23 Dec 2013 07:00
23 December 2013
Akers Biosciences, Inc.
("ABI"or the "Company")
Placing of Shares
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Akers Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company') (AIM:AKR), a leading designer and manufacturer of rapid diagnostic screening and testing products, announces that the Company has raised £625,000 gross (approximately $1 million) through a placing of depository interests representing 145,349 its common shares, no par value per share (the "Placing Shares") to institutional and other investors at a price of 430 pence per share.
Thomas A. Nicolette, President and Chief Executive Officer of ABI, commented:
"We are pleased with the support from institutional and other investors as we approach important milestones in the Company's development in 2014."
The Placing
The Placing has raised a total of £625,000 through the issue of 145,349 Placing Shares at the placing price of 430 pence per share. The net proceeds received by the Company taking into account the shares taken in lieu of fees and expenses by the Company's advisors is £584,151.
The Placing Shares have been issued on a non-pre-emptive basis pursuant to the Company's existing shareholder authority.
The Placing Shares have been issued as fully paid and rank pari passu in all respects with the existing common shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared on or after the date on which they are issued. Application has been made for admission to AIM of the Placing Shares ("Admission") which is expected to occur, and trading to commence, on or around 8.00 am on 30 December 2013.
Total voting rights
Following Admission, the Company's total issued share capital will comprise of 2,199,114 common shares of no par value ("Common Shares"). This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company following Admission.
About Akers Biosciences, Inc.
Akers Biosciences develops, manufactures, and supplies rapid, point-of-care screening and testing products designed to bring health status information, both rapidly and directly, to the consumer or healthcare provider. The Company has advanced the science of diagnostics while responding to major shifts in healthcare through the development of several proprietary platform technologies. The Company's state‐of‐the‐art rapid diagnostic assays can be performed virtually anywhere, in minutes, since time is always of essence. ABI is aligned with high volume medical product distributors to help facilitate the Company's growth into a major, worldwide competitor in the field of rapid diagnostics. Additional information on the Company and its products can be found at www.akersbiosciences.com
Enquiries:
Thomas A. Nicolette
President and CEO
Tel. +1 856 848 8698
Antony Legge or James Thomas
Daniel Stewart & Company plc (Nomad and Broker)
Tel. +44 (0)20 7776 6550
Ben Simons
Vigo Communications
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7016 9574