Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 17, 2024
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own independent financial advice from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, bank manager or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised financial adviser.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your ordinary shares in Dukemount Capital plc, please send this document, together with the accompanying form of proxy ("Form of Proxy"), as soon as possible, to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected, for onward transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number 08256031) (Registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
Notice of the annual general meeting of the Company ("AGM") to be held at 10 a.m. on 18 April 2024 at the offices of Peterhouse Capital, Floor 3, 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6EE, United Kingdom is set out at the end of this document.
The accompanying Form of Proxy for use in connection with the AGM should be completed by shareholders and returned as soon as possible but, in any event, so as to arrive not later than 10.00 a.m. on 16 April 2024 in accordance with the notes to the Form of Proxy (or, in the case of an adjournment of the AGM, not later than 48 hours (excluding non-working days) before the time fixed for the holding of the adjourned meeting). The completion and return of a Form of Proxy will not preclude shareholders from attending and voting at the AGM should they so wish.
| KEY TIMES AND DATES | 2 |
|---|---|
| STATISTICS RELATING TO THE SHARE CAPITAL REORGANISATION | 3 |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN | 4 |
| DEFINITIONS | 9 |
| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | 11 |
| SHAREHOLDER NOTES | 13 |
| Dispatch of this document | 25 March 2024 |
|---|---|
| Latest time and date for receipt of Form of Proxy | 10 a.m. on 16 April 2024 |
| Annual General Meeting | 10 a.m. on 18 April 2024 |
| Record time and date for Capital Reorganisation | 6pm on 18 April 2024 |
| Expected date of admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on the Main Market |
19 April 2024 |
| Expected date of admission of the Subscription Shares to trading on the Main Market |
19 April 2024 |
| Number of Existing Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of this Document |
969,316,623 |
|---|---|
| Conversion ratio of Existing Ordinary Shares to New Ordinary Shares* |
1:1 |
| Nominal value of a New Ordinary Share following the Capital Reorganisation |
£0.00001 |
| Total expected number of New Ordinary Shares in issue following the Capital Reorganisation |
969,316,623 |
| Number of Subscription Shares | 750,000,000 |
| Number of Subscription Warrants | 750,000,000 |
| Number of New Ordinary Shares (including the Subscription Shares) in issue immediately following Admission |
1,719,316,623 |
*The Deferred Shares will also be issued on a ratio of 1:1, but the Company does not intend to make any application for the New Deferred Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market or any other public market.
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number 07611240) (Registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
20 March 2024
Dear Shareholder,
I look forward to welcoming you at the Annual General Meeting on 16 April 2024. The Annual General Meeting will start at 10 a.m. at the offices of Peterhouse Capital, Floor 3, 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6EE.
The purpose of this document is to convene an AGM to seek your approval for, inter alia, a Capital Reorganisation, which consists of a sub-division of the Existing Ordinary Shares of the Company and the renewal of the Company's share capital authorities, in respect of a proposed £300,000 subscription and any future equity fundraise.
The Company's share price is currently £0.0004, which is below the current nominal value of the Existing Ordinary Shares. As a Company cannot issue shares at less than nominal value it is proposed that the Company performs a share split to remedy this technical issue. The share capital reorganisation will have no economic implications for Shareholders.
It is proposed that each Existing Ordinary Share of £0.001 be sub-divided into one ordinary share of £0.00001 and one Deferred Share of £0.00099. The rights attaching to the New Ordinary Shares will be identical in all respects to those of the Existing Ordinary Shares. The Deferred Shares will have no voting rights, no entitlement to attend General Meetings of the Company, no right to any dividend or other distribution and will carry only the right to participate in any return of capital to the extent of the amount paid up or credited as paid up on each Deferred Share after the holders of Existing Ordinary Shares have received, not only the aggregate amount paid up on those shares, but also £1 million per New Ordinary Share. Accordingly, the Deferred Shares will, for all practical purposes, be valueless and it is the Board's intention, at an appropriate time, to buy-back the Deferred Shares (for a nominal sum) and subsequently apply to the Court to cancel the resultant capital redemption reserve that would be created.
The Deferred Shares will have the same rights as the deferred shares created on 12 January 2024.
