This announcement is not for release, publication or
distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or
into the United States, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South
Africa, Australia or any jurisdiction where to do so would
constitute a violation of the relevant laws in that jurisdiction or
which would require any registration or licensing within that
jurisdiction.
Neither this announcement, nor
anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied
upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any
jurisdiction. Investors should not purchase any securities referred
to in this announcement except on the basis of the information in
the prospectus (the "Prospectus") published by Applied Nutrition
plc (the "Company" or "Applied Nutrition" and, together with its
subsidiaries, the "Group") and approved by the FCA on 15 October
2024 in relation to the offer (the "Offer") for sale of existing
ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and admission
("Admission") of the ordinary shares in the Company (the "Shares")
to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed
securities and to listing in the equity shares (commercial
companies) category of the official list of the FCA (the Offer and
Admission together, the "Transaction").
Applied Nutrition
plc
Admission to trading on the
London Stock Exchange
Further to the announcement on 24
October 2024 in connection with its initial
public offering, Applied Nutrition announces that its entire issued
ordinary share capital, consisting of 250,000,000 Shares, has today
been admitted to the equity shares (commercial companies) category
of the official list of the FCA and to trading on London Stock
Exchange plc's main market for listed securities under the ticker
"APN".
For
more information, please contact:
Alma Strategic Communications (Public Relations adviser to
Applied Nutrition)
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Josh
Royston, Sam Modlin, Joe Pederzolli, Sarah Peters
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T: +44 (0) 203 405
0205
appliednutrition@almastrategic.com
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Sole Sponsor, Sole Global Co-ordinator and Sole
Bookrunner
Deutsche Numis
James Taylor, Tom Jacob, Jamie
Loughborough, Jonny Abbott, Henry Slater
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T: +44 (0) 207 260
1000
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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION
The information contained in this
announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport
to be full or complete. No reliance should be placed for any
purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this
announcement or on its completeness, including (without limitation)
in connection with any contract or commitment or investment
decision whatsoever.
This announcement is not for
publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This
announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United
States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will
not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the
United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act. No public
offering of securities is being made in the United
States.
This announcement is not for
publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, in or into Australia, the Republic of South Africa,
Japan, Canada or any other country outside of the United Kingdom
where such distribution may lead to a breach of any legal or
regulatory requirement (each a "Restricted Jurisdiction"). The
Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the
applicable securities laws of (and clearances have not been, and
will not be, obtained from the relevant securities authorities or
commissions of) any Restricted Jurisdiction. The distribution of
this announcement in or into (or to persons or residents in, or
citizens of) jurisdictions outside of the United Kingdom may be
restricted by law and persons into whose possession this
announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any
such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions
may constitute a violation of the laws of the relevant
jurisdiction.
In the member states of the European
Economic Area ("EEA"), this announcement is only addressed to and
directed at persons who are qualified investors within the meaning
of the Prospectus Regulation ("Qualified Investors"). The term
"Prospectus Regulation" means either (a) Regulation (EU) 2017/1129
of the European Parliament and of the Council (as amended) on the
prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the
public or admitted to trading on a regulated market; and repealing
Directive 2003/71/EC, or (b) the United Kingdom's version of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the
Council (as amended) on the prospectus to be published when
securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a
regulated market, which is part of United Kingdom's law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as applicable. In the
United Kingdom, this announcement is only addressed to and directed
at Qualified Investors in the United Kingdom who are reasonably
believed by the Company to be persons of a kind described in
Article 19 (Investment Professionals), Article 48 (High Net Worth
Individuals) and Article 49 (High Net Worth Companies,
Unincorporated Associations, etc) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended
("FPO") or any other recipient that is a Qualified Investor in the
United Kingdom to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in
investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) in
connection with the sale of any securities of the Company may
otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated
(together, "Relevant Persons").
Persons who fall outside these
categories in the EEA or the United Kingdom, respectively, should
not rely on or act upon the matters communicated in this
announcement. Any investment activity to which this announcement
relates (i) in the United Kingdom is available only to, and may be
engaged in only with, Relevant Persons, and (ii) in any member
state of the EEA is available only to, and may be engaged only
with, Qualified Investors.
This announcement shall not
constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell, or
any solicitation of any offer to acquire, any Shares or any other
securities, nor shall it (or any part of it), or the fact of its
distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection
with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or
commitment whatsoever.
Potential investors should not base
their financial decision on this announcement. Acquiring
investments to which this announcement relates may expose an
investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount
invested. Persons considering making investments should consult an
authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. The
value of shares can decrease as well as increase.
Deutsche Numis is authorised and
regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA. Deutsche Numis is
acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection
with the Offer and will not regard any other person as a client in
relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other
than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its
clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Offer or any
transaction or arrangement referred to in this announcement.
Deutsche Numis and its affiliates may have engaged in transactions
with, and provided various investment banking, financial advisory
and other services to, the Company for which they would have
received customary fees. Apart from the responsibilities and
liabilities, if any, that may be imposed on Deutsche Numis by FSMA
or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the
regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where the exclusion of
liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal,
void or unenforceable, Deutsche Numis accepts no responsibility
whatsoever for, and makes no representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to the contents of, this announcement or for any other
statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in
connection with the Company, the Shares or the Offer and nothing in
this announcement will be relied upon as a promise or
representation in this respect, whether or not to the past or
future.
For the avoidance of doubt, the
contents of the Company's websites, or any website directly or
indirectly linked to the Company's websites, are not incorporated
by reference into, and do not form part of, this
announcement.