Correction - Placing and Offer for Subscription
Transense Technologies plc ("the Company")
2 June 2010
Announcement to replace RNS "Placing and Offer for Subscription" released at
07:05 earlier today, 2 June 2010.
Correction to the number of shares subscribed by the Directors under the Placing
and resultant percentage shareholding post Placing and Offer for Subscription.
Transense Technologies plc ('the Company')
2 June 2010
Proposed placing of 45,288,887 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 4.5 pence per
share together with 1 Warrant for every 1 New Ordinary Share placed. Offer for
Subscription of up to 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 4.5 pence a
share together with 1 Warrant for every 1 New Ordinary Share subscribed. Share
re-organisation.
Key Points
·        Hybridan has raised  £2.038 million (before expenses) by way of a
conditional placing of 45,888,887 New Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price of
4.5 pence per Placing Share with institutional investors;
·        Offer for subscription made to Eligible Shareholders of up to
11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares at the Offer Price (4.5 pence per Offer Share) to
permit Shareholders to participate in the fundraising on equivalent terms and
conditions to the Placing;
·        Each Placee and Subscriber to be issued with one Warrant for every New
Ordinary Share subscribed for in, respectively, the Placing or the Offer;
·        Each Warrant will entitle the holder to receive, upon exercise, one
Ordinary Share at an exercise price 4.5 pence;
·        Funds to be used to accelerate the pace at which Translogik addresses
opportunities and for working capital purposes. Â The Board proposes investing in
further product development, developing its sales and marketing approach more
quickly, with a view to taking a leading position in the rapidly expanding tyre
management solution market;
·        Proposal to sub-divide the entire existing share capital, both issued
and to be issued, into new Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each and Deferred Shares
of 9 pence each.
EGM convened for 30 June 2010 at 11.00 a.m.
Contacts:
Transense Technologies PLC
Graham Storey    01869 238380
David Kleeman 0207 430 9329
Brewin Dolphin Corporate Advisory & Broking
Neil Baldwin     0845 213 4730
Hybridan LLP - Broker
Claire Noyce - 020 7947 4350
Max Bascombe  - 020 7947 4353
Proposed placing of 45,288,887 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 4.5 pence per
share together with 1 Warrant for every 1 New Ordinary Share placed. Offer for
Subscription of up to 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 4.5 pence a
share together with 1 Warrant for every 1 New Ordinary Share subscribed; Share
re-organisation.
The Company is to send today to shareholders a circular setting out details of
certain Proposals which are being put to shareholders in a General Meeting
convened for 30 June 2010. The following announcement contains extracts from
the letter from the Chairman, David Kleeman, contained within the Circular.
1. Introduction
The Company announced earlier today that it proposes to raise (i) up to £0.5
million (before expenses) by way of an offer for subscription made to Eligible
Shareholders of up to 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares at the Offer Price (4.5
pence per Offer Share) and (ii) £2.038 million (before expenses) by way of a
conditional placing of 45,288,887 New Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price of
4.5 pence per Placing Share. The net proceeds of the Placing and Offer will be
used to further develop the Company's strategy, in particular, to accelerate the
pace at which it addresses the opportunities arising within Translogik, for
marketing, promotion and product development and for working capital purposes.
The purpose of the Circular is, amongst other things, to provide Eligible
Shareholders with details of the Placing and Offer, to explain the background to
and the reasons for the Placing and the Offer, why the Board considers the
Placing and Offer will promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its
members as a whole, and why the Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in
favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting. As the Placing
Price is below that of the nominal value of the Company's Existing Ordinary
Shares, the Company needs to effect the Share Reorganisation to conduct the
Placing and Offer, and further details of that are set out at section 8 below.
2. Background to and reasons for the Placing and Offer
At the end of April 2010, the Company held net cash of approximately £0.7
million. The Board is looking to invest in product development, to increase
marketing spend and to cover working capital (i.e. general operational and
administrative expenditures) to take it through to cash flow breakeven. The
Board therefore has decided to raise a minimum of £1.87 million, after expenses,
through a placing of New Ordinary Shares with institutional investors. In order
to give as many of its Shareholders as possible the opportunity to participate
in the financing and to limit the dilutive effect of the Placing, the Board also
resolved to make an offer for subscription to Eligible Shareholders.
Given that all the Directors and certain of the Company's other major
shareholders are participating in the Placing, the Board has made available up
to 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares (with a value of £0.5 million) in the Offer.
3. Details of the Placing
The Company has conditionally raised £2.038m before expenses through the
proposed issue of the Placing Shares at the Placing Price. The expenses of the
Placing are estimated to be approximately £164,000. The Placing Shares will
represent approximately 37.40 per cent. of the Enlarged Ordinary Share Capital
(assuming no take up in the Offer) and approximately 34.26 per cent. of the
Enlarged Ordinary Share Capital (assuming maximum take up under the Offer), and
in each case assuming that no options are exercised prior to Admission. The
Placing Price is the same as the closing bid price of 4.5 pence per Existing
Ordinary Share on 28 May 2010, being the last dealing day prior to the
publication of this announcement. Under the Placing, each Placee will receive
one Warrant for every Placing Share subscribed in the Placing.
Pursuant to the terms of the Placing Agreement, Hybridan as broker to the
Company, has conditionally agreed to use reasonable endeavours to procure
placees for the Placing Shares at the Placing Price. The Placing Agreement is
conditional upon, inter alia, Resolutions 1, 2, 5, and 6 being duly passed at
the General Meeting and Admission of the Placing Shares becoming effective on or
before 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2010 (or such later date as the Company and Hybridan
may agree, but in any event no later than 14 July 2010). The Placing Agreement
contains provisions entitling Hybridan to terminate the Placing Agreement at any
time prior to Admission in certain circumstances. If this right is exercised,
the Placing will not proceed. The Placing has not been underwritten and is not
subject to claw back pursuant to the Offer. The Placing and the Offer are not
inter-conditional.
The Placing Shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari
passu in all respects with the Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of Admission
and the Offer Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions declared on or after the date on which they are issued. It is
expected that CREST accounts will be credited on the day of Admission and that
share certificates (where applicable) will be despatched within 14 days of
Admission.
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to
be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become
effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares will commence on AIM at
8.00am on 1 July 2010.
Details of the Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Placing are set out in
section 5 below.
4. Details of the Offer
The Company considers it important that where reasonably practicable
Shareholders have an opportunity to participate in the fundraising on equivalent
terms and conditions to the Placing. Accordingly the Company is proposing to
raise up to approximately £0.5 million (before expenses) by way of the Offer.
On and subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, the Company invites
Eligible Shareholders to apply for the Offer Shares at the Offer Price.
Brewin Dolphin believes that offering all Eligible Shareholders the ability to
apply for as many shares as they wish in the Offer (subject to the maximum
amount of the Offer and to a minimum application per Shareholder of £450 /
10,000 Offer Shares) allows Shareholders who wish to avoid dilution of their
shareholding to achieve this insofar as is practicable in the circumstances. In
the event of applications for in excess of 11,111,111 Offer Shares, Brewin
Dolphin will decide on the basis for allocation, however if this scenario
occurs, preference is likely to be given to smaller Eligible Shareholders.
The Offer Price (which is equal to the Placing Price) is the same as the closing
bid price of 4.5 pence per Existing Ordinary Share on 28 May 2010, being the
last dealing day prior to the publication of this announcement.
Principal terms and conditions of the Offer
Eligible Shareholders may apply for, on and subject to the terms and conditions
set out in Part V of the Circular and in the accompanying Application Form, any
whole number of Offer Shares at the Offer Price subject to the minimum
subscription set out below.
Applications must be for a minimum of £450 (ie 10,000 shares) and thereafter in
multiples of 1000 Offer Shares. Applicants may apply for any number of Offer
Shares provided that an applicant's shareholding following such issue, when
taken alone, or together with the shareholding of those of persons acting in
concert (as defined in the City Code) with that applicant, must not exceed
29.99 per cent. of the Enlarged Ordinary Share Capital.
The Offer Shares will, when issued and fully paid, rank pari passu in all
respects with the Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of Admission and the
Placing Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions declared, made or paid after the date of their issue. The
allotment and issue of the Offer Shares will be made upon and be subject to the
terms and conditions set out in the Circular and in the Application Form.
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the Offer Shares to be
admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective
and that dealings in the Offer Shares will commence on AIM at 8.00 a.m. on 1
July 2010.
Details of the Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Offer are set out in
section 5 below.
