12 March 2024
Catenai PLC
("Catenai" or the "Company")
Placing, Conversion of Loan Facility, Issue of Warrants, Board Changes
Placing
Catenai PLC (AIM: CTAI), the AIM quoted provider of digital media and technology, announces that the Company has issued 265,533,330 new ordinary shares at a price of
The First Tranche will be satisfied through gross proceeds of
The Second Tranche will be satisfied through:-
Gross proceeds |
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Fee shares to settle liabilities |
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Accrued director fees settled in shares |
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The gross proceeds of the Placing will be used for general working capital purposes.
The issue price of the Placing Shares represents a discount of 40% to the closing price per ordinary share as at the close of business on 11 March 2024.
Conversion of Loan Facility
Further to the announcement on 17 January 2024, the holder of the convertible loan note ("Loan Note") Sanderson Capital Limited ("Sanderson") has elected to convert
Issue of Warrants
Sanderson will be issued a warrant over 25,166,666 new ordinary shares in the Company. The warrants will be exercisable for a period of 36 months from the date of Admission with an exercise price of 0.3 pence per new ordinary share ("Warrants").
Directors' Interests Following Placing
As part of the Placing, accrued director fees of
Director |
Current Shares |
Shares issued pursuant to the Placing (Second Tranche) |
Resultant shareholding following Admission1 |
Resultant percentage shareholding following Admission1 |
John Farthing |
620,837 |
1,666,666 |
2,287,503 |
0.58% |
Brian Thompson* |
6,263,759 |
5,000,000 |
11,263,759 |
2.85% |
*1,666,666 new ordinary shares of Brian Thompson's new ordinary shares are being issued to Brian Thompson's spouse, in lieu of salary as a director of the Company's historical subsidiary Hyperneph Software Limited
1 Assumes admission of the Second Tranche ordinary shares is approved by shareholders at the General Meeting and admission occurs
Board Changes
Guy Meyer, CEO has informed the Company that he intends to step down as a director of Company, Guy has agreed to remain as a director until another director is appointed.
Subject to normal regulatory due diligence the Company intends to appoint Sarfraz Munshi as a Non-executive Director. A further announcement will be made in due course.
Brian Thompson, Chairman said "The Board thanks Guy for his service to the Company over many years and wishes him all the very best with his future endeavours. The Board is also pleased that Safraz has agreed to join the Company and looks forward to the Company's next strategic growth phase."
Admission and Total Voting Rights
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange to admit the First Tranche shares and the Loan Note Shares, being in aggregate 225,366,666 new ordinary shares ("New Ordinary Shares") to trading on AIM. Admission of the New Ordinary Shares is expected to occur on or around 8:00 a.m. on 27 March 2024 ("Admission")
A further application will be made for the Second Tranche shares to be admitted to trading on AIM following the General Meeting that is expected to occur in April 2024.
For the purpose of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares the enlarged issued share capital of the Company will comprise 282,374,451 ordinary shares of 0.2p each. The 282,374,451 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 and Transparency Rules.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the
For further information please contact:
Catenai PLC |
+44 (0)20 7183 8666 |
John Farthing, Chief Financial Officer |
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Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) |
+44(0)20 7213 0880 |
Liam Murray / Jo Turner |
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Shard Capital Partners LLP (Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7186 9952 |
Damon Heath |
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Notes to Editors:
About Catenai PLC
Catenai is an AIM quoted provider of digital media and technology services. The Company specialises in IT solutions that solve commercial challenges and create opportunities for its clients, with an increasing focus incorporating AI into its platforms. The Company has an experienced IT team of project managers and integrators who have deployed systems across corporate, government and educational sectors.
Caution regarding forward looking statements
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