THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE
APPENDIX) AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY MEANS OR MEDIA, IN OR INTO OR FROM
THE UNITED STATES (OR TO ANY US PERSONS), AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND,
JAPAN OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN
WHICH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OR
OFFERING MEMORANDUM NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT
PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIM RULES OR EURONEXT GROWTH RULES
OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER, RECOMMENDATION, INVITATION TO SELL OR
ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE
FOR, ANY SECURITIES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY. ACCORDINGLY,
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY OR FILED WITH THE FCA OR
CBI AND NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR THE FACT OF ITS DISTRIBUTION
SHOULD FORM THE BASIS OR, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
INVESTMENT DECISION IN RESPECT OF THE COMPANY OR OTHER EVALUATION
OF ANY SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER ENTITY AND SHOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED AS A RECOMMENDATION THAT ANY INVESTOR SHOULD
SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SUCH SECURITIES.
THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATED IN THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO.596/2014. ("MAR").
IN ADDITION, MARKET SOUNDINGS (AS DEFINED IN MAR) WERE TAKEN IN
RESPECT OF CERTAIN OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT,
WITH THE RESULT THAT CERTAIN PERSONS BECAME AWARE OF SUCH INSIDE
INFORMATION, AS PERMITTED BY MAR. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INSIDE
INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SUCH
PERSONS SHALL THEREFORE CEASE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF INSIDE
INFORMATION.
17 May 2019
Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd Proposed Placing
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd ("Falcon" or the
"Company") (AIM: FOG, Euronext Growth: FAC, TSXV: FO.V), the
international oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and
development of unconventional oil and gas assets, is pleased to
announce a proposed placing of new Common Shares of the Company
(the "Placing Shares") at a price of 14p per Placing Share
(the "Placing Price") in order to raise gross proceeds of up to
US$10 million (c.£7.76 million) (the "Placing") by way of a
conditional placing of the Placing Shares with institutional
investors.
The net proceeds of the Placing will primarily
be used to fund Falcon’s share of estimated capital expenditure in
respect of the drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation of four
horizontal wells in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, Australia (further
details of which are provided below).
The Placing is being conducted through a
bookbuilding process (the "Bookbuild") which is being managed by
J&E Davy ("Davy"), RBC Capital Markets ("RBC") and Cenkos
Securities plc ("Cenkos" and together with Davy and RBC, the “Joint
Bookrunners”) and will open immediately following the release of
this Announcement and will be made available to eligible
institutional investors. Davy is also acting as nominated adviser
(for the purpose of the AIM Rules for Companies) and Euronext
Growth advisor (for the purpose of the Euronext Growth Rules) to
the Company in connection with the Placing.
Company Background
Falcon is an international oil and gas company
focused on the exploration and appraisal of unconventional oil and
gas assets. Its corporate strategy is to explore unconventional oil
and gas basins; following successful exploration, continue with
appraisal programs to determine commercialisation options; and
subsequently monetise assets prior to production.
Falcon Australia owns 30% of three exploration
permits in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, located in the Northern
Territory of Australia (the “Beetaloo”) being EP76, EP98, EP117
(the "Beetaloo Exploration Permits") which represent total gross
acreage of 4.6 million, or 1.4 million acres net to Falcon
Australia’s 30% participating interest. In 2014, Falcon Australia
farmed-out 35% of its participating interest in the Beetaloo
Exploration Permits to a subsidiary of Origin Energy Limited, and
35% of its interest in the Beetaloo Exploration Permits to Sasol
Petroleum Australia Limited ("Sasol"), a subsidiary of Sasol
Limited, pursuant to the terms of a farm out agreement (“Farm-out
Agreement”), in a deal worth A$200 million (c.US$143 million).
Following certain further transfers of interest, Origin Energy B2
Pty Ltd. (“Origin”) now holds a 70% participating interest in, and
is the operator of, the Beetaloo Exploration Permits (the
“Operator”) under a joint venture with Falcon Australia, which
holds the remaining 30% participating interest (together, the
“JV”).
To date, the JV has drilled four wells under the
stage 1 work program set out in the Farm-out Agreement (“Stage 1”),
which resulted in the discovery of 6.6 TCF of 2C gross contingent
resource estimate (1.94 TCF net to Falcon). A 57 day extended well
test resulted in cumulative production of 63 MMscf and variable gas
rates ranged between 0.8-1.2 MMscf/d.
The JV has agreed to evaluate the potential of
the liquids-rich gas fairways in both the Kyalla and the Velkerri
shale plays as part of the stage 2 work program set out in the
Farm-out Agreement ("Stage 2"). Exploration and appraisal
activities targeted to commence in mid-2019 under Stage 2 include
the drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation of two horizontal
wells:
- Kyalla shale and hybrid liquids rich gas play
– one of the identified three source rock and two hybrid target
intervals in the Kyalla formation, with estimated liquid yields in
the range of 15-60 bbl/MMscf. The Kyalla formation prospective
areas, which are confined to the Beetaloo Exploration Permits, are
expected to have a cost advantage over the Velkerri formation
prospective areas given they are shallower and are likely to
contain liquids rich gas that could also improve expected
economics.
- Velkerri shale liquids rich gas play – a
liquids rich gas play fairway along the northern and south-eastern
flanks of the Beetaloo Exploration Permits, at 1,200-2,000mTVD,
with regional gas composition and maturity data indicating
condensate to gas ratio at an estimated 5-40 bbl/MMscf. Indications
are that porosity and permeability are higher in these areas and
there is an increased potential for a stacked liquids rich
target.
Exploration and appraisal activities targeted to
commence in 2020 under the stage 3 work program under the Farm-out
Agreement ("Stage 3") include the drilling and hydraulic fracture
stimulation of a further two horizontal wells targeting one or more
of the three plays:
- Velkerri B shale gas play
- Kyalla shale and hybrid liquids rich gas plays
- Velkerri shale liquids rich gas play
Reasons for the Placing
The estimated gross capex for Stage 2 and Stage
3 is c.US$130 million. Under the terms of the Farm-out Agreement,
Falcon Australia is carried for up to c.A$113 million (~US$80
million) for the costs of Stage 2 and Stage 3, equating to c.US$24
million net benefit to Falcon, with Falcon’s net cash contribution
estimated at US$15 million, before contingency.
Falcon’s net cash contribution to the first
c.US$100 million of gross capex for Stage 2 and Stage 3 is
estimated at c.US$5.5 million, before contingency. The
Company will use the net proceeds of the Placing, together with its
existing cash resources of c.US$6 million, principally to fund its
net contribution to estimated capex under Stage 2 and Stage 3 and
G&A expenses.
Details of the Placing
The Placing will be managed on the Company's
behalf by the Joint Bookrunners in accordance with the terms and
conditions set out in Appendix to this Announcement. The Placing is
not being underwritten by the Joint Bookrunners. The Company
reserves the right to issue and sell a lesser number of Common
Shares through the Placing and to settle certain of the Placing
Shares by way of a direct subscription with the Company. The
Placing will be conducted in accordance with the terms and
conditions set out in the Appendix. The Bookbuild, to determine
demand for participation in the Placing, will commence with
immediate effect following the release of this Announcement and is
expected to close no later than 6.30 p.m. UK time on 17 May 2019.
However, the timing of the closing of the Bookbuild is at the
absolute discretion of the Joint Bookrunners. The Joint Bookrunners
and the Company reserve the right to close the Bookbuild earlier or
later, without further notice.
The number of Placing Shares and allocations
will be determined by the Company and Joint Bookrunners following
the close of the Bookbuild. The Placing Shares will, when
issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank equally in all
respects with the existing Common Shares, including the right to
receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or
paid in respect of such Common Shares after the date of issue of
the Placing Shares.
As detailed in the Appendix, the Placing is
conditional upon, inter alia, Admission becoming effective and the
Placing Agreement not being terminated prior to Admission.
It is expected that Admission will become
effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares will commence on
22 May 2019.
This Announcement should be read in its
entirety. In particular, your attention is drawn to the "Important
Information" section of this Announcement and to the detailed terms
and conditions of the Placing and further information relating to
the Bookbuild described in the Appendix. By choosing to
participate in the Placing and by making an oral and legally
binding offer to acquire Placing Shares, investors will be deemed
to have read and understood this Announcement in its entirety
(including the Appendix) and to be making such an offer on the
terms and subject to the conditions in it, and to be providing the
representations, warranties, acknowledgements and undertakings
contained in the Appendix.
Market Abuse Regulation
This Announcement contains inside information
for the purposes of Article 7 of MAR. Market soundings, as defined
in MAR, were taken in respect of the Placing, with the result that
certain persons became aware of inside information, as permitted by
MAR. That inside information is set out in this Announcement and
has been disclosed as soon as possible in accordance with paragraph
7 of Article 17 of MAR. Therefore, those persons that received
inside information in a market sounding are no longer in possession
of inside information relating to the Company and its securities.
