15 Feb 2021 11:35
15 February 2021
ASIMILAR GROUP PLC ('ASIMILAR' OR 'THE COMPANY')
Announcement of Agreement by MESH to acquire Sentiance
Asimilar Group plc (AIM: ASLR), the AIM quoted investment company focused on technology opportunities in the fields of big data, machine learning, telematics and the Internet of Things (IoT), notes the announcement this morning by MESH Holdings plc ("MESH") that it has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement ("SPA") together with AAQUA BV ("AAQUA") to acquire Sentiance NV ("Sentiance"). According to the announcement, upon completion, MESH will increase its holding in Sentiance to 80% on a fully diluted basis, with the remaining 20% on a fully diluted basis owned by AAQUA. According to the SPA, it is expected that the Sentiance acquisition will complete by 10 March 2021.
Asimilar holds 24,000,000 ordinary shares in MESH credited as fully paid. MESH currently has 289,260,261 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, Asimilar now holds approximately 8.3% of the issued share capital of MESH.
Further announcements will be made in due course.
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Contacts
Asimilar Group plc | |
John Taylor, Non-Executive Chairman | via Buchanan |
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP | |
Sandy Jamieson / Liam Murray | Tel: +44 20 7213 0880 |
Peterhouse Capital Limited | |
Duncan Vasey / Lucy Williams | Tel: + 44 20 7220 9797 |
Buchanan Communications Limited | |
Richard Oldworth / Chris Lane | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |