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AI-MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Apr 29, 2021
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Capital/Financing Update
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30 April 2021 ASX Announcement
Successful Completion of Institutional Entitlement Offer & Placement
Highlights
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Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer successfully completed, raising approximately $35.0 million
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Strong support from new and existing shareholders for the Placement, which raised $20.0 million
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• Institutional Entitlement Offer raised approximately $15.0 million
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Clearing price for the Institutional Shortfall Bookbuild of $0.84, representing a 4 cent premium to the Offer Price of $0.80
Access Innovation Holdings Limited (ACN 122 058 708) ( Company or Ai-Media ) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its placement to institutional shareholders ( Placement ) as well as the institutional entitlement component ( Institutional Entitlement Offer ) of its 1 for 5.79 fully underwritten pro rata accelerated renounceable entitlement offer ( Entitlement Offer ).
Ai-Media’s shares will re-commence trading on ASX today, 30 April 2021 on an ex-entitlement basis.
Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer
The Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer represents the first stage of Ai-Media’s $40.0 million capital raising announced on 28 April 2021. The proceeds raised under the capital raising will be used to pay the consideration owing for the acquisition of EEG Enterprises, Inc and associated transaction costs and to fund future growth initiatives.
The Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer, which closed on Wednesday, 28 April 2021, raised gross proceeds of approximately $35.0 million and was strongly supported by existing shareholders. Approximately 47% of eligible entitlements were taken up in the Institutional Entitlement Offer. Excluding founders and family, 92% was taken up by eligible institutional shareholders. Eligible board members took up in excess of $2.3 million in the Institutional Entitlement Offer.
A bookbuild for the Institutional Entitlement Offer shortfall shares ( Institutional Shortfall Bookbuild ) was conducted on Thursday, 29 April 2021. The final clearing price under the Institutional Shortfall Bookbuild was $0.84, which represents a premium of 4 cents to the Offer Price of $0.80 per share.
Eligible institutional shareholders who elected not to take up their entitlements and ineligible institutional shareholders will receive $0.04 for each entitlement sold through the Institutional Shortfall Bookbuild (less any applicable withholding tax).
The shares issued under the Placement, Institutional Entitlement Offer and the Institutional Shortfall Bookbuild are expected to settle on Friday, 7 May 2021 with allotment and trading on Monday, 10 May 2021.
Registered Office Level 6, 277 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Corporate Office Level 1, 103 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060
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The Placement was undertaken using the Company’s placement capacity under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.
Retail Entitlement Offer
The retail component of the Entitlement Offer ( Retail Entitlement Offer ) will open on Wednesday, 5 May 2021 and is expected to close at 5.00pm (Sydney time) on Friday, 14 May 2021 ( Retail Closing Date ).
Under the Retail Entitlement Offer, retail shareholders with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand as at 7:00pm (Sydney time) on Friday, 30 April 2021 ( Record Date ) ( Eligible Retail Shareholders ) will be able to subscribe for 1 new share for every 5.79 existing shares at the Offer Price of $0.80 per new share.
Eligible Retail Shareholders have a number of options under the Retail Entitlement Offer:
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elect to take up all of their entitlements by the Retail Closing Date;
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elect to take up part of their entitlements by the Retail Closing Date and let the balance of their entitlements be offered for sale through the retail shortfall bookbuild process ( Retail Shortfall Bookbuild ), with any proceeds in excess of the Entitlement Offer price paid to the relevant shareholder for the balance; or
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do nothing and let all of their entitlements be offered for sale through the Retail Shortfall Bookbuild, with any proceeds in excess of the Entitlement Offer price paid to the relevant shareholder.
Further information will be provided to Eligible Retail Shareholders in the Retail Offer Booklet, which will be issued on Wednesday, 5 May 2021 and lodged with ASX on that date.
Eligible Retail Shareholders should read the Retail Offer Booklet in full before deciding whether to subscribe for new shares or let their entitlements lapse.
Any Eligible Retail Shareholder who wishes to acquire new shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer will need to complete or otherwise apply in accordance with, the personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Form that will accompany the Retail Offer Booklet. Acceptances and cleared funds must be received by the Retail Closing Date (unless the Retail Entitlement Offer is extended).