The person responsible for arranging the release of this
announcement on behalf of Falcon is Anne Flynn.
For further information on the Announcement, please contact:
Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd
+353 1 676 8702Phillip O’QuigleyAnne Flynn
Davy (Joint Bookrunner, Nominated Adviser and Euronext Growth
Advisor)
+353 1 679 6363John FrainRonan VealeBarry Murphy
RBC (Joint
Bookrunner)
+44 20 7653 4000Matthew CoakesMartin CopelandDuncan SmithJack
Wood
Cenkos (Joint Bookrunner)
+44 (0)131 220 6939Joe NallyNeil McDonaldDerrick Lee
Capitalised terms used but not defined in the
text of this Announcement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the sections headed 'Definitions' and 'Glossary'
below.
About Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd
Falcon is an international oil and gas company
engaged in the exploration and development of unconventional oil
and gas assets, with the current portfolio focused in Australia,
South Africa and Hungary. Falcon is incorporated in British
Columbia, Canada and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with a
technical team based in Budapest, Hungary.
Falcon is listed on AIM, Euronext Growth and the
TSX Venture Exchange Market.
Competent Person's
Statement
In accordance with the guidelines of AIM, Dr.
Gábor Bada, Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd’s Head of Technical
Operations, who holds a geology degree from the Eötvös L.
University in Budapest, Hungary and a PhD from the Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is a member of the
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, meets the criteria of
qualified person under the AIM guidance note for mining and oil and
gas companies, has reviewed and approved the technical information
contained in this Announcement.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Davy, who is authorised and regulated in Ireland
by the CBI, is acting as the Company's nominated adviser (pursuant
to the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers), Euronext Growth adviser
(pursuant to the Euronext Growth Rules) and joint bookrunner to the
Company. Davy is acting exclusively to the Company in connection
with the Placing and no other person in connection with the
Placing. Davy will not regard any other person as its customer or
be responsible to any other person for providing the protections
afforded to customers of Davy nor for providing advice in relation
to the transactions and arrangements detailed in this Announcement
for which the Company and the Directors are solely responsible.
Davy has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this
Announcement and, without limiting the statutory rights of any
recipient of this Announcement, no liability whatsoever is accepted
by Davy for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained
in this Announcement or for omissions of any material information
for which it is not responsible. The responsibilities of Davy as
(i) the Company's nominated adviser solely for the purposes of the
AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers; and (ii) Euronext Growth Adviser
solely for the purpose of the Rules for Euronext Growth Advisers,
are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin
respectively and are not owed to the Company or any Director or to
any other person in respect of his decision to acquire Common
Shares, or otherwise invest, in the Company in reliance on any
parts of this Announcement.
Cenkos, who is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting as Joint Bookrunner to the
Company. Cenkos is acting exclusively for the Company in connection
with the Placing and no other person in connection with the
Placing. Cenkos will not regard any other person as its customer or
be responsible to any other person for providing the protections
afforded to customers of Cenkos nor for providing advice in
relation to the transactions and arrangements detailed in this
Announcement for which the Company and the Directors are solely
responsible. Cenkos has not authorised the contents of, or any part
of, this Announcement and, without limiting the statutory rights of
any person to whom this Announcement is issued, no liability
whatsoever is accepted by Cenkos for the accuracy of any
information or opinions contained in this Announcement or for the
omission of any material information for which it is not
responsible.
RBC, who is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority ("PRA") and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the FCA and the PRA, is acting as Joint Bookrunner to the Company.
RBC is acting exclusively for the Company in connection with the
Placing and no other person in connection with the Placing. RBC
will not regard any other person as its customer or be responsible
to any other person for providing the protections afforded to
customers of RBC nor for providing advice in relation to the
transactions and arrangements detailed in this Announcement for
which the Company and the Directors are solely responsible. RBC has
not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this Announcement
and, without limiting the statutory rights of any person to whom
this Announcement is issued, no liability whatsoever is accepted by
RBC for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in
this Announcement or for the omission of any material information
for which it is not responsible.
This Announcement has been issued by, and is the
sole responsibility of, the Company. 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 any
Joint Bookrunner or by any of their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers or 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 therefore
is expressly disclaimed.
The distribution of the Announcement and the
offering of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted or prohibited by law or regulation. Persons distributing
the Announcement must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do
so. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a
violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No
action has been taken by the Company or any of the Joint
Bookrunners or any of their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers or employees that would permit an offering of
the Placing Shares or possession or distribution of the
Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating
to such Placing Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that
purpose is required. Persons into whose possession the Announcement
comes are required by the Company and the Joint Bookrunners to
inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.
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 Placing 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,
Placees should note that: the price of the Placing Shares may
decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment;
the Placing Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital
protection; and an investment in the Placing 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 Shares. Furthermore, it is noted that,
notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Joint Bookrunners
will only procure 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 or
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 Placing Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking
its own Target Market Assessment in respect of the Placing Shares
and determining appropriate distribution channels.
The Announcement contains (or may contain)
certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Forward looking statements include statements
relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures,
expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance,
indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and
future prospects; and (ii) business and management strategies and
the expansion and growth of the Company’s operations. These
statements, which sometimes use words such as "anticipate",
"believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect", "will", "may", "should",
"plan", "target", "aim" and words of similar meaning or similar
expressions or negatives therefor, reflect the Directors' beliefs
and expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results and performance to
differ materially from any expected future results or performance
expressed or implied by any such forward-looking statement.
Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that
are beyond the Company’s ability to control or estimate precisely,
such as (i) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (ii)
currency fluctuations; (iii) drilling and production results; (iv)
reserves estimates; (v) loss of market share and industry
competition; (vi) environmental and physical risks; (vii) risks
associated with the identification of suitable potential
acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and
completion of such transactions; (viii) legislative, fiscal and
regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing
climate change; (ix) economic and financial market conditions in
various countries and regions; (x) political risks, including the
risks of renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental
entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and
delays in the reimbursement of shared costs; (xi) drilling wells is
speculative, often involving significant costs that may be more
than estimated and may not result in discoveries and (xii) changes
in trading conditions. The Company cannot give any assurance
that such forward-looking statements will prove to have been
correct. Statements contained in the Announcement regarding
past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation
that such trends or activities will continue in the future. The
information contained in the Announcement is subject to change
without notice and, except as required by applicable law, neither
the Joint Bookrunners nor the Company assumes any responsibility or
obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking
statements contained herein whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the
Announcement. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a
forecast, projection or estimate of the future financial
performance of the Company or any other person following the
implementation of the Placing or otherwise.
The price of Common Shares and the income from
them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the
full amount invested on disposal of the Common Shares. Past
performance is no guide to future performance and persons who
require advice should consult an independent financial adviser.
This Announcement is not for release,
publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Japan or the
Republic of South Africa or any jurisdiction into which the
publication or distribution would be unlawful. Overseas
Shareholders and any person (including, without limitation,
nominees and trustees), who have a contractual or other legal
obligation to forward this document to a jurisdiction outside the
United Kingdom should seek appropriate advice before taking any
action.
This Announcement is for information purposes
only and does not constitute, or form part of, a prospectus
relating to the Company nor does it constitute or form part of any
invitation or an offer to any person, or any public offer, to
issue, sell, subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire shares or
the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for
any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, the
Republic of South Africa or Japan or any jurisdiction in which such
offer or solicitation would be unlawful or require preparation of
any prospectus or other offer documentation or would be unlawful
prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No public
offering of the Placing Shares is being made in any such
jurisdiction.
The securities referred to in this Announcement
have not been nor will be registered under the Securities Act, and
may not be offered, sold or transferred, directly or indirectly,
within the United States 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 state or other
jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of the
securities referred to in this Announcement is being made in the
United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere.
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.
