Intended Listing Cancellation & Proposed Delisting
22 July 2025
Sivota plc
Intended Cancellation of Listing and Proposed Delisting from the London Stock Exchange
Sivota plc ("Sivota" or the "Company"), the investment vehicle focused on acquiring and scaling technology-led businesses in Israel, announces its intention to cancel the admission of its ordinary shares ("Shares") to trading on the London Stock Exchange (the "Delisting").
Background and Rationale for Delisting
Since admission, Sivota has operated as a public company with the aim of deploying growth capital into high-potential businesses and delivering shareholder value through strategic investment and operational support.
However, after extensive review and consideration, the Board has concluded that the Company's continued listing is no longer in the best interests of the business or its shareholders, for the following key reasons:
1. Increased Difficulty in Raising Capital from Public Markets:
The Company has found it increasingly challenging to raise meaningful investment capital via the public markets. Low liquidity, limited institutional appetite, and broader market conditions have constrained the Company's ability pursue new investment opportunities at the pace originally envisaged.
2. Material Changes in the Geopolitical and Economic Environment:
The geopolitical landscape and macroeconomic conditions have changed significantly since the Company's investment strategy was formulated and its original listing. These shifts have increased uncertainty and altered the operational dynamics within Sivota's target market.
As a company listed on the Equity Shares (Transition) category, the Company is not required to obtain the approval of its shareholders for the Delisting but is required under UK Listing Rule 21.2.17 to give at least 20 business days' notice of the intended cancellation.
Accordingly, the Company has requested that: (i) the FCA cancel the listing of the Shares on the Official List of the FCA; and (ii) the London Stock Exchange cancels the admission to trading of the Shares on the Main Market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange.
It is anticipated that the Delisting will become effective from 8:00 a.m. (London time) on 19 August 2025. Investors holding Shares following the Delisting will remain shareholders of the Company and continue to be entitled to exercise all the rights attaching to the Shares.
The principal effects of the Delisting will be that:
· there will no longer be a formal market mechanism enabling shareholders to trade their Ordinary Shares;
· the regulatory and financial reporting regime applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange will no longer apply;
· shareholders will no longer be afforded the protections given by the UK Listing Rules, such as the requirement to be notified of certain material developments or events (including substantial transactions, financing transactions, related party transactions and certain acquisitions and disposals) and the separate requirement to seek shareholder approval for certain other corporate events such as reverse takeovers or fundamental changes in the Company's business;
· shareholders will no longer be required to publicly disclose any change in major shareholdings in the Company under the DTRs;
· the Company will no longer be subject to the provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation (as in force in the United Kingdom) regulating inside information and other matters, which will make it easier for the Company to keep shareholders up to date on any developments; and
The Company will, at least in the short term, remain a public limited company (and so, for example, will be required to hold an AGM in each year). The provisions of the Takeover Code will continue to apply to the Company.
Further Information
The Company will continue to keep shareholders informed and provide updates as appropriate.
Enquiries:
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Sivota PLC Tim Weller, Non-Executive Chairman www.sivotacapital.com
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via Vigo Consulting |
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Canaccord Genuity Limited Bobbie Hilliam
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+44 (0) 20 7523 8000 |
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Vigo Consulting Jeremy Garcia |
+ 44 (0) 20 7390 0230 |
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