NOT FOR
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA,
JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FURTHER, THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER
OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION.
THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF UK
DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT
2018.
5 March
2024
LungLife AI,
Inc.
(the
"Company" or "LungLife")
Results of Placing and
Subscription
and
Notice of Special
Meeting
LungLife AI (AIM: LLAI),
a developer of clinical diagnostic solutions for the early
detection of lung cancer, is pleased to
announce that it has conditionally raised
approximately £1.8 million (approximately US$2.3 million) (before
fees and expenses) through the conditional issue of 5,172,621 new
shares of common stock of the Company with a par value per share of
$0.0001 (the "New Shares")
at a price of 35 pence per New Share (the "Issue Price") (the "Fundraising").
Fundraising Highlights
·
A total of 4,456,566 New Shares have been
conditionally placed by Investec Bank plc ("Investec") and Goodbody Stockbrokers
UC, trading as Goodbody ("Goodbody" and, together with Investec,
the "Joint Bookrunners") at
the Issue Price, raising approximately £1.56 million (approximately
US$1.96 million) (before fees and expenses) (the "Placing").
·
A total of 716,055 New Shares have been
conditionally subscribed for by certain existing shareholders,
raising approximately £0.25 million (approximately US$0.32 million)
(before fees and expenses) (the "Subscription").
·
The Issue Price represents a discount of
approximately 15.7 per cent. to the closing price of 41.5 pence per
Common Share on 4 March 2024.
·
The New Shares represent 16.9 per cent. of the
Enlarged Share Capital.
Notice of Special Meeting
The Fundraising is conditional,
inter alia, upon shareholder approval at the Special Meeting of the
Company which will be held at Mayer Brown International LLP, at 201
Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AF and by virtual link at 11.00 a.m. on
21 March 2024.
A circular containing the notice of
the Special Meeting to, inter alia, approve the resolutions
required to implement the Fundraising, is expected to be published
and despatched to shareholders on or around 6 March 2024 (the
"Circular"). Following its
publication the Circular will be available on the Company's website
at https://lunglifeai.com/investors/shareholder-information/
Subject to shareholder approval, an
application will be made to London Stock Exchange plc for admission
of the New Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that
Admission will become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 22 March 2024. The
New Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will
rank pari passu in all
respects with the existing Common Shares, including the right to
receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or
paid in respect of the New Shares after the date of
issue.
The Placing is conditional, among
other things, on (i) shareholder approval; (ii) Admission becoming
effective; and (iii) the placing agreement between the Company and
the Joint Bookrunners not being terminated in accordance with its
terms. The Subscription is conditional, among other things, on (i)
shareholder approval; and (ii) Admission becoming
effective.
Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same
meanings as defined in the announcement released by the Company on
4 March 2024 and the circular to be sent to shareholders of the
Company on 6 March 2024.
For further
information please contact:
LungLife AI,
Inc.
|
www.lunglifeai.com
|
Paul Pagano, CEO
|
Via Walbrook PR
|
David Anderson, CFO
|
|
|
|
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser & Joint
Broker)
|
Tel: +44 (0)20 7597
5970
|
Virginia Bull / Cameron MacRitchie / Lydia
Zychowska
|
|
|
|
Goodbody Stockbrokers UC (Joint Broker)
Tom Nicholson / Cameron Duncan /
William Hall
|
Tel: +44 (0)20 3841
6202
|
Walbrook PR Limited
|
Tel: +44 (0)20 7933
8780
|
Paul McManus / Alice Woodings /
Phillip Marriage
|
or LungLifeAI@walbrookpr.com
|
About LungLife
LungLife AI is a developer of
clinical diagnostic solutions designed to make a significant impact
in the early detection of lung cancer, the deadliest cancer
globally. Using a minimally invasive blood draw, the
Company's LungLB® test is designed to deliver additional
information to clinicians who are evaluating indeterminate lung
nodules. For more information visit
www.lunglifeai.com
Inside Information
This announcement contains inside
information as defined in Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 on market
abuse which is part of UK domestic law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR") and is
made in accordance with the Company's obligations under article 17
of MAR. The person responsible for arranging the release of this
announcement on behalf of LungLife is David Anderson, Company
Secretary of LungLife.
IMPORTANT
NOTICES
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING THE
APPENDICES AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEM, IS RESTRICTED AND
IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE, TRANSMISSION, FORWARDING OR
DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR
INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS,
ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(COLLECTIVELY, THE "UNITED
STATES"), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR
DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FURTHER, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR
INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY
JURISDICTION.
This Announcement or any part of it
does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or
the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for,
any securities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or
South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which the same would be
unlawful. No public offering of the Placing Shares is being made in
any such jurisdiction.
No action has been taken by the
Company, the Joint Bookrunners (as defined below) or any of their
respective affiliates, or any person acting on its or their behalf
that would permit an offer of the Placing Shares or possession or
distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or
publicity material relating to such Placing Shares in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons
into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the
Company and the Joint Bookrunners to inform themselves about, and
to observe, such restrictions.
No prospectus, offering memorandum,
offering document or admission document has been or will be made
available in connection with the matters contained in this
Announcement and no such prospectus is required (in accordance with
Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 (as amended) (the "EU Prospectus Regulation") or the EU
Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "UK Prospectus Regulation")) to be
published. Persons needing advice should consult a qualified
independent legal adviser, business adviser, financial adviser or
tax adviser for legal, financial, business or tax
advice.
