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9 April 2018
VIPERA PLC (Vipera)
Rule 2.9 Announcement
In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Vipera confirms that, as at 9 April 2018, it has 320,429,725 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue and admitted to trading of the AIM of the London Stock Exchange.
Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote. Vipera does not carry any shares in treasury.
The International Securities Identification Number for the ordinary shares is GB00B5M62J37. The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine the percentage of issued shares capital that they hold in Vipera and if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Vipera under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Vipera also has warrants to subscribe for 17,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue, as follows:
Date of | |||
Warrant | Exercise | Ordinary shares | |
Instrument | Price | Exercisable | on exercise |
26-Jun-13 | £ 0.04 | Formerly from 26 June 2013 to 3 years thereafter, 26 June 2016, extended on 5 October 2015 to 26 June 2018 | 5,000,000 |
01-Jul-15 | £ 0.06 | in two tranches as to 1/2 at 31 December 2015, and 1/2 at 31 December 2016, lasting to 31/12/18 | 1,000,000 |
05-Oct-15 | £ 0.06 | From 5 October 2015 to 3 years thereafter, 5 October 2018 | 2,000,000 |
06-May-16 | £ 0.05 | From 6 May 2016 to 31 December 2018, exercisable in two tranches as to 50% at 31 December 2016 and 50% 31 December 2017, lasting to 31 December 2018 | 3,000,000 |
24-Jul-17 | £ 0.05 | From 24 July 2017to 31 December 2020 subject to lock-in | 6,000,000 |
17,000,000 |
In addition, Vipera has 13,310,735 deferred shares of 24p each also still in issue which are non-voting and are of negligible value.
Contact:
Vipera PLC Marco Casartelli (CEO) Martin Perrin (CFO)
|
Tel: +39 02 8688 2037 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7193 0833 |
finnCap Ltd, Nominated Adviser and Broker to Vipera Adrian Hargrave / Anthony Adams (Corporate Finance) Camille Gochez (Corporate Broking)
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
London Bridge Capital Partners LLP, financial adviser to Vipera Adam Hart Nick Donaldson
| Tel: +44 (0) 7912 201639 |
IFC Advisory Ltd, financial PR to Vipera Tim Metcalfe Graham Herring Heather Armstrong
| Tel: +44 (0) 203 934 6630 |