Prospectus • Jun 19, 2019
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THIS SECURITIES NOTE, THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT AND THE SUMMARY ARE IMPORTANT AND REQUIRE YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to what action you should take you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from an independent financial adviser who specialises in advising on shares or other securities and who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA") or, if you are not resident in the UK, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser in your own jurisdiction.
This Securities Note, the Registration Document and the Summary together comprise a prospectus relating to Augmentum Fintech plc (the "Company") (the "Prospectus") prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") made pursuant to section 73A of FSMA. The Prospectus has been approved by the FCA and has been filed with the FCA in accordance with Rule 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules.
This Securities Note has been issued in connection with the issue of up to 150 million Shares in aggregate throughout the period from 4 July 2019 to 12 June 2020 in connection with the Share Issuance Programme.
Applications will be made to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange for all of the Shares of the Company to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme (including the Initial Issue) to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings for normal settlement in the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Initial Issue will commence on 4 July 2019. It is expected that any Subsequent Admissions pursuant to Subsequent Issues of Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares will become effective and that dealings for normal settlement in such Shares will commence between 5 July 2019 and 12 June 2020. All dealings in Shares will be at the sole risk of the parties concerned. The Shares will not be dealt in on any other recognised investment exchange and no other such applications have been made or are currently expected.
The Company and each of the Directors, whose names appear on page 14 of this Securities Note, accept responsibility for the information contained in the Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of the Company and the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in the Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
(Incorporated in England and Wales with company no. 11118262 and registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
an Initial Placing, Offer for Subscription and Intermediaries Offer of Ordinary Shares at 112 pence per Ordinary Share
Joint Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner Joint Sponsor, Joint Bookrunner and Intermediaries Offer Adviser
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Fidante Capital Peel Hunt LLP
Prospective investors should read the whole of this Securities Note, together with the Registration Document and the Summary and, in particular, the section headed "Risk Factors" of this Securities Note and those set out in the Registration Document.
Each of Fidante Partners Europe Limited (trading as Fidante Capital) ("Fidante Capital") and Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt") is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and is acting exclusively for the Company and for no-one else and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of the Prospectus) as its client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing any advice in relation to the Initial Issue, the Share Issuance Programme and any Admission and the other arrangements referred to in the Prospectus.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any other jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Fidante Capital nor Peel Hunt makes any representation, express or implied, in relation to, nor accepts any responsibility whatsoever for, the contents of the Prospectus or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the Shares, the Initial Issue, the Share Issuance Programme or any Admission. Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt (together with their respective affiliates) accordingly, to the fullest extent permissible by law, disclaim all and any responsibility or liability (save for any statutory liability) whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of the Prospectus or any other statement.
Prospective investors should rely only on the information contained in the Prospectus. No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained in the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been so authorised by the Company, the AIFM, the Portfolio Manager, Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents. Without prejudice to the Company's obligations under the Prospectus Rules, the Listing Rules, the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules neither the delivery of the Prospectus nor any subscription for or purchase of Shares made pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since, or that the information contained herein is correct at any time subsequent to, the date of the Prospectus.
The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the "US Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act ("Regulation S")). In addition, the Company has not been and will not be registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "US Investment Company Act"), and the recipient of the Prospectus will not be entitled to the benefits of that Act. Outside the United States, the Shares may be sold to non-US Persons pursuant to Regulation S. This document must not be distributed into the United States or to US Persons. Neither the US Securities Exchange Commission nor any US state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this document is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a US criminal offence.
The Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, Shares in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, qualification, publication or approval requirements on the Company, the AIFM, the Portfolio Manager, Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt. The Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the securities laws, or with any securities regulatory authority of, any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, or any province or territory of any Restricted Jurisdiction. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, sold, taken up or delivered in, into or from any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, any Restricted Jurisdiction or to or for the account or benefit of any national, resident or citizen or any person resident in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, or any Restricted Jurisdiction. The Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, publication or approval requirements on the Company. The distribution of the Prospectus in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession the Prospectus comes should inform themselves of and observe any restrictions.
Copies of this Securities Note, the Registration Document and the Summary (along with any Future Securities Note, Future Summary and/or Future Registration Document) will be available on the Company's website and the National Storage Mechanism of the FCA at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
| RISK FACTORS | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION | 6 | |
| EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 12 | |
| SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME STATISTICS | 13 | |
| DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS | 14 | |
| PART 1 | THE INITIAL ISSUE | 16 |
| PART 2 | THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME | 22 |
| PART 3 | TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION UNDER THE INITIAL PLACING AND ANY SUBSEQUENT PLACING UNDER THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROGRAMME |
26 |
| PART 4 | TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION UNDER THE INITIAL ISSUE |
36 |
| PART 5 | UK TAXATION | 45 |
| PART 6 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 47 |
| PART 7 | DEFINITIONS | 60 |
| APPENDIX 1 | APPLICATION FORM FOR THE OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION | 66 |
| APPENDIX 2 | TAX RESIDENCY SELF-CERTIFICATION FORM (INDIVIDUALS) | 73 |
Investment in the Company should not be regarded as short-term in nature and involves a degree of risk. Accordingly, investors should consider carefully all of the information set out in this document and the risks attaching to an investment in the Company including, in particular, the risks described below.
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The Directors believe that the risks described below are the material risks relating to an investment in the Shares at the date of this Securities Note. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Directors, or that the Directors deem immaterial at the date of this Securities Note, may also have an adverse effect on the performance of the Company and the value of the Ordinary Shares. Investors should review this Securities Note, as well as the information contained in the Registration Document (including the section entitled "Risk Factors"), carefully and in its entirety and consult with their professional advisers before making an application to invest in the Shares.
The value of an investment in the Company, and the returns derived from it, if any, may go down as well as up and an investor may not get back the amount invested.
The market price of the Shares, like shares in all investment companies, may fluctuate independently of their underlying net asset value and may trade at a discount or premium at different times, depending on factors such as supply and demand for the Shares, market conditions and general investor sentiment. There can be no guarantee that any discount control policy will be successful or capable of being implemented. The market value of a Share may vary considerably from its NAV.
Admission of the Shares should not be taken as implying that there is or will be a liquid market for the Shares. The market price of the Shares may not reflect their underlying Net Asset Value.
While the Directors retain the right to effect repurchases of Shares in the manner described in the Prospectus, they are under no obligation to use such powers or to do so at any time and Shareholders should not place any reliance on the willingness of the Directors so to act. Shareholders wishing to realise their investment in the Company may have to dispose of their Shares in the market. There can be no guarantee that a liquid market in the Shares will be maintained or that the Shares will trade at prices close to their underlying Net Asset Value. Accordingly, Shareholders may be unable to realise their investment at such Net Asset Value or at all.
In order to facilitate the Share Issuance Programme described in this Securities Note, the Company is seeking Shareholder authority to issue up to 150 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares, without the application of pre-emption rights, by proposing the Issue Resolutions at the General Meeting. If this authority is granted and the Directors decide to issue further Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis, the proportions of the voting rights held by Shareholders will be diluted on the issue of such shares as each Share carries the right to one vote.
The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to restrict the ownership and holding of its Shares so that none of its assets will constitute "plan assets" subject to ERISA, section 4975 of the Code, or any state, local, non-US or other laws that are similar to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code. However, the Company cannot guarantee that Shares will not be acquired by Benefit Plan Investors or other investors subject to similar laws. If the Company's assets were deemed to be plan assets: (i) the prudence and other fiduciary responsibility standards of ERISA would apply to assets of the Company; and (ii) certain transactions, including transactions that the Company may enter into, or may have entered into, in the ordinary course of business might constitute or result in non-exempt prohibited transactions under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code and, amongst other things, such transactions might have to be rescinded. A non-exempt prohibited transaction, in addition to imposing potential liability on fiduciaries of the ERISA plan, may also result in the imposition of an excise tax on "parties in interest" (as defined in ERISA) or "disqualified persons" (as defined in the US Tax Code) (which could include the Company), with whom the Benefit Plan Investor, engages in the transaction unless an exemption applies. Governmental plans, certain church plans and non-US plans, while not subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the US Tax Code, may nevertheless be subject to other state, local, non-US or other laws or regulations that have similar effect.
For regulatory and tax purposes, the status and treatment of the Company and the Shares may be different in different jurisdictions. For instance, in certain jurisdictions and for certain purposes, the Shares may be treated as units in a collective investment scheme. Furthermore, in certain jurisdictions, the regulatory and tax status of the Company and/or the Shares may be uncertain or subject to change, or it may differ depending on the availability of certain information or as a result of disclosures made by the Company.
Changes in the status or treatment of the Company or the Shares for regulatory and/or tax purposes may have unforeseen effects on the ability of investors to hold Shares or the consequences to investors of doing so.
This Securities Note should be read in its entirety, along with the Summary and the Registration Document before making any application for Shares.
Prospective investors should rely only on the information contained in the Prospectus (which comprises this Securities Note, together with the Summary and the Registration Document). No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than as contained in the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company, the AIFM, the Portfolio Manager, the Depositary, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, members, employees or agents. Without prejudice to the Company's obligations under the Prospectus Rules, the Listing Rules, the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, neither the delivery of the Prospectus nor any subscription for or purchase of Shares made pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date of the Prospectus, or that the information contained herein is correct as at any time subsequent to the date of the Prospectus.
Apart from the liabilities and responsibilities, if any, which may be imposed on Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any other jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Fidante Capital nor Peel Hunt makes any representation, express or implied, nor accepts any responsibility whatsoever for, the contents of the Prospectus nor for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the Shares, the Share Issuance Programme or any Admission. Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt (together with their respective affiliates) accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaim all and any liability (save for any statutory liability) whether arising in tort, contract or which they might otherwise have in respect of the Prospectus or any other statement.
In connection with the Share Issuance Programme, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and any of their respective affiliates, acting as investors for its or their own account(s), may subscribe for or purchase Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) in the Shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Share Issuance Programme or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus to the Shares being issued, offered, acquired, subscribed or otherwise dealt with, should be read as including any issue or offer to, acquisition of, or subscription or dealing by Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and any of their respective affiliates acting as an investor for its or their own account(s). Neither Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt nor any of their respective affiliates intends to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so. In addition, Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt may enter into financing arrangements with investors, such as share swap arrangements or lending arrangements in connection with which Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt may from to time acquire, hold or dispose of shareholdings in the Company.
All Shareholders are entitled to the benefit of, are bound by, and are deemed to have notice of, the provisions of the Memorandum of Association and the Articles which prospective investors should review. A summary of the Articles is contained in paragraph 2 of Part 6 of this Securities Note.
Statements made in this Securities Note are based on the law and practice in force in England and Wales as at the date of this Securities Note and are subject to changes therein.
Under the Intermediaries Offer, the Ordinary Shares are being offered to Intermediaries who will facilitate the participation of their retail investor clients (and any member of the public who wishes to become a client of that Intermediary) located in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus in connection with any subsequent resale or final placement of securities by financial intermediaries in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man on the following terms: (i) in respect of the Intermediaries who have been appointed prior to the date of this Securities Note, as listed in paragraph 8 of Part 6 of this Securities Note; and (ii) in respect of Intermediaries who are appointed after the date of this Securities Note, a list of which appears on the Company's website, from the date on which they are appointed to participate in connection with any subsequent resale or final placement of securities and, in each case, until the closing of the period for the subsequent resale or final placement of securities by financial intermediaries at 3.00 p.m. on 1 July 2019, unless closed prior to that date.
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The offer period within which any subsequent resale or final placement of securities by financial intermediaries can be made and for which consent to use the Prospectus is given commences on 14 June 2019 and closes on 1 July 2019, unless closed prior to that date (any such prior closure to be announced via a Regulatory Information Service).
Any Intermediary that uses the Prospectus must state on its website that it uses the Prospectus in accordance with the Company's consent. Intermediaries are required to provide the terms and conditions of the Intermediaries Offer to any prospective investor who has expressed an interest in participating in the Intermediaries Offer to such Intermediary. Information on the terms and conditions of any subsequent resale or final placement of securities by any financial intermediary is to be provided at the time of the offer by the financial intermediary.
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The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus and accepts responsibility for the information contained in the Prospectus with respect to subsequent resale or final placement of securities by any financial intermediary given consent to use the Prospectus.
Any new information with respect to financial intermediaries unknown at the time of approval of the Prospectus will be available on the Company's website at www.augmentumfintech.com.
The information that a prospective investor in the Company provides in documents in relation to a subscription for Shares or subsequently by whatever means which relates to the prospective investor (if it is an individual) or a third party individual ("personal data") will be held and processed by the Company (and any third party in the United Kingdom to whom it may delegate certain administrative functions in relation to the Company) in compliance with (a) the relevant data protection legislation and regulatory requirements of the United Kingdom ("Data Protection Legislation"); and (b) the Company's privacy notice, a copy of which is available for review on the Company's website www.augmentumfintech.com (and if applicable any other third party delegate's privacy notice) ("Privacy Notice").