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply throughout this Announcement
unless the context otherwise requires:
"£" means the lawful currency
of the United Kingdom;
"A$" means the lawful currency
of the Australia;
“Admission” means admission of
the Placing Shares to trading on AIM, Euronext Growth and the TSX
Venture Exchange Market;
“AIM” means the Alternative
Investment Market, a market regulated by the London Stock
Exchange;
"AIM Rules" means the AIM Rules
for Companies and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers;
“AIM Rules for Companies” means
the rules published by the London Stock Exchange governing
admission to AIM and the regulation of companies whose securities
are admitted to trading on AIM (and any guidance notes in relation
to the foregoing), as each may be amended from time to time;
“AIM Rules for Nominated
Advisers” means the rules of the London Stock Exchange
governing the eligibility criteria, ongoing obligations and
disciplinary provisions for nominated advisers, as amended from
time to time;
“Announcement”
means this announcement and the Appendix;
“Associate” means in respect of
a person, any holding company, subsidiary undertaking or branch of
such person or any holding company, subsidiary undertaking or
branch of any such holding company, subsidiary undertaking and
branch or any of their respective associated undertakings and
"Associates" shall be construed accordingly;
"Bookbuild" means the
bookbuilding process being conducted by the Joint Bookrunners in
connection with the Placing;
"Canadian Securities Laws"
means all applicable Canadian securities laws and the respective
rules and regulations under such laws, together with published
policy statements, notices and orders of the Securities
Commissions;
"CBI" means the Central Bank of
Ireland;
“Cenkos” means Cenkos
Securities plc;
“Common Shares” means the
common shares in the share capital of the Company;
“Davy” means J&E Davy,
trading as Davy including its affiliate Davy Corporate Finance and
other affiliates, or any of its subsidiary undertakings;
“Director” means a director of
the Company;
"EEA" means the European
Economic Area;
“Euronext Dublin” means The
Irish Stock Exchange plc trading as Euronext Dublin;
“Euronext Growth” means
the Euronext Growth market, a market operated by Euronext Dublin
(formerly known as the Enterprise Securities Market);
“Euronext Growth Rules” means
the Euronext Growth Rules for Companies and the Rules for Euronext
Growth Advisers;
"Euronext Growth Rules for
Companies" means the rules published by Euronext Dublin
governing admission to Euronext Growth and the regulation of
companies whosesecurities are admitted to trading on Euronext
Growth (and any guidance notes in relation to the foregoing), as
each may be amended from time to time;
"Falcon Australia" means Falcon
Oil & Gas Australia Ltd., a c. 98% subsidiary of the
Company;
"FCA" means the Financial
Conduct Authority;
"FSMA" means the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended;
"Group" means the Company and
its subsidiary undertakings and Associates and "Group
Company" means any one of them
"Joint Bookrunners" means
together, Cenkos, Davy and RBC and each a "Joint
Bookrunner" ;
“London Stock Exchange” means
the London Stock Exchange plc;
"MAR" means Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and all delegated regulations,
technical standards and guidance relating thereto;
"Order" means the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as
amended from time to time;
"Overseas Shareholders" means
shareholders with registered addresses, or who are citizens or
residents of, or incorporated in, countries outside of the United
Kingdom;
"Placees" means persons who
have agreed to subscribe for Placing Shares pursuant to the
Placing;
“Placing” means the proposed
placing of the Placing Shares described in this Announcement;
“Placing Agreement” means the
placing agreement among the Company and the Joint Bookrunners dated
17 May 2019;
“Placing Price” means £0.14 per
Placing Share;
“Placing Shares” means the new
Common Shares that the Company is seeking to issue in the
Placing;
"Placing Results Announcement"
means the press announcement, giving details of the number of
Placing Shares to be issued by the Company to Placees at the
Placing Price;
"Prospectus Directive" means
the EU Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended from time to
time, and includes any relevant implementing directive measure in
any Member State of the EEA to the extent implemented in the
relevant Member State of the EEA;
"Qualified Investor" means person who are
qualified investors as defined in section 86(7) of FSMA;
“RBC” means RBC Europe Limited
(trading as RBC Capital Markets);
"Regulatory Information
Service" means any of the services set out in the list of
Primary Information Providers maintained by the FCA and CBI;
"Rules for Euronext Growth
Advisors" means the rules of Euronext Dublin governing the
eligibility criteria, ongoing obligations and disciplinary
provisions for Euronext Growth advisors, as amended from time to
time;
"Securities Act" means United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time;
"Securities Commissions" means
the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in
British Columbia;
“TSX Venture Exchange” means
the TSX Venture Exchange Inc;
“TSX Venture Exchange Market”
means the TSX Venture Exchange market for securities operated by
the TSX Venture Exchange;
"TSXV Rules" means the rules,
regulations and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange including the
TSX Venture Exchange Corporate Finance Manual
"US$" means the lawful currency
of the United States; and
"United States" means the
United States of America, its territories and possessions, any
state in the United States, the District of Columbia and other
areas subject to its jurisdiction.
EXCHANGE RATES
Conversions from A$ to US$ in this announcement
have been conducted at an exchange rate of 0.71069 being the
average exchange rate for the previous two months as of 19 April
2019. Conversions from US$ to £ in this announcement have been
conducted at an exchange rate of 0.77626 being the relevant
exchange rate on 16 May 2019.
GLOSSARY
The following glossary of terms applies throughout this
Announcement, unless the context otherwise requires:
“2C” means best estimate of
those quantities of petroleum which are estimated, on a given date,
to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations, but which
are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable;
“bbl/MMscf” means the ratio of
hydrocarbon liquids and gas expressed as barrels per million
standard cubic feet;
"contingent resource estimate"
means contingent resource estimates that have been prepared on a
statistical aggregation basis and in accordance with the Society of
Petroleum Engineers Petroleum Resources Management System, being
(as of 15 February 2017) those quantities of gas (produced gas
minus carbon dioxide and inert gasses) that are potentially
recoverable from known accumulations but which are not yet
considered commercially recoverable due to the need for additional
delineation drilling, further validation of deliverability and
original gas in place, and confirmation of prices and development
costs;
“mTVD” means meter true vertical depth;
“MMscf" means million standard cubic feet of
gas;
"MMscf/d" means million standard cubic feet of
gas per day;
"petroleum" composite term for natural gas,
crude oil and liquids;
"production" means the production of petroleum
from a discovery which has been developed; and
"TCF" means trillion cubic feet of gas.
APPENDIX
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
PLACING
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PLACEES
ONLY
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT,
INCLUDING THIS APPENDIX AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN
(TOGETHER, THE "ANNOUNCEMENT") IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR
PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA,
JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH
THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ARE REQUIRED BY THE COMPANY AND THE JOINT
BOOKRUNNERS TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH
RESTRICTIONS.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES
NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR INVITATION TO UNDERWRITE AN OFFER
FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE
COMPANY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
TO TAKE PART IN THE PLACING. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT
HEREIN ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE ONLY DIRECTED AT,
AND BEING DISTRIBUTED TO, PERSONS WHOSE ORDINARY ACTIVITIES INVOLVE
THEM IN ACQUIRING, HOLDING, MANAGING AND DISPOSING OF INVESTMENTS
(AS PRINCIPAL OR AGENT) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THEIR BUSINESS AND WHO
HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND
ARE:
(A) IF IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN
ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA"), PERSONS WHO ARE QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 86(7) OF FSMA, AS AMENDED ("QUALIFIED
INVESTORS"), BEING PERSONS FALLING WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE
2(1)(E) OF THE EU PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE (WHICH MEANS DIRECTIVE
2003/71/EC, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND INCLUDES ANY RELEVANT
IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE MEASURE IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA TO
THE EXTENT IMPLEMENTED IN THE RELEVANT MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA)
(THE "PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE");
(B) IF IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, QUALIFIED
INVESTORS WHO ARE PERSONS (I) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN
MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND 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 PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)
OF THE ORDER; AND
(C) ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM IT MAY
OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED,
AND, IN EACH CASE, WHO HAVE BEEN INVITED
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLACING BY A JOINT BOOKRUNNER (ALL SUCH
PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT
PERSONS").
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION IN
IT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT
RELEVANT PERSONS. PERSONS DISTRIBUTING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST
SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT IT IS LAWFUL TO DO SO. ANY INVESTMENT
OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS
AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH
RELEVANT PERSONS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY SECURITIES IN
THE COMPANY.
THE CONTENT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS NOT
BEEN APPROVED BY THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, EURONEXT DUBLIN, THE
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE OR AN AUTHORISED PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF
FSMA, NOR IS IT INTENDED THAT IT WILL BE SO APPROVED. RELIANCE ON
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN ANY INVESTMENT
ACTIVITY MAY EXPOSE AN INDIVIDUAL TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSING
ALL OF THE PROPERTY OR OTHER ASSETS INVESTED.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF
SECURITIES FOR SALE INTO THE UNITED STATES. THE PLACING SHARES HAVE
NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER
JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
TAKEN UP, RESOLD, TRANSFERRED OR DELIVERED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,
IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN
COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR
OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PLACING SHARES
ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD (I) IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY TO A
LIMITED NUMBER OF “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A (“QIBS”) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION NOT INVOLVING A
PUBLIC OFFERING AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES;
AND (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS IN
RELIANCE ON AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (“REGULATION S”). NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE
PLACING SHARES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE AS TO
THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT FOR THE
REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER OF THE PLACING SHARES. NO
MONEY, SECURITIES OR OTHER CONSIDERATION FROM ANY PERSON INSIDE THE
UNITED STATES IS BEING SOLICITED AND, IF SENT IN RESPONSE TO THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
THE PLACING SHARES ARE NOT AND WILL NOT
BE LISTED ON THE SIX SWISS EXCHANGE ("SIX") OR ANY OTHER STOCK
EXCHANGE OR REGULATED TRADING FACILITY IN SWITZERLAND. THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DISCLOSURE
STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE PROSPECTUSES UNDER ARTICLE 652A OR 1156 OF
THE SWISS CODE OF OBLIGATIONS AND MAY NOT COMPLY WITH INFORMATION
STANDARDS REQUIRED THEREUNDER. NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR ANY
OTHER OFFERING OR MARKETING MATERIAL RELATING TO THE PLACING SHARES
MAY BE PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED OR OTHERWISE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN
SWITZERLAND.
WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF TSX
VENTURE EXCHANGE AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CANADIAN
SECURITIES LAWS, THE PLACING SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRADED ON OR THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE OR OTHERWISE IN CANADA OR TO OR FOR THE
BENEFIT OF A CANADIAN RESIDENT UNTIL THE DATE THAT IS FOUR MONTHS
AND A DAY AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUANCE.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS, PRODUCT
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OR DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 (CTH) AND HAS NOT BEEN LODGED WITH THE
AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION ("ASIC").
ACCORDINGLY, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE INFORMATION
WHICH WOULD BE CONTAINED IN A PROSPECTUS AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO
CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE
TO ENABLE A POTENTIAL INVESTOR TO PROPERLY EVALUATE AND CONSIDER AN
INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE
COMPLETE, NOR DOES IT CONTAIN ALL THE INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE
MATERIAL TO A RECIPIENT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPANY'S OTHER PUBLIC FILINGS WHICH CAN BE
FOUND AT WWW.SEDAR.COM. NO OFFER OF SECURITIES IN
THE COMPANY IS BEING OR WILL BE MADE IN AUSTRALIA IN CIRCUMSTANCES
WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SUCH A PROSPECTUS TO BE PREPARED. THE
ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS NOT AND
SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OFFER OR AN INVITATION TO ACQUIRE
ENTITLEMENTS, OR SHARES OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS UNDER
AUSTRALIAN LAW OR UNDER ANY OTHER LAW.
EACH PLACEE SHOULD
CONSULT WITH ITS OWN ADVISERS AS TO LEGAL, TAX, BUSINESS AND
RELATED ASPECTS OF A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE PLACING SHARES. THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, ANY PART OF IT OR ANY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW IN CERTAIN
JURISDICTIONS, ANY PERSON INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS ANNOUNCEMENT,
ANY PART OF IT OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT COMES SHOULD
INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT, AND OBSERVE, SUCH
RESTRICTIONS.
This Announcement (or any part of it) does not
constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any
securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the
Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which the
same would be unlawful. No public offering of the Placing Shares is
being made in any such jurisdiction.
All offers of the Placing Shares will be made
pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the
requirement to produce a prospectus. In the United Kingdom,
this Announcement is being directed solely at persons in
circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply.
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. The relevant clearances have not
been, nor will they be, obtained from the securities commission of
any province or territory of Canada, no prospectus has been lodged
with, or registered by, the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance; the relevant
clearances have not been, and will not be, obtained for the South
Africa Reserve Bank or any other applicable body in the Republic of
South Africa in relation to the Placing Shares and the Placing
Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under or offered
in compliance with the securities laws of any state, province or
territory of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South
Africa. Accordingly, the Placing Shares may not (unless an
exemption under the relevant securities laws is applicable) be
offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or
into Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or
any other jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.
The information in this Announcement may not be
forwarded or distributed to any other person and may not be
reproduced in any manner whatsoever. Any forwarding, distribution,
reproduction, or disclosure of this information in whole or in part
is unauthorised. Failure to comply with this directive may result
in a violation of the Securities Act or the applicable laws of
other jurisdictions. Persons (including, without limitation,
nominees and trustees) who have a contractual right or other legal
obligations to forward a copy of this Announcement should seek
appropriate advice before taking any action.
This Announcement should be read in its
entirety. In particular, you should read and understand the
information provided in this "Important Information" section of
this Announcement. Persons (including individuals, funds or
otherwise) who have chosen to participate in the Placing will be
deemed to have read and understood this Announcement, including
this Appendix, in its entirety, to be participating, making and
offer and acquiring Placing Shares on the terms and conditions, and
providing the representations, warranties, indemnities,
acknowledgements, and undertakings contained in this
Announcement.
In this Appendix, unless the context otherwise
requires, "Placee" means a Relevant Person (including individuals,
funds or others) by whom or on whose behalf a commitment to
subscribe for Placing Shares has been given. In particular, each
such Placee represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees (amongst
other things) that:
- it is a Relevant Person and undertakes that it will acquire,
hold, manage or dispose of any Placing Shares that are allocated to
it for the purposes of its business;
- in the case of a Relevant Person in a member state of the EEA
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant
Member State") who acquires any Placing Shares pursuant to the
Placing: (i) is a Qualified Investor; or (ii) in the case of any
Placing Shares acquired by it as a financial intermediary, as that
term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, (A) the
Placing Shares acquired by it in the Placing have not been acquired
on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their
offer or resale to, persons in any Relevant Member State other than
Qualified Investors or in circumstances in which the prior consent
of the Joint Bookrunners has been given to the offer or resale; or
(B) where Placing Shares have been acquired by it on behalf of
persons in any Relevant Member State other than Qualified
Investors, the offer of those Placing Shares to it is not treated
under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such
persons;
- i)it is not in the United States and (ii) it is not acting for
the account or benefit of a person in the United States unless, in
the case of this clause (ii), it is acting with investment
discretion for such person or, if such person is a corporation or
partnership, the person agreeing to purchase the Placing Shares is
an employee of such person authorised to make such purchase;
- it is acquiring the Placing Shares for its own account or is
acquiring the Placing Shares for an account with respect to which
it exercises sole investment discretion and has the authority to
make and does make the representations, warranties, indemnities,
acknowledgements and agreements contained in this Announcement;
and
- it understands (or, if acting for the account of another
person, such person understands) the resale and transfer
restrictions set out in this Announcement.
The Company and the Joint Bookrunners will rely
upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations,
acknowledgements and agreements.
Details of the
Placing
The Joint Bookrunners will commence the
Bookbuild in respect of the Placing. The book will open with
immediate effect following the release of this Announcement.
The Joint Bookrunners have entered into an agreement with the
Company (the "Placing Agreement") under which, subject to the terms
and conditions set out in that agreement, each Joint Bookrunners
has agreed severally to use its reasonable endeavours to procure
Placees for the Placing Shares at the Placing Price.
The Placing is conditional upon, amongst other
things, Admission becoming effective and the Placing Agreement
becoming unconditional in all respects and not being terminated in
accordance with its terms.
The Placing Shares will, when issued, be subject
to the articles of association of the Company and credited as full
paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing
issued Common Shares, including the right to receive dividends and
other distributions declared, made or paid in respect of such
Common Shares after the date of issues of the Placing Shares.
Application
for Admission
to trading
Application will be made to:
- the London Stock Exchange for admission of the Placing Shares
to trading on AIM;
- Euronext Dublin for admission of the Placing Shares to trading
on Euronext Growth; and
- TSX Venture Exchange for listing of the Placing Shares for
trading on TSX Venture Exchange Market,
in relation to Admission.
Subject to, amongst other things, the Placing
Agreement becoming unconditional and not being terminated in
accordance with its terms, it is expected that Admission will
become effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares will
commence on AIM and Euronext Growth at 8.00 a.m. on 22 May 2019.
The Placing Shares will not trade on the TSX Venture Exchange until
the date that is four months and a day after the day of
issuance.
Participation
in, and
principal terms
of, the
Placing
- The Joint Bookrunners are arranging the Placing severally and
not jointly or jointly and severally as agents for and on behalf of
the Company.
- Participation in the Placing will only be available to persons
who may lawfully be, and are, invited by any of the Joint
Bookrunners to participate. Each of the Joint Bookrunners and
any of their respective affiliates are entitled to enter bids in
the Bookbuild.
- The Bookbuild will establish the number of Placing Shares to be
issued by the Company at the Placing Price, which will be payable
by all Placees whose bids are successful. The number of Placing
Shares to be issued will be announced through the Placing Results
Announcement following the completion of the Bookbuild.
