TekCapital Regulatory News (TEK)

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26 January 2017

Tekcapital plc

("Tekcapital" or the "Company")

Results of proposed placing to raise £2.4m

Further to the announcement made earlier today, Tekcapital plc (AIM: TEK), the international provider of technology and intellectual property services, is pleased to announce the completion of a placing of 6,968,500 new ordinary shares of 0.4p each in the Company (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 35 pence per Placing Share (the "Placing Price") to raise a total of £2,438,975 (before expenses) (the "Placing"). The Placing is subject to admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that Admission will take place on 31 January 2017. The Placing was oversubscribed.

The Placing Price represents a discount of approximately 2.8 per cent. to the closing middle market price of an ordinary share of 36 pence on 25 January 2017, being the latest practicable closing middle market price prior to the announcement of the Company's intention to perform the Placing.

The Placing Shares will represent, in aggregate, approximately 16.4 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as enlarged by the issue of the Placing Shares. The Placing was conducted within the Company's existing share allotment authorities. The Placing Shares, when duly issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing ordinary shares. The Placing has not been underwritten.

Further details regarding the background to the Placing and the use of the Placing proceeds can be found in the Company's announcement made earlier today.

Nigel Wray has participated in the Placing and agreed to subscribe for 1,024,500 Placing Shares at the Placing Price. Mr Wray's participation in the Placing is a related party transaction pursuant to Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies, due to him currently being a substantial shareholder pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies. The Directors of Tekcapital, having consulted with Allenby Capital Limited, the Company's nominated adviser, consider that the terms of Mr Wray's participation in the Placing are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's Shareholders are concerned. Upon Admission, Nigel Wray will have a beneficial interest in the Company of 7,387,000 ordinary shares, which will represent approximately 17.43 per cent. of the enlarged share capital of the Company as at Admission.

On Admission, the shareholdings of the directors of Tekcapital will be as follows:

Total Voting Rights

The Placing is conditional, among other things, upon Admission becoming effective. Following Admission, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist of 42,389,707 ordinary shares, with one voting right each. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares and voting rights in the Company will be 42,389,707. With effect from Admission, this figure 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 to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, a prospectus relating to the Company, nor does it constitute or contain any invitation or offer to any person, or any public offer, to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares in the Company or advise persons to do so in any jurisdiction, nor shall it, or any part of it form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or as an inducement to enter into any contract or commitment with the Company.

The content of this announcement has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA").

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States. This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations (a "Prohibited Jurisdiction"). This announcement and the information contained herein are not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, to persons in a Prohibited Jurisdiction unless permitted pursuant to an exemption under the relevant local law or regulation in any such jurisdiction. This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company.

Allenby Capital Limited is acting solely as nominated adviser and joint-broker exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the contents of this announcement and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as its client in relation to the contents of this announcement nor will it be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Allenby Capital Limited by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Allenby Capital Limited accepts no responsibility whatsoever, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this announcement including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on behalf of it, the Company or any other person, in connection with the Company and the contents of this announcement, whether as to the past or the future. Allenby Capital Limited accordingly disclaims all and any liability whatsoever, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of the contents of this announcement or any such statement.

Optiva Securities Limited is acting solely as joint-broker exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the contents of this announcement and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as its client in relation to the contents of this announcement nor will it be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Optiva Securities Limited by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Optiva Securities Limited accepts no responsibility whatsoever, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this announcement including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on behalf of it, the Company or any other person, in connection with the Company and the contents of this announcement, whether as to the past or the future. Optiva Securities Limited accordingly disclaims all and any liability whatsoever, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of the contents of this announcement or any such statement.

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