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RNS Number : 0362O Sundae Bar PLC 23 June 2025
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23 June 2025
Sundae Bar Plc
("sundae_bar" or the "Company")
WRAP Retail Offer for approx. £500K
Sundae Bar Plc (AIM: SBAR), a company creating a marketplace for AI Agents, is
pleased to announce a retail offer via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform
("WRAP") to raise approx. £500K (the "WRAP Retail Offer") through the issue
of new ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary
Shares"). Under the WRAP Retail Offer approx. 4,545,454 new Ordinary Shares
(the "WRAP Retail Offer Shares") will be made available at a price of £0.11
per share ("Minimum Subscription") and that amount may be increased at the
Board's discretion to meet demand.
Background and use of funds - adoption of Bitcoin Treasury Reserve Policy
The WRAP Retail Offer is in response to strong retail investor interest in the
Company. Following the Company's recent admission to AIM and associated £2
million fundraising, which provides working capital for the Company's
operational and development requirements for at least 12 months from
Admission, the Board of the Company has decided to take the opportunity to
build a cash buffer against possible future needs and at the same time to put
in place a Bitcoin treasury reserve policy. It is intended that, subject to
assessing working capital requirements, a significant portion of the
market-driven fundraise will be utilised for Bitcoin treasury acquisition in
accordance with the Bitcoin treasury reserve policy the Company is adopting.
This approach reflects the Board's belief that digital assets can serve as an
effective store of value and inflation hedge. As the Company pursues its
growth objectives for the sundae_bar platform, preserving capital value
becomes increasingly critical.
Jill Kenney, CEO of sundae_bar, commented: "Having secured operational and
product development funding through fundraising conducted in connection with
our recent AIM admission, and in light of the strong investor interest, we
consider it prudent to raise additional funds to enhance the development of
our product and give us additional security for the future. Given that the
funds will not be needed immediately, and experience of the Board within this
sector, we have decided to adopt a Bitcoin treasury reserve policy as a means
of seeking an enhanced return on such surplus funds."
"We remain 100% focused on executing our core business plan as an AI
marketplace platform connecting developers with businesses."
The beta version of sundae_bar's AI agent marketplace launched immediately
following AIM admission on 3 June 2025, with the Company focusing on
onboarding early adopters, expanding the agent directory and refining
monetisation tools and offerings. As AI agents emerge as a transformative
force in the AI landscape, the platform version 1.0 launch is targeted for Q3
2025.
The Bitcoin treasury reserve policy the Company is putting in place represents
a financial strategy decision and complements, but does not alter, the
Company's core business operations as an AI marketplace platform connecting AI
Agent developers with businesses. The adoption of a Bitcoin treasury policy,
details of which will shortly be announced, is not intended to result in the
Company becoming or being seen as an investing company.
The WRAP Retail Offer is conditional on it achieving the Minimum Subscription
and on the WRAP Retail Offer Shares being admitted to trading on AIM
("Admission"). Subject to achieving the Minimum Subscription it is anticipated
that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the WRAP Retail
Offer Shares will commence on AIM at 8 a.m. on or around 2 July 2025. A
further announcement will be made upon conclusion of the WRAP Retail Offer
detailing its results.
WRAP Retail Offer
The Company values its retail shareholder base and believes that it is
appropriate to provide both new and existing retail shareholders in the United
Kingdom the opportunity to participate in the WRAP Retail Offer.
Therefore, the Company is making the WRAP Retail Offer open to eligible
investors in the United Kingdom, being new or existing shareholders of
sundae_bar following the release of this announcement and through certain
financial intermediaries.
A number of retail platforms are able to access the WRAP Retail Offer.
Non-holders or existing shareholders wishing to subscribe for Retail Offer
Shares should contact their broker or wealth manager who will confirm if they
are participating in the Retail Offer.
Retail brokers wishing to participate in the Retail Offer on behalf of
eligible retail investors, should contact WRAP@winterflood.com.
The Retail Offer is expected to close at 4:30pm on 26 June 2025. Eligible
retail investors should note that financial intermediaries may have earlier
closing times. The result of the Retail Offer is expected to be announced by
the Company on or around 27 June 2025.
To be eligible to participate in the Retail Offer, applicants must be a
customer of a participating intermediary including individuals aged 18 years
or over, companies and other bodies corporate, partnerships, trusts,
associations and other unincorporated organisations.
There is a minimum subscription of £100 per investor under the Retail Offer.
The terms and conditions on which investors subscribe will be provided by the
relevant financial intermediaries including relevant commission or fee
charges.
The Company reserves the right to amend the size of the retail offer at its
discretion. The Company reserves the right to scale back any order and to
reject any application for subscription under the WRAP Retail Offer without
giving any reason for such rejection.
It is vital to note that once an application for Retail Offer Shares has been
made and accepted via an intermediary, it cannot be withdrawn.
The Retail Offer Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid, and have
the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or
paid after their date of issue.
It is a term of the Retail Offer that the total value of the Retail Offer
Shares available for subscription at the Issue Price does not exceed EUR 8
million (or the equivalent amount in GBP, calculated in accordance with the
Prospectus Rules Regulations Sourcebook of the Financial Conduct Authority
(the "FCA").
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 Ordinary Shares and investment in
the Company carries a number of risks, including the risk that investors may
lose their entire investment. Investors should take independent advice from a
person experienced in advising on investment in securities such as the
Ordinary Shares if they are in any doubt.
An investment in the Company will place capital at risk. The value of
investments, and any income, can go down as well as up, so investors could get
back less than the amount invested.
Neither past performance nor any forecasts should be considered a reliable
indicator of future results.
The Retail Offer is offered in the United Kingdom under the exemption from the
requirement to publish a prospectus in sections 86(1)(e) and 86(4) of FSMA. As
such, there is no need for publication of a prospectus pursuant to the United
Kingdom version of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of United
Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as
amended), or for approval of the same by the FCA. The Retail Offer is not
being made into any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom.
Instructions For AJ Bell Clients
Existing shareholders via AJ Bell will receive an email when the offer
launches to let them know how to place orders. Clients that don't currently
hold the stock already can call through to the dealing team on 0345 54 32 600
to subscribe.
Instructions for Interactive Investor Clients
Existing shareholders via Interactive Investor will receive an email and be
able to subscribe for new shares via the Corporate Actions section of the
website. Clients that don't currently hold the stock already can call through
to the international dealing team on 0345 607 6001 to subscribe.
Instructions For Other Platforms & Brokers
You should contact your platform / broker and ask for instructions to take
part. Retail brokers wishing to participate in the WRAP Retail Offer on behalf
of eligible retail investors, should contact WRAP@winterflood.com.
For further information please contact:
Sundae Bar Plc Jill Kenney +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
Beaumont Cornish Limited Roland Cornish & Asia Szusciak +44 (0) 20 7628 3369
(Nominated Adviser)
Clear Capital Markets Limited Bob Roberts +44 (0) 20 3869 6080
(Broker)
Yellow Jersey PR Limited Charles Goodwin & Annabelle Wills +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
(Financial PR)
Winterflood Retail Access Platform Sophia Bechev, Kaitlan Billings WRAP@winterflood.com
+44(0) 20 3100 0214
Further information on the Company can be found on its website at sundaebar.ai
and corporate.sundaebar.ai
The Company's LEI is 984500EF5CD7E658D446
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responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a
responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under
the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed
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