Result of Fundraising

RNS Number : 2393J

DP Poland PLC

18 December 2020

 

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN ANY INVITATION,  SOLICITATION, RECOMMENDATION, OFFER OR ADVICE TO ANY PERSON TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY SECURITIES IN DP POLAND PLC OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN ANY JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR THE FACT OF ITS DISTRIBUTION SHALL FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN RESPECT OF DP POLAND PLC.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014 ("MAR").

DP Poland plc

("DP Poland" or "the Company")

Result of Fundraising

Further to the announcement earlier today ("Launch Announcement"), DP Poland is pleased to announce the completion of an oversubscribed Placing of 19,965,361 New Shares and a Subscription of 23,784,639 New Shares with certain existing and new investors, at a price of 8 pence (the "Issue Price") raising a total of £3.5 million before expenses. Additionally, 21,828,204 Sale Shares (comprising part of the 283,766,661 Consideration Shares) have been successfully placed at the Issue Price equating to £1.7 million (before expenses) sales proceeds for the benefit of Malaccan Holdings.

Words and expressions used in this announcement shall, unless specifically defined, have the same meanings as those contained in the Launch Announcement.

The Placing is subject to the conditions set out in the Launch Announcement, including (but not limited to) the passing of all of the Resolutions at the General Meeting, completion of the Acquisition and admission of the Placing Shares and Consideration Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission").

The Placing Shares, Subscription Shares and Consideration Shares represent approximately 3.4%, 4.1%  and 48.8% of the company's Enlarged Share Capital respectively, in aggregate 56.3%. The New Shares will be issued and allotted credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu with the Company's existing ordinary shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid on or in respect of such shares after the date of issue.

Publication of Admission Document, Notice of General Meeting and Restoration of trading on AIM

The Company expects to publish the Admission Document, which includes a circular and a notice of general meeting, at the beginning of next week.

Accordingly, upon publication of the Admission Document trading in the Company's Existing Ordinary Shares on AIM will be restored and a further announcement will be made in relation to this .

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meanings as defined in the Launch of Placing Announcement released at 7.00 a.m. today, unless otherwise stated.

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Nick Donaldson, Non-Executive Chairman.

Enquires:

DP Poland PLC	Tel: [phone]
Nick Donaldson, Non-Executive Chairman
N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Shaun Dobson / Will Goode / George Tzimas / Amanda Gray

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Neither this Announcement (including the information contained in them), nor any copy of it, may be taken or transmitted, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant securities laws of such jurisdiction. This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for any shares in the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa or any other state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of securities laws of such jurisdictions.

The Offer Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in compliance with the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.

There is no intention to register any portion of the Fundraising in the United States or to conduct any public offering of securities in the United States or elsewhere. All offers of Offer Shares will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation") as amended from time to time from the requirement to produce a prospectus.  No prospectus will be made available in connection with the matters contained in this Announcement and no such prospectus is required (in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation) to be published.  Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

Members of the public are not eligible to take part in the Fundraising. This Announcement is for information purposes only and is directed only at 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 Economic European Area (the "EEA") qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation ("Qualified Investors"); or (b) if in the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within the definition of "investments professional" in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"); (ii) are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc") of the Order; or (c) are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated; (all such persons referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This Announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons.  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.

The distribution of this Announcement and the offering of the Offer Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company or N+1 Singer or any of their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants, affiliates or agents that would permit an offering of such shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company and  N+1 Singer to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.

This Announcement is not being distributed by, nor has it been approved for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended ("FSMA"), by a person authorised under FSMA. This Announcement is being distributed to persons in the United Kingdom only in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply.

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 has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made by N+1 Singer or by any of its partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants, affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to any interested person or their advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. None of the information in this Announcement has been independently verified or approved by N+1 Singer or any of its partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants, affiliates or agents. Save for any responsibilities or liabilities, if any, imposed on N+1 Singer by FSMA or by the regulator regime established under it, no responsibility or liability is accepted by N+1 Singer or any of its partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants, affiliates or agents for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in such information or opinions or for any loss, cost or damage suffered or incurred howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of this Announcement or its contents or otherwise in connection with this Announcement or from any acts or omissions of the Company in relation to the Placing.

N+1 Singer, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting solely for the Company and no-one else in connection with the transactions and arrangements described in this Announcement and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this Announcement) as a client in relation to the transactions and arrangements described in this Announcement. Neither N+1 Singer nor its partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants, affiliates or agents are responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of N+1 Singer or for providing advice in connection with the contents of this Announcement or for any other matters referred to herein.

Cautionary statements

This Announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the Offer Shares. Any investment decisions to buy Offer Shares in the Placing must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information, which has not been independently verified by N+1 Singer.

This Announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's investment decision with respect to the Fundraising. 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. The contents of this Announcement are not to be construed as legal, business, financial or tax advice. Each investor or prospective investor should consult his, her or its own legal adviser, business adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business or tax advice.

The Offer Shares to be issued and/or purchased pursuant to the Fundraising will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc.

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.

This Announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with applicable law and regulation in the United Kingdom and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.

Information to Distributors

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 the Placing Shares 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, distributors 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. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, N+1 Singer 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.

 

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