3rd Feb 2017 15:12
For immediate release | 3 February 2017 |
EVR Holdings plc
('EVR' or the 'Company')
Exercise of Warrants, Issue of Shares and Grant of Options
The following announcement replaces the announcement released at 1021 a.m. on 2 February 2017 (RNS number: 8727V). This has been amended in the final paragraph to show the correct number of shares in issue following admission of the shares issued following the warrant exercise, being 957,489,848. There are no other changes to the announcement. The full amended announcement is set out below.
EVR Holdings plc (AIM: EVRH), one of the leading creators of virtual reality content, announces that it has allotted and issued 3,367,083 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company at a price of 1.4 pence per share and 372,549 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company at a price of 1.85 pence per share following the exercise of warrants. The gross proceeds of exercise amounted in aggregate to £54,031.32, which provides additional working capital for the Company.
Following the warrant exercise, the number of warrants outstanding is as follows:
Number | Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
16,427,458 | 1.4p | 31 July 2018 |
59,777,856 | 1.1p | 16 May 2019 |
24,244,328 | 1.85p | 16 October 2019 |
9,230,180 | 1.2p | 31 July 2020 |
The Company has made application for the 3,739,632 new ordinary shares of 1 penny each to be admitted to trading on AIM. Admission is expected to occur on or about 7 February 2017. The 3,739,632 new ordinary shares rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.
In addition, Options over 3,900,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each have been granted under the Company's EMI Scheme to employees and contractors of the Company. The exercise prices of the options granted range between £0.033 and £0.1025, with expiry dates of between the third and tenth anniversaries of the date of grant (subject to vesting conditions).
For the purpose of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, following the admission of 3,739,632 new ordinary shares on or about 7 February 2017, the Company's total issued ordinary share capital will consist of 957,489,848 ordinary shares of 1 penny each. 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 under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information:
EVR Holdings plc | ||
Sean Nicolson, Chairman | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 | |
Anthony Matchett, Chief Executive Officer | www.evrholdings.com | |
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser) | ||
Neil Baldwin / Sean Wyndham-Quin | Tel: +44 (0) 203 368 3550 | |
www.sparkadvisorypartners.com | ||
Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited (Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0930 | |
Eran Zucker / Lucy Williams | www.pcorpfin.com | |
Media enquiries:
Buchanan | |
Ben Romney / Jamie Hooper Stephanie Watson / Catriona Flint | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
www.buchanan.uk.com |
Notes to Editors:
MelodyVR
MelodyVR is a wholly owned subsidiary of EVR Holdings plc ('EVR'), a company that is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EVRH.L. EVR, a creator of virtual reality content, joined AIM on 16 May 2016 following a reverse takeover of Armstrong Ventures plc. Further information can be viewed at www.evrholdings.com
Virtual Reality in 2017
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