28 Oct 2013 07:00
28 October 2013
fastjet plc
("fastjet" or the "Company")
Issue of Equity
fastjet (AIM:FJET) is pleased to announce that it has raised £2,390,000 via a draw down on its Equity Financing Facility ("EFF") with Darwin Strategic Limited ("Darwin"), a majority owned subsidiary of Henderson Global Investors Volantis Capital ("Henderson").
Under the terms of the EFF agreement the Company raised gross proceeds of £2,390,000 by way of the issue of 59,750,000 shares of 1p each to Darwin (the "EFF Shares") at an issue price of 4p per share. The new EFF Shares have been issued and rank pari passu in all respects with existing ordinary shares of 1p each in fastjet.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a total of 59,750,000 ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that admission will become effective and that trading in the EFF Shares will commence on 31 October 2013 ("Admission").
Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 464,450,590 ordinary shares with voting rights. This figure of 464,450,590 ordinary shares 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 in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
fastjet Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 3651 6355
Ed Winter
Angus Saunders
W.H. Ireland Ltd. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1666
James Joyce
Nick Field
Darwin Strategic Ltd. Tel +44 (0) 20 7491 6512
Anand Sambasivan
Jamie Vickers
Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Toby Moore
Eleni Menikou