- To bid in the Bookbuild, Placees should communicate their bid
by telephone to their usual sales contact at the relevant Joint
Bookrunner. Each bid should state the number of Placing Shares
which the prospective Placee wishes to acquire at the Placing
Price. Bids may be scaled down by the Joint Bookrunnners on the
basis referred to in paragraph 9 below.
- The Bookbuild is expected to close no later than 18.30 p.m UK
time on 17 May 2019 but may close earlier or later at the
discretion of the Joint Bookrunners. The Joint Bookrunners may, in
agreement with the Company, accept bids that are received after the
Bookbuild has closed.
- Each Placee's allocation will be determined by the Joint
Bookrunners in their discretion following consultation with the
Company and will be confirmed orally by the relevant Joint
Bookrunner as soon as practicable following the close of the
Bookbuild. Each Placee's allocation and commitment will be
evidenced by a form of confirmation issued to such Placee by the
relevant Joint Bookrunner ("Confirmation"). The terms of this
Appendix will be deemed incorporated in that Confirmation.
- Such Confirmation will constitute an irrevocable legally
binding commitment by that person (who will at that point become a
Placee) in favour of the Joint Bookrunners and the Company to
subscribe for the number of Placing Shares allocated to it at the
Placing Price on the terms and conditions set out in this Appendix
(a copy of the terms and conditions having been provided to the
Placee prior to or at the same time as such Confirmation) and in
accordance with the Company's articles of association. Except with
the Joint Bookrunners’ written consent, such commitment will not be
capable of variation or revocation at the time at which it is
submitted. For the avoidance of doubt, the Confirmation constitutes
each Placee's irrevocable legally binding agreement, subject to the
Placing Agreement not having been terminated, to pay the aggregate
settlement amount for the Placing Shares to be subscribed for by
that Placee regardless of the total number of Placing Shares (if
any) subscribed for by any other investor(s).
- The Company will release the Placing Results Announcement
following the close of the Bookbuild, detailing the aggregate
number of Placing Shares to be issued.
- The Joint Bookrunners may choose to accept bids, either in
whole or in part, on the basis of allocations determined at the
Joint Bookrunners' discretion (after consultation with the Company)
and may scale down any bids for this purpose on such basis as they
may determine or be directed. The Joint Bookrunners may also,
notwithstanding paragraphs 5 to 8 above, (a) allocate Placing
Shares after the time of any initial allocation to any person
submitting a bid after that time and (b) allocate Placing Shares
after the Bookbuild has closed to any person submitting a bid after
that time.
- Each Placee’s obligation to acquire and pay for Placing Shares
under the Placing will be owed to the Joint Bookrunners and the
Company. Each Placee has an immediate, separate, irrevocable and
binding obligation, owed to the Joint Bookrunners, to pay to the
relevant Bookrunner (or as it may direct) in cleared funds an
amount equal to the Placing Price for each Placing Share it has
agreed to acquire and the Company has agreed to allot and issue to
the Placee under the Placing.
- Each Placee will be deemed to have read and understood this
Appendix in its entirety, to be participating in the Placing upon
the terms and conditions contained in this Appendix, and to be
providing the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgements and undertakings, in each case as contained in
this Appendix.
- To the fullest extent permitted by law and applicable FCA rules
(the "FCA Rules") and CBI rules, none of (i) the Joint Bookrunners,
(ii) any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
consultants, affiliates, agents, or (iii) to the extent not
contained within (i) or (ii), any person connected with the Joint
Bookrunners as defined in FSMA ((i), (ii) and (iii) being together
"affiliates" and individually an "affiliate"), (iv) any person
acting on any of the Joint Bookrunners' behalf, shall have any
liability (including to the extent permissible by law, any
fiduciary duties) to Placees or to any person other than the
Company in respect of the Placing. In particular, neither the Joint
Bookrunners nor any of their respective affiliates shall have any
liability (including, to the extent permissible by law, any
fiduciary duties) in respect of their conduct of the Placing or of
such alternative method of effecting the Placing as the Joint
Bookrunners and the Company may agree.
- Irrespective of the time at which a Placee's allocation(s)
pursuant in the Placing is/are confirmed, settlement for all
Placing Shares to be acquired pursuant to the Placing will be
required to be made at the same time, on the basis explained below
under 'Registration and Settlement'.
- All obligations of the Joint Bookrunners under the Placing will
be subject to the fulfilment of the conditions referred to below
under 'Conditions of the Placing' and to the Placing Agreement not
being terminated on the basis referred to below under 'Termination
of the Placing Agreement'. In the event that the Placing Agreement
does not otherwise become unconditional in any respect or is
terminated, the Placing will not proceed and all funds delivered by
the Placee to the Joint Bookrunners (or any one of them) in respect
of the Placee's participation will be returned to the Placee at the
Placee's risk without interest.
- By participating in the Placing, each Placee agrees that its
rights and obligations in respect of the Placing will terminate
only in the circumstances described below and will not otherwise be
capable of rescission or termination by the Placee.
- By participating in the Placing, each Placee is deemed to have
read and understood this Announcement, including this Appendix, in
its entirety and to be making such offer on the terms and
conditions, and to be providing the representations, warranties,
acknowledgements, and undertakings contained in this Appendix.
Conditions of the Placing
The Placing is conditional upon the Placing
Agreement becoming unconditional and not having been terminated in
accordance with its terms.
The obligations of the Joint Bookrunners under
the Placing Agreement in respect of the Placing Shares are
conditional on, amongst other things:
- the Company having complied with its obligations under the
Placing Agreement (to the extent that such obligations fall to be
performed prior to Admission);
- Admission having occurred not later than 8.00 a.m. on 22 May
2019 or such later date as the Company and the Joint Bookrunners
may agree (in any event being not later than 8.00 a.m. on 30 May
2019);
- the publication of the Placing Results Announcement through a
Regulatory Information Service no later than 6.30 p.m. on 17 May
2019 (or such later time and/or date as the Company and the Joint
Bookrunners may agree);
- none of the representations, warranties or undertakings on the
part of the Company contained in the Placing Agreement being or
having become untrue, inaccurate or misleading at the date of the
Placing Agreement or any time before Admission, and no fact or
circumstance having arisen which would constitute a breach of any
of the representations, warranties or undertakings under the
Placing Agreement; and
- from the date of this Agreement to immediately prior to
Admission, there not having occurred, in the Joint Bookrunners
opinion (acting in good faith) an adverse change in, or any
development reasonably likely to result in or have a prospective
adverse change in or affecting, the condition (financial,
operational, legal or otherwise), prospects, earnings, properties,
assets, rights, net asset value, funding position, liquidity,
solvency, management, business affairs or operations of (i) the
Company or (ii) the Group taken as a whole, whether or not arising
in the ordinary course of business, which is material (whether or
not foreseeable at the date of this Agreement),
(all conditions to the obligations of the Joint
Bookrunners included in the Placing Agreement being together, the
"Conditions").
If (i) any of the Conditions are not fulfilled
or, where permitted, waived by the Joint Bookrunners in accordance
with the Placing Agreement within the respective time periods or
such later time and/or date as the Company and the Joint
Bookrunners may agree, provided that the time for satisfaction of
the Conditions shall not be extended beyond 8.00 a.m. on 30 May
2019), (ii) any of the Conditions becomes incapable of being
fulfilled; or (iii) the Placing Agreement is terminated in
accordance with its terms, the Placing will not proceed and the
Placee's rights and obligations hereunder in relation to the
Placing Shares shall cease and terminate at such time and each
Placee agrees that no claim can be made by the Placee (or any
person on whose behalf the Placee is acting) in respect
thereof.
By participating in the Placing, each Placee
agrees that its rights and obligations cease and terminate only in
the circumstances described above and under "Termination of the
Placing Agreement" below and will not be capable of rescission or
termination by it after the issue by the relevant Joint Bookrunner
of a Confirmation to such Placee.
Each of the Joint Bookrunners, in their
respective absolute discretion, may waive compliance by the Company
with the whole or any part of any of the Company’s obligations in
relation to the Conditions and the Joint Bookrunners may also agree
in writing with the Company to extend the time for satisfaction of
any Condition. Any such extension or waiver will not affect
Placees' commitments or obligations as set out in this
Announcement.
The Joint Bookrunners may terminate the Placing
Agreement in certain circumstances, details of which are set out
below.
None of the Joint Bookrunners, the Company nor
any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or
employees shall have any liability to any Placee (or to any other
person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise) in
respect of any decision they may make as to whether or not to waive
or to extend the time and/or the date for the satisfaction of any
Condition nor for any decision they may make as to the satisfaction
of any Condition or in respect of the Placing generally, and by
participating in the Placing each Placee agrees that any such
decision is within the absolute discretion of the Joint
Bookrunners.
