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RNS Number : 4901G  Mpac Group PLC  01 October 2024

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CONSTITUTE A BREACH OF THE RELEVANT SECURITIES LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

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PROSPECTUS OR OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR AN OFFER IN RESPECT OF ANY SECURITIES AND
NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR THE FACT OF ITS DISTRIBUTION, FORMS OR IS
INTENDED TO FORM THE BASIS FOR ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN RESPECT OF MPAC
GROUP PLC OR OTHER EVALUATION OF ANY SECURITIES OF MPAC GROUP PLC OR ANY OTHER
ENTITY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A RECOMMENDATION THAT ANY INVESTOR
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2018 ("UK MAR").

For immediate release

1 October 2024

Mpac Group plc

Result of Placing, Posting of Circular

and

Notice of General Meeting

 

Mpac Group plc ("Mpac" or the "Company") (AIM: MPAC), the AIM quoted global
leader in high-speed packaging and automation solutions, is pleased to
announce that, further to the announcement made earlier today regarding the
Fundraising (the "Launch Announcement"), it has conditionally raised gross
proceeds of £29 million by way of a placing of 7,250,000 new ordinary shares
of 25 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") in the capital of the Company (the
"Placing Shares") at a price of 400 pence per Placing Share (the "Issue
Price").

The Placing was significantly oversubscribed and was strongly supported by
both existing and a large number of new institutional investors. Allocations
in the Placing will be confirmed to Placees as soon as practicable today.

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited ("SCS") and Panmure Liberum Limited
("Panmure Liberum") are acting as joint bookrunners in connection with the
Placing (the "Joint Bookrunners").

Capitalised terms not defined in this announcement (this "Announcement") have
the meanings given to them in the Launch Announcement.

Highlights

·    The Company has conditionally raised, in aggregate, gross proceeds of
£29 million at the Issue Price.

·   The Issue Price represents a discount of approximately 3.6 per cent. to
the closing mid-market price of 415 pence per Existing Ordinary Share on 30
September 2024, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of
the Launch Announcement.

·     Certain Directors are participating in the Placing and are
subscribing an aggregate amount of £90,000.

·   On Admission, the Placing Shares will represent approximately 25.2 per
cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as enlarged by the
Placing.

Retail Offer

As announced earlier today, the Company also launched the Retail Offer through
the Bookbuild Platform to raise gross proceeds of up to £1 million (before
fees and expenses).  The Retail Offer provides existing retail Shareholders
in the United Kingdom with an opportunity to participate in the Fundraising at
the same price as the Placing.  The results of the Retail Offer are expected
to be announced on 8 October 2024.

Directors' participation in the Placing

The following Directors have participated in the Placing as set out below (the
"Directors' Participation").

 Director            Position                 Amount (£)   Number of

Placing Shares
 Andrew Kitchingman  Non-executive Chairman   10,000       2,500
 Adam Holland        Chief Executive Officer  20,000       5,000
 William Wilkins     Group Finance Director   20,000       5,000
 Sara Fowler         Non-executive Director   20,000       5,000
 Matthew Taylor      Non-executive Director   20,000       5,000
 Total                                        90,000       22,500

Related party transactions

Schroders, a substantial shareholder of the Company for the purposes of the
AIM Rules, has subscribed for Placing Shares at the Issue Price.

The participation by Schroders in the Placing is deemed to be a related party
transaction for the purposes of AIM Rule 13. The Directors, having consulted
with the Company's nominated adviser, Shore Capital and Corporate Limited
("SCC"), consider that the terms of Schroders' participation in the Placing
are fair and reasonable insofar as Shareholders are concerned.

Details of the Placing

The Placing is conditional upon, inter alia, the passing of the Resolutions
and the Placing Agreement between the Company and the Joint Bookrunners not
having been terminated in accordance with its terms.

A circular (the "Circular") containing details of the Placing, the Retail
Offer and the Acquisition (which was announced by the Company earlier today)
is expected to be posted to Shareholders tomorrow, on 2 October 2024. The
General Meeting is to be held at the offices of Mpac at 2 Argosy Court,
Coventry, CV3 4GA at 9.00 a.m. on 18 October 2024. The Circular will be
available from the Company's website from 2 October 2024 at
mpac-group.com/investor-centre/.

The Placing is not conditional on the completion of the Acquisition. The
conditions to the completion of the Acquisition are set out in the Acquisition
Announcement and include the Acquisition having become unconditionally
authorised from a national security perspective by a decision of the Romanian
Competition Council pursuant to Government Emergency Ordinance no. 46/2022 on
terms that are reasonably satisfactory to Mpac Bidco, the Resolutions being
duly passed and the consultation procedures with the works council established
at the level of CSi Industries B.V. in accordance with article 25 of the Dutch
Works Council Act (Wet op de ondernemingsraden) having been complied with. In
the unlikely event the Acquisition does not complete, the Company may, at its
option, decide to use the funds for alternative investments or consider a tax
efficient way to return the net proceeds to Shareholders. The Retail Offer is
conditional on the Placing but the Placing is not conditional on the Retail
Offer.

Admission, settlement and dealings

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary
Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange ("Admission").

Admission is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 21 October 2024 and
dealings in the New Ordinary Shares are expected to commence at 8.00 a.m. on
21 October 2024 or, in each case, such later time and/or date as the Joint
Bookrunners and the Company agree (being in any event no later than 8.00 a.m.
on 28 October 2024).

The New Ordinary Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and will
rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares, including
the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or
paid after the date of issue.

The New Ordinary Shares will be in registered form and will be capable of
being held in either certificated or uncertificated form (i.e. in CREST).
Accordingly, following Admission, settlement of transactions in the Ordinary
Shares may take place within the CREST system if a Shareholder so wishes.
Shareholders who wish to receive and retain share certificates are able to do
so.

The ISIN number of the New Ordinary Shares is GB0005991111. The TIDM is MPAC.

The person responsible for arranging the release of this Announcement on
behalf of the Company is William Wilkins, Group Finance Director of the
Company.

For further information please contact:

 Mpac Group plc                                                        Tel: +44 (0) 24 7642 1100

 Adam Holland, Chief Executive

 Will Wilkins, Group Finance Director
 Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser, Joint Broker and Joint Bookrunner)  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4050

 Advisory

 Patrick Castle/Sophie Collins

 Broking

 Henry Willcocks

 Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker and Joint Bookrunner)                   Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

 Edward Mansfield

 Will King

 Anake Singh

 Hudson Sandler                                                        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133

 Nick Lyon

 Nick Moore

 Francesca Rosser

 

 

 

Important Notices

SCS and SCC are authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom and
are acting exclusively for Mpac and no one else in connection with the
Placing, and SCS and SCC will not be responsible to anyone (including any
Placees) other than Mpac for providing the protections afforded to its clients
or for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matters
referred to in this Announcement.

Panmure Liberum is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom
and is acting exclusively for Mpac and no one else in connection with the
Placing, and Panmure Liberum will not be responsible to anyone (including any
Placees) other than Mpac for providing the protections afforded to its clients
or for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matters
referred to in this Announcement.

No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to,
or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted
by the Joint Bookrunners or by any of their respective Representatives as to,
or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any
other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to
any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly
disclaimed.

The responsibilities of SCC as Mpac's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules
for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and are
not owed to Mpac or to any Director or to any other person.

This Announcement may contain, or may be deemed to contain, "forward-looking
statements" with respect to certain of Mpac's plans and its current goals and
expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance,
strategic initiatives, objectives and results.  Forward-looking statements
sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect",
"estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "seek", "may", "could",
"outlook" or other words of similar meaning.  By their nature, all
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to
future events and circumstances which are beyond the control of Mpac,
including amongst other things, United Kingdom domestic and global economic
business conditions, market-related risks such as fluctuations in interest
rates and exchange rates, the policies and actions of governmental and
regulatory authorities, the effect of competition, inflation, deflation, the
timing effect and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinations
within relevant industries, the effect of tax and other legislation and other
regulations in the jurisdictions in which Mpac and its affiliates operate, the
effect of volatility in the equity, capital and credit markets on Mpac's
profitability and ability to access capital and credit, a decline in Mpac's
credit ratings; the effect of operational risks; and the loss of key
personnel.  As a result, the actual future financial condition, performance
and results of Mpac may differ materially from the plans, goals and
expectations set forth in any forward-looking statements.  Any
forward-looking statements made in this Announcement by or on behalf of Mpac
speak only as of the date they are made.  Except as required by applicable
law or regulation, Mpac expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
publish any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
in this Announcement to reflect any changes in Mpac's expectations with regard
thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statement is based.

No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast or
estimate, and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean
that earnings per share of Mpac for the current or future financial years
would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share
of Mpac.

The Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will be not be
admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange.

The Placing Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities
and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority in the United States, nor have any of the foregoing authorities
passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Placing or the accuracy or adequacy
of this Announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence
in the United States. The relevant clearances have not been, nor will they be,
obtained from the securities commission of any province or territory of
Canada, no prospectus has been lodged with, or registered by, the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance; the
relevant clearances have not been, and will not be, obtained from the South
Africa Reserve Bank or any other applicable body in the Republic of South
Africa in relation to the Placing Shares; and the Placing Shares have not
been, nor will they be, registered under or offered in compliance with the
securities laws of any state, province or territory of the United States,
Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan.  Accordingly, the
Placing Shares may not (unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws
is applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly,
in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa
or Japan or any other jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom or the EEA.

Neither the content of Mpac's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks
on Mpac's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this Announcement.

 

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