Tekmar Group Regulatory News (TGP)

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28 February 2022

TEKMAR GROUP PLC

("Tekmar", the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Launch of Open Offer, Posting of Circular, Notice of General Meeting

Tekmar Group (AIM: TGP), a leading provider of technology and services for the global offshore energy markets, is pleased to announce that further to the Company's announcement at 7.01 a.m. on 25 February 2022 (the "Launch Announcement"), the Company will today post a Circular to Qualifying Shareholders regarding the Open Offer of up to 2,249,015 Open Offer Shares in the Company at the Issue Price of 45 pence per Open Offer Share to raise approximately £1 million (before expenses).

Pursuant to the Open Offer, Qualifying Shareholders will be given the opportunity to subscribe for:

1 Open Offer Share for every 23 Existing Ordinary Share

held by each Qualifying Shareholder on the Record Date.

Any Open Offer Shares not subscribed for by Qualifying Shareholders will be available to Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess Application Facility and as such, Qualifying Shareholders seeking to limit their dilution from the Placing, the Subscription and the Primary Bid Offer can also request additional Open Offer Shares ("Excess Shares") under the Excess Application Facility. The Open Offer is not being underwritten. 

Posting of Circular

Further details regarding the Open Offer are available in the Circular, which will be posted today to Qualifying Shareholders, along with the Application Form (where applicable).  The Circular will set out the expected timetable of principal events (as set out below) which has been revised from the expected timetable set out in the Launch Announcement. The Circular will also be made available on the Company's website:  https://investors.tekmar.co.uk/investors/circulars-and-notices/ 

Notice of General Meeting

A notice convening a General Meeting of the Company is set out at the end of the Circular. The General Meeting is to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 16 March 2022 at the offices of Tekmar Group plc, Innovation House, Centurion Way, Darlington DL3 0UP. 

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Launch Announcement, unless the context provides otherwise.

Enquiries:

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Derek Bulmer, Chief Financial Officer.

Expected timetable of principal events: