Everest Global Plc Conversion of Convertible Loan Notes for Shares
25 Januar 2023 - 8:00AM
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25 January 2023
For Immediate Release
Everest Global plc
("EG" or the "Company")
Conversion of Convertible Loan Notes for Shares
The Company is pleased to announce the conversion (the "Conversion") of £
300,000 Convertible Loan Notes (the "Convertible Loan Notes") for 6,000,000 new
Ordinary Shares (the "Conversion Shares"). The Conversion Price is 5 pence per
share.
The Conversion Price represents a premium of 85 per cent to the closing price
of 2.70 pence on 23 January 2023, being the business day prior to agreement of
the Conversion. The Conversion is being conducted pursuant to the existing
authorities granted to the Directors of the Company at its annual general
meeting on 29 April 2022. The Conversion Shares represent
approximately 9.25 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital as enlarged
by the Conversion Shares.
The purpose of the Conversion is to assist the company in reducing its creditor
position.
The holder of the Convertible Loan Notes will also receive two warrants for
each Conversion Share. The first such warrant conveys the right to subscribe
for a further new ordinary share at an exercise price of 5p ("5p Warrant")and
the second such warrant conveys the right to subscribe for further new ordinary
share at an exercise price of 10p ("10p Warrant"). These warrants are
exercisable up until 31 December 2024. In total therefore 6,000,000 5p Warrants
and 6,000,000 10p Warrants will be issued.
In compliance with Prospectus Regulation Rule 1.2.4, which prohibits the
admission of more than 20% of the number of securities already admitted to
trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange without a Prospectus,
the Company intends to publish a Prospectus in relation to the issue of the
Subscription Shares in order to enable those shares to be admitted to trading
on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in accordance with Listing Rule
14.3.4.
As a result of the issue of the subscription shares, the following is the
shareholdings in the company above 3% before and after the subscription, in
addition to Directors' shareholding, as far as the Directors are aware, that
are required to be disclosed in the Company.
Shareholder Pre-Conversion Pre-Conversion Post-Conversion Post-Conversion
Shareholding % Shareholding %
Golden Nice International 13 000 000 22.08% 19 000 000 29.28%
Group Limited
Lynchwood Nominees Limited 8 773 542 14.90% 8 773 542 13.52%
Ms Chen Fangling 6 363 000 10.81% 6 363 000 9.81%
Mr An Xiangyu 6 363 000 10.81% 6 363 000 9.81%
VSA Capital Limited 5 700 639 9.68% 5 700 639 8.79%
Interactive Investor 2 967 857 5.04% 2 967 857 4.57%
Services Nominees Limited
Vidacos Nominees Limited 552 599 0.94% 552 599 0.85%
N1
N1 - R Scott, a director, hold his shares in Carimar International Holdings
Limited which are held by Vidacos Nominees Limited
The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights in the Company
will be 64,888,855 ("Total Voting Rights"). No shares are held in treasury. The
Total Voting Rights figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the
FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Board of Everest Global is very pleased with the confidence shown in the
Company and the management team. The Subscription as announced on the 24
January 2023 and this Conversion assist the company by providing the working
capital it needs to fulfil its strategic mandate as well as reduce the creditor
position substantially with regard to the Convertible Loan Notes.
For further information, please visit www.everestglobalplc.com or contact the
following:
Everest Global plc
Andy Sui, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0) 776 775 1787
Rob Scott, Non-Executive Director +27 (0)84 6006 001
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