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UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, CAPITALISED TERMS IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THE DEFINITIONS SECTION INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX TO THE COMPANY'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF 7.00 AM TODAY.
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9 September 2020
HAYDALE GRAPHENE INDUSTRIES PLC
("Haydale", the "Company" or the "Group")
Result of Fundraising
Haydale, the global technologies group and service provider that facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials into the next generation of industrial materials and commercial technologies, announces that further to its announcement at 7.00 a.m. today (the "Announcement"), it has successfully completed the Fundraising which is now closed.
The Fundraising has raised £2.98 million (gross) through the placing and subscription of 85,055,950 new Ordinary Shares, all at an Issue Price of 3.5 pence per share.
The funds raised by the Fundraising will be used predominantly as working capital to finance the operations of the Company.
Director Participation
The Directors of the Company, all of whom have agreed to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares, will subscribe for an aggregate of 1,999,998 New Ordinary Shares through the Subscription. It is expected that the Directors' interests following completion of the Fundraising (assuming all the New Ordinary Shares are issued) will be as follows:
Director | No. of New Ordinary Shares to be acquired pursuant to the terms of the Subscription | Aggregate value at Issue Price | Resulting holding following Admission | % of enlarged issued voting share capital |
Keith Broadbent | 285,714 | £10,000 | 785,714 | 0.18% |
Mark Chapman | 285,714 | £10,000 | 560,714 | 0.13% |
David Banks | 857,142 | £30,000 | 3,098,809 | 0.73% |
Theresa Wallis | 428,571 | £15,000 | 428,571 | 0.10% |
Graham Eves | 142,857 | £5,000 | 142,857 | 0.03% |
Admission and Total Voting Rights
The Placing and Subscription of the 85,055,950 new Ordinary Shares is conditional on Admission and is being carried out within the Company's existing share authority to issue Ordinary Shares for cash.
It is expected that the new Ordinary Shares will be admitted to trading on AIM at 8.00 a.m. on or around 15 September 2020 (or such later date as may be agreed between the Company and Arden, but no later than 29 September 2020).
Following the Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company in issue will be 425,279,798. The Company holds no Ordinary Shares in Treasury. This figure may be used by shareholders 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 Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Related Party Transaction
Participation in the Placing by Quilter plc and in the Subscription by Anthony Best, both substantial shareholders as defined by the AIM Rules, are considered to be "related party transactions" under the AIM Rules. The Directors consider, having consulted with Arden Partners plc, the Company's Nominated Adviser, that the terms of participation for Quilter plc and Anthony Best in the Placing and Subscription respectively are fair and reasonable in so far as its Shareholders are concerned.
Further enquiries:
Haydale Graphene Industries plc | Tel: 01269 842 946 | |
Keith Broadbent | Chief Executive Officer | |
Arden Partners | Tel: 0207 614 5900 | |
Paul Shackleton / Benjamin Cryer | Corporate Finance | |
Fraser Marshall | Corporate Broking |
The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU regulation on market abuse.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Keith Broadbent
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800KNULBQFF25IE72 | |||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| ||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 2p each
ISIN: GB00BKWQ1135 | |||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Subscription for new shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
3.5p | 285,714
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - single transaction | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 9 September 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off Market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Mark Chapman
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800KNULBQFF25IE72 | |||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| ||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 2p each
ISIN: GB00BKWQ1135 | |||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Subscription for new shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
3.5p | 285,714
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - single transaction | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 9 September 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off Market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| David Banks
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800KNULBQFF25IE72 | |||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| ||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 2p each
ISIN: GB00BKWQ1135 | |||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Subscription for new shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
3.5p | 857,142
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - single transaction | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 9 September 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off Market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Theresa Wallis
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800KNULBQFF25IE72 | |||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| ||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 2p each
ISIN: GB00BKWQ1135 | |||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Subscription for new shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
3.5p | 428,571
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - single transaction | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 9 September 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off Market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Graham Eves
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800KNULBQFF25IE72 | |||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| ||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 2p each
ISIN: GB00BKWQ1135 | |||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Subscription for new shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
3.5p | 142,857
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - single transaction | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 9 September 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off Market | |||