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This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer in respect of any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for any decision in respect of Crossword Cybersecurity plc or other evaluation of any securities of Crossword Cybersecurity plc or any other entity and should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for or purchase any such securities.
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May 24, 2017
Crossword Cybersecurity plc
Completion of Placing
Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (NEX:CCS, “Crossword” or the “Company”), the technology commercialisation company focusing exclusively on the cyber security sector, is pleased to announce that the Company has completed a Placing of 63,158 new Ordinary Shares of GBP0.05 per share par value in Crossword (“Ordinary Shares”) (“Placing Shares”) at a subscription price of GBP2.30 per Placing Share (the “Placing Price”) raising gross proceeds totalling GBP145,263.
Placing Shares have been issued to the following substantial shareholderHolding prior to the announcement of the PlacingNumber of Placing Shares acquired pursuant to the PlacingImmediately following Admission of the PlacingNumber of Ordinary Shares% of issued share capitalNumber of Ordinary SharesNumber of Ordinary Shares% of issued share capitalBrenlen Jinkens131,5794.22%31,579163,1585.13%
SHARE CAPITAL FOLLOWING THE PLACING
Application will be made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on NEX Growth Market. It is expected that Admission of the Shares will become effective and that dealings will commence in the Placing Shares by 8.00 a.m. on 25 May 2017.
Following admission of the Placing Shares, the Company’s enlarged issued share capital will comprise 3,183,408 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each with voting rights in the Company. This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in the interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
About Crossword
Crossword is a technology transfer company specialising in cyber security. Crossword works with universities who undertake advanced cyber security research in order to take their research through productisation to market.
Further information, please contact:
Tom Ilube- CEO, Crossword Cybersecurity Tel: +44 (0) 20 8973 2350 Email: info@crosswordcybersecurity.com
NEX Exchange Corporate Advisor Nick Michaels and Jon Isaacs, Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited www.alfredhenry.com Tel: +44 (0)207 251 3762
NEX Exchange Corporate Broker Claire Louise Noyce – CEO, Hybridan LLP Tel: +44 (0)203 764 2341 Email: claire.noyce@hybridan.com
Note regarding forward-looking statements:
This announcement contains certain forward looking statements relating to the Company’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “targets” “estimates”, “envisages”, “believes”, “expects”, “aims”, “intends”, “plans”, “will”, “may”, “anticipates”, “would”, “could” or similar expressions or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions.
The forward looking statements in this announcement are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements. These forward looking statements relate only to the position as at the date of this announcement. Neither the Directors nor the Company undertake any obligation to update forward looking statements, other than as required by the NEX Exchange Growth Market Rules for Issuers or by the rules of any other applicable securities regulatory authority, whether as a result of the information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to read this announcement and the information incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety. The events described in the forward-looking statements made in this announcement may not occur.
Neither the content of the Company’s website (or any other website) nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on the Company’s website (or any other website) is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.
Any person receiving this announcement is advised to exercise caution in relation to the Placing. If in any doubt about any of the contents of this announcement, independent professional advice should be obtained.
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