11 Jun 2009 07:00
Hightex Group plc
("Hightex" or "the Company")
Placing of new shares to raise approximately £862,000
11 June 2009
The Board of Hightex is pleased to announce that it has raised £861,915 (before expenses) in a placing with both existing shareholders and new investors (the "Placing"). The funds will provide Hightex with additional working capital and contribute towards the planned expansion of its membrane business.
Details of the Placing
Hightex has unconditionally placed 28,730,516 new ordinary shares ("Placing Shares) at 3 pence each (the "Placing Price") to raise £861,915 before expenses. The Placing Shares will represent approximately 19.36 per cent. of the share capital as enlarged by the Placing. The Placing has been arranged by Ludgate Investments Limited with its clients.
The Placing Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of 1 penny each in Hightex.
Hightex has today made application for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Trading in the Placing Shares is anticipated to take place on Wednesday 17 June 2009.
Two directors have participated in the Placing to the extent of 1,350,000 Placing Shares at the Placing Price, equivalent to a subscription of £40,500. Details of these subscriptions and the interests of the directors and their connected persons in the ordinary share capital of the Company following the Placing are set out below:
| | Placing Shares at 3p per share | Shares held following the Placing | Enlarged Share Capital (%) |
| Charles DesForges | 350,000 | 1,100,750 | 0.74% |
| Charles Sebag-Montefiore | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 1.35% |
Details of enlarged share capital
Following the admission to AIM of the Placing Shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 148,383,098 ordinary shares of 1 penny each.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in Hightex under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
Charles DesForges, Chairman, Hightex Group plc +44 (0) 20 7603 1515
Singer Capital Markets
Jeff Keating +44 (0) 20 3205 7500
About Hightex
Hightex has a long history of building large span roofs and facades using architectural membranes, exemplified by the Abuja Stadium for the All African Games in 2003 as well as the Berlin Stadium, Germany, used for the most recent FIFA World Cup Final in 2006. In 2006 Hightex completed one of the largest membrane projects in the world, designing and constructing the energy-saving, sound-optimised, triple layer membrane roof for the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Hightex recently completed its work on the membrane element of the new retractable roof over the Centre Court at the All England Club, Wimbledon.
In a few weeks Hightex will finalise the membrane roof/facade as part of the upgrading of the First National Bank (FNB) Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, which will be the stadium for several first and second round matches, one quarter-final and the final match at the FIFA 2010 Football World Cup. In addition Hightex was awarded the complete membrane facade for the new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town also for the World Cup 2010.