19th Aug 2008 12:40
ViaLogy Plc ("ViaLogy" or "the Company")
Placing raises £1.8 million
LONDON, 19 August, 2008 - ViaLogy PLC (AIM: VIY) today announces that it has raised £1.8 million (before expenses) through a placing, by St Helen's Capital, of 45,000,000 new ordinary shares, with certain existing shareholders and new institutional shareholders, at 4 pence per share.
The placing will also, subject to shareholder approval at the 2008 annual general meeting ("AGM") of the Company, to be convened, comprise the issue of 45,000,000 warrants. Each placee will receive one warrant for every new ordinary share subscribed for in the placing. Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to subscribe for one ordinary share of 1p each in the Company at 5 pence per share at any time following approval at the AGM until two years thereafter. The warrants will not be admitted to trading on the AIM market and no application is intended to be made for their admission to trading on any other market.
Application has been made for the 45,000,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to AIM ("Admission") and Admission is expected to occur on 28 August 2008.
The proceeds from the fund raising will be used to provide additional working capital. ViaLogy has recently announced that, in addition to the development of its Sensor Policy Manager (SPM™) product for the integration of sensor information for the defence and security industries, it is developing its patented technology for two important applications in the oil & gas industry.
ViaLogy's Chairman, Terry Bond, said: "In the difficult financial climate that exists nationally and globally we are pleased that the share placing was completed satisfactorily. The additional funds will enable us to continue to exploit opportunities to commercialise ViaLogy's technology.
"This is an exciting time for ViaLogy. Successful results from the drilling of the first "Vialogy well" in Texas next month should have a significant impact on the oil exploration industry. The well's location and the reservoir's size were recalculated according to the Vialogy analysis using our patented QRI™ technology. These more accurate analysis and location techniques should result in strong demand for use of our technology, and could save the oil & gas industry considerable amounts."
"September will also see the start of proof-of-concept flights to image underground metallic pipelines using airborne ground-penetrating sensors incorporating our QSUB™ product. This will enable pipeline companies to more cost-effectively monitor pipeline location and condition."
"Our focused sales efforts for SPM™, our sensor integration product for security and surveillance systems, should bring significant near term market entry as the result of our partnerships with Cisco, Axia Supernet, SAIC, and others."
For further information please contact:
ViaLogy Plc
Robert W Dean, President & CEO - US +1 626-296-6337 (mobile: +1 703-589-3807)
Terry Bond, Chairman - UK & Europe +44 (0) 1235-834734
Nominated Advisor (Seymour Pierce)
Mark Percy +44 (0) 20-7107-8000
St Helen's Capital
Mark Anwyl +44 (0) 20-7628 5582
PR Consultants - Redleaf Communications
Emma Kane / Samantha Robbins +44 (0) 20-7822-0200
About ViaLogy: Network Centric Signal Processing
ViaLogy is a leading innovator of network-centric, real-time signal processing platforms for sensor applications. ViaLogy is currently deploying and designing computational systems, powered by its patented technologies, for applications in life sciences, public safety and security, surveillance, defence and geoseismology. Vialogy focuses on market driven problems where automation, timeliness, quality and reliability of information processing are essential. ViaLogy's core competency incorporates rapidly and accurately detecting weak signals buried in high noise background and clutter. This technology can be employed to solve problems involving sensor integration and information overload challenges involving video, telephony and control sensors, as well as for enhancement of numerous signal processing applications. For more information, visit our website at www.vialogy.com.
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