REG - Surgical Innovations - Conversion of Loan Notes & Issue of Shares <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SUNU.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 4163SSurgical Innovations Group PLC21 December 2016Surgical Innovations Group plc
("SI Group" or the "Company")
Conversion of Loan Notes
& Issue of Shares
Surgical Innovations Group plc (AIM: SUN), the designer and manufacturer of innovative technology for minimally invasive surgery, announces the conversion of all of the outstanding unsecured fixed rate convertible loan notes ("Loan Notes") amounting to 1.00m, together with accrued interest of 0.11m into 44,259,178 ordinary shares of 1p each at a conversion price of 2.5p per share. The Loan Notes were originally created on 17 November 2014 and were repayable on 17 November 2017 unless converted into equity at an earlier date.
In addition, the Company has issued and allotted a total of 467,143 ordinary shares of 1p each ("Shares") at a price of 3.5p per share to Nigel Rogers, Executive Chairman, and Michael McMahon, Paul Hardy and Alistair Taylor, Non-Executive Directors.
Details of the Shares issued and the resulting holdings of each of the directors are as follows:
Director
Shares issued
Resulting holding
Percentage of enlarged share capital
Nigel Rogers
124,286
3,471,317
0.65%
Michael McMahon
85,714
18,171,396
3.41%
Paul Hardy *
142,857
3,561,474
0.67%
Alistair Taylor
114,286
672,906
0.13%
* Paul Hardy's beneficial holding comprises the holdings of Hardy Transaction Management Limited, a company in which he has a controlling interest, and his SIPP
As the Shares have been issued in lieu of remuneration for the fourth quarter of 2016, the issue price was set at the closing price on the date of the Company's payroll in December.
Application will be made for 44,726,321 Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") which is expected to take place on 28 December 2016.
Following Admission, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 533,407,756with each share carrying the right to one vote. The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the purposes of calculating their holding in the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Surgical Innovations Group plc
Nigel Rogers, Executive Chairman
Tel: 0113 230 7597
Melanie Ross, COO & Finance Director
WH Ireland Limited (NOMAD & Broker)
Tel: 0113 394 6600
Tim Feather/Ed Kennedy
Walbrook PR (Financial PR & Investor Relations)
Tel: 020 7933 8780 or si@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus
Mob: 07980 541 893
This information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock ExchangeENDMSCAKKDDFBDDDBB
Recent news on Surgical Innovations
See all newsREG - Surgical Innovations - Holding(s) in Company
AnnouncementREG - Surgical Innovations - Holding(s) in Company
AnnouncementREG - Surgical Innovations - Final Results
AnnouncementREG - Surgical Innovations - New exclusive UK distribution agreements secured
AnnouncementREG - Surgical Innovations - Directorate Change & Notice of Results
Announcement