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ASPEN GROUP — Capital/Financing Update 2020
May 27, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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Announcement Summary
Entity name ASPEN GROUP
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
Thursday May 28, 2020
The Proposed issue is:
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An offer of securities under a securities purchase plan A placement or other type of issue
Total number of +securities proposed to be issued for an offer of securities under a securities purchase plan
| Maximum Number of | ||
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| ASX +Security Code | +Security Description | +securities to be issued |
| APZ | FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES | 2,727,272 |
+Record date
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Offer closing date
Wednesday June 24, 2020
+Issue date
Monday June 29, 2020
Total number of +securities proposed to be issued for a placement or other type of issue
Maximum Number of ASX +Security Code +Security Description +securities to be issued APZ FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES 15,454,545 Proposed +issue date Tuesday June 2, 2020
Refer to next page for full details of the announcement
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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
ASPEN GROUP
We (the entity named above) give ASX the following information about a proposed issue of +securities and, if ASX agrees to +quote any of the +securities (including any rights) on a +deferred settlement basis, we agree to the matters set out in Appendix 3B of the ASX Listing Rules.
1.2 Registered Number
Type
Registration Number
50004160927
ABN
1.3 ASX issuer code
APZ
1.4 The announcement is
New announcement
1.5 Date of this announcement
Thursday May 28, 2020
1.6 The Proposed issue is:
An offer of +securities under a +securities purchase plan A placement or other type of issue
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Part 4 - Details of proposed offer under securities purchase plan
Part 4A - Conditions
4A.1 - Are any of the following approvals required for the offer of +securities under the +securities purchase plan issue to be unconditional?
+Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval Another approval/condition external to the entity
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No
Part 4B - Offer details
Class or classes of +securities that will participate in the proposed issue and class or classes of +securities proposed to be issued
ASX +Security Code and Description
APZ : FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES
Will the proposed issue of this +security include an offer of attaching +securities? No
Details of +securities proposed to be issued
ASX +Security Code and Description
APZ : FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES
Maximum Number of +securities proposed to be issued 2,727,272
Minimum Number of +securities Maximum Number of proposed to be offered to each +securities proposed to be individual +security holder offered to each individual +security holder 909 27,272
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Minimum subscription $ Maximum subscription $ amount proposed to be offered amount proposed to be offered to each individual security to each individual security holder holder AUD 1,000 AUD 30,000
Purpose of the issue
To provide capital for the recently announced Burleigh Heads and Newcastle acquisitions, and associated development spend, as well as providing flexibility to continue to grow the business and portfolio. Offer price details for retail security holders Issue Currency Offer Price per +security Estimated or Actual? AUD - Australian Dollar AUD 1.10000 Estimated
Will these +securities rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Yes
Oversubscription & Scale back details
May a scale back be applied to this event? Yes
Provide the scale back details
If applications are scaled back, Aspen Group may apply the scale back to the extent and in any manner that it sees fit. If the scale back produces a fractional number of New Stapled Securities when applied to your parcel, the number of New Stapled Securities you will be allocated will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of New Stapled Securities.
Part 4C - Timetable
4C.1 Date of announcement of +security purchase plan
Thursday May 28, 2020
4C.2 +Record date
Wednesday May 27, 2020
4C.3 Date on which offer documents will be made available to investors
Wednesday June 3, 2020
4C.4 Offer open date
Wednesday June 3, 2020
4C.5 Offer closing date
Wednesday June 24, 2020
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4C.6 Announcement of results
Friday June 26, 2020
4C.7 +Issue date
Monday June 29, 2020
Part 4D - Listing Rule requirements
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4D.1 Does the offer under the +securities purchase plan meet the requirements of listing rule 7.2 exception 5 that: the number of +securities to be issued is not greater than 30% of the number of fully paid +ordinary securities already on issue; and
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the issue price of the +securities is at least 80% of the +volume weighted average market price for +securities in that +class, calculated over the last 5 days on which sales in the +securities were recorded, either before the day on which the issue was announced or before the day on which the issue was made?
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Yes
Part 4E - Fees and expenses
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4E.1 Will there be a lead manager or broker to the proposed offer? Yes
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4E.1a Who is the lead manager/broker? Moelis Australia Advisory Pty Ltd
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4E.1b What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as lead manager/broker? Management fee of 0.50% of the SPP amount (exclusive of GST) payable on the settlement date.
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4E.2 Is the proposed offer to be underwritten?
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Yes 4E.2a Who are the underwriter(s)?
Moelis Australia Advisory Pty Ltd
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4E.2b What is the extent of the underwriting (ie the amount or proportion of the issue that is underwritten)? Fully underwritten
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4E.2c What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as underwriter(s)?
An underwriting fee of 2.50% of the SPP amount payable on the settlement date.
4E.2d Please provide a summary of the significant events that could lead to the underwriting being terminated.
Breach of agreement or amendment termination events, breach of material contracts of issuer default / breach of debt facilities of issuer inability or delay by issuer in connection with the issue of securities change in capital structure, constitution without consent of underwriter removal or replacement of joint CEO's and or change in the Board of Directors of the issuer insolvency of issuer or issuer group member fraud change of accuracy of disclosures regulatory action * hostilities, index falls, changes in law and compliance.
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4E.2e Is a party referred to in listing rule 10.11 underwriting or sub-underwriting the proposed offer? No
4E.3 Will brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of eligible +security holders be paid a handling fee or commission?
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No
4E.4 Details of any other material fees or costs to be incurred by the entity in connection with the proposed offer
Fees and costs incurred by Aspen Group in connection with the SPP include registry fees, settlement fees, legal and other external advisor fees.
Part 4F - Further Information
4F.1 Will the entity be changing its dividend/distribution policy if the proposed offer is successful? No
4F.2 Countries in which the entity has security holders who will not be eligible to accept the proposed offer France, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.
4F.3 URL on the entity's website where investors can download information about the proposed offer https://www.aspengroup.com.au/shareholder-information/
4F.4 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the proposed offer
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Part 7 - Details of proposed placement or other issue
Part 7A - Conditions
7A.1 - Are any of the following approvals required for the placement or other type of issue? +Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval Another approval/condition external to the entity
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No
Part 7B - Issue details
Is the proposed security a 'New Will the proposed issue of this class' (+securities in a class that is +security include an offer of not yet quoted or recorded by ASX) attaching +securities? or an 'Existing class' (additional No securities in a class that is already quoted or recorded by ASX)? Existing class
Details of +securities proposed to be issued
ASX +Security Code and Description
APZ : FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES
Maximum Number of +securities proposed to be issued
15,454,545
Purpose of the issue
Provide capital for the recently announced Burleigh Heads and Newcastle acquisitions, and associated development spend, as well as providing flexibility to continue to grow the business and portfolio.
Offer price details for retail security holders
In what currency is the cash What is the issue price per consideration being paid? +security? AUD - Australian Dollar AUD 1.10000
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Will these +securities rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Yes
Oversubscription & Scale back details
May a scale back be applied to this event? Yes
Provide the scale back details
The Company has the right to scale back at its discretion.
Part 7C - Timetable
7C.1 Proposed +issue date
Tuesday June 2, 2020
Part 7D - Listing Rule requirements
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7D.1 Has the entity obtained, or is it obtaining, +security holder approval for the issue under listing rule 7.1? No
7D.1b Are any of the +securities proposed to be issued without +security holder approval using the entity's 15% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1?
Yes
7D.1b ( i ) How many +securities are proposed to be issued without security holder approval using the entity's 15% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1?
14,448,266
7D.1c Are any of the +securities proposed to be issued without +security holder approval using the entity's additional 10% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1A (if applicable)? Yes
7D.1c ( i ) How many +securities are proposed to be issued without +security holder approval using the entity's additional 10% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1A?
1,006,279
7D.2 Is a party referred to in listing rule 10.11.1 participating in the proposed issue? No
7D.3 Will any of the +securities to be issued be +restricted securities for the purposes of the listing rules? No
7D.4 Will any of the +securities to be issued be subject to +voluntary escrow? No
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Part 7E - Fees and expenses
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7E.1 Will there be a lead manager or broker to the proposed issue?
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Yes
7E.1a Who is the lead manager/broker?
Moelis Australia Advisory Pty Ltd
7E.1b What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as lead manager/broker?
An underwriting fee of 2.50% of the Placement Amount payable on the Settlement Date and an offer management fee of 0.50% of the Placement Amount (exclusive of GST) payable on the Settlement Date.
7E.2 Is the proposed issue to be underwritten?
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Yes
7E.2a Who are the underwriter(s)?
Moelis Australia Advisory Pty Ltd
7E.2b What is the extent of the underwriting (ie the amount or proportion of the proposed issue that is underwritten)?
Fully underwritten
7E.2c What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as underwriter(s)?
An underwriting fee of 2.50% of the Placement Amount payable on the Settlement Date and an offer management fee of 0.50% of the Placement Amount (exclusive of GST) payable on the Settlement Date.
7E.2d Please provide a summary of the significant events that could lead to the underwriting being terminated.
Breach of placement agreement or amendment termination events, breach of material contracts of issuer default / breach of debt facilities of issuer inability or delay by issuer in connection with the issue of securities change in capital structure, constitution without consent of underwriter removal or replacement of joint CEO's and or change in the Board of Directors of the issuer insolvency of issuer or issuer group member fraud change of accuracy of disclosures regulatory action * hostilities, index falls, changes in law and compliance.
7E.3 Is a party referred to in listing rule 10.11 underwriting or sub-underwriting the proposed issue? No
7E.4 Details of any other material fees or costs to be incurred by the entity in connection with the proposed issue
Fees and costs incurred by Aspen Group in connection with the Placement include registry fees, settlement fees, legal and other external advisor fees.
Part 7F - Further Information
7F.1 Will the entity be changing its dividend/distribution policy if the proposed issue proceeds? No
7F.2 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the proposed issue
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