For tax purposes, the New Ordinary Shares will result from a reorganisation of the share capital of the Company. Accordingly, holders of Existing Ordinary Shares should not normally be treated as making a disposal of all or part of their holding of Existing Ordinary Shares by reason of the share capital reorganisation. The New Ordinary Shares which replace their holding of Existing Ordinary Shares will be treated, for tax purposes, as the same asset and acquired at the date or dates as their holding of Existing Ordinary Shares.
As announced on 20 March 2024, the Company has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £300,000 through a subscription of 750,000,000 New Ordinary Shares at a price of £0.0004 per share with a one for one warrant attached, subject to the Resolutions being passed at the AGM.
The Subscription Shares would represent approximately 43.62 per cent. of the Company's then enlarged issued share capital.
The Company is currently unable to admit new shares to trading on the standard segment of the Main Market without either the publication of an FCA approved prospectus or relying upon an exemption to the requirement to issue a prospectus. Consequently, the Subscription is by Paul Gazzard, a director of Dukemount, of the Subscription Shares with the attached Subscription Warrants, at the Subscription Price.
Immediately following Admission, Mr Gazzard has agreed to will sell the Subscription Shares and the Subscription Warrants, at the Subscription Price to unconnected investors.
If the Resolutions are passed, the Subscription Shares are expected to be issued shortly after the AGM and admitted to trading on the Main Market.
The Subscription Warrants are valid for three years from the date of Admission, exercisable at £0.0006 per New Ordinary Share. The exercise price of the Subscription Warrants is subject to adjustment in the event of any capital reorganisations by the Company.
The Subscription Warrants are (i) unquoted; (ii) transferable subject to the consent of the Company's board of Directors and (iii) without any shareholder rights.
The Subscription Warrants can only be exercised into New Ordinary Shares if the Company has regulatory authority to do so.
The Directors are not able to allot any New Ordinary Shares unless they have been given the authority to do so by Shareholders in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 (as amended). Furthermore, the pre-emption rights, which attach to the New Ordinary Shares by virtue of the provisions of the Act prevent the Directors from issuing the New Ordinary Shares without first offering them to the existing Shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings, may only be disapplied with the express authority from Shareholders.
The Company is seeking requisite authority from Shareholders for additional headroom for the Subscription and any fundraise in the future, to expire at the next AGM, to facilitate the furtherance of the Company as a cash shell.
The authorities sought by the Directors pursuant to resolutions 5 and 6 will allow the Directors to issue the Subscription Shares, the Subscription Warrants and raise additional capital in respect of any future equity fundraise.
Whilst the Directors appreciate this is a request for a substantial disapplication of shareholders' pre-emptive rights, the Directors are also that mindful additional cash resources will be required to make meaningful investments or undertake the process of a reverse takeover.
The proposed Capital Reorganisation necessitates certain alterations to the Articles. These changes are proposed as Resolution 7 in order to include the rights and restrictions attaching to the Deferred Shares.
In the usual way we ask and encourage to vote for the Annual General Meeting resolutions by appointing the Chairman as a Shareholder's proxy. Accordingly, Shareholders are encouraged to complete the Form of Proxy accompanying this Document which must be completed and returned, in accordance with the instructions printed on it, so as to be received by the Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS13 8AE, United Kingdom as soon as possible, but in any event not later than 10 a.m. on 16 April 2024.
The meeting takes place at 10 a.m. on 18 April 2024.
The Chairman will then formally put the Resolutions to the meeting and advise of the proxy votes received in advance. The meeting will then formally close.
The results of the Annual General Meeting will be announced by Regulatory News Service and posted to the Company's website http://www.dukemountcapitalplc.com/index.php on the day of the Annual General Meeting. The business of the Annual General Meeting includes resolutions that public companies regularly bring to shareholders.
The Board will present the Company's reports and the accounts for the years ended 30 September 2023, as contained in the Annual Reports which are available to view on the Company's website at http://www.dukemountcapitalplc.com/index.php.
Resolution 1 is proposed as an ordinary resolution.
It is best practice that all Company Directors retire and offer themselves for reappointment at each Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, the existing director will be standing for reappointment at the Annual General Meeting.
