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This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer in respect of any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for any investment decision in respect of AIQ Limited or other evaluation of any securities of AIQ Limited or any other entity and should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for or purchase any such securities.
22 May 2018
AIQ LIMITED
("AIQ" or the "Company")
Posting of Open Offer Circular
AIQ, a special purpose acquisition company formed to undertake one or more acquisitions of a company or business in the e-commerce sector, is pleased to announce that, further to its announcement of 13 April 2018, it has today posted a circular (the "Circular") to Qualifying Shareholders regarding an Open Offer of approximately £250,000. The Circular will also be made available today on the Company's website at http://www.aiqhub.com.
All capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meanings as those given to them in the Circular, unless the context otherwise requires.
The Open Offer is being made to Qualifying Shareholders on the register as at the Record Date of close of business on 21 May 2018, for up to 1,264,375 Open Offer Shares at 20 pence per Open Offer Share (being the same price as the Issue Price for the Placing) on the basis of:
1 Open Offer Share for every 40 Existing Ordinary Shares
Qualifying Shareholders are also being given the opportunity, provided that they take up their Open Offer Entitlements in full, to apply for additional Open Offer Shares through an Excess Application Facility.
Full details of the Open Offer, including terms and conditions and details on how to accept the Open Offer, are set out in the Circular posted to Qualifying Shareholders today and available on the Company's website.
Application has been made for the Open Offer Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission"), and it is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings will commence in the Open Offer Shares at 8.00 a.m. on 13 June 2018.
Following the issue of the Open Offer Shares (assuming full take-up under the Open Offer), the enlarged ordinary share capital of the Company will be 51,839,375 Ordinary Shares.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
2018 | |
Record Date for entitlement under the Open Offer | Close of business on 21 May |
Ex-entitlement Date for the Open Offer | 22 May |
Posting of the Circular and, to Qualifying non-CREST Shareholders only, the Application Forms | 22 May |
Open Offer Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements credited to stock accounts in CREST of Qualifying CREST Shareholders | 8.00 a.m. on 23 May |
Latest recommended time and date for requesting withdrawal of Open Offer Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements from CREST | 4.30 p.m. on 4 June |
Latest time for depositing Open Offer Entitlements and Excess CREST Open Offer Entitlements into CREST | 3.00 p.m. on 5 June |
Latest time and date for splitting Application Forms (to satisfy bona fide market claims) | 3.00 p.m. on 6 June |
Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms and payment in full under the Open Offer or settlement of relevant CREST instruction (as appropriate) | 11.00 a.m. on 8 June |
Expected time and date of announcement of results of the Open Offer | 7.00 a.m. on 11 June |
Admission effective and dealings in the Open Offer Shares expected to commence on Main Market | 8.00 a.m. on 13 June |
Expected date for crediting of Open Offer Shares in uncertificated form to CREST stock accounts | 8.00 a.m. on 13 June |
Expected date of despatch of share certificates in respect of Open Offer Shares in certificated form | 25 June |
Each of the dates in the above timetable is subject to change at the absolute discretion of the Company. If any of the details should change, where appropriate, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to Shareholders by means of an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
Contact Information:
AIQ Limited Graham Duncan | +44 (0) 754 900 5681 |
VSA Capital Limited Financial Adviser & Broker Andrew Raca | +44 (0) 20 3005 5000 |
Luther Pendragon Media Relations Claire Norbury | +44 (0) 20 7618 9100 |