Results of Placing and Proposed Admission to AIM

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Ten Lifestyle Group PLC

24 November 2017

 

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24 November 2017

Ten Lifestyle Group Plc
("Ten" or the "Company")

Results of Placing

Publication of Admission Document

Proposed Admission to Trading on AIM

Ten Lifestyle Group Plc, a technology-enabled lifestyle and travel platform providing trusted concierge services to the world's wealthy and mass affluent, today announces its initial public offering by way of a conditional placing of 13,432,836 new Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company ("New Shares") and 10,589,752 existing Ordinary Shares ("Sales Shares") to be sold by existing shareholders of the Company ("Selling Shareholders") at 134 pence per Ordinary Share (the "Placing Price") with gross proceeds raised of approximately £32.2 million before expenses, of which the Selling Shareholders will receive aggregate gross proceeds of approximately £14.2 million (the "Placing" and together with Admission, the "IPO").

Jefferies International Limited ("Jefferies") is acting as Nominated Adviser and Sole Bookrunner to the Company in connection with the IPO.

Highlights

·      Based on the Placing Price, the market capitalisation of the Company on the admission to trading of the Ordinary Shares on AIM ("Admission") will be £104.8 million.

·      The Company has conditionally raised approximately £18.0 million (before expenses) pursuant to the Placing.

·      The Company will also receive approximately £7.6 million proceeds from the exercise of options converted into ordinary shares, including the exercise of 2,410,024 options by Andrew Long (which will be effected on the day after Admission).

·      The net proceeds of the Placing, payable to the Company, will be applied to investment in technology, content and operational infrastructure, investment in new markets and for general corporate purposes.

·      Selling shareholders (including certain directors of the Company (and connected persons) and senior management) will receive aggregate gross proceeds of approximately £14.2 million pursuant to the Placing.

·      On Admission, the Company will have 78,240,025 Ordinary Shares in issue and will have approximately 26.9 per cent of shares in public hands.

·      Application has been made for Admission and Admission and commencement of dealings in the Ordinary Shares under the ticker "TENG" are expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 29 November 2017.

·      The Company's ISIN is GB00BF188X60 and its SEDOL is BF188X6.

·      The Company has today published its Admission Document on its website at www.tengroup.com.

Alex Cheatle, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Ten, said:

"We will use the money raised in the Placing to progress our ambition to become the world's most trusted service platform.  We already have 20 offices around the world and the traction our business model and technology platform has generated in our target expansion markets will now be supported by significant investment.  This is a great start to Ten's life as a publicly listed company."

Bruce Weatherill, Chairman of Ten, also commented:

"The response to our fund raise from investors has been gratifying.  Ten Lifestyle Group is a UK headquartered business with a truly international offering that has the potential to become a global leader in its field.  On behalf of the Board and the Group, I'd like to thank investors for their support and welcome them to our growing community of stakeholders."

Enquiries:

Ten Lifestyle Group Plc                                               via Tavistock

Alex Cheatle, Chief Executive Officer

Sean Hegarty, Chief Financial Officer

Jefferies International Limited                                    [phone]

Nominated Advisor and Sole Bookrunner

Simon Hardy

Lee Morton

Paul Musselwhite

Christopher Binks

Tavistock                                                                     [phone]

Jos Simson

Mark Foxwell

Sophie Praill

Important information

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. Any purchase of shares on Admission should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the Admission Document. No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness. The information in this announcement is subject to change.

This announcement is not an offer for securities and investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the Admission Document issued by the Company in connection with Admission.

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Acquiring investments to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all or part of the amount invested. Persons considering making such an investment should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning Admission or the related securities. The value of shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and can fall as well as rise due to stock market and currency movements.  When you sell your investment you may get back less than you originally invested. Potential investors should consult a professional adviser as to the suitability of the shares for the person concerned. Past performance cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.

Jefferies, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with Admission. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the regulatory protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

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Certain figures contained in this announcement, including financial information, have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances, the sum or percentage change of the numbers contained in this document may not conform exactly with the total figure given.

Forward-looking statements

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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and therefore are based on current beliefs and expectations about future events. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and the Group's actual operating results 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. In addition, even if the Group's operating results, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which the Group operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. Accordingly, prospective investors should not rely on these forward-looking statements.

These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Each of the Company and Jefferies expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto, any new information or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based, unless required to do so by law or any appropriate regulatory authority.

 

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