Mr Dart retires and offers himself for reappointment.
Geoffrey is a Merchant Banker and a director of Harrell Hospitality Group (HHG), with over 25 years' experience in the hotel and Independent Retirement Living industry. HHG is a hotel development and management company based in Dallas, Texas.
At present HHG owns, develops and manages a range of branded hotels, which include Courtyard by Marriott, Hampton Inn by Hilton, Westin and a full-service Marriott. As well as serving on the board of HHG, Geoffrey has served as Chairman/director on a number of public companies.
Resolution 2 is proposed as an ordinary resolution.
At each Annual General Meeting at which the accounts are laid before the members, the Company is required to appoint an auditor ("Auditor") to serve until the next such meeting. It is proposed that Royce Peeling Green Limited be reappointed as the Auditor. This resolution also authorises the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration.
Resolution 3 is proposed as an ordinary resolution.
Resolution 4 is an ordinary resolution to change the Company's nominal value to £0.00001 and create deferred shares of £0.00099 by way of sub-division.
Resolution 5 is being proposed as an ordinary resolution and will, if passed, enable the Company to issue up to 750,000,000 Subscription Shares, 750,000,000 Subscription Warrants and an additional 2,000,000,000 New Ordinary Shares (representing 291% per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company as at 20 March 2024, this being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document).
Resolution 6 which is being proposed as a special resolution will, if passed, enable the Company to issue up to 750,000,000 Subscription Shares, 750,000,000 Subscription Warrants and an additional 2,000,000,000 New Ordinary Shares, for cash without first offering such New Ordinary Shares to existing Shareholders pro rata to their existing shareholdings.
The Company is proposing to amend the Articles by inserting new Article 6b, which sets out the rights attaching to the Deferred Shares.
Resolution 7 is proposed as a special resolution.
In accordance with the Articles, all Shareholders entitled to vote and be present by proxy at the Annual General Meeting have one vote in respect of every Existing Ordinary Share held.
Shareholders will find enclosed a Form of Proxy for use in connection with the Annual General Meeting. Whether or not Shareholders propose to attend the Annual General Meeting, they are requested to complete, sign and return the Form of Proxy as soon as possible, in accordance with the instructions printed on it.
To be valid, the enclosed Form of Proxy must be lodged with the Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to arrive by no later than 10 a.m. on 16 April 2024.
If you are in any doubt as to what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal financial advice from your broker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser, immediately.
The Directors consider the passing of the Resolutions to be in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolutions.
The Directors intend to vote in favour of the Resolutions in respect of their own beneficial holdings of Existing Ordinary Shares (amounting to 8,558,973 Existing Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.88%. of the issued share capital of the Company as at 20 March 2024).
If the Resolutions are not approved at the Annual General Meeting, the Company may not be able to raise equity funding, and if no alternative funding can be secured, the Company's ability to operate as a going concern will be put at risk.
Yours faithfully
Geoffrey Dart Chairman
In this document the words and expressions listed below have the meanings set out opposite them, except where the context otherwise requires:
| "Act" | the Companies Act 2006, as amended from time to time |
|---|---|
| "Admission" | Admission to trading on the standard segment of the Main Market |
| "Annual General Meeting" | the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held as a meeting on 18 April 2024 at 10 a.m. |
| "Articles" or "Articles of Association" |
the articles of association of the Company |
| "Board" or "Directors" | the Board of Directors of the Company |
| "Capital Reorganisation" | the share split of each Existing Ordinary Share into one New Ordinary Share and one Deferred Share |
| "Chairman" | the Chairman of the Company |
| "Circular" | this document |
| "Company" | Dukemount Capital plc |
| "CREST" | the relevant system as defined in the CREST Regulations in respect of which Euroclear is the operator (as defined in the CREST Regulations) in accordance with which securities may be held in uncertificated form |
| "CREST Regulations" | the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (SI 2001 No. 2001/3755), as amended |
| "Deferred Shares" | deferred shares of £0.00099 each in the capital of the Company to be created following the Capital Reorganisation |
| "Directors" or "Board" | the board of directors of the Company |
| "Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules" |
the disclosure guidance and transparency rules as set out in the FCA's handbook of rules and guidance, as amended |
| "Enlarged Share Capital" | 1,719,316,623 New Ordinary Shares |
