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This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of Rule 3.3.2 of the Prospectus Regulation Rules made by the
Announcement of Price Range
Following the confirmation of intention to float announcement on
Offer highlights:
· The price range for the Offer has been set at 251 to
· The Offer comprises up to 11,553,785 new Shares to raise primary capital of approximately
· The Company will apply for admission of its Shares to the equity shares (commercial companies) category of the official list of the FCA and to trading on the main market for listed securities of
· The Company's directors believe that the Offer and Admission will position the Group for the next stage of its development, including further enhancing the Group's profile and brand awareness, assisting in retaining and incentivising senior management and key employees and providing it with a platform for continued growth.
· The Offer will include an intermediaries offer, using
· It is currently expected that Admission will occur in
· In connection with the Offer:
o each of the Company's directors and Andrew Showman (Chief Technology Officer) has agreed to lock-up arrangements for a period of 12 months from Admission and orderly market arrangements for a six month period thereafter, subject to certain exceptions in each case; and
o all existing shareholders have agreed to lock-up arrangements from Admission to the date that is four weeks after the publication of the audited accounts of the Group for the financial year ending
· Any additional details in relation to the Offer, together with any changes to corporate governance arrangements, will be disclosed in the Prospectus, which is expected to be published later today.
· The Company has engaged Berenberg as Sponsor, Bookrunner and Financial Adviser and
For more information, please contact:
Alex Beagley Harriet Jackson Matthew Young Amy Goldup
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T: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000 |
Berenberg (Sponsor, Bookrunner and Financial Adviser) Clayton Bush Alex Wright Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff Smruthya Ganeshram Ryan Mahnke |
T: +44 (0) 20 3207 7800 |
Rothschild & Co (Financial Adviser) Andrew Thomas Rob McCann Shannon Nicholls Tom Palmer Alexandra Loth
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T: +44 (0) 20 7280 5000 |
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