5th Jan 2018 07:00
For immediate release: 5th January 2018
TYRATECH, INC.
("TyraTech" or the "Company")
Result of Tender Offer
TyraTech Inc. (AIM: TYR, and TYRU), the life sciences company focused on nature-derived insect and parasite control products, is pleased to announce the results of the Tender Offer, details of which were set out in the shareholder circular published by the Company on 4 December 2017.
Result of Tender Offer
Under the Tender Offer 204,994,390 Common Shares were validly tendered and will be purchased at a price per Common Share of 3 pence, for an aggregate purchase price of $8.4 million. The Common Shares purchased under the Tender Offer represent approximately 55.8 per cent. of the Company's Issued Capital.
It is anticipated that the proceeds payable under the Tender Offer to the Company's Shareholders who hold their Shares in certificated form will be despatched on 15 January 2018 in the form of a cheque. Those Shareholders who hold their Shares in uncertificated form will have their CREST accounts credited on 8 January 2018.
The Company intends to retire the Common Shares purchased by it under the Tender Offer, reducing the number of issued and outstanding Shares from 367,666,444 Shares to 162,672,054 Common Shares. It is anticipated that retirement of the shares will occur at on 8 January 2018 and after this time Shareholders may use 162,672,054 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.
Directors' Interests
Number of Shares prior to the Tender Offer | Percentage of issued capital prior to the Tender Offer | Number of Shares sold under the Tender Offer | Number of Shares following the Tender Offer | Percentage of issued capital following retirement of the Tender Offer shares | |
James Hills | 3,029,957 | 0.83% | nil | 3,029,957 | 1.86% |
Bruno Jactel | 2,438,157 | 0.67% | nil | 2,438,157 | 1.50% |
Barrington Marshall Riley | 3,723,413 | 1.02% | nil | 3,723,413 | 2.29% |
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Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as defined in the Circular.
The information communicated within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
For further information:
TyraTech Inc. Bruno Jactel, Chief Executive Officer Erica H. Boisvert, Chief Financial Officer www.tyratech.com |
Tel: +1 919 415 4340 Tel: +1 919 415 4287 |
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser) Matt Davis / Mark Brady |
Tel: +44 20 3368 3552 |
Allenby Capital Limited (Broker) Chris Crawford |
Tel: +44 20 3328 5656 |
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Belvedere Communications (PR) John West / Kim van Beeck | Tel: +44 20 3567 0510 |
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