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05/02/2025 11:15

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RNS Number : 0384W  Gfinity PLC  05 February 2025

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For immediate release

5 February 2025

Gfinity PLC

("Gfinity" or the "Company")

New business development and fundraising

The Board is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement on 11
November 2024, the Company has signed today an exclusive licence agreement
with 0M Technology Solutions Ltd ("0M") ("Licence") to commercialise 0M's
advanced artificial intelligence technology, Connected IQ ("CIQ"), which is
specifically targeted at the connected video market.

In addition, the Board is pleased to announce that the Company has also today
raised £245,000, conditional on Admission, through a Company arranged
subscription with third parties ("Subscription") at a price of 0.0625 pence
per new Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price"). David Halley has informed the
Board that he also intends to subscribe £15,000 for new Ordinary Shares at
the Issue Price ("Director Subscription"). The proceeds (before expenses) from
the Subscription and the proposed Director Subscription will amount to
£260,000 in aggregate.

David Halley, CEO of Gfinity, commented:

"The funding allows us to continue our push into sectors which we think are
exciting for the Company, namely Connected TV, Online Video and Artificial
Intelligence. In addition, through our commercialisation of CIQ, we will gain
an experienced team of Data and AI specialists to support our development."

CIQ licence and option

CIQ has been developed by 0M and is now at the stage of commercial adoption.
The Board believes that the Licence will provide an opportunity for Gfinity to
combine its current network and relationships within the advertising sector
and digital media monetisation, together with the initial relationships CIQ
has already established with top-tier agencies and sell-side platforms, to
commercialise CIQ. The Company signed on 4 February 2025 an exclusive licence
agreement with 0M ("Licence") and will pay a licence royalty fee to 0M
equivalent to 30% of net profits generated by Gfinity from the Licence.
Shareholders should note that while the Board is excited about CIQ's potential
market, CIQ is still at an early stage with limited sales track record and
there is no certainty as to how sales might develop under the Licence. 0M is a
newly formed company with no published accounts.

In addition, Gfinity has on 4 February 2025 been granted the option, but not
the obligation, to buy 0M, CIQ and its associated intellectual property
("Option") after the first anniversary of the date of execution of the Licence
("Effective Date") for a consideration of £2 million. The Option will
otherwise lapse on the third anniversary of the Effective Date. Given the lack
of trading and commercialisation to date, the current value of 0M and assets,
which are the subject of the Option, is limited unless and until the
commercialisation by Gfinity under the Licence is successful, which is not
guaranteed. The Option price and value of the Licence is based on the Board's
current assessment of potential outcomes of commercialisation and prospective
sales in 2025 and beyond, based on the Board's own internal estimates, the
current status of the software and the potential pipeline of customers.

 

0M is beneficially owned by Robert Keith, who is currently interested in
704,419,692 Ordinary Shares held by him directly and indirectly and which
represent approximately 19.6% of the Company's existing Ordinary Share
Capital. Accordingly, the execution of the Licence and Option is a related
party transaction pursuant to Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies. The
Directors consider, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser,
Beaumont Cornish, that the Licence and Option are fair and reasonable insofar
as Gfinity's Shareholders are concerned. In particular the Directors have
taken into account the Company's 70% profit share and exclusive rights under
the Licence and the opportunity to develop new commercial relationships
through introductions from 0M.

Fundraising

The Company has also today raised £245,000, conditional on Admission, through
a Company arranged subscription with third parties ("Subscription") at a price
of 0.0625 pence per New Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price") through the issue
of 392,000,000 new Ordinary Shares ("Subscription Shares").  David Halley has
also informed the Board that he intends to subscribe £15,000 for a further
24,000,000 new Ordinary Shares ("Director Subscription Sares") at the Issue
Price ("Director Subscription") and a further announcement will be made in due
course. The proceeds (before expenses) from the Subscription and the proposed
Director Subscription (together the "Fundraising"), amounting to £260,000 in
aggregate, will be used to develop the commercialisation of CIQ, new business
opportunities and provide general working capital.

In addition, the Company will issue new warrants "(Warrants") pursuant to the
Fundraising on the basis of one Warrant for every Subscription Share or
Director Subscription Share. Holders of the Warrants may subscribe for one new
Ordinary Share in the Company at a price of 0.09p for 18 months commencing on
issuance. The Warrant instrument contains a provision that if the volume
weighted average price of a Gfinity Ordinary Share trades above 0.12p for five
consecutive business days, and a Warrant holder exercises Warrants within 20
business days after being notified of such by the Company, the Warrant holder
will then become entitled to receive a new Warrant ("New Warrant") on the
basis of one New Warrant for every Warrant exercised. Holders of the New
Warrants may then subscribe for one new Ordinary Share in the Company at a
price of 0.2p for an 18-month period from issuance.

 

Admission

The Subscription Shares and the Director Subscription Shares (together the
"Fundraising Shares") will amount in aggregate to 416,000,000 New Ordinary
Shares. The Fundraising Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu in all
respects with the existing Ordinary Shares. Application is being made for the
416,000,000 Fundraising Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and Admission
is expected to take place on or around 14 February 2025.

 

Other Information

A copy of this announcement is available at the Company's website:
www.gfinityplc.com (http://www.gfinityplc.com)

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR"). The person who arranged for
the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was David Halley,
Chief Executive.

 

 

Enquiries:

 Gfinity Plc                    David Halley      +44 (0)7516 948427

 Beaumont Cornish Limited       Roland Cornish    +44 (0)207 628 3396

 Nominated Adviser and Broker   Michael Cornish   www.beaumontcornish.co.uk (http://www.beaumontcornish.co.uk/)

 

Further Information

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"), which is authorised and
regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is
acting as nominated adviser to the Company in connection with this
announcement and will not regard any other person as its client and will not
be responsible to anyone else for providing the protections afforded to the
clients of Beaumont Cornish or for providing advice in relation to such
proposals. Beaumont Cornish has not authorised the contents of, or any part
of, this document and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Beaumont Cornish
for the accuracy of any information, or opinions contained in this document or
for the omission of any information. Beaumont Cornish as nominated adviser to
the Company owes certain responsibilities to the London Stock Exchange which
are not owed to the Company, the Directors, Shareholders, or any other person.

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on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's
future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other
expenditures, competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities.
Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and
assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors.
A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the
results discussed in the forward-looking statements including risks associated
with vulnerability to general economic and business conditions competition
environmental and other regulatory changes actions by governmental authorities
the availability of capital markets reliance on key personnel uninsured and
underinsured losses and other factors many of which are beyond the control of
the Company. Although any forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement are based upon what the Directors believe to be reasonable
assumptions. The Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be
consistent with such forward looking statements.

 

 

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