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Agronomics Limited
22 April 2022
22 April 2022
Agronomics Limited
("Agronomics" or the "Company")
Net Asset Value calculation to 31st March 2022
Agronomics Limited (AIM:ANIC), the leading listed company
focused on the field of cellular agriculture, announces that its
unaudited Net Asset Valuation ("NAV") calculation as at closing on
31 March 2022 was 15.11 pence per share, including uninvested cash
of GBP53.8 million. Net Assets stand at GBP141.8 million, including
investments of GBP89.2 million. This quarter's NAV per share
represents an increase of 5.5% from the previous quarter's NAV of
14.32 pence per share.
The share price of 19.2 pence at the 31 March 2022 close
represents a premium of 27% to the NAV per share. The average
premium to NAV per share over the last 12 month period was 137%.
Under IFRS, the Company's unquoted investments are carried at cost
or the most recent priced funding round.
Richard Reed, Chairman of Agronomics, commented: -
"It's been an excellent start to 2022 for Agronomics .Three new
companies were added to the portfolio in this quarter: precision
fermentation bio-design company Geltor, precision fermentation egg
protein company Onego, and the UK-focused cultivated pet food
company Good Dog Food - with the other portfolio companies
continuing to show strong progress . Agronomics also led two deals
at the Seed and Series A stages. The Board continues to see and
monitor new opportunities in cellular agriculture, as well as
maintaining cash reserves for follow-on investments in the existing
portfolio. We are seeing continued developments from the underlying
assets for significant valuation creation expected to occur in
2022.
The Company newsletter for Q1 2022 (Q3 for the financial
reporting year) can be found here.
Financing
During the 9-month period to 31 March 2022, the Company
successfully completed a funding round, raising gross proceeds of
GBP31,824,684 and issuing 138,368,193 new Ordinary Shares.
Following share issue commissions and professional fees, net cash
proceeds of approximately GBP31 million were retained by the
Company. During the period, 615,631 new Ordinary Shares were issued
following the exercise of warrants, raising gross proceeds of
GBP0.175 million. These funds, together with existing cash
resources, will be utilised to provide funding for opportunities
within the field of cellular agriculture, inclusive of supporting
existing companies, as well as identifying new opportunities.
Investment review
On 27 January 2022, cultivated seafood company BlueNalu Inc
"BlueNalu" announced it agreed a partnership with Food & Life
Companies Ltd to supply leading sushi brands such as Sushiro and
Kyotaru with BlueNalu's cultivated bluefin tuna product.
On 21 February 2022, the Company acquired a 2.05% in Geltor Inc
"Geltor", a company focused on producing designer proteins for use
in the cosmetic industry. The acquisition was part of a secondary
transaction, with Agronomics acquiring 1,069,593 Preferred Stock,
for a total consideration of US$ 9,499,525. The consideration was
settled by issuing 8,676,951 new Ordinary Shares in Agronomics (for
a consideration of US$ 2,714,150), with the balance being settled
in cash totaling US$ 6,785,375. The shares issued are subject to a
lock in and orderly market agreement with a vesting schedule
below:
- 1,084,619 shares released immediately
- 1,084,619 shares released after 18 months
- 6,507,713 shares released after 24 months
- Shares subject to orderly market restrictions are such that
the holder shall provide the Company with notice of its intention
to sell a specific volume of shares, at a minimum price, and the
Company and its brokers shall have a period of 10 trading days to
find buyers for such shares on the stated terms
On 22 February 2022, Agronomics led the EUR10 million Seed
funding round for Onego Bio Ltd "Onego Bio", a company developing
sustainable and animal free egg protein. Following the EUR6.9
million investment, Agronomics will hold a 19.94% fully diluted
interest.
On 8 March 2022, the Company co-led the Series A financing of
cultivated meat company SuperMeat The Essence of Meat Ltd
"SuperMeat", with a US$ 10 million investment for 188,158 Series A
Preferred Shares. Following the purchase, the existing SAFE
investment converted into 119,551 Series A Preferred Shares. This,
together with the additional 50,774 Preferred Seed Shares acquired
as part of a secondary transaction during February 2022, results in
an unrealized gain on cost of US$ 6.5m (subject to audit).
On 14 March 2022, Agronomics announced a follow-on investment
into cultivated cotton company GALY CO "GALY", investing US$ 1
million for 364,710 Series A Preferred Stock. Following this
investment, Agronomics owns an 4.11% equity stake in GALY.
On 21 March 2022, the Company together with Roslin Technologies
Limited ("Roslin Technologies"), a food biotechnology company,
announced the launch of their first exclusive joint venture, Good
Dog Food Limited "Good Dog Food". Good Dog Food will develop a
novel range of healthy, eco-friendly pet food products made using
cultivated meat.
Unaudited to
31 March 2022
GBP
Current Assets
Investments 89,262,133
Uninvested cash 53,838,692
Trade and other receivables 296,211
Current Liabilities
Trade and other creditors (1,593,824)
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Net Assets 141,803,212
Capital and Reserves
Share capital 939
Share premium 124,586,144
Share reserve 7,394,360
Retained earnings 9,821,768
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Net assets 141,803,212
Shares in Issue 938,590,207
Net Asset Value per 15.11 pence
share
The quoted investments within the portfolio are valued under
IFRS at bid price.
Portfolio Details
Investments as at 31 March Value (GBP) % of Total Portfolio
2022
Legacy holdings 314,994 0.35%
Cellular agriculture holdings 88,947,139 99.65%
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Total 89,262,133 100%
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This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, as
it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement,
this inside information is now considered to be in the public
domain.
For further information please contact:
Agronomics Beaumont Cenkos Peterhouse TB Cardew
Limited Cornish Limited Securities Capital
Plc Limited
The Company Nomad Joint Broker Joint Broker Public Relations
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Richard Reed Roland Cornish Giles Balleny Lucy Williams Ed Orlebar
Denham Eke James Biddle Michael Johnson Charles Goodfellow Charlotte Anderson
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+44 (0) 20 7930
+44 (0) 1624 0777
639396 +44 (0) 207 +44 (0) 207 +44 (0) 207 +44 (0) 7827 023678
info@agronomics.im 628 3396 397 8900 469 0936 agronomics@tbcardew.com
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