4 Jan 2021 07:00
Anglo African Agriculture PLC - Progress on the Proposed RTOAnglo African Agriculture PLC - Progress on the Proposed RTO
PR Newswire
London, January 4
The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside informationĀ pursuant to the EU (Withdrawal)Ā ActĀ and amended pursuant to Market Abuse (Amended) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.Ā Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
4Ā JanuaryĀ 2021Ā
Anglo African Agriculture plc(āAAAā or the āCompanyā)
ProgressĀ on the ProposedĀ RTO
The Company isĀ pleased toĀ provideĀ an update on the proposed acquisition of the Comarco group of companies (the āComarco Groupā) and the associated fundraising. The Comarco Group is based in Mombasa, Kenya and is engaged in port and marine logistics activities in East Africa.Ā
AAA has been working with the management of the Comarco Group for over two years, assisting on the groupās operational restructuring and strategic positioning for growth.Ā As per theĀ updateĀ onĀ 16Ā NovemberĀ 2020Ā and theĀ update dated 14 December 2020,Ā Heads of TermsĀ wereĀ signedĀ in order to progress the Reverse Takeover (āRTOā)Ā andĀ both parties have beenĀ finalisingĀ the definitiveĀ SPAās.Ā AAA is pleased to announce that the extension of the SPAāsĀ haveĀ been signedĀ with a long stop date of 30Ā AprilĀ 2021, bothĀ parties are progressingĀ in order toĀ completeĀ the RTOĀ as soon as possible.Ā
The Comarco Port is a strategic asset which benefits from its ideal position on the East Coast of Africa to serve as both a transhipment hub and a natural gateway for trade into and out of the wider region and thereby provide stability and long-term growth in an uncertain world.Ā The Board of AAAĀ believesĀ and reiteratesĀ that the RTOĀ is a solid transactionĀ and isĀ in the best interest of AAA shareholders. AAA wouldĀ alsoĀ like toĀ expressĀ its gratitude toĀ shareholders and their patience and continued support in the RTO.Ā
TheĀ finalised extensionĀ of theĀ SPAās andĀ theĀ progress withĀ fundingĀ both representĀ major steps towards a brighter future forĀ bothĀ AAA and ComarcoĀ Group.Ā
For further information, please visitĀ www.aaaplc.comĀ orĀ www.comarcogroup.comĀ contact the following:Ā
| Comarco Group Simon Phillips (Chief Executive) Charlie Pettifer | +27 (0)82 6191 081 +44 (0)77 8811 4411 |
| VSA Capital LimitedĀ (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker) | +44 (0)20 3005 5000 |
| Andrew Monk (Corporate Broking) Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance) Maciek Szymanski (Corporate Finance) Sean Urquhart (Corporate Finance) | |
| Anglo African Agriculture plc | |
| DavidĀ Lenigas, Non-Executive ChairmanĀ | +44 (0)20 7440 0640Ā |
| Rob Scott, Executive Director | +27 (0)84?6006 001Ā |
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