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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY NEW ORDINARY SHARES, NOR SHALL IT (OR ANY PART OF IT), OR THE FACT OF ITS DISTRIBUTION, FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH OR ACT AS ANY INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO, ANY CONTRACT OR COMMITMENT WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PLACING, SUBSCRIPTION AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION (THE "FUNDRAISING") OR OTHERWISE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY NEW ORDINARY SHARES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION IN THE PROSPECTUS PUBLISHED ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2016. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
THE SECURITIES DISCUSSED HEREIN MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN
THE PROSPECTUS IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE AT: WWW.OXFORDBIOMEDICA.CO.UK.
Oxford BioMedica plc
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Following Admission of the New Ordinary Shares Oxford BioMedica confirms that, on 4 October 2016, its capital consisted of 3,087,953,461 ordinary shares with voting rights. On that date, Oxford BioMedica held no ordinary shares as treasury shares and therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company on that date was 3,087,953,461.
The above figure (3,087,953,461) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Oxford BioMedica under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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Oxford BioMedica: John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer Tim Watts, Chief Financial Officer
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Tel: +44 (0)1865 783 000 |
Jefferies (Sponsor, Global Co-Ordinator and Bookrunner) Gil Bar-Nahum Simon Hardy Lee Morton Max Jones Nicholas Moore
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
WG Partners ( David Wilson Claes Spång
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Tel: +44(0)20 3705 9330 |
Scott Harris UK Limited ( Jeremy Wiseman Jamie Blewitt
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 0030 |
Financial and corporate communications enquiries: Consilium Strategic Communications Mary-Jane Elliott/Matthew Neal/Chris Welsh/Laura Thornton
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Tel: +44 (0)20 3709 5700 |
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This Announcement and the information contained in this Announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or within
This Announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or any solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in
The securities referred to herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under the applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of
The New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of
This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility, of the Company. This Announcement is not an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any securities in any jurisdiction, nor is it a prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC as amended (including amendments by Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the relevant member state) (the "Prospectus Directive") and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any New Ordinary Shares referred to in this Announcement except solely on the basis of information in the Prospectus published on 13 September 2016.
This Announcement is not an invitation nor is it intended to be an inducement to engage in investment activity for the purpose of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) of the
Jefferies, which is authorised and regulated in the
WG Partners, which is authorised and regulated in the
Scott Harris, which is authorised and regulated in the
Roth Capital, which is authorised in the US by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (''FINRA''), is acting exclusively for the Company as US Placement Agent and no-one else in relation to the Fundraising and Admission, will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of the Announcement) as a client in relation to the Fundraising or Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Roth Capital nor for providing advice in relation to the Fundraising or any other transaction or arrangement referred to in the Announcement and, apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Roth Capital by FINRA or any other US regulatory authority, Roth Capital accepts no responsibility whatsoever and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for or in respect of the contents of the Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification, nor for any other statement made or purported to be made by, or on behalf of, it, the Company, the Directors or any other person, in connection with the Company, the Fundraising or Admission. Roth Capital and its directors, officers, employees, advisors and affiliates each accordingly disclaims all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which it might otherwise be found to have in respect of the Announcement or any such statement.
This Announcement may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the Group's current expectations regarding future events, including the clinical development and regulatory clearance of the Group's product candidates, the Group's ability to find partners for the development and commercialisation of its product candidates, the business of the Company, and management plans and objectives. The Company considers any statements that are not historical facts as "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events could differ materially from those projected herein and depend on a number of factors, including the success of the Group's research strategies, the applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion of pre-clinical and clinical studies with respect to the Group's product candidates, the uncertainties related to the regulatory process, the ability of the Group to identify and agree beneficial terms with suitable partners for the commercialisation and/or development of product candidates, as well as the achievement of expected synergies from such transactions, the acceptance of product candidates by consumers and medical professionals, the successful integration of completed mergers and acquisitions and achievement of expected synergies from such transactions and the ability of the Group to identify and consummate suitable strategic and business combination transactions, the scaling-up of the Group's bioprocessing activities and the risks described in the ''Risk Factors'' set out in the Prospectus.
When used in this Announcement the words "estimate", "project", "intend", "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "should" and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or the management of the Group, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of this Announcement. Neither the Company nor any other member of the Group undertakes any obligation publicly to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save in respect of any requirement under applicable laws, the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules, Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules and other regulations.
No statement in this Announcement or incorporation by reference into this Announcement is intended as a profit forecast or profit estimate and no statement in the Prospectus should be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per Ordinary Share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per Ordinary Share.
Save where expressly stated otherwise, neither the content of the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this Announcement.
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