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RNS Number : 1491A AIM 13 August 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES")
COMPANY NAME:
EARNZ plc ("EARNZ" or the "Company")
COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS
(INCLUDING POSTCODES) :
First Floor
Holborn Gate
330 Holborn
London WC1V 7QT
COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
England & Wales
COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:
https://earnzplc.com/ (https://earnzplc.com/)
COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN
INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING POLICY). IF THE ADMISSION IS
SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE
STATED:
EARNZ plc is an AIM Rule 15 cash shell, which is required to make an
acquisition or acquisitions which constitute a reverse takeover by 31 August
2024. The Company has stated previously that it was looking for acquisitions
in the energy services sector and the Board believes that the acquisitions
represent an opportunity which aligns with the Company's corporate strategy to
capitalise on the drive for global decarbonisation and will provide a platform
for future growth both organically and inorganically through further
acquisitions in the energy services sector. Each acquisition is considered by
the Directors to be complementary to the core ambition of the Company and
earnings enhancing.
The Company has identified and agreed commercial terms with the vendors of the
following two companies which operate in the energy services sector. The
acquisitions are classified as reverse takeovers pursuant to AIM Rule 14 and
are therefore conditional on shareholders' approval which is to be sought at a
general meeting of the Company to be held on 27 August 2024. Details of each
of the companies are set out below:
· Cosgrove & Drew Ltd ("C&D"), which was incorporated in 2015
is an award-winning asset and energy support services company which focuses on
two key services: (i) major projects, self-delivering mechanical engineering
projects for mainly commercial sites within the public sector; and (ii)
facilities management, providing maintenance, compliance or reactive services
of client facilities for heating and plumbing; and
· South West Heating Services Ltd ("SWHS"), which was incorporated in
2019 and provides heating and installation maintenance services largely for
domestic insurance claims, while also offering its services directly to
domestic households.
DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER
OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value
and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held
as treasury shares):
103,848,187 Ordinary Shares of 4 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (AND/OR SECONDARY OFFERING) AND ANTICIPATED
MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:
Capital to be raised: £2.05 million of which £1.56 million is EIS/VCT
qualifying
Secondary offering: None
Anticipated market capitalisation on Re-Admission: £7.79 million
PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION:
45.19 per cent.
DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM SECURITIES
(OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED:
None
THE COMPANY HAS APPLIED FOR THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET DESIGNATION (Y/N)
N
FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the
first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is
known):
Robert "Bob" Holt OBE (Executive Chair)
Elizabeth Janet Lake (Chief Financial Officer)
John William Charles Charlton (Executive Director)
Linda Jane Main (Senior Independent Director)
Sandra Diana Skeete (Non-Executive Director)
FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE
OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first
name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is
known):
Shareholder Percentage of Ordinary Shares as at date of this document Anticipated percentage of Ordinary Share post-Re-Admission
Gresham House 10.00 24.09
GForce Capital 9.06 5.49
Bob Holt(1,2) 7.63 10.46
Oakglen Wealth Limited 5.83 3.53
Pentwater Capital Management Europe LLP 3.92 5.59
Trium Capital 3.18 1.93
1) Includes 0.09% of the Company's voting rights held by his wife Angela
Burnett with the balance being held in his SSAS
2) Bob Holt is also a 33% shareholder in C&D
NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH
(H) OF THE AIM RULES:
None
(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE
(ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE
ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited
interim financial information)
(iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS
PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:
(i) 31 December
(ii) 31 December 2023 (in respect of C&D), 31 March 2024 (in
respect of SWHS for the 9 months ended 31 March 2024)
(iii) 30 September 2024 (in respect of the half yearly report to
30 June 2024)
30 June 2025 (in respect of annual report to 31 December 2024)
30 September 2025 (in respect of half yearly report to 30 June 2025)
EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
29 August 2024
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
Shore Capital and Corporate Limited
Cassini House
57 St James's Street
London SW1A 1LD
NAME AND ADDRESS OF JOINT BROKERS:
Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited
Cassini House
57 St James's Street
London SW1A 1LD
Zeus Capital Limited
Stock Exchange Tower
125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR
OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR
INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A
STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE
ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
The admission document is available on the Company's website
(https://earnzplc.com/reports-and-presentations
(https://earnzplc.com/reports-and-presentations) )
The admission document contains full details about the applicant and the
admission of its securities.
THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE THE APPLICANT HAS DECIDED TO APPLY
The Company has adopted the QCA Corporate Governance Code (November 2023
edition), published by the Quoted Companies Alliance.
DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
13 August 2024
NEW/ UPDATE:
New
NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH
(H) OF THE AIM RULES:
None
(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE
(ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE
ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited
interim financial information)
(iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS
PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:
(i) 31 December
(ii) 31 December 2023 (in respect of C&D), 31 March 2024 (in
respect of SWHS for the 9 months ended 31 March 2024)
(iii) 30 September 2024 (in respect of the half yearly report to
30 June 2024)
30 June 2025 (in respect of annual report to 31 December 2024)
30 September 2025 (in respect of half yearly report to 30 June 2025)
EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
29 August 2024
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
Shore Capital and Corporate Limited
Cassini House
57 St James's Street
London SW1A 1LD
NAME AND ADDRESS OF JOINT BROKERS:
Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited
Cassini House
57 St James's Street
London SW1A 1LD
Zeus Capital Limited
Stock Exchange Tower
125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR
OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR
INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A
STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE
ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
The admission document is available on the Company's website
(https://earnzplc.com/reports-and-presentations
(https://earnzplc.com/reports-and-presentations) )
The admission document contains full details about the applicant and the
admission of its securities.
THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE THE APPLICANT HAS DECIDED TO APPLY
The Company has adopted the QCA Corporate Governance Code (November 2023
edition), published by the Quoted Companies Alliance.
DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
13 August 2024
NEW/ UPDATE:
New
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