Termination
of the Placing
Agreement
Any of the Joint Bookrunners is entitled at any
time before Admission, to terminate the Placing Agreement in
relation to its obligations in respect of the Placing Shares by
giving notice to the Company if, amongst other things:
- the Company fails to comply with any of its undertakings,
covenants or obligations under the Placing Agreement which the
Joint Bookrunners consider, in their sole judgement (acting in good
faith) to be (singly or in aggregate) material in the context of
the Placing; or
- any of the representations or warranties given by the Company
in the Placing Agreement is or becomes untrue, inaccurate or
misleading; or
- any statement contained in certain placing documents has
become, or an omission in such placing documents, results in them
being untrue, inaccurate in any material respect in the context of
the Placing or misleading; or
- there has occurred a force majeure event, or any material
adverse change has occurred in the financial position or prospects
or business of the Company or the Group which, in the opinion of
the Joint Bookrunner, in their sole judgement (acting in good
faith), to be (singly or in aggregate) is material in the context
of the Company, the Group taken as a whole, the Placing or
Admission.
Upon such termination, the parties to the
Placing Agreement shall be released and discharged (except for any
liability arising before or in relation to such termination) from
their respective obligations under or pursuant to the Placing
Agreement subject to certain exceptions. If the Placing Agreement
is terminated in accordance with its terms, the rights and
obligations of each Placee in respect of the Placing as described
in this Announcement shall cease and terminate at such time and no
claim can be made by any Placee in respect thereof.
By participating in the Placing, each Placee
agrees with the Company and the Joint Bookrunners that the exercise
by the Joint Bookrunners of any right of termination, waiver or
other condition or decision to extend or not the time for
satisfaction of any Condition or any other right or other
discretion under the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute
discretion of the Joint Bookrunners and that neither the Company
nor the Joint Bookrunners need make any reference to such Placee
and that neither the Joint Bookrunners or the Company nor any of
their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or
employees, shall have any liability to such Placee (or to any other
person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise)
whatsoever in connection with any such exercise or failure so to
exercise.
No
prospectus
No offering document, prospectus or admission
document has been or will be submitted to be approved by the FCA,
CBI or submitted to the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Dublin or
TSX Venture Exchange in relation to the Placing or the Placing
Shares and Placees' commitments will be made solely on the basis of
the information contained in this Announcement and any information
publicly announced through a Regulatory Information Service by or
on behalf of the Company on or prior to the date of this
Announcement (the "Publicly Available Information") and subject to
any further terms set forth in the Confirmation to be sent to
individual Placees.
Each Placee, by accepting a participation in the
Placing, agrees that the content of this Announcement is
exclusively the responsibility of the Company and confirms that it
has neither received nor relied on any other information,
representation, warranty, or statement made by or on behalf of the
Company, the Joint Bookrunners or any other person and none of the
Joint Bookrunners nor the Company nor any other person acting on
such person's behalf nor any of their respective affiliates,
agents, directors, officers or employees has or shall have any
liability for any Placee's decision to participate in the Placing
and/or Bookbuild based on any other information, representation,
warranty or statement which the Placees may have obtained or
received. Each Placee acknowledges and agrees that it has relied on
its own investigation of the business, financial or other position
of the Company in accepting a participation in the Placing. Nothing
in this paragraph shall operate to limit or exclude the liability
of any person for fraudulent misrepresentation.
Registration
and Settlement
Participation in the Bookbuild is only available
to persons who are invited to participate in it by the Joint
Bookrunners (or any one of them).
Each Placee's commitment to acquire a fixed
number of Placing Shares under the Placing will be agreed orally or
in writing or via email with the Joint Bookrunners, and such
agreement will constitute a legally binding commitment on such
Placee's part to acquire such number of Placing Shares at the
Placing Price subject to the terms and conditions set out in this
Announcement and the Company's articles of association.
If Placees are allocated any Placing Shares in
the Placing they will be sent a form of confirmation or electronic
confirmation by the relevant Joint Bookrunner, as soon as it is
able which will confirm the number of Placing Shares allocated to
them, the Placing Price and the aggregate amount owed by them to
the relevant Joint Bookrunner(s).
Each Placee will be deemed to agree that it will
do all things necessary to ensure that delivery and payment is
completed as directed by the relevant Joint Bookrunner in
accordance with either the standing CREST or certificated
settlement instructions which they have in place with the relevant
Joint Bookrunner.
Settlement of transactions in depository
interests representing the Placing Shares following Admission will
take place within the system administered by Euroclear UK &
Ireland Limited ("CREST"), subject to certain exceptions.
Settlement of depository interests representing the Placing Shares
through CREST is expected to take place on 22 May 2019 unless
otherwise notified by the Joint Bookrunners and Admission is
expected to occur no later than 8.00 a.m. on 30 May 2019 unless
otherwise notified by the Joint Bookrunners. Admission and
Settlement may occur at an earlier date, which if achievable, will
be notified through a Regulatory Information Service. Settlement
will be on a delivery versus payment basis. However, in the
event of any difficulties or delays in the admission of depository
interests representing Placing Shares to CREST or the use of CREST
in relation to the Placing, the Company and the Joint Bookrunners
may agree that the Placing Shares should be issued in certificated
form. The Joint Bookrunners reserve the right to require
settlement for the Placing Shares (or a portion thereof), and to
deliver the Placing Shares to Placees, by such other means as they
deem necessary if delivery or settlement of depository interests
representing Placing Shares to Placees is not practicable within
the CREST system or would not be consistent with regulatory
requirements in a Placee's jurisdiction.
Interest is chargeable daily on payments not
received from Placees on the due date in accordance with the
arrangements set out above at the rate of two percentage points
above LIBOR as determined by the Joint Bookrunners.
Each Placee is deemed to agree that, if it does
not comply with these obligations, the Joint Bookrunners may sell
any or all of the Placing Shares allocated to that Placee on such
Placee's behalf and retain from the proceeds, for the Joint
Bookrunner's own account and benefit, an amount equal to the
aggregate amount owed by the Placee plus any interest due. The
relevant Placee will, however, remain liable for any shortfall
below the aggregate amount owed by it and may be required to bear
any stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax (together with any
interest or penalties) which may arise upon the sale of such
Placing Shares on such Placee's behalf.
If Placing Shares are to be delivered to a
custodian or settlement agent, Placees should ensure that, upon
receipt, the conditional form of confirmation is copied and
delivered immediately to the relevant person within that
organisation. Insofar as Placing Shares are registered in a
Placee's name or that of its nominee or in the name of any person
for whom a Placee is contracting as agent or that of a nominee for
such person, such Placing Shares should, subject as provided below,
be so registered free from any liability to United Kingdom stamp
duty or stamp duty reserve tax. Placees will not be entitled to
receive any fee or commission in connection with the Placing.
