THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE
MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC
UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK
MAR").
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM
PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY
SECURITIES OF FRONTIER IP GROUP PLC.
NOT FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR
RESIDENT IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE,
PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("FSMA") AND HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY PRIMARYBID LIMITED WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY
THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN 779021).
NOT FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, CANADA OR JAPAN.
22 November
2024
Frontier IP Group
PLC
("Frontier IP", the "Company" or the "Group")
Retail Offer by PrimaryBid
● Frontier IP
Group announces a conditional offer for subscription of new
Ordinary Shares via PrimaryBid;
● The Issue Price
for the new Ordinary Shares is 28 pence per new Ordinary
Share,;
● Investors can
take part through PrimaryBid's extensive network of retail brokers,
wealth managers and investment platforms, (subject to such
partners' participation);
● The Retail
Offer is available to both existing shareholders and new
investors;
● The new
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer and the
Placing will be sold at the Issue Price;
● There is a
minimum subscription of £250 per investor in the Retail
Offer;
● No commission
will be charged by PrimaryBid on applications to the Retail
Offer; and
● The Retail Offer will be to raise a maximum of £1
million.
The Retail
Offer
Frontier IP Group plc (AIM: FIPP), a specialist in
commercialising intellectual property, is pleased to announce a
conditional offer for subscription of new ordinary shares of 10
pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") via PrimaryBid (the
"Retail Offer") at an issue
price of 28 pence per new Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price"). The Company is also
conducting a placing of new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price by
way of an accelerated bookbuilding process (the "Placing") as well as a subscription
(the "Subscription",
together with the Retail Offer and the Placing, the "Fundraising") for a minimum of
10,822,968 new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price raising a minimum
of £3.0 million as announced earlier today.
The Retail Offer is conditional on approval by the
Shareholders at the AGM to be held at
Mantle Space Offices, Nine Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GE
at 11.00 a.m.
on 19 December 2024. The Fundraising is further
conditional on the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant
to the Fundraise being admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is expected to
take place at 8.00 a.m. on 23 December
2024. The Retail Offer will not be completed without the Placing
also being completed. The Placing and the
Subscription are also conditional on approval by shareholders at
the AGM to be held on 19 December 2024.
The Company's audited full year results to 30 June
2024 announced today contained a material uncertainty related to
going concern as the Company currently have insufficient cash to
cover its operating expenses for the twelve months from signing the
accounts, without the receipt of the net proceeds of the
Fundraising.
The Company therefore intends to use the net proceeds
of the Fundraising to support the ongoing working capital
requirements of the business to provide enough headroom for the
Company to be able to deliver on the portfolio realisations it
anticipates achieving in the near term. The Company will also use
the net proceeds of the Fundraise to selectively support its
portfolio companies.
Reason for the Retail
Offer
While the Placing has been structured as a
non-pre-emptive offer to certain investors, the Company values its
retail investor base and is therefore pleased to provide retail
investors with the opportunity to participate in the Retail
Offer.
Existing shareholders and new investors can access
the Retail Offer through PrimaryBid's extensive partner network of
investment platforms, retail brokers and wealth managers, subject
to such partners' participation. A list of PrimaryBid's
distribution partners can be found here.
Some partners may only accept applications from
existing shareholders and/or existing customers.
After consideration of the various options available
to it, the Company believes that the separate Retail Offer is in
the best interests of shareholders, as well as wider stakeholders
in the Company.
The Retail Offer will open to investors resident and
physically located in the United Kingdom following the release of
this Announcement. The Retail Offer is expected to close at 17:00
p.m. on 25 November 2024 and may close early if it is
oversubscribed.
There is a minimum subscription amount of £250 per
investor in the Retail Offer. The Retail Offer is
intended to raise up to £1 million.
The Company reserves the right to scale back any
order at its discretion. The Company and PrimaryBid reserve the
right to reject any application for subscription under the Retail
Offer without giving any reason for such rejection.
Investors wishing to apply for new Ordinary Shares
should contact their investment platform, retail broker or wealth
manager for details of their terms and conditions, process
(including for using their ISA, SIPP or GIA) and any relevant fees
or charges.
The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the
Retail Offer will be issued free of all liens, charges and
encumbrances and will, when issued and fully paid, rank
pari passuin all respects
with the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing,
the Subscription and the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.
Brokers wishing to offer their customers access to
the Retail Offer and future PrimaryBid transactions, should contact
partners@primarybid.com.
Enquiries
Frontier IP Group
Plc
Neil Crabb, Chief Executive
Andrew Johnson, Communications &
Investor Relations
Company website: www.frontierip.co.uk
|
T: 020 3968 7815
neil@frontierip.co.uk
M: 07464 546 025
andrew.johnson@frontierip.co.uk
|
PrimaryBid
Limited
Nick Smith/James Deal
|
enquiries@primarybid.com
|
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated
Adviser)
Nick Athanas / George Payne
|
T: 0203 328 5656
|
Singer Capital Markets
(Broker)
Charles Leigh-Pemberton / James
Fischer
|
T: 0207 496 3000
|
Important
notices
It is a term of the Retail Offer that the aggregate
value of the new Ordinary Shares available for subscription at the
Issue Price does not exceed £1 million (the "Maximum Subscription Amount"). The
Maximum Subscription Amount may be increased at the sole and
absolute discretion of the Company, subject to applicable law and
regulation. Any such increase will be notified by way of an
announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
The Retail Offer is offered under the exemptions from
the need for a prospectus allowed under the FCA's Prospectus
Regulation Rules. As such, there is no need for publication of a
prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation Rules, or for
approval of the same by the Financial Conduct Authority (as
competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms
part of assimilated law as defined in the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018).
The Retail Offer is not being made into the United
States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or
any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so.
This Announcement is not for publication or
distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States
of America. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for
sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have
not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from
registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the
United States.
This Announcement and the information contained
herein, is restricted and is not for publication, release or
distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or
into Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any
other jurisdiction in which such publication, release or
distribution would be unlawful. Further, this Announcement is for
information purposes only and is not an offer of securities in any
jurisdiction.
Investors should
make their own investigations into the merits of an investment in
the Company. Nothing in this Announcement amounts to a
recommendation to invest in the Company or amounts to investment,
taxation or legal advice.
It should be noted
that a subscription for new Ordinary Shares and investment in the
Company carries a number of risks. Investors should contact their
investment platform, retail broker or wealth manager for details of
any relevant risk warnings. Investors should take independent
advice from a person experienced in advising on investment in
securities such as the new Ordinary Shares if they are in any
doubt.
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