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Result of Open Offer

17th Apr 2014 07:00

RNS Number : 0304F
Opsec Security Group PLC
17 April 2014
 



 

17 April 2014

 

OPSEC SECURITY GROUP PLC

("OpSec" or the "Company")

 

Result of Open Offer

 

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OF INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THE ATTENTION OF SHAREHOLDERS WITH REGISTERED ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM IS DRAWN TO THE PARAGRAPH 6 OF PART IV OF THE CIRCULAR (DEFINED BELOW).

 

 

The Company is pleased to announce the result of the Open Offer which closed at 11.00 a.m. on 15 April 2014. The Company has received valid acceptances for 635,195 Open Offer Shares from Qualifying Shareholders representing approximately 5.2 per cent. of the Open Offer Shares available.

 

The number of Open Offer Shares applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under their Open Offer Entitlement was 383,391 Open Offer Shares. All applications by Qualifying Shareholders for their Open Offer Entitlement have been satisfied in full. The number of Open Offer Shares applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under their Excess Open Offer Entitlement was 251,804 Open Offer Shares. All applications by Qualifying Shareholders for their Excess Open Offer Entitlement have been satisfied in full.

 

On 31 March 2014, the Company announced that it had conditionally placed an aggregate of 21,212,121 New Ordinary Shares with Orca and Herald subject to the clawback in respect of valid acceptances received pursuant to the Open Offer. Accordingly, following the result of the Open Offer, under the Placing, Orca will be subscribing for 13,717,951 New Ordinary Shares and Herald will be subscribing for 6,858,975 New Ordinary Shares.

 

The Placing and Open Offer are each conditional, inter alia, on the passing of the Resolution by Shareholders at the General Meeting which is being held at the offices of Bond Dickinson LLP at 4 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AU at 12.00 noon today.

 

An application has been made for the 21,212,121 New Ordinary Shares being issued pursuant to the Placing and Open Offer to be admitted to trading on AIM. Subject to the passing of the Resolution, this is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 22 April 2014.

 

The definitions used in this announcement, unless otherwise stated, are as defined in the circular dated 31 March 2014 sent to Shareholders in connection with the Placing and Open Offer (the "Circular").

 

For further information, please contact:

 

OpSec Security Group plc

+1 720 394 2803

Mark Turnage, Chief Executive ([email protected])

 

Mike Angus, Finance Director ([email protected])

 

 

 

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited

020 7408 4090

Stephane Auton/ Patrick Castle

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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