Without limitation to the foregoing, each prospective investor acknowledges that it has been informed that such information will be held and processed by the Company (or any third party, functionary, or agent appointed by the Company, which may include, without limitation, the Registrar) and in accordance with the Company's Privacy Notice for the following purposes:
For the purposes set out above, it may be necessary for the Company (or any third party, functionary, or agent appointed by the Company, which may include, without limitation, the Registrar) to:
The foregoing processing of personal data is required in order to perform the contract with the prospective investor to comply with the legal and regulatory obligations of the Company or otherwise is necessary for the legitimate interests of the Company.
If the Company (or any third party, functionary or agent appointed by the Company, which may include, without limitation, the Registrar) discloses personal data to such a third party, agent or functionary and/or makes such a transfer of personal data it will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that such transfer is in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.
Prospective investors are responsible for informing any third party individual to whom the personal data relates to the disclosure and use of such data in accordance with these provisions.
Individuals have certain rights in relation to their personal data; such rights and the manner in which they can be exercised are set out in the Company's Privacy Notice.
The contents of the Prospectus are not to be construed as advice relating to legal, financial, taxation, accounting, regulatory, investment decisions or any other matter. Prospective investors must inform themselves as to:
Prospective investors must rely upon their own representatives, including their own legal advisers and accountants, as to legal, taxation, accounting, regulatory, investment or any other related matters concerning the Company and an investment therein.
The distribution of the Prospectus and the offering of Shares in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession the Prospectus comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions.
The Prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer or an invitation to subscribe for any Shares by any person in any jurisdiction: (i) in which such offer or invitation is not authorised; or (ii) in which the person making such offer or invitation is not qualified to do so; or (iii) to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or invitation.
Persons receiving this document may not distribute or send it to any US Person or in or in to the United States or any other jurisdiction where to do so would or might contravene local securities laws or regulations. In particular, investors should note that the Company has not, and will not be, registered under the US Investment Company Act and the offer, issue and sale of the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States to non-US Persons in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any US Person. The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any states securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering or the issue of the Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States and the offer or re-sale of any of the Shares in the United State may constitute a violation of US law.
In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), no Shares have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that offers of Shares to the public may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they are implemented in that Relevant Member State:
provided that no such offer of Shares shall result in a requirement for the publication of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in a Relevant Member State and each person who initially acquires any Shares or to whom any offer is made under the Initial Placing or any Subsequent Placing will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a "qualified investor" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any offer of shares in any Relevant Member State means a communication in any form and by any means presenting sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and the amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU (the "2010 PD Amending Directive")), to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
Each Member State of the EEA has adopted legislation implementing the AIFMD into national law. Under the AIFMD, marketing to any investor domiciled or with a registered office in the EEA will be restricted by such laws and no such marketing shall take place except as permitted by such laws. Outside of the UK, the AIFM has applied to the FCA for a marketing passport in respect of Denmark, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden. No action has been taken in the EEA outside of these jurisdictions and the Company will only be marketed within the EEA to the extent it is lawful to do so.
Notwithstanding that the AIFM may be able to market Shares to professional investors in a Member State, the Shares may not be marketed to retail investors (as this term is defined in the AIFMD as transposed in the relevant Member State) in that Member State unless the Shares have been qualified for marketing to retail investors in that Member State in accordance with applicable local laws. The Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered and neither the Prospectus nor any other offering materials relating to the Shares may be distributed or made available to retail investors in Member States other than the UK.
Shares in the Company may only be offered or sold in or from within the Bailiwick of Guernsey either (i) by persons licensed to do so under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended (the "POI Law"); or (ii) to persons licensed under the POI Law or persons licensed under the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002, as amended, the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994, as amended, the Insurance Managers and Intermediaries (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002, as amended, or the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc., (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000, as amended.
Subject to certain exemptions (if applicable), the Company shall not raise money in Jersey by the issue anywhere of Shares, and the Prospectus relating to the Shares shall not be circulated in Jersey, without first obtaining consent from the Jersey Financial Services Commission pursuant to the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958, as amended. No such consents have been obtained by the Company. Subject to certain exemptions (if applicable), offers for securities in the Company may only be distributed and promoted in or from within Jersey by persons with appropriate registration under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended. It must be distinctly understood that the Jersey Financial Services Commission does not accept any responsibility for the financial soundness of or any representations made in connection with the Company.
The Share Issuance Programme (including the Initial Issue) is available, and is and may be made, in or from within the Isle of Man and this document is being provided in or from within the Isle of Man only:
The Share Issuance Programme (including the Initial Issue) referred to in the Prospectus and the Prospectus are not available in or from within the Isle of Man other than in accordance with paragraphs (i) and (ii) above and must not be relied upon by any person unless made or received in accordance with such paragraphs.
The distribution of the Prospectus in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this document comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions.
The Company intends to conduct its affairs so that its Shares can be recommended by financial advisers to retail investors in accordance with the FCA's rules in relation to non-mainstream pooled investment products. The Company's Shares are expected to be excluded from the FCA's restrictions which apply to non-mainstream pooled investment products because they are shares in an investment trust.
The Company intends to conduct its affairs so that its Shares can be recommended by financial advisers to retail investors in accordance with the rules on the distribution of financial instruments under The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II ("MiFID II"). The Directors consider that the requirements of Article 57 of the MiFID II delegated regulation of 25 April 2016 will be met in relation to the Company's Shares and that, accordingly, the Shares should be considered "non-complex" for the purposes of MiFID II.
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("Directive 2014/65/EU"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in Directive 2014/65/EU; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by Directive 2014/65/EU (the "Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Initial Issue or any Subsequent Issue. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.
In accordance with the PRIIPs Regulation, a key information document prepared in relation to the Ordinary Shares is available on the Company's website: www.augmentumfintech.com. It is the responsibility of each distributor of Ordinary Shares to ensure that its "'retail clients" are provided with a copy of the key information document.
The AIFM is the manufacturer of the Shares for the purposes of the PRIIPs Regulation and neither of Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt is a manufacturer for these purposes. Neither of Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt makes any representations, express or implied, or accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of the key information document prepared by the AIFM in relation to the Shares nor accepts any responsibility to update the contents of the key information document in accordance with the PRIIPs Regulation, to undertake any review processes in relation thereto or to provide such key information document to future distributors of Shares. Each of Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt and their respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort or contract or otherwise which it or they might have in respect of the key information document prepared by the AIFM.
The Prospectus contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will", or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variation or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve unknown risk, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievement of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from future results, financial condition, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of the Prospectus. Subject to its legal and regulatory obligations, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect changes in expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based, unless required to do so by law or any appropriate regulatory authority, including FSMA, the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and MAR.
Nothing in the preceding two paragraphs should be taken as limiting the working capital statement in paragraph 5 of Part 6 of this Securities Note.
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| Initial Issue | |
|---|---|
| Initial Issue opens | 14 June |
| General Meeting | 9.00 a.m. on 1 July |
| Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms in respect of the Offer for Subscription |
11.00 a.m. on 1 July |
| Latest time and date for receipt of completed applications from the Intermediaries in respect of the Intermediaries Offer |
3.00 p.m. on 1 July |
| Latest time and date for commitments under the Initial Placing | 4.00 p.m. on 1 July |
| Publication of results of the Initial Issue | 2 July |
| Admission and dealings in Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Initial Issue commence |
8.00 a.m. on 4 July |
| CREST accounts credited with uncertificated Ordinary Shares | 4 July |
| Where applicable, definitive share certificates despatched by post in the week commencing* |
15 July |
* Underlying Applicants who apply to Intermediaries for Ordinary Shares under the Intermediaries Offer will not receive share certificates.
| Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme | between 5 July 2019 and 12 June 2020 |
|---|---|
| Publication of Share Issuance Programme Price in respect of each Subsequent Issue |
as soon as practicable following the closing of a Subsequent Issue |
| Admission and crediting of CREST accounts in respect of each Subsequent Issue |
as soon as practicable following the allotment of shares pursuant to a Subsequent Issue |
| Definitive share certificates in respect of the Shares issued pursuant to each Subsequent Issue despatched by post |
approximately one week following the Admission of any Shares pursuant to a Subsequent Issue |
Any changes to the expected timetable set out above will be notified by the Company through a Regulatory Information Service. All references to times in this Securities Note are to London times.
Expected net proceeds of the Initial Issue* £29.03 million
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AIII 5.1.2
AIII 4.1
Issue Price** 112 pence per Ordinary Share
| Share Issuance Programme Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maximum size of the Share Issuance Programme (including the Initial Issue) |
150 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares |
| Share Issuance Programme Price (Ordinary Shares) | not less than the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at the time of issue plus a premium to cover the expenses of such issue |
| Share Issuance Programme Price (C Shares) | £1.00 |
| Dealing Codes | |
| Ordinary Share ISIN | GB00BG12XV81 |
| Ordinary Share SEDOL | BG12XV8 |
| Ordinary Share Ticker | AUGM |
| C Share ISIN | GB00BK5XW633 |
| C Share SEDOL | BK5XW63 |
| C Share Ticker | AUGC |
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| Directors | Neil England (Chairman) Karen Brade David Haysey |
|---|---|
| all independent and of the registered office below | |
| Registered Office | 25 Southampton Buildings London WC2A 1AL United Kingdom |
| Portfolio Manager | Augmentum Fintech Management Limited 5-23 Old Street London EC1V 9HL United Kingdom |
| AIFM, Company Secretary and Administrator |
Frostrow Capital LLP 25 Southampton Buildings London WC2A 1AL United Kingdom |
| Joint Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner |
Fidante Capital 1 Tudor Street London EC4Y 0AH United Kingdom |
| Joint Sponsor, Joint Bookrunner and Intermediaries Offer Adviser |
Peel Hunt LLP Moor House 120 London Wall London EC2Y 5ET United Kingdom |
| Depositary | IQ EQ Depositary Company (UK) Limited 2 London Bridge London SE1 9RA United Kingdom |
| Legal Adviser to the Company | Stephenson Harwood LLP 1 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7SH United Kingdom |
| Legal Adviser to the Joint Sponsors |
Simmons & Simmons LLP CityPoint One Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9SS United Kingdom |
| Reporting Accountant | BDO LLP 55 Baker Street London W1U 7EU United Kingdom |
| Auditors | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 7 More London Riverside London SE1 2RT United Kingdom |
Registrar Link Asset Services The Registry 34 Beckenham Road Beckenham Kent BR3 4TU United Kingdom
Receiving Agent Link Asset Services Corporate Actions The Registry 34 Beckenham Road Beckenham Kent BR3 4TU United Kingdom
The Company is proposing to issue new Ordinary Shares through the Initial Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Intermediaries Offer for target gross proceeds of approximately £30 million. The Directors have reserved the right, in consultation with the Joint Bookrunners, to increase the size of the Initial Issue to a maximum gross proceeds of approximately £50 million if overall demand exceeds £30 million. In this Securities Note, the Initial Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Intermediaries Offer are together referred to as the Initial Issue. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Share Issuance Programme (including the Initial Issue) is 150 million, subject to the appropriate Shareholder authorities being in place for such issue.
In order to implement the Share Issuance Programme, the Directors have convened the General Meeting of the Company to be held on 1 July 2019 at which the Issue Resolutions will be put to Shareholders to approve the issue of up to 150 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis.
The Initial Issue is not being underwritten.
No expenses will be charged to investors by the Company in connection with the Initial Issue. However, the price at which new Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Initial Issue will be 112 pence per Ordinary Share, which is calculated as being the NAV per Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2019 (audited), being the Company's most recently published NAV per Ordinary Share as at the anticipated date of closing of the Initial Issue, plus a premium of approximately 2.2 per cent. as a contribution towards the costs and expenses of the Initial Issue.
AIII 4.4 AIII 5.3.1
AIII 5.3.2
AIII 4.4 AIII 5.3.1 AIII 8.1 AIII 5.1.2
AIII 5.1.3
To the extent that this premium does not cover the costs and expenses of the Initial Issue, the Company may seek to recover such costs by the premium at which Shares are issued under any Subsequent Issues under the Share Issuance Programme.
For illustrative purposes only, assuming that the gross proceeds of the Initial Issue are £30 million and that accordingly 26,785,714 Ordinary Shares are issued pursuant to the Initial Issue, at an Issue Price of 112 pence per new Ordinary Share (being the Company's most recently published NAV per Ordinary Share plus a premium of approximately 2.2 per cent.), the costs and expenses of the Initial Issue would be approximately £0.97 million, of which approximately £0.33 million would exceed the aggregate premium at which the Ordinary Shares are issued and so be borne by the Company. Accordingly the net proceeds of the Initial Issue would be approximately £29.03 million.
The actual number of Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Initial Issue is not known as at the date of this Securities Note but will be notified by the Company through a Regulatory Information Service prior to Admission.
Each of Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt has agreed to use its respective reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers pursuant to the Initial Placing for the Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Share Issuance Agreement.
The terms and conditions which shall apply to any subscription for Ordinary Shares procured by Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt are set out in Part 3 of this Securities Note. The Initial Placing will close at 4.00 p.m. on 1 July 2019 (or such later date, not being later than 1 August 2019, as the Company, Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt may agree). If the Initial Placing is extended, the revised timetable will be notified through a Regulatory Information Service.
