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Flowtech FluidpowerAnnouncement

10/03/2017 07:20

RNS Number : 1146Z
Flowtech Fluidpower PLC
10 March 2017
10 March 2017
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Flowtech Fluidpower plc
("Flowtech", the "Group" or the "Company")
Close of accelerated bookbuild - successful fundraise of 10 million at 120p per share
Flowtech (AIM: FLO), the specialist technical fluid power products supplier, announces that, further to the announcement made on 9 March 2017 entitled "Proposed Accelerated Bookbuild to raise up to 10 million", the accelerated bookbuild process has now closed. The accelerated bookbuild was successful and the Company has conditionally raised a total of 10 million, subject to inter alia the passing of certain resolutions by shareholders at the General Meeting. The Company will shortly announce the full details of the proposed Placing and post a circular to Shareholders containing these details and convening the General Meeting.
Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms in this announcement are defined at the end of the announcement made on 9 March 2017 entitled "Proposed Accelerated Bookbuild to raise up to 10 million".
For further information please visit www.flowtechfluidpower.com or contact:
Flowtech Fluidpower plc
Sean Fennon, CEO
Bryce Brooks, CFO
+44 (0)1695 52759
Zeus Capital
(Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)
Andrew Jones / Jonathan Sharp (Corporate Finance)
Dominic King (Broking)
+44 (0)20 3829 5000
finnCap 
(Joint Broker)
Ed Frisby / Kate Bannatyne (Corporate Finance)
Rhys Williams / Emily Morris (Sales and Broking)
+44 (0)20 7220 0500
Media enquiries:
TooleyStreet Communications
Fiona Tooley
+44 (0)7785 703523
About Flowtech Fluidpower plc:
Flowtech Fluidpower plc,founded as Flowtech in 1983, is the UK's leading specialist supplier of technical fluid power products. The Group has three divisions: Flowtechnology, Power Motion Control and Process. All three of the Group's divisions have overlapping product sets, allowing procurement synergies to be maximised.
TheFlowtechnology divisionfocuses on supplying distributors and resellers of industrial MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) products, primarily serving urgent orders rather than bulk offerings. It is formed from Flowtechnology UK, Flowtechnology Benelux and Indequip. It offers an unrivalled range of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Exclusive Brand products to over 3,400 distributors and resellers and the catalogues are recognised as the definitive source for fluid power products, containing 100,000 individual product lines and are distributed to more than 80,000 industrial Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul end users (MRO). ThePower Motion Control divisionspecialises in the design, assembly and supply of engineering components and hydraulic systems and is further enhanced by a service and repair function. The division is formed from Primary Fluid Power, Nelson Hydraulics, TSL Fluidpower and HTL. TheProcess divisionfocuses on the supply of industrial components to the process sectors.
The Group's main distribution centre is in Skelmersdale, Lancashire with further distribution centres in the Netherlands and China. The Power Motion Control division (PMC) has operations in Merseyside, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Yorkshire and Shropshire; Process operates from the West Midlands. In total the business employs 349 people.

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