REG - Chariot Limited - Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

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RNS Number : 9332F  Chariot Limited  13 July 2023

 

 

 

 

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13 July 2023

 

Chariot Limited

("Chariot", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Posting of Circular, Details of Open Offer and Notice of General Meeting

 

Chariot (AIM: CHAR), the African focused transitional energy company, is
pleased to confirm that, further to the Company's announcements on 10 and 11
July 2023, a Circular in connection with a Placing and Open Offer (the
"Circular") has today been posted to Qualifying Shareholders. A copy of the
Circular will be available shortly on the Company's website.

 

The Company announced on 11 July 2023 that it had conditionally raised net
proceeds of US$15 million (£11.7 million), comprising gross proceeds of
US$16.1 million (£12.5 million) less expenses, through the successful Placing
of and Subscription for 89,631,143 New Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price of
14 pence per Ordinary Share. Furthermore, it proposed to raise up to a further
US$3 million (£2.3 million) by the issue of New Ordinary Shares pursuant to
an Open Offer to Qualifying Shareholders at the Issue Price.

 

Open Offer

 

The Board is grateful for the continued support of all shareholders and is
pleased to offer existing shareholders the opportunity to participate in the
Fundraising through the Open Offer at the same price at which investors in the
Placing and Subscription have taken part.

 

Qualifying Shareholders may subscribe for Open Offer Shares on the basis of:

1 Open Offer Share for every 58 Existing Ordinary Shares

Qualifying Shareholders entitlement to subscribe for Open Offer Shares will be
based on their holding at 6.30 p.m. on the Record Date, being 11 July 2023.
Qualifying Shareholders subscribing for their full entitlement under the Open
Offer may request to subscribe for Open Offer Shares in excess of their pro
rata entitlement as an Excess Entitlement, up to the total number of Open
Offer Shares available to Qualifying Shareholders under the Open Offer, with
any Excess Entitlement to be allocated at the discretion of the Directors.

 

Any funds raised through the Open Offer will be used to supplement the Group's
working capital.

 

The expected timetable of principal events relating to the Open Offer is set
out in the Circular and the Company's announcement released at 4.32 p.m. on 10
July 2023.

 

 

General Meeting

 

The General Meeting is to be held at the offices of Memery Crystal at 165
Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2DY at 11.00 a.m. on 2 August 2023 at which the
Resolutions will be proposed.

 

Capitalised terms in this announcement shall have the same meaning ascribed in
the announcement made on 10 July 2023 unless the context requires otherwise.

 

Enquiries:

 

 Chariot Limited                                      +44 (0)20 7318 0450

 Adonis Pouroulis, CEO

 Julian Maurice-Williams, CFO

 Cenkos Securities Plc (Nomad and Joint Bookrunner)   +44 (0)20 7397 8900

 Derrick Lee, Adam Rae (Corporate Finance)

 Leif Powis (ECM)

 Stifel Nicolaus Europe Ltd (Joint Bookrunner)        +44 (0) 20 7710 7760

 Callum Stewart, Jason Grossman, Ashton Clanfield

 Celicourt Communications (Financial PR)              +44 (0)20 7770 6424

 Mark Antelme, Jimmy Lea

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

 

About Chariot

 

Chariot is an African focused transitional energy group with three business
streams, Transitional Gas, Transitional Power and Green Hydrogen.

 

Chariot Transitional Gas is focused on a high value, low risk gas development
project offshore Morocco in a fast-growing emerging economy with a clear route
to early monetisation, delivery of free cashflow and material exploration
upside.

 

Chariot Transitional Power is focused on providing competitive, sustainable
and reliable energy and water solutions across the continent through building,
generating and trading renewable power.

 

Chariot Green Hydrogen is partnering with Total Eren and the Government of
Mauritania on the potential development of a 10GW green hydrogen project,
named Project Nour.

 

The ordinary shares of Chariot Limited are admitted to trading on the AIM
under the symbol 'CHAR'.

 

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, 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.

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