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DISTRIBUTION SHALL FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION
WITH, ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN RESPECT OF ONDINE BIOMEDICAL
INC.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended
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references to C$ in this announcement are to Canadian Dollars.
This Announcement uses a £:C$ exchange rate of 1 :
1.71690 as at 16:30 (GMT)
on 1 May 2024.
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to them in the Launch Announcement, unless the context provides
otherwise.
8 May 2024
Ondine Biomedical
Inc.
("OBI", "Ondine", or the
"Company")
Further Result of
Fundraising
Further to its announcement on 3 May
2024, Ondine Biomedical Inc. (AIM: OBI), is pleased to announce
that, due to increased demand from existing and new investors, it
has increased the amount raised in its Placing, to a revised total
of approximately £3.24 million (C$5.57
million). The amount raised via the
Subscription is unchanged.
As a result, the total raised in its
Placing and Subscription (the "Fundraising") is now approximately
£3.54 million (C$6.07 million), at the Issue Price of 7 pence per New Common
Share.
Further details on the Fundraising
are included in the Company's announcement of 8.00 a.m. on 3 May
2024.
The total gross proceeds of the
Fundraising are approximately £3.54 million (C$6.07 million) and
the estimated net proceeds are expected to be approximately £3.37
million (C$5.70 million).
The Placing has conditionally raised
aggregate gross proceeds of approximately £3.24 million (C$5.57
million) pursuant to the placing of 46,349,297 Placing Shares with new and existing investors. As previously
announced, the Subscription has raised gross proceeds of
approximately £0.29 million (C$0.50 million) pursuant to
subscriptions received for 4,182,673 Subscription Shares.
The 50,531,970 New Common Shares in
aggregate to be issued pursuant to the Fundraising represent
approximately 22.3 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of the Company,
or approximately 18.2 per cent. of the
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the
Fundraising.
All shares
issued pursuant to the Fundraising will be
issued non pre-emptively under the Company's existing authorities,
and are expected to be admitted to trading on AIM on or
around 9 May 2024.
Due to the increase in the placing
quantum, the Company will now be issuing 25,265,978 Warrants in
conjunction with the Fundraising, on the basis of one Warrant for
every two Placing Share(s) or Subscription Share(s)
purchased. Each Warrant can be exercised
over one Common Share within nine months of Admission, at an
exercise price of 15 pence.
Orana Corporate LLP ("Orana") acted as Joint Broker to the
Placing and Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited ("SCM") acted as Bookrunner for the
Placing. The Placing was conducted following a market sounding by
way of an accelerated book build process.
Admission, Settlement and Dealings
Admission of the Placing Shares and
Subscription Shares will take place on or around 8.00 a.m. on 9 May
2024 and dealings on AIM in the Placing Shares and the Subscription
Shares will commence at the same time. Admission is conditional
upon, among other things, the Placing Agreement becoming
unconditional and not being terminated, and the Subscription being
carried out within the Company's existing statutory authority to
issue shares on a non pre-emptive basis.
The Placing Shares and Subscription
Shares when issued, will be 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 after the date of issue.
Total Voting Rights
Following admission of the Placing
Shares and Subscription Shares, the Company's issued and fully paid
share capital will consist of 277,285,759 Common Shares, each carrying one
voting right per Common Share. The Company does not hold any Common
Shares in treasury. Therefore, from Admission, the total number of
Common Shares and voting rights in the Company will be
277,285,759.
This figure may be used from the
date of Admission until further notice by existing 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 FCA's Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules.
This Announcement should be read in its entirety. In
particular, you should read and understand the information provided
in the "Important Notices" section of this
Announcement.
Enquiries:
Ondine Biomedical
Inc.
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Angelika Vance, Corporate
Communications
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+001 604 838
2702
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Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser, Joint Broker and
Bookrunner)
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Aubrey Powell, Asha Chotai, Sam
Butcher
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+44 (0)20 7496
3000
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Orana Corporate LLP (Joint Broker to the
Placing)
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Sebastian Wykeham
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+33
6 7120 1513
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RBC
Capital Markets (Joint Broker)
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Rupert Walford, Kathryn
Deegan
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+44
(0)20 7653 4000
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Vane Percy & Roberts (Media Contact)
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+44 (0)77
1000 5910
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Simon Vane Percy, Amanda
Bernard
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NOTICES
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amendment from time to time. No reliance may be placed for any
purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its
accuracy, fairness or completeness.
No undertaking, representation,
warranty or other assurance, express or implied, is made or given
by or on behalf of the Company or the Bookrunner or any of their
respective directors, officers, partners, employees, agents or
advisers or any other person as to the accuracy or completeness of
the information or opinions contained in this announcement and no
responsibility or liability is accepted by any of them for any such
information or opinions or for any errors, omissions or
misstatements, negligence or otherwise in this
Announcement.