The Offer is subject to Resolutions 1, 3, 5 and 7 being passed at the General
Meeting.
5. Warrants
Each of the Placees and Subscribers will be issued with one Warrant for every
New Ordinary Share subscribed for in, respectively, the Placing or the Offer.
Each Warrant will entitle the holder to receive, upon exercise, one Ordinary
Share at an exercise price equal to the Placing Price. The Warrant may be
exercised at any time from the date 12 months after Admission until 30 June
2014. The Warrants will be issued in registered form and the register of
Warrants will be kept by the Company or its appointed agent.
Following Admission, warrant certificates, representing the Warrants to be
issued to Placees and Subscribers, are expected to be despatched by post, by no
later than 8 July 2010, at the relevant Placee's and Subscriber's sole risk.
The Warrants will be constituted by the Warrant Instrument. The Warrants will be
freely transferrable (in any multiple), independently of the New Ordinary
Shares, but will not be admitted to trading on AIM or any other exchange.
6. Directors' Participation in the Placing
The table below sets out the Directors' participation in the Placing:
Director Holding % of Number Number of Value of Holding of Holding of % of % of
of existing of Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Warrants enlarged enlarged
Ordinary share Ordinary Shares Shares Shares immediately share share
Shares capital Shares subscribed subscribed immediately after capital* capital**
prior to over in the in the after the Placing and
the which Placing Placing Placing and Offer
Placing options (£) Offer
and Offer have
been
granted
D G Kleeman 350,000 0.46 100,000 1,666,667 75,000 2,016,667 1,666,667 1.53 1.67
N L A Smith 320,000 0.42 625,000 222,222 10,000 542,222 222,222 0.41 0.45
H G D 1,174,782 1.55 875,000 1,111,111 50,000 2,285,893 1,111,111 1.73 1.89
Storey-MacIntosh
M Segal 700,000 0.92 625,000 444,444 20,000 1,144,444 444,444 0.87 0.95
D M Ford - - - 111,111 5,000 111,111 111,111 0.08 0.09
R J Westhead 5,000 0.01 60,000 111,111 5,000 116,111 111,111 0.09 0.10
*Â Â Â calculated on an un-diluted basis and on the assumption the Offer is fully
subscribed
** Â calculated on an un-diluted basis and on the assumption that no Shareholders
subscribe in the Offer.
7. Related Party Transaction
All of the Directors have participated in the Placing, which constitutes a
related party transaction under the AIM Rules. As such there are no
"independent" directors and Brewin Dolphin as the Nominated Adviser has alone
considered this transaction for the purpose of the AIM Rules.
Brewin Dolphin has given careful consideration to the proposed terms which have
been negotiated with the Placees. The following factors have been taken into
account in their consideration:
Opportunity for all Shareholders to participate in the Offer for Subscription
The Board considers the issue of new equity is the only practicable source of
funding for the Company. The Board considered making a completely pre-emptive
offer to Shareholders - by way of a rights issue or open offer - to raise funds
and to allow all Shareholders to participate equally in the fundraising.
However, there is a significant cost associated with producing a UKLA vetted
prospectus which would be necessary to follow this route. It is the Board's and
Brewin Dolphin's view that the incremental subscription received from the
Shareholders (over and above that from the Placees) in a completely pre-emptive
offer is unlikely to be significant and to justify the extra cost and effort
incurred.
Furthermore the Offer has been structured to provide Eligible Shareholders with
an opportunity to subscribe at the Placing Price for up to an aggregate of
11,111,111 Offer Shares whilst not giving rise to the need to produce a UK
Listing Authority vetted prospectus as the maximum amount that may be raised
under the Offer will not exceed the equivalent of €2.5 million. If the Offer is
taken up in full it will raise £0.5 million (before expenses).
Brewin Dolphin believes that offering all Eligible Shareholders the ability to
apply for as many shares as they wish in the Offer (subject to a minimum
application of £450 / 10,000 Offer Shares) effectively allows Shareholders who
wish to avoid dilution of their shareholding to achieve this. In the event of
applications for in excess of 11,111,111 Offer Shares, Brewin Dolphin will
decide on the basis for allocation, however if this scenario occurs, preference
is likely to be given to smaller Eligible Shareholders.
