Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 1130X

International Public Partnership Ld

14 November 2014

 



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International Public Partnership Ltd Proposed Issue of Equity

14 November 2014

Issue of Equity

Further to the announcement of 5 November 2014, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of International Public Partnerships Limited (the "Company" and/or "INPP") is pleased to announce the placing has closed, raising £95 million before costs and expenses through the issue of 70.37 million ordinary shares of 0.01p in the capital of the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares") by way of tap issuance (the "Issue").

The placing was significantly oversubscribed with demand for approximately £125 million from existing and new investors. The Board has decided in light of the strong pipeline of investments and intention of using the proceeds to reduce the Company's current debt facility that it is in Shareholders' interests to increase the size of the Issue beyond the £70 million targeted.

The New Ordinary Shares will be issued at 135 pence per share, which represents a discount of 2.95% to the price at the time of the fund raising announcement on 5 November 2014.

Rupert Dorey, a Non-Executive Director, and connected persons have subscribed for an aggregate of 50,000 shares.  

Commenting on the Issue, Chairman of INPP Rupert Dorey said: "We are delighted to announce that the Company has raised £95 million through a placement today,  with the Issue being oversubscribed. The successful capital raise follows a period of significant investment activity for INPP, including the recently closed Lincs offshore transmission project, the Company's single largest investment to date. There was strong demand from existing and new investors for the Issue, demonstrating continuing support for INPP and confidence in the return profile of its diversified portfolio and infrastructure as an asset class." 

Application for listing and admission to trading

Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to the premium segment of the Official List of the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange plc for admission to trading of the New Ordinary Shares on its main market for listed securities (together, "Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective on or around 19 November 2014 and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will commence at that time.

For further information:

Erica Sibree                                                    [phone]
Amber Fund Management Limited                                

Nick Westlake/          Hugh Jonathan (Corporate)  [phone]/1263
Numis Securities

Ed Berry/Mitch Barltrop                                     [phone]/1039
FTI Consulting

Notes to Editors:

About International Public Partnerships

International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP) is a listed infrastructure investment company which invests in global public infrastructure projects developed under the public private partnerships (PPP) and private finance initiative (PFI) procurement methods.

Listed in 2006, INPP is a long-term investor in 112 social and transport infrastructure projects, including schools, hospitals, courts, police headquarters, transport and renewable energy projects in the U.K., Europe, Australia and Canada. INPP seeks to provide its shareholders with both a long-term government-backed yield and capital growth through investment across both construction and operational phases of 20-40 year concessions.

Visit the INPP website at www.internationalpublicpartnerships.com for more information.

Important Information:

This Announcement 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 Numis or by any of its respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of 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.

Neither this Announcement nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction.

This Announcement and the information contained herein is not for publication, release or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or any jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful. This Announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire shares in the capital of the Company.

The Shares have not been, or will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any State or other jurisdiction of the United States, and accordingly may not be offered, sold or transferred within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, registration under the Securities Act. No offering of the Shares is being made in the United States or to U.S. persons as defined in and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act ("U.S. Persons"). The Company has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act") and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of that Act.

The Company is a non-EU AIF for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD") and has not applied for permission to market New Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom.  Investors will, by bidding for New Ordinary Shares, be deemed to have represented that it is lawful for them to have made such a bid and to hold New Ordinary Shares and that where required by AIFMD, they have read the information made available by the Company under Article 23 of AIFMD. The additional regulatory disclosures made by the Company under Article 23 of AIFMD can be found on the INPP website at www.internationalpublicpartnerships.com/investor-information/other-publications.

Numis, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for International Public Partnerships Limited and is acting for no-one else in connection with the Issue and will not be responsible to anyone other than INPP for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the proposed issue or any other matter referred to herein. To the fullest extent permitted by law recipients agree that Numis shall not have any liability (direct or indirect) for or in connection with this Announcement or any matters arising out of or in connection herewith. Numis has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this document.

This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation to subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of securities in the Company in any jurisdiction. The information contained in this Announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. This Announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or any solicitation of any offer to subscribe or purchase, any investments nor shall it (or the fact of its distribution) form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefor.

 

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