Admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange

RNS Number : 7106H

Revolution Bars Group

18 March 2015

 

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For immediate release

18 March 2015

Revolution Bars Group plc

Admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange

Revolution Bars Group plc (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is pleased to announce, in connection with its initial public offering (the "Offer"), that its ordinary share capital of 50,000,000 ordinary shares (the "Shares") has today been admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities under the ticker "RBG".

ENQUIRIES

Revolution Bars Group	[phone]
Mark McQuater, Chief Executive Officer
Sean Curran, Chief Financial Officer

Sole Sponsor, Financial Adviser, Bookrunner and Underwriter

Numis Securities	[phone]
Etienne Bottari
Oliver Cardigan
Andrew Hackney
Mark Lander

Public Relations

Instinctif Partners	[phone]
Matthew Smallwood
Justine Warren
Guy Scarborough

Important notice

Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States.  Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or Switzerland, to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.  Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland or the United States, or other applicable securities laws.  The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and information in connection with Admission and the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions, and persons, into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes, should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.  This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy Shares to any person in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland or the United States or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The Shares referred to herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under the laws or regulations of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with the applicable securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. The Shares are being offered and sold only in offshore transactions outside the United States to persons that are not, nor are acting for the account or benefit of, 'US Persons' as defined in, and in reliance on, Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The Offer and the sale of Shares referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or Switzerland.  Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland or the United States.  There will be no public offer of the Shares in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland or the United States.

This announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended ("Qualified Investors"). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is addressed and directed only at Qualified Investors who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (ii) are persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, and (iii) are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, and will be engaged in only with such persons. Other persons should not rely or act upon this announcement or any of its contents.

Numis Securities Limited ("Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for giving advice in relation to the Offer or the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

In connection with the Offer, Numis or any of its affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may purchase Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such Shares and other securities of the Group or related investments in connection with the Offer or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the prospectus published by the Company in connection with the Offer to the Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any offer to, acquisition, placing or dealing by, Numis or any of its affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. Numis or any of its affiliates do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

None of Numis nor any of its subsidiary undertakings, affiliates or any of its or their directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents or any other person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

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 the Offer. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Information in this announcement or any of the documents relating to the Offer cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Potential investors should consult a professional adviser as to the suitability of the Offer for the person concerned.

 

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