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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Vela Technologies Plc | LSE:VELA | London | Ordinary Share | GB00BYZ9XC29 | ORD 0.01P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.0005 | 4.17% | 0.0125 | 0.012 | 0.013 | 0.0125 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 17,270,512 | 14:42:59 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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Investment Advice | 0 | -378k | 0.0000 | N/A | 1.63M |
TIDMVELA
RNS Number : 4155V
Vela Technologies PLC
02 November 2017
2 November 2017
Vela Technologies plc
("Vela")
Update re BTL Group Ltd
The Board of Vela (AIM: VELA), the investing company focused on early-stage and pre-IPO disruptive technology investments, is pleased to note the announcement made yesterday by BTL Group Ltd ("BTL") regarding a private placement being undertaken by BTL to raise gross proceeds of up to C$8.0 million which will be used in connection with Interbit, BTL's proprietary blockchain platform.
Vela holds, as at the date of this announcement, 610,900 common shares in BTL equivalent to approximately 3.3 per cent. of BTL's current issued share capital. BTL is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, on which the closing mid-market price on 1 November 2017 of BTL's common shares was C$5.12 per share which values Vela's shareholding in BTL at approximately C$3.13 million (equivalent to GBP1.84 million at today's prevailing exchange rate*). In addition, Vela holds a total of 66,666 warrants in BTL. 41,666 warrants are exercisable at a price of C$1.50 for a period expiring on 17 December 2017 and 25,000 warrants are exercisable at a price of C$3.25 for a period expiring on 6 April 2019.
Extracts from the BTL announcement are copied below:
BTL GROUP LTD. (TSX VENTURE: BTL) ("BTL") announces a proposed non-brokered private placement of up to 1,632,653 equity units of BTL ("Equity Units") at a price of CAD$4.90 per Equity Unit for gross proceeds of up to CAD$8,000,000 (the "Private Placement").
Each Equity Unit will be comprised of one (1) common share of BTL and one-half of one (1/2) common share purchase warrant of BTL (a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one (1) common share of BTL for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance of the Warrant, at an exercise price of CAD$7.00 per share.
The Private Placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The securities issued in connection with the Private Placement will be subject to a four-month hold period, in accordance with applicable securities laws.
BTL intends to use the proceeds from the Private Placement in connection with final development of Interbit(TM), BTL's proprietary third generation blockchain platform, and towards general and administrative expenses.
BTL may pay a commission or finder's fee to eligible parties in connection with the Private Placement, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with applicable securities laws.
ABOUT BTL(TM) AND INTERBIT(TM)
Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE:BTL) and operating from both Canada and the UK, BTL is an enterprise technology platform provider that is developing Interbit, a proprietary third generation blockchain platform. Via Interbit, BTL can help companies greatly reduce risks and costs by securely streamlining existing IT infrastructures. BTL has successfully demonstrated how Interbit can innovate and transform existