share, raising gross
proceeds of GBP8.0 million under the Placing.
Liberum Capital Limited ("Liberum") acted as Nominated Adviser
and Sole Bookrunner on the oversubscribed Placing.
James van den Bergh, Chief Executive Officer of TruFin,
commented:
" This is an exciting time for the Group with great progress
being made across all of our subsidiaries. In particular the
placing proceeds will be invested in Satago and Playstack to fund
growth and help fund the Group through to profitability. We are
delighted our shareholders have supported us in this oversubscribed
placing, with the Open Offer to follow, and we look forward to
updating further on the Group's progress throughout the year."
Related Party Transaction
Watrium AS (" Watrium") is a related party of the Company as it
is a substantial shareholder in the Company (in accordance with the
definitions of the AIM Rules) and therefore its participation in
the Placing is considered a related party transaction for the
purposes of the AIM Rules. Watrium has agreed to subscribe for
4,666,666 as part of the Placing.
The Directors (other than Anders Wilhelmsen, being a
representative of Watrium on the Board), having consulted with the
Company's Nominated Adviser, Liberum, consider that the terms of
Watrium's participation in the Placing are fair and reasonable
insofar as the shareholders of the Company are concerned.
Open Offer
As announced yesterday, the Company also intends to raise up to
approximately GBP2.0 million through the issue of up to 2,694,073
new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Open Offer (the "Open Offer
Shares"), to allow Shareholders, including those who are not
participating in the Placing, to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares
at the Issue Price.
The terms and conditions of the Open Offer will be set out in
the Circular, which will be posted on 24 March 2022 and which will
also be made available on the Company's website at
https://trufin.com/ shortly following posting.
Circular and Meeting
Completion of the Placing and Open Offer will be conditional
upon, inter alia, the approval by Shareholders of the resolutions
to be proposed at a General Meeting of the Company. Notice of the
General Meeting will be set out in the Circular. The General
Meeting will be held at 9.00 a.m. on 11 April 2022 at the offices
of Travers Smith LLP, 10 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2AL.
Admission
Application will be made to London Stock Exchange plc for the
Placing Shares and the Open Offer Shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become
effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares and the Open
Offer Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 12 April 2022 (being the
business day following the General Meeting), subject to the
Resolutions being passed at the General Meeting.
Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this
announcement have the meanings given to them in the 'Placing and
Open Offer to raise up to approximately GBP10 million' announcement
released by the Company on 22 March 2022.
Enquiries:
TruFin plc
James van den Bergh, Chief Executive
Officer 020 3743 1340
Kam Bansil, Investor Relations 077 7922 9508
Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Sole
Bookrunner)
Chris Clarke
Edward Thomas
Lydia Zychowska 020 3100 2000
About TruFin
TruFin plc is the holding company for an operating group of
companies that are niche lenders and early payment providers.
TruFin Group combines the benefits of both the traditional
relationship banking model and developments in the fintech sector.
The Company was admitted to AIM in February 2018 and trades under
the ticker symbol: TRU. More information is available on the
Company website www.TruFin.com
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Announcement, and the information contained herein is not
for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, in or into or from the United States,
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South
Africa, or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a
violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction
(the "Restricted Jurisdictions").
The New Ordinary Shares referred to herein have not been and
will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), or under any securities laws of any
state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be
offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States except in transactions
exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and in compliance with the securities laws of
any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The New
Ordinary Shares are being offered and sold solely outside the
United States in "offshore transactions" as defined in and pursuant
to Regulation S under the Securities Act. No public offering of New
Ordinary Shares is being made in the United States.
This Announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer
to sell or issue or a solicitation of an offer to buy, subscribe
for or otherwise acquire any securities in any jurisdiction
including, without limitation, the Restricted Jurisdictions or any
other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be
unlawful. This Announcement and the information contained in it is
not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, to
persons in a Restricted Jurisdiction, unless permitted pursuant to
an exemption under the relevant local law or regulation in any such
jurisdiction.
No action has been taken by the Company or Liberum or any of
their respective directors, officers, partners, agents, employees
or affiliates that would permit an offer of the New Ordinary Shares
or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other
publicity material relating to such New Ordinary Shares in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons
receiving this Announcement are required to inform themselves about
and to observe any restrictions contained in this Announcement.
This Announcement is directed only at: (a) persons in member
states of the European Economic area who are "qualified investors",
as defined in article 2 (e) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129
(together with its delegated and implementing regulations (the "EU
Prospectus Regulation"), (b) in the United Kingdom, persons who (i)
have professional experience in matters relating to investments who
fall within the definition of "investment professionals" in Article
19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), or are high net
worth companies, unincorporated associations or partnerships or
trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2) of the
Order and (ii) are "qualified investors", as defined in Article 2
(e) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as
amended) (the "UK Prospectus Regulation") ("UK Qualified
Investors"), (c) professional investors as defined in the Financial
Services (Investment Business (Special Purpose Investment Business
- Exemption)) (Jersey) Order 2001, and (d) persons to whom it may
otherwise lawfully be communicated (each, a "Relevant Person"). No
other person should act on or rely on this Announcement and persons
distributing this Announcement must satisfy themselves that it is
lawful to do so. By accepting the terms of this announcement,
investors represent and agree that they are a Relevant Person.
This Announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons
who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity
to which this Announcement or the Placing relate is available only
to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant
Persons. As regards all persons other than Relevant Persons, the
details of the Placing set out in this Announcement are for
information purposes only.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER UNDER THE LAWS OF
JERSEY AND THE CONSENT OF THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES IN JERSEY TO
THE CIRCULATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED, BECAUSE (A)
THE INVITATION IS ADDRESSED SOLELY TO RELEVANT PERSONS (B) THE
NUMBER OF PERSONS (OTHER THAN RELEVANT PERSONS) TO WHOM THE
ANNOUNCEMENT IS ADDRESSED DOES NOT EXCEED 50 IN JERSEY AND 150
ELSEWHERE; (C) THE MINIMUM CONSIDERATION WHICH MAY BE PAID OR GIVEN
BY A PERSON FOR SECURITIES TO BE ACQUIRED BY THAT PERSON IS AT
LEAST EUR 100,000 (OR AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN ANOTHER CURRENCY);
(D) THE SECURITIES TO BE ACQUIRED OR APPLIED FOR ARE DENOMINATED IN
AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST EUR 100,000 (OR AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN ANOTHER
CURRENCY); (E) THE INVITATION RELATES TO THE ISSUE OF SHARES OR
OTHER SECURITIES BY A COMPANY TO ITS MEMBERS IN SATISFACTION, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, OF A DISTRIBUTION TO BE MADE BY THAT COMPANY; (F)
THE INVITATION RELATES TO A SCHEME SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 3(2)(C) OF
THE COMPANIES (GENERAL PROVISIONS) (JERSEY) ORDER 2002 (THE "CGP
ORDER"); OR (G) ANY COMBINATION OF (A) TO (F) APPLIES. THE
INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUCH PERSONS. IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BE DISTRIBUTED OR PASSED ON, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, TO ANY OTHER CLASS OF PERSON AND IN ANY EVENT, AND
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD PERSONS OF ANY OTHER DESCRIPTION RELY
ON OR ACT UPON THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Persons (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees)
who have a contractual or other legal obligation to forward a copy
of this Announcement should seek appropriate advice before taking
any action.
This Announcement is not being distributed by, nor has it been
approved for the purposes of section 21 of FSMA by Liberum or any
other person authorised under FSMA. This Announcement is being
distributed and communicated to persons in the United Kingdom only
in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply.
No prospectus or offering document will be made available in
connection with the matters contained in this Announcement and no
such prospectus is required (in accordance with the UK Prospectus
Regulation) to be published.
Certain statements in this Announcement are forward-looking
statements which are based on the Company's expectations,
intentions and projections regarding its future performance,
anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not
historical facts. These forward-looking statements, which may use
words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "could", "intend",
"estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, include all
matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking
statements involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could
cause the actual results of operations, financial condition,
liquidity and dividend policy and the development of the industries
in which the Group's businesses operate to differ materially from
the impression created by the forward-looking statements. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given
those risks and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of such
statements and, except as required by the UK Financial Conduct
Authority ("FCA"), the London Stock Exchange or applicable law, the
Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Any indication in this Announcement of the price at which the
Company's shares have been bought or sold in the past cannot be
relied upon as a guide to future performance. Persons needing
advice should consult an independent financial adviser. No
statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast
and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean
that earnings per share of the Company for the current or future
financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical
published earnings per share of the Group.
Liberum, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom
by the FCA, are acting for the Company and for no one else in
connection with the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone
other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to
clients of Liberum or for providing advice in relation to the
Placing, or any other matters referred to in this Announcement.
No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be
made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability
is or will be accepted by or on behalf of the Company or Liberum or
by their affiliates or their respective agents, directors, officers
and employees as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or
completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral
information made available to or publicly available to any
interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefor is
expressly disclaimed.
The Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will not
be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than to trading
on AIM.
Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other
website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks
on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated
into, or forms part of, this Announcement.
Notice to distributors
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements
contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in
financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and
10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing
MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID
II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any
liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which
any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product
Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto,
the New Ordinary Shares have been subject to a product approval
process, which has determined that such securities are: (i)
compatible with an end target market of retail investors and
investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and
eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii)
eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are
permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors
should note that: the price of the New Ordinary Shares may decline
and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the New
Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital
protection; and an investment in the New Ordinary Shares is
compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income
or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an
appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient
resources to be able to bear any losses that may result
therefrom.
The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the
requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling
restrictions in relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted
that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Liberum are
only procuring investors who meet the criteria of professional
clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does
not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability of appropriateness
for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any
investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take
any other action whatsoever with respect to the New Ordinary
Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own
target market assessment in respect of the New Ordinary Shares and
determining appropriate distribution channels.
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