Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 7662E

Access Intelligence PLC

09 July 2021

 

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Access Intelligence PLC

("Access Intelligence", the "Company" or the "Group")

RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING

Access Intelligence Plc, (AIM: ACC) the technology innovator delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for the global marketing and communications industries, is pleased to announce that the Resolutions put to shareholders at the General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed.

Accordingly, the Company has now received shareholder approval for the Acquisition of Isentia and the Fundraising to raise a total of £50.0 million (before expenses). The Fundraising proceeds will be used, inter alia, to fund the equity consideration of the Acquisition and to repay the full amount of the drawn down debt of Isentia. The Acquisition is being undertaken by way of a scheme of arrangement in Australia and is subject to, inter alia, Isentia shareholder approval and approval of the courts in Australia.

The Fundraising remains conditional, among other things, on:

I.  as at 8.00 a.m. on the date of the Second Court Hearing, the Scheme of Arrangement becoming unconditional;

II.  compliance by the Company in all material respects with its obligations under the Placing Agreement;

III.  both the Subscription and the Placing Agreement becoming unconditional; and

IV.  Fundraising Admission becoming effective on or before 23 August 2021 or such later date as the Company and finnCap may agree but in any event not later than 15 December 2021.

Further announcements will be made accordingly.

For further information:

Access Intelligence plc

Joanna Arnold (CEO) / Mark Fautley (CFO)     020 3426 4024

finnCap Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)       

Corporate Finance - Marc Milmo / Kate Bannatyne / Fergus Sullivan                                 020 7220 0500

Corporate Broking - Alice Lane / Sunila de Silva  

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence is a technology led company delivering SaaS products that address the fundamental business needs of customers in the PR, marketing and communications industries. Access Intelligence's technology is relied on by more than 3,500 organisations every day, from global blue-chip enterprises and world-leading marketing agencies to public sector and not-for-profits organisations. Organisations such as Amazon, LinkedIn, Twitter, Twitch, Astra-Zeneca, Walgreens Boots Alliance and The International Monetary Fund among many others.

Access Intelligence combines AI technologies from their advanced social media intelligence and analytics, alongside their traditional media intelligence capabilities to enable organisations to understand what has an impact on their reputation within their key audiences - from customers to stakeholders, politicians to influencers and the media. In the age of 'information overload' where influence moves in real-time across multiple platforms, Access Intelligence provides a single, real time view of what's important. This includes where risks or opportunities are emerging, when and how to engage and providing customers with the tools to evaluate how effective PR, communications and marketing activity is against commercial objectives.

The Access Intelligence portfolio includes Vuelio, a technology platform that helps organisations make their story matter. Vuelio's holistic platform provides media, political and social media insight with monitoring and analysis tools for PR, public affairs, stakeholder engagement and influencer marketing.

Alongside Vuelio is Pulsar, the market leading audience insights and social listening platform. Pulsar combines conversational and behavioural data in over 170 languages from the world's leading digital sources with analysis powered by vertical AI and smart human research. It provides brands with actionable insights that underpin marketing strategy and improves effectiveness.

The Access Intelligence portfolio also includes ResponseSource, a network used by thousands of journalists and influencers to secure the insight, information and connections they need. ResponseSource reduces friction in the flow of information between trusted experts.

Together, the Access Intelligence Group provides technology and insights that power open and effective communication, strengthening brand reputation and improving marketing engagement by transforming relationships between business, media, government and the public.

 

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