BBGI SICAV S.A. Proposed fundraising (3176Z)

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RNS Number : 3176Z

BBGI SICAV S.A.

14 March 2017

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS, ANY OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF, OR SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO US PERSONS OR IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, OR INTO OR FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

BBGI SICAV S.A.

("BBGI" or the "Company")

Proposed fundraising

The Company currently has an attractive pipeline of potential investment opportunities and is therefore pleased to announce that it is giving consideration to an equity fundraising in the near term in order substantially to repay its outstanding borrowings and thereby to provide financing flexibility with respect to its investment pipeline.

The current intention is to issue up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company by way of a placing of new shares. Under Luxembourg law, the maximum price at which the new shares may be issued will represent a premium of 5 per cent to the latest published NAV of the Company at the time of the issue.

The Company currently expects to provide a further update on its proposed fundraising when it publishes its annual results on 29 March 2017, which will include an audited NAV of the Company as at 31 December 2016 and an updated unaudited NAV as at the latest practicable date prior to publication.

Further information about BBGI is available on its website at www.bb-gi.com.

For further information please contact:

 
BBGI Management Team                                        [phone] 
Duncan Ball                      [e-mail] 
Frank Schramm                    [e-mail] 
 
 
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited                              [phone] 
Neil Winward                     [e-mail] 
 
Tom Yeadon                       [e-mail] 
 
Jefferies Hoare Govett                                      [phone] 
Gary Gould                       [e-mail] 
Andrew Morris                    [e-mail] 
 

Important Notice

This announcement is for information purposes only. This announcement is not a prospectus. This announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, any offer for sale or subscription of, or solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any shares in BBGI SICAV S.A. (the "Company") or securities in any other entity, in any jurisdiction, including the United States, 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, any contract or investment decision whatsoever, in any jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness,

Any investment decision must be made exclusively on the basis of any prospectus published by the Company and any supplement thereto in connection with the admission of ordinary shares of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities

Jefferies International Limited and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (together, the Joint Sponsors) each of which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, are acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the proposed issue and allotment of Ordinary Shares (the "Issue") or the matters referred to in this announcement, will not regard any other person as their respective client in relation to the Issue and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the Issue or any transaction or arrangement referred to in this announcement.

This information is provided by RNS

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