TIDMVULC
RNS Number : 0183S
Vulcan Industries PLC
06 March 2023
6 March 2023
Vulcan Industries plc
("Vulcan" or the "Company")
Acquisition of Forepower Lincoln (250) Limited and Equity
Issue
Vulcan Industries plc (AQSE: VULC) is pleased to announce that
it has acquired the entire share capital of Forepower Lincoln (250)
Limited ("FPL 250"), a 240-megawatt (MW) Lithium-ion Battery
Storage project.
Acquisition rationale
Following the disposal of its legacy businesses, Vulcan has been
working to extend its portfolio of fabrication activities into the
renewable energy sector. Vulcan has been engaged with the vendor
over the last year to identify and develop a pipeline of Battery
Storage opportunities and this acquisition is the initial project
in this evolution. Further projects are expected to be brought into
the Vulcan Group in due course.
Forepower Lincoln (250)
FPL (250) is a 240MW Lithium-ion Battery Storage project and
holds a grid connection contract (to connect to the National Grid
Infrastructure) and an option to lease a parcel of land for a
minimum of 25 years. It has been identified as a major
infrastructure project which is currently in the pre-planning
stage. The management team of FPL(250) have a track record in
identifying Battery Storage opportunities, obtaining planning,
developing and bringing projects on line.
Vulcan offers the vendor the ability to raise the capital
necessary to develop the FPL (250) project. It is intended to raise
new equity capital initially to fund the working capital
requirements of the enlarged Group; continue the planning process
on the FPL (250) project and to further develop the pipeline of
opportunities.
It is intended to raise new equity capital, initially to fund
the working capital requirements of the enlarged Group; settle
existing liabilities of FPL (250) of GBP250,000; continue the
planning process on the FPL (250) project and to further develop
the pipeline of opportunities.
In the event that the FPL (250) project is sold, the profit on
disposal will be apportioned, with the first GBP1m payable to the
Vendor, the next GBP10m will be retained by the Company and the
remainder to be attributed 75% to the Company and 25% to the
Vendor.
The Company has entered an Introducers' Agreement with the
Seller, whereby Vulcan will be offered rights of first refusal on
all future battery storage projects. A fee of GBP10,000 per MW will
be payable on receipt of planning consent for each project.
Total Consideration
The total consideration payable is GBP2,600,000 to be satisfied
by the issue of 260,000,000 new ordinary shares of GBP0.0004 each
(the "Consideration Shares") at a price of 1p.
Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will
comprise 870,527,605 ordinary shares of GBP0.0004 each, with each
share carrying the right to one vote.
In total, the Consideration Shares will represent approximately
29.87% of the enlarged share capital of the Company.
Admission
Application has been made for the 260,000,000 Consideration
Shares to be admitted to trading on Aquis Stock Exchange
('Admission'). Admission is expected to occur at 8:00am on or
around 10(th) March 2023.
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will
comprise 870,527,605 ordinary shares of GBP0.0004 each, with each
share carrying the right to one vote.
The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. The
above figure of 870,527,605 may therefore be used by shareholders
as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or of a
change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure
and Transparency Rules.
Ian Tordoff, Executive Chairman, "We are delighted to be working
with the FPL (250) team to develop initially this exciting project
and subsequently the pipeline of projects that we have identified.
Battery Storage is an important part of the drive for increased
renewable energy in the UK and provides significant opportunities
for growth in future."
For further information, visit: https://vulcanplc.com
The directors of Vulcan accept responsibility for this
announcement.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the Vulcan Industries plc
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify) (iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name Forepower Lincoln (250) Limited
City and country of registered office East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was 3 March 2023
crossed or reached (vi) :
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6. Date on which issuer notified 3 March 2023
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) held in issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B (8.A + 8.B)
1 + 8.B 2) (vii)
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Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 29.87% 0 29.87% 260,000,000
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Position of
previous notification
(if
applicable) 0 0 0
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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ordinary shares
GB00BKMDX634 260,000,000 29.87%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A 260,000,000 29.87%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion rights that may rights
Period (xi) be acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted.
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SUBTOTAL 8.
B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
(1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
Period (xi) Settlement rights
(xii)
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled
by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer (xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights X
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional
rows as necessary) (xiv)
Name (xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
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Britt Foreman 29.87% 0 29.87%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights
held
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The date until which the voting rights
will be held
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11. Additional information (xvi)
Place of completion East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date of completion 3 March 2023
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Contacts
Vulcan Industries plc Via Vox Markets
Ian Tordoff, Chairman
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First Sentinel Corporate Finance Ltd (AQSE
Corporate Adviser) +44 7876 888 011
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Brian Stockbridge
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Jenny Liu
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Vox Markets (Media and Investor Relations) vulcan@voxmarkets.co.uk
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Kat Perez +44 7881 622 830
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Paul Cornelius + 44 7866 384 707
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About Vulcan
Vulcan seeks to acquire and consolidate traditional but
historically profitable engineering, manufacturing, and industrial
SMEs for value and to enhance this value in part through group
synergies, but primarily by unlocking growth which is not being
achieved as a standalone private company. For more information
visit https://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/listings/PLU/VULC
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