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Harland & Wolff groupAnnouncement

22/11/2021 17:45

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RNS Number : 1845T  Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC  22 November 2021

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF
THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF HARLAND &
WOLFF GROUP HOLDINGS PLC.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON
LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE,
PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION
21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("FSMA") AND HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY PRIMARYBID LIMITED WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN 779021)

 

 

 

22 November 2021

 

Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC

("Harland & Wolff" or the "Company")

PrimaryBid Offer

 

Harland & Wolff (AIM:HARL), the UK quoted company focused on strategic
infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management, is pleased to
announce, a conditional offer for subscription via PrimaryBid (the
"PrimaryBid Offer") of up to 7,500,000 new ordinary shares of 1 penny each in
the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") at an issue price of 20 pence per New
Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price"), being a discount of 27.9 per cent to the
closing mid-price on 19(th) November 2021.  The Company is also conducting
placings of new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price by way of an accelerated
bookbuild process (the "Placing") as announced earlier today.

The Placing is being conducted in two tranches. The First Placing will utilise
the Company's existing authorities to allot shares and disapply pre-emption
rights granted at the general meeting held on 24 May 2021, whilst the Second
Placing and PrimaryBid Offer will be subject to the approval of Shareholders
to allot the Second Placing Shares and the New Ordinary Shares at the General
Meeting. A circular containing further details of the Fundraising and the
General Meeting to be held on 10 December 2021 is being posted to Shareholders
on or around 24 November 2021 and will be available to view on the Company's
website.

 

The PrimaryBid Offer and the Second Placing are further conditional on the new
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the PrimaryBid Offer and the Second
Placing being admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange ("Admission"). Admission is expected to be take place at 8.00 a.m.
on 13 December 2021. The PrimaryBid Offer will not be completed without the
Second Placing also being completed.

As announced earlier today, the Board of Harland & Wolff intends to use
the net proceeds from the fundraising to facilitate delivery of existing and
expected new contract wins, and other higher value contracts in the Company's
pipeline, as well as to:

·          satisfy the performance bonds for expected near term
contracts;

·          provide for further capital expenditure across the Group;
and

·          additional working capital to support enlarged business
activities.

PrimaryBid Offer

The Company values its retail investor base and is therefore pleased to
provide private and other investors the opportunity to participate in the
PrimaryBid Offer by applying exclusively through the PrimaryBid mobile app
available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. PrimaryBid does not charge
investors any commission for this service.

The PrimaryBid Offer, via the PrimaryBid mobile app, will be open to
individual and institutional investors following the release of this
announcement. The PrimaryBid Offer is expected to close by noon on 23(rd)
November 2021.  The PrimaryBid Offer may close early if it is oversubscribed.

The Company reserves the right to scale back any order at its discretion. The
Company and PrimaryBid reserve the right to reject any application for
subscription under the PrimaryBid Offer without giving any reason for such
rejection.

No commission is charged to investors on applications to participate in the
PrimaryBid Offer made through PrimaryBid.  It is vital to note that once an
application for New Ordinary Shares has been made and accepted via PrimaryBid,
an application cannot be withdrawn.

For further information on PrimaryBid or the procedure for applications under
the PrimaryBid Offer, visit www.PrimaryBid.com (http://www.primarybid.com/)
 or email PrimaryBid at enquiries@primarybid.com.

The New Ordinary Shares will be issued free of all liens, charges and
encumbrances and will, when issued and fully paid, rank pari passu in all
respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement and not separately defined shall
have the meaning given to them in the Company's announcement of the Placing
earlier today.

 Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc                                   +44 20 3900 2122

 John Wood, Chief Executive                                           investor@harland-wolff.com (mailto:investor@harland-wolff.com)

 Seena Shah, Head of Marketing & Communications                       media@harland-wolff.com (mailto:media@harland-wolff.com)

 PrimaryBid Limited                                                   enquiries@primarybid.com

 Charles Spencer / James Deal

 Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser & Broker)                   +44 20 7397 8900

 Stephen Keys / Callum Davidson / Dan Hodkinson (Corporate Finance)

 Michael Johnson (Sales)

 

Details of the PrimaryBid Offer

The Company highly values its retail investor base which has supported the
Company alongside institutional investors over several years. Given the
longstanding support of retail shareholders, the Company believes that it is
appropriate to provide retail and other interested investors the opportunity
to participate in the PrimaryBid Offer. The Company is therefore making the
PrimaryBid Offer available exclusively through the PrimaryBid mobile app.

Aggregate allocation under the PrimaryBid Offer will be limited to £1,500,000
and, accordingly, the Company is not required to prepare and has not prepared,
a prospectus in respect of the PrimaryBid Offer as it falls within the
exemption set out in section 86(1)(e) and section 86(4) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000. The PrimaryBid Offer is not being made into any
jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so.

There is a minimum subscription of £250 per investor under the terms of the
PrimaryBid Offer which is open to existing shareholders and other investors
subscribing via the PrimaryBid mobile app.

For further details please refer to the PrimaryBid website
at www.PrimaryBid.com (http://www.primarybid.com/) . The terms and conditions
on which the PrimaryBid Offer is made, including the procedure for application
and payment for New Ordinary Shares, is available to all persons who register
with PrimaryBid.

Investors should make their own investigations into the merits of an
investment in the Company. Nothing in this announcement amounts to a
recommendation to invest in the Company or amounts to investment, taxation or
legal advice.

It should be noted that a subscription for New Ordinary Shares and investment
in the Company carries a number of risks. Investors should consider the risk
factors set out on www.PrimaryBid.com before making a decision to subscribe
for New Ordinary Shares. Investors should take independent advice from a
person experienced in advising on investment in securities such as the New
Ordinary Shares if they are in any doubt.

 

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