30 Jun 2022 15:42
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Announcement regarding the termination of the Company's Global Depositary Receipts programme and the termination of the associated Deposit Agreement
30 June 2022: Subex Limited (Subexor the Company) (LSE: SUBX, BSE: SUBEX, NSE: SUBEXLTD), an Indian software company based in Bengaluru, India, announces that it has on 30 June 2022 applied to the London Stock Exchange (the LSE) for the cancellation of the admission to trading of its Global Depositary Receipts (ISIN: US86428R2022, SEDOL: B1VDTT6) (the GDRs), each representing one ordinary share of the Company (each, a Share). The Company has also on 30 June 2022 applied to the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) for cancellation of the listing of the GDRs from the official list of the FCA. The Company has also on 28 June 2022 issued a notice to the Bank of New York Mellon (the Depositary) to terminate the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated 8 March 2007 entered into between the Company and the Depositary (the Deposit Agreement). The notice period for termination of the Deposit Agreement is 90 days and the Deposit Agreement is due to be terminated on or about 26 September 2022.
The Shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and will continue to be listed on the BSE and the NSE following the termination of the Deposit Agreement and the GDR programme.
The Company is proceeding with the delisting of its GDRs from the LSE further to the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company on 30 May 2022 approving the termination of the GDR program due to the low volume of trading of the GDRs and the underlying outstanding equity shares not constituting more than 0.04% of the Company's issued and paid up equity shares as of 31 March 2022 (the Board Resolution). It is expected that the delisting will become effective on or about 26 September 2022.
The Company notes that the Depositary is obliged to, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, to give notice to the Company's GDR holders that the Deposit Agreement and the GDR programme would terminate on or about 26 September 2022 (the Termination Date).
From the date of the notice being given by the Depositary to the GDR holders till on or about 26 September 2022 the holders of GDRs may cancel their GDRs and, subject to payment of the relevant charges and otherwise in accordance with the Deposit Agreement, receive the relevant number of Shares represented by the GDRs they hold. If any GDRs remain outstanding at the end of the 90-day notice period for the termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will sell the Shares represented by such GDRs and distribute the net proceeds of the sale pursuant to the terms of the GDR Deposit Agreement.
Enquiries:
Subex Limited
Investor Relations
Name: Krishnakanth G V
Tel: +91 9900590024
Email: krishnakanth.gv@subex.com
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