Representations
and warranties
By submitting a bid in the Bookbuild, each
prospective Placee (and any person acting on such Placee's behalf)
acknowledges, undertakes, represents, warrants and agrees (for
itself and for any such prospective Placee) that (save where the
Joint Bookrunners expressly agree in writing to the contrary):
- it has read, understood and accepts the terms and conditions
set out within this Announcement, including the Appendix, in its
entirety and that its acquisition of Placing Shares is subject to
and based upon all the terms, conditions, representations,
warranties, acknowledgements, agreements, indemnities and
undertakings and other information contained herein and that it has
not relied on, and will not rely on, any information given or any
representations, warranties or statements made at any time by any
person in connection with Admission, the Placing, the Company, the
Placing Shares or otherwise, other than the information contained
in this Announcement and the Publicly Available Information;
- it has received this Announcement solely for its use and has
not redistributed or duplicated it;
- no offering document, prospectus or admission document has been
or will be prepared in connection with the Placing and that it has
not received a prospectus, admission document or other offering
document in connection with the Placing or the Placing Shares;
- its participation in the Placing shall also be subject to the
provisions of the Placing Agreement and the articles of association
of the Company in force both before and immediately after
Admission;
- the Common Shares are admitted to trading on AIM, Euronext
Growth and the TSX Venture Exchange and the Company is therefore
required to publish certain business and financial information in
accordance with the AIM Rules, Euronext Growth Rules and TSXV Rules
(collectively, the "Exchange Information"), which includes a
description of the nature of the Company’s business and the
Company’s most recent financial statements and that it is able to
obtain or access such Exchange Information without undue difficulty
and is able to obtain access to such information or comparable
information concerning any other publicly traded company without
undue difficulty;
- it is not a resident of Canada and the Placing Shares may not
be resold to a resident of Canada, except in accordance with an
exemption from Canadian Securities Laws, or traded on or through
the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange until the date that is
four months and a day after the date of issue of the Placing
Shares;
- none of the Joint Bookrunners nor the Company nor any of their
respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees nor
any person acting on behalf of any of them has provided, and will
not provide, it with any material regarding the Placing Shares or
the Company other than this Announcement; nor has it requested any
of the Joint Bookrunners, the Company, any of their respective
affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or any person
acting on behalf of any of them to provide it with any such
information;
- it has made its own assessment of the Placing Shares and has
relied on its own investigation of the business, financial or other
position of the Company in accepting a participation in the
Placing;
- the content of this Announcement and the Publicly Available
Information is exclusively the responsibility of the Company and
that none of the Joint Bookrunners, or any of their respective
affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or any person
acting on behalf of any of them has or shall have any liability for
any information, representation or statement contained in this
Announcement or any information previously published by or on
behalf of the Company and will not be liable for any Placee's
decision to participate in the Placing based on any information,
representation or statement contained in this Announcement or
otherwise. Each Placee further represents, warrants and agrees that
the only information on which it is entitled to rely and on which
such Placee has relied in committing itself to subscribe for the
Placing Shares is contained in this Announcement and the Publicly
Available Information, such information being all that it deems
necessary to make an investment decision in respect of the Placing
Shares and that (A) neither the Joint Bookrunners, the Company nor
any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or
employees has made any representation or warranty to it, express or
implied, with respect to the Company, the Placing or the Placing
Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the Publicly
Available Information; (B) none of the Joint Bookrunners nor the
Company nor their respective affiliates, agents, directors,
officers or employees will be liable for any Placee’s decision to
accept an invitation to participate in the Placing based on any
other information, representation, warranty or statement; (C) it
has relied on its own investigation of the business, financial or
other position of the Company in deciding to participate in the
Placing, satisfied itself that the information is still current and
relied on that investigation for the purposes of its decision to
participate in the Placing; and (D) has not relied on any
investigation that the Joint Bookrunners or any person acting on
their behalf may have conducted with respect to the Company, the
Placing or the Placing Shares;
- it if it has received any confidential price sensitive
information about the Company in advance of the Placing, it has not
(i) dealt in the securities of the Company; (ii) encouraged or
required another person to deal in the securities of the Company;
(iii) disclosed such information to any person, prior to the
information being made generally available; or (iv) relied on any
such information in accepting this invitation to participate in the
Placing;
- none of the Joint Bookrunners nor any of its respective
affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or any person
acting on behalf has or shall have any liability for any
information, representation or statement contained in this
Announcement or for any Publicly Available Information, or any
representation, warranty or undertaking relating to the Company nor
will they be liable for any Placee's decision to participate in the
Placing based on any information, representation, warranty or
statement contained in this Announcement, the Publicly Available
Information or otherwise provided that nothing in this paragraph
excludes the liability of any person for fraudulent
misrepresentation made by that person;
- it has complied with its obligations in connection with money
laundering and terrorist financing under the Proceeds of Crime Act
2002, the Terrorism Act 2000, the Terrorism Act 2006, the Criminal
Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Act 2010 and the
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds
(Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 and any related or
similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or
enforced by any government agency having jurisdiction in respect
thereof (the "Regulations") and, if it is making payment on behalf
of a third party, it has obtained and recorded satisfactory
evidence to verify the identity of the third party as may be
required by the Regulations;
- if a financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article
3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, that the Placing Shares
subscribed for by it in the Placing will not be acquired on a
non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor will they be acquired
with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in a member state
of the EEA which has implemented the Prospectus Directive other
than to Qualified Investors, or in circumstances in which the prior
consent of the Joint Bookrunners has been given to the proposed
offer or resale;
- it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any
Placing Shares to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons
whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding,
managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for
the purposes of their business or otherwise in circumstances which
have not resulted and which will not result in an offer to the
public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of section 85(1) of
the FSMA;
- it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any
Placing Shares to persons in the EEA prior to Admission except to
persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring,
holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or
agent) for the purposes of their business or otherwise in
circumstances which have not resulted in and which will not result
in an offer to the public in any member state of the EEA within the
meaning of the Prospectus Directive;
- it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will
only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
section 21 of FSMA) relating to the Placing Shares in circumstances
in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not require approval of the
communication by an authorised person;
- it has complied and will comply with all applicable laws with
respect to anything done by it or on its behalf in relation to the
Placing Shares (including all relevant provisions of FSMA with
respect to anything done by it in relation to the Placing Shares
in, from or otherwise involving, the United Kingdom);
- it and any person acting on its behalf (it within the United
Kingdom) is a person falling within Article 19(5) and/or Article
49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or is a person to whom this
Announcement may otherwise be lawfully communicated and undertakes
that it will acquire, hold, manage and (if applicable) dispose of
any Placing Shares that are allocated to it for the purposes of its
business only;
- any offer of Placing Shares may only be directed at persons in
member states of the EEA who are "qualified investors" within the
meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive and
represents and agrees that it (and any person acting on its behalf)
is such a qualified investor;
- it and/or each person on whose behalf it is participating (i)
is entitled to subscribe for and acquire Placing Shares under the
laws of all relevant jurisdictions which apply to it; (ii) has
fully observed such laws and regulations; (iii) it has all
necessary capacity and has obtained all necessary consents and
authorities to enable it to commit to this participation in the
Placing and to perform its obligations in relation thereto
(including, without limitation, in the case of any person on whose
behalf it is acting, all necessary consents and authorities to
agree to the terms set out or referred to in this Announcement) and
will honour such obligations, and that its subscription of the
Placing Shares will be in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations in the jurisdiction of its residence, the residence of
the Company, or otherwise;
- the Placing Shares have not been registered or otherwise
qualified, and will not be registered or otherwise, for offer and
sale nor will a prospectus be cleared or approved in respect of any
of the Placing Shares under the securities laws of the United
Stated, or any other jurisdiction of the United States, Australia,
Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan and, subject to
certain exceptions, may not be offered, sole, take up, renounced or
delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly within the
United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or
Japan or in any country or jurisdiction where any such action for
that purpose is required;
- it has complied with all relevant laws of all relevant
territories, obtained all requisite governmental or other consents
which may be required in connection with the Placing Shares,
complied with all requisite formalities and that it has not taken
any action or omitted to take any action which will or may result
in the Joint Bookrunners, the Company or any of their respective
directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers acting in breach
of the legal or regulatory requirements of any territory in
connection with the Placing;
- its purchase of Placing Shares does not trigger, in the
jurisdiction in which it is resident or located: (i) any obligation
to prepare or file a prospectus or similar document or any other
report with respect to such purchase; (ii) any disclosure or
reporting obligation of the Company; or (iii) any registration or
other obligation on the part of the Company;
- it has the funds available to pay for the Placing Shares for
which it has agreed to subscribe and acknowledges and agrees that
it will make payment to the relevant Joint Bookrunner for the
Placing Shares allocated to it in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Announcement on the due time and date set out
herein, failing which the relevant Placing Shares may be placed
with other subscribers or sold as the relevant Joint Bookrunner may
in its discretion determine and without liability to such Placee
and it will remain liable for any shortfall below the net proceeds
of such sale and the placing proceeds of such Placing Shares and
may be required to bear any stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax
(together with any interest or penalties due pursuant to the terms
set out or referred to in this Announcement) which may arise upon
the sale of such Placee's Placing Shares on its behalf;
- none of the Joint Bookrunners nor any of their respective
affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or any person
acting on behalf of the Joint Bookrunners, is making any
recommendations to it, advising it regarding the suitability of any
