Fundraising of up to £1,050,000
RNS Number : 4831F
ValiRx PLC
30 October 2025
30 October 2025
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ValiRx PLC
("ValiRx" or the "Company")
Fundraising of up to £1,050,000 comprising:
Placing of 112,304,600 Tranche 1 Placing Shares
Conditional Placing of 183,695,400 Tranche 2 Placing Shares
Conditional WRAP Retail Offer for up to 120,000,000 new Shares
Conditional Director/PDMR Subscriptions for 4,000,000 Shares
Conditional Fee Shares of 7,650,000
all at the Issue Price of 0.25 pence per share
Conditional Issue of up to 427,650,000 Fundraising Warrants
Conditional Issue of up to 19,000,000 Broker Warrants
London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life sciences company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health, announces a fundraising to raise up to £1,050,000 (before expenses) comprising a firm placing of the Tranche 1 Placing Shares, a conditional Placing of the Tranche 2 Placing Shares, a conditional WRAP Retail Offer and a conditional Subscription through the allotment and issue of, in aggregate, up to 420,000,000 new Shares at the Issue Price of 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share plus the conditional grant of (in aggregate) up to 427,650,000 Fundraising Warrants. The Placing was conducted by SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP and Shard as placing agents for the Company.
The WRAP Retail Offer will provide Retail Investors an opportunity to participate in the Fundraising at the same price as subscribers for Placing Units. For the avoidance of doubt, the WRAP Retail Offer is not part of the Placing.
In addition to the Placing and the WRAP Retail Offer, the Directors of the Company and persons closely associated with them have participated in the Fundraising by way of direct subscription with the Company and via the Placing for, in aggregate, 4,000,000 Subscription Shares at the Issue Price (the "Subscription") and 36,000,000 Placing Shares. The aggregate participation by the Directors pursuant to the Fundraising is £100,000.
The issue of the Tranche 2 Placing Shares, Subscription Shares, WRAP Retail Offer Shares and the grant of the Fundraising Warrants is subject to the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at the General Meeting.
The Issue Price represents a discount of 45.7 per cent. to the closing mid-market price of 0.46 pence per Existing Share on 29 October 2025 (being the last practicable Business Day before announcement of the Fundraising).
Fundraising Warrants
In connection with the Fundraising, the Company has offered to all subscribers in the Placing, Subscription and WRAP Retail Offer, warrants to subscribe for one (1) Ordinary Share for every one (1) New Ordinary Share subscribed for. The Fundraising Warrants will be exercisable at a price of 0.5 pence per Ordinary Share, a premium of approximately 100 per cent. to the Issue Price. The Fundraising Warrants are exercisable at any time until the third anniversary of Tranche 2 Admission. The Fundraising Warrants will only be granted to subscribers of New Ordinary Shares on Tranche 2 Admission, conditional inter alia on the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at the General Meeting.
Broker Warrants
Pursuant to the Placing Agreement and the WRAP Agreement, the Company has agreed to grant warrants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares to each of SP Angel, Shard and Winterflood respectively. The Company has agreed to grant SP Angel 2,500,000 Broker Warrants; to grant Shard 10,500,000 Broker Warrants and to grant Winterflood up to 6,000,000 Broker Warrants. The Broker Warrants will be exercisable at the Issue Price per Ordinary Share. The Broker Warrants are exercisable at any time until the third anniversary of Tranche 2 Admission. The Broker Warrants will be granted to each of SP Angel, Shard and Winterflood on Tranche 2 Admission, conditional inter alia on the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at the General Meeting.
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Placing Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue 2,400,000 Tranche 2 Placing Shares to Cairn in consideration of £6,000 of advisory fees in connection with the Placing and to issue 5,250,000 Tranche 2 Placing Shares to Shard in consideration of £13,125 of commission fees in connection with the Placing. In aggregate, the Company has agreed to issue 7,650,000 Fee Shares with 7,650,000 Fundraise Warrants attached.
Fundraising highlights
· Placing and Subscription to raise gross proceeds of approximately £750,000
· Conditional WRAP Retail Offer to raise up to an additional £300,000, providing shareholders and other investors an opportunity to participate in the Fundraising
· WRAP Retail Offer launches on 30 October 2025 and is open for applications up to 4.30 p.m. (UK) on 3 November 2025
· Announcement of the result of the WRAP Retail Offer and final quantum raised expected on or around 4 November 2025
· Warrants to subscribe for one (1) New Ordinary Share for every one (1) New Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the Fundraising
· General Meeting to be convened shortly to approve the issuance of the Placing, WRAP Retail Offer and Subscription shares, Fee Shares, Fundraise Warrants and Broker Warrants
· Issue Price of 0.25 pence per share represents a discount of 45.7 per cent. to closing market price on last practicable Business Day prior to this announcement, being 0.46 pence per share.
The Circular together with a Notice of General Meeting will be posted to shareholders in due course.
Total Voting Rights
For the purpose of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, following First Admission the enlarged issued share capital of the Company will comprise 486,653,272 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each. The Company does not hold any shares in the treasury. The above figure may be used by shareholders 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 Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Martin Gouldstone, Non-Executive Chairman, commented:
"I am pleased to see the Company successfully close this round during a difficult funding environment, this will enable us to continue to develop important novel therapies in oncology and female health to ultimately benefit patients."
Mark Eccleston, CEO, commented:
"The Company now operates a lean model building on the restructure implemented earlier in the year and the funds will be used primarily to expand our evaluation pipeline whilst progressing existing SPVs, Cytolytix, Blue Ribbon and the 3K screen program through Inaphaea as we aim to deliver significant value accretion throughout 2026."
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR"). The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.
Cautionary statement
Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from any expected future events or results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Persons receiving this announcement should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, regulation or accounting standard, the Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
For more information, please contact:
| Investor questions on this announcement We encourage all investors to share questions on this announcement via our investor hub | https://valirx.com/link/yEMZvy |
| ValiRx plc Dr Mark Eccleston, CEO | Tel: +44 115 784 0026 www.valirx.com Mark.Eccleston@valirx.com |
| Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880 |
| Shard Capital Partners LLP (Broker) Damon Heath Andrew Gutmann | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7186 9000 |
| SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Placing Agent) David Hignell Vadim Alexandre | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
| V Formation (Public Relations) Lucy Wharton - Senior PR Executive Sue Carr - Director | +44 (0) 115 787 0206 www.vformation.biz lucy@vformation.biz sue@vformation.biz |
| Estimated cost | |
| · R&D: invest into the ValiRx future collaborative pipeline | £0.4m |
| · R&D: preclinical development of Cytolytix | £0.3m |
| · R&D: preclinical development of VAL201 2.0 | £0.05m |
| · Operating costs (balance from R&D tax credits, revenue and grants) | £0.25m |
| Name | Number of existing Ordinary Shares | Percentage of existing issued share capital | Number of New Ordinary Shares | Number of Ordinary Shares on Tranche 2 Admission | Percentage of enlarged share capital on Tranche 2 Admission1 |
| Mark Eccleston | 22,746,187 | 6.08% | 36,000,000 | 58,746,187 | 7.40% |
| Cathy Tralau-Stewart | 835,897 | 0.22% | 1,200,000 | 2,035,897 | 0.26% |
| Gerry Desler | 964,565 | 0.26% | 1,200,000 | 2,164,565 | 0.27% |
| Martin Gouldstone | 769,231 | 0.21% | 1,200,000 | 1,969,231 | 0.25% |
| Total | 25,315,880 | 6.76% | 39,600,000 | 64,915,880 | 8.17% |
| · "Admission" | · Tranche 1 Admission or Tranche 2 Admission, as the context requires; |
| · "AIM" | · the market of that name operated by London Stock Exchange; |
| · "AIM Rules" | · the AIM Rules for Companies published by London Stock Exchange from time to time; |
| · "Business Day" | · any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England and Wales on which clearing banks in London are open for general banking business; |
| · "Cairn" | · Cairn Financial Advisers LLP; |
| · "certificated" or "in certificated form" | · not in uncertificated form; |
| · "Circular" | · the circular, which will provide details of the Fundraising and the General Meeting; |
| · "Company" or "ValiRx" | · ValiRx PLC; |
| · "CREST" | · the facilities and procedures for the time being of the relevant system of which Euroclear has been approved as operator pursuant to the CREST Regulations; |
| · "CREST Regulations" | · the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3755); |
| · "Directors" or "Board" | · the directors of the Company, or any duly authorised committee thereof; |
| · "Enlarged Share Capital" | · the issued ordinary share capital of the Company immediately following Tranche 2 Admission; |
| · "Existing Shares" | · the 374,348,672 Shares in issue as at the date of this document; |
| · "FCA" | · Financial Conduct Authority; |
| · "Fee Shares" | 7,650,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company at the Issue Price in lieu of fees in connection with the Fundraising; |
| · "Form of Proxy" | the form of proxy for use at the General Meeting, which accompanies this document; |
| · "Fundraising" | · the fundraising being undertaken by the Company, comprising the Placing, the WRAP Retail Offer, the Subscription and the grant of the Fundraising Warrants; |
| · "Fundraising Resolutions" | · the resolutions numbered 1 and 2 (in the agreed form) set out in the Notice of General Meeting; |
| · "Fundraising Warrants" | · the warrants which, subject to the passing of the Resolutions, will be granted to the subscribers of New Ordinary Shares which shall be constituted by the Warrant Instrument; |
| · "General Meeting" | · the general meeting of the Company expected to be convened on or around 20 November 2025; |
| · "Group" | · the Company and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time; |
| · "Issue Price" | · 0.25 pence per New Ordinary Share; |
| · "Joint Brokers" | · each of Shard and SP Angel; |
| · "London Stock Exchange" | · London Stock Exchange Group plc; |
| · "Neville Registrars" or "Receiving Agent" | · Neville Registrars Limited; |
| · "Notice of General Meeting" | · the notice convening the General Meeting to be published and sent to shareholders in due course; |
| · "New Ordinary Shares" | · the Placing Shares, the WRAP Retail Offer Shares, the Fee Shares and the Subscription Shares; |
| · "OrdinaryShares" or "Shares" | · the ordinary shares of 0.1 penny each in the capital of the Company; |
| · "Placing" | · the placing by Shard and SP Angel, as agents of the Company, of the Placing Units; |
| · "Placing Shares" | · together, the Tranche 1 Placing Shares and the Tranche 2 Placing Shares; |
| · "Placing Units" | the Placing Shares and the Fundraising Warrants; |
| · "Register" | · the register of members of the Company; |
| · "Regulatory Information Service" | · a regulatory information service approved by the FCA and on the list of regulatory information services maintained by the FCA; |
| · "Resolutions" | · the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting; |
| · "Restricted Jurisdiction" | · any of Canada, Australia, Belarus, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of South Africa, Russia, Switzerland or Japan; |
| · "Retail Investors" | existing Shareholders or non-Shareholders who are resident in the United Kingdom and who are a customer of an intermediary and who is eligible to subscribe in the WRAP Retail Offer in accordance with its terms; |
| · "Shareholders" | · holders of Shares; |
| · "Shard" | · Shard Capital Partners LLP; |
| · "SP Angel" | · SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP; |
| · "Subscribers" | those persons who have agreed to subscribe for the Subscription Shares at the Issue Price pursuant to the Subscription Agreements; |
| · "Subscription" | · the conditional subscription by the Subscribers for the Subscription Shares at the Issue Price made on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Subscription Agreements; |
| · "Subscription Agreements" | the conditional agreements entered into between the Company and each of the Subscribers, relating to the Subscription; |
| · "Subscription Shares" | · 40,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company at the Issue Price pursuant to the Subscription; |
| · "Tranche 1 Admission" | admission of the Tranche 1 Placing Shares to trading on AIM becoming effective in accordance with the AIM Rules which is expected to occur at 8.00 a.m. on 6 November 2025; |
| · "Tranche 1 Placing Shares" | 112,304,600 Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company at the Issue Price pursuant to the Placing; |
| · "Tranche 2 Admission" | admission of the Tranche 2 Placing Shares, the Subscription Shares, Fee Shares and the WRAP Retail Offer Shares to trading on AIM becoming effective in accordance with the AIM Rules which is expected to occur at 8.00 a.m. on 21 November 2025; |
| · "Tranche 2 Placing Shares" | 183,695,400 Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company at the Issue Price pursuant to the Placing; |
| · "uncertificated form" or "in uncertificated form" | · recorded in the Register as being held in uncertificated form in CREST and title to which, by virtue of the CREST Regulations, may be transferred by means of CREST; |
| · "United Kingdom" or "UK" | · the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; |
| · "United States" or "US" | · the United States of America; |
| · "US Dollar" | · the lawful currency of the United States; |
| · "US Securities Act" | · the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended; |
| · "Warrant Instrument" | · the instrument which, subject to the passing of the Resolutions, shall be entered into by the Company which shall constitute the Fundraising Warrants. |
| · "Winterflood" | Winterflood Securities Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with a company number 02242204 and having its registered office at Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London, United Kingdom, EC4R 3GA; |
| · "WRAP"or "WRAP Platform" | the Winterflood Retail Access Platform technology platform being used to facilitate the WRAP Retail Offer, operated by Winterflood; |
| · "WRAP Retail Offer" | · means the conditional offer of WRAP Retail Offer Shares at the Issue Price to Retail Investors via the WRAP Platform pursuant to the Retail Offer Intermediaries Agreements; |
| · "WRAP Retail Offer Intermediaries Agreement" | the Retail Offer terms and conditions and the final terms which together set out the terms and conditions upon which each intermediary agrees to make the WRAP Retail Offer available to Retail Investors; and |
| · "WRAP Retail Offer Shares" | · means up to 120,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company at the Issue Price pursuant to the WRAP Retail Offer. |