REG - Velocys PLC - Publication of Circular

VelocysAnnouncement

26/06/2020 07:00

RNS Number : 1437R
  
Velocys PLC
  
26 June 2020
  
 









Velocys plc
("Velocys" or the "Company")
26 June 2020
Publication of Circular
Velocys plc (VLS.L), the sustainable fuels technology company, announces that, further to its announcements on 24 and 25 June 2020, the Company will today publish the circular in connection with its fundraise (the "Circular"). 
 
The Circular will be posted to shareholders today. The full text of the Circular can also be found at www.velocys.com/investors.  
 
Open Offer
 
As previously announced, the Company is providing eligible shareholders with the opportunity to subscribe for new ordinary shares (the "Open Offer Shares") in the Company by way of an open offer (the "Open Offer") at the offer price for the fundraise of 5p, pro rata to their holdings of existing ordinary shares ("Existing Ordinary Shares"). Eligible shareholders may also make applications in excess of their pro rata initial entitlement up to an amount equal to the total number of Open Offer Shares available under the Open Offer less an amount equal to such eligible shareholder's Open Offer entitlement.
 
The Company is providing all eligible shareholders with the opportunity to subscribe for an aggregate of up to 19,999,957 shares to raise gross proceeds of up to c.£1 million on the basis of:
 
3.10676 Open Offer Shares for every 100 Existing Ordinary Shares
 
Further details of the Open Offer, including the terms and conditions, are available to shareholders in the Circular.
 
 
For further information, please contact:



Velocys
Henrik Wareborn, CEO
Andrew Morris, CFO
Lak Siriwardene, Head of Communications & Sustainability
 


+44 1865 800821




Numis Securities (Nomad and joint broker)
Stuart Skinner
Emily Morris
Alamgir Ahmed
 


+44 20 7260 1000




Canaccord Genuity (Joint broker) 
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor 
James Asensio


+44 20 7523 8000  




 
Radnor Capital (Investor relations)
Joshua Cryer
Iain Daly


 
+44 20 3897 1830
 




Field Consulting (PR)
Robert Jeffery


 +44 20 7096 7730



 
Notes to Editors
 
Velocys is an international UK-based sustainable fuels technology company. Velocys designed, developed and now licenses proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology for the generation of clean, low carbon, synthetic drop-in aviation and road transport fuel from municipal solid waste and residual woody biomass plants currently in construction and development.
 
Velocys is currently developing two reference projects: one in Natchez, Mississippi, USA (incorporating Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) and one in Immingham, UK, to produce fuels that significantly reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and key exhaust pollutants for aviation and road transport. Originally a spin-out from Oxford University, in 2008 the company acquired a US company based on complementary technology developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Velocys is headquartered in Oxford in the United Kingdom.
www.velocys.com
 
 
 
Important Notices
 
This announcement does not constitute an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for, Placing Shares (as defined in the announcement of the Company made on 24 June 2020), Open Offer Shares or Retail Shares (as defined in the announcement of the Company made on 24 June 2020) or an invitation to buy, acquire or subscribe for the Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares or Retail Shares in any jurisdiction. This announcement has not been filed with, examined or approved by the Financial Conduct Authority or the London Stock Exchange or any other regulatory authority.
 
Numis Securities Limited ("Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is acting as nominated adviser and joint broker to the Company for the purposes of the AIM Rules. Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is acting as joint broker to the Company for the purposes of the AIM Rules. Numis and Canaccord are each acting exclusively for the Company in connection with the Placing, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the proposals in this announcement or any other matter referred to in this announcement. Neither Numis nor Canaccord have authorised the contents of this announcement for any purpose and, without limiting the statutory rights of any person to whom this announcement is issued, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by either Numis or Canaccord as to any of the contents or completeness of this announcement.
 
This announcement contains (or may contain) certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of the Company's current expectations and projections about future events. These statements, which sometimes use words such as "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, reflect the directors' beliefs and expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. Statements contained in this announcement regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. The Information contained in this announcement Is subject to change without notice and neither Numis, Canaccord nor, except as required by applicable law, the Company assumes any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements contained herein. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement.
 
The distribution of this announcement outside the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any persons outside the United Kingdom into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions as to the Placing, the Open Offer, the Retail Offer, the Placing Shares, the Open Offer Shares, the Retail Shares and the distribution of this announcement. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or to subscribe for, shares in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. In particular, this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly, or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or to any US Person, or any national, resident or citizen of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan. No offering of Placing Shares, or any other securities of the Company, is being made in the United States and this announcement, and the information contained herein, does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares, Retail Shares or any other securities of the Company in the United States.
 
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in this announcement (or the circular to be sent to Shareholders today) in connection with the Placing, the Retail Offer, the Open Offer and Admission (all as defined in the announcement of the Company made on 24 June 2020) and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by or on behalf of the Company, Numis or Canaccord or any of their respective directors, employees or officers.
 
Information to Distributors
 
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements of Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II") and local implementing measures, and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares, the Open Offer Shares and the Retail Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares and/or Retail 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 MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Distributors should note that: the price of Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares and Retail Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares and/or Retail Shares (as applicable) offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares and/or Retail Shares (as applicable) 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 any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Placing, Open Offer and Retail Offer. 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 Placing Shares, Open Offer Shares or Retail Shares. 
 
 






 








 














 


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