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RNS Number : 6179M  ValiRx PLC  13 January 2023

13 January 2023

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN (THE "ANNOUNCEMENT") IS
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN ANY INVITATION, SOLICITATION,
RECOMMENDATION, OFFER OR ADVICE TO ANY PERSON TO SUBSCRIBE FOR, OTHERWISE
ACQUIRE ANY SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO
CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET
ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS AMENDED BY REGULATION 11 OF THE MARKET ABUSE
(AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019/310. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT VIA REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS
NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

ValiRx PLC

("ValiRx" or the "Company")

Placing of 9,090,909 Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price of 11 pence per share

Proposed Broker Offer for up to an additional 4,545,454 Ordinary Shares at the
Issue Price

Resolutions seeking further Shareholder Authority

Establishment of internal research facility to facilitate acquisitive tCRO
strategy

 

 

London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life sciences company focusing on
early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health, announces a Placing to
raise approximately £1 million (before expenses), through the allotment and
issue of 9,090,909 new Shares at the Issue Price of 11 pence per Share (the
"Placing"). The Placing was conducted by Turner Pope Investments as sole
placing agent for the Company.

 

In addition, to provide shareholders and other investors who did not initially
have the opportunity to participate in the Placing to do so now, the Company
is granting an option (the "Broker Offer") allowing additional subscriptions
of up to £0.5 million with priority given to existing shareholders of the
Company (together, the "Fundraising").  The result of the Broker Offer is
expected to be announced on or around 17 January 2023.

 

In connection with the Placing and the Broker Offer, the Company is offering,
to all subscribers of New Ordinary Shares, warrants to subscribe for one (1)
new Ordinary Share for every four (4) New Ordinary Shares purchased (the
"Fundraise Warrants"). The Fundraise Warrants will be exercisable at a price
of 14 pence per share, a premium of approximately 27.3 per cent. to the Issue
Price.  The Fundraise Warrants are exercisable at any time until the third
anniversary of Second Admission. The Fundraise Warrants will not be tradeable,
nor transferable or CREST-enabled.  The Fundraise Warrants will only be
issued to subscribers of New Ordinary Shares on Second Admission, conditional
on the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at the General Meeting.

 

The Company is seeking to utilise its existing share allotment authorities and
will issue the New Ordinary Shares in two tranches, being First Admission on
19 January 2023 and, subject to the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at
the General Meeting, Second Admission on6 February 2023.

 

The net proceeds from the Fundraising will be used to establish a new internal
research facility with a view to accelerating the Company's longer term buy
and build strategy.

 

Fundraising highlights

 

·    Placing to raise gross proceeds of approximately £1 million

 

·    Conditional Broker Offer through TPI to raise up to an additional
£0.5 million, providing shareholders and other investors who did not
participate in the Placing an opportunity to participate in the Placing

 

·    Broker Offer launches immediately and is open for applications up to
17:00 on 16 January 2023

 

·    Announcement of the result of the Broker Offer and final quantum
raised expected on or around 17 January 2023

 

·    Warrants to subscribe for one (1) new Ordinary Share for every four
(4) New Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the Placing and the Broker Offer

 

·    General Meeting to be held at the offices of DAC Beachcroft LLP, 25
Walbrook, London EC4N 8AF on 2 February 2023 to approve the issuance of the
Broker Offer Shares, all Fundraise Warrants and the Adviser Warrants

 

·    Net proceeds of the Fundraising to be used primarily to establish a
new ValiRx internal research facility

 

o  The Company will invest in the new laboratory and equipment for in-house
use and to launch tCRO (Translational Contract Research Organisation) service
offering

 

o  This new facility provides a platform to accelerate ValiRx's longer term
acquisition strategy, providing greater operational efficiencies, a stronger
balance sheet and credibility with potential acquisition targets

 

o  Further investments to be made into the ValiRx collaborative pipeline
including Cytolytix

 

·    Issue Price of 11 pence per share represents a discount of 10.6 per
cent. to closing market price on last practicable Business Day prior to this
announcement, being 12.3 pence per share.

 

The Circular together with a Notice of General Meeting to be held at the
offices of DAC Beachcroft LLP, 25 Walbrook, London EC4N 8AF at 11.00 a.m. on 2
February 2023 will shortly be posted to Shareholders and will shortly be
available to view on the Company's website at
https://www.valirx.com/aim-rule-26.

 

The Directors currently have share authority to allot up to 10,000,000 Shares
without requiring a general meeting. The Placing Shares are expected to be
issued on First Admission on 19 January 2023. Following the passing of the
Fundraising Resolutions at the General Meeting, the Broker Offer Shares will
admit upon the Second Admission.  Second Admission and the issue of the
Broker Offer Shares are conditional, inter alia, upon First Admission of the
Placing Shares, Shareholders approving the Fundraising Resolutions at the
General Meeting, and the Placing Agreement not having been terminated prior to
Second Admission.

 

The Fundraise Warrants will be issued to subscribers of New Ordinary Shares
pursuant to the Placing and the Broker Offer on Second Admission, conditional
on the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at the General Meeting.  The
Fundraise Warrants will not be issued in the event that the Fundraising
Resolutions are not passed and therefore persons subscribing for New Ordinary
Shares on First Admission would not, in such circumstances, receive any
Fundraise Warrants. Holders of Fundraise Warrants will receive a warrant
certificate following Second Admission and the register of Fundraise Warrants
will be maintained by Neville Registrars Limited.

 

Shareholders should note that First Admission is not conditional upon Second
Admission occurring and in the event that the Fundraising Resolutions are not
passed, Second Admission may not occur and the Company would not receive the
funds from the Broker Offer, which would limit the amount of working capital
available to it.    In addition, the Fundraise Warrants will not be issued
in the event that the Fundraising Resolutions are not passed and therefore
persons subscribing for New Ordinary Shares on First Admission would not, in
such circumstances, receive any Fundraise Warrants.

 

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
99,265,065 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.

 

 

 

Dr Kevin Cox, Non-Executive Chairman, commented:

"We welcome the support of investors in this funding round which will enable
ValiRx to establish a new facility with a view to accelerating our acquisitive
tCRO strategy. The new facility should not only bring significant cost savings
on existing evaluations but will also provide a stronger platform from which
we may scale-up through future potential acquisitions."

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:

 ValiRx plc                                          Tel: +44 (0) 2476 796496

  Dr Suzanne Dilly, CEO                              www.valirx.com (http://www.valirx.com/)

                                                     Suzanne.Dilly@valirx.com
 Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser)    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880

  Liam Murray/Jo Turner/Ludovico Lazzaretti
 Cenkos Securities plc (Joint Broker)                Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

 Russell Kerr/Michael Johnson (Sales)

 Callum Davidson/Giles Balleny (Corporate Finance)

 Turner Pope Investments (Joint Broker)              Tel: +44 (0) 20 3657 0050

 James Pope / Andy Thacker

 

 

Background to and Reasons for the Fundraising

 

ValiRx is an AIM quoted life sciences company focused on early-stage cancer
therapeutics and women's health. The Company seeks to identify the most
promising research in academia and innovative biotechnology companies and
translate this research towards clinical development, providing a pathway to
commercialisation.

Background

The Company has identified certain fundamental issues impacting drug
development today, particularly within the preclinical phase, in terms of
innovation, productivity and access. A lack of expertise in early-stage drug
developers, particularly in academia, contributes to low rates of success in
translating novel scientific research into valuable new therapeutic assets,
hindering both the adoption of innovation and the overall productivity of
developing new treatments.

To address these fundamental issues, ValiRx has adopted a strategy to improve
the efficacy of translating promising novel academic research into the
preclinical development phase, with a particular focus on women's health and
oncology. ValiRx has extensive expertise in the clinical development process,
as well as a deep understanding of biological processes. Combining its
clinical knowledge, biological expertise, data generation and data
interpretation abilities, ValiRx seeks to unlock the substantial potential of
academic innovation and provide a more specialist and supportive service to
academia compared to traditional contract research organisations, thereby
increasing the chances of commercialising novel therapies. On 15 March 2022,
the Company announced the adoption of its new tCRO model to facilitate this
goal - through acquiring capabilities and infrastructure to create a more
efficient and effective translational drug development service.

Developments since previous fundraising

In June 2022, the Group raised £2.5 million (before expenses) through a
placing and broker offer with new and existing shareholders. These proceeds
provided the Group with the necessary working capital to continue developing
its core assets, as well as strengthen its balance sheet with a view to
pursuing its acquisitive tCRO strategy. Following this fundraising, in July
2022 the Group was pleased to announce the successful evaluation of its
peptide drug candidate against triple negative breast cancer with King's
College London, enabling one of the Company's core assets to progress from
evaluation stage to full in-licensing.  Following this, in October of 2022,
ValiRx announced the formation of a new partially-owned subsidiary company,
Cytolytix Limited ("Cytolytix"), and that Cytolytix has signed an IP Licence
Agreement with King's College London to progress the triple negative breast
cancer project, CLX001, through preclinical development to a stage of
readiness for clinical trials.

The Group was also pleased to strengthen its management team through the
appointment of a new Chief Scientific Officer (Dr Cathy Tralau-Stewart) and
Non-Executive Director (Stella Panu), who, between them bringing an invaluable
skillset, including clinical expertise and corporate development, to assist
with the Company's next stage of growth.

Looking ahead to next year, the Company looks forward to reporting further
progress in relation to the Cytolytix in-licensing activity, as well as
potential milestone decisions being made on new and existing evaluations. The
Company expects to sign between two and four new evaluations in 2023.

Acquisition update and new facility

The Directors believe that an acquisition-led strategy is key to implementing
the Company's tCRO model effectively. Through acquiring complementary
profitable business with material revenues, the Company would be better placed
to self-fund its existing evaluation projects, as well as its pipeline of
therapies. ValiRx is actively engaged with four potential acquisition targets
in the CRO space at different stages of negotiation. These targets generate
revenues in the range of approximately £0.5 million to £2 million on 20%
estimated profit margins. The targets' area of operations range from
laboratory infrastructure to niche technologies and bioinformatics and their
employees range from between 4 to 16. The Company expects to have completed at
least one acquisition in the first half of 2023.

Whilst the Company has progressed discussions with potential acquisition
targets, ValiRx identified an opportunity to establish a new laboratory
facility in an incubator based in the East Midlands, which has become
available for use in early 2023 with flexible contract terms and the ability
to expand into adjacent laboratories.

The Directors believe that through setting up its own facility, the Company
can establish its internal CRO which should provide a platform to accelerate
future acquisitive growth and attract a significant and growing number of
third-party customers. Importantly, the Directors also believe that the
facility should enhance ValiRx's standing and credibility with future
acquisition targets, making the Company a more attractive organisation for
vendors to sell their businesses to.

Establishing ValiRx's own laboratory is expected to enable greater operational
efficiencies and cost savings, with an estimated £40k saved on each
evaluation and £100k on each preclinical programme. In total, the Company
estimates that it should save an estimated £250k per year on its in-house
projects. The Company is targeting first service users and incoming revenues
by the second quarter of 2023.

Use of Proceeds

 

The Group has raised approximately £1 million (before expenses) through the
Placing and may raise (subject to take up) up to an additional £0.5 million
(before expenses) under the Broker Offer. The proceeds of the Fundraising, of
up to approximately £1.5 million (before expenses), are intended to be used
by the Group to establish a new internal research facility in the East
Midlands to be ready in Q1 2023, with a view to accelerating the Company's
longer term buy and build strategy, as well as providing growth capital for
further investments into the ValiRx collaborative pipeline. In particular, the
Group expects to invest:

 

·    £0.5 million in new laboratory and equipment for in-house use and to
launch tCRO service offering;

 

·    Depending on take up of the Broker Offer, up to £1.0 million for
growth and acquisition capital to support buy-and-build strategy, plus support
in-house R&D pipeline, including Cytolytix.

 

For the purposes of section 571(6)(c) of the Companies Act 2006, the Issue
Price has been determined by the Company following discussions with market
participants and its professional advisers.

 

Details of the Placing

 

The Group has raised approximately £1 million (before expenses) through the
Placing. The Company is undertaking the Fundraising in two tranches to utilise
existing share issuance authorities granted to the Directors at its most
recent AGM.

 

The Placing Shares have been conditionally placed with new and existing
investors. Neither the Placing nor Broker Offer Shares are being underwritten.
The New Ordinary Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu in all respects
with the Existing Shares. Application will be made for the New Ordinary Shares
to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that First Admission will
take place, and dealings in the Placing Shares will commence, on or around 19
January 2023.  It is expected that Second Admission will take place, and
dealings in the Broker Offer Shares will commence, on or around 6 February
2023.

 

The Placing is conditional, inter alia, on:

 

·    the Placing Agreement becoming unconditional in all relevant respects
and not having been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to First
Admission; and

 

·    First Admission becoming effective by no later than 8.00 a.m. on or
around 19 January 2023 or such other date (being not later than 8.00 a.m. on
28 February 2023) as TPI and the Company may agree.

 

Shareholders should note that First Admission is not conditional upon Second
Admission occurring and in the event that the Fundraising Resolutions are not
passed and Placing Agreement does not become unconditional in all relevant
respects, Second Admission may not occur and the Company would not receive the
funds from the Broker Offer, which would limit the amount of working capital
available to it.   In addition, the Fundraise Warrants will not be issued in
the event that the Fundraising Resolutions are not passed and therefore
persons subscribing for New Ordinary Shares on First Admission would not, in
such circumstances, receive any Fundraise Warrants.

 

EIS/VCT Shares

 

The Company has obtained professional advice for its own benefit indicating
that the New Ordinary Shares being issued as part of the Fundraising should be
"eligible shares" for the purposes of investment by VCTs and for EIS purposes.
However, none of the Company, the Directors or any of the Company's advisers
give any warranty or undertaking that an investment in the Company will be a
qualifying holding for VCTs, or that EIS tax reliefs will be available or, if
initially available, will not be withdrawn at a later date.

 

As the rules governing EIS and VCT reliefs are complex and interrelated with
other legislation, if Shareholders, or other potential investors, are in any
doubt as to their tax position, require more detailed information, or are
subject to tax in a jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom, they should
consult their professional adviser.

 

Details of the Broker Offer

 

To provide shareholders and other investors who did not participate in the
Placing with an opportunity to do so, the Company has granted an option (the
"Broker Offer") to TPI to invite subscriptions for up to an additional
4,545,454 new Shares (the "Broker Offer Shares") at the Issue Price.  The
Broker Offer is expected to close at 5.00 p.m. on 16 January 2023.  As far as
is practical, participation in the Broker Offer will be prioritised for
shareholders (direct or indirect) on the register at the close of business on
12 January 2023 ("Existing Shareholders").  If the Broker Offer is fully
taken up, it will raise an additional £0.5 million. A further announcement
will be made once the Broker Offer Shares have been fully subscribed and the
Broker Offer declared closed. If the Broker Offer is not fully subscribed by
5.00 p.m. on 16 January 2023, orders from eligible investors will be satisfied
in full, and the balance of the Broker Offer shall lapse. Dealings in the
Broker Offer Shares will commence on or around 6 February 2023, following
Second Admission and are conditional on the passing at the General Meeting of
the Fundraising Resolutions to provide the relevant authorities.  Further
details regarding participation, the eligibility criteria, the order of
priority, and details regarding settlement, are set out in more detail below.

 

Broker Offer

 

The Broker Offer has been granted primarily to facilitate the participation by
existing shareholders of the Company. Non-shareholders of the Company can also
participate in the event existing shareholders do not apply for the shares in
full.

 

Existing Shareholders or other interested parties who wish to register their
interest in participating in the Broker Offer should click on the following
link: ValiRx - TPI Broker Offer
(https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fe%2F7RAikAA4ce&data=05%7C01%7CAndy.Thacker%40TurnerPope.com%7C661a3e2bef604db39a3708daf4bce817%7Cff82bd738fe84a38a86994e58a240e55%7C0%7C0%7C638091389746329981%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UwbJzJD9Jblz9Yk%2FAvdTe1%2FbbvSZ9HZbm1fYBZRS0vk%3D&reserved=0)
(URL: https://forms.office.com/e/7RAikAA4ce
(https://forms.office.com/e/7RAikAA4ce) )

 

As far as is practical, participation in the Broker Offer will be prioritised
for shareholders on the Company's share register at the close of business on
12 January 2023 ("Existing Shareholders"). TPI may choose not to accept
applications and/or to accept applications, either in whole or in part, on the
basis of allocations determined at their sole discretion (after consultation
with the Company) and may scale down any bids for this purpose on such basis
as TPI may determine. If the Broker Offer is not fully subscribed by 5.00 p.m.
on 16 January 2023 orders from eligible investors will be satisfied in full
subject to Second Admission.

 

It is expected that, following allocations by TPI (in consultation with the
Company), application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the
relevant amount of Broker Offer Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM
("Admission"). Admission is expected to become effective and trading of the
Broker Offer Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 6 February 2023.
Following Admission, such Broker Offer Shares will rank pari-passu with the
Existing Shares.

 

The Broker Offer will be undertaken in accordance with the further Terms and
Conditions set out in the Appendix to this announcement.

 

Fundraise Warrants

 

In connection with the Placing and the Broker Offer, the Company is offering,
to all subscribers of New Ordinary Shares, warrants to subscribe for one (1)
new Ordinary Share for every four (4) New Ordinary Shares purchased (the
"Fundraise Warrants"). The Fundraise Warrants will be exercisable at a price
of 14 pence per share, a premium of approximately 27.3 per cent. to the Issue
Price.  The Fundraise Warrants are exercisable at any time until the third
anniversary of Second Admission. The Fundraise Warrants will not be tradeable,
nor transferable or CREST-enabled.

 

The Fundraise Warrants will be issued to subscribers of New Ordinary Shares on
Second Admission, conditional on the passing of the Fundraising Resolutions at
the General Meeting. The Fundraise Warrants will not be issued in the event
that the Fundraising Resolutions are not passed and therefore persons
subscribing for New Ordinary Shares on First Admission would not, in such
circumstances, receive any Fundraise Warrants. Holders of Fundraise Warrants
will receive a warrant certificate following Second Admission and the register
of Fundraise Warrants will be maintained by Neville Registrars Limited.

 

Adviser Warrants

 

In connection with the Fundraising, the Company will issue, on completion of
the Fundraise, warrants  to TPI ("Adviser Warrants") equal to 6 per cent. of
the total New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Fundraising. The
Adviser Warrants shall be exercisable at the Issue Price.  The Adviser
Warrants are exercisable at any time until the third anniversary of Second
Admission. The Adviser Warrants will not be tradeable, nor transferable or
CREST-enabled.  If the Fundraising Resolutions are not passed, the Company
will not be able to issue the Adviser Warrants until such time as it has
authority to do so.

 

In lieu of transaction fees payable, Cairn will receive 327,273 Broker Offer
Shares free of payment and accordingly will be issued with 81,818 Fundraise
Warrants.

 

Update on current assets

 

An update on the current assets of the Company can be found in the quarterly
operational and strategy update announcement by the Company on 6 December
2022.

 

General Meeting

 

The Directors do not currently have authority to issue the Broker Shares, the
Fundraise Warrants and the Adviser Warrants and, accordingly, the Board is
seeking the approval of Shareholders to issue the Broker Offer Shares, the
Fundraise Warrants and the Adviser Warrants at the General Meeting.  In
addition, the Directors propose to seek additional authority to allot further
Shares in the future to provide flexibility and to allow the Company some
ability to take advantage of opportunities which may present themselves in the
future.

 

 

 

FUNDRAISING STATISTICS

 

 Number of Existing Shares                                                     90,174,156

 Number of Placing Shares                                                      9,090,909

 Maximum number of Broker Offer Shares((1))                                    4,545,454

 Aggregate maximum number of Shares expected to be issued pursuant to the      13,636,363
 Placing and Broker Offer((1))

 Issue Price                                                                   11p per share

 Number of Shares in issue following First Admission and issue of the Placing  99,265,065
 Shares

 Number of Shares in issue following Second Admission((1)) and issue of the    103,810,519
 Broker Offer Shares

 Percentage of the Enlarged Share Capital represented by the Placing Shares    8.8%

 Percentage of the Enlarged Share Capital represented by the New Ordinary      13.1%
 Shares ((1))

 Maximum number of Fundraise Warrants to be issued following Second Admission  3,409,090

 Maximum number of Adviser Warrants to be issued following Second Admission    818,181

 Gross proceeds of the Placing                                                 Approximately £1 million

 Maximum gross proceeds of the Broker Offer((1))                               Up to £0.5 million

 Gross proceeds of the Fundraising((1))                                        Approximately £1.5 million

 Ordinary Share ISIN                                                           GB00BLH13C52

 

 

(1)           Assuming the Broker Offer Shares are subscribed for in
full and authority is granted at the General Meeting to issue such shares

 

 

 

EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

 

                                                                                 2023

 Announcement of the Fundraising                                                 13 January

 Latest time and date for applications under the Broker Offer (if not closed     5.00 p.m. on 16 January
 beforehand)

 Latest date of publication and posting of the Circular & the Form of Proxy      17 January

 First Admission and dealings in the Placing Shares expected to commence on AIM  8.00 a.m. on or around 19 January

 Latest time and date for receipt of proxy forms                                 11.00 a.m. on 31 January

 General Meeting                                                                 11.00 a.m. on 2 February

 Announcement of the results of the General Meeting                              2 February

 Second Admission and dealings in the Broker Offer Shares expected to commence   8.00 a.m. on or around 6 February
 on AIM

 Expected date for CREST accounts to be credited for Broker Offer Shares to be   6 February
 held in uncertificated form

 Despatch of definitive share certificates in respect of the Broker Offer        by 20 February
 Shares to be held in certificated form, if applicable

 

 

Notes:

 

1. Each of the times and dates above are indicative only and if any of the
details contained in the timetable above should change, the revised times and
dates will be notified to Shareholders by means of an announcement through a
Regulatory Information Service.

 

2. All of the above times refer to London time unless otherwise stated.

 

3. All events listed in the above timetable related to the Second Admission
and the Broker Offer are conditional on the passing at the General Meeting of
the Fundraising Resolutions to provide the relevant authorities.

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

The following words and expressions shall have the following meanings in this
Announcement unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  "Admission"                               First Admission and/or Second Admission as the context requires
 "Adviser Warrants"                         the warrants to be granted to TPI in connection with the Fundraising
 "AIM"                                      AIM, the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange
 "AIM Rules"                                the AIM Rules for Companies published by the 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
 "Broker Offer"                             the option to allow subscriptions by new and existing investors of up to £0.5
                                            million at the Issue Price
 "Broker Offer Shares"                      up to 4,545,454 new Shares being made available to investors pursuant to the
                                            Broker Offer
 "Cairn"                                    Cairn Financial Advisers LLP
 "certificated" or                          not in uncertificated form

"in certificated form"
 "Circular"                                 a circular providing further details of the Placing, the Broker Offer, the
                                            Fundraise Warrants, the Adviser Warrants and the General Meeting
 "City Code"                                the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers issued by the Panel on Takeovers and
                                            Mergers in the UK
 "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
 "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
                                            Admission
 "Existing Shares"                          the 90,174,156 Shares in issue as at the date of this Announcement
 "FCA"                                      Financial Conduct Authority
 "First Admission"                          admission of the 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 19
                                            January 2023
 "Fundraise Warrants"                       the warrants to be granted to the subscribers of New Ordinary Shares
 "Fundraising"                              the Placing and the Broker Offer
 "Fundraising Resolutions"                  Resolutions 1 and 3 to be proposed at the General Meeting as set out in the
                                            notice of General Meeting at the end of the Circular
 "General Meeting"                          the general meeting of the Company convened for 11:00 a.m. on 2 February 2023
                                            in accordance with the Notice set out at the end of the Circular (or any
                                            adjournment thereof)
 "Group"                                    the Company and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time
 "Issue Price"                              11 pence per New Share
 "Neville Registrars" or "Receiving Agent"  the trading name of Neville Registrars Limited
 "London Stock Exchange"                    London Stock Exchange plc
 "New Ordinary Shares"                      the Placing Shares and the Broker Offer Shares
 "Placing"                                  the placing by TPI on behalf of the Company of the Placing Shares at the Issue
                                            Price pursuant to the terms of the Placing Agreement
 "Placing Agreement"                        the conditional placing agreement dated 13 January 2023 and made between the
                                            Company and TPI in relation to the Fundraising
 "Placing Shares"                           the 9,090,909 new Shares to be issued by the Company at the Issue Price at
                                            First Admission
 "Register"                                 the register of members of the Company
 "Resolutions"                              the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting as set out in the notice
                                            of General Meeting in the Circular, and a reference to a numbered Resolution
                                            shall be to the resolution so numbered in that notice
 "Regulatory Information Service"           a regulatory information service approved by the FCA and on the list of
                                            regulatory information services maintained by the FCA
 "Second Admission"                         admission of the Broker 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 6
                                            February 2023
 "Shareholders"                             holders of Shares
 "Shares"                                   ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company
 "TPI"                                      Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited
 "uncertificated form" or                   recorded in the Register as being held in uncertificated form in CREST and

"in uncertificated form"                  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, its jurisdictions and possession, any state of
                                            the United States and the District of Columbia
 "US Dollar"                                the lawful currency of the United States
 "US Securities Act"                        the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Terms and Conditions of the Broker Offer

The following terms and conditions govern an investor's participation in the
Broker Offer.

Any contract entered into by an investor in connection with the Broker Offer
will be entered into, in the course of the provision to the Company by TPI of
services comprising regulated activities within the meaning of the rules of
the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), by whom TPI is authorised to carry on
regulated activities as required by the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000, as amended ("FSMA"). If an investor under the Broker Offer is in any
doubt about the terms of the Broker Offer and/or its consequences then it is
recommended to immediately seek financial advice from its stockbroker,
solicitor or accountant or other independent financial adviser duly authorised
under FSMA who specialise in advising on the acquisition of shares and other
securities.

 

1.1  Investors in the Broker Offer agree to subscribe for Broker Offer Shares
solely on the basis of information contained in this Announcement. In
particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,
investors acknowledge that they are not subscribing for Broker Offer Shares on
the basis of any material prepared by the Research Department of TPI or the
investor presentation produced by the Company (the "Presentation") for which
none of TPI, the Company or any of their respective directors and/or employees
and/or any person(s) acting on behalf of any of them shall have any liability
except in the case of fraud.

 

1.2  On 13January 2023, TPI entered into a placing agreement (the "Placing
Agreement") with the Company in relation to the Placing and the Broker Offer.

 

1.3  The Second Admission in relation to the Broker Offer Shares will be
conditional on, inter alia:

(i)            First Admission having become effective;

 

(ii)           the performance by the Company of its obligations
under the Placing Agreement insofar as the same fall to be performed or
satisfied on or prior to Second Admission;

 

(iii)          the obligations of TPI under the Placing Agreement not
having been terminated pursuant to any provision of the Placing Agreement
prior to Second Admission;

 

(iv)          a circular convening the General Meeting having been
posted to shareholders and the relevant resolutions authorising the directors
of the Company to allot the Broker Offer Shares free of pre-emption rights
having been passed by the requisite majorities;

 

(v)           satisfaction or, where appropriate, the waiver of
certain other conditions set out in the Placing Agreement;

 

(vi)          Second Admission become effective in accordance with
the AIM Rules for Companies by no later than 8.00 a.m. on 6 February 2023 (or
by such later date as the Company and TPI may agree in writing, being no later
than 8.00 a. m. on 28 February 2023 (the "Long Stop Date").

 

1.4  Pursuant to the Placing Agreement, TPI has agreed on behalf of and as
agent for the Company, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure persons who
will (subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the relevant conditions
contained in the Placing Agreement) subscribe for the Placing Shares and the
Broker Offer Shares at the Placing Price.

 

1.5  Application will be made for the Placing Shares and for the Broker Offer
Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. The Broker Shares will be issued
credited as fully paid and will, on Second Admission in respect of the Broker
Offer Shares, rank pari passu in all respects with the fully paid existing
ordinary shares of the Company including the right to receive all dividends
and other distributions declared, paid or made in respect of the ordinary
shares after First Admission (in respect of the Placing Shares) or Second
Admission (in respect of the Broker Offer Shares).

 

 

1.6  Any commitment an investor makes to subscribe for Broker Offer Shares is
conditional upon:

 

(i)            First Admission in relation to the Placing Shares;

 

(ii)           Second Admission in relation to the Broker Offer
Shares; and

 

(iii)          the Placing Agreement  becoming unconditional in all
respects (whether by satisfaction of its conditions or by waiver) and not
having been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to Second Admission.

 

1.7  The Placing Agreement contains certain undertakings, warranties and
indemnities given by the Company for the benefit of TPI and relating to
certain potential liabilities of TPI. In addition, TPI has certain rights to
terminate the Placing Agreement at any time prior to First Admission in
respect of the Placing Shares or prior to Second Admission in respect of the
Broker Offer Shares, inter alia, in the event of force majeure, any of the
warranties given by the Company being found to have been untrue, inaccurate or
misleading when given or ceasing to be true and accurate, a matter, fact,
circumstance or event has arisen such that, in the opinion of TPI, a
supplementary Press Announcement is required to be published, or there has
occurred, in TPI's opinion, acting in good faith, a material adverse change in
the business of the Company or its subsidiaries or in the financial or trading
position or prospects of the Company's subsidiary undertakings or the Company
or the Company's or a director's breach of their respective obligations under
the Placing Agreement. The exercise by TPI of any right of termination shall
be within its absolute discretion and TPI shall have no liability to an
investor, or any other person for whom an investor is subscribing , in respect
of any decision which it makes as to whether or not to exercise any right of
termination or any of its other rights under the Placing Agreement. In the
event that TPI exercises these rights, or the Placing Agreement does not
become unconditional in relation to the Broker Offer Shares on or before the
Long Stop Date, all obligations and liabilities under these terms and
conditions will cease and TPI will cause to be returned to an investor,
without interest, any and all monies received from it pursuant to these
terms  at the investor's risk. For the avoidance of doubt, TPI is not
underwriting the Broker Offer and no commissions are payable to any investor
in respect of the Broker Offer Shares.

 

1.8  By participating in the Broker Offer, an investor is deemed to agree
that, save in the event of fraud on its part (and to the extent permitted by
the Rules of the FCA), neither the TPI Group (as defined below) nor any of the
directors and employees of the TPI Group shall be liable to it for any matter
arising out of the role of TPI as agent, broker or otherwise in connection
with the Broker Offer and that where any such liability nevertheless arises as
a matter of law the investor will immediately waive any claim against the TPI
Group and any of its directors and employees which it may have in respect
thereof. In these terms, the expression "TPI Group" means TPI and its ultimate
holding companies and all direct and indirect subsidiary undertakings of such
holding companies.

 

2.                Broker Offer Participation

                   By participating in the Broker Option, an
investor irrevocably agrees that, without the Company or TPI having any
liability to it whatsoever, TPI may in its absolute discretion: (i) exercise
the right to extend the time for fulfilment of any of the conditions   in
the Placing Agreement (provided that neither First Admission nor Second
Admission occur later than the Long Stop Date); (ii) waive, in whole or in
part, fulfilment of certain of the conditions to the Placing Agreement; or
(iii) terminate the Placing Agreement in certain circumstances prior to First
Admission and/or Second Admission, in each case without consulting the
investor. If any of the conditions in the Placing Agreement have not been
satisfied (or, where applicable, waived) or has become incapable of being
satisfied on or before 8.00 a.m. on 6 February 2023 or such later date as TPI
and the Company may agree (but being not later than the Long Stop Date), an
investor's rights and obligations in respect of its participation under the
Broker Offer shall cease and determine at such time and no claims may be made
by an investor in respect thereof. All obligations assumed by an investor
under the Broker Offer are entered into by an investor with TPI in its
capacity as agent for the Company and are therefore directly enforceable by
the Company.

3.                Timetable and Settlement

                   On the assumption that the relevant
conditions set out in the Placing Agreement are satisfied (or waived, where
applicable) and that the Placing Agreement does not lapse and is not
terminated in accordance with its terms on or prior to 8.00 a.m. on 6 February
2023 (or such later date, being not later than the Long Stop Date) it is
expected that settlement in the Broker Offer Shares will take place on 6
February 2023. Investors will shortly be sent a form of confirmation setting
out details of settlement in relation to the Broker Offer Shares, including
trade date.

4.                Confirmations

4.1             By participating in the Broker Offer an investor
will be deemed to  confirm, represent, warrant and undertake (for itself and
any other person for whom it is subscribing) to TPI (for itself and on behalf
of the Company) on the terms and subject to the conditions set out herein:

(i)               that its obligations in agreeing to subscribe
for Broker Offer Shares are irrevocable and legally binding and shall not be
capable of rescission or termination by you in any circumstances;

 

(ii)              that the exercise by TPI of any right or
discretion under the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute discretion
of TPI and TPI need not have any reference to an investor and shall have no
liability to an investor whatsoever in connection with any decision to
exercise or not to exercise any such right and an investor is deemed to agree
that it has no rights against TPI, the Company or any of their respective
directors and employees under the Placing Agreement pursuant to the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties Act) 1999;

 

(iii)             that the contents of this Announcement are
exclusively the responsibility of the Company. Neither TPI nor any of its
directors, employees, officers, agents or representatives have nor shall have
any liability for any information, representation or statement contained or
referred to in this Announcement or contained or referred to in any other
information previously published by the Company and will not be liable for an
investor's decision to participate in the Broker Offer based on any
information, representation or statement in this Announcement;

 

(iv)             that in participating in the Broker Offer, it is
not relying on any information or representation or warranty in relation to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the Broker Offer Shares other
than as contained in this Announcement. An investor is deemed to agree that
neither the Company nor TPI nor any of their respective officers, directors or
employees will have any liability for any such other information or
representation;

 

(v)              that in connection with the Broker Offer, TPI
does not have any duties or responsibilities similar or comparable to the
duties of "best execution" and "suitability" imposed by the FCA's Conduct of
Business Source Book to an investor or, as the case may be, an investor's
clients, and that TPI is not acting for an investor or an investor's clients,
and that TPI will not be responsible for providing the protections afforded to
clients or an investor;

 

(vi)             that an investor is not a national or resident of
the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan or a corporation,
partnership or other entity organised under the laws of the United States,
Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan and that the investor will not offer,
sell, renounce, transfer or deliver directly or indirectly any of the Broker
Offer Shares in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan or
to or for the benefit of any person resident in the United States, Canada,
Australia, South Africa, Russia, Belarus or Japan and an investor acknowledges
that the Broker Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the relevant
exemptions are not being obtained from the Securities Commission of any
province of Canada and that the same are not being offered for sale and may
not be, directly or indirectly, offered, sold, transferred or delivered in the
United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan;

 

(vii)            that the investor is entitled to subscribe  for
the Broker Offer Shares comprised in its participation under the laws of all
relevant jurisdictions which apply to it and that it has fully observed such
laws and obtained all governmental and other consents which may be required
thereunder or otherwise and complied with all necessary formalities and that
it has not taken any action which will or may result in the Company or TPI or
any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, acting in
breach of any regulatory or legal requirements of any territory in connection
with the Broker Offer or the investor's acceptance and that the investor's
commitment to subscribe for Broker Offer Shares will constitute a valid and
binding obligation on it;

 

 

(viii)           that it will (or will procure that its nominee
will) if applicable, make notification to the Company of the interest in its
ordinary shares in accordance with Rule 5 of the Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules issued by the FCA and made under Part VI of the FSMA and
the articles of association of the Company;

 

(ix)             that it is not, and it is not acting as nominee
or agent for, a person who is or may be liable to stamp duty or SDRT under any
of sections 67, 70, 93 or 96 of the Finance Act 1986 (which broadly apply
where ordinary shares are transferred or in certain circumstances are issued
to persons who issue depository receipts or provide clearance services for
their nominees or agents);

 

(x)              that no instrument under which it subscribes for
Broker Offer Shares (whether as principal, agent or nominee) will be subject
to stamp duty or SDRT at the increased rates referred to in sections 67 or 93
(Depository Receipts) or section 70 or 96 (Clearance Services) of the Finance
Act 1986;

 

(xi)             that it agrees that it is in TPI's absolute
discretion to agree to exercise or not to exercise any of its rights under the
Placing Agreement or any other right without any liability or duty to it
whatsoever including, without limitation, to extend the time, waive in full or
in part the requirement for the satisfaction of all or any of the conditions
of the Placing Agreement in accordance with its terms or the termination of
the Placing Agreement if any condition therein has not been satisfied and
otherwise to adjust the timetable for implementation of the Broker Offer. All
times and dates referred to in these terms and conditions are therefore
subject to adjustment in accordance with such rights;

 

(xii)            that it acknowledges that it shall have no claim
against TPI or the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law and
regulation and it hereby irrevocably waives any and all such claims howsoever
arising;

 

(xiii)           if a company, it is a valid and subsisting company
and has all necessary corporate capacity and authority to execute your
obligations in connection with the Broker Offer;

 

(xiv)           that, if an individual, it has the power and
authority to perform its obligations under these terms and conditions and such
performance does not and will not result in a breach of any obligation by
which it is bound;

 

(xv)            that it is liable for all and any stamp duty or
SDRT and any related costs, fines, penalties and interest arising in respect
of the delivery and settlement in respect of the Broker Offer Shares for which
an investor agrees to subscribe;

 

(xvi)           that these terms and conditions are, and any
contract which may be entered into between it and TPI as agent of the Company
pursuant hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of England and that it submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English
Courts as regards any claim, dispute or matter arising out of or relating to
these terms and conditions or any such contract;

 

(xvii)          that it has complied in all respects with its
obligations under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of
Funds (information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (the "Money
Laundering Regulations 2017"), the money laundering provisions of the Criminal
Justice Act 1993, the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 and the
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (together with the relevant provisions of the
manual of guidance produced by the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group in
relation to financial sector firms)(together the "Regulations");

 

(xviii)         that all notices, remittances and documents of title
are sent to it or its agent at its own risk;

 

(xix)           that time shall be of the essence as regards
obligations pursuant to an investor's subscription for Broker Offer Shares;

 

(xx)            that there is no commission payable to subscribers
for Broker Offer Shares;

 

(xxi)           that its name and the number of Broker Offer Shares
to be subscribed for by it may be disclosed if required by law or by any
applicable rules or regulations including the rules of AIM and rules of the
London Stock Exchange plc;

 

(xxii)          that the CREST member account identified by it to TPI
is not marked with the member account Flag "C";

 

(xxiii)         that it irrevocably appoints any director of TPI as
its agent for the purpose of executing and delivering to the Company and/or
its registrars any documents on its behalf necessary to enable it to be
registered as the holder of any of the Broker Offer Shares for which it agrees
to subscribe;

 

(xxiv)         that it is not relying on any representations or
warranties or agreements by the Company, a member of the TPI Group or by any
of their respective directors, employees or agents or any other person except
as set out in the express terms of this Announcement or terms and conditions;

 

(xxv)          that it will not deal or cause or permit any other
person to deal in all or any of the Broker Offer Shares for which it agrees to
subscribe unless Second Admission becomes effective in respect of the Broker
Offer Shares; and

 

(xxvi)         that it is in possession of sufficient information to
make reasonable evaluation of the Broker Offer Shares and the Company.

 

4.2             Investors further represent, warrant and undertake
(for themselves and any other person for whom it is subscribing for Broker
Offer Shares) to TPI (for TPI and for the benefit of the Company) and
acknowledge that:

i.                 it is aware of, has complied with and will
continue to comply with any obligations it has under the Money Laundering
Regulations 2017, the Criminal Justice Act 1993, Articles 14 and 15 of the
Market Abuse Regulation, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Anti-Terrorism Crime
and Security Act 2001 (together with the relevant provisions of the Joint
Money Laundering Steering Group in relation to financial sector firms), and
any order, secondary legislation, notice or guidance issued thereunder)
(together, the "Regulations") to the extent applicable to you;

 

ii.                it will not make any offer to the public of
those Broker Offer Shares to be subscribed for  by it for the purposes of the
Prospectus Regulation Rules made by the FCA pursuant to the UK Prospectus
Regulation;

 

iii.               neither the Company or TPI is making any
recommendation whatsoever to any investor nor advising an investor regarding
the suitability or merits of its participation in the Broker Offer or entering
into any transaction in connection with it;

 

iv.               it will not distribute this Announcement or
these terms and conditions any other document relating to the Broker Offer
Shares and it will be acquiring the Broker Offer Shares comprised in its
participation for Broker Offer Shares for its own account as principal or for
a discretionary account or accounts (as to which it warrants it has the
authority to make and do make the statements in these terms and conditions)
for investment purposes only; and

 

v.                all documents will be sent at the investor's
risk. They may be sent by post to such investor at an address notified to TPI.

 

4.3             The rights and remedies of TPI and the Company
under these terms and conditions are in addition to any rights and remedies
that would otherwise be available to them and the exercise or partial exercise
of one such right or remedy will not prevent the exercise of others nor shall
any delay in exercising or failure to exercise any such right or remedy
operate as a waiver of such right or remedy.

4.4             The above confirmations, acknowledgements and
agreements will survive completion of the Placing and Broker Offer and an
investor acknowledges that the Company and TPI and their respective directors,
employees, associates, advisors or agents will rely upon the truth and
accuracy of the agreements, confirmations, acknowledgements, representations
and warranties contained in these terms and conditions.

5.                Money Laundering

                   It is also a term of the agreement
evidenced by these terms and conditions that, to ensure compliance with the
Regulations (as applicable) TPI may, in its absolute discretion, require
verification of an investor's identity to the extent that it has not already
provided the same. If within a reasonable time after a request for
verification of identity TPI has not received evidence satisfactory to it, TPI
may, in its absolute discretion, terminate an investor's participation in the
Broker Offer (but without prejudice to TPI's rights or the Company's rights to
take proceedings to recover any loss suffered by either or both of them as a
result of an investor's failure to provide satisfactory evidence) in which
event the monies payable on acceptance of the allotment will, if paid, be
returned by the custodian bank to whom payment was made without interest to
the account of the drawee bank from which they were originally debited.

6.                Miscellaneous

                   If the Company, TPI or any of their
respective agents request any information about your agreement to subscribe
for Broker Offer Shares, you must promptly disclose it to them. As such, you
may be asked to disclose, in writing or orally, (i) if you are an individual,
your nationality, or (ii) if you are a discretionary fund manager, the
jurisdiction in which the funds are managed or owned.

7.                Product Governance

                   Solely for the purposes of the product
governance requirements contained within Chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook
Production 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 Broker Offer Shares have been subject to a product
approval process, which has determined that such securities are: (i)
compatible with an end target market of investors who meet the criteria of
retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients
and eligible counterparties, each as defined in paragraph 3 of the FCA
Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook; and (ii) eligible for distribution
through all distribution channels (the "Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors for the purposes of
UK Product Governance Requirements) should note that: (a) the price of the
Broker Offer Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their
investment; (b) the Broker Offer Shares offer no guaranteed income and no
capital protection; and (c) an investment in the Broker Offer 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 Target Market Assessment is without prejudice
to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling
restrictions in relation to the Broker Offer. Furthermore, it is noted that,
notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, TPI 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 Chapter 9A or 10A respectively of the FCA
Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook; 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 Broker Shares.

                   Each distributor is responsible for
undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Broker Offer
Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.

8.                Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions and any participation in the Broker Offer shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and, for the
benefit of TPI and the Company, you irrevocably submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English Courts as regards any claim, dispute or matter
arising out of or related to these terms and conditions.

 

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