Equivalent Terms to the Placing
Additionally the price at which Eligible Shareholders can subscribe is 4.5 pence
per Ordinary Share, the same as the Placing Price, and successful application
under the Offer also entitles the applicant to receive Offer Warrants, again on
the same terms as the Placees.
In conclusion, Brewin Dolphin, having taken all these factors into account,
believes that the terms of the Placing are fair and reasonable in so far as all
Shareholders are concerned.
8. Share Re-organisation
The nominal value of the Ordinary Shares is currently 10 pence per share. As a
matter of English law, the Company is unable to issue the Placing Shares (or
Offer Shares) at a Placing Price (or Offer Price) which is below their nominal
value. It is therefore proposed to sub-divide the entire existing share capital,
both issued and to be issued, consisting of 75,807,138 Ordinary Shares of 10
pence each, into 75,807,138 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each and 75,807,138
Deferred Shares of 9 pence each, thus enabling the Company lawfully to implement
the Placing and the Offer at the Placing Price.
Each Ordinary Share resulting from the Share Re-organisation will have the same
rights (including voting and dividend rights and rights on a return of capital)
as each Existing Ordinary Share, except that they will have a nominal value of
1 pence each.
The Deferred Shares will, as their name suggests, have very limited rights which
are deferred to the Ordinary Shares and will effectively carry no value as a
result. Accordingly, the holders of the Deferred Shares will not be entitled to
receive notice of, attend or vote at general meetings of the Company, nor be
entitled to receive any dividends or any payment on a return of capital until at
least £10,000,000 has been paid on each Ordinary Share. No application will be
made for the Deferred Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM.
The Company will also be given power to arrange for all the Deferred Shares to
be transferred to a custodian or to be purchased for nominal consideration only
without the prior sanction of the holders of the Deferred Shares. No share
certificates for the Deferred Shares will be issued.
The Share Re-organisation will be a disqualifying event for the purposes of EMI
options granted by the Company. Holders of EMI options will surrender their
options and be re-granted EMI options by the Company at an exercise price which
is identical to the current EMI options. All other terms of the EMI options will
remain unchanged. Unapproved options, including the exercise price, will be
unaffected by the Share Re-organisation save that the Ordinary Shares to be
issued on the exercise of such options will have a nominal value of 1 pence
rather than 10 pence following the Share Re-organisation.
No new certificates for the Existing Ordinary Shares will be dispatched if the
Share Re-organisation becomes effective.
A request will be made to the London Stock Exchange to reflect on AIM the
sub-division of the Existing Ordinary Shares into Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each. Each Existing Ordinary Share standing to the credit of a CREST account
will be sub-divided into one Ordinary Share of 1 pence each and one Deferred
Share at 6.00 p.m. on 30 June 2010.
Taxation
The sub-division of the Existing Ordinary Shares into New Ordinary Shares and
Deferred Shares as part of the Share Re-organisation should be treated as a
re-organisation for the purposes of the taxation of chargeable gains.
Consequently the Share Re-organisation should not be treated as involving any
disposal of the Existing Ordinary Shares, and the New Ordinary Shares and the
Deferred Shares should be treated as the same asset as the Existing Ordinary
Shares in addition to being treated as acquired at the same time as the Existing
Ordinary Shares.
After the sub-division, the base cost of the Existing Ordinary Shares must be
apportioned between the New Ordinary Shares and the Deferred Shares. It is
anticipated that the Deferred Shares will have no market value. The purchase by
a custodian of all the Deferred Shares for nominal consideration will result in
their disposal for tax purposes. The base cost of the Existing Ordinary Shares
that will be attributed to the Deferred Shares on this disposal will be
calculated by reference to the market value of the Deferred Shares, which would
be nil on the basis that it is anticipated that they will have no value.
Accordingly, the base cost of the Existing Ordinary Shares would be attributable
in its entirety to the New Ordinary Shares.
These statements are intended as a general guide only to current United Kingdom
tax legislation and to what is understood to be the current practice of HMRC and
may not apply to certain classes of Shareholder. They relate only to
Shareholders who are resident and, in the case of individuals, ordinarily
resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes (except where otherwise stated)
and who hold their Ordinary Shares beneficially as investments. They do not
apply to dealers in securities. Any person who is in any doubt as to his tax
position or who is subject to tax in a jurisdiction other than the United
Kingdom is strongly recommended to consult his professional tax adviser
immediately.
9. Preliminary Results
The Company announced its Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December
2009 earlier today.
Shareholders should note that the adoption of the going concern principle in
these results has been on the assumption of the Placing proceeding (i.e. the
resolutions necessary to effect the Placing being approved by Shareholders in
the General Meeting). If these resolutions proposed at the GM are not passed by
shareholders the Company may not be able to continue in its current form.
10. Use of Proceeds
The Company is seeking to raise up to £2.538 million (before expenses) in order
to continue the progress made to date by further developing the Company's
strategy, in particular, to accelerate the pace at which it addresses the
opportunities arising within Translogik, and for working capital purposes. The
Board proposes investing in further product development, developing its sales
and marketing approach more quickly, with a view to taking a leading position in
the rapidly expanding tyre management solution market. Such products as the tyre
inspection probe will benefit from exposure to trade brochures and press
coverage, live demonstrations, trade exhibitions and industry events in turn
benefitting order volumes from increasing the profile and the Group's newly
commercialised technology.
The table below sets out the anticipated use of funds from the c£2.5 million
(gross) raised in the Placing and Offer (on the assumption that the full
potential subscription of £0.5 million is raised in the Offer):
*  Working capital for expansion                    £1.35 million
*  Marketing, promotion and product trials       £0.6 million
* Product development                                 £0.25 million
* New acquisitions                                        £0.3 million
11. Shareholder Approval
For the Offer and the Placing to proceed, Shareholder approval is required to:
(a) effect the Share Re-organisation;
(b) give the Directors the authority to allot the Placing Shares and Placing
Warrants and to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights in respect thereof; and
(c) give the Directors the authority to allot the Offer Shares and Offer
Warrants and to dis apply statutory pre-emption rights in respect thereof.
In order to obtain the necessary Shareholder approvals, a General Meeting of the
Company is to be held at which the Resolutions will be proposed. Further
information regarding the General Meeting is set out in section 12 below.
The Offer is NOT conditional upon the Placing being approved by Shareholders at
the General Meeting. In the event that the resolutions necessary to effect the
Placing are not approved, and the £2.038 million of Placing Shares conditionally
raised is not received by the Company, then depending upon the level of take up
in the Offer, the Company may not have sufficient resources to allow it to trade
for the next 12 months
12. General Meeting
The General Meeting is to be held at the offices of Brewin Dolphin, 12
Smithfield Street, London, EC1A 9BD at 11.00 a.m. on 30 June 2010 . At the
General Meeting, the following Resolutions will be proposed:
Ordinary resolutions:
(1) an ordinary resolution to effect the Share Re-organisation including the
creation of the Deferred Shares;
(2) an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to allot up to 45,288,887
Placing Shares and 45,288,887 Placing Warrants in connection with the Placing;
(3) an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to allot up to 11,111,111
Offer Shares and 11,111,111 Offer Warrants in connection with the Offer;
(4) an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant
securities (as defined in section 551 of the Act) up to an aggregate nominal
value of £440,690.45 (44,069,045 New Ordinary Shares) following the Placing and
Offer. To the extent that fewer than 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares are allotted
in respect of the Offer, the Directors will only use the section 551 authority
sought by Resolution 4 to issue such number of New Ordinary Shares as in
aggregate amounts up to one third of the Company's then issued share capital.
The authority sought by Resolution 4 will last for a period of 15 months from
the date of passing of the Resolution or, if earlier, until the date of the
annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2011.
Special resolutions:
(5) a special resolution to (i) approve the changes to the Company's Articles
required to create the rights attaching to the New Ordinary Shares and the
Deferred Shares and (ii) reflect the implementation of certain provisions of the
Act on 1 October 2009. An explanation of the latter is set out in section 13
below;
(6) a special resolution to empower the Directors to issue the Placing Shares
and Placing Warrants for cash on a non pre-emptive basis;
(7) a special resolution to empower the Directors to issue the Offer Shares and
Offer Warrants for cash on a non pre-emptive basis;
(8) a special resolution to empower the Directors to issue new equity securities
of up to an aggregate nominal amount of £132,207.13 for cash on a non
pre-emptive basis. To the extent that fewer than 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares
are allotted in respect of the Offer, the Directors will only use the authority
sought by Resolution 8 to issue such number of New Ordinary Shares as in
aggregate represents up to 10 per cent. of the Company's then issued share
capital. The authority sought by Resolution 8 will last for a period of 15
months from the date of passing of the Resolution or, if earlier, until the date
of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2011.
The numbers and values included in the Share Issuance Authorities have been
adjusted to take account of the Share Re-organisation described above and the
proposed alterations in nominal value of the Ordinary Shares and the
implementation of the Placing and Offer.
13. Changes to the Articles to reflect certain provisions of the Act
The Company's objects
The provisions regulating the operations of the Company are currently set out in
the Company's memorandum and articles of association. The Company's memorandum
contains, among other things, the objects clause which sets out the scope of the
activities the Company is authorised to undertake. This is drafted to give a
wide scope.
The Act significantly reduces the constitutional significance of a company's
memorandum. The Act provides that a memorandum will record only the names of
subscribers and the number of shares each subscriber has agreed to take in the
company. Under the Act the objects clause and all other provisions which are
currently contained in a company's memorandum, for existing companies at 1
October 2009, will be deemed to be contained in a company's articles of
association but the company can remove these provisions by special resolution.
Further, the Act states that unless a company's articles provide otherwise, a
company's objects are unrestricted. This abolishes the need for companies to
have objects clauses. For this reason the Company is proposing to remove its
objects clause together with all other provisions of its memorandum which, by
virtue of the Act, are to be treated as forming part of the Articles as of 1
October 2009. Resolution 5.1 confirms the removal of these provisions for the
Company. As the effect of this resolution will be to remove the statement
currently in the Company's memorandum of association regarding limited
liability, Resolution 5.3 contains an amendment incorporating into the Articles
the limited liability of the members.
Authorised share capital and unissued shares
The Act abolishes the requirement for a company to have an authorised share
capital and the amendments included in Resolution 5.2 and 5.4 reflect this.
Directors will still be limited as to the number of shares they can at any time
allot because allotment authority continues to be required under the Act, save
in respect of employee share schemes.
14. Recommendation
As set out above, the Company had net cash of c. £0.7 million at the end of
April 2010. In the event that Shareholders do not approve the resolutions
necessary to effect the Placing and/or the Offer at the General Meeting, it is
likely that the proposed investment and expenditure set out in the "Use of
Proceeds" section above will not be able to be implemented. Shareholders should
be aware that the Preliminary Results issued today have been prepared on the
assumption that the Placing and Offer (and implicitly resolutions 1, 2, 5 and
6) have been approved by Shareholders at the GM, and that £ 1.874 million of net
Placing proceeds will be received by the Company, following approval at the
General Meeting and that the auditors have referred to this assumption in their
audit opinion. It is vital therefore for the Company to complete the Placing to
be in a position to ensure its continuation.
The Directors consider that the Proposals and the Resolutions will promote the
success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole. Accordingly,
the Directors unanimously recommend and strongly urge Shareholders to vote in
favour of the Resolutions at the General Meeting as they intend to do in respect
of their own beneficial holdings of 2,549,782 Ordinary Shares representing 3.36
per cent. of the Existing Ordinary Shares at the date of this document.
