Admission to AIM and First Day of Dealings

RNS Number : 9236R

Tekmar Group PLC

20 June 2018

 

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20 June 2018

Tekmar Group plc

("Tekmar" or the "Company")

ADMISSION TO TRADING ON AIM AND FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS

Tekmar Group plc, a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services, is pleased to announce that Admission will occur, and dealings in its shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. today, 20 June 2018.

Dealings in the shares will commence under the ticker "TGP", the ISIN number is GB00BDFGGK53 and SEDOL BDFGGK5.

Upon Admission, the Company will have a market capitalisation of approximately £65 million, following a successful total fundraise of approximately £61.8 million (before expenses). The fundraise, which was well supported by blue chip institutional investors, will be used principally to fund the cash consideration payable under the Acquisition Agreement to acquire Tekmar Limited, to repay debt within the Group and to provide approximately £10 million for the Company to fund future expansion and acquisitions.

James Ritchie, CEO of Tekmar, said:

"Today is an historic day for Tekmar, marking the start of the next phase of our planned expansion and development. Being an independent quoted company brings additional advantages and prestige to the Group and we firmly believe it will enable us to accelerate our growth and maximise our potential.

"I thank everyone who helped Tekmar Group plc achieve this successful flotation, especially our driven management and our loyal employees, who are the heartbeat of this business."

Enquiries:

Tekmar Group plc James Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer Sue Hurst, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser) Philip Secrett / Jen Clarke	[phone]
Berenberg (Sole Global Coordinator and Broker) Chris Bowman / Ben Wright / Laure Fine	[phone]
Belvedere Communications (Financial PR) John West / Llew Angus	[phone]

About Tekmar Group plc - www.tekmar.co.uk

Tekmar Group plc is a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services.

It operates two primary divisions: the Offshore Wind Farm division, which focuses on the provision of subsea protection for power transmission cables from and between offshore wind turbines, and the Subsea division which focuses primarily on the provision of subsea protection for umbilicals and flexible pipes to the oil and gas market. Both divisions are supported by AgileTek which provides subsea analysis, simulation and engineering consultancy services.

The Group is headquartered in Newton Aycliffe in the United Kingdom in a 70,000 sq ft facility that includes the manufacturing centre, HSQE centre and business administration, and a 30,000 sq ft facility that includes product testing, client-training centre and the sales, project and engineering offices. AgileTek operates from an office in London and has offices supporting its Offshore Wind Farm division in Hamburg (Germany) and Shanghai (China). Tekmar has appointed sales agents in Busan (South Korea) and Boston (United States) for the Offshore Wind Farm division and in Singapore and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) for the Subsea division.

 

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