Retail Offer by PrimaryBid

Frontier IP Group plc

22 November 2024

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK MAR").

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF FRONTIER IP GROUP PLC.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE, PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("FSMA") AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PRIMARYBID LIMITED WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN 779021).

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA OR JAPAN.

22 November 2024

Frontier IP Group PLC

("Frontier IP", the "Company" or the "Group")

Retail Offer by PrimaryBid

●   Frontier IP Group announces a conditional offer for subscription of new Ordinary Shares via PrimaryBid;

●   The Issue Price for the new Ordinary Shares is 28 pence per new Ordinary Share,;

●   Investors can take part through PrimaryBid's extensive network of retail brokers, wealth managers and investment platforms, (subject to such partners' participation);

●   The Retail Offer is available to both existing shareholders and new investors;

●   The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer and the Placing will be sold at the Issue Price;

●   There is a minimum subscription of £250 per investor in the Retail Offer;

●   No commission will be charged by PrimaryBid on applications to the Retail Offer; and

●   The Retail Offer will be to raise a maximum of £1 million.

The Retail Offer

Frontier IP Group plc (AIM: FIPP), a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, is pleased to announce a conditional offer for subscription of new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") via PrimaryBid (the "Retail Offer") at an issue price of 28 pence per new Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price"). The Company is also conducting a placing of new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process (the "Placing") as well as a subscription (the "Subscription", together with the Retail Offer and the Placing, the "Fundraising") for a minimum of 10,822,968 new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price raising a minimum of £3.0 million as announced earlier today.

The Retail Offer is conditional on approval by the Shareholders at the AGM to be held at Mantle Space Offices, Nine Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GE at 11.00 a.m. on 19 December 2024. The Fundraising is further conditional on the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Fundraise being admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 23 December 2024. The Retail Offer will not be completed without the Placing also being completed. The Placing and the Subscription are also conditional on approval by shareholders at the AGM to be held on 19 December 2024.

The Company's audited full year results to 30 June 2024 announced today contained a material uncertainty related to going concern as the Company currently have insufficient cash to cover its operating expenses for the twelve months from signing the accounts, without the receipt of the net proceeds of the Fundraising.

The Company therefore intends to use the net proceeds of the Fundraising to support the ongoing working capital requirements of the business to provide enough headroom for the Company to be able to deliver on the portfolio realisations it anticipates achieving in the near term. The Company will also use the net proceeds of the Fundraise to selectively support its portfolio companies.

Reason for the Retail Offer

While the Placing has been structured as a non-pre-emptive offer to certain investors, the Company values its retail investor base and is therefore pleased to provide retail investors with the opportunity to participate in the Retail Offer.

Existing shareholders and new investors can access the Retail Offer through PrimaryBid's extensive partner network of investment platforms, retail brokers and wealth managers, subject to such partners' participation. A list of PrimaryBid's distribution partners can be found here.

Some partners may only accept applications from existing shareholders and/or existing customers.

After consideration of the various options available to it, the Company believes that the separate Retail Offer is in the best interests of shareholders, as well as wider stakeholders in the Company.

The Retail Offer will open to investors resident and physically located in the United Kingdom following the release of this Announcement. The Retail Offer is expected to close at 17:00 p.m. on 25 November 2024 and may close early if it is oversubscribed.

There is a minimum subscription amount of £250 per investor in the Retail Offer. The Retail Offer is intended to raise up to £1 million.

The Company reserves the right to scale back any order at its discretion. The Company and PrimaryBid reserve the right to reject any application for subscription under the Retail Offer without giving any reason for such rejection.

Investors wishing to apply for new Ordinary Shares should contact their investment platform, retail broker or wealth manager for details of their terms and conditions, process (including for using their ISA, SIPP or GIA) and any relevant fees or charges.

The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer will be issued free of all liens, charges and encumbrances and will, when issued and fully paid, rank pari passuin all respects with the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing, the Subscription and the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

Brokers wishing to offer their customers access to the Retail Offer and future PrimaryBid transactions, should contact [e-mail].

Enquiries

Frontier IP Group Plc Neil Crabb, Chief Executive Andrew Johnson, Communications & Investor Relations Company website: www.frontierip.co.uk	T: 020 3968 7815  [e-mail] M: 07464 546 025 [e-mail]
PrimaryBid Limited Nick Smith/James Deal	[e-mail]
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser) Nick Athanas / George Payne	T: 0203 328 5656
Singer Capital Markets (Broker) Charles Leigh-Pemberton / James Fischer	T: 0207 496 3000

Important notices

It is a term of the Retail Offer that the aggregate value of the new Ordinary Shares available for subscription at the Issue Price does not exceed £1 million (the "Maximum Subscription Amount"). The Maximum Subscription Amount may be increased at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, subject to applicable law and regulation. Any such increase will be notified by way of an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.

The Retail Offer is offered under the exemptions from the need for a prospectus allowed under the FCA's Prospectus Regulation Rules. As such, there is no need for publication of a prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation Rules, or for approval of the same by the Financial Conduct Authority (as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of assimilated law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

The Retail Offer is not being made into the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so.

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

This Announcement and the information contained herein, is restricted and is not for publication, release or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which such publication, release or distribution would be unlawful. Further, this Announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer of securities in any jurisdiction.

Investors should make their own investigations into the merits of an investment in the Company. Nothing in this Announcement amounts to a recommendation to invest in the Company or amounts to investment, taxation or legal advice.

It should be noted that a subscription for new Ordinary Shares and investment in the Company carries a number of risks. Investors should contact their investment platform, retail broker or wealth manager for details of any relevant risk warnings. Investors should take independent advice from a person experienced in advising on investment in securities such as the new Ordinary Shares if they are in any doubt.

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