Results of Open Offer
On 1 July 2013, the Board of OMG plc (LSE: OMG) the technology group providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries announced details of a proposed share issue to raise gross proceeds of up to £9 million (before expenses) by way of a firm placing of 27,586,208 New Ordinary Shares and an open offer of up to 3,473,616 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 29 pence per New Ordinary Share.
Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those terms defined and used in the Circular of the Company dated 1 July 2013.
The Company has received valid acceptances in respect of 3,468,964 Open Offer Shares from Qualifying Shareholders. This represents approximately 99.9 per cent. of the Open Offer Shares offered. All eligible applications received from Qualifying Shareholders will be allocated their pre-emption entitlements and all eligible applications under the Excess Application Facility will be allocated their Open Offer Shares as applied for.
The Placing and Open Offer remain conditional, amongst other things, upon the passing of the Resolutions at the General Meeting, to be held at 2.00p.m. on 19 July 2013 and Admission occurring no later than 8.00 a.m. on 22 July 2013 or such later time or date as the parties to the Placing Agreement may determine.
Application has been made to AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange plc, for the admission of the 31,055,172 New Ordinary Shares. It is expected that Admission will become effective on 22 July 2013. Following Admission, the Company will have 104,001,123 Ordinary Shares in issue.
The New Ordinary Shares, when issued and fully paid will rank equally in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive all dividends or other distributions made, paid or declared after the date of announcement of the capital raising.