More Acquisitions - Placing at 1p per share and Board Changes
22/01/2024 07:00
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RNS Number : 3729A More Acquisitions PLC 22 January 2024
January
22(nd) 2024
More Acquisitions Plc
("More Acquisitions" or the "Company")
Placing at 1p per share
Board Changes
The Directors of More Acquisitions Plc (LSE: TMOR) are delighted to announce a
placing as well as board changes designed to facilitate the Company's next
phase of growth.
Highlights
· Appointment of two highly experienced company directors to the TMOR
board. Neil Sinclair will move to Executive Chairman and Stanley Davis as
non-executive director.
· Fundraising of £312,240 through the issue of 31,224,000 new ordinary
shares of £0.01 each at a price of 1p per share ("Placing Shares") with 2
free attaching warrants for every 1 Placing Share issued exercisable at 1.5p
(exercisable at any time during the 60-month period from 4 March 2022). These
options are on identical terms to those granted to investors at the time of
the Company's IPO.
· Current director Charles Goodfellow will remain on the board with
Roderick McIllree retiring effective immediately.
Rod McIllree, Executive Director of More Acquisitions plc, said:
"Today marks a significant point in the evolution of More Acquisitions. The
appointment of Neil and Stanley to the Board of the Company marks an exciting
step towards the execution of a reverse take-over which is expected to be
value enhancing for all stakeholders. They begin their tenure on a positive
note by investing in the Company at a significant premium to the market
thereby confirming their faith in their stated objective of value creation. I
am very confident I leave the company in good hands and look forward to
continuing as a shareholder as it now moves through these next value enhancing
steps."
Board Restructuring
The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Sinclair as the
Company's new Executive Chairman, and Stanley Davis as a Non-executive
Director to the Board.
Neil Sinclair - Executive Chairman
Neil Sinclair has over 60 years' experience in the real estate sector. He was
a co-founder of Sinclair Goldsmith, Chartered Surveyors, which was admitted to
the Official List in 1987. It subsequently merged with Conrad Ritblat in 1993,
when he became Executive Deputy Chairman. Neil was appointed Chairman of Baker
Lorenz, surveyors in 1999, which was sold to Hercules Property Services plc in
2001. He was appointed a non-executive director of Tops Estates plc in 2003
and remained so until it was sold to Land Securities plc in 2005. He
co-founded Palace Capital plc with Stanley Davis in July 2010 and helped build
a £280m property portfolio. He served as Chief Executive Officer until June
2022.
In respect of paragraphs 9.6.13(1) to 9.6.13(6) of the Financial Conduct
Authority's Listing Rules, the below details all directorships held by the
director in any other publicly quoted company at any time in the previous five
years:
Current directorships Previous directorships
Fortune Green Capital Group Ltd Palace Capital plc
Pristine Capital Ltd HQ Waverley Residential Limited
Sinclair Goldsmith & Co Ltd HQ Victoria Residential Limited
London Active Management Limited HQ Kings Residential Limited
(none of the above are publicly quoted) HQ Hudson Quarter Estate Limited
Clubcourt Limited
One Derby Square Limited
Palace Capital (Properties) Limited
Palace Capital (Signal) Ltd
Palace Capital (Halifax) Limited
Palace Capital (Newcastle) Limited
Palace Capital (Manchester) Limited
Palace Capital (Developments) Limited
Palace Capital (Dartford) Limited
Palace Capital (York) Limited
Palace Capital (Northampton) Limited
Palace Capital (Leeds) Limited
Property Investment Holdings Limited
Meadowcourt Management (Meadowhall) Limited
Roma Capital Group Ltd
Variety, The Children's Charity
Variety Events Limited
HBP Services Limited
Stanley Davis - Non-Executive Director
Stanley Davis is a successful entrepreneur who has been involved in the City
of London since 1977. He founded a company registration agent, Stanley Davis
Company Services Limited, which he sold in 1988. In 1990 he became Chief
Executive of a small share registration company which became known as IRG plc.
It acquired several businesses including Barclays Bank Registrars and was sold
in April 2000 for a substantial sum to the Capita Group plc. He was Chairman
of Stanley Davis Group Limited specialising in company formations, property
& company searches. It was sold in June 2020 to Dye & Durham listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange. He co-founded Palace Capital plc with Neil
Sinclair in July 2010 and helped build a £280m property portfolio. He served
as Chairman until December 2021.
