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VECTUS BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Nov 19, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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Announcement Summary
Entity name
VECTUS BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
Friday November 20, 2020
The Proposed issue is:
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A placement or other type of issue
Total number of +securities proposed to be issued for a placement or other type of issue
Maximum Number of ASX +security code +Security description +securities to be issued VBS ORDINARY FULLY PAID 7,777,778
Proposed +issue date
Tuesday December 1, 2020
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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
VECTUS BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
We (the entity named above) give ASX the following information about a proposed issue of +securities and, if ASX agrees to +quote any of the +securities (including any rights) on a +deferred settlement basis, we agree to the matters set out in Appendix 3B of the ASX Listing Rules.
1.2 Registered Number Type
ABN
Registration Number
54117526137
1.3 ASX issuer code
VBS
1.4 The announcement is
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New announcement
1.5 Date of this announcement
Friday November 20, 2020
1.6 The Proposed issue is:
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A placement or other type of issue
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Part 7 - Details of proposed placement or other issue
Part 7A - Conditions
7A.1 - Are any of the following approvals required for the placement or other type of issue? +Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval Another approval/condition external to the entity Yes
7A.1a Conditions
Approval/Condition Date for determination Is the date estimated or ** Approval actual? received/condition met? +Security holder approval Monday November 30, 2020 Actual
Comments
Part 7B - Issue details
Is the proposed security a 'New Will the proposed issue of this class' (+securities in a class that is +security include an offer of not yet quoted or recorded by ASX) attaching +securities? or an 'Existing class' (additional No securities in a class that is already quoted or recorded by ASX)? Existing class
Details of +securities proposed to be issued
ASX +security code and description
VBS : ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Number of +securities proposed to be issued
7,777,778
Offer price details
Are the +securities proposed to be issued being issued for a cash consideration? Yes
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In what currency is the cash What is the issue price per consideration being paid? +security? AUD - Australian Dollar AUD 0.90000
Will these +securities rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Yes
Part 7C - Timetable
7C.1 Proposed +issue date
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Part 7D - Listing Rule requirements
7D.1 Has the entity obtained, or is it obtaining, +security holder approval for the entire issue under listing rule 7.1? No
7D.1b Are any of the +securities proposed to be issued without +security holder approval using the entity's 15% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1? Yes
7D.1b ( i ) How many +securities are proposed to be issued without security holder approval using the entity's 15% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1?
1,411,646 shares
7D.1c Are any of the +securities proposed to be issued without +security holder approval using the entity's additional 10% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1A (if applicable)? Yes
7D.1c ( i ) How many +securities are proposed to be issued without +security holder approval using the entity's additional 10% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1A?
2,366,132 shares
7D.1c ( ii ) Please explain why the entity has chosen to do a placement rather than a +pro rata issue or an offer under a +security purchase plan in which existing ordinary +security holders would have been eligible to participate
The shares were placed to professional and sophisticated investors as it was considered the most efficient means of completing the capital raising, with a higher degree of certainty of commitments and without exposing the Company to market volatility in the period that would otherwise be required to complete a share purchase plan or entitlement issue.
7D.2 Is a party referred to in listing rule 10.11 participating in the proposed issue? No
7D.3 Will any of the +securities to be issued be +restricted securities for the purposes of the listing rules? No
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7D.4 Will any of the +securities to be issued be subject to +voluntary escrow? No
Part 7E - Fees and expenses
7E.1 Will there be a lead manager or broker to the proposed issue? Yes
7E.1a Who is the lead manager/broker?
Gleneagle Securities (Aust) Pty Ltd was the Lead Manager for the Placement.
7E.1b What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as lead manager/broker?
Total broker fee of 4% of the gross proceeds, which includes both Lead Manager and broker fee.
7E.2 Is the proposed issue to be underwritten? No
7E.4 Details of any other material fees or costs to be incurred by the entity in connection with the proposed issue
N/A
Part 7F - Further Information
7F.01 The purpose(s) for which the entity is issuing the securities
Net proceeds of Placement will be used to accelerate Phase I clinical trials for VB0004, to advance Vectus' other emerging lead compounds and for working capital.
7F.1 Will the entity be changing its dividend/distribution policy if the proposed issue proceeds? No
7F.2 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the proposed issue
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