RE: Exercise or warrants24 May 2024 09:10
No1plasterer,
As no-one has bothered to answer you, I shall enlighten you with my wisdom :)
A capital raise is where Poulden sells more shares to a gullible investor(s) at a pre-determined price, usually below current market value.
Warrants are usually attached as part of the deal, to sweeten it, with a forward expiry date, whereby the said investor(s) can invest further monies, at a pre-determined price, at a future date. If the investor(s) do not take up the warrants (ie. buy more shares before the warrants expire), then they are cancelled.
Example:
Poulden wants to raise £100,000. He issues 10 million new shares at 1p each, a discount of 25% to the current sp, which is an incentive for the investor to part with their money. At the same time, he offers a further 20 million shares to that same investor(s) at a pre-determined price of 2p a share, with an expiry date of 30 Sep 2025 for example.
If the sp on 30 Sep 2025 is above 2p or in financial jargon "in the money", the investor(s) may buy the shares for £200,000, which will make them an instant profit, and then either keep them or sell them as required. If the sp is below 2p, then the investor(s) will let them lapse as they're "not in the money", and the warrants are cancelled.
Hope that helps.