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For
immediate release
1 May 2024
Revolution Bars Group
plc
(the
"Company" or the "Group")
Result of Open
Offer
Revolution Bars Group plc (AIM:
RBG), a leading operator of premium bars
and gastro pubs, trading mainly under the Revolution, Revolucion de
Cuba and Peach Pubs brands,
is pleased to announce the results of its Open
Offer.
On 10 April 2024, the Company
announced its intention to raise gross proceeds of up to £12.5
million by way of a Firm Placing, Subscription, Placing and Open
Offer, all at an issue price of 1 pence per New Ordinary Share. A
total of 1,251,292,455 New Ordinary Shares will be issued at the
Issue Price (subject to the conditions noted below), of which,
159,192,950 New Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Open
Offer. This brings the gross proceeds of the Fundraising to
approximately £12.5 million before expenses.
The Open Offer closed for
acceptances at 11.00 a.m. on 30 April 2024. The Company has
received valid acceptances from Qualifying Shareholders in respect
of their Basic Entitlements in respect of 124,744,525 New Ordinary
Shares, representing approximately 62.0 per cent. of the available
Open Offer Shares. In addition, the Company has received
applications from Qualifying Shareholders under the Excess
Application Facility in respect of 34,448,425 New Ordinary Shares,
representing approximately 17.1 per cent. of the available Open
Offer Shares. Accordingly, Qualifying Shareholders who have validly
applied for Open Offer Shares will receive their full Basic and
Excess Entitlements. 42,099,505 New
Ordinary Shares will be issued under the Placing in accordance with
the terms set out in the Circular.
General Meeting
The Fundraising remains conditional
on the approval by Shareholders of the Fundraising Resolutions at
the Company's General Meeting which has been postponed and is now
expected to be held at 11:00 a.m. on 20 May 2024 (or any
adjournment thereof), the satisfaction of certain conditions in the
Placing Agreement, including but not limited to the Restructuring
Plan being sanctioned by the Court and there being (a) no
outstanding application for permission to appeal the order 21 days
following the order being made, or (b) in the event of any
application for permission to appeal, such application has been
unsuccessful, refused, withdrawn or discontinued, in each case on
or before the Long Stop Date or such later date as may be provided
for in the documents which govern the Fundraising and Admission of
the New Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM occurring at or before
8.00 a.m. on 3 September 2024 (or such later date as the Company
and Cavendish may agree, being not later than 8.00 a.m. on 30
September 2024).
The Company will announce the
results of the General Meeting as soon as practicable after the
meeting concludes.
Subscription Agreement
It was previously intended that Will
Tuffy, a Non-Executive Director of the Company would subscribe for
360,000 New Ordinary Shares via the Open Offer. Mr Tuffy has
instead entered into a subscription agreement with the Company in
relation to the subscription of 360,000 New Ordinary Shares,
conditional upon, inter
alia, completion of the Fundraising.
Formal Sales Process
As an alternative to the potential
Restructuring Plan in respect of the Plan Company, the Company
launched the Formal Sale Process on 10 April 2024, to explore
whether a sale of the Company will provide a more beneficial
outcome for stakeholders than the Restructuring Plan. In addition,
the Company is also still exploring whether a sale of one or more
of the Company's subsidiaries, or the business and assets of one or
more of the Company's subsidiaries, including the Plan Company,
will provide a more beneficial outcome for stakeholders than the
Restructuring Plan.
For
further information, please contact:
Revolution Bars Group plc
Rob Pitcher, CEO
Danielle Davies, CFO
|
Tel: 0161 330
3876
|
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Financial and Rule 3
Adviser, Nominated Adviser, Broker and
Bookrunner)
Matt Goode / Simon Hicks / Teddy
Whiley / Hamish Waller (Corporate Finance)
Tim Redfern (ECM)
www.Cavendish.com
|
+44 (0) 20 7220
0500
|
Instinctif (PR Adviser)
Matthew Smallwood / Justine
Warren
020 7457 2010
|
Tel: 020 7457
2005
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