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MEMPHASYS LIMITED. — Capital/Financing Update 2017
Nov 20, 2017
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX Release
Sydney, Tuesday 21 November 2017
$3.75 M capital raising to accelerate development of Felix device
Highlights:
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Non-renounceable Entitlement, Convertible Note Issue and Placement to raise approximately $3.75 million.
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Includes circa $1.78 million in loans received by the Company to be converted via the Entitlement Issue and placement, leaving approximately $2 million before costs.
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On completion, Memphasys will be poised to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its Felix device.
Australian bio-separations company Memphasys Limited (ASX: MEM) (“Memphasys” or “Company”), which is advancing a new male infertility treatment , plans to raise approximately $3.75 million through a combination (together, the “Capital Raising” ) of a non-renounceable entitlement issue of Shares ( “Entitlement Issue” ) , issue of Convertible Notes (“ Convertible Notes” ) and placement of fully paid ordinary shares (“ Shares ”) to exempt investors under section 708 of the Corporations Act on the same terms as the Entitlement Issue (“ Placement ”). The Placement is subject to shareholder approval. Under the Capital Raising, approximately $1.78 million of existing debt owed by the Company is proposed to be settled in full by offsetting amounts owed against monies payable for subscriptions for Shares under the Entitlement Issue and Placement by the relevant creditors.
The Company intends to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (“ EGM ”) in late December 2017 to seek shareholder approval for the extra placement capacity required to undertake the Placement and for proposed debt conversions for related parties under the Placement.
The indicative timetable for the capital raising, which is subject to change, is provided below.
INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR THE CAPITAL RAISING
| INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR THE CAPITAL RAISING | INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR THE CAPITAL RAISING | INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR THE CAPITAL RAISING | |
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| Announcement of Capital Raising | 21 November 2017 | ||
| Despatch Notice of Meetingto Shareholders | 21 November 2017 | ||
| Lodgement of Offer Document,Appendix 3B and s708AA CleansingNotice with ASX | 22 November 2017 | ||
| Letter sent to Optionholders | 23 November 2017 | ||
| Letter sent to Shareholders | 24 November 2017 | ||
| Ex date | 27 November 2017 | ||
| Record Date for determiningEntitlements | 28 November 2017 | ||
| Offer Document sent out to Shareholders & Companyannounces this has been completed | 1 December 2017 | ||
| Hold Annual General Meeting | 5 December 2017 | ||
| Last dayto extend the Offer ClosingDate | 12 December 2017 | ||
| ClosingDate | 15 December 2017 | ||
| Sharesquoted on a deferred settlement basis | 18 December 2017 | ||
| ASX notified of under subscriptions | 19 December 2017 | ||
| Hold General Meeting | 21 December 2017 | ||
| Memphasys Limited 30-32 Richmond Road Homebush West NSW 2140 |
Postal Address P.O. Box 2202 Homebush West NSW 2140 |
Contact Details [email protected] P+612 8415 7300 W memphasys.com F+612 8415 7399 ABN 33 120 047 556 |
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| Issue sharespursuant to Entitlement Issue and Placement and on conversion of Convertible Notes | 21 December 2017 |
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| Quotation of Shares issued under the Capital Raising | 22 December 2017 |
Patersons Securities has been appointed to act as Lead Manager to the Capital Raising.
“This capital raising will enable MEM to significantly advance the development of its program for the Felix device for human IVF,” said Memphasys Executive Chairman, Alison Coutts.
“Together with our partners at the University of Newcastle, we are currently fine-tuning operating parameters for the current Felix re-usable prototype cartridge.
“We are poised to carry out further tests in a clinical IVF setting at UNSW over the next couple of months and are finalizing the design specification for the next generation clinical device for IVF centres which will use sterile single-use disposable cartridges”.
Non-Renounceable Entitlement Issue
The Entitlement Issue is anticipated to be fully underwritten, subject to final discussions, and to raise circa $700,000. Approximately $240,103 in outstanding debt is proposed to be converted into shares via the Entitlement Issue. The circa $460,000 of remaining funds from the Entitlement Issue is proposed to be used for the development of the Felix device, working capital and to pay the associated costs of the Capital Raising.
