Grafenia plc Bond Issue (4456J)
13 December 2022 - 4:51AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4456J
Grafenia plc
12 December 2022
Prior to publication, the information contained within this
announcement was deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
With the publication of this announcement, this information is now
considered to be in the public domain.
12 December 2022
Grafenia plc
("Grafenia", the "Company" or the "Group")
Bond Issue
Grafenia plc (AIM: GRA) is pleased to announce that the Company
has issued further bonds (the "Bonds") via the perpetual bond
facility put in place in July 2020. The Company has issued
GBP3,200,000 million of the Bonds, at nominal value, to investors,
raising approximately GBP2,720,000 million before expenses. The key
terms of the Bonds that have been issued are:
-- amount issued - GBP3,200,000 million;
-- issued at 85% of their nominal value;
-- no interest until July 2023;
-- thereafter, interest of 6% per annum payable annually in arrears;
-- trade date of 12 December 2022 and settlement date of 14 December 2022;
-- redeemable by the Company on 19 July 2023 or any anniversary thereafter;
-- admitted to trading in the Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange with ISIN DE000A28ZF69 and stock exchange abbreviation
PF5A;
-- non-convertible;
-- unsecured - to rank pari passu with any past and future bonds.
The Bond was arranged by the Company's Settlement and Paying
Agent Quirin Privatbank AG ("Quirin").
The net proceeds of the Bonds issued will be used to support the
Company's acquisition strategy.
Gavin Cockerill , Acting CEO of Grafenia commented "Over the
last 12 months we have invested in building the structure required
for us to be a serial acquirer and permanent home for vertical
market software businesses. The funds being raised via the bond
placing are for further potential acquisitions we currently have in
the pipeline. We're pleased with the ongoing progress being made
with our acquisition strategy. We will provide further updates in
due course."
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
MAR came into effect from 3 July 2016. Market soundings, as
defined in MAR, were taken in respect of the Bond with the result
that certain persons became aware of inside information, as
permitted by MAR. That inside information is set out in this
announcement 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.
For further information:
Grafenia plc
Gavin Cockerill (Acting CEO) 07968 510 662
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and broker) 0203 328 5656
David Hart / Piers Shimwell
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