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RNS Number : 4269Z  Prospex Energy PLC  06 August 2024

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Prospex Energy PLC / Index: AIM / Epic: PXEN / Sector: Oil and Gas

 

6 August 2024

 

Prospex Energy PLC

("Prospex" or the "Company")

 

Result of Placing and Subscription

 

Prospex Energy PLC (AIM: PXEN) is pleased to announce that further to the
announcement released at 17:25 on 5 August 2024 (the "Launch Announcement"),
the Placing has now closed and the Bookbuild has been successfully concluded.
Terms defined in the Launch Announcement have the same meanings in this
announcement.

 

The gross proceeds from the Placing and Subscription increased to
approximately £3.34 million. The Placing increased in size such that a total
of 7,833,333 new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price of 6 pence per new
Ordinary Share were placed with investors to raise gross proceeds of
approximately £470,000. The Subscription increased in size such that a total
of 47,800,000 new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price were subscribed for to
raise gross proceeds of approximately £2.87million.

 

The proceeds from the Placing and Subscription will allow Prospex to acquire a
minimum of 7% of HEI.  Additional proceeds from the Retail Offer will allow
Prospex to increase its interest in HEI.

 

The Company is currently running the Retail Offer, which is open to existing
shareholders via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform. The Retail Offer
closes at 5pm on 7 August 2024 and further details of the Retail Offer can be
found in the Retail Offer announcement released at 18:10 on 5 August 2024.

 

Director participation

 

Bill Smith (Non-Executive Chairman), Alasdair Buchanan (Non-Executive
Director) and Andrew Hay (Non-Executive Director) have participated in the
Placing for a total of 1,166,665 new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price as set
out below:

 

 Director           Amount (£)   Shares
 Bill Smith         24,999.96    416,666
 Alasdair Buchanan  24,999.96    416,666
 Andrew Hay         19,999.98    333,333
 Total              69,999.90    1,166,665

 

Admission to AIM

 

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange plc for the admission of
the Placing and Subscription Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is
expected that Admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on 12 August 2024 or such
later time and/or date as VSA Capital and the Company may agree (being in any
event no later than 8.00 a.m. on 31 August 2024).

 

Total voting rights

 

Immediately following Admission, the Company will have 388,217,868 ordinary
shares of 0.1p each in issue, each with one voting right.  There are no
shares held in treasury. Therefore, the Company's total number of ordinary
shares in issue and voting rights will be 388,217,868 and this figure may be
used by shareholders from Admission 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 Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules.

 

A further announcement will be made in due course in relation to the total
number of voting rights of the Company from the new Ordinary Shares issued
pursuant to the Retail Offer.

 

* * ENDS * *

 

For further information visit www.prospex.energy (http://www.prospex.energy)
or contact the following:

 

 

 Mark Routh                                        Prospex Energy PLC            Tel: +44 (Tel:+44) (0) 20 7236 1177
 Ritchie Balmer                                    Strand Hanson Limited         Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

Rory Murphy

                                                 (Nominated Adviser)
 David Asquith
 Andrew Monk (Corporate Broking)                   VSA Capital Limited           Tel: +44 (0) 20 3005 5000

Andrew Raca / Tommy Jackson (Corporate Finance)
 Ana Ribeiro / Charlotte Page                      St Brides Partners Limited    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

Notice to Distributors

 

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories
and possessions, any state of the United States and the district of Columbia
(collectively, the "United States").  This Announcement is not an offer of
securities for sale into the United States.  The securities referred to
herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States,
except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.  No public
offering of securities is being made in the United States.

 

UK Product Governance Requirements

 

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained
within chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product
Governance Sourcebook (the "UK Product Governance Requirements") and
disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or
otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the UK Product
Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing
Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined
that the Placing Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of
retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients
and eligible counterparties, each as defined in chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook
Conduct of Business Sourcebook ("COBS"); and (ii) eligible for distribution
through all permitted distribution channels (the "UK Target Market
Assessment"). Notwithstanding the UK Target Market Assessment, distributors
should note that: the price of the Placing Shares may decline and investors
could lose all or part of their investment; the Placing Shares offer no
guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in Placing
Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income
or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate
financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any
losses that may result therefrom. The UK Target Market Assessment is without
prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling
restrictions in relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that,
notwithstanding the UK Target Market Assessment, the Bookrunner will only
procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible
counterparties.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the UK Target Market Assessment does not
constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the
purposes of chapters 9A or 10A respectively of the COBS; or (b) a
recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or
purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to Placing Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market
assessment in respect of the shares and determining appropriate distribution
channels.