| "Euroclear" | Euroclear UK & International Limited |
| "Existing Ordinary Shares" | the existing ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company |
| "FCA" | the UK Financial Conduct Authority |
| "FSMA" | the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended or re enacted from time to time |
| "Latest Practicable Date" | 20 March 2024, being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document for ascertaining certain information contained herein |
| "Listing Rules" | the listing rules made by the FCA under section 73A of FSMA |
| "London Stock Exchange" | London Stock Exchange plc |
| "New Ordinary Shares" | new ordinary shares of nominal value £0.00001 each in the capital of the Company following the Capital Reorganisation |
|---|---|
| "Official List" | the official list maintained by the FCA |
| "Prospectus Regulation Rules" | the rules made for the purposes of Part VI of the FSMA in relation to offers of securities to the public and admission of securities to trading on a regulated market |
| "Register of Members" | the register of members of the Company |
| "Resolutions" | the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting contained within the Circular; |
| "RTO" | a reverse takeover |
| "Shareholder" | a holder of Ordinary Shares |
| "Subscription" | equity subscription by Paul Gazzard to raise £300,000 for the Company, who will then sell the Subscription Shares and Subscription Warrants to unconnected investors at the Subscription Price |
| "Subscription Price" | £0.0004 per Subscription Share |
| "Subscription Shares" | 750,000,000 New Ordinary Shares |
| "Subscription Warrant" | one warrant issued for every Subscription Share exercisable at £0.0006 per New Ordinary Share for three years from the date of Admission |
| "UK" or "United Kingdom" | the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number 07611240) (Registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of Dukemount Capital plc (the "Company") will be held at 10 a.m. at the offices of Peterhouse Capital, Floor 3, 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6EE, United Kingdom on 16 April 2024 to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolutions. Resolutions 1 - 5 are Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 6 - 7 are Special Resolutions.
"The share capital of the Company is divided into Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares of £0.00099 each (the "Deferred Shares"). The Deferred Shares shall have attached to them the following rights and restrictions:
The Deferred Shares shall not entitle the holders thereof to receive any dividend or other distribution.
The Deferred Shares shall not entitle the holders thereof to receive notice of or to attend or vote at any General Meeting of the Company.
On return of capital on a winding up the holders of the Deferred Shares shall only be entitled to receive the amount paid up on such shares after the holders of the Ordinary Shares have received (a) the sum of £0.00001 for each Ordinary Share held by them and (b) £1 million of return of capital per Ordinary Share, and shall have no other right to participate in the assets of the Company.
The Company is authorised at any time to appoint a person to execute on behalf of the holders of the Deferred Shares a transfer thereof and/or an agreement to transfer the same, without making any payment to the holders thereof and persons so entitled, to such persons as the Company may determine as holder thereof beneficially entitled thereto.
No share certificates shall be issued to holders of Deferred Shares, either on issue or on transfer.
Neither the passing by the Company of any resolution for a:
6B.6.1 reduction of capital involving the cancellation of the Deferred Shares without any repayment of capital in respect thereof, or a reduction of share premium account, or the obtaining by the Company or the making by the court of an order confirming any such reduction of capital or share premium account of the making effective of such order, nor
6B.6.2 the purchase by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Acts of any of its own shares or other securities or the passing of a resolution to permit any such purchase, shall constitute a modification, variation or abrogation of the rights attaching to the Deferred Shares and accordingly the Deferred Shares may at any time be cancelled for no consideration by means of a reduction in capital or purchased by the Company, at its option at any time, in accordance with the provisions of the Acts, without making any payment to the holder thereof and without recourse to the holder, and to cancel the same without making any payment to or obtaining the sanction of the holder or holders thereof The Company may, at its option at any time, purchase all or any of the Deferred Shares then in issue, at a price not exceeding £1 in aggregate.
The rights conferred by the Deferred Shares shall not be varied or abrogated by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pan passu with or in priority to the Deferred Shares."
By order of the Board Registered office
70 Jermyn Street Geoffrey Dart London 20 March 2024 SW1Y 6NY
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