Yours faithfully
David Kleeman
Chairman
DEFINITIONS
"Act" Companies Act 2006
"Admission" the admission of the New Ordinary Shares
 to trading on AIM becoming effective in
 accordance with the AIM Rules
"AIM" a market operated by London Stock Exchange
plc
"AIM Rules" AIM Rules for Companies published by the
 London Stock Exchange (as amended or
reissued from time to time)
"Application Form" the application form for use in the Offer
"Articles" the articles of association of the Company
 (as amended from time to time)
"Board" or "Directors" the board of directors of the Company,
"Brewin Dolphin" Brewin Dolphin Limited, a subsidiary of
Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc, the Company's
nominated adviser
"City Code" City Code on Takeover and Mergers
"Closing Date" the date on which the Offer will be closed
being 11.00 a.m. on 28 June 2010 or such
later time as the Directors and Brewin
Dolphin may agree
"Company" or "Transense Technologies" Transense Technologies plc
"CREST" the relevant system (as defined in the
Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001
(SI 2001 No 3855)) for the paperless
settlement of trades and the holding of
uncertificated securities, operated by
Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited, in
accordance with the same regulations
"Deferred Shares" deferred shares of 9 pence each in the
 capital of the Company following the
passing of Resolution 1 set out in the
Notice
"Eligible Shareholders" Shareholders on the register of members of
 the Company on the Record Date with
addresses for service in the European
Economic Area
"Enlarged Ordinary Share Capital" the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
 Company in issue immediately following
Admission
"Excluded Territories" Australia, New Zealand, the United States,
Canada and Japan, the Republic of South
Africa and/or their respective territories
or possessions
"Existing Ordinary Shares" Ordinary Shares in issue at the Record
 Date
"Form of Proxy" the form of proxy for use by Shareholders
 at the General Meeting
"FSMA" the Financial Services and Markets Act
 2000 (as amended)
"General Meeting" the general meeting of the Company,
or "GM" convened for 11.00 a.m. on 30 June 2010,
and any adjournment thereof, notice of
which is set out in the Notice, which will
consider the Resolutions
"Group" Transense Technologies and its
 subsidiaries
"Hybridan" Hybridan LLP
"London Stock Exchange" London Stock Exchange plc
"New Ordinary Shares" new Ordinary Shares in the capital of the
Company issued pursuant to the Placing,
the Offer or otherwise
"Notice" the notice of General Meeting
"Offer" the offer for subscription of up to
11,111,111 Offer Shares (subject to such
adjustments that may be necessary to
ensure compliance with the Prospectus
Rules) and 11,111,111 Offer Warrants being
made by the Company on the terms set out
in this document
"Offer Period" the period starting 2 June 2010 and ending
on the Closing Date
"Offer Shares" up to 11,111,111 New Ordinary Shares to be
 issued pursuant to the Offer
"Offer Warrants" up to 11,111,111 Warrants to be issued
pursuant to the Offer
"Official List" the list of all securities that have been
approved by the UKLA for trading on a UK
regulated market
"Ordinary Shares" ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company having a nominal value of 10 pence
prior to the Share Re-organisation
becoming effective and having a nominal
value of 1 pence upon the Share
Re-organisation becoming effective
"Placee" a subscriber of Placing Shares under the
Placing
"Placing" the conditional placing of the Placing
 Shares and Placing Warrants by Hybridan
pursuant to the Placing Agreement
"Placing Agreement" the conditional agreement dated 1 June
 2010 between the Company and Hybridan
relating to the Placing
"Placing Price" or "Offer Price" 4.5p per New Ordinary Share
"Placing Shares" the 45,288,887 New Ordinary Shares to be
issued pursuant to the Placing
"Placing Warrants" the 45,288,887 Warrants to be issued
pursuant to the Placing
"Preliminary Results" the preliminary unaudited and consolidated
 financial results of the Company and its
subsidiary undertakings for the year ended
31 December 2009
"Proposals" the Placing, the Offer and the Share
 Re-Organisation
"Record Date" 6.00 p.m. on 28 May 2010
"Resolutions" the resolutions to be proposed at the
 General Meeting, details of which are set
out in the Notice
"Share Issuance Authorities" the authorities proposed as Resolutions 2
 to 4 (inclusive) and 6 to 8 (inclusive)
"Shareholder(s)" holder(s) of Ordinary Shares from time to
 time
"Share Re-organisation" the share re-organisation proposed to be
effected by Resolutions 1 and 5.2 set out
in the Notice
"Subscriber" a Subscriber for Offer Shares under the
Offer
"Translogik" Translogik Limited, a subsidiary of
Transense Technologies
"UK" the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
 Northern Ireland
"UKLA" the Financial Services Authority acting in
its capacity as the competent authority
for the purposes of Part VI of FSMA
"United States" the United States of America, its
territories and possessions, any state of
the United States of America and the
District of Columbia
"Warrants" the warrants to subscribe for Ordinary
 Shares at an exercise price of 4.5p per
Ordinary Share on the terms and conditions
set out in the Warrant Instrument to be
issued to Placees and Subscribers as part
of each of the Placing and Offer,
respectively, and the term "Warrant" shall
be construed accordingly.
"Warrantholder" a holder of Warrants from time to time and
as the context requires
"Warrant Instrument" the Warrant Instrument dated 1 June 2010
constituting the Warrants
A reference to £ is to pound sterling, being the lawful currency of the UK.
A reference to € is to the Euro, being the official currency of 16 of the 27
member states of the European Union.
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