 

EU Product Governance Requirements

 

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained
within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as
amended and as this is applied in the United Kingdom ("MiFID II"); (b)
Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593
supplementing MiFID II and Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European
Parliament, as they form part of UK law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended; and (c) local implementing measures
(together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming
all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which
any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Ordinary Shares
have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that
such securities are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail
investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection and
investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible
counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for
distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II
(the "Target Market Assessment"). The Ordinary Shares are not appropriate for
a target market of investors whose objectives include no capital loss.
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that:
the price of the Ordinary Shares may decline and investors could lose all or
part of their investment; the Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed income and
no capital protection; and an investment in the Ordinary Shares is compatible
only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital projection,
who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other
adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment
and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may
result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the
requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in
relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the
Target Market Assessment, VSA Capital Limited ("VSA") will only procure
investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible
counterparties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does
not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the
purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of
investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with
respect to the Ordinary Shares. Each distributor is responsible for
undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares and
determining appropriate distribution channels.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be,
"forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms
"believes", "estimates", "plans", "anticipates", "targets", "aims",
"continues", "expects", "intends", "hopes", "may", "will", "would", "could" or
"should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable
terminology. These forward-looking statements include matters that are not
facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Announcement and
include statements regarding the Directors' beliefs or current expectations.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty
because they relate to future events and circumstances. Investors should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date of this Announcement.

 

Notice to overseas persons

 

This Announcement does not constitute, or form part of, a prospectus relating
to the Company, nor does it constitute or contain any invitation or offer to
any person, or any public offer, to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise
acquire any shares in the Company or advise persons to do so in any
jurisdiction, nor shall it, or any part of it form the basis of or be relied
on in connection with any contract or as an inducement to enter into any
contract or commitment with the Company.

 

This Announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or
in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia,
Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any jurisdiction into which
the publication or distribution would be unlawful. This Announcement is for
information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or
the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire shares in the capital of the
Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan,  the Republic of
South Africa or any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be
unlawful or require preparation of any prospectus or other offer documentation
or would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.  Persons
into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company to
inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.

 

General

 

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the
content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or
any other website) or any previous Announcement made by the Company is
incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the
Company.

 

Strand Hanson Limited ("Strand Hanson"), which is authorised and regulated by
the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as Nominated Adviser to the Company
in connection with the Placing and Subscription. Strand Hanson will not be
responsible for providing advice to any other person in connection with the
Placing, the Subscription or any acquisition of shares in the Company. Strand
Hanson has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this announcement,
no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Strand Hanson in
respect of such contents, and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Strand
Hanson for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in
this Announcement or for the omission of any material information, save that
nothing shall limit the liability of Strand Hanson for its own fraud. Strand
Hanson's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM
Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and
are not owed to the Company or to any Director or to any other person.

 

VSA Capital, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United
Kingdom, is acting as sole Broker to the Company in connection with the
Placing and the Subscription. VSA Capital will not be responsible to any
person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to
clients of VSA Capital or for providing advice to any other person in
connection with the Placing, the Subscription or any acquisition of shares in
the Company. VSA Capital is not making any representation or warranty, express
or implied, as to the contents of this Announcement. VSA Capital has not
authorised the contents of, or any part of, this Announcement, and no
liability whatsoever is accepted by VSA Capital for the accuracy of any
information, or opinions contained in this Announcement or for the omission of
any material information, save that nothing shall limit the liability of VSA
Capital for its own fraud.

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

 

This Announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any
investor's investment decision with respect to the Placing. Each investor or
prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation,
analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this
Announcement and publicly available information.

 

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

 

The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance
is not a guide to future performance.

 

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