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6 September 2024
DIGITAL 9 INFRASTRUCTURE
PLC
("D9" or
the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the
"Group")
Company Update including
Unaudited Portfolio Valuation and Net Asset Value
In preparation of the Company's
interim results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2024, the
Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") today provides
an update on the unaudited
portfolio valuation and Net Asset Value ("NAV") as at 30 June 2024.
The recently appointed Board is
undertaking a review to assess the fair value of the Group's
portfolio under International Financial Reporting Standards. Whilst
the valuation process is still ongoing, the Board, in conjunction
with its advisers and having obtained an independent valuation on
certain portfolio companies, has determined that the aggregate
portfolio valuation as at 30 June 2024 is likely to be materially
below the latest published portfolio valuation as at 31 December
2023.
The Board currently anticipates the
reduction in the unaudited portfolio valuation identified from the
valuation process so far would result in a provisional unaudited
NAV as at 30 June 2024 of approximately 45p
per share. The Company's audited NAV as at
31 December 2023, as published on 30 April
2024, was 79.3p per share. A major
part of the NAV reduction is attributable
to a re-assessment of the assumptions relating to the availability
of finance for underlying portfolio companies and its impact on
portfolio companies' growth outcomes in the valuation models, as
compared to those inputs used in arriving at the NAV as at 31
December 2023.
The valuation process is yet to be
completed which may result in further changes. The Board expects to
release the Company's interim results for the six-month period
ended 30 June 2024, no later than 30
September 2024.
Further Company updates
Sale processes
In line with the new investment
objective and investment policy approved by the Shareholders in the
General Meeting held on 25 March 2024, non-binding offers for
certain assets have been received and a selected number of
preferred bidders have been admitted to a second phase of the sales
processes, which will include detailed due diligence. Sales
processes are also ongoing for various assets in the portfolio,
excluding Arqiva. There can be no guarantee
that the sales will proceed, and the sale processes will only be
progressed if the Board is satisfied that the values achieved are
acceptable. A further update on the sales
processes will be made as matters progress.
Investment management arrangements
The Board has made significant
progress in its independent review of the Company's investment
management arrangements and will make a further announcement upon
the conclusion of the process in the near future.
ENDS.
Contacts
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
Eric Sanderson
|
via FTI
Consulting
|
Triple Point Investment Management LLP
(Investment Manager)
Diego Massidda
Ben Beaton
Arnaud Jaguin
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+44 (0) 20 7201
8989
D9contact@triplepoint.co.uk
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Panmure Liberum Limited (Financial Adviser)
Chris Clarke
Darren Vickers
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+44 (0) 203 100
2000
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J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Corporate Broker)
William Simmonds
Jérémie Birnbaum
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+44 (0) 20 7742
4000
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FTI
Consulting (Communications Adviser)
Mitch Barltrop
Maxime Lopes
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dgi9@fticonsulting.com
+44 (0)
7807 296 032
+44 (0)
7890 896 777
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About Digital 9 Infrastructure
plc
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (DGI9)
is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange and a
constituent of the FTSE All-Share, with the ticker DGI9. The
Company's investment objective is to undertake a managed wind-down
of the Company and realise all existing assets in the Company's
portfolio in an orderly manner.
The Investment Manager is Triple
Point Investment Management LLP ("Triple Point") which is
authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For
more information on the Investment Manager please visit
www.triplepoint.co.uk.
For more information, please visit www.d9infrastructure.com.