REG - Journeo PLC - Result of Retail Offer

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05/01/2023 14:00

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RNS Number : 8462L  Journeo PLC  05 January 2023

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Journeo plc

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

 

Result of Retail Offer

 

Further to the announcement dated 22 December 2022, Journeo plc (AIM: JNEO),
the information systems and transport technical services group, is pleased to
announce that, following the closing of the Retail Offer by BookBuild on 4
January 2023, 333,333 Ordinary Shares will be issued at 105 pence per Retail
Offer Share in connection with the Retail Offer, which was significantly
oversubscribed.

 

Allocations were made to existing Shareholders, applying the principles of
soft pre-emption.  Given the significant demand and the increase of
approximately 80 per cent. of the number of Ordinary Shares in issue following
the Placing, Subscription and the Retail Offer, existing Shareholders received
approximately 54 per cent. of their soft pre-emptive order demand, and where
Shareholders applied for less than their soft pre-emptive order demand, they
have been allocated approximately 54 per cent. of their order.

 

Consequently, 6,142,860 Placing Shares, 523,806 Subscription Shares
and 333,333 Retail Offer Shares resulting in a total of 6,999,999 new
Ordinary Shares will be issued in relation to the Placing, Subscription and
Retail Offer, raising total gross proceeds of £7.35 million.

 

Application will be made for the Placing Shares, Subscription Shares and
Retail Offer Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Admission is expected to
take place at 8.00 a.m. on 16 January 2023 ("First Admission").

 

The Placing, Subscription, Retail Offer and Acquisition are conditional on,
inter alia, (i) the passing of the Resolutions by the requisite majority of
Shareholders at the General Meeting convened for 11.00 a.m. on 13 January 2023
and (ii) First Admission.

 

Following First Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the capital
of the Company in issue will be 15,741,249 with each Ordinary Share carrying
the right to one vote.  There are no Ordinary Shares held in treasury and
therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is expected to be
15,741,249. The above figure may be used by Shareholders in the Company as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure, Guidance and
Transparency Rules.

 

Application will be made for the 476,190 Consideration Shares to be admitted
to trading on AIM. Admission is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 18
January 2023 ("Second Admission").

 

Following Second Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the capital
of the Company in issue will be 16,217,439 with each Ordinary Share carrying
the right to one vote.  There are no Ordinary Shares held in treasury and
therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is expected to be
16,217,439. The above figure may be used by Shareholders in the Company as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure, Guidance and
Transparency Rules.

 

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the same
meanings as set out in the circular to Shareholders dated 22 December 2022.

 

For further information, please contact:

 Journeo plc

 Russ Singleton, Chief Executive Officer              +44 (0) 203 651 9166

 Nick Lowe, Chief Financial Officer

 Cenkos Securities - Nominated Adviser and Broker     +44 (0) 207 397 8900

 Katy Birkin

 Callum Davidson

 BookBuild

 Paul Brotherhood/Marc Downes

 support@bookbuild.live

 

Important Notices

The content of this announcement has been prepared by, and is the sole
responsibility of, the Company.

This announcement and the information contained herein is not for release,
publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in
or into or from the United States (including its territories and possessions,
any state of the United States and the District of Columbia (the "United
States" or "US")), Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, any
member state of the EEA or any other jurisdiction where to do so might
constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such
jurisdiction.

The Retail Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or under the
applicable state securities laws of the United States and may not be offered
or sold directly or indirectly in or into the United States or to or for the
account or benefit of any US person (within the meaning of Regulation S under
the US Securities Act) (a "US Person"). No public offering of the Retail Offer
Shares is being made in the United States. The Retail Offer Shares are being
offered and sold outside the United States in "offshore transactions", as
defined in, and in compliance with, Regulation S under the US Securities Act.
In addition, the Company has not been, and will not be, registered under the
US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or a
solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for Retail Offer Shares in the
United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, the Republic of South
Africa, any member state of the EEA or any other jurisdiction in which such
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Cenkos Securities plc ("Cenkos") which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and is a member of the
London Stock Exchange, is acting as nominated adviser and broker for the
Company and for no-one else and will not regard any other person (whether or
not a recipient of this announcement) as its client in relation to the
Placing, Retail Offer and Admission and will not be responsible to anyone
other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients,
nor for providing advice in connection with the Placing, Retail Offer,
Admission and the other arrangements referred to in this announcement.

The value of Ordinary Shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and
can fall as well as rise due to stock market and currency movements. When you
sell your investment, you may get back less than you originally invested.
Figures refer to past performance and past performance is not a reliable
indicator of future results. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of
currency fluctuations.

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements which
are based on the Company's expectations, intentions and projections regarding
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The Retail Offer Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the Retail Offer will
not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock
Exchange.

 

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