NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO
FURTHER, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR ISSUE OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SUBSCRIBE FOR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE ANY NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF TLOU ENERGY LIMITED IN ANY JURISIDICTION IN WHICH ANY SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL
26 March 2024
Tlou Energy Limited
("Tlou" or "the Company")
Placement of Entitlement Offer Shortfall
Ø Placement of Entitlement Offer shortfall shares has raised approximately
Ø Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) have increased their shareholding to 16.63%
Ø Funds received will be used to advance the Lesedi power project towards first power generation
On 15 December 2023 Tlou Energy Limited announced a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer ("Offer") for the issue of up to 379,629,948 new shares ("Offer Shares") at a price of
Eligible Shareholders were invited to subscribe for 4 fully paid ordinary shares for each 11 fully paid ordinary shares held at the Record Date. The Offer closed on 31 January 2024 with applications for 32,554,360 Offer Shares, raising approximately
The Company is pleased to advise that it has received commitments totalling
Following the placement of Shortfall Shares the results from the Offer are summarised below:
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Shares |
Total shares available under the Offer |
379,629,948 |
Entitlements taken up |
32,554,360 |
Shortfall Shares |
177,596,534 |
Balance |
169,479,054 |
Under the Offer, the balance of 169,479,054 shares can be placed prior to 30 April 2024.
Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) have subscribed for 161,290,323 Shortfall Shares amounting to
Application will be made for the quotation of the 177,596,534 Shortfall Shares to trading on ASX, AIM and BSE, with ASX quotation on or around Tuesday 2 April 2024 and admission to trading on AIM and BSE expected to occur on or around 8.00 am (GMT) and 8.00 am (CAT) on Wednesday 3 April 2024.
Total Voting Rights
Following quotation of the Shortfall Shares, the total number of voting rights of the Company's ordinary shares will be 1,254,133,251. This figure of 1,254,133,251 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the retained EU law version of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (the "
Further Information
If you have any questions in relation to any of the above matters, please contact the Company Secretary at either offer@tlouenergy.com or +61 7 3040 9084, Monday to Friday. For other questions, you should consult your broker, solicitor, accountant, financial adviser, or other professional adviser.
By Authority of the Board of Directors
Mr. Anthony (Tony) Gilby
Managing Director
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For further information regarding this announcement please contact:
Tlou Energy Limited |
+61 7 3040 9084 |
Tony Gilby, Managing Director |
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Solomon Rowland, General Manager |
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Grant Thornton (Nominated Adviser) |
+44 (0)20 7383 5100 |
Harrison Clarke, Colin Aaronson, Ciara Donnelly |
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Zeus Capital ( |
+44 (0)20 3829 5000 |
Simon Johnson |
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Investor Relations |
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Ashley Seller ( |
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FlowComms Ltd - Sasha Sethi ( |
+44 (0) 7891 677 441 |
About Tlou
Tlou is developing energy solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa through gas-fired power and ancillary projects. The Company is listed on the ASX (
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