UIL Limited Result of Placing of 2024 ZDP Shares (8944U)
October 30 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8944U
UIL Limited
30 October 2017
For release on 30 October 2017
UIL Limited
(LEI: 213800CTZ7TEIE7YM468)
UIL Finance Limited
(LEI: 213800JPJWZ5P3QJX538)
Result of Placing and UIL Subscription
On 23 October 2017, following announcement of the result of the
Rollover Offer UIL Finance Limited ("UIL Finance"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of UIL Limited ("UIL"), announced proposals to issue up
to 3,282,890 new 2024 ZDP Shares pursuant to the Placing
contemplated by a prospectus published on 28 September 2017.
Placing
The Board of UIL Finance is pleased to announce that UIL Finance
has placed 3,282,890 new 2024 ZDP Shares at 100 pence per share
with certain institutional and other investors, raising gross
proceeds of approximately GBP3.3 million.
UIL Subscription
Pursuant to the UIL Subscription, UIL Finance has agreed to
issue 20 million 2024 ZDP Shares to UIL. The 2024 ZDP Shares will
be held by UIL for investment purposes in accordance with its
investment policy. If the proceeds from cash distributions from
certain identified portfolio investments and proceeds from
portfolio realisations are not received on a timely basis prior to
the redemption of the 2018 ZDP Shares then UIL may also realise
proceeds from the sale of 2024 ZDP Shares acquired by it pursuant
to the UIL Subscription.
In the event that UIL decides not to sell some or all of the
2024 ZDP Shares acquired by it pursuant to the UIL Subscription
then UIL may, at any time, transfer back any 2024 ZDP Shares held
by UIL to UIL Finance for cancellation in consideration for UIL
Finance releasing UIL from its obligation under the Subscription
Agreement to the fund the redemption of such 2024 ZDP Shares.
Admission and dealings
Taking into account the 2024 ZDP Shares to be issued pursuant to
the Rollover Offer, Placing and UIL Subscription, application will
be made for 50,000,000 2024 ZDP Shares to be admitted to the
Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange. Dealings
are expected to commence at 8.00 a.m. on 2 November 2017. It is
anticipated that CREST accounts will be credited (where applicable)
on the same day and the 2024 ZDP Shares will trade using the ticker
UTLG and under ISIN BMG916102079. New share certificates in respect
of the 2024 ZDP Shares and any balancing share certificates in
respect of 2018 ZDP Shares will be issued as soon as practicable
following admission.
Following admission, the Group's share capital will comprise
90,197,208 Ordinary Shares, 32,716,029 2018 ZDP Shares, 39,000,000
2020 ZDP Shares, 50,000,000 2022 ZDP Shares and 50,000,000 2024 ZDP
Shares.
Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning
given to them in the Prospectus dated 28 September 2017.
For further information please contact:
ICM Investment Management Limited
Charles Jillings / Alastair Moreton 01372 271486
Stockdale Securities Limited
Robert Finlay / Owen Matthews 0207 601 6115
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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