transactions it may enter into in connection with the Placing nor
providing advice in relation to the Placing nor in respect of any
representations, warranties, acknowledgements, agreements,
undertakings, or indemnities contained in the Placing Agreement nor
the exercise or performance of the Joint Bookrunners' rights and
obligations thereunder including any rights to waive or vary any
Conditions or exercise any termination right under the Placing
Agreement and that participation in the Placing is on the basis
that it is not and will not be a client of the Joint Bookrunners
for the purposes of the Placing and that the Joint Bookrunners do
not have any duties or responsibilities to it for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Placing nor in respect of any representations,
warranties, undertakings or indemnities contained in the Placing
Agreement nor for the exercise or performance of any of its rights
and obligations thereunder including any rights to waive or vary
any Conditions or exercise any termination right;
- the person whom it specifies for registration as holder of the
Placing Shares will be (i) itself or (ii) its nominee, as the case
may be. None of the Joint Bookrunners or the Company will be
responsible for any liability to stamp duty or stamp duty reserve
tax resulting from a failure to observe this requirement. Each
Placee and any person acting on behalf of such Placee agrees to
participate in the Placing and it agrees to indemnify the Company
and the Joint Bookrunners in respect of the same (including any
interest or penalties) on the basis that depository interests
representing Placing Shares will be allotted to the CREST stock
account of the Joint Bookrunners who will hold them as nominee on
behalf of such Placee until settlement in accordance with its
standing settlement instructions;
- these terms and conditions and any agreements entered into by
it pursuant to these terms and conditions and any non-contractual
obligations arising out of or in connection with such agreements
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales and it submits (on behalf of itself and on behalf
of any person on whose behalf it is acting) to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English courts as regards any claim, dispute or
matter arising out of any such contract, except that enforcement
proceedings in respect of the obligation to make payment for the
Placing Shares (together with any interest chargeable thereon) may
be taken by the Company and/or the Joint Bookrunners in any
jurisdiction in which the relevant Placee is incorporated or in
which any of its securities have a quotation on a recognised stock
exchange;
- the Joint Bookrunners and their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers, employees and any person acting on their
behalf will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the
representations, warranties and acknowledgements set forth herein
and which are irrevocable and it irrevocably authorises the Joint
Bookrunners to produce this Announcement, pursuant to, in
connection with, or as may be required by any applicable law or
regulation, administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry
with respect to the matters set forth herein;
- to indemnify on an after tax basis and hold the Company, the
Joint Bookrunners and their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers, employees and any person acting on their
behalf harmless from any and all costs, claims, liabilities and
expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising out of or in
connection with any breach of the representations, warranties,
acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings in this Appendix and
further agrees that the provisions of this Appendix shall survive
after completion of the Placing;
- it is acting as principal only in respect of the Placing or, if
it is acting for any other person, (a) it is duly authorised to do
so and has full power to make the acknowledgments, representations
and agreements herein on behalf of each such person and (b) it is
and will remain liable to the Company and the Joint Bookrunners for
the performance of all its obligations as a Placee in respect of
the Placing (regardless of the fact that it is acting for another
person);
- its commitment to subscribe for Placing Shares on the terms set
out herein and the Confirmation will continue notwithstanding any
amendment that may in future be made to the terms of the Placing
and that Placees will have no right to be consulted or require that
their consent be obtained with respect to the Company’s conduct of
the Placing. The foregoing representations, warranties and
confirmations are given for the benefit of the Company and the
Joint Bookrunners. The agreement to settle a Placee's subscription
(and/or the subscription of a person for whom such Placee is
contracting as agent) free of stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax
depends on the settlement relating only to the subscription by it
and/or such person direct from the Company for the Placing Shares
in question. Such agreement assumes, and is based on a warranty
from each Placee, that neither it, nor the person specified by
it for registration as holder, of Placing Shares is, or is acting
as nominee or agent for, and that the Placing Shares will not be
allotted to, a person who is or may be liable to stamp duty or
stamp duty reserve tax under any of sections 67, 70, 93 and 96 of
the Finance Act 1986 (depositary receipts and clearance services).
If there are any such arrangements, or the settlement relates to
any other dealing in the Placing Shares, stamp duty or stamp duty
reserve tax may be payable. In that event the Placee agrees that it
shall be responsible for such stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax,
and none of the Company or the Joint Bookrunners shall be
responsible for such stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax. If this
is the case, each Placee should seek its own advice and notify the
Joint Bookrunners accordingly;
- no action has been or will be taken by any of the Company or
the Joint Bookrunners or any person acting on behalf of the Company
or the Joint Bookrunners that would, or is intended to, permit a
public offer of the Placing Shares in any country or jurisdiction
where any such action for that purpose is required;
- in making any decision to subscribe for the Placing Shares, it
has knowledge and experience in financial, business and
international investment matters as is required to evaluate the
merits and risks of subscribing for the Placing Shares. It further
confirms that it is experienced in investing in securities of this
nature in this sector and is aware that it may be required to bear,
and is able to bear, the economic risk of, and is able to sustain a
complete loss in connection with the Placing. It further confirms
that it relied on its own examination and due diligence of the
Company and its associates taken as a whole, and the terms of the
Placing, including the merits and risks involved;
- it has (a) made its own assessment and satisfied itself
concerning legal, regulatory, tax, business and financial
considerations in connection herewith to the extent it deems
necessary; (b) had access to review Publicly Available Information
concerning the Company that it considers necessary or appropriate
and sufficient in making an investment decision; (c) reviewed such
information as it believes is necessary or appropriate in
connection with its subscription of the Placing Shares; and (d)
made its investment decision based upon its own judgment, due
diligence and analysis and not upon any view expressed or
information provided by or on behalf of the Joint Bookrunners;
- it may not rely on any investigation that the Joint Bookrunners
or any person acting on its behalf may or may not have conducted
with respect to the Company, or the Placing and the Joint
Bookrunners has not made any representation to it, express or
implied, with respect to the merits of the Placing, the
subscription for the Placing Shares, or as to the condition,
financial or otherwise, of the Company, or as to any other matter
relating thereto, and nothing herein shall be construed as a
recommendation to it to subscribe for the Placing Shares. It
acknowledges and agrees that no information has been prepared by
the Joint Bookrunners or the Company for the purposes of this
Placing;
- it will not hold the Joint Bookrunners or any of their
respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers, employees or
any person acting on their behalf responsible or liable for any
misstatements in or omission from any publicly available
information relating to the Company (including, but not limited to,
the Publicly Available Information) or information made available
(whether in written or oral form) in presentations or as part of
roadshow discussions with investors relating to the Company (the
"Information") and that neither the Joint Bookrunners nor any
person acting on behalf of the Joint Bookrunners makes any
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth,
accuracy or completeness of such Information or accepts any
responsibility for any of such Information; and
- the Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act or with any securities regulatory
authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United
States, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold or otherwise
transferred in the United States except pursuant to a registration
statement under the Securities Act or an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and, in connection
with any such transfer, the Company shall be provided, as a
condition to transfer, with a legal opinion of counsel, in form and
by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that no such
Securities Act registration is or will be required and with
appropriate certifications by the transferee as to appropriate
matters.
- if a Placee is purchasing the Placing Shares outside the United
States, the Placee (and any person acting on such Placee’s behalf)
agrees, represents and warrants as follows:
- it is aware that the Placing Shares are being offered outside
the United States in reliance on Regulation S promulgated under the
Securities Act ("Regulation S");
- it is, at the time of the offer and acceptance of the Placing
Shares, outside the United States for the purposes of Regulation S;
and
- it did not purchase or otherwise acquire the Placing Shares
based on or due to directed selling efforts (as defined in Rule 902
under the Securities Act), including based on an advertisement in a
publication with a general circulation in the United States, nor
has it seen or been aware of any activity that, to its knowledge,
constitutes directed selling efforts in the United States.
The representations, warranties,
acknowledgements and undertakings contained in this Announcement
are given to each of the Joint Bookrunners for itself and on behalf
of the Company and are irrevocable.
Each Placee, and any person acting on behalf of
the Placee, acknowledges that the Joint Bookrunners do not owe any
fiduciary or other duties to any Placee in respect of any
representations, warranties, undertakings, acknowledgements,
agreements or indemnities in the Placing Agreement.
In addition, Placees should note that they will
be liable for any stamp duty and all other stamp, issue,
securities, transfer, registration, documentary or other duties or
taxes (including any interest, fines or penalties relating thereto)
payable outside the United Kingdom by them or any other person on
the subscription by them of any Placing Shares or the agreement by
them to subscribe for any Placing Shares.
Each Placee and any person acting on behalf of
each Placee acknowledges and agrees that the Joint Bookrunners or
any of their affiliates may, at their absolute discretion, satisfy
their obligations to procure Placees by itself agreeing to become a
Placee in respect of some or all of the Placing Shares or by
nominating any connected or associated person to do so.
When a Placee or person acting on behalf of the
Placee is dealing with the Joint Bookrunners, any money held in an
account with the Joint Bookrunners on behalf of the Placee and/or
any person acting on behalf of the Placee will not be treated as
client money within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the
FCA made under FSMA. The Placee acknowledges that the money will
not be subject to the protections conferred by the client money
rules; as a consequence, this money will not be segregated from the
Joint Bookrunners money in accordance with the client money rules
and will be used by the Joint Bookrunners in the course of its own
business; and the Placee will rank only as a general creditor of
the Joint Bookrunners.
References to time in this Announcement are to
London time, unless otherwise stated. All times and dates in this
Announcement may be subject to amendment. The Joint Bookrunners
shall notify the Placees and any person acting on behalf of the
Placees of any changes.
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
Company.
The price of shares and any income expected from
them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the
full amount invested upon disposal of the shares. Past
performance is no guide to future performance, and persons needing
advice should consult an independent financial adviser.
The Placing Shares to be issued or sold pursuant
to the Placing will not be admitted to trading on any stock
exchange other than AIM, Euronext Growth and the TSX Venture
Exchange Market.
Neither the content of the Company's website nor
any website accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is
incorporated in, or forms part of, this Announcement.
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