Insig AI
plc
("Insig AI" or the
"Company")
Strategic investment in
ImpactScope and revenue share partnership
Insig AI, the data science and machine learning business, is
pleased to announce that it has acquired a 5.45% equity interest in
ImpactScope OÜ ("ImpactScope"). ImpactScope is an award-winning
European impact-focused AI and blockchain company, registered in
Estonia. The consideration is through the issue of 900,000 ordinary
shares of shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
at a price of 13.75p per share (together, the "Consideration
Shares"). The Consideration Shares will be subject to a lock-in
arrangement for a minimum of two years.
Revenue share
partnership and option
ImpactScope has appointed Insig AI
as its exclusive agent for global sales to asset managers and
international regulators of ImpactScope's award-winning
Greenwashing Identifier ("GWI"). GWI is an AI and blockchain
powered application capable of identifying inconsistencies and
unsubstantiated claims in statements and numbers across multiple
datasets, including annual reports, ESG reports, earnings call
transcripts, social media posts, news articles and carbon offset
purchase transaction records. The partnership provides Insig AI with 40% of revenues from sales of the
GWI.
ImpactScope has also granted Insig
AI an option to subscribe EUR 800,000 for further equity
securities, as part of a following a future funding round, which
values ImpactScope at EUR 10,000,000 or more on a pre-money
basis.
About
ImpactScope
ImpactScope has designed the world's
first carbon emissions calculation tools for digital asset
exchanges and crypto mining companies. Clients and partners include
YouHodler, Climate Focus, US BTC Corp (Hut8), NextEarth and
Crypto2Cash. In the last quarter of 2023, ImpactScope won several
accolades for its work on GWI, including the Global Financial
Innovation Network Eureka Prize and the Green Cross Climate
Positive Award at COP28. GWI has been tested by regulators in
multiple jurisdictions and many of its features were designed in
collaboration with the World Bank and the UK Financial Conduct
Authority.
Consideration, admission and total voting
rights
The Consideration Shares will be
satisfied partly from the issue of 505,888 existing Ordinary Shares
held in treasury and partly from the issue of 394,112 new Ordinary
Shares (the "New Ordinary Shares").
Application will be made to the
London Stock Exchange for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to
trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will
become effective and dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will
commence on or around 4 June 2024.
The New Ordinary Shares will be
issued fully paid and will rank pari passu in all
respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.
Following Admission, the total
number of Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company in issue
will be 110,745,137. Following the issue of the Consideration
Shares the Company does not hold any shares in treasury, as such,
the total number of voting rights in the Company following
Admission will be 110,745,137. This 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's share capital pursuant
to (i) the Company's Articles, (ii) the Financial Conduct
Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and/or (iii)
the AIM Rules for Companies issued by the London Stock Exchange plc
as amended from time to time.
Richard Bernstein, Chief Executive of Insig AI
commented: "We're delighted to have reached agreement
with ImpactScope. Reporting on corporate sustainability is
becoming mandatory. This tie up with ImpactScope will help
regulators quickly identify potential inconsistencies, investigate
and also enable companies to take corrective action. At the
same time, our partnership with ImpactScope broadens and
deepens access to new customers and gives us valuable exposure to
opportunities in various blockchain
ecosystems."
Sean Murphy, Chief Executive of ImpactScope
commented: "By their own admission,
many financial supervisory authorities are ill-equipped to identify
cases of greenwashing committed by banks and asset managers under
their supervision. GWI saves regulators thousands of hours of
research resources annually. Greenwashing is a crime. It devalues
the verifiable sustainability-linked achievements of good corporate
citizens and sows needless mistrust among consumers. GWI helps
regulators spot it faster and stamp it out."
For further information, please
visit
www.insg.ai or
contact:
Insig AI plc
Richard Bernstein, CEO
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richard.bernstein@insg.ai
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Zeus (Nominated Adviser
& Broker)
David Foreman / James
Hornigold
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+44 (0)
203 829 5000
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