Update on Proposed Placing

RNS Number : 8913V

Craneware plc

12 August 2020

 

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12 August 2020

Craneware plc

("Craneware", the "Company" or, the "Group"),

Decision not to proceed with Proposed Placing

Craneware plc (AIM: CRW.L) announces that, despite the successful launch of the accelerated bookbuild and a strong oversubscription for approximately £83m from new and existing investors at a price per share of 1550p, the Board has decided that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders not to proceed with the Placing and the Placing Agreement has been terminated. This decision has been taken following news in the US overnight that the Company's proposed primary acquisition target has agreed acquisition terms with a third party, meaning certain conditions set out in the Placing Agreement would not have been able to be satisfied.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Placing Announcement, unless the context provides otherwise.

Enquiries:

Craneware plc Keith Neilson, CEO Craig Preston, CFO	[phone]
Peel Hunt (NOMAD and Joint Broker)  Dan Webster George Sellar Andrew Clark Will Bell	[phone]
Investec Bank (Joint Broker) Patrick Robb Henry Reast Sebastian Lawrence Virginia Bull Sean Henney	[phone]
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG Mark Whitmore Andrew Bickerton Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff	[phone]
Alma (Financial PR) Caroline Forde Robyn Fisher Helena Bogle	[phone] [e-mail]

This Announcement is released by Craneware plc and contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR), and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.

For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, the person responsible for arranging for the release of this Announcement on behalf of the Company is Craig Preston, Chief Financial Officer.

 

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