Autins Group PLC Close of Bookbuild and Result of Placing (0354T)
November 19 2021 - 12:47PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0354T
Autins Group PLC
19 November 2021
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Autins Group plc
(the "Company" or the "Group")
Close of Bookbuild and Result of Placing
Autins Group plc (AIM: AUTG), the UK and European based
manufacturer of the patented Neptune melt-blown material and
specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of acoustic and
thermal insulation solutions, is pleased to confirm that, further
to the announcement earlier today, the bookbuilding process has now
closed (the "Placing") and the Company has conditionally raised
gross proceeds of GBP3.0 million through the Placing of 15,000,000
new ordinary shares at a price of 20 pence per share. The Placing
Price represents a discount of 21.6% to the closing mid-market
price of 25.5 pence per share on 18 November 2021.
The Placing (details of which were provided in the Company's
announcement published earlier today) is conditional on, inter
alia, the passing of the Resolutions to be proposed at a General
Meeting expected to be held at the Company's offices of Central
Park Drive, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0WE at 11.15 a.m. on 9
December 2021. A circular providing further details of the Placing
and a notice convening the General Meeting will be sent to
Shareholders on 22 November 2021 and will be available on the
Company's website once published.
Directors and Substantial Shareholder participation in the
Placing
Director Participation
The number of Placing Shares subscribed for by each of the
Directors in the Placing, and their resulting shareholdings on
Admission (on the basis that no ordinary shares are issued between
the date of this announcement and Admission, other than the Placing
Shares), are set out below:
Director Number of Placing Holding of Ordinary % of Enlarged
Shares Shares Post-Admission Issued Share
Capital
Gareth Kaminski-
Cook 65,000 245,228 0.45%
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Kamran Munir 45,000 45,000 0.08%
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Neil MacDonald 75,000 200,000 0.37%
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Adam Attwood 75,000 675,000 1.24%
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Substantial Shareholder Participation
Schroders plc, Stonehage Fleming Investment Management Limited
and Premier Miton Group each hold over 10 per cent. of the
Company's existing issued share capital and consequently are
considered to be related parties pursuant to Rule 13 of the AIM
Rules. Schroders plc is subscribing for 5,470,000 Placing Shares,
Stonehage Fleming Investment Management Limited is subscribing for
2,500,000 Placing Shares, and Premier Miton Group is subscribing
for 2,850,000 Placing Shares, all at the Placing Price.
Each of the above subscriptions for Placing Shares constitute a
related party transaction for the purposes of the AIM Rules. The
Independent Directors, having consulted with Singer Capital
Markets, the Company's nominated adviser, consider that the
respective participations in the Placing by the substantial
shareholders detailed above are fair and reasonable in so far as
the Shareholders are concerned.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless
defined in this announcement or unless the context provides
otherwise, bear the same meaning ascribed to such terms in the
announcement made by the Company on 19 November 2021 to announce
the launch of the Placing.
For further information please contact:
Autins Group plc
Gareth Kaminski-Cook, Chief Executive Via Newgate
Kamran Munir, CFO
Singer Capital Markets Tel: 020 7496 3000
(Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Mark Taylor / Asha Chotai
SEC Newgate Tel: 020 7653 9850
(Financial PR)
Bob Huxford
Tom Carnegie
About Autins
Autins is the UK and European manufacturer of the patented
Neptune melt-blown material and specialises in the design,
manufacture, and supply of acoustic and thermal insulation
solutions.
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