The securities referred to herein
have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or with any
securities regulatory authority of any State or other jurisdiction
of the United States, and may not be offered, sold or transferred,
directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, or to or for
the account or benefit of US persons (as defined in Regulation S
under the Securities Act ("Regulation S")), except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance
with the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction of
the United States. Accordingly, the Placing Shares will be offered
and sold only outside of the United States to non-US persons in
"offshore transactions" within the meaning of, and pursuant to,
Regulation S and otherwise in accordance with applicable laws. No
public offering of the Securities will be made in the United States
or elsewhere.
This Announcement has not been
approved by the London Stock Exchange.
Members of the public are not
eligible to take part in the Placing. This Announcement is directed
at and is only being distributed to: (a) if in a member state of
the European Economic Area (the "EEA"), qualified investors
("Qualified Investors")
within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation;
(b) if in the United Kingdom, qualified investors within the
meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation who are
also (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating
to investments who fall within the definition of "investment
professional" in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the
"Order"); or (ii) high net
worth companies, unincorporated associations and partnerships and
trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2)(a) to
(d) of the Order ("UK Qualified
Investors"); or (c) other persons to whom it may otherwise
be lawfully communicated (all such persons together being
"Relevant
Persons").
This Announcement must not be acted
on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Persons
distributing this Announcement must satisfy themselves that it is
lawful to do so. Any investment or investment activity to which
this Announcement relates is available only to Relevant Persons and
will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.
The relevant clearances have not
been, nor will they be, obtained from the securities commission of
any province or territory of Canada, no prospectus has been lodged
with, or registered by, the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance; the relevant
clearances have not been, and will not be, obtained for the South
Africa Reserve Bank or any other applicable body in South Africa in
relation to the Placing Shares and the Placing Shares have not
been, nor will they be, registered under or offered in compliance
with the securities laws of any state, province or territory of
Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. Accordingly, the Placing
Shares may not (unless an exemption under the relevant securities
laws is applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly
or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa
or any other jurisdiction in which such activities would be
unlawful.
Certain statements contained in this
Announcement constitute "forward-looking statements" with respect
to the financial condition, results of operations and businesses
and plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group"). Words such as "believes",
"anticipates", "estimates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "aims",
"potential", "will", "would", "could", "considered", "likely",
"estimate" and variations of these words and similar future or
conditional expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such
statements. These statements and forecasts involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon future
circumstances that have not occurred. There are a number of factors
that could cause actual results or developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements and forecasts. As a result, the Group's actual financial
condition, results of operations and business and plans may differ
materially from the plans, goals and expectations expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements. No representation or
warranty is made as to the achievement or reasonableness of, and no
reliance should be placed on, such forward-looking statements. No
statement in this Announcement is intended to be, nor may be
construed as, a profit forecast or be relied upon as a guide to
future performance. The forward-looking statements contained in
this Announcement speak only as of the date of this Announcement.
The Company, its directors, the Joint Bookrunners, their respective
affiliates and any person acting on its or their behalf each
expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or
revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required to
do so by applicable law or regulation or the London Stock
Exchange.
Investec Bank plc ("IBP") is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority (the "PRA") and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the PRA and the FCA. Investec Europe Limited (trading as
Investec Europe) ("IEL"),
acting as agent on behalf of IBP in certain jurisdictions in the
EEA (IBP and IEL together, "Investec"), is regulated in Ireland by
the Central Bank of Ireland. Goodbody Stockbrokers UC, trading as
Goodbody ("Goodbody", and
together with Investec, the "Joint
Bookrunners"), is authorised and regulated in Ireland by the
Central Bank of Ireland and is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the FCA. The Joint Bookrunners are acting
exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the
Placing, the contents of this Announcement or any other matters
described in this Announcement. Neither Joint Bookrunner will
regard any other person as its client in relation to the Placing,
the content of this Announcement or any other matters described in
this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone (including
any Placees) other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to its clients or for providing advice to any other person
in relation to the Placing, the content of this Announcement or any
other matters referred to in this Announcement.
This Announcement has been issued by
and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or
warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in
relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be
accepted by either Joint Bookrunner or by any of its affiliates or
any person acting on its or their behalf as to, or in relation to,
the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other
written or oral information made available to or publicly available
to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability
therefore is expressly disclaimed.
This Announcement does not
constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's investment
decision with respect to the Placing. Any indication in this
Announcement of the price at which ordinary shares have been bought
or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to future
performance. The price of shares and any income expected from them
may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full
amount invested upon disposal of the shares. Past performance is no
guide to future performance. This Announcement does not identify or
suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or
indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the Placing
Shares. The contents of this Announcement are not to be construed
as legal, business, financial or tax advice. Each investor or
prospective investor should consult their or its own legal adviser,
business adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal,
financial, business or tax advice.
No statement in this Announcement is
intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate for any period,
and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean
that earnings, earnings per share or income, cash flow from
operations or free cash flow for the Company for the current or
future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the
historical published earnings, earnings per share or income, cash
flow from operations or free cash flow for the Company.
All offers of the Placing Shares
will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus
Regulation or the EU Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to
produce a prospectus. This Announcement is being distributed and
communicated to persons in the UK only in circumstances to which
section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act, 2000, as
amended does not apply.
The Placing Shares to be issued or
sold pursuant to the Placing will not be admitted to trading on any
stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange.
Persons (including, without
limitation, nominees and trustees) who have a contractual or other
legal obligation to forward a copy of this Announcement should seek
appropriate advice before taking any action.
Neither the content of the Company's
website (or any other website) nor the content of any website
accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other
website) is incorporated into or forms part of this
Announcement.
This Announcement has been prepared
for the purposes of complying with applicable law and regulation in
the United Kingdom and the information disclosed may not be the
same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement
had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of
any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.