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may not be forwarded or distributed to any other person and may not
be reproduced in any manner whatsoever. Any forwarding,
distribution, reproduction, or disclosure of this information in
whole or in part is unauthorised. Failure to comply with this
directive may result in a violation of applicable securities laws
and regulations of other jurisdictions.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, ANY COPY OF IT,
AND THE INFORMATION (INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS) CONTAINED
HEREIN, IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR TRANSMISSION, PUBLICATION,
RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT SECURITIES LAW OF SUCH JURISDICTION,
INCLUDING 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, NEW
ZEALAND, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IS
OR WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FURTHER, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY, DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE FULL OR COMPLETE AND IS NOT
AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS
NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOR IS IT INTENDED
THAT IT WILL BE SO APPROVED.
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. The Placing Shares have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"US
Securities Act") or with any
securities
regulatory authority of any state or jurisdiction of the United States, and may not
be offered, sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into
the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the US
Securities Act and
in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction of the
United States. There will be no public offering of
securities in the
United States.
This Announcement may contain and
the Company may make verbal statements containing "forward-looking
statements" with respect to certain of the Company's plans and its
current goals and expectations relating to its future financial
condition,
performance, strategic initiatives, objectives and results. By their nature,
all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because
they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond the
control of the Company, including amongst other things, United
Kingdom domestic
and global economic business conditions, market-related risks such as
fluctuations in
interest rates and exchange rates, the policies and
actions of
governmental and regulatory authorities, the effect of
competition,
inflation,
deflation,
the timing effect
and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries, the
effect of tax and other legislation and other
regulations in the
jurisdictions in
which the Company and its respective affiliates operate, the effect of
volatility in the
equity, capital and credit markets on the Company's profitability
and ability to access capital and credit, a decline in the
Company's credit ratings, the effect of operational risks, and the loss of key
personnel. As a result, the actual future financial
condition,
performance and results of the Company may differ materially from
the plans, goals and expectations set forth in any forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this
Announcement by or on behalf of the Company speak only as of the
date they are made. Except as required by applicable law or
regulation, the
Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publish any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in
this Announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's
expectations with
regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statement is based.
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.
UK
Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the
product governance requirements contained within chapter 3 of
the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance
Sourcebook (the "UK Product
Governance Requirements") and disclaiming all and any
liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which
any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the UK Product Governance
Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing
Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has
determined that the Placing 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 chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook Conduct of
Business Sourcebook ("COBS"); and (ii) eligible for
distribution through all permitted distribution channels (the
"UK Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the UK Target Market Assessment, distributors
should note that: the price of the Placing Shares may decline and
investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Placing
Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an
investment in Placing Shares 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 UK Target Market Assessment
is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal
or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Placing.
Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the UK Target Market
Assessment, the Bookrunner
will only procure investors who meet the criteria
of professional clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the UK
Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an
assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of
chapters 9A or 10A respectively of the COBS; 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
Placing Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its
own target market assessment in respect of the shares and
determining appropriate distribution channels.
EU
Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of
Article 9(8) of
Commission Delegated Directive 2017/593 (the "Delegated Directive") regarding the responsibilities of Manufacturers under the
Product Governance requirements contained within: (a)
Directive
2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended
("MiFID II"); (b)
Articles 9 and 10
of the Delegated Directive; and (c) local implementing measures (the "MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability,
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which any
"manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing
Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has
determined that the Placing 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 (as defined within the MiFID II Product
Governance Requirements) should note that: the price of the Placing
Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their
investment; the Placing Shares offer no guaranteed income and no
capital protection;
and an investment in Placing Shares 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 the
requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling
restrictions in
relation to the
proposed Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding
the Target Market Assessment, the Bookrunner will only procure
investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and
eligible counterparties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment
does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability of 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. Each distributor is responsible
for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the
Placing Shares and determining appropriate
distribution
channels.
SCM is authorised and regulated by
the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") in the United Kingdom and is
acting exclusively
for the Company and no one else in connection with the Placing, and SCM will
not be responsible to anyone (including any purchasers of the
Placing Shares) other than the Company for providing the
protections
afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the
Placing or any other matters referred to in this
Announcement.
Orana Corporate LLP (FRN 835691) is
an appointed representative of Ragnar Capital Partners LLP (FRN
593052) who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority in the United Kingdom and is acting exclusively for the
Company and no one else in connection with the Placing, and Orana
will not be responsible to anyone (including any purchasers of the
Placing Shares) other than the Company for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Placing or any other matters referred to in this
Announcement.
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 the Bookrunner or by any of its
respective affiliates or agents 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 their
respective advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly
disclaimed.