Registered Office Level 6, 277 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Corporate Office Level 1, 103 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060
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Equity Raising indicative timetable
| Event | Date (2021)(1) |
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| Trading halt lifted and announcement of results of Institutional Entitlement Offer |
Friday, 30 April |
| Record date for Retail Entitlement Offer (7:00pm Sydney time) | Friday, 30 April |
| Retail Entitlement Offer opens | Wednesday, 5 May |
| Retail Offer Booklet released | Wednesday, 5 May |
| Settlement of Placement, Institutional Entitlement Offer and Institutional Entitlement Offershortfall |
Friday, 7 May |
| Allotment date and normal trading of New Shares issued under the Institutional Entitlement Offer and Institutional Entitlement Offershortfall |
Monday, 10 May |
| Retail Entitlement Offer closes (5:00pm Sydney time) | Friday, 14 May |
| Announcement of results of the Retail Entitlement Offer | Wednesday, 19 May |
| Retail Entitlement Offer shortfall bookbuild | Friday, 21 May |
| Announcement of results of Retail Entitlement Offer shortfall bookbuild |
Monday, 24 May |
| Settlement of Retail Entitlement Offer and Retail Entitlement Offer shortfall |
Tuesday, 25 May |
| Allotment of New Shares and Additional New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer and Retail Entitlement Offer shortfall |
Wednesday, 26 May |
| New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer and Retail Entitlement Offer shortfall commence trading on ASX |
Thursday, 27 May |
| Dispatch of holding statements in respect of New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer and Retail Entitlement Offer shortfall |
Thursday, 27 May |
| General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the issue of Consideration Shares to the EEG vendor |
mid-June |
(1) The above timetable is indicative and subject to variation. Ai-Media reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Equity Raising (or any part of it) or alter the timetable at its absolute discretion and without notice, subject to ASX Listing Rules, the Corporations Act and other applicable law. All dates and times refer to Sydney, Australia time.
Questions and further information
Further details on the Equity Raising are set out in the Investor Presentation which was released to ASX on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. The Investor Presentation contains important information including key risks and foreign selling restrictions with respect to the Entitlement Offer.
Bell Potter Securities Limited and Morgans Corporate Limited are acting as Joint Lead Managers and Underwriters to the Equity Raising.
Ai-Media was advised on the Transaction by Atlas Technology Group, Norton Rose Fulbright, Deloitte and Becketts Lawyers.
Registered Office Level 6, 277 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Corporate Office Level 1, 103 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060
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If you have any questions regarding the Entitlement Offer, you should contact the Ai-Media Share Registry between 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, AEST on:
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1300 850 505 (from within Australia); or
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+61 3 9415 4000 (from outside Australia).
ENDS
For more information, please contact:
Investors: Media: Sue Sanossian Clive Mathieson Company Secretary Cato & Clive +61 2 8870 7711 +61 411 888 425 [email protected] [email protected]
This ASX announcement was authorised for release by Ai-Media’s Board of Directors
About Ai-Media
Founded in Australia in 2003, technology company Ai-Media has become a global leader in the provision of high-quality live and recorded captioning, transcription and translation services. Its technology platform combines artificial intelligence and human expertise to deliver speech-to-text accuracy. The company is the biggest captioning provider in the Australian market, with clients including major free-to-air and pay television networks, and has a growing international footprint, with offices in Australia, the US, UK and Canada. Globally, it provides captioning for around 1 million minutes of live and recorded media content, and online events and web streams, every month. Ai-Media (ASX:AIM) commenced trading on the ASX on 15 September 2020.
For more information on Ai-Media please visit https://www.ai-media.tv/
IMPORTANT NOTICES
This announcement is not financial product or investment advice, a recommendation to acquire securities or accounting, legal or tax advice. It does not constitute an invitation or offer to apply for securities. It has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial or tax situation or needs of individuals. Before making an investment decision, prospective investors should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to their own objectives, financial and tax situation and needs and seek legal and taxation advice appropriate for their jurisdiction. Ai-Media is not licensed to provide financial product advice in respect of an investment in securities.
NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
This announcement has been prepared for publication in Australia and may not be released or distributed in the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer, invitation or recommendation to subscribe for or purchase any security or financial product and neither this announcement nor anything attached to this announcement shall form the basis of any contract or commitment. In particular, this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such an offer would be illegal. Any securities described in this announcement have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any state or jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to any person acting for the account or benefit of any person in the United States unless they have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act (which Ai-Media has no obligation to do or procure) or are offered and sold in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.
Registered Office Level 6, 277 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Corporate Office Level 1, 103 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060