Issue of Convertible Notes
Prior to the completion of the Entitlement Issue, the Company, in conjunction with Patersons Securities, has arranged for a convertible note facility to raise up to $300,000 of short term funding for the Company. Funds from the Convertible Notes will be used for the development of the Felix device, working capital and to pay the associated costs of the Capital Raising.
To date, the Company has received $170,000 from sophisticated and professional clients of Patersons Securities under the convertible note facility and anticipates that $130,000 balance will be raised in the weeks prior to the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 5 December 2017 (“ AGM” ).
The Company is seeking shareholder approval for the issue and conversion of the convertible notes pursuant to this facility at the AGM.
Further details with respect to the convertible note facility have been provided in the notice of AGM.
Placement
The Placement is anticipated to raise $2.75 million with approximately $1.515 million in outstanding debt proposed to be converted into Shares under the Placement. $1.234 million of remaining funds will be used for the development of the Felix device, working capital (including the repayment of existing short term loans from third parties) and to pay the associated costs of the Capital Raising. The Placement and conversion of related party debt under the Placement is subject to shareholder approval at the EGM.
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Use of funds
The funds raised under the Capital Raising, together with the conversion of debt, will see Memphasys significantly strengthen its balance sheet at a time when the Company is focused on the development of the Company’s first commercial product, “Felix”, to treat male infertility. This product is based on innovative separation techniques using the Company's proprietary membrane technology.
The Felix product is a next generation device that automates the separation of the ‘best’ sperm from a semen sample for use in human in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Memphasys has previously advised that the first two Felix prototype cartridges have been delivered to Memphasys by Hydrix, the company's engineering development partner.
The prototype Felix cartridges are now being thoroughly tested at Memphasys' laboratories and with Prof John Aitken at the University of Newcastle, prior to further in-vitro testing and validation by UNSW School of Women's & Children's Health, one of the Company's IVF clinical development partners. The UNSW IVF clinicians will test the Felix prototype cartridge on a range of clinical semen samples with different sperm qualities. Results from this in-vitro testing will be important for finalising the requirements specification for the next-generation Felix device using sterile, single-use disposable cartridges. This clinical grade Felix device will then be assessed at a number of leading international IVF clinics under the oversight of Prof John Aitken, prior to its international market launch.
Notice of AGM update
The Company’s Notice of AGM erroneously reported that the “Patersons Notes” and “Platinum Road Notes” (as defined in the Notice of AGM) (together, the “ Notes ”) would be converted at a 20% discount ($0.0008 per share) if conversion does not occur before 31 December 2017. The Notice of Meeting should have reported that the Notes are to be repaid in cash (as opposed to being converted to Shares) at a 20% premium if conversion does not occur by 31 December 2017. The conversion terms of the Notes have also been varied to align with the structure of the Capital Raising.
A summary of the key terms of the Notes is provided below.
| Face Value (A$) | Up to $300,000 |
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| Term | 31 December 2017 |
| Interest | No interest payable. |
| Security | Unsecured. |
| Repayment Date (if not converted) |
If not previously converted, repayable within 10 business days of expiry of the term, at a 20% premium. |
| Conversion and Conversion Price |
Subject to shareholders’ approval, the Notes will automatically convert to Shares at completion of the Entitlement Issue and Placement, at a conversion price equal to $0.001. If the Entitlement Issue and Placement do not complete by the expiry of the term on 31 December 2017, the Notes will not convert into Shares and will instead be repaid in cash, within 10 days of the expiry date, at a 20% premium to their face value. |
| Options Attaching | The Company will issue 1 free attaching option for every 2 Shares issued on conversion of the Notes. The options will have a two-year expiry from the date of their issue and will be exercisable at 0.2 cents. |
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For further information please contact:
Alison Coutts Executive Chairman +61 2 8415 7300 [email protected]
About Memphasys:
Memphasys Limited (ASX: MEM) specialises in biological separations for high value commercial applications. The Company’s patented membrane processes in combination with electrophoresis, the application of an electrical potential difference across a fluid, enable the separation of high value substances or contaminants from the fluid in which they are contained.
The main application of the technology is the separation of the most viable sperm cells for artificial reproduction, most particularly for human IVF.
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