Conditional Placing, Trading Update & AGM Notice

Oberon Investments Group PLC

06 August 2024

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014. Which is part of the United Kingdom domestic law pursuant to the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310) ("UK MAR").

 Oberon Investments Group plc

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

Conditional Placing to raise £2.5 million

Trading Update and Notice of AGM

Q1 revenue up over 90% year-on-year

Oberon Investments Group plc (AQSE: OBE), the boutique investment management, wealth planning and corporate broking group, announces that it has conditionally raised approximately £2.5 million before expenses, through a conditional placing (the "Placing") via Oberon Capital of 71,428,566 new ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each (the "Placing Shares") in the Company at a price of 3.5 pence per share (the "Issue Price").

The Placing was considerably oversubscribed and was supported by new and existing shareholders.  The proceeds will support the expansion of the Company's key business divisions to accelerate growth across the Group as well as for working capital purposes.

Trading Update

Oberon is a financial boutique comprising three divisions: Investment Management, Wealth Planning and Corporate Advisory & Broking. The Group has brought together several well-established teams with proven track records, experience and longevity.

Oberon has created a strong foundation and is now experiencing significant growth. On 26 July 2024 the Company announced its final results for the year ended 31 March 2024, reporting a 50% increase in revenue. 

Since the year end, momentum has continued:

·    Q1 FY25 revenue is up over 90% on the same period last year (Q1 FY25: £2.54m, Q1 FY24: £1.32m)

·    Each division, from Wealth management, Wealth Planning, Corporate Broking and Private Ventures is growing

·    Growth is expected to continue in FY25, with target revenue expanding by more than 30% on a like-for-like basis

·    The Directors believe we are beginning to see an upturn in the market which will positively impact all divisions

Notice of Annual General Meeting and posting of Circular

The Company is expected to post the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to shareholders later this week. This will be available on the Company's website https://oberoninvestments.com.

The AGM will be held at Oberon's offices at Nightingale House, 65 Curzon Street, London W1J 8PE at 11.00 a.m. on 3 September 2024.

Admission and total voting rights

61,101,424 Placing Shares (the "First Placing Shares") will be issued under the Company's existing authorities. Application will be made for the First Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AQSE ("First Admission") and it is expected that First Admission, and commencement of dealings, will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 9 August 2024. The allotment and issue of the First Placing Shares will not be conditional upon the passing of the resolution or the allotment and issue of the Second Placing Shares.

Application will be made for 10,327,142 Placing Shares (the "Second Placing Shares") to be admitted to trading on AQSE ("Second Admission"). Subject to, inter alia, the passing of resolutions at the Annual General Meeting, it is expected that Second Admission, and commencement of dealings, will take place on or around 4 September 2024. 

The Placing Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive dividends and other distributions declared on or after the date of issue.

Total Voting Rights

Following First Admission, the Company's issued and fully paid share capital will consist of 676,187,746 Ordinary Shares, all of which carry one voting right per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares and voting rights in the Company will be 676,187,746. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine 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.

A further announcement will be made in relation to total voting rights in the Company's share capital following the issue of the Second Placing Shares.

Simon McGivern, CEO of Oberon Investments Group, said: "We are delighted with the support we have received from both new and existing shareholders for the fundraising. We are investing for growth. The unique Oberon model continues to attract talent, and it is these hires which will help drive future revenues for the business.

"We are already reaping the benefits of our strategic initiatives and investment into the Group, as demonstrated by the strong Q1 performance in which we saw a 90% year-on-year revenue increase. With this result, we feel optimistic about the trajectory for the remainder of the financial year."

For further information please contact:

Oberon Investments Group plc		https://oberoninvestments.com
Simon McGivern / Galin Ganchev		via Walbrook PR
Novum Securities Limited (AQSE Corporate Adviser to the Company)		[phone]
Richard Potts / George Duxberry
Oberon Capital (Broker to the Company)		[phone]
Mike Seabrook / Nick Lovering
Walbrook PR (Media & Investor Relations)	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Charlotte Edgar		Mob: [phone]
Alice Woodings		[phone]

Important Notices

Oberon Investments Limited (trading as Oberon Capital) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") in the United Kingdom and is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Placing and will not regard anyone (including any Placees) (whether or not a recipient of this Announcement) as a client, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matters referred to in this Announcement.

Neither this Announcement, nor any copy of it, nor the information contained in it, is for publication, release, transmission, distribution or forwarding, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which publication, release or distribution would be unlawful (or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions). This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other state or jurisdiction (or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions). This Announcement has not been approved by the London Stock Exchange. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions.

The Placing Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, pledged, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, 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. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States. The Placing Shares have not been approved, disapproved or recommended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Placing Shares. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa.

No public offering of the Placing Shares is being made in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere. All offers of the Placing Shares and Subscription Shares will be made pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to produce a prospectus under the EU Prospectus Regulation or the UK Prospectus Regulation.

This Announcement is not being distributed by, nor has it been approved for the purposes of section 21 of FSMA by, a person authorised under FSMA. This Announcement is being distributed and communicated to persons in the United Kingdom only in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply.

The distribution of this Announcement, the Placing and/or the offering of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company or its affiliates that would permit an offering of the Placing Shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to the Placing Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.

This Announcement may contain and the Company may make verbal statements containing "forward-looking statements" with respect to certain of the Company's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance, strategic initiatives, objectives and results. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "seek", "may", "could", "outlook" or other words of similar meaning. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond the control of the Company. As a result, the actual future financial condition, performance and results of the Company may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this Announcement by or on behalf of the Company speak only as of the date they are made. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's judgment at the date of this Announcement and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results and the Company cautions that its actual results of operations and financial condition, and the development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement and/or information incorporated by reference into this Announcement. The information contained in this Announcement is subject to change without notice and except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publish any updates, supplements or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based, except where required to do so under applicable law.

No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast or estimate, and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share of the Company.

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this Announcement.

 

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