REG - Braveheart Inv Group - Placing to raise £2.5 million

Braveheart InvestmentAnnouncement

13/08/2021 07:05

RNS Number : 5268I
  
Braveheart Investment Group plc
  
13 August 2021
  
 

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13 August 2021
 
Braveheart Investment Group plc
 
("Braveheart", the "Company" or the "Group")
 
Placing to raise £2.5 million
 
Braveheart Investment Group (AIM: BRH), is pleased to announce a placing of 13,888,889 new ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("Placing Shares") at a price of 18 pence per share ("Placing Price"), raising gross proceeds of £2,500,000 before expenses (the "Placing").
 
 
Highlights
 
·   Fundraise of £2,500,000, through a placing by the Company's broker, Peterhouse Capital Limited of 13,888,889 new ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company at an issue price of 18 pence per Placing Share.
·    The Placing Shares will represent approximately 26.59 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company.
·    The Placing Shares are being issued at a price of 18 pence per Placing Share, representing a discount of approximately 20.88 per cent. to the closing mid-market share price of an existing ordinary share on 12 August 2021, the business day prior to this announcement.
·    The Company has utilised its existing authority to issue new ordinary shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis.
·   Trevor Brown, Chief Executive of the Company has subscribed for 3,500,000 Placing Shares and Free Association Books Limited, a company which is connected to Trevor Brown, has subscribed for 4,500,000 Placing Shares.
·    Vivian Hallam, Executive Director of the Company, has subscribed for 833,333 shares in the Placing.
 
Trevor Brown, Braveheart CEO, commented: "We are delighted to have been able to raise this extra funding which will enable Paraytec to pursue its new strategy."
 
Reasons for the Placing and use of proceeds
 
The Company intends to use the net proceeds (£2,415,850) of the Placing to enable it to accelerate the development of Paraytec's Covid testing instrument by taking direct control of the final design and engineering packages. In parallel, partners will continue to be sought by Paraytec for licensing and development and/or potential sale. The Board believes this strategy should enable Paraytec to deliver a finished product to market directly if it fails to find a satisfactory deal with a third party.
 
Director participation in the Placing
 
Trevor Brown, Chief Executive of the Company, and Free Association Books Limited, a company connected to him, has subscribed for 8,000,000 Placing Shares, at the issue price of 18 pence per ordinary share. Following this subscription, Trevor Brown will hold 8,641,794 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 16.55 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing. The FCA notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, is appended below.
 
Vivian Hallam, Executive Director of the Company, has subscribed for 833,333 Placing Shares, at the issue price of 18 pence per ordinary share. Following this subscription, Vivian Hallam will hold 1,408,895 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 2.70 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing. The FCA notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, is appended below
 
Related Party Transaction
 
Trevor Brown and Vivian Hallam, Directors of the of the Company, are considered to be "related parties" as defined under the AIM Rules for Companies ("AIM Rules") and accordingly, their participation in the Placing constitutes a related party transaction for the purposes of Rule 13 of the AIM Rules.
 
The Directors independent of the Placing, being Susan Hagan (Non-Executive Director) and Qu Li (Non-Executive Director) consider, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, that the terms of Trevor Brown's and Vivian Hallam's participation in the Placing are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.
 
Details of the Placing and total voting rights
 
A total of 13,888,889 Placing Shares are to be issued at a price of 18 pence per share. The Placing has been conducted utilising the Company's existing share authorities. Peterhouse Capital Limited acted as the Company's broker in connection with the Placing. Allenby Capital Limited acted as the Company's nominated adviser in connection with the Placing.  The Placing is conditional, inter alia, on admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission") becoming effective.
 
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares on AIM will commence on or around 19 August 2021.
 
On Admission, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist of 52,230,340 ordinary shares of 2 pence each, with one vote per share. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.  Therefore, on Admission, the total number of ordinary shares and voting rights in the Company will be 52,230,340.  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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.
 
 
For further information: 




 


 




Braveheart Investment Group plc


Tel: 01738 587555




Trevor Brown CEO


 




 


 




Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)


Tel: 020 3328 5656




David Worlidge / James Reeve / George Payne


 




 


 




Peterhouse Capital Limited (Joint Broker)


Tel: 020 7469 0936




Heena Karani / Lucy Williams


 




 
 




1 
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
 




a) 
 


Name 
 


Trevor Brown
 




2 
 


Reason for the notification 
 




a) 
 


Position/status 
 


Chief Executive Officer




b) 
 


Initial notification /Amendment
 


Initial Notification




3 
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
 




a) 
 


Name 
 


Braveheart Investment Group plc




b) 
 


LEI 
 


2138006HQ3COMU626I61




4 
 


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted 
 




a) 
 


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument 
 
Identification code
 


Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Braveheart Investment Group plc
 
 
GB00B13XV322




b) 
 


Nature of the transactions
 


Purchase of ordinary shares




c) 
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 


Price(s)
18p
 


Volume(s)
8,000,000
 




d) 
 


Aggregated information 
- Aggregated volume 
- Price
- Principal amount
 


 
8,000,000
18p
£1,440,000
 




e) 
 


Dates of the transaction
 


 12 August 2021




 


 


 




f)


Place of transaction


Outside a trading venue




 
 




1 
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
 




a) 
 


Name 
 


Vivian Hallam




2 
 


Reason for the notification 
 




a) 
 


Position/status 
 


Executive Director




b) 
 


Initial notification /Amendment
 


Initial Notification




3 
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
 




a) 
 


Name 
 


Braveheart Investment Group plc




b) 
 


LEI 
 


2138006HQ3COMU626I61




4 
 


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted 
 




a) 
 


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument 
 
Identification code
 


Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Braveheart Investment Group plc
 
 
GB00B13XV322




b) 
 


Nature of the transactions
 


Purchase of ordinary shares




c) 
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 


Price(s)
18p
 


Volume(s)
833,333
 




d) 
 


Aggregated information 
- Aggregated volume 
- Price
- Principal amount
 


 
833,333
18p
£149,999.94
 




e) 
 


Dates of the transaction
 


 12 August 2021




 


 


 




f)


Place of transaction


Outside a trading venue




 

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