No placing eh5 Aug 2024 07:04
Placing and Retail Offer to fund hydrogen storage
UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) is pleased to announce that it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £1.0 million by means of a placing (the "Placing") of new Ordinary Shares (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 0.05 pence per share (the "Issue Price"). The Issue Price represents a discount of approximately 37% per cent to the Closing Price of 0.08 pence per Ordinary Share on 2nd August 2024, being the latest practicable business day prior to the publication of this Announcement.
In addition to the Placing, as the Company values its existing retail shareholder base, the Company also intends to offer its existing retail shareholders a "Retail Offer" of new Ordinary Shares at the same Issue Price as the Placing (the "Retail Offer Shares" and together with the Placing Shares the "Fundraising Shares").
The Company will release a separate announcement regarding the Retail Offer and its terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the Placing is separate from and does not form part of the Retail Offer.
The Placing and Retail Offer are conditional, inter alia, upon the passing of resolutions to be put to the Company's shareholders at a General Meeting, expected to be held via a virtual platform on or around 21st August 2024 and the Fundraising Shares being admitted to trading ("Admission") on the AIM market ("AIM") of London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE").
Use of Proceeds:
The Placing's proceeds will be directly employed to further specific activities required to materially advance the Company's hydrogen storage projects. Specifically, it will permit the Company to initiate essential new studies, including but not limited to environmental surveys, engineering studies and other works necessary to submit applications for: (i) government Revenue Support in the first hydrogen storage allocation round (see RNS 29th May 2024, 27th June 2024 and 2nd August 2024), and (ii) Development Consent Orders under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project planning regime.
The funds will also permit the Company to further negotiations with identified prospective strategic joint venture partners and conclude a land option agreement for a further hydrogen storage site. The Company will also seek further Letters of Support for its Revenue Support application similar to those recently furnished by major energy and UK hydrogen infrastructure players RWE, Sumitomo and SGN.
Placing Summary
· The Placing raised £1,000,000 (before expenses) through the issue of 2,000,000,000 Placing Shares at the Issue Price.
· The net proceeds of the Placing will be utilised as described above.
· Participants in the Placing have subscribed on the basis of the customary terms and conditions of the Placing.