Each placee agrees to be bound by the Articles once the Ordinary Shares, which the placee has agreed to subscribe for pursuant to the Initial Placing, have been acquired by the placee. The contract to subscribe for the Ordinary Shares under the Initial Placing and all disputes and claims arising out of or in connection with its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales. For the exclusive benefit of Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt, the Company, the AIFM, the Portfolio Manager and the Registrar, each placee irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales and waives any objection to proceedings in any such court on the ground of venue or on the ground that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum. This does not prevent an action being taken against the placee in any other jurisdiction.
Commitments under the Initial Placing, once made, may not be withdrawn without the consent of the Directors.
The Directors are also proposing to offer new Ordinary Shares under the Offer for Subscription, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer for Subscription set out in Part 4 of this Securities Note. These terms and conditions and the Offer for Subscription Application Form attached as Appendix 1 to this Securities Note should be read carefully before an application is made. The Offer for Subscription will close at 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019. If the Offer for Subscription is extended, the revised timetable will be notified through a Regulatory Information Service.
AIII 5.1.3
AIII 5.1.6 AIII 5.2.3(h)
AIII 5.1.4
The minimum subscription amount for new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer for Subscription is £1,000 and, if the application is for a higher amount, the amount must be a multiple of £1,000, although the Board may accept applications below these minimum amounts in their absolute discretion. The aggregate subscription price is payable in full on application. Multiple subscriptions under the Offer for Subscription by individual investors will not be accepted.
Completed Application Forms and the accompanying payment in relation to the Offer for Subscription must be posted to Link Asset Services, Corporate Actions, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU so as to be received by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019. For applicants sending subscription monies by electronic bank transfer (CHAPS), payment must be made for value by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019 and a certified copy of the proof of source of funds should be sent to Link Asset Services together with your Application Form at the address provided. Applicants choosing to settle via CREST on a delivery versus payment ("DVP") basis, will need to put in their instructions in the CREST GUI in favour of Link Asset Services' participant account RA06 to settle by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019, allowing for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made against payment of the Issue Price per Ordinary Share, following the CREST matching criteria set out in the Application Form.
Commitments under the Offer for Subscription, once made, may not be withdrawn without the consent of the Directors.
Please also refer to the section below in this Part 1 headed "CREST".
Investors may also subscribe for Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price pursuant to the Intermediaries Offer. Only the Intermediaries' retail investor clients in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are eligible to participate in the Intermediaries Offer. Investors may apply to any one of the Intermediaries to be accepted as their client.
No Ordinary Shares allocated under the Intermediaries Offer will be registered in the name of any person whose registered address is outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. A minimum subscription amount of £1,000 per Underlying Applicant will apply. Allocations to Intermediaries will be determined solely by the Company (following consultation with Peel Hunt, Fidante Capital and the Portfolio Manager).
An application for Ordinary Shares in the Intermediaries Offer means that the Underlying Applicant agrees to acquire the Ordinary Shares applied for at the Issue Price. Each Underlying Applicant must comply with the appropriate money laundering checks required by the relevant Intermediary and all other laws and regulations applicable to their agreement to subscribe for Ordinary Shares. Where an application is not accepted or there are insufficient Ordinary Shares available to satisfy an application in full, the relevant Intermediary will be obliged to refund the Underlying Applicant as required and all such refunds shall be made without interest. The Company, the Portfolio Manager and Peel Hunt accept no responsibility with respect to the obligation of the Intermediaries to refund monies in such circumstances.
Each Intermediary has agreed, or will on appointment agree, to the Intermediaries Terms and Conditions, which regulate, inter alia, the conduct of the Intermediaries Offer on market standard terms and provide for the payment of a commission and/or fee (to the extent permissible by the rules of the FCA) to Intermediaries from the Intermediaries Offer Adviser acting on behalf of the Company if such Intermediary elects to receive a commission and/or fee. Pursuant to the Intermediaries Terms and Conditions, in making an application, each Intermediary will also be required to represent and warrant that they are not located in the United States and are not acting on behalf of anyone located in the United States.
In addition, the Intermediaries may prepare certain materials for distribution or may otherwise provide information or advice to retail investors in the United Kingdom, subject to the terms of the Intermediaries Terms and Conditions. Any such materials, information or advice are solely the responsibility of the relevant Intermediary and will not be reviewed or approved by any of the Company, the Portfolio Manager or the Intermediaries Offer Adviser. Any liability relating to such documents shall be for the relevant Intermediaries only.
The Intermediaries Terms and Conditions provide for the Intermediaries to have an option (where the payment of such commission and/or fee is not prohibited) to be paid a commission and/or fee by the Intermediaries Offer Adviser (acting on behalf of the Company) in respect of the Ordinary Shares allocated to and paid for by them pursuant to the Intermediaries Offer.
The Initial Issue is conditional, inter alia, on:
(i) the passing of the Issue Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting to be held on 1 July 2019;
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AIII 5.1.5
AIII 9.1
If the Initial Issue does not proceed, application monies received will be returned to applicants without interest within 14 days at the applicants' risk.
There will be no priority given to applications under the Initial Placing, applications under the Offer for Subscription or applications under the Intermediaries Offer pursuant to the Initial Issue.
In the event that commitments under the Initial Issue exceed the maximum number of Ordinary Shares available, applications under the Initial Issue will be scaled back at the Company's discretion (in consultation with Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and the Portfolio Manager).
If the gross proceeds of the Initial Issue are £30 million and accordingly 26,785,714 Ordinary Shares are issued pursuant to the Initial Issue, there would be a dilution of approximately 22.2 per cent. in Shareholders' ownership and voting interests in the Company.
The Share Issuance Agreement contains provisions entitling Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt to terminate the Initial Issue (and the arrangements associated with it) at any time prior to Admission in certain circumstances. If this right is exercised, the Initial Issue and these arrangements will lapse and any monies received in respect of the Initial Issue will be returned to applicants without interest within 14 days at the applicant's risk.
The Share Issuance Agreement provides for Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt to receive customary fees and commissions. Any Ordinary Shares subscribed for by Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt may be retained or dealt in by it for its own benefit.
Under the Share Issuance Agreement, Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt are entitled at their discretion and out of their own resources at any time to rebate to some or all investors, or to other parties, part or all of their fees relating to the Initial Issue. Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt are also entitled under the Share Issuance Agreement to retain agents and may pay commission in respect of the Initial Issue to any or all of those agents out of their own resources.
Further details of the terms of the Share Issuance Agreement are set out in paragraph 6.1 of Part 5 of the Registration Document.
The number of Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to an application under the Initial Placing or the Offer for Subscription will be calculated by dividing the subscription amount received in respect of that application by the Issue Price and rounding the resulting amount down to the nearest whole number. Accordingly, fractions of Ordinary Shares will not be issued.
To the extent that the subscription monies received by the Company in relation to any application for new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer for Subscription exceed the aggregate value, at their Issue Price, of the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to such application, the balance of such sum will be returned by cheque to the applicant concerned, save that amounts, otherwise returnable, of £5.00 or less will be retained for the benefit of the Company.
New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Initial Issue will be issued fully paid and will rank pari passu with the Ordinary Shares already in issue (save for any dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid on the Ordinary Shares by reference to a record date prior to the issue of the relevant new Ordinary Shares).
Pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and regulations with which the Company must comply in the UK, the Company and its agents (and their agents) or the Portfolio Manager may require evidence in connection with any application for Ordinary Shares, including further identification of the applicant(s), before any Ordinary Shares are issued to that applicant.
The Company's Ordinary Shares are admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the FCA and are traded on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market. Applications will be made to the FCA for all of the Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Initial Issue to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for such Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market. It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings will commence on 4 July 2019.
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AIII 4.3
Ordinary Shares will be issued in registered form and may be held in either certificated or uncertificated form. In the case of Ordinary Shares to be issued in uncertificated form pursuant to the Initial Issue, these will be transferred to successful applicants through the CREST system.
Where applicable, definitive share certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares are expected to be despatched by post at the risk of recipients to the relevant holders in the week beginning 15 July 2019. Prior to the despatch of definitive share certificates in respect of any Ordinary Shares which are held in certificated form, transfer of those Ordinary Shares will be certified against the Register. No temporary documents of title will be issued.
The ISIN of the Ordinary Shares is GB00BG12XV81 and the SEDOL code is BG12XV8.
The Company does not guarantee that at any particular time market maker(s) will be willing to make a market in the Ordinary Shares, nor does it guarantee the price at which a market will be made in the Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, the dealing price of the Ordinary Shares may not necessarily reflect changes in the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.
CREST is a paperless settlement procedure enabling securities to be evidenced otherwise than by a certificate and transferred otherwise than by written instrument. The Articles permit the holding of Ordinary Shares under the CREST system. Settlement of transactions in the Ordinary Shares following Admission may take place within the CREST system if any Shareholder so wishes.
The Board, as advised by the Portfolio Manager, believes that there continue to be attractive opportunities for the Company to deliver returns for Shareholders through investment in a portfolio of fintech businesses in the UK and wider Europe and to generate capital growth over the long term for Shareholders.
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AIII 3.3
AXV 1.4
The Directors intend to use the net proceeds of the Initial Issue to acquire investments in accordance with the Company's investment objective and investment policy, in particular including those investments that form part of the identified pipeline.
There are no interests that are material to the Initial Issue and no conflicting interests.
Typical investors in the Company are expected to be institutional investors, professionally advised retail investors and non-advised retail investors with at least basic market knowledge and experience, seeking access to a portfolio of fintech businesses based predominantly in the UK and wider Europe.
An investment in the Company is only suitable for persons capable of evaluating the risks and merits of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to bear any loss which may result from the investment (which may equal the whole amount invested).
Potential investors should consider with care whether an investment in the Company is suitable for them in the light of their personal circumstances and the financial resources available to them. Private investors in the UK who are unsure whether to invest should consider consulting a financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to assess whether an investment in the Company is suitable.
The attention of potential investors who are not resident in, or who are not citizens of, the UK is drawn to the paragraphs below.
The offer of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme to Overseas Persons may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should consult their professional advisers as to whether they require any government or other consents or need to observe any applicable legal requirements to enable them to obtain Shares under the Share Issuance Programme. It is the responsibility of all Overseas Persons receiving this Securities Note and/or wishing to subscribe for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme to satisfy themselves as to full observance of the laws of the relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining all necessary governmental or other consents that may be required and observing all other formalities needing to be observed and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory.
No person receiving a copy of this Securities Note in any territory other than the UK may treat the same as constituting an offer or invitation to him/her, unless in the relevant territory such an offer can lawfully be made to him/her without compliance with any further registration or other legal requirements.
The Company has not, and will not be, registered under the US Investment Company Act and the offer, issue and sale of the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States to non-US Persons in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any US Person. The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any states securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering or the issue of the Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States and the offer or resale of any of the Shares in the United State may constitute a violation of US law.
The offer and sale of Shares has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan. Subject to certain exemptions, the Shares may not be offered to or sold within Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan.
Potential investors in any territory other than the United Kingdom should refer to the notices set out in the section entitled "Important Information" of this Securities Note.
The Company reserves the right to treat as invalid any agreement to subscribe for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme if it appears to the Company or its agents to have been entered into in a manner that may involve a breach of the securities legislation of any jurisdiction.
The Company may (subject to the appropriate Shareholder authorities being in place) issue up to 150 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme (including in relation to the Initial Issue) without first offering those Shares to existing Shareholders.
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AIII 5.1.1
The Share Issuance Programme has been implemented to enable the Company to raise additional capital in the period from 5 July 2019 to 12 June 2020. The net proceeds of the Share Issuance Programme will be used to make investments in accordance with the Company's investment objective and policy.
The number of Shares available under the Share Issuance Programme is intended to be flexible and should not be taken as an indication of the number of shares to be issued. The Company will make the decision on each individual occasion it wishes to issue Shares under the Share Issuance Programme as to whether the Company will issue Ordinary Shares or C Shares. It will make this decision based on a combination of factors, and having taken into account the Portfolio Manager's opinion, including, amongst other things, the potential size of any issue relative to the Company's existing market capitalisation and gross assets, the potential level of demand for new shares amongst existing and potential investors, and the speed with which the Portfolio Manager estimates that it could invest any new proceeds raised.
Any issues of Shares will be notified by the Company through a Regulatory Information Service and the Company's website, prior to each Admission. The Share Issuance Programme has not been underwritten.
The Share Issuance Programme may have a number of closing dates in order to provide the Company with the ability to issue Shares over the duration of the Share Issuance Programme. Shares may be issued under the Share Issuance Programme, following the Initial Issue, from 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2019 until 8.00 a.m. on 12 June 2020. Applications will be made to the FCA for all of the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for such Shares to be admitted to trading on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market. The issue of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme is at the discretion of the Directors.
In the event that there are any significant changes affecting any of the matters described in this Securities Note or where any significant new matters have arisen after the publication of this Securities Note and prior to any Subsequent Admission of any Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme, the Company will publish a Future Summary and/or a Future Securities Note and/or a Future Registration Document. Any Future Summary, Future Securities Note or Future Registration Document published will give details of the significant change(s) or the significant new matter(s).
Each allotment and issue of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme (following completion of the Initial Issue) is conditional, inter alia, on:
In circumstances where these conditions are not fully met, the relevant Subsequent Issue of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will not take place.
The Share Issuance Programme Price will be determined by the Company and, in the case of Ordinary Shares, will be not less than the prevailing Net Asset Value, in Sterling, per Ordinary Share at the time of issue plus a premium to cover the expenses of such issue. In the case of C Shares, the Share Issuance Programme Price will be £1.00 per C Share.
AIII 4.4 AIII 5.3.1
AIII 5.3.2
AIII 9.1
AIII 8.1
The Directors will determine the Share Issuance Programme Price on the basis described above so as to cover the costs and expenses of each issue of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme and to thereby avoid any dilution of the Net Asset Value of the existing Shares. In determining the Share Issuance Programme Price, the Directors will also take into consideration, inter alia, the prevailing market conditions at that time. The costs and expenses of any issue of C Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be borne by the holders of C Shares only.
The Share Issuance Programme Price will be announced through a Regulatory Information Service as soon as is practicable in conjunction with each Subsequent Issue.
If the maximum of 150 million Shares are issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme (including in the Initial Issue), there would be an overall dilution of approximately 61.5 per cent. in Shareholders' ownership and voting interests in the Company immediately after the Share Issuance Programme.
Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt are entitled to terminate the Share Issuance Agreement at any time prior to any Subsequent Admission in certain circumstances. If this right is exercised, the Share Issuance Programme and these arrangements will lapse and any monies received in respect of the Share Issuance Programme will be returned to applicants without interest within 14 days at the applicant's risk.
The Share Issuance Agreement provides for Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt to be paid a commission by the Company in respect of any Shares issued pursuant to any Subsequent Placings. Any Shares subscribed for by Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt may be retained or dealt in by it for its own benefit.
Under the Share Issuance Agreement, Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt are entitled at their discretion and out of their own resources at any time to rebate to some or all investors, or to other parties, part or all of their fees relating to a Subsequent Issue. Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt are also entitled under the Share Issuance Agreement to retain agents and may pay commission in respect of a Subsequent Issue to any or all of those agents out of their own resources.
Further details of the terms of the Share Issuance Agreement are set out in paragraph 6.1 of Part 5 of the Registration Document.
In the event of oversubscription of a Subsequent Issue, applications under the Subsequent Issue will be scaled back at the Company's discretion (in consultation with Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and the Portfolio Manager).
The costs and expenses of each issue of Shares pursuant to a Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme will depend on subscriptions received. In the event that 100 million Shares are issued pursuant to a Subsequent Placing, the costs and expenses of that Subsequent Placing are not expected to exceed 2 per cent. of the proceeds of the Subsequent Placing. The costs of any issue of Ordinary Shares are expected to be covered by issuing such Ordinary Shares at a premium to the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share at the time of issue. The costs and expenses of any issue of C Shares under the Share Issuance Programme will be paid out of the gross proceeds of such issue and will be borne by holders of C Shares only.
Pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and regulations with which the Company must comply in the UK, the Company and its agents (and their agents) or the Portfolio Manager may require evidence in connection with any application for Shares, including further identification of the applicant(s), before any Shares are issued.
Any Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme will be issued fully paid and rank pari passu with the Shares then in issue (save for any dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid on the Shares by reference to a record date prior to the allotment of the relevant Shares).
Shares will be issued in registered form and may be held in either certificated or uncertificated form. In the case of Shares to be issued in uncertificated form pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme, these will be transferred to successful applicants through the CREST system.
AIII 4.3
AIII 3.4
AIII 3.3
The Company does not guarantee that at any particular time market maker(s) will be willing to make a market in the Shares, nor does it guarantee the price at which a market will be made in the Shares. Accordingly, the dealing price of the Shares may not necessarily reflect changes in the underlying Net Asset Value per Share.
The ISIN of the Ordinary Shares is GB00BG12XV81 and the SEDOL code is BG12XV8.
The ISIN of the C Shares is GB00BK5XW633 and the SEDOL code is BK5XW63.
CREST is a paperless settlement procedure enabling securities to be evidenced otherwise than by a certificate and transferred otherwise than by written instrument. The Articles permit the holding of Ordinary Shares under the CREST system. Settlement of transactions in the Ordinary Shares following the relevant Admission may take place within the CREST system if any Shareholder so wishes.
The Board, as advised by the Portfolio Manager, believes that there continue to be attractive opportunities for the Company to deliver returns for Shareholders through investment in a portfolio of fintech businesses in the UK and wider Europe and to generate capital growth over the long term for Shareholders.
The Directors intend to use the net proceeds of any Subsequent Issue under the Share Issuance Programme to acquire investments in accordance with the Company's investment objective and investment policy, in particular including those investments that form part of the identified pipeline.
There are no interests that are material to the Share Issuance Programme and no conflicting interests.
Typical investors in the Company are expected to be institutional investors, professionally advised retail investors and non-advised retail investors with at least basic market knowledge and experience, seeking access to a portfolio of fintech businesses based predominantly in the UK and wider Europe.
An investment in the Company is only suitable for persons capable of evaluating the risks and merits of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to bear any loss which may result from the investment (which may equal the whole amount invested).
Potential investors should consider with care whether an investment in the Company is suitable for them in the light of their personal circumstances and the financial resources available to them. Private investors in the UK who are unsure whether to invest should consider consulting a financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to assess whether an investment in the Company is suitable.
The attention of potential investors who are not resident in, or who are not citizens of, the UK is drawn to the paragraphs below.
The offer of Shares under the Share Issuance Programme to Overseas Persons may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should consult their professional advisers as to whether they require any government or other consents or need to observe any applicable legal requirements to enable them to obtain Shares under the Share Issuance Programme. It is the responsibility of all Overseas Persons receiving this Securities Note and/or wishing to subscribe for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme to satisfy themselves as to full observance of the laws of the relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining all necessary governmental or other consents that may be required and observing all other formalities needing to be observed and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory.
No person receiving a copy of this Securities Note in any territory other than the UK may treat the same as constituting an offer or invitation to him/her, unless in the relevant territory such an offer can lawfully be made to him/her without compliance with any further registration or other legal requirements.
The Company has not, and will not be, registered under the US Investment Company Act and the offer, issue and sale of the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States to non-US Persons in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder. The Shares may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any US Person. The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any states securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering or the issue of the Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States and the offer or resale of any of the Shares in the United State may constitute a violation of US law.
The offer and sale of Shares has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan. Subject to certain exemptions, the Shares may not be offered to or sold within Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan.
Potential investors in any territory other than the United Kingdom should refer to the notices set out in the section entitled "Important Information" of this Securities Note.
The Company reserves the right to treat as invalid any agreement to subscribe for Shares under the Share Issuance Programme if it appears to the Company or its agents to have been entered into in a manner that may involve a breach of the securities legislation of any jurisdiction.
3.1 Each placee must pay the Issue Price or relevant Share Issuance Programme Price for the Shares issued to the placee, as applicable, in the manner and by the time directed by Fidante Capital and/or Peel Hunt and/or PSL. If any placee fails to pay as so directed and/or by the time required, the relevant placee's application for Shares may, at the discretion of Fidante Capital and/or Peel Hunt and/or PSL, either be rejected or accepted and, in the latter case, paragraph 3.2 of these terms and conditions shall apply.
3.2 Each placee is deemed to agree that if it does not comply with its obligation to pay the Issue Price or relevant Share Issuance Programme Price for the Shares allocated to it in accordance with paragraph 3.1 of these terms and conditions and Fidante Capital and/or Peel Hunt and/or PSL elects to accept that placee's application, Fidante Capital and/or Peel Hunt and/or PSL may sell all or any of the Shares allocated to the placee on such placee's behalf and retain from the proceeds, for Fidante Capital's and/or Peel Hunt's and/or PSL's own account and profit, an amount equal to the aggregate amount owed by the placee plus any interest due. The placee will, however, remain liable for any shortfall below the aggregate amount owed by such placee and it may be required to bear any tax or other charges (together with any interest or penalties) which may arise upon the sale of such Shares on such placee's behalf.
By agreeing to subscribe for Shares, each placee which enters into a commitment to subscribe for Shares will (for itself and any person(s) procured by it to subscribe for Shares and any nominee(s) for any such person(s)) be deemed to represent, warrant and acknowledge to each of the Company, the Portfolio Manager, the Registrar, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and PSL that:
and/or a Subsequent Placing or providing any advice in relation to the Initial Placing and/or a Subsequent Placing and participation in the Initial Placing and/or a Subsequent Placing is on the basis that it is not and will not be a client of Fidante Capital or Peel Hunt or PSL and that neither Fidante Capital nor Peel Hunt nor PSL has any duties or responsibilities to it for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the Initial Placing and/or a Subsequent Placing nor in respect of any representations, warranties, undertakings or indemnities otherwise required to be given by it in connection with its application under the Initial Placing and/or a Subsequent Placing nor, if applicable, in respect of any representations, warranties, undertakings or indemnities contained in any Placing Letter;
The Company, the Portfolio Manager, the Registrar, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt, PSL and their respective directors, officers, agents, employees, members, advisers and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, warranties, acknowledgments and agreements.
If any of the representations, warranties, acknowledgments or agreements made by the placee are no longer accurate or have not been complied with, the placee will immediately notify the Company, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and/or PSL.
The Company reserves the right to reject all or part of any offer to purchase Shares for any reason. The Company also reserves the right to sell fewer than all of the Shares offered by the Prospectus or to sell to any purchaser less than all of the Ordinary Shares a purchaser has offered to purchase.
Each placee:
6.1 Each placee acknowledges that it has been informed that, pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the "DP Legislation") the Company and/or the Registrar may hold personal data (as defined in the DP Legislation) relating to past and present Shareholders. Personal data may be retained on record for a reasonable period after it is no longer used (subject to any limitations on retention periods set out in applicable law). The Registrar will process such personal data at all times in compliance with DP Legislation and shall only process for the purposes set out below (collectively, the "Purposes"), being to:
7.1 By participating in the Initial Placing and/or a Subsequent Placing, each placee acknowledges and agrees that it will (for itself and any person(s) procured by it to subscribe for Shares and any nominee(s) for any such person(s)) be deemed to represent and warrant to each of the Company, the Portfolio Manager, the Registrar, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt and PSL that:
"AUGMENTUM FINTECH PLC HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE US INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES.";
person will not violate or require registration under US securities laws to transfer such Shares or interests in accordance with the Articles;
If Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt, PSL, the Registrar or the Company or any of their agents request any information about a placee's agreement to subscribe for Shares under the Initial Placing and/or a Subsequent Placing, such placee must promptly disclose it to them.
the exclusive benefit of the Company, Fidante Capital, Peel Hunt, PSL and the Registrar, each placee irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales and waives any objection to proceedings in any such court on the ground of venue or on the ground that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum. This does not prevent an action being taken against the placee in any other jurisdiction.
It is a condition of application that (where applicable) a completed version of that form is provided with the Offer for Subscription Application Form before any application can be accepted.
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2.1.3 undertake to pay the Issue Price for the Ordinary Shares (in full on application) in respect of which your application is accepted and warrant that the remittance accompanying your Application Form will be honoured on first presentation and agree that if such remittance is not so honoured you will not be entitled to receive a share certificate for the Ordinary Shares applied for in certificated form or be entitled to commence dealing in Ordinary Shares applied for in uncertificated form or to enjoy or receive any rights in respect of such Ordinary Shares unless and until you make payment in cleared funds for such Ordinary Shares and such payment is accepted by the Receiving Agent (which acceptance shall be in its absolute discretion and on the basis that you indemnify the Receiving Agent, the Company, Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt against all costs, damages, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of, or in connection with, the failure of your remittance to be honoured on first presentation) and the Company may (without prejudice to any other rights it may have) avoid the agreement to allot the Ordinary Shares and may allot them to some other person, in which case you will not be entitled to any refund or payment in respect thereof (other than the refund by a cheque drawn on a branch of a UK clearing bank to the bank account name from which they were first received at your risk of any proceeds of the remittance which accompanied your Application Form, without interest);
to the bank account name from which such monies were first received without interest and at your risk;
in its absolute discretion to treat as invalid acceptances in respect of which cheques are not so honoured.
3.5 For applicants sending subscription monies by electronic bank transfer (CHAPS), payment must be made for value by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019 to the CHAPS bank account details of Link Asset Services, given on section 5(b) of the Application Form. Applicants wishing to make a CHAPS payment must provide Link with proof of source of funds as per the notes on section 5(b) of the Application Form.
The terms and conditions of application require that applicants provide cleared funds in support of each application. You should instruct the bank to transfer funds so that they will have taken place (and funds settled) to coincide with the delivery of your Application Form to the Receiving Agent and by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019. It is recommended that such transfers are actioned within 24 hours of posting your application.
When arranging the transfer, you must instruct your bank to provide a reference with the transfer which is the same as the reference you enter in section 5B of the Application Form (using your initials and contact telephone number e.g. MJSmith 01234 5678910). This reference is used by Link to match your payment with an application, and failure to provide a matching reference may delay Link's ability to process your application and result in it not being accepted. If your reference can not be matched by Link to an application, this will be rejected back to the remitting account before the Offer for Subscription closes.
Any delay in providing monies may affect acceptance of the application. If the Receiving Agent is unable to match your application with a bank payment, there is a risk that your application could be delayed or will not be treated as a valid application and may be rejected by the Company and/or the Receiving Agent.
Please Note – you should check with your bank regarding any limits imposed on the level and timing of transfers allowed from your account (for example, some banks apply a maximum transaction or daily limit, and you may need to make the transfer as more than one payment).
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4.2 You will not be entitled to exercise any remedy of rescission for innocent misrepresentation (including pre-contractual representations) at any time after acceptance. This does not affect any other right you may have.
Where application monies have been banked and/or received, if any application is not accepted in whole, or is accepted in part only, or if any contract created by acceptance does not become unconditional, the application monies or, as the case may be, the balance of the amount paid on application will be returned without interest by returning your cheque, or by crossed cheque in your favour, by post at the risk of the person(s) entitled thereto, without interest within 14 days. In the meantime, application monies will be retained by the Receiving Agent in a separate non-interest bearing account.
By completing an Application Form, you:
submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts and agree that nothing shall limit the right of the Company to bring any action, suit or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any such applications, acceptances of applications and contracts in any other manner permitted by law or in any court of competent jurisdiction;
Whist Link may carry out checks on any application, they are usually only performed when dealing with application values above a certain threshold, commonly referred to as the anti-money laundering threshold which is the Sterling equivalent of €15,000 (currently approximately £13,000).
Link will make enquiries to credit reference agencies to meet its anti-money laundering obligations and the applicant may be required to provide an original or certified copy of their passport, driving licence and recent bank statements to support such enquiries. Anti-money laundering checks do not mean the investor is suspected of anything illegal and there is nothing to worry about.
The checks made at credit reference agencies leave an 'enquiry footprint' – an indelible record so that the investor can see who has checked them out. The enquiry footprint does not have any impact on their credit score or on their ability to get credit. Anti-money laundering checks appear as an enquiry/soft search on the investor's credit report. The report may contain a note saying "Identity Check to comply with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations".
If you receive a copy of the Prospectus or an Application Form in any territory other than the UK you may not treat it as constituting an invitation or offer to you, nor should you, in any event, use an Application Form unless, in the relevant territory, such an invitation or offer could lawfully be made to you or an Application Form could lawfully be used without contravention of any registration or other legal requirements. It is your responsibility, if you are outside the UK and wish to make an application for Shares under the Offer for Subscription, to satisfy yourself as to full observance of the laws of any relevant territory or jurisdiction in connection with your application, including obtaining any requisite governmental or other consents, observing any other formalities requiring to be observed in such territory and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes required to be paid in such territory.
None of the Shares have been or will be registered under the laws of Canada, Japan, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or under the US Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other political subdivision of the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of South Africa. Accordingly, unless an exemption under such act or laws is applicable, the Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within Canada, Japan, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or the United States (as the case may be). If you subscribe for Shares you will, unless the Company and the Registrar agree otherwise in writing, be deemed to represent and warrant to the Company that you are outside the United States, not a US Person or a resident of the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or a corporation, partnership or other entity organised under the laws of the United States or Canada (or any political subdivision of either), Japan, the Republic of South Africa or Australia and that you are not subscribing for such Shares for the account of any person in the United States, any US Person or any resident of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or Australia and will not offer, sell, renounce, transfer or deliver, directly or indirectly, any of the Shares in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or Australia or to any US Person or resident in Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or Australia. Unless the Company and the Registrar agree otherwise in writing, no application will be accepted if it shows the applicant or a payor having an address in the United States, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or Australia.
The following statements are based upon current UK tax law and what is understood to be the current practice of HMRC, both of which are subject to change, possibly with retrospective effect. The statements are intended only as a general guide and may not apply to certain Shareholders, such as dealers in securities, insurance companies, collective investment schemes or Shareholders who have (or are deemed to have) acquired their Shares by virtue of an office or employment, who may be subject to special rules. They apply only to Shareholders resident for UK tax purposes in the UK (except in so far as express reference is made to the treatment of non-UK residents) and, in the case of individuals, domiciled in the UK and to whom "split year" treatment does not apply, who hold Shares as an investment rather than trading stock and who are the absolute beneficial owners of those Shares.
All potential investors, and in particular those who are in any doubt about their tax position, or who are resident or otherwise subject to taxation in a jurisdiction outside the UK, should consult their own professional advisers on the potential tax consequences of subscribing for, purchasing, holding or disposing of Shares under the laws of their country and/or state of citizenship, domicile or residence.
It is the intention of the Directors to conduct the affairs of the Company so that it satisfies the conditions necessary for it to be approved by HMRC as an investment trust. However, neither the Directors nor the Portfolio Manager can guarantee that this approval will be granted or maintained. In respect of each accounting period for which the Company is and continues to be approved by HMRC as an investment trust the Company will be exempt from UK corporation tax on its chargeable gains. The Company will, however, (subject to what follows) be liable to UK corporation tax on its income in the normal way.
In principle, the Company will be liable to UK corporation tax on its dividend income. However, there are broad-ranging exemptions from this charge which would be expected to be applicable in respect of most dividends that the Company may receive.
The Company will not be required to withhold tax at source when paying a dividend.
Each individual who is resident in the UK for tax purposes is entitled to an annual tax free dividend allowance of £2,000 (tax year 2019/2020).
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Dividends received in excess of this threshold will be taxed, for the tax year 2019/2020 at:
The following statements in this section summarise the expected UK tax treatment for Shareholders within the charge to UK corporation tax who receive dividends in respect of their Ordinary Shares.
Shareholders within the charge to UK corporation tax which are "small companies" (for the purposes of UK taxation of dividends) will not generally be subject to UK corporation tax on dividends paid by the Company on the Ordinary Shares.
Other Shareholders within the charge to UK corporation tax will not be subject to corporation tax on dividends paid by the Company on the Ordinary Shares so long as the dividends fall within an exempt class and certain conditions are met. Although it is likely that dividends paid by the Company on the Ordinary Shares would qualify for exemption from corporation tax, it should be noted that the exemption is not comprehensive and is subject to anti-avoidance rules. Shareholders should therefore consult their own professional advisers where necessary.
A disposal of Shares by a Shareholder who is resident in the UK for tax purposes may, depending on the Shareholder's circumstances, and subject to any available exemption or relief, give rise to a chargeable gain (or allowable loss) for the purposes of UK taxation of chargeable gains.
UK resident individuals are, for each tax year, entitled to an exemption from capital gains tax for a specified amount of gains realised in that tax year. The current annual exempt amount (for the tax year 2019/2020) is £12,000.
Shareholders within the charge to UK corporation tax may be subject to UK corporation tax on any chargeable gains made on disposal or deemed disposal of the Shares. No indexation allowance will be available to individual or corporate Shareholders.
Transfers on sale of Shares outside of CREST will generally be subject to UK stamp duty at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the consideration given for the transfer, rounded up to the nearest £5. The purchaser normally pays the stamp duty. An exemption from stamp duty is available for instruments transferring shares where the amount or value of the consideration is £1,000 or less and it is certified on the instrument that the transaction effected by it does not form part of a larger transaction or series of transactions in respect of which the aggregate amount or value of the consideration exceeds £1,000.
An agreement to transfer Shares will normally give rise to a charge to stamp duty reserve tax ("SDRT") at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the amount or value of the consideration payable for the transfer. If a duly stamped transfer executed in pursuance of the agreement is produced within six years of the date on which the agreement is made (or, if the agreement is conditional, the date on which the agreement becomes unconditional) any SDRT paid is repayable, generally with interest, and otherwise the SDRT charge is cancelled. SDRT is, in general, payable by the purchaser.
Paperless transfers of Shares within the CREST system will generally be liable to SDRT, rather than stamp duty, at the rate of 0.5 per cent. of the amount or value of the consideration payable. Such SDRT will generally be collected through the CREST system. Deposits of Shares into CREST will not generally be subject to SDRT, unless the transfer into CREST is itself for consideration.
The issue of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme should not generally be subject to UK stamp duty or SDRT.
Shares acquired pursuant to the Offer for Subscription or Intermediaries Offer or in the secondary market (but not Shares acquired directly under the Initial Placing or any Subsequent Placing) should be qualifying investments for inclusion in an ISA.
The UK has entered into international agreements with a number of jurisdictions which provide for the exchange of information in order to combat tax evasion and improve tax compliance. These include, but are not limited to, an Inter-governmental Agreement with the US in relation to FATCA. The UK has also introduced legislation implementing other international exchange of information arrangements, including the Common Reporting Standard developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation in Tax Matters. In connection with such international arrangements the Company may, among other things, be required to collect and report to HMRC certain information regarding Shareholders and other account holders of the Company and HMRC may pass this information on to tax authorities in other jurisdictions in accordance with the relevant international agreements.
| Nominal Value (£) |
Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares | £0.01 | 94,000,000 |
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The Ordinary Shares are fully paid up.
A summary of the main provisions of the Articles are set out below.
The Articles do not provide for any objects of the Company and accordingly the Company's objects are unrestricted.
Subject to the provisions of the Act as amended and every other statute for the time being in force concerning companies and affecting the Company (the "Statutes"), if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of three-quarters in nominal value of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class (but not otherwise) and may be so varied either whilst the Company is a going concern or during or in contemplation of a winding-up. At every such separate general meeting the necessary quorum shall be at least two persons holding or representing by proxy at least one-third in nominal value of the issued shares of the class in question (but at any adjourned meeting any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum), any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll and every such holder shall on a poll have one vote for every share of the class held by him. Where the rights of some only of the shares of any class are to be varied, the foregoing provisions apply as if each group of shares of the class differently treated formed a separate class whose rights are to be varied.
The Company may by ordinary resolution:
Subject to the provisions of the Act and without prejudice to any rights attaching to any existing shares, any share may be issued with such rights or restrictions as the Company may by ordinary resolution determine (or if the Company has not so determined, as the Directors may determine).
Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may by ordinary resolution declare dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the shareholders but no dividends shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Directors may pay interim dividends, or dividends payable at a fixed rate, if it appears to them that they are justified by the profits of the Company available for distribution. If the Directors act in good faith they shall not incur any liability to the holders of shares conferring preferred rights for any loss they may suffer by the lawful payment of an interim dividend on any shares having deferred or non-preferred rights.
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Subject to the rights of persons (if any) entitled to shares with special rights as to dividend, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the shares on which the dividend is paid. If any share is issued on terms that it ranks for dividend as from a particular date, it shall rank for dividend accordingly. In any other case, dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the amount paid up on the shares during any portion(s) of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid.
Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any shares, on a show of hands every shareholder present in person has one vote and every proxy present who has been duly appointed by a shareholder entitled to vote has one vote, and on a poll every shareholder (whether present in person or by proxy) has one vote for every share of which he is the holder. A shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses the same way. In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register.
No shareholder shall have any right to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares, either in person or by proxy, in respect of any share held by him unless all amounts presently payable by him in respect of that share have been paid.
A share in certificated form may be transferred by an instrument of transfer, which may be in any usual form or in any other form approved by the Directors, executed by or on behalf of the transferor and, where the share is not fully paid, by or on behalf of the transferee. A share in uncertificated form may be transferred by means of the relevant electronic system concerned.
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In their absolute discretion, the Directors may refuse to register the transfer of a share in certificated form which is not fully paid provided that if the share is listed on the Official List such refusal does not prevent dealings in the shares from taking place on an open and proper basis. The Directors may also refuse to register a transfer of a share in certificated form unless the instrument of transfer:
The Directors may refuse to register a transfer of a share in uncertificated form in any case where the Company is entitled to refuse to register the transfer under the CREST Regulations provided that such refusal does not prevent dealings in the shares from taking place on an open and proper basis.
If the Directors refuse to register a transfer of a share, they shall within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company or, in the case of an uncertificated share, the date on which the appropriate instruction was received by or on behalf of the Company in accordance with the CREST Regulations send to the transferee notice of refusal.
No fee shall be charged for the registration of any instrument of transfer or other document or instruction relating to or affecting the title to any share.
If at any time the holding or beneficial ownership of any shares in the Company by any person (whether on its own or taken with other shares), in the opinion of the Directors: (i) would cause the assets of the Company to be treated as "plan assets" of any Benefit Plan Investor; (ii) would or might result in the Company and/or its shares and/or any of its appointed investment managers or investment advisers being required to be registered or qualified under the US Investment Company Act and/or the US Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and/or the US Securities Act and/or the US Exchange Act of 1934 and/or any similar legislation (in any jurisdiction) that regulates the offering and sale of securities; (iii) may cause the Company not to be considered a "Foreign Private Issuer" under the US Exchange Act of 1934; (iv) may cause the Company to be a "controlled foreign corporation" for the purpose of the US Tax Code; or (v) may cause the Company to become subject to any withholding tax or reporting obligation under FATCA or any similar legislation in any territory or jurisdiction, or to be unable to avoid or reduce any such tax or to be unable to comply with any such reporting obligation (including by reason of the failure of the shareholder concerned to provide promptly to the Company such information and documentation as the Company may have requested to enable the Company to avoid or minimise such withholding tax or to comply with such reporting obligation), then the Directors may declare the Shareholder in question a "Non-Qualified Holder" and the Directors may require that any shares held by such Shareholder ("Prohibited Shares") (unless the Shareholder concerned satisfies the Directors that he is not a Non-Qualified Holder) be transferred to another person who is not a NonQualified Holder, failing which the Company may itself dispose of such Prohibited Shares at the best price reasonably obtainable and pay the net proceeds to the former holder.
If the Company is wound up, with the sanction of a special resolution and any other sanction required by law and subject to the Act, the liquidator may divide among the shareholders in specie the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and for that purpose may value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders. With the like sanction, the liquidator may vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the shareholders as he may with the like sanction determine, but no shareholder shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities upon which there is a liability.
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If a shareholder, or any other person appearing to be interested in shares held by that shareholder, fails to provide the information requested in a notice given to him under section 793 of the Act by the Company in relation his interest in shares (the "default shares") within 28 days of the notice (or, where the default shares represent at least 0.25 per cent. of their class, 14 days of the notice), sanctions shall apply unless the Directors determine otherwise. The sanctions available are the suspension of the right to attend or vote (whether in person or by representative or proxy) at any general meeting or any separate meeting of the holders of any class or on any poll and, where the default shares represent at least 0.25 per cent. of their class (excluding treasury shares), the withholding of any dividend payable in respect of those shares and the restriction of the transfer of those shares (subject to certain exceptions).
Subject to various notice requirements, the Company may sell any of a shareholder's shares if, during a period of 12 years, at least three dividends (either interim or final) on such shares have become payable and no cheque for amounts payable in respect of such shares has been presented and no warrant or other method of payment has been effected and no communication has been received by the Company from the shareholder or person concerned.
Unless the Company determines otherwise by ordinary resolution, the number of Directors (other than alternate Directors) shall not be subject to any maximum but shall not be less than two.
Subject to the Articles, the Company may by ordinary resolution appoint a person who is willing to act as, and is permitted by law to do so, to be a Director either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director. The Directors may appoint a person who is willing to act, and is permitted by law to do so, to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director. A person appointed as a Director by the other Directors is required to retire at the Company's next annual general meeting and shall then be eligible for reappointment.
The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who, subject to the provisions of the Articles and to any directions given by special resolution to take, or refrain from taking, specified action, may exercise all the powers of the Company.
Any Director may appoint any other Director, or any other person approved by resolution of the Directors and willing to act and permitted by law to do so, to be an alternate Director.
No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Directors unless a quorum is present and the quorum may be fixed by the Directors; unless so fixed at any other number the quorum shall be two. A Director shall not be counted in the quorum present in relation to a matter or resolution on which he is not entitled to vote but shall be counted in the quorum present in relation to all other matters or resolutions considered or voted on at the meeting. An alternate Director who is not himself a Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum.
Questions arising at a meeting of the Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
Members of the Board or of any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or of such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in a meeting can hear each other, by a series of telephone calls from the chairman of the meeting or by exchange of communications in electronic form addressed to the chairman of the meeting.
Subject to any other provision of the Articles, a Director shall not vote at a meeting of the Directors on any resolution concerning a matter in which he has, directly or indirectly, a material interest (other than an interest in shares, debentures or other securities of, or otherwise in or through, the Company) unless his interest arises only because the case falls within certain limited categories specified in the Articles.
Subject to the provisions of the Act and provided that the Director has disclosed to the other Directors the nature and extent of any material interest of his, a Director, notwithstanding his office, may be a party to, or otherwise interested in, any transaction or arrangement with the Company or in which the Company is otherwise interested and may be a director or other officer of, or employed by, or a party to any transaction or arrangement with, or otherwise interested in, any body corporate in which the Company is interested.
Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may indemnify any person who is a Director, secretary or other officer (other than an auditor) of the Company, against (a) any liability whether in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by him in relation to the Company or any associated company or (b) any other liability incurred by or attaching to him in the actual or purported execution and/or discharge of his duties and/or the exercise or purported exercise of his powers and/or otherwise in relation to or in connection with his duties, powers or office; and purchase and maintain insurance for any person who is a Director, secretary or other officer (other than an auditor) of the Company in relation to anything done or omitted to be done or alleged to have been done or omitted to be done as Director, secretary or officer.
In the case of the annual general meeting, twenty-one clear days' notice at the least shall be given to all the members and to the auditors. All other general meetings shall also be convened by not less than twenty-one clear days' notice to all those members and to the auditors unless the Company offers members an electronic voting facility and a special resolution reducing the period of notice to not less than fourteen clear days has been passed in which case a general meeting may be convened by not less than fourteen clear days' notice in writing.
No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present. Two persons entitled to vote upon the business to be transacted, each being a shareholder or a proxy for a shareholder or a duly authorised representative of a corporation which is a shareholder (including for this purpose two persons who are proxies or corporate representatives of the same shareholder), shall be a quorum.
A shareholder is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights to attend and to speak and vote at a meeting of the Company. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to a meeting, provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by him. Subject to the provisions of the Act, any corporation (other than the Company itself) which is a shareholder may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person(s) to act as its representative(s) at any meeting of the Company, or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares.
Delivery of an appointment of proxy shall not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting at the meeting or at any adjournment of it.
Directors may attend and speak at general meetings and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares, whether or not they are shareholders.
A poll on a resolution may be demanded at a general meeting either before a vote on a show of hands on that resolution or immediately after the result of a show of hands on that resolution is declared. A poll may be demanded by the Chairman or by: (a) not less than five members having the right to vote at the meeting; or (b) a member or members representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or (c) a member or members holding shares conferring a right to vote at the meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right.
The rights and restrictions attaching to the C Shares and the Deferred Shares arising on their conversion are summarised below.
(1) The following definitions apply for the purposes of this paragraph 2.18 only:
Calculation Date means the earliest of the:
Conversion means conversion of a class of C Shares into Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares in accordance with paragraph 2.18(8) below;
Conversion Date means the close of business on such Business Day as may be selected by the Directors falling not more than 10 Business Days after the Calculation Date;
Conversion Ratio is the ratio of the net asset value per C Share of the relevant class to the net asset value per Ordinary Share, which is calculated as:
| Conversion Ratio | = | A B |
|---|---|---|
| A | = | C – D E |
| B | = | F – C – I – G + D + J H |
Where:
C is the aggregate of:
D is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted from the assets attributable to the relevant class of C Shares) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company attributable to the relevant class of C Shares on the Calculation Date (including the amounts of any declared but unpaid dividends in respect of such Shares);
E is the number of C Shares of the relevant class in issue on the Calculation Date;
F is the aggregate of:
G is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted in the calculation of F) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company on the Calculation Date (including the amounts of any declared but unpaid dividends);
H is the number of Ordinary Shares in issue on the Calculation Date (excluding any Ordinary Shares held in treasury);
I is the aggregate of:
J is the amount (to the extent not otherwise deducted from the assets attributable to the Other Class(es) of C Shares) which, in the Directors' opinion, fairly reflects the amount of the liabilities of the Company attributable to the Other Class(es) of C Shares on the Calculation Date (including the amounts of any declared but unpaid dividends in respect of such C Shares),
provided that the Directors shall make such adjustments to the value or amount of A and B as the Auditors shall report to be appropriate having regard among other things, to the assets of the Company immediately prior to the date on which the Company first receives the Net Proceeds relating to the relevant class of C Shares and/or to the reasons for the issue of the relevant class of C Shares;
Deferred Shares means deferred shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company arising on Conversion;
Existing Ordinary Shares means the Ordinary Shares in issue immediately prior to Conversion;
Force Majeure Circumstances means (i) any political and/or economic circumstances and/or actual or anticipated changes in fiscal or other legislation which, in the reasonable opinion of the Directors, renders Conversion necessary or desirable; (ii) the issue of any proceedings challenging, or seeking to challenge, the power of the Company and/or its Directors to issue the C Shares of the relevant class with the rights proposed to be attached to them and/or to the persons to whom they are, and/or the terms upon which they are proposed to be issued; or (iii) the giving of notice of any general meeting of the Company at which a resolution is to be proposed to wind up the Company, whichever shall happen earliest; and
Net Proceeds means the net cash proceeds of the issue of the relevant class of C Shares (after deduction of those commissions and expenses relating thereto and payable by the Company).
Redeemable Preference Shares shall not confer the right to participate in any surplus remaining following payment of such amount; and
Save as set out in this paragraph 3, no Director has any interests (beneficial or non-beneficial) in the share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date:
| Percentage of | ||
|---|---|---|
| issued | ||
| Ordinary | ||
| Number of | Share | |
| Name | Ordinary Shares | capital |
| Neil England | 20,000 | 0.02% |
| Karen Brade | 18,842 | 0.02% |
| David Haysey | 70,805 | 0.07% |
The Directors may participate in the Share Issuance Programme. It is currently anticipated that Neil England will subscribe for a further 25,000 Ordinary Shares, Karen Brade will subscribe for a further 20,000 Ordinary Shares and David Haysey will subscribe for a further 15,000 Ordinary Shares in the Initial Issue.
The Takeover Code applies to the Company. Under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code, if:
the acquirer and, depending on the circumstances, its concert parties, would be required (except with the consent of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers) to make a cash offer for the outstanding Shares at a price not less than the highest price paid for any interests in the Shares by the acquirer or its concert parties during the previous 12 months.
AIII 4.9
Under sections 974 to 991 of the Act, if an offeror acquires or contracts to acquire (pursuant to a takeover offer) not less than 90 per cent. of the shares (in value and by voting rights) to which such offer relates it may then compulsorily acquire the outstanding shares not assented to the offer. It would do so by sending a notice to holders of outstanding shares telling them that it will compulsorily acquire their shares and then, six weeks later, it would execute a transfer of the outstanding shares in its favour and pay the consideration to the Company, which would hold the consideration on trust for the holders of outstanding shares. The consideration offered to the holders whose shares are compulsorily acquired under the Act must, in general, be the same as the consideration that was available under the takeover offer.
In addition, pursuant to section 983 of the Act, if an offeror acquires or agrees to acquire not less than 90 per cent. of the shares (in value and by voting rights) to which the offer relates, any holder of shares to which the offer relates who has not accepted the offer may require the offeror to acquire his shares on the same terms as the takeover offer.
The offeror would be required to give any holder of outstanding shares notice of his right to be bought out within one month of that right arising. Such sell-out rights cannot be exercised after the end of the period of three months from the last date on which the offer can be accepted or, if later, three months from the date on which the notice is served on the holder of outstanding shares notifying them of their sell-out rights. If a holder of shares exercises their rights, the offeror is bound to acquire those shares on the terms of the offer or on such other terms as may be agreed.
The Company is of the opinion that the working capital available to the Group is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least 12 months from the date of this Securities Note.
AIII 3.1
AIII 3.2
AIII 10.4
The following tables show the consolidated Group capitalisation and indebtedness as at 31 March 2019.
The figures for capitalisation and liquidity have been extracted without material adjustment from the audited consolidated financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2019, incorporated by reference in Part 4 of the Registration Document.
| (£'000) | As at 31 March 2019 (audited) |
|---|---|
| Capitalisation: – Share capital – Other reserves |
940 92,101 ––––––––––– |
| Total capitalisation | 93,041 ––––––––––– ––––––––––– |
Capitalisation does not include retained profit. Other reserves comprise the special reserve.
As at 31 March 2019, the Company had no guaranteed, secured, unguaranteed or unsecured debt and no indirect or contingent indebtedness.
The following table shows the consolidated Group net financial liquidity as at 31 March 2019.
| (£'000) | As at 31 March 2019 (audited) |
|---|---|
| Cash | 25,592 ––––––––––– |
| Liquidity | 25,592 ––––––––––– |
| Current financial receivable | 56 ––––––––––– |
| Net current financial liquidity | 25,648 ––––––––––– |
| Net financial liquidity | 25,648 ––––––––––– ––––––––––– |
The Intermediaries authorised at the date of this Securities Note to use the Prospectus are:
AXXX 2A.1
| Act | the Companies Act 2006, as amended from time to time |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Frostrow Capital LLP |
| Admission | the admission of the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme to: (i) the premium segment of the Official List; and (ii) trading on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market, becoming effective in accordance with the Listing Rules and the admission and disclosure standards of the London Stock Exchange |
| AIFM | Frostrow Capital LLP |
| Articles | the articles of association of the Company as at the date of this Securities Note or, in the context of the Share Issuance Programme (following completion of the Initial Issue), as at the date of the relevant issue under the Share Issuance Programme |
| Auditors | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or such other auditor as the Company may appoint from time to time |
| Benefit Plan Investor | a "benefit plan investor" as defined in Section 3(42) of ERISA and any regulations promulgated by the US Department of Labor thereunder, being "employee benefit plans" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that are subject to Title I of ERISA, "plans" that are subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 4975 of the US Internal Revenue Code, and entities the assets of which are treated as "plan assets" under Section 3(42) of ERISA and any regulations promulgated thereunder |
| Business Day | a day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays or public holidays in England and Wales) on which banks generally are open for business in London for the transaction of normal business |
| C Shareholder | a holder of C Shares |
| C Shares | C shares of £0.10 each in the capital of the Company having the rights and restrictions set out in paragraph 2.18 of Part 6 of this Securities Note (no such shares have been issued as at the date of this Securities Note) |
| certificated form | not in uncertificated form |
| Company | Augmentum Fintech 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 |
| Depositary | IQ EQ Depositary Company (UK) Limited |
| Directors or Board | the board of directors of the Company |
| Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules |
the disclosure guidance and transparency rules contained in the FCA's Handbook of Rules and Guidance |
|---|---|
| DVP | delivery versus payment |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| ERISA | the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended |
| Euroclear | Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited |
| FATCA | the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act |
| FCA | the UK Financial Conduct Authority |
| Fidante Capital | Fidante Partners Europe Limited (trading as Fidante Capital), the Company's joint sponsor, joint broker and joint bookrunner |
| FSMA | the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended |
| Future Registration Document | any registration document required to be issued in the future by the Company and subject to separate approval by the FCA |
| Future Securities Note | a securities note to be issued in the future by the Company in respect of each issue, if any, of Shares (other than pursuant to the Initial Issue or a Subsequent Placing) made pursuant to the Registration Document accompanying this Securities Note and subject to separate approval by the FCA |
| Future Summary | a summary to be issued in future by the Company in respect of each issue, if any, of Shares (other than pursuant to the Initial Issue or a Subsequent Placing) made pursuant to the Registration Document accompanying this Securities Note and subject to separate approval by the FCA |
| General Meeting | the general meeting of the Company convened for 9.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019 |
| HMRC | HM Revenue & Customs |
| Initial Issue | together the Initial Placing, the Offer for Subscription and the Intermediaries Offer |
| Initial Placing | the conditional placing of new Ordinary Shares by Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt at the Issue Price on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Securities Note |
| Intermediaries | the entities listed in paragraph 8 of Part 6 of this Securities Note, together with any other intermediary (if any) that is appointed by the Company in connection with the Intermediaries Offer after the date of this Securities Note and "Intermediary" shall mean any one of them |
| Intermediaries Booklet | the booklet entitled "Augmentum Fintech plc: Information for Intermediaries" and containing, among other things, the Intermediaries Terms and Conditions |
| Intermediaries Offer | the offer of Ordinary Shares by the Intermediaries to retail investors |
| Intermediaries Offer Adviser | Peel Hunt LLP |
| Intermediaries Terms and Conditions |
the terms and conditions agreed between the Intermediaries Offer Adviser, the Company, the Portfolio Manager and the Intermediaries in relation to the Intermediaries Offer and contained in the Intermediaries Booklet |
|---|---|
| ISA | an Individual Savings Account maintained in accordance with the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 |
| Issue Price | the price at which Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the Initial Issue, being 112 pence per Ordinary Share, calculated as being the NAV per Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2019 (audited), being the Company's most recently published NAV per Ordinary Share as at the anticipated date of closing of the Initial Issue, plus a premium of approximately 2.2 per cent. as a contribution towards the costs and expenses of the Initial Issue |
| Issue Resolutions | the ordinary and special resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting seeking authority to allot up to 150 million Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares, without the application of pre-emption rights, pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme |
| Joint Bookrunners | Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt |
| Latest Practicable Date | close of business on 12 June 2019, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of the Prospectus to ascertain certain information contained therein |
| Link Asset Services | a trading name of Link Market Services Limited |
| Listing Rules | the listing rules made by the FCA under section 73A of FSMA |
| London Stock Exchange | London Stock Exchange plc |
| Market Abuse Regulation | regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse |
| Member State | any member state of the EEA |
| MiFID II Product Governance Requirements |
has the meaning given to it on page 10 of this Securities Note |
| Money Laundering Regulations | the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 |
| NAV or Net Asset Value | the value of the assets of the Company less its liabilities, determined in accordance with the accounting principles adopted by the Company from time to time |
| NAV per Ordinary Share or Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share |
the Net Asset Value attributable to the Ordinary Shares divided by the number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding any Ordinary Shares held in treasury) |
| Offer for Subscription | the offer for subscription for new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Securities Note |
| Offer for Subscription Application Form or Application Form |
the application form on which an applicant may apply for Ordinary Shares under the Offer for Subscription attached as Appendix 1 to this Securities Note |
| Official List | the official list maintained by the FCA | |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares | ordinary shares of nominal value £0.01 each in the capital of the Company |
|
| Overseas Persons | persons who are resident in, or who are citizens of, or who have registered addresses in, territories other than the UK |
|
| Peel Hunt | Peel Hunt LLP, the Company's joint sponsor, joint broker, joint bookrunner and intermediaries offer adviser |
|
| Portfolio Manager | Augmentum Fintech Management Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company |
|
| PRIIPs Regulation | Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products and its implementing and delegated acts |
|
| PROD Sourcebook | the Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook contained in the FCA's Handbook of Rules and Guidance |
|
| Prospectus | the prospectus which comprises the Summary, the Registration Document and this Securities Note |
|
| Prospectus Directive | Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union and any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member States |
|
| Prospectus Rules | the rules and regulations made by the FCA under Part VI of FSMA | |
| Receiving Agent | Link Asset Services, a trading name of Link Market Services Limited | |
| Redeemable Preference Shares | redeemable preference shares of £1.00 each in the capital of the Company (no such shares are in issue as at the date of this Securities Note) |
|
| Register | the register of members of the Company | |
| Registrar | Link Market Services Limited | |
| Registration Document | the registration document dated 14 June 2019 issued by the Company and approved by the FCA |
|
| Regulation S | Regulation S under the US Securities Act | |
| Regulatory Information Service | a service authorised by the FCA to release regulatory announcements to the London Stock Exchange |
|
| Relevant Member State | each Member State which has implemented the Prospectus Directive or where the Prospectus Directive is applied by the regulator |
|
| Restricted Jurisdiction | each of Australia, Canada, Japan and the Republic of South Africa | |
| SEC | the United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| Securities Note | this securities note dated 14 June 2019 issued by the Company in respect of the Shares made available pursuant to the Registration Document |
| Share Issuance Agreement | the share issuance agreement dated 14 June 2019, between the Company, the Directors, the Portfolio Manager, the AIFM, Fidante Capital and Peel Hunt summarised in paragraph 6.1 of Part 5 of the Registration Document |
|---|---|
| Share Issuance Programme | the Initial Issue and the proposed programme of Subsequent Issues of Shares on the terms set out in this Securities Note (and any Future Securities Note) |
| Share Issuance Programme Price | the applicable price at which new Shares will be issued to prospective investors under the Share Issuance Programme (following completion of the Initial Issue), as described in this Securities Note |
| Shareholder | a holder of Shares |
| Shares | Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares issued by the Company, as the context requires |
| Sterling, £, pence or p | the lawful currency of the UK |
| Subsequent Admission | Admission of any Shares issued pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme (following completion of the Initial Issue) |
| Subsequent Issue | any placing, open offer, offer for subscription and/or intermediaries offer of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme (following completion of the Initial Issue) |
| Subsequent Placing | any placing of Shares pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme (following completion of the Initial Placing) described in this Securities Note |
| Summary | the summary dated 14 June 2019 issued by the Company pursuant to the Registration Document and approved by the FCA |
| Takeover Code | The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers |
| Target Market Assessment | has the meaning given to it on page 10 of this Securities Note |
| Tax Residency Self-Certification Form |
the tax residency self-certification form required to be completed by all new investors who intend to hold their Ordinary Shares in certificated form in the Company for FATCA reporting purposes |
| TTE | Transfer to Escrow instruction |
| UK | the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| uncertificated or in uncertificated form |
a share recorded on the Register as being held in uncertificated form in CREST and title to which, by virtue of the CREST Regulations, may be transferred by means of CREST |
| Underlying Applicants | investors who wish to acquire Ordinary Shares under the Intermediaries Offer who are clients of any Intermediary |
| United States or US | the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia |
| US Exchange Act | the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
| US Investment Advisers Act | the United States Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended |
| US Investment Company Act | the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended |
|---|---|
| US Person | a US Person as defined for the purposes of Regulation S |
| US Securities Act | the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended |
| US Tax Code | the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended |
Important: before completing this form, you should read the accompanying notes.
To: Link Asset Services, acting as receiving agent for Augmentum Fintech plc
I/We the person(s) detailed in section 3A below offer to subscribe the amount shown in Box 1 for new Ordinary Shares, fully paid at the Issue Price and subject to the Terms and Conditions set out in Part 4 of the Securities Note dated 14 June 2019 and subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.
Box 1 (write, in figures, the aggregate value, at the Issue Price, of the new Ordinary Shares that you wish to apply for – a minimum of £1,000 and thereafter in multiples of £1,000)
| £ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Payment method: | Cheque/Banker's draft | Bank transfer | CREST settlement |
|---|---|---|---|
| ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------- | ------------------ |
(BLOCK CAPITALS)
| 1: | Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title: | Forenames (in full): | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname/Company name: | ||||
| Address (in full): | ||||
| Postcode: | ||||
| Designation (if any): | ||||
| Date of birth: | ||||
| 2: | Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title: | Forenames (in full): | ||
| Surname/Company name: | ||||
| Date of birth: | ||||
| 3: | Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title: | Forenames (in full): | ||
| Surname/Company name: | ||||
| Date of birth: |
| 4 | |
|---|---|
4: Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title: Forenames (in full):
| Surname/Company name: | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: |
(Only complete this section if Ordinary Shares allotted are to be deposited in a CREST Account which must be in the same name as the holder(s) given in section 3A).

Execution by Individuals:
| First Applicant Signature: | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Second Applicant Signature: | Date | |
| Third Applicant Signature: | Date | |
| Fourth Applicant Signature: | Date |
| Executed by: (Name of Company) |
Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Director: | Signature: | Date | |||
| Name of Director/Secretary: | Signature: | Date | |||
| If you are affixing a company seal, please mark a cross here: |
Affix Company Seal here: |
If you are subscribing for Ordinary Shares and paying by cheque or banker's draft pin or staple to this form your cheque or banker's draft for the exact amount in Sterling shown in Box 1 made payable to "Link Market Services Limited Re: Augmentum Fintech OFS 2019 A/C". Cheques and banker's drafts must be drawn on an account at a branch of a bank or building society in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and must bear the appropriate sort code in the top right hand corner.
For applicants making payment electronically, payment must be made for value by 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019. Please make payment to the Sterling bank account detailed below. Applicants must ensure that they remit sufficient funds to either of the accounts below to cover any charges incurred by their bank. Please enter below the sort code of the bank and branch you will be instructing to make such payment for value by 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019 together with the name and number of the account to be debited with such payment and the branch contact details.
| Sort Code: | Account Name: |
|---|---|
| Account Number: | Payment Transaction Reference: |
The terms and conditions of application require that applicants provide cleared funds in support of each application. You should instruct the bank to transfer funds so that they will have taken place (and funds settled) to coincide with the delivery of your Application Form to the Receiving Agent and by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019. It is recommended that such transfers are actioned within 24 hours of posting your application.
When arranging the transfer, you must instruct your bank to provide a reference with the transfer which is the same as the reference you enter in section 5B of the Application Form (using your initials and contact telephone number e.g. MJSmith 01234 5678910). This reference is used by Link to match your payment with an application, and failure to provide a matching reference may delay Link's ability to process your application and result in it not being accepted. If your reference can not be matched by Link to an application, this will be rejected back to the remitting account before the Offer for Subscription closes.
Any delay in providing monies may affect acceptance of the application. If the Receiving Agent is unable to match your application with a bank payment, there is a risk that your application could be delayed or will not be treated as a valid application and may be rejected by the Company and/or the Receiving Agent.
Please Note – you should check with your bank regarding any limits imposed on the level and timing of transfers allowed from your account (for example, some banks apply a maximum transaction or daily limit, and you may need to make the transfer as more than one payment).
| Sort Code: | 30-80-12 |
|---|---|
| Account No: | 19096260 |
| Account Name: | Link Market Services LTD RE: Augmentum Fintech 2019 Chaps A/C |
The Receiving Agent cannot take responsibility for correctly identifying payments without a unique reference nor where a payment has been received but without an accompanying Application Form.
Payments in electronic form must come from a UK bank account and from a personal account in the name of the individual investors where they have sole or joint title to the funds. The account name should be the same as that inserted in Box 3 of the Application Form. Payments must relate solely to your application.
Where an electronic transfer is being made, Link Asset Services will request a recent bank statement showing the payment being made to confirm source of funds. If a CHAPS payment is over €15,000 Link Asset Services will also require a certified copy of your passport and a recent utility bill.
If you so choose to settle your application within CREST, that is DVP, you or your settlement agent/custodian's CREST account must allow for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made against payment of the Issue Price, following the CREST matching criteria set out below:
| Trade Date: | 2 July 2019 |
|---|---|
| Settlement Date: | 4 July 2019 |
| Company: | Augmentum Fintech plc |
| Security Description: | Ordinary Shares |
| SEDOL: | BG12XV8 |
| ISIN: | GB00BG12XV81 |
Should you wish to settle DVP, you will need to input your instructions to Link Asset Services" Participant account RA06 by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019.
You must also ensure that you or your settlement agent/custodian has a sufficient "debit cap" within the CREST system to facilitate settlement in addition to your/its own daily trading and settlement requirements.
To ensure the efficient and timely processing of this application please enter below the contact details of a person the Company (or any of its agents) may contact with all enquiries concerning this application. Ordinarily this contact person should be the (or one of the) person(s) signing in section 4 on behalf of the first named holder. If no details are entered here and the Company (or any of its agents) requires further information, any delay in obtaining that additional information may result in your application being rejected or revoked.
| Contact Name | E-mail address | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | ||
| Daytime telephone no | Fax No |
In addition to completing and returning the Application Form to Link Asset Services, new investors who intend to hold their Ordinary Shares in certificated form will also need to complete and return a Tax Residency Self Certification Form. The "individual tax residency self-certification – sole holding" form can be found at the end of this document. Further copies of this form and the relevant form for joint holdings or corporate entity holdings can be requested from Link Asset Services on 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. The helpline cannot provide advice on the merits of an investment in the Company nor give any financial, legal or tax advice. It is a condition of application that (where applicable) a completed version of the Tax Residency Self Certification Form is provided with the Application Form before any application can be accepted.
Fill in (in figures) in Box 1 the fixed amount, in Sterling, being the aggregate value, at the Issue Price, of the new Ordinary Shares that you wish to apply for under the Offer for Subscription. Your application must be for a minimum aggregate value of £1,000 and, if for more than £1,000, a multiple of £1,000. Financial intermediaries who are investing on behalf of clients should make separate applications for each client.
You should mark in the relevant box to confirm your payment method, i.e. cheque/banker's draft, bank transfer or settlement via CREST.
Fill in (in block capitals) the full name(s) of each holder and the address of the first named holder. YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR DATE OF BIRTH; applications may only be made by persons aged 18 or over. In the case of joint holders only the first named may bear a designation reference. A maximum of four joint holders is permitted. All holders named must sign the Offer for Subscription Application Form in section 4.
If you wish your Ordinary Shares to be deposited in a CREST account in the name of the holders given in section 3A, enter in section 3B the details of that CREST account. Where it is requested that Ordinary Shares be deposited into a CREST account please note that payment for such Ordinary Shares must be made prior to the day such Ordinary Shares might be allotted and issued. It is not possible for an applicant to request that Ordinary Shares be deposited in their CREST account on an against payment basis. Any Application Form received containing such a request will be rejected.
All holders named in section 3A must sign section 4 and insert the date. The Offer for Subscription Application Form may be signed by another person on behalf of each holder if that person is duly authorised to do so under a power of attorney. The power of attorney (or a copy duly certified by a solicitor or a bank) must be enclosed for inspection (which originals will be returned by post at the addressee's risk). A corporation should sign under the hand of a duly authorised official whose representative capacity should be stated and a copy of a notice issued by the corporation authorising such person to sign should accompany the Offer for Subscription Application Form.
All payments by cheque or banker's draft must accompany your application and be for the exact amount inserted in Box 1 of the Offer for Subscription Application Form. Your cheque or banker's draft must be made payable to "Link Market Services Limited Re: Augmentum Fintech OFS 2019 A/C" in respect of an Application and crossed "A/C Payee Only". Applications accompanied by a post-dated cheque will not be accepted.
Cheques or banker's drafts must be drawn on an account where the applicant has sole or joint-title to the funds and on an account at a branch of a bank or building society in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man which is either a settlement member of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited or the CHAPS Clearing Company Limited or which is a member of either of the Committees of Scottish or Belfast clearing houses or which has arranged for its cheques and banker's drafts to be cleared through the facilities provided by any of those companies or committees and must bear the appropriate sort code in the top right hand corner.
Third party cheques may not be accepted, with the exception of building society cheques or banker's drafts where the building society or bank has inserted the full name of the building society or bank account holder and have added the building society or bank branch stamp. The name of the building society or bank account holder must be the same as the name of the current shareholder or prospective investor. Please do not send cash. Cheques or banker's drafts will be presented for payment upon receipt. The Company reserves the right to instruct the Receiving Agent to seek special clearance of cheques and banker's drafts to allow the Company to obtain value for remittances at the earliest opportunity.
The terms and conditions of application require that applicants provide cleared funds in support of each application. You should instruct the bank to transfer funds so that they will have taken place (and funds settled) to coincide with the delivery of your Application Form to the Receiving Agent and by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019. It is recommended that such transfers are actioned within 24 hours of posting your application.
When arranging the transfer, you must instruct your bank to provide a reference with the transfer which is the same as the reference you enter in section 5B of the Application Form (using your initials and contact telephone number e.g. MJSmith 01234 5678910). This reference is used by Link to match your payment with an application, and failure to provide a matching reference may delay Link's ability to process your application and result in it not being accepted. If your reference can not be matched by Link to an application, this will be rejected back to the remitting account before the Offer for Subscription closes.
Any delay in providing monies may affect acceptance of the application. If the Receiving Agent is unable to match your application with a bank payment, there is a risk that your application could be delayed or will not be treated as a valid application and may be rejected by the Company and/or the Receiving Agent.
Please Note – you should check with your bank regarding any limits imposed on the level and timing of transfers allowed from your account (for example, some banks apply a maximum transaction or daily limit, and you may need to make the transfer as more than one payment).
| Sort Code: | 30-80-12 |
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| Account No: | 19096260 |
| Account Name: | Link Market Services LTD RE: Augmentum Fintech 2019 Chaps A/C |
The Receiving Agent cannot take responsibility for correctly identifying payments without a unique reference nor where a payment has been received but without an accompanying Application Form.
Payments in electronic form must come from a UK bank account and from a personal account in the name of the individual investor where they have sole or joint title to the funds. The account name should be the same as that inserted in Box 3 of the Application Form. Payments must relate solely to your application.
Where an electronic transfer is being made, Link Asset Services will request a recent bank statement showing the payment being made to confirm source of funds. If a CHAPS payment is over €15,000 (approximately £13,000) Link Asset Services will also require a certified copy of your passport and a recent utility bill.
The Company will apply for the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Offer for Subscription in uncertificated form to be enabled for CREST transfer and settlement with effect from Admission (the "Relevant Settlement Date"). Accordingly, settlement of transactions in the Ordinary Shares will normally take place within the CREST system.
The Offer for Subscription Application Form contains details of the information which the Company's registrars, Link Asset Services, will require from you in order to settle your application within CREST, if you so choose. If you do not provide any CREST details or if you provide insufficient CREST details for Link Asset Services to match to your CREST account, Link Asset Services will deliver your Ordinary Shares in certificated form provided payment has been made in terms satisfactory to the Company.
The right is reserved to issue your Ordinary Shares in certificated form should the Company, having consulted with Link Asset Services, consider this to be necessary or desirable. This right is only likely to be exercised in the event of any interruption, failure or breakdown of CREST or any part of CREST or on the part of the facilities and/or system operated by Link Asset Services in connection with CREST.
The person named for registration purposes in your Application Form must be: (a) the person procured by you to subscribe for or acquire the Ordinary Shares; or (b) yourself; or (c) a nominee of any such person or yourself, as the case may be. Neither Link Asset Services nor the Company will be responsible for any liability to stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax resulting from a failure to observe this requirement. You will need to input the delivery versus payment ("DVP") instructions into the CREST system in accordance with your application. The input returned by Link Asset Services of a matching or acceptance instruction to our CREST input will then allow the delivery of your Ordinary Shares to your CREST account against payment of the Issue Price through the CREST system upon the Relevant Settlement Date.
By returning your Application Form you agree that you will do all things necessary to ensure that you or your settlement agent/custodian's CREST account allows for the delivery and acceptance of Ordinary Shares to be made prior to 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019 against payment of the Issue Price. Failure by you to do so will result in you being charged interest at the rate of two percentage points above the then published bank base rate of a clearing bank selected by Link Asset Services.
To ensure that you fulfil this requirement it is essential that you or your settlement agent/custodian follow the CREST matching criteria set out below:
| Trade Date: | 2 July 2019 |
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| Settlement Date: | 4 July 2019 |
| Company: | Augmentum Fintech plc |
| Security Description: | Ordinary Shares |
| SEDOL: | BG12XV8 |
| ISIN: | GB00BG12XV81 |
Should you wish to settle DVP, you will need to input your instructions to Link Asset Services" Participant account RA06 by no later than 11.00 a.m. on 1 July 2019.
You must also ensure that you or your settlement agent/custodian has a sufficient "debit cap" within the CREST system to facilitate settlement in addition to your/its own daily trading and settlement requirements.
In the event of late CREST settlement, the Company, after having consulted with Link Asset Services, reserves the right to deliver Ordinary Shares outside CREST in certificated form provided payment has been made in terms satisfactory to the Company and all other conditions in relation to the Offer for Subscription have been satisfied.
To ensure the efficient and timely processing of your Application Form, please provide contact details of a person the Company (or any of its agents) may contact with all enquiries concerning your Application. Ordinarily this contact person should be the person signing in section 4 on behalf of the first named holder. If no details are entered here and the Company (or any of its agents) requires further information, any delay in obtaining that additional information may result in your application being rejected or revoked.

| Name of Company in which shares are held: |
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| Investor code e.g. 00000999999 This can be found on your share certificate or tax voucher |
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| Part 1 – Identification of Individual Shareholder A separate form is required for each holder |
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| A. Please provide your Tax Residence Address – If different from above | ||||
| Address: Include your Postal or ZIP Code & Country: |
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| B. Date of Birth * (DD/MM/YYYY) |
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| Part 2 – Country/Countries of Residence for Tax Purposes | ||||
| Country of residence for tax purposes | Tax Identification Number In the UK this would be your NI number |
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| 2 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| Part 2b – US Person | Please mark the box ONLY if you are a US Person (see Definitions) | |||
| Part 3 – Declarations and Signature | ||||
| I acknowledge that the information contained in this form and information regarding my shares may be reported to the local tax authority and exchanged with tax authorities of another country or countries in which I may be tax resident where those countries have entered into Agreements to exchange Financial Account information. I undertake to advise the Company within 30 days of any change in circumstances which causes the information contained herein to become incorrect and to provide the Company with a suitably updated Declaration within 30 days of such change in circumstances. I certify that I am the shareholder (or am authorised to sign for the shareholder). If this relates to a joint holding: I also acknowledge that as a joint holder I may be reported to the relevant tax authority if all the other holders do not provide a Tax Residency Self-Certification. I declare that all statements made in this declaration are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct and complete. |
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| Daytime telephone number/email address |
If signing under a power of attorney, please also attach a certified copy of the power of attorney. We will only contact you if there is a question around the completion of the self- certification form
The law requires that Financial Institutions collect, retain and report certain information about their account holders, including their tax residency.
Please complete the form above and provide any additional information requested.
If your declared country/countries of residence for tax purposes is not the same as that of the Financial Institution and is either the US or is on the OECD list of countries which have agreed to exchange information (http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/AEOI-commitments.pdf), the Financial Institution will be obliged to share this information with its local tax authority who may then share it with other relevant local tax authorities.
Failure to validly complete and return this form will result in you being reported onwards to the relevant local tax authority. Additionally, if this form has been issued in conjunction with an application for a new holding, then your application may be adversely impacted.
Definitions of terms used in this form can be found below.
If your address (or name) has changed from that shown on the form, then you must advise us separately. Any details you enter in the "Tax Residence Address" will be used for tax purposes only and will not be used to update your registered details.
If any of the information about your tax residency changes, you are required to provide the Company with a new, updated, self-certification form within 30 days of such change in circumstances.
All joint holders are treated as separate holders for these tax purposes and every joint holder is required to give an Individual Tax Residency Self-Certification. If any one or more is reportable, the value of the whole shareholding will be reported for that/those joint shareholder(s).
If we do not receive the self-certification from each joint shareholder, then the whole holding will be treated as undocumented and all holders (including those who have completed the self-certification form) will be reported to the relevant tax authorities.
The OECD Common Reporting Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information ("The Common Reporting Standard") http://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/common-reporting-standard/ contains definitions for the terms used within it. However, the following definitions are for general guidance only to help you in completing this form.
The Account Holder is either the person(s) whose name(s) appears on the share register of a Financial Institution. Or where Link holds the shares on your behalf, the person whose name appears on the register of entitlement that Link maintains.
You are required to list the country or countries in which you are resident for tax purposes, together with the tax reference number which has been allocated to you, often referred to as a tax identification number (TIN). Special circumstances (such as studying abroad, working overseas, or extended travel) may cause you to be resident elsewhere or resident in more than one country at the same time (dual residency). The country/countries in which you might be obliged to submit a tax return are likely to be your country/countries of tax residence. If you are a US citizen or hold a US passport or green card, you will also be considered tax resident in the US even if you live outside the US.
The number used to identify the shareholder in the country of residence for tax purposes.
Different countries (or jurisdictions) have different terminology for this and could include such as a National Insurance number, social security number or resident registration number. Some jurisdictions that do issue TINs have domestic law that does not require the collection of the TIN for domestic reporting purposes so that a TIN is not required to be completed by a shareholder resident in such jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions do not issue a TIN or do not issue a TIN to all residents.
If you have any questions about these definitions or require further details about how to complete this form then please contact your tax adviser.
NOTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE TAX ADVICE.
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