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26 March 2026
Rosslyn Data Technologies plc
("Rosslyn", the "Group" or the "Company")
Result of Placing and Posting of Circular
Rosslyn (AIM: RDT), the provider of a leading cloud-based enterprise data analytics platform, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement made on 25 March 2026 regarding the Fundraising (the "Launch Announcement"), it has conditionally raised approximately £1.1 million (before expenses) via the placing of 36,405,687 Placing Shares (comprising 7,399,000 Firm Placing Shares and 29,006,687 Conditional Placing Shares) at the Issue Price of 2.0 pence per share and the issue of the 2026 Convertible Loan Notes.
In addition, a retail offer via Bookbuild platform to raise up to £0.25 million was announced and opened to eligible investors in the United Kingdom at 5.20 p.m. on 26 March 2026 (the "Retail Offer Announcement"). It is expected that the Retail Offer will be closed at 12.00 p.m. on 31 March 2026. Further information of the Retail Offer can be found in the Retail Offer Announcement.
Directors, PDMR and Substantial Shareholders' participation in the Fundraising
Further to the Launch Announcement, James Appleby and John Chessher as Directors of the Company have confirmed their intention to subscribe for 3,000,000 Placing Shares and 1,000,000 Placing Shares respectively, and Canaccord has conditionally subscribed for £175,000 of the 2026 Convertible Loan Notes.
In addition, the following PDMR and certain substantial shareholders (as defined in the AIM Rules) have conditionally subscribed for, in aggregate, 18,000,000 Placing Shares at the Issue Price, as follows:
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Name |
Number of Existing Ordinary Shares |
Number of Placing Shares subscribed for |
Number of Ordinary Shares held on Admission |
Expected % of Enlarged Issued Share Capital |
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Ed Riddell Finance Director |
Nil |
500,000 |
500,000 |
0.39% |
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First Equity Limited |
10,680,000 |
10,000,000 |
20,680,000 |
16.16% |
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Bottomley Family |
8,425,000 |
7,500,000 |
15,925,000 |
12.44% |
Related Party Transactions
The participation in the Fundraising by James Appleby and John Chessher as Directors of the Company, and by Canaccord, First Equity Limited and the Bottomley Family as substantial shareholders (the "Related Parties") constitute related party transactions for the purposes of Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
The independent Director of the Company (being Paul Watts), having consulted with Cavendish, the Company's nominated adviser, confirms that the terms of the transaction by each of the Related Parties are fair and reasonable insofar as Shareholders are concerned.
General Meeting
The Conditional Placing, the issue of the 2026 Convertible Loan Notes, the issue of the Fee Shares and the Retail Offer are conditional on, inter alia, the passing of the Resolutions by Shareholders at the General Meeting, notice of which is set out at the end of the Circular.
The Circular, including the Notice of General Meeting, is being posted to Shareholders today and is available on the Company's website at https://www.rosslyn.ai/investors.
Admission, settlement and dealings
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc for the admission of the Firm Placing Shares to trading on AIM and it is expected that First Admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on 31 March 2026.
Subject to the passing of the Resolutions, application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the admission of the Conditional Placing Shares, the Fee Shares and the Retail Offer Shares to trading on AIM. Second Admission is expected to occur at 8.00 a.m. on 14 April 2026 or such later time and/or date as Cavendish and the Company may agree (being in any event no later than 8.00 a.m. on 28 April 2026).
Capitalised terms in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Circular.
For further information please contact:
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Rosslyn |
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Paul Watts, Chief Executive Officer James Appleby, Chairman |
+44 (0)20 3285 8008
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated adviser and Broker) |
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Stephen Keys/George Lawson/Joe Smith
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+44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
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Gracechurch Group (Financial PR) |
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Claire Norbury/Anysia Virdi |
+44 (0)20 4582 3500 |
Important notices
No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained in this announcement and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been so authorised. The making of this announcement shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has not been any change in the affairs of the Company since the date of this announcement or that the information is correct as of any subsequent time.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to subscribe for, or solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy New Ordinary Shares to any person in any jurisdiction to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Accordingly, the New Ordinary Shares may not, subject to certain exceptions, be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in, or into, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Ireland or the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or Hong Kong or in any other country, territory or possession where to do so may contravene local securities laws or regulations. The New Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or qualified for sale under the laws of any state of the United States or under the applicable laws of any of Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of South Africa, Japan, New Zealand or Hong Kong and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) or to any national, resident or citizen of Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand or Hong Kong.
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited ("Cavendish"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting as Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the contents of this announcement and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as its client in relation to the contents of this announcement nor will it be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Cavendish by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Cavendish accepts no responsibility whatsoever, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this announcement including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on behalf of it, the Company or any other person, in connection with the Company and the contents of this announcement, whether as to the past or the future. Cavendish accordingly disclaims all and any liability whatsoever, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of the contents of this announcement or any such statement. The responsibilities of Cavendish as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the Company or to any director or shareholder of the Company or any other person, in respect of its decision to acquire shares in the capital of the Company in reliance on any part of this announcement, or otherwise.
No representation, responsibility or warranty, expressed or implied, is made by Cavendish, the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents as to any of the contents of this announcement, the Placing or any other matter referred to in this announcement. Cavendish will not be offering advice and will not otherwise be responsible for providing customer protections to recipients of this announcement or for advising them on the contents of this announcement or any other matter.
The New Ordinary Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state of the United States and, absent registration or an exemption therefrom, may not be offered or sold in the United States. The New Ordinary Shares will not be registered under any of the relevant securities laws of Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of South Africa or Hong Kong. Accordingly, unless otherwise determined by the Company and permitted by the applicable law and regulations, the New Ordinary Shares may not be, directly or indirectly, offered, sold, taken up, delivered or transferred in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of South Africa.