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13 December 2021
Chrysalis Investments Limited
("Chrysalis" or the "Company")
Result of Capital Raise
Further to the Company's announcements on 1 December 2021, Chrysalis Investments Limited announces that it has raised gross proceeds of £60 million pursuant to the Placing and the PrimaryBid Offer (the "Issue"). Accordingly, under the Issue an aggregate of 25,210,084 new Ordinary Shares have been issued and allotted conditionally upon admission at a price of 238 pence per Ordinary Share.
The Company is pleased to have had positive engagement with a range of investors throughout the placing and is grateful for the continued support of its shareholders, particularly in what has become a more challenging market environment, in light of recent developments regarding the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
The Investment Adviser expects to deploy the proceeds of the Issue primarily to drive the performance of existing portfolio companies via certain follow-on investments.
Application for Admission
Application has been made for 25,210,084 million New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that admission in respect of the New Ordinary Shares will become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. on 15 December 2021.
Total Voting Rights
Following the Placing and PrimaryBid Offer, Chrysalis' issued share capital will consist of 572,483,160 Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company. This figure may be used by Shareholders in determining the denominator for the calculation by which they will establish if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Liberum Capital Limited and Numis Securities Limited acted as Joint Bookrunners in respect of the Placing.
Capitalised terms shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Prospectus unless otherwise defined in this announcement.
For further information please contact:
Maitland Administration (Guernsey) Limited Elaine Smeja |
+44 (0) 1481 749364 |
Jupiter Asset Management Magnus Spence |
+44 (0) 20 3817 1325 |
Liberum Capital Limited Chris Clarke / Darren Vickers / Owen Matthews
Numis Securities Limited Nathan Brown / Matt Goss |
+44 (0) 20 3100 2000
+44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. Liberum Capital Limited ("Liberum") and Numis Securities Limited ("Numis" and together with Liberum, the "Joint Bookrunners"), each of which are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, are acting only for the Company in connection with the matters described in this announcement and are not acting for or advising any other person, or treating any other person as its client, in relation thereto and will not be responsible for providing the regulatory protection afforded to clients of each of them or advice to any other person in relation to the matters contained herein. Neither Liberum, Numis nor any of its or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for this announcement, its contents or otherwise in connection with it or any other information relating to the Company, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic format.
The Joint Bookrunners have not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this announcement and no liability whatsoever is accepted by the Joint Bookrunners for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in this announcement or for the omission of any information. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by the Joint Bookrunners as to the accuracy, completeness or verification of the information set out in this announcement, and nothing contained in this announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future. The Joint Bookrunners do not assume any responsibility for its accuracy, completeness or verification and accordingly disclaims, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or any such statement.
This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any Ordinary Shares (i) in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation or solicitation is not authorised; (ii) in any jurisdiction in which the person making such offer, invitation or solicitation is not qualified to do so; or (iii) to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer, invitation or solicitation. The distribution of this announcement and the offer of the Ordinary Shares may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes must therefore inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In particular, this announcement may not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in, into or from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, or any member state of the EEA or to any US person (as defined under Regulation S of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act")) ("US Person"). The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act, or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any US Person, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in compliance with the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Any person within the United States and any US person who obtains a copy of this announcement must disregard it. No public offering of the Ordinary Shares is being made in any jurisdiction. No action has been or will be taken by the Company or the Joint Bookrunners that would permit the offer of the Ordinary Shares or possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.