Current directorships Previous directorships
Witfit Ltd Palace Capital plc
Mill Hill Place Limited University Jewish Chaplaincy
International Business Development Consultants Limited Palace Capital (Halifax) Limited
Strategic Global Investments Limited Palace Capital (Leeds) Limited
Unitguide Limited Palace Capital (Manchester) Limited
(none of the above are publicly quoted) Palace Capital (Signal) Ltd
One Derby Square Limited
Property Investment Holdings Limited
Palace Capital (Properties) Limited
Palace Capital (Northampton) Limited
Palace Capital (Dartford) Limited
Palace Capital (Newcastle) Limited
Palace Capital (Developments) Limited
R.T Warren (Investments) Limited
Meadowcourt Management (Meadowhall) Limited
Stanley Davis Group Limited
Buckingham Gate (SW1) LLP
102 Jermyn Street LLP
There is no further information in respect of the appointment of Neil Sinclair
and Stanley Davis which would require disclosure under Listing Rule 9.6.13 R
(1) - (6).
Rod McIllree, Executive Director of the Company has retired from the Board to
pursue other business interests. The Board would like to thank Rod for his
stewardship of the Company to date and wish him the best in his future
endeavours.
The Board of the Company will now comprise Charles Goodfellow as non-executive
director, Neil Sinclair as executive chairperson, and Stanley Davis as
non-executive director.
Placing Details
This fundraise involves an investment by Neil Sinclair (aged 80) and Stanley
Davis (aged 85), both incoming directors of More Acquisitions, for
10,408,000 new ordinary shares each in the Company (the "Director Shares"),
at a placing price of 1p each.
The Proceeds of the Placing, less expenses, will be utilised for general
working capital requirements and to ensure the Company retains sufficient
funds to meet the anticipated costs involved in any future acquisition. The
Company has issued 4,500,000 new Ordinary shares at the Placing Price to the
Company's Broker to cover commissions and fees associated with advisory
services ("Fee Shares").
Completion of the Placing is conditional on, inter alia:- the Placing Shares
and the Fee Shares being admitted to listing on the Official List (standard
listing segment) and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for
listed securities on or around 26 January 2024.
Applications will be made to the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange for
Admission in respect of the Placing Shares and Fee Shares proposed to be
issued on completion of the Placing. It is expected that Admission will
become effective, and that dealings in the Placing Shares and Fee Shares are
expected to commence, at 8.00 a.m. on 26 January 2024.
The rights attached to the Placing Shares and Fee Shares will be uniform in
all respects and all of the new Placing Shares will rank pari passu and form
a single class for all purposes with the existing issued shares of £0.01 par
value in the Company.
Warrants
As part of the placing, the Company has issued 62,448,000 warrants to placees,
being 2 warrants for every 1 Placing Share issued, exercisable at 1.5p either
in whole or in part for a period of 5 years from issuance. The warrants have
an accelerator clause which applies if the Company announces and signs a sale
and purchase agreement within 60 months of Admission. The Company will serve
notice on the warrant holders to exercise their warrants in this event. When
the Company serves notice, any warrants remaining unexercised after 7 calendar
days following the notification of the notice will be cancelled.
Director Dealings
Following the placing and, the Directors' holdings of Ordinary Shares are as
follows:
Name Previous Holding Placing Total Holding Percentage Holding
Neil Sinclair 100,000 10,408,000 10,508,000 6.54%
Charles Goodfellow 1,454,545 - 1,454,545 0.90%
Stanley Davis - 10,408,000 10,408,000 6.48%
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the Company will have 160,724,100 ordinary shares of
£0.01 par value on issue, each with one vote per share (and none of which are
held in treasury). The total number of voting rights in the Company is
therefore 160,724,100. This figure of 160,724,100 may be used by shareholders
in the Company as the denominator for calculations to determine if they have a
notifiable interest in the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules, or if such interest has changed.
For further information, please visit http://www.moreacquisitions.co.uk/ or
contact the following:
More Acquisitions plc
Rod McIllree/ Charles Goodfellow
Peterhouse Capital Limited +44 (0)20 7469 0930
Financial Adviser
Narisha Ragoonanthun/ Guy Miller/ Brefo Gyasi
Broker
Lucy Williams/ Duncan Vasey
This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of
any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise
acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, or vote in any manner,
any securities pursuant to this announcement or otherwise. The distribution of
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violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction. The following
information relating to the transaction by Directors have been filed with the
Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with Article 19(1) of UK MAR.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Ronald Neil Sinclair
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Executive Chairman of More Acquisitions Plc
b) Initial notification /Amendment
Initial
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name More Acquisitions Plc
b) LEI 213800UCZMSGWTYROR59
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BMWKKM32
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of new Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) 10,408,000 Ordinary Shares at 1pence per share
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2024
f) Place of the transaction Main Market
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Stanley Harold Davis
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director of More Acquisitions Plc
b) Initial notification /Amendment
Initial
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name More Acquisitions Plc
b) LEI 213800UCZMSGWTYROR59
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BMWKKM32
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of new Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) 10,408,000 Ordinary Shares at 1pence per share
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2024
f) Place of the transaction Main Market
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