Southern Energy Corp. (“
Southern”
or the “
Company”) (SOU: TSXV; AIM: SOUC), a
U.S.-focused, growth-oriented natural gas producer, is pleased to
announce a proposed prospectus offering and placing of new common
shares of no par value (“
Common Shares”) in the
capital of the Company to raise aggregate gross proceeds of
approximately US$30.0 million (approximately £24.5 million / C$38.9
million) (together, the “
Offering”). In the event
of excess demand, the Company reserves the right to increase the
size of the Offering.
The Offering consists of:
- an underwritten
bought deal prospectus offering of 26,060,000 million Common Shares
(the “Prospectus Shares”) at an issue price of
C$0.87 (approximately 54.5 pence) per Prospectus Share (the
“Prospectus Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds
of C$22.7 million (approximately £14.3 million / US$17.5 million)
to be led by Eight Capital (the “Prospectus
Offering”); and
- a concurrent
placing of approximately 18,692,661 million Common Shares (the
“Placing Shares”) at an offering price of 54.5
pence (approximately C$0.87) per Placing Share (the
“Placing Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds of
approximately £10.2 million (approximately US$12.5 million /
C$16.2million) to be conducted by way of an accelerated bookbuild
(the “Placing”).
The size of the Offering may be increased, at
the Company’s discretion, through the Placing and/or the Prospectus
Offering.
The Company will use the net proceeds of the
Offering for capital expenditures relating to extending and
accelerating the planned drilling programme at Gwinville and for
general working capital purposes, consistent with the Company’s
strategy of growing and developing an oil and natural gas
exploration and development company through organic growth
operations and synergistic acquisitions.
Offering Highlights:
- Combined gross
proceeds of approximately US$30.0 million to be raised via the
issue of new Common Shares pursuant to the Offering
- Offering
expected to provide additional liquidity to the Company’s Common
Shares on both AIM and the TSXV
- Net proceeds of
the Offering to be primarily used to accelerate the initiation of a
continuous organic drilling programme at Gwinville, as well as
increasing financial flexibility for potential accretive
acquisition opportunities
- Further
drilling at Gwinville expected to begin in Q4 2022
Operational Update
All three of the horizontal wells from the
Gwinville 19-3 padsite are now flowing to sales at highly
restricted rates. The padsite is currently producing approximately
15.3 MMcf/d (2,550 boe/d) of natural gas and all three wells are
meeting the company’s early-time expectations for our Generation 3
completion design. The Company began flowing the new production
through its 100% owned compression facilities on June 20, 2022 and
the operations team is working quickly to further optimize gas flow
rates and lower gathering system pressures from the padsite. The
Company will update the performance of the new wells over the
coming months as the Generation 3 type curve is established.
Ian Atkinson, President and CEO of Southern,
commented:
“With all three Gwinville Selma Chalk wells now
on production, we have more than doubled corporate production which
illustrates the significant organic growth potential we can deliver
to shareholders with our multi-year drilling inventory in
Gwinville.
Following the encouraging test results of our
ongoing operations at Gwinville, utilizing our improved Generation
3 completion design, we believe that this is an opportune moment to
finance the business for further, operationally-driven growth
through the Offering. In tandem, we continue to see significant
opportunity for accretive acquisitions in our area of expertise and
believe that this financing will allow us to continue to act nimbly
and opportunistically as we execute our growth strategy. These are
truly exciting times for Southern Energy and our shareholders.”
The Prospectus Offering
Southern has entered into an agreement with
Eight Capital, pursuant to which Eight Capital, as lead underwriter
and sole bookrunner, together with a syndicate of underwriters
(collectively, the “Underwriters”) will purchase,
on a bought-deal basis, 26.1 million Prospectus Shares at the
Prospectus Price. The Underwriters will have an option to purchase
up to an additional 15% of the Prospectus Shares issued under the
Prospectus Offering at the Prospectus Price for market
stabilization purposes and/or to cover over-allotments, exercisable
in whole or in part at any time until 30 days after the closing of
the Prospectus Offering.
The Prospectus Shares to be issued pursuant to
the Prospectus Offering will be distributed by way of a short form
prospectus in all provinces of Canada (excluding Québec) and may
also be placed privately in the United States to Qualified
Institutional Buyers (as defined under Rule 144A under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S.
Securities Act”)) pursuant to an exemption under Rule
144A, and may be distributed outside Canada and the United States
on a basis which does not require the qualification or registration
of any of the Company’s securities under domestic or foreign
securities laws.
Closing of the Prospectus Offering is expected
to occur on or about July 7, 2022.
The Placing
The Placing will be conducted by way of an
accelerated bookbuild (the “Bookbuild”) which will
open immediately following the release of this Announcement and the
Placing is subject to the terms and conditions set out in the
Appendix to this Announcement.
Canaccord Genuity Limited and H&P Advisory
Limited are acting as joint brokers and joint bookrunners (the
“Joint Brokers” or “Joint
Bookrunners”) in relation to the Placing. Strand Hanson
Limited is acting as Nominated & Financial Adviser to the
Company.
The Placing will only be made available to
invited eligible institutional and professional investors in
certain specified jurisdictions and the timing for the close of the
Bookbuild will be determined by the Joint Brokers and the Company.
A further announcement confirming the number of new Placing Shares
to be issued pursuant to the Placing and final details of the
Bookbuild is expected to be made in due course after the close of
the Bookbuild.
The Joint Brokers will commence the Bookbuild
with immediate effect. The Joint Brokers have entered into the
conditional placing agreement with the Company (the
“Placing Agreement”) under which, subject to the
conditions set out therein, the Joint Brokers have agreed to use
their respective reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for
the Placing Shares at the Placing Price and as set out in the
Placing Agreement.
The Placing Shares, upon issue, will rank
equally in all respects with the existing Common Shares and the
Prospectus Shares.
Attention is drawn to the Appendix to this
Announcement containing, inter alia, the terms and conditions of
the Placing, which are applicable to Placees only.
By choosing to participate in the Placing and by
making a legally binding offer (including orally) to acquire
Placing Shares in the Placing, Placees will be deemed to have read
and understood this Announcement in its entirety (including the
Appendix) and to be making such offer on the terms and subject to
the conditions in it, and to be providing the representations,
warranties, undertakings and acknowledgements contained in the
Appendix. The results of the Placing are expected to be announced
on 24 June 2022, and the Placing Shares are expected to be admitted
to trading on AIM on or around 5 July 2022.
Further details of the
Offering
The Company intends that the Placing will be
conducted in conjunction with the Prospectus Offering but is not
inter-conditional with the Prospectus Offering.
Application will be made to: (a) the London
Stock Exchange for Admission of the Placing Shares and the
Prospectus Shares to trading on AIM; and (b) the TSX Venture
Exchange (the “TSXV”) for listing of the Placing
Shares and the Prospectus Shares for trading on the facilities of
the TSXV.
Completion of the Offering is subject to
customary closing conditions, including the receipt of all
necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange. In addition, the Placing is conditional upon the
Placing Agreement becoming unconditional and not having been
terminated in accordance with its terms. Further details of the
respective conditions and termination rights applicable to the
Placing and the Prospectus Offering are set out in the
Appendix.
Without prior written approval of the TSXV and
compliance with all applicable Canadian securities laws, the
Placing Shares may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or
otherwise traded on or through the facilities of TSXV or otherwise
in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until the
date that is four months and a day after the date of issuance.
The relevant clearances have not been, nor will
they be, obtained from the securities commission of any province or
territory of Canada; no prospectus has been lodged with or
registered by, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
or the Japanese Ministry of Finance or the South African Reserve
Bank; and the Placing Shares have not been, nor will they be,
registered or qualified for distribution, as applicable under or
offered in compliance with the securities laws of any state,
province or territory of United States, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, Japan or South Africa. Accordingly, the Placing Shares may
not (unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws is
applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, Japan or South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which
such offer, sale, resale or delivery would be unlawful.
The securities described herein have not been,
and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any
state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold
within the United States except in compliance with the registration
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state
securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This
Announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities to,
or for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States, nor
shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. There has
been and will be no public offer of the Company’s securities in
Australia, Japan, South Africa, the United States or elsewhere,
other than the Prospectus Offering in each of the provinces of
Canada, except Québec.
About Southern Energy Corp.
Southern Energy Corp. is a natural gas
exploration and production company. Southern has a primary focus on
acquiring and developing conventional natural gas and light oil
resources in the southeast Gulf States of Mississippi, Louisiana,
and East Texas. Our management team has a long and successful
history working together and have created significant shareholder
value through accretive acquisitions, optimization of existing oil
and natural gas fields and the utilization of re-development
strategies utilizing horizontal drilling and multi-staged fracture
completion techniques.
For further information, please
contact:
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Ian Atkinson (President and CEO) |
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+1 587 287 5401 |
Calvin Yau (VP Finance and CFO) |
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+1 587 287 5402 |
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Strand Hanson Limited – Nominated & Financial
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+44 (0) 20 7409 3494 |
James Spinney / James Bellman / Rob Patrick |
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Canaccord Genuity – Joint Broker |
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+44 (0) 20 7523 8000 |
Henry Fitzgerald-O’Connor / James Asensio |
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Hannam & Partners – Joint Broker |
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+44 (0) 20 7907 8500 |
Samuel Merlin / Ernest Bell |
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Camarco |
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+44 (0) 20 3757 4980 |
James Crothers / Billy Clegg / Hugo Liddy |
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READER ADVISORY
Natural gas liquids volumes are recorded in
barrels of oil (bbl) and are converted to a thousand cubic feet
equivalent (Mcfe) using a ratio of six (6) thousand cubic feet to
one (1) barrel of oil (bbl). Natural gas volumes recorded in
thousand cubic feet (Mcf) are converted to barrels of oil
equivalent (boe) using the ratio of six (6) thousand cubic feet to
one (1) barrel of oil (bbl). Mcfe and boe may be misleading,
particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6
mcf:1 bbl or a Mcfe conversion ratio of 1 bbl:6 Mcf is based in an
energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the
burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the
wellhead. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the
current price of oil as compared with natural gas is significantly
different from the energy equivalent of six to one, utilizing a boe
conversion ratio of 6 Mcf:1 bbl or a Mcfe conversion ratio of 1
bbl:6 Mcf may be misleading as an indication of value.
Throughout this Announcement, “crude oil” or
“oil” refers to light and medium crude oil product types as defined
by National Instrument 51-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Oil and
Gas Activities (“NI 51-101”). References to “NGLs” throughout this
Announcement comprise pentane, butane, propane, and ethane, being
all NGLs as defined by NI 51-101. References to “natural gas”
throughout this Announcement refers to conventional natural gas as
defined by NI 51-101.
References in this Announcement to IP30,
production test rates, initial test production rates, and other
short‐term production rates are useful in confirming the presence
of hydrocarbons, however such rates are not determinative of the
rates at which such wells will commence production and decline
thereafter and are not indicative of long term performance or of
ultimate recovery. While encouraging, readers are cautioned not to
place reliance on such rates in calculating the aggregate
production for Southern. A pressure transient analysis or well‐test
interpretation has not been carried out in respect of all wells.
Accordingly, the Company cautions that the test results should be
considered to be preliminary.
Certain type curves disclosure presented herein
represents estimates of the production decline and ultimate volumes
expected to be recovered from wells over the life of the well. The
type curves represent what management thinks an average well will
achieve, based on methodology that is analogous to wells with
similar geological features. Individual wells may be higher or
lower but over a larger number of wells, management expects the
average to come out to the type curve. Over time type curves can
and will change based on achieving more production history on older
wells or more recent completion information on newer wells.
Please see below for a list of abbreviations
used in this Announcement.
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barrels of oil |
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain information included in this
Announcement constitutes forward-looking information under
applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information
typically contains statements with words such as “anticipate”,
“believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”, “propose”,
“project” or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements
regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information in this
Announcement may include, but is not limited to, statements
concerning the Offering, including the terms thereof and the use of
proceeds of the Offering, the Company's business strategy,
objectives, strength and focus, the Company's capital program for
the remainder of 2022, the Company's asset base including the
development of the Company's assets, expectations regarding
production from the Company's drilling operations in Gwinville and
the timing thereof, ability to achieve production estimates set out
herein and future production levels.
The forward-looking statements contained in this
Announcement are based on certain key expectations and assumptions
made by Southern, including the timing of and success of future
drilling, development and completion activities, the performance of
existing wells, the performance of new wells, the availability and
performance of facilities and pipelines, the geological
characteristics of Southern's properties, the characteristics of
its assets, the successful application of drilling, completion and
seismic technology, benefits of current commodity pricing hedging
arrangements, prevailing weather conditions, prevailing legislation
affecting the oil and gas industry, commodity prices, royalty
regimes and exchange rates, the application of regulatory and
licensing requirements, the availability of capital, labour and
services, the creditworthiness of industry partners and the ability
to source and complete asset acquisitions.
Although Southern believes that the expectations
and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based
are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the
forward-looking statements because Southern can give no assurance
that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking
statements address future events and conditions, by their very
nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual
results could differ materially from those currently anticipated
due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not
limited to, the risk that the Offering may not be completed on
favorable terms or at all, the risk that the Company may not be
able to obtain all necessary regulatory and stock exchange
approvals, including the approval of the TSXV and the London Stock
Exchange, the risk that the Company may apply the proceeds of the
Offering differently than as stated herein depending on future
circumstances; risks associated with the oil and gas industry in
general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and
production; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty
of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and
expenses, and health, safety and environmental risks), constraint
in the availability of services, negative effects of the current
COVID-19 pandemic, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations,
geo-political risks, political and economic instability abroad,
wars (including Russia's military actions in Ukraine), hostilities,
civil insurrections, inflationary risks including potential
increases to operating and capital costs, changes in legislation
impacting the oil and gas industry, adverse weather or break-up
conditions and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or
changes in plans with respect to exploration or development
projects or capital expenditures. These and other risks are set out
in more detail in the Preliminary Prospectus and Southern's most
recent management's discussion and analysis and annual information
form, which are available under the Company's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information contained in
this Announcement is made as of the date hereof and Southern
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, unless required by
applicable securities laws. The forward-looking information
contained in this Announcement is expressly qualified by this
cautionary statement.
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Canaccord Genuity Limited, which is authorised
and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United
Kingdom is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in
connection with the Placing and Admission, and Canaccord will not
be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Placing or Admission or any other matters referred
to in this Announcement.
H&P Advisory Limited, which is authorised
and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United
Kingdom is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in
connection with the Placing and Admission, and H&P will not be
responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Placing or Admission or any other matters referred
to in this Announcement.
Neither of Canaccord or H&P nor any of their
respective subsidiary undertakings, affiliates or any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents or any
other person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever
for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied,
as to the truth, accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
information or opinions contained in this Announcement (or whether
any information has been omitted from it) or any other information
relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies,
whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and
howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever
arising from any use of this Announcement or its contents or
otherwise arising in connection therewith and any liability
therefore is expressly disclaimed.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
APPENDIXTERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE PLACING
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS APPENDIX (THE “TERMS AND
CONDITIONS”) IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION,
RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND,
THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH
SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE
PART IN THE PLACING. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE FOR INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE DIRECTED ONLY AT: (A) PERSONS WHO ARE IN A
MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA AND ARE, UNLESS
OTHERWISE AGREED BY THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS, (“QUALIFIED
INVESTORS”) AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE EU
PROSPECTUS REGULATION (WHICH MEANS REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 AND
INCLUDES ANY RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING MEASURES IN ANY MEMBER STATE)
(THE “PROSPECTUS REGULATION”);
AND/OR (B) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PERSONS WHO ARE (I) QUALIFIED
INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS
REGULATION (AS IT FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE
EUWA); AND (II) “INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF
ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000
(FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (AS AMENDED) (THE
“ORDER”); (II) PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE
49(2)(A) TO (D) (“HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED
ASSOCIATIONS, ETC”) OF THE ORDER; OR (III) PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY
OTHERWISE BE LAWFULLY COMMUNICATED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING
REFERRED TO AS “RELEVANT
PERSONS”). THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE A
FINANCIAL PROMOTION, WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM THE GENERAL RESTRICTION
IN SECTION 21 OF FSMA ON THE COMMUNICATION OF INVITATIONS OR
INDUCEMENTS TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY, ON THE GROUNDS THAT
IT IS ONLY BEING DISTRIBUTED TO RELEVANT PERSONS. ACCORDINGLY,
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS MAY BE RESTRICTED OR
PROHIBITED BY LAW. PERSONS DISTRIBUTING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST
SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT IT IS LAWFUL TO DO SO. ANY INVESTMENT OR
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATE IS
AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH
RELEVANT PERSONS.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OR
SUBSCRIPTION IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION
OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
JURISDICTION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR
SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE COMPANY. THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO
PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE
SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE
REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“U.S. SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR AS PART OF A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT
TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT. NEITHER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION NOR ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR
OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE
MERITS OF THE PLACING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE CONTENTS
OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF
SECURITIES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
EACH PLACEE SHOULD CONSULT WITH ITS OWN ADVISERS
AS TO THE LEGAL, TAX, BUSINESS AND RELATED IMPLICATIONS OF AN
INVESTMENT IN PLACING SHARES. THE PRICE OF SHARES AND THE INCOME
FROM THEM (IF ANY) MAY GO DOWN AS WELL AS UP AND INVESTORS MAY NOT
GET BACK THE FULL AMOUNT INVESTED ON A DISPOSAL OF THEIR
SHARES.
The relevant clearances have not been, nor will
they be, obtained from the securities commission of any province or
territory of Canada; no prospectus has been lodged with or
registered by, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
or the Japanese Ministry of Finance or the South African Reserve
Bank; and the Placing Shares have not been, nor will they be,
registered or qualified for distribution, as applicable under or
offered in compliance with the securities laws of any state,
province or territory of United States, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, Japan or South Africa. Accordingly, the Placing Shares may
not (unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws is
applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, Japan or South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which
such offer, sale, resale or delivery would be unlawful.
Solely for the purposes of the product
governance requirements contained within the FCA Handbook Product
Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “UK
Product Governance Rules”), and disclaiming all and any
liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which
any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the UK Product Governance
Rules) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares
have been subject to a product approval process, which has
determined that the Placing Shares are: (i) compatible with an end
target market of retail investors and investors who meet the
criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each
defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook
(“COBS”); and (ii) eligible for distribution
through all distribution channels as are permitted by the UK
Product Governance Rules (the “UK Target Market
Assessment”).
Solely for the purposes of the product
governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive
2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended
(“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission
Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c)
local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II
Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and
any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise,
which any “manufacturer” and/or “distributor” (for the purposes of
the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have
with respect thereto, the Placing Shares have been subject to a
product approval process, which has determined that the Placing
Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail
investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional
clients and eligible counterparties (each as defined in MiFID II);
and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution
channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the “EU
Target Market
Assessment”).
Notwithstanding the UK Target Market Assessment
and the EU Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that:
the price of the Common Shares may decline and investors could lose
all or part of their investment; the Common Shares offer no
guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in
the Common Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need
a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in
conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment
and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses
that may result therefrom.
Each of the UK Target Market Assessment and the
EU Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to any
contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation
to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the
UK Target Market Assessment and the EU Target Market Assessment,
the Joint Bookrunners will only procure investors who meet the
criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties each
as defined under COBS or MiFID II, as applicable.
For the avoidance of doubt, each of the UK
Target Market Assessment and the EU Target Market Assessment does
not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness
for the purposes of Chapters 9A or 10A respectively of COBS or
MiFID II, as applicable; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or
group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other
action whatsoever with respect to the Common Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking
its own target market assessment in respect of the Placing Shares
and determining appropriate distribution channels.
Persons (including, without limitation, nominees
and trustees) who have a contractual or other legal obligation to
forward a copy of this Announcement (or any part of it) should seek
appropriate advice before taking any action.
These terms and conditions apply to persons
making an offer to acquire Placing Shares. Each Placee hereby
agrees with the Joint Bookrunners and the Company to be bound by
these terms and conditions as being the terms and conditions upon
which Placing Shares will be issued or acquired. A Placee shall,
without limitation, become so bound if a Bookrunner confirms to
such Placee its allocation of Placing Shares.
Upon being notified of its allocation of Placing
Shares, a Placee shall be contractually committed to acquire the
number of Placing Shares allocated to it at the Placing Price and,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, will be deemed to have
agreed not to exercise any rights to rescind or terminate or
otherwise withdraw from such commitment.
In this Terms and Conditions, unless the context
otherwise requires, “Placee” means a Relevant
Person (including individuals, funds or others) on whose behalf a
commitment to subscribe for or acquire Placing Shares has been
given.
Details of the Placing Agreement and the
Placing Shares
The Joint Bookrunners and the Company have
entered into a Placing Agreement, under which the Joint Bookrunners
have, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out therein,
undertaken to use their reasonable endeavours to procure
subscribers for Placing Shares at the Placing Price. The Placing is
not being underwritten by either of the Joint Bookrunners or any
other person.
The number of Placing Shares will be determined
following completion of the Bookbuild. The timing of the closing of
the Bookbuild, the number of Placing Shares and allocations are at
the discretion of the Joint Bookrunners, following consultation
with the Company. Allocations will be confirmed orally or by email
by the relevant Bookrunner following the close of the Bookbuild. An
announcement confirming these details will then be made by the
Company as soon as practicable following completion of the
Bookbuild.
The Placing Shares will, when issued, be subject
to the Articles, will be credited as fully paid and non-assessable
and rank equally in all respects with the existing Common Shares
(and the Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Prospectus
Offering), including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions (if any) declared, made or paid on or in respect of
Common Shares after the date of issue of the Placing Shares.
Subject to Admission, the Placing Shares will
trade on AIM under the trading symbol “SOUC” and with ISIN
CA8428131059.
Without prior written approval of the TSXV and
compliance with all applicable Canadian securities laws, the
Placing Shares may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or
otherwise traded on or through the facilities of TSXV or otherwise
in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until the
date that is four months and a day after the date of issuance of
such Placing Shares.
Application for admission to
trading
Application will be made to the London Stock
Exchange for admission to trading on AIM of the Placing Shares and
the Prospectus Shares. It is expected that settlement of any such
shares (via Depositary Interests) and Admission will become
effective at 8.00 a.m. on or around 5 July 2022 and that dealings
in the Placing Shares and Prospectus Shares will commence at that
time.
Bookbuild
The Joint Bookrunners are conducting a
bookbuilding process to determine demand for participation in the
Placing by potential Placees at the Placing Price. This Appendix
gives details of the terms and conditions of, and the mechanics of
participation in, the Placing. No commissions will be paid to
Placees or by Placees in respect of any Placing Shares.
The Joint Bookrunners and the Company shall be
entitled to effect the Placing by such alternative method to the
Bookbuild as they may, in their sole discretion, determine.
The principal terms of, the Placing are as
follows:
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The Joint Bookrunners are arranging the Placing as agents for, and
brokers of, the Company.
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Participation in the Placing is only available to persons who are
lawfully able to be, and have been, invited to participate by a
Bookrunner.
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The Bookbuild will establish the number of Placing Shares to be
issued at the Placing Price, which will be determined by the Joint
Bookrunners, in consultation with the Company, following completion
of the Bookbuild. The number of Placing Shares will be announced by
the Company on a Regulatory Information Service following the
completion of the Bookbuild.
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In order to participate in the Placing, prospective Placees should
communicate their bid by telephone or email to their usual contact
at the relevant Bookrunner. Each bid should state the number of
Placing Shares which the prospective Placee wishes to subscribe for
or purchase at the Placing Price. Bids may be scaled down by the
relevant Bookrunner on the basis referred to in paragraph 8
below.
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The timing of the closing of the Bookbuild will be at the
discretion of the Joint Bookrunners. The Company reserves the right
to reduce or seek to increase the amount to be raised pursuant to
the Placing, in its absolute discretion.
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Allocations of the Placing Shares will be determined by the Joint
Bookrunners, following consultation with the Company. Each Placee's
allocation will be confirmed to Placees orally, or by email, by the
relevant Bookrunner following the close of the Bookbuild and a
trade confirmation or contract note will be dispatched as soon as
possible thereafter. Oral or emailed confirmation from the relevant
Bookrunner will give rise to an irrevocable, legally binding
commitment by that person (who at that point becomes a Placee), in
favour of that Bookrunner and the Company, under which it agrees to
acquire by subscription the number of Placing Shares allocated to
it at the Placing Price and otherwise on the terms and subject to
the conditions set out in these Terms and Conditions and in
accordance with the Articles. Except with the relevant Bookrunner's
consent, such commitment will not be capable of variation or
revocation.
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The Company will make an announcement following the close of the
Bookbuild detailing the number of Placing Shares to be issued at
the Placing Price.
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Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 above, the relevant Bookrunner may
choose not to accept bids and/or to accept bids, either in whole or
in part, on the basis of allocations determined at its discretion
(after consultation with the Company) and may scale down any bids
for this purpose on such basis as it may determine. The Joint
Bookrunners may also, notwithstanding paragraphs 4 and 5 above,
subject to the prior consent of the Company, allocate Placing
Shares after the time of any initial allocation to any person
submitting a bid after that time.
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A bid in the Bookbuild will be made on the terms and subject to the
conditions in this Announcement (including these Terms and
Conditions) and will be legally binding on the Placee on behalf of
which it is made and except with the relevant Bookrunner's consent
will not be capable of variation or revocation from the time at
which it is submitted.
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Irrespective of the time at which a Placee's allocation pursuant to
the Placing is confirmed, settlement for all Placing Shares to be
acquired pursuant to the Placing will be required to be made at the
same time, on the basis explained below under “Registration and
Settlement”.
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All obligations of the Joint Bookrunners under the Placing will be
subject to fulfilment of the conditions referred to below
“Conditions of the Placing” and to the Placing not being terminated
on the basis referred to below under “Right to terminate under the
Placing Agreement”.
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By participating in the Placing, each Placee agrees that its rights
and obligations in respect of the Placing will terminate only in
the circumstances described below and will not be capable of
rescission or termination by the Placee.
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To the fullest extent permissible by law and the applicable rules
of the Financial Conduct Authority, neither of the Joint
Bookrunners, nor any of their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers or employees shall have any liability to
Placees (or to any other person whether acting on behalf of a
Placee or otherwise whether or not a recipient of these terms and
conditions) in respect of the Placing. In particular, neither of
the Joint Bookrunners, nor any of their respective affiliates,
agents, directors, officers or employees shall have any liability
(including to the extent permissible by law, any fiduciary duties)
in respect of the Joint Bookrunners' conduct of the Placing or of
such alternative method of effecting the Placing as the Joint
Bookrunners and the Company may determine.
Conditions of the Placing
The Placing is conditional upon the Placing
Agreement becoming unconditional and not having been terminated in
accordance with its terms. Each of the Joint Bookrunners’
obligations under the Placing Agreement in respect of the Placing
Shares are conditional on, inter alia:
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the application for Admission being delivered to the London Stock
Exchange on or before 30 June 2022;
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each of the conditions to the Prospectus Offering or the
obligations of Eight Capital as set out in the Bought Deal
Engagement Letter which are to be fulfilled prior to Admission
having been fulfilled or (if capable of waiver) waived by Eight
Capital and not having become incapable of being fulfilled, in each
case by the respective time(s) and date(s) (if any) specified
therein and the Bought Deal Engagement Letter not having been
terminated or otherwise ceasing to be in full force and effect
(other than where such termination or cessation is as a result of
the Bought Deal Engagement Letter having been superseded by the
Underwriting Agreement);
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the Underwriting Agreement having been duly executed by the Company
and each of the other parties thereto, each of the conditions to
the Prospectus Offering or the obligations of the Underwriters as
set out in the Underwriting Agreement which are to be fulfilled
prior to Admission having been fulfilled or (if capable of waiver)
waived by the Underwriters, and not having become incapable of
being fulfilled, in each case by the respective time(s) and date(s)
(if any) specified therein, and the Underwriting Agreement not
having been terminated or otherwise ceasing to be in full force and
effect;
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the delivery by the Company to the Joint Bookrunners of certain
documents required under the Placing Agreement;
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the Company having performed its obligations under the Placing
Agreement to the extent that such obligations fall to be performed
prior to Admission;
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the issue and allotment of the Placing Shares, conditional only
upon Admission;
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Admission taking place no later than 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 5
July 2022 or such other date and time as may be agreed between the
Company and the Joint Bookrunners, not being later than 8.00 a.m.
(London time) on 19 July 2022 (the “Long Stop
Date”); and
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the Placing Agreement not having been terminated by the Joint
Bookrunners in accordance with its terms.
If: (i) any of the conditions contained in the
Placing Agreement, including those described above, are not
fulfilled or (where applicable) waived by the Joint Bookrunners by
the respective time or date where specified (or such later time or
date as the Joint Bookrunners may notify to the Company, being not
later than the Long Stop Date); (ii) any of such conditions becomes
incapable of being fulfilled; or (iii) the Placing Agreement is
terminated in the circumstances specified below, the Placing will
not proceed and the Placees' rights and obligations hereunder in
relation to the Placing Shares shall cease and terminate at such
time and each Placee agrees that no claim can be made by the Placee
in respect thereof.
The Joint Bookrunners may, at their discretion
and upon such terms as they thinks fit, waive, or extend the period
for (subject to the Long Stop Date), compliance by the Company with
the whole or any part of any of the Company's obligations in
relation to the conditions in the Placing Agreement save that the
condition relating to Admission taking place may not be waived. Any
such extension or waiver will not affect Placees' commitments as
set out in these Terms and Conditions.
Neither the Joint Bookrunners, the Company nor
any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or
employees shall have any liability to any Placee (or to any other
person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise) in
respect of any decision they may make as to whether or not to waive
or to extend the time and/or date for the satisfaction of any
condition to the Placing nor for any decision they may make as to
the satisfaction of any condition or in respect of the Placing
generally and, by participating in the Placing, each Placee agrees
that any such decision is within the absolute discretion of the
Joint Bookrunners.
Right to terminate the Placing
Agreement
The Joint Bookrunners are entitled, at any time
before Admission, to terminate the Placing Agreement by giving
notice to the Company in certain circumstances, including, inter
alia, if before Admission:
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any of the warranties given in the Placing Agreement are not true
and accurate and not misleading when given at the date of the
Placing Agreement or would not be true and accurate or would be
misleading if they were repeated on Admission;
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the Company has failed to comply with its obligations under the
Placing Agreement, or with the requirements of any applicable laws
or regulations (including MAR, the AIM Rules and the TSXV Rules) in
relation to the Placing;
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any of the conditions set out in the Placing Agreement are not
fulfilled or (if capable of waiver) waived by the Joint Bookrunners
or shall have become incapable of being fulfilled by the respective
time(s) and date(s) (if any) specified in the Placing
Agreement;
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there has been any development or event which will or is likely to
have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial,
operational, legal or otherwise), prospects, solvency, liquidity,
management, results of operations, financial position, business or
general affairs of the Group taken as a whole, whether or not
foreseeable and whether or not arising in the ordinary course of
business;
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there has been a change in national or international financial,
political, economic, monetary or stock market conditions (primary
or secondary) or an imposition of or compliance with any law or
governmental or regulatory order, rule, regulation, restriction or
direction,
which, in the opinion of the Joint Bookrunners,
would or would be likely to prejudice materially the Company or
render the Placing (or any material part thereof) or Admission
impractical or inadvisable.
The rights and obligations of the Placees will
not be subject to termination by the Placees or any prospective
Placees at any time or in any circumstances. By participating in
the Placing, Placees agree that the exercise by the Joint
Bookrunners of any right of termination or other discretion under
the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute discretion of
the Joint Bookrunners and that the Joint Bookrunners need not make
any reference to Placees in this regard and that neither the Joint
Bookrunners nor any of their respective affiliates shall have any
liability to Placees whatsoever in connection with any such
exercise or failure so to exercise.
The Prospectus Offering is being underwritten by
Eight Capital pursuant to the Bought Deal Engagement Letter, and
such underwriting obligations are expected to be syndicated to the
Underwriters (led by Eight Capital). Following syndication, the
obligations of the Underwriters are to be formalised by entering
into the Underwriting Agreement, which would then supersede the
Bought Deal Engagement Letter.
The obligations of Eight Capital under the
Bought Deal Engagement Letter are conditional upon all necessary
regulatory approvals being obtained.
In addition, Eight Capital is entitled, at any
time before closing of the Prospectus Offering (by listing of the
Prospectus Shares for trading on the facilities of TSXV), to
terminate its commitments under the Bought Deal Engagement Letter,
if (inter alia):
(a) there is a material change or a change in a
material fact or new material fact shall arise or there should be
discovered any previously undisclosed material fact required to be
disclosed in the Company’s preliminary short form prospectus or the
final short form prospectus or any amendment thereto, in each case,
that has or would be expected to have, in the sole opinion of Eight
Capital, a significant adverse change or effect on the business or
affairs of the Company or on the market price or the value of the
securities of the Company;
(b) (i) there should occur or come into effect
any event or condition (including without limitation, terrorism,
accident or any outbreak or escalation of international hostilities
or war) or major financial occurrence of national or international
consequence or a new or change in any law or regulation which in
the sole opinion of Eight Capital, may seriously adversely affect
or involve the financial markets or the business, operations or
affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the
market price or value of the securities of the Company, (ii) any
inquiry, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is commenced or
threatened in relation to the Company or any one of the officers of
the Company where wrong-doing is alleged or any order is made by
any competent authority which involves a finding of wrong-doing, or
(iii) any order, action or proceeding is made or threatened by a
securities regulatory authority which ceases trading, or otherwise
operates to prevent or restrict the trading, of the Common Shares;
or
(c) the Company is in breach of a material term,
condition or covenant of the Bought Deal Engagement Letter or any
representation or warranty given by the Company in the Bought Deal
Engagement Letter becomes or is false in any material respect.
The foregoing conditions and termination rights
are expected to be replicated, and supplemented by additional
customary terms and conditions, in the Underwriting Agreement.
No Admission Document or
Prospectus
The Placing Shares are being offered to a
limited number of specifically invited persons only and have not
been nor will be offered in such a way as to require the
publication of a prospectus in the United Kingdom. No offering
document, admission document or prospectus has been or will be
submitted to be approved by the FCA or the London Stock Exchange in
relation to the Placing, and Placees' commitments will be made
solely on the basis of the information contained in these Terms and
Conditions and the business and financial information that the
Company is required to publish in accordance with the AIM Rules and
the TSXV Rules, including this Announcement (the “Exchange
Information”). The Preliminary Prospectus and the
Company’s final short form prospectus are not a prospectus for the
purposes of Section 85(1) of FSMA and, accordingly, will not be
examined or approved as a prospectus by the FCA under Section 87A
FSMA or by the London Stock Exchange and it will not be filed with
the FCA pursuant to the FCA’s Prospectus Regulation Rules nor will
it be approved by a person authorised under FSMA, for the purposes
of Section 21 FSMA. Each Placee, by accepting a participation in
the Placing, agrees that the content of the Exchange Information
(including this Announcement) is exclusively the responsibility of
the Company and confirms that it has not relied on any other
information, representation, warranty, or statement made by or on
behalf of the Company, the Joint Bookrunners (or either Bookrunner)
or any other person and neither of the Joint Bookrunners, the
Company nor any other person will be liable for any Placee's
decision to participate in the Placing based on any other
information, representation, warranty or statement which the
Placees may have obtained or received and, if given or made, such
information, representation, warranty or statement must not be
relied upon as having been authorised by the Joint Bookrunners (or
either of them), the Company or their respective officers,
directors, employees or agents. Each Placee acknowledges and agrees
that it has relied on its own investigation of the business,
financial or other position of the Company in accepting a
participation in the Placing. Neither the Company nor the Joint
Bookrunners are making any undertaking or warranty to any Placee
regarding the legality of an investment in the Placing Shares by
such Placee under any legal, investment or similar laws or
regulations. Each Placee should not consider any information in
this Announcement to be legal, tax or business advice. Each Placee
should consult its own solicitor, tax adviser and financial adviser
for independent legal, tax and financial advice regarding an
investment in the Placing Shares. Nothing in this paragraph shall
exclude the liability of any person for fraudulent
misrepresentation.
Registration and Settlement
Following the close of the Bookbuild, each
Placee allocated Placing Shares in the Placing will be sent a trade
confirmation or contract note in accordance with the standing
arrangements in place with the relevant Bookrunner, stating the
number of Placing Shares allocated to it at the Placing Price, the
aggregate amount owed by such Placee (in pounds sterling) and a
form of confirmation in relation to settlement instructions.
Each Placee will be deemed to agree that it will
do all things necessary to ensure that delivery and payment is
completed as directed by the relevant Bookrunner in accordance with
the standing CREST settlement instructions which they have in place
with that Bookrunner.
Settlement of transactions in the Placing Shares
via the Depositary Interests (ISIN: CA8428131059) following
Admission will take place within the system administered by
Euroclear UK & International Limited (“CREST”)
provided that, subject to certain exceptions, each Joint Bookrunner
reserves the right to require settlement for, and delivery of, the
Placing Shares (or a portion thereof) to Placees by such other
means that it deems necessary if delivery or settlement is not
possible or practicable within CREST within the timetable set out
in these Terms and Conditions or would not be consistent with the
regulatory requirements in any Placee's jurisdiction.
It is expected that settlement will take place
on 5 July 2022 in accordance with the instructions set out in the
contract note.
Interest is chargeable daily on payments not
received from Placees on the due date in accordance with the
arrangements set out above at the rate of 4 percentage points above
the prevailing LIBOR rate as determined by the relevant
Bookrunner.
Each Placee is deemed to agree that, if it does
not comply with these obligations, the relevant Bookrunner may sell
any or all of the Placing Shares allocated to that Placee on such
Placee's behalf and retain from the proceeds, for that Bookrunner's
account and benefit (as agent for the Company), an amount equal to
the aggregate amount owed by the Placee plus any interest due. The
relevant Placee will, however, remain liable and shall indemnify
the relevant Bookrunner on demand for any shortfall below the
aggregate amount owed by it and may be required to bear any stamp
duty or stamp duty reserve tax or securities transfer tax (together
with any interest or penalties) which may arise upon the sale of
such Placing Shares on such Placee's behalf. By communicating a bid
for Placing Shares, each Placee confers on the relevant Bookrunner
such authorities and powers necessary to carry out any such sale
and agrees to ratify and confirm all actions which that Bookrunner
lawfully takes in pursuance of such sale. Legal and/or beneficial
title in and to any Placing Shares shall not pass to the relevant
Placee until it has fully complied with its obligations
hereunder.
If Placing Shares are to be delivered to a
custodian or settlement agent, Placees should ensure that the form
of confirmation is copied and delivered immediately to the relevant
person within that organisation.
Insofar as Placing Shares are registered in a
Placee's name or that of its nominee or in the name of any person
for whom a Placee is contracting as agent or that of a nominee for
such person, such Placing Shares should, subject as provided below,
be so registered free from any liability to UK stamp duty or stamp
duty reserve tax or securities transfer tax. Neither of the Joint
Bookrunners nor the Company will be liable in any circumstances for
the payment of stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax or securities
transfer tax in connection with any of the Placing Shares. Placees
will not be entitled to receive any fee or commission in connection
with the Placing.
Representations, Warranties and Further
Terms
By participating in the Placing, each Placee
(and any person acting on such Placee's behalf) makes the following
representations, warranties, acknowledgements, agreements and
undertakings (as the case may be) to the Company and each Joint
Bookrunner:
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that it has read and understood this Announcement, including these
Terms and Conditions, in its entirety and that its subscription for
or purchase of Placing Shares is subject to and based upon all the
terms, conditions, representations, warranties, acknowledgements,
agreements and undertakings and other information contained therein
and undertakes not to redistribute or duplicate this
Announcement;
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that its obligations are irrevocable and legally binding and shall
not be capable of rescission or termination by it in any
circumstances;
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that the exercise by the Joint Bookrunners of any right or
discretion under the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute
discretion of the Joint Bookrunners and the Joint Bookrunners need
not have any reference to it and shall have no liability to it
whatsoever in connection with any decision to exercise or not to
exercise any such right and each Placee agrees that it has no
rights against the Joint Bookrunners or the Company, or any of
their respective officers, directors, employees agents or advisers,
under the Placing Agreement pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties Act) 1999;
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that these terms and conditions represent the whole and only
agreement between it, the relevant Bookrunner and the Company in
relation to its participation in the Placing and supersedes any
previous agreement between any of such parties in relation to such
participation. Accordingly, each Placee, in accepting its
participation in the Placing, is not relying on any information or
representation or warranty in relation to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any of the Placing Shares other than as contained
in the Exchange Information (including this Announcement), such
information being all that it deems necessary to make an investment
decision in respect of the Placing Shares. Each Placee agrees that
neither the Company, the Joint Bookrunners nor any of their
respective officers, directors or employees will have any liability
for any such other information, representation or warranty, express
or implied;
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that in the case of any Placing Shares acquired by it as a
financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 5(1) of the
Prospectus Regulation and Article 5(1) of the Prospectus Regulation
(as it forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the EUWA), (i) the
Placing Shares acquired by it in the Placing have not been acquired
on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their
offer or resale to, persons in any Member State of the European
Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Regulation or
the UK, respectively, other than Qualified Investors or in
circumstances in which the prior consent of the Joint Bookrunners
has been given to the offer or resale; or (ii) where Placing Shares
have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any member state
of the EEA, or the UK respectively, other than Qualified Investors,
the offer of those Placing Shares to it is not treated under the
Prospectus Regulation or the Prospectus Regulation (as it forms
part of domestic UK law pursuant to the EUWA) (as the case may be)
as having been made to such persons;
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that neither it nor, as the case may be, its clients expect the
Joint Bookrunners to have any duties or responsibilities to such
persons similar or comparable to the duties of “best execution” and
“suitability” imposed by the FCA's Conduct of Business Source Book,
and that the Joint Bookrunners are not acting for it or its
clients, and that the Joint Bookrunners will not be responsible for
providing the protections afforded to customers of the Joint
Bookrunners or for providing advice in respect of the transactions
described in this Announcement;
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that it has made its own assessment of the Placing Shares and has
relied on its own investigation of the business, financial or other
position of the Company in accepting a participation in the Placing
and that it shall not be entitled to rely upon any material
regarding the Placing Shares or the Company (if any) that the Joint
Bookrunners (or either of them) or the Company or any of their
respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or
any person acting on behalf of any of them has provided, other than
the information in the Exchange Information (including this
Announcement); nor has it requested any of the Joint Bookrunners,
the Company or any of their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers or employees or any person acting on behalf of
any of them to provide it with any such information;
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that it understands and accepts that, without the prior written
approval of the TSXV and compliance with all applicable Canadian
securities laws, the Placing Shares may not be sold, transferred,
hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of
TSXV or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian
resident until the date that is four months and a day after the
date of issuance of such Placing Shares;
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that it is: (i) located outside the United States and is not a US
Person as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act
(“Regulation S”) and is subscribing for and/or
purchasing the Placing Shares only in “offshore transactions” as
defined in and pursuant to Regulation S, and (ii) it is not
subscribing for and/or purchasing Placing Shares as a result of any
“directed selling efforts” as defined in Regulation S or by means
of any form of “general solicitation” or “general advertising” as
such terms are defined in Regulation D under the U.S. Securities
Act;
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that the Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered
under the U.S. Securities Act, or under the securities legislation
of, or with any securities regulatory authority of, any state or
other jurisdiction of the United States and accordingly the Placing
Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged, resold, transferred,
delivered or distributed into or within the United States except in
compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S.
Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or
pursuant to exemptions therefrom;
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that neither the Joint Bookrunners or the Company or any of their
respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees has
made any representation or warranty to it, express or implied, with
respect to the Company, the Placing or the Placing Shares or the
accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the Exchange
Information;
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that, unless specifically agreed with the relevant Bookrunner, it
is not and was not acting on a non-discretionary basis for the
account or benefit of a person located within the United States or
any US Person at the time the undertaking to subscribe for and/or
purchase Placing Shares was given and it is not acquiring Placing
Shares with a view to the offer, sale, resale, transfer, delivery
or distribution, directly or indirectly, of any Placing Shares into
the United States or to any US Person and it will not reoffer,
resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Placing Shares except
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,
the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and
otherwise in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any
state or jurisdiction of the United States;
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that it is not a national or resident of Canada, Australia, the
Republic of South Africa or Japan or a corporation, partnership or
other entity organised under the laws of Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, the Republic of South Africa or Japan and that it will not
(unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws is
applicable) offer, sell, renounce, transfer or deliver, directly or
indirectly, any of the Placing Shares in Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or to or for the
benefit of any person resident in Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
the Republic of South Africa or Japan and each Placee acknowledges
that the relevant clearances or exemptions are not being obtained
from the Securities Commission of any province or territory of
Canada, that no prospectus has been or will be lodged with, filed
with or registered by the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission, the Securities Commission of New Zealand, the Japanese
Ministry of Finance or the South African Reserve Bank and that the
Placing Shares are not being offered for sale and may not (unless
an exemption under the relevant securities laws is applicable) be
offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or
into the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan or
South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale,
resale or delivery would be unlawful;
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that it does not have a registered address in, and is not a
citizen, resident or national of, any jurisdiction in which it is
unlawful to make or accept an offer of the Placing Shares and it is
not acting on a non-discretionary basis for any such person;
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that it has not, directly or indirectly, distributed, forwarded,
transferred or otherwise transmitted, and will not, directly or
indirectly, distribute, forward, transfer or otherwise transmit,
any presentation or offering materials concerning the Placing or
the Placing Shares to any persons within the United States or to
any US Persons;
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that it is entitled to subscribe for and/or purchase Placing Shares
under the laws of all relevant jurisdictions which apply to it and
that it has fully observed such laws and obtained all governmental
and other consents which may be required thereunder or otherwise
and complied with all necessary formalities and that it has not
taken any action which will or may result in the Company or the
Joint Bookrunners (or either of them) or any of their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents acting in breach of any
regulatory or legal requirements of any territory in connection
with the Placing or its acceptance;
-
that it has obtained all necessary consents and authorities to
enable it to give its commitment to subscribe for and/or purchase
the Placing Shares and to perform its subscription and/or purchase
obligations;
-
that where it is acquiring Placing Shares for one or more managed
accounts, it is authorised in writing by each managed account: (a)
to acquire the Placing Shares for each managed account; (b) to make
on its behalf the representations, warranties, acknowledgements,
undertakings and agreements in these Terms and Conditions; and (c),
if applicable, to receive on its behalf any investment letter
relating to the Placing in the form provided to it by the relevant
Bookrunner;
-
that it is either: (a) a person of a kind described in paragraph 5
of Article 19 (persons having professional experience in matters
relating to investments and who are investment professionals) of
the Order; or (b) a person of a kind described in paragraph 2 of
Article 49(2)(A) to (D) (high net worth companies, unincorporated
associations, partnerships or trusts or their respective directors,
officers or employees) of the Order; or (c) a person to whom it is
otherwise lawful for this Announcement to be communicated;
-
that, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant Bookrunner, it is a
Qualified Investor;
-
that, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant Bookrunner, it is a
“professional client” or an “eligible counterparty” within the
meaning of Chapter 3 of the FCA's Conduct of Business Sourcebook
and it is purchasing Placing Shares for investment only and not
with a view to resale or distribution;
-
it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only
communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
section 21 of FSMA) relating to the Placing Shares in circumstances
in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not require approval of the
communication by an authorised person;
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that any money held in an account with the relevant Bookrunner (or
its nominee or agent) on its behalf and/or any person acting on its
behalf will not be treated as client money within the meaning of
the rules and regulations of the FCA. Each Placee further
acknowledges that the money will not be subject to the protections
conferred by the FCA's client money rules. As a consequence, this
money will not be segregated from the Bookrunner's (or its
nominee's or agent’s) money in accordance with such client money
rules and will be used by the relevant Bookrunner in the course of
its own business and each Placee will rank only as a general
creditor of the relevant Bookrunner;
-
that it will (or will procure that its nominee will) if applicable,
make notification to the Company of the interest in its Common
Shares in accordance with the Articles (which incorporate by
reference the requirements of Chapter 5 of the Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules of the FCA);
-
that it is not, and it is not acting on behalf of, a person falling
within subsections (6), (7) or (8) of sections 67 or 70
respectively or subsections (2) and (3) of section 93 or subsection
(1) of section 96 of the Finance Act 1986;
-
that it will not deal or cause or permit any other person to deal
in all or any of the Placing Shares which it is subscribing for
and/or purchasing under the Placing unless and until Admission
becomes effective;
-
that it appoints irrevocably any director of the relevant
Bookrunner as its agent for the purpose of executing and delivering
to the Company and/or its registrars any document on its behalf
necessary to enable it to be registered as the holder of the
Placing Shares;
-
that this Announcement does not constitute a securities
recommendation or financial product advice and that neither of the
Joint Bookrunners nor the Company has considered its particular
objectives, financial situation and needs;
-
that it has sufficient knowledge, sophistication and experience in
financial, business and investment matters as is required to
evaluate the merits and risks of subscribing for or purchasing the
Placing Shares and is aware that it may be required to bear, and
it, and any accounts for which it may be acting, are able to bear,
the economic risk of, and is able to sustain, a complete loss in
connection with the Placing;
-
that it will indemnify and hold the Company, each Joint Bookrunner
and their respective affiliates harmless from any and all costs,
claims, liabilities and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) arising out of or in connection with any breach of the
representations, warranties, acknowledgements, agreements and
undertakings in these Terms and Conditions and further agrees that
the Company and each of the Joint Bookrunners will rely on the
truth and accuracy of the confirmations, warranties,
acknowledgements and undertakings herein and, if any of the
foregoing is or becomes no longer true or accurate, the Placee
shall promptly notify the relevant Bookrunner and the Company. All
confirmations, warranties, acknowledgements and undertakings given
by the Placee, pursuant to this Announcement (including the Terms
and Conditions) are given to each Joint Bookrunner for itself and
on behalf of the Company and will survive completion of the Placing
and Admission;
-
that time shall be of the essence as regards obligations pursuant
to these Terms and Conditions;
-
that it is responsible for obtaining any legal, financial, tax and
other advice that it deems necessary for the execution, delivery
and performance of its obligations in accepting the terms and
conditions of the Placing, and that it is not relying on the
Company or either of the Joint Bookrunners to provide any legal,
financial, tax or other advice to it;
-
that all dates and times in this Announcement (including these
Terms and Conditions) may be subject to amendment and that the
relevant Bookrunner shall notify it of such amendments;
-
that (i) it has complied with its obligations under the Criminal
Justice Act 1993 and MAR, (ii) in connection with money laundering
and terrorist financing, it has complied with its obligations under
the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (as amended), the Terrorism Act 2000
(as amended), the Terrorism Act 2006 and the Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing Regulations 2019 and (iii) it is not a person:
(a) with whom transactions are prohibited under the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977 or any economic sanction programmes
administered by, or regulations promulgated by, the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or
the United States Department of State; (b) named on the
Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets maintained by HM
Treasury of the United Kingdom; or (c) subject to financial
sanctions imposed pursuant to a regulation of the European Union or
a regulation adopted by the United Nations (together, the
“Regulations”); and, if making payment on behalf
of a third party, that satisfactory evidence has been obtained and
recorded by it to verify the identity of the third party as
required by the Regulations and, if making payment on behalf of a
third party, that satisfactory evidence has been obtained and
recorded by it to verify the identity of the third party as
required by the Regulations and has obtained all governmental and
other consents (if any) which may be required for the purpose of,
or as a consequence of, such purchase, and it will provide promptly
to the relevant Bookrunner such evidence, if any, as to the
identity or location or legal status of any person which that
Bookrunner may request from it in connection with the Placing (for
the purpose of complying with such Regulations or ascertaining the
nationality of any person or the jurisdiction(s) to which any
person is subject or otherwise) in the form and manner requested by
the relevant Bookrunner on the basis that any failure by it to do
so may result in the number of Placing Shares that are to be
subscribed for and/or purchased by it or at its direction pursuant
to the Placing being reduced to such number, or to nil, as the
relevant Bookrunner may decide in its absolute discretion;
-
that it will not make any offer to the public within the meaning of
the Prospectus Regulation of those Placing Shares to be subscribed
for and/or purchased by it;
-
that it will not distribute any document relating to the Placing
Shares and it will be acquiring the Placing Shares for its own
account as principal or for a discretionary account or accounts (as
to which it has the authority to make the statements set out
herein) for investment purposes only and it does not have any
contract, understanding or arrangement with any person to sell,
pledge, transfer or grant a participation therein to such person or
any third person with respect of any Placing Shares; save that that
if it is a private client stockbroker or fund manager it confirms
that in purchasing the Placing Shares it is acting under the terms
of one or more discretionary mandates granted to it by private
clients and it is not acting on an execution only basis or under
specific instructions to purchase the Placing Shares for the
account of any third party;
-
that it acknowledges that these terms and conditions and any
agreements entered into by it pursuant to these terms and
conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of England and Wales and it submits (on behalf of itself
and on behalf of any person on whose behalf it is acting) to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts as regards any claim,
dispute or matter arising out of any such contract, except that
enforcement proceedings in respect of the obligation to make
payment for the Placing Shares (together with any interest
chargeable thereon) may be taken by the Company or the relevant
Bookrunner in any jurisdiction in which the relevant Placee is
incorporated or in which its assets are located or any of its
securities have a quotation on a recognised stock exchange;
-
that any documents sent to Placees will be sent at the Placees'
risk and that they may be sent by post to such Placees at an
address notified to the relevant Bookrunner;
-
that the Joint Bookrunners owe no fiduciary or other duties to any
Placee in respect of any representations, warranties, undertakings
or indemnities in the Placing Agreement;
-
that a Bookrunner or its respective affiliates may, at their
absolute discretion, agree to become a Placee in respect of some or
all of the Placing Shares;
-
that no prospectus or offering document has been or will be
prepared in connection with the Placing and it has not received and
will not receive a prospectus or other offering document in
connection with the Placing; and
-
that if it has received any confidential price sensitive
information concerning the Company in advance of the publication of
this Announcement, it has not: (i) dealt in the securities of the
Company; (ii) encouraged, required, recommended or induced another
person to deal in the securities of the Company; or (iii) disclosed
such information to any person, prior to such information being
made publicly available.
The Company, the Joint Bookrunners and their respective
affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of each of the
foregoing representations, warranties, acknowledgements and
undertakings which are given to the Company and the Joint
Bookrunners and are irrevocable.
The provisions of these Terms and Conditions may be waived,
varied or modified as regards specific Placees or on a general
basis by the relevant Bookrunner.
The agreement to settle a Placee's subscription and/or purchase
(and/or the subscription of a person for whom such Placee is
contracting as agent) free of stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax
depends on the settlement relating only to a subscription by it
and/or such person direct from the Company for the Placing Shares
(via Depositary Interests) in question. Such agreement assumes that
the Placing Shares are not being subscribed for in connection with
arrangements to issue depositary receipts or to transfer the
Placing Shares into a clearance service. If there are any such
arrangements, or the settlement relates to any other subsequent
dealing in the Placing Shares, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax
may be payable, for which neither the Company or the Joint
Bookrunners will be responsible, and the Placee to whom (or on
behalf of whom, or in respect of the person for whom it is
participating in the Placing as an agent or nominee) the
allocation, allotment, issue or delivery of Placing Shares has
given rise to such UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax
undertakes to pay such UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax
forthwith and to indemnify on an after-tax basis and to hold
harmless the Company and the Joint Bookrunners in the event that
any of the Company and/or the Joint Bookrunners have incurred any
such liability to UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax. If this
is the case, each Placee should seek its own advice and notify the
relevant Bookrunner accordingly.
In addition, Placees should note that they will be liable for
any stamp duty and all other stamp, issue, securities, transfer,
registration, documentary or other duties or taxes (including any
interest, fines or penalties relating thereto) payable outside the
UK by them or any other person on the subscription or purchase by
them of any Placing Shares or the agreement by them to subscribe
for or purchase any Placing Shares.
The Exchange Information has been issued by, and is the sole
responsibility, of the Company. No representation or warranty
express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to,
and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the
Joint Bookrunners or by any of their respective affiliates or
agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of the
Exchange Information (including this Announcement) or any other
written or oral information made available to or publicly available
to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability
therefore is expressly disclaimed.
Canaccord Genuity Limited, which is authorised and regulated by
the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom is acting
exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the
Placing and Admission, and Canaccord will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
Placing or Admission or any other matters referred to in this
Announcement.
H&P Advisory Limited, which is authorised and regulated by
the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom is acting
exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the
Placing and Admission, and H&P will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
Placing or Admission or any other matters referred to in this
Announcement.
Neither of Canaccord or H&P nor any of their respective
subsidiary undertakings, affiliates or any of their respective
directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents or any other
person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or
makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the
truth, accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or
opinions contained in the Exchange Information (or whether any
information has been omitted from it) or any other information
relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies,
whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and
howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever
arising from any use of the Exchange Information or its contents or
otherwise arising in connection therewith and any liability
therefore is expressly disclaimed.
DefinitionsIn this Announcement
(including the Terms and Conditions), the following words and
expressions shall (save where the context otherwise requires) have
the following meanings:
“Admission” |
|
the admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM becoming
effective in accordance with the AIM Rules |
“AIM” |
|
the market of that name operated
by the London Stock Exchange |
"AIM Rules" |
|
the AIM Rules for Companies,
published by London Stock Exchange from time to time |
“Announcement” |
|
this announcement (including the
Appendix which forms part of this announcement) |
“Articles” |
|
the articles of continuance and
by-laws of the Company from time to time |
“Bookbuild” |
|
the bookbuilding to be conducted
by the Joint Bookrunners pursuant to the Placing Agreement and this
Announcement, including the Terms and Conditions |
“Bought Deal Engagement
Letter” |
|
the engagement letter between the
Company and Eight Capital in respect of the Prospectus
Offering |
“Canaccord” |
|
Canaccord Genuity Limited |
“Common
Shares” |
|
common shares of no par value in
the capital of the Company |
“Company” or
“Southern” |
|
Southern Energy Corp. |
“Depositary
Interests” |
|
depositary interests representing
the Common Shares |
“EEA” |
|
the European Economic Area |
“Eight
Capital” |
|
a partnership formed pursuant to
the laws of Canada |
“EUWA” |
|
the European Union (Withdrawal)
Act 2018, as amended |
“FCA” |
|
the Financial Conduct
Authority |
“FSMA” |
|
the Financial Services and
Markets Act, as amended |
“Group” |
|
the Company and its subsidiaries
and subsidiary undertakings |
“Group
Company” |
|
a member of the Group |
“H&P” |
|
H & P Advisory Limited |
“Joint Bookrunners” or
“Joint Brokers” |
|
H&P and Canaccord and
“Bookrunner” and “Broker” shall
be construed accordingly |
“London Stock
Exchange” |
|
London Stock Exchange plc |
“MAR” |
|
the Market Abuse Regulation
(2014/596/EU) (as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
EUWA) |
“Offering” |
|
the proposed offering of Common
Shares to raise aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$30.0
million by way of the Prospectus Offering and the Placing |
“Placees” |
|
a person who has agreed to
subscribe for Placing Shares at the Placing Price; |
“Placing” |
|
the proposed placing by the Joint
Bookrunners, on behalf of the Company, of the Placing Shares on the
terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Announcement
(including these Terms and Conditions) and the Placing Agreement at
the Placing Price |
“Placing
Agreement” |
|
the agreement between the Joint
Bookrunners and the Company in respect of the Placing |
“Placing
Price” |
|
54.5 pence per Placing Share |
“Placing
Shares” |
|
the new Common Shares to be
allotted and issued by the Company pursuant to the Placing |
“Preliminary
Prospectus” |
|
the Company’s preliminary short
form prospectus in connection with the Prospectus Offering |
“Prospectus
Offering” |
|
the Company’s proposed
underwritten bought deal prospectus offering of Prospectus Shares
at the Prospectus Price |
“Prospectus
Price” |
|
C$0.87 per Prospectus Share |
“Prospectus
Shares” |
|
the new Common Shares to be
allotted and issued by the Company pursuant to the Prospectus
Offering |
“Regulation
S” |
|
Regulation S under the U.S.
Securities Act |
“Regulatory Information
Service” |
|
one of the regulatory information
services authorised by the FCA acting in its capacity as the UK
listing authority to receive, process and disseminate regulatory
information |
“TSXV” |
|
the TSX Venture Exchange |
“TSXV
Rules” |
|
the rules and policies of the
TSXV, including the TSXV Corporate Finance Manual and related staff
notices |
“Underwriters” |
|
the syndicate of underwriters led
by Eight Capital |
“Underwriting
Agreement” |
|
the underwriting agreement
between the Company and the Underwriters with respect to the
Prospectus Offering |
“United
States” |
|
the United States, including its
territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the
District of Columbia |
“US Person” |
|
has the meaning given that term
in Regulation S |
“U.S. Securities
Act” |
|
the United States Securities Act
of 1933, as amended |
“C$” |
|
Canadian dollars, the lawful
currency of Canada |
“£”, “pounds sterling”,
“pence” or “p” |
|
are references to the lawful
currency of the United Kingdom |
“US$” |
|
United States dollars, the lawful
currency of the United States of America |
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