Exercise of Over-allotment Option

RNS Number : 2192O

Moonpig Group plc

05 February 2021

 

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5 February 2021

Moonpig Group plc

Exercise of Over-allotment Option

The Company announces that, in connection with its initial public offering (the "Offer"), J.P. Morgan Securities plc (which conducts its UK investment banking activity as J.P. Morgan Cazenove), as stabilising manager, has exercised the over-allotment option (the "Over-allotment Option") granted by Exponent Private Equity Co-Investment GP LLP (as general partner of Exponent Private Equity Partners III (SPV), LP), LCP VIII Holdings, L.P., GoldPoint Partners Select Manager Fund IV, L.P., GoldPoint Partners Select Manager Fund III, L.P., Strategic Partners VII Investments, L.P. (Series D), K Athena Investments No 40 Limited, Storebrand International Private Equity 15 Limited, Hampshire County Council as administering authority and scheme manager of the Hampshire Pension Fund, Perpetual Corporate Trust Limited as custodian for ROC Capital Pty Limited as Trustee for MU Private Capital Trust, PE2 LP, Crown Premium Private Equity VI Master S.C.S., SICAV- FIS, Crown Global Secondaries IV plc, Crown European Markets IV plc and Crown Global Opportunities VI plc in respect of 14,035,599 existing ordinary shares in the Company at the offer price of 350 pence each.

The Company did not participate in the Over-allotment Option.

Giving effect to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option, the total size of the Offer was 154,391,580 Shares, representing 45.13 per cent of the 342,112,913 Shares in issue.

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About Moonpig Group

Moonpig is a leading online greeting card and gifting platform, comprising the Moonpig brand in the UK and the Greetz brand in the Netherlands. In both markets, the Moonpig Group is the clear online market leader in cards.

The Moonpig Group's leading customer proposition includes an extensive range of cards, a curated range of gifts, personalisation features and next day delivery offering.

The Moonpig Group offers its products through its proprietary technology platforms and apps, which utilise unique data science capabilities designed by the Moonpig Group to optimise and personalise the customer experience and provide scalability.

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