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11 April 2022
Echo Energy plc
("Echo" or the "Company")
Block Admission and Block Admission Interim Review
Echo Energy plc, the Latin American focused energy company, announces that it has today made application for an additional 230,911,860 new ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the Company ("Additional Block Admission Shares") to be admitted to trading on AIM by way of a block admission (the "Block Admission Update").
Application has been made for the Additional Block Admission Shares, which will, when issued, rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") at 8.00 a.m. on 19 April 2022.
In addition, and reflecting the expiry of 68,143,517 historically issued warrants since the date of the last block admission update on 11 October 2021, the Company also provides the following update.
The Block Admission Update, which will enable the Company to continue to handle future smaller warrant exercises in an efficient manner and does not result in any change in the number of ordinary shares in issue until such time as any warrants subject to the Block Admission Update are exercised, is in addition to the balance of 19,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") currently admitted to trading on AIM pursuant to prior block admissions in connection with warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares in the Company (together with the Block Admission Update the "Block Admissions").
Following Admission, the Company will continue to have 1,452,491,345 Ordinary Shares in issue, which remains unchanged from previous notifications.
The Block Admission Update has been made in respect of the issue of 230,911,860 new Ordinary Shares which may be issued pursuant to the following issues of warrants (as defined below):
Warrant Issue | Number of warrants |
January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1 | 81,299,020 |
January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2 | 81,299,020 |
Spartan Warrants | 3,096,429 |
January 2022 Warrants - Batch 1 | 65,217,391 |
Total | 230,911,860 |
On Admission, the Company will therefore have the following new Ordinary Shares admitted to trading on AIM under the Block Admissions.
Block Admissions
July 2020 Placing Warrants(i) | 13,300,000 |
July 2020 Fee Warrants (ii) | 5,700,000 |
January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1(iii) | 81,299,020 |
January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2(iv) | 81,299,020 |
Spartan Warrants(v) | 3,096,429 |
January 2022 Warrants - Batch 1(vi) | 65,217,391 |
Total | 249,911,860 |
(i) Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.0p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in July 2020 (the "July 2020 Placing Warrants"). The issue of the July 2020 Placing Warrants, which were issued in connection with a placing of new Ordinary Shares under taken at that time, was announced by the Company on 27 July 2020.
(ii) Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.8p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in July 2020 (the "July 2020 Fee Warrants"). The issue of the July 2020 Fee Warrants, which were issued in respect of fees incurred in connection with a placing of new Ordinary Shares under taken at that time, was announced by the Company on 27 July 2020.
(iii) Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.70p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in January 2021 (the "January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1"). The grant of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1 was announced by the Company on 22 December 2020 in connection with the issue of subscription shares by the Company described therein with 50% of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1 being subject to the receipt of the necessary share issuance authorities at the Company's 2021 annual general meeting;
(iv) Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.75p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in January 2021 (the "January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2"). The grant of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2 was announced by the Company on 22 December 2020 in connection with the issue of subscription shares by the Company described therein with 50% of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2 being subject to receipt of the necessary share issuance authorities at the Company's 2021 annual general meeting;
(v) Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.7p per new Ordinary Share, in relation to the restructuring of the Company's loan with Spartan, announced on 1 October 2021 (the "Spartan Warrants"); and
(vi) Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.65p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company on 14 January 2022 (the "January 2022 Warrants - Batch 1") in connection with the issue of subscription shares by the Company described in the announcement therein. In addition, the Company also conditionally agreed to issue a further 78,260,869 warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares exercisable at 0.65 pence per new Ordinary Share subject to the receipt of the necessary share issuance authorities at the Company's 2022 annual general meeting. These warrants are not included in this update.
Block Admission Interim Review
Pursuant to Rule 29 of, and Schedule Six to, the AIM Rules for Companies, the Company provides the following notification regarding its Block Admissions.
Name of the company:
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1. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 3p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in 2017 (the "March 2017 Warrants"). The grant of the March 2017 Warrants was announced by the Company on 6 March 2017 and were granted as part of the institutional investment and Board changes described therein.
2. Options to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.625p per new Ordinary Share granted by the Company to certain of the Company's employees in March 2017 (the "March 2017 Options"). The grant of the March 2017 Options to certain of the Company's employees was announced by the Company on 6 March 2017.
3. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 3.0p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in November 2019 (the "November 2019 Warrants"). The issue of the November 2019 Warrants, which were issued in connection with the Company's €5.0 million secured debt facility put in place at that time, was first announced by the Company on 21 October 2019.
4. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.4p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in March 2020 (the "March 2020 Warrants"). The issue of the March 2020 Warrants, which were issued in connection with the extension of an existing £1.0 million secured debt facility, was announced by the Company on 6 March 2020.
5. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.0p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in July 2020 (the "July 2020 Placing Warrants"). The issue of the July 2020 Placing Warrants, which were issued in connection with a placing of new Ordinary Shares under taken at that time, was announced by the Company on 27 July 2020.
6. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.8p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in July 2020 (the "July 2020 Fee Warrants"). The issue of the July 2020 Fee Warrants, which were issued in respect of fees incurred in connection with a placing of new Ordinary Shares under taken at that time, was announced by the Company on 27 July 2020.
7. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.70p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in January 2021 (the "January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1"). The grant of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1 was announced by the Company on 22 December 2020 in connection with the issue of subscription shares by the Company described therein with 50% of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 1 being subject to the receipt of the necessary share issuance authorities at the Company's 2021 annual general meeting.
8. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.75p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company in January 2021 (the "January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2"). The grant of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2 was announced by the Company on 22 December 2020 in connection with the issue of subscription shares by the Company described therein with 50% of the January 2021 Warrants - Batch 2 being subject to receipt of the necessary share issuance authorities at the Company's 2021 annual general meeting.
9. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.7p per new Ordinary Share, in relation to the restructuring of the Company's loan with Spartan, announced on 1 October 2021 (the "Spartan Warrants").
10. Warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.65p per new Ordinary Share issued by the Company on 14 January 2022 (the "January 2022 Warrants - Batch 1") in connection with the issue of subscription shares by the Company described in the announcement therein. In addition, the Company also conditionally agreed to issue a further 78,260,869 warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares exercisable at 0.65 pence per new Ordinary Share subject to the receipt of the necessary share issuance authorities at the Company's 2022 annual general meeting. These warrants are not included in this update.
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Period of return: | From: | 11 October 2021 | To: | 11 April 2022 | |
Number of unallotted securities not issued under the scheme(s) at the start of the period: | 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: Total: | 61,538,461 3,033,628 0 3,571,428 13,300,000 5,700,000 0 0 0 0 87,143,517 | |||
Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): | 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: Total: | 0 0 0 0 0 0 81,299,020 81,299,020 3,096,429 65,217,391 230,911,860 | |||
Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period: | 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: Total: | 61,538,461 warrants expired on 9 March 2022 3,033,628 warrants expired on 9 March 2022 0 3,571,428 warrants expired on 9 March 2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 68,143,517 | |||
Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: |
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13,300,000
5,700,000
81,299,020
81,299,020
3,096,429
65,217,391
249,911,860
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Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission: | 1: 2: 3:
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10: | 64,538,461 - 2 March 2018 3,033,628 -20 March 2020 74,200,000 - 20 March 2020 (admission now withdrawn due to cancellation of warrants on 30 March 2021) 3,571,428 - 20 March 2020
13,300,000 - 21 September 2020
5,700,000 - 21 September 2020
81,299,020 - 19 April 2022 (admission pending)
81,299,020 - 19 April 2022 (admission pending)
3,096,429 - 19 April 2022 (admission pending)
65,217,391 - 19 April 2022 (admission pending)
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Name of contact: | AMBA Secretaries Limited, Company Secretary | ||||
Telephone number of contact: | +44 (0)20 7190 9930 | ||||
For further information please contact:
Echo Energy Martin Hull, Chief Executive Officer |
via Vigo Communications |
Cenkos Securities (Nominated Adviser) Ben Jeynes Katy Birkin
| +44 (0)20 7397 8900 |
| +44 (0)20 7408 4090 |
Vigo Communications (PR Adviser) Patrick d'Ancona Finlay Thomson
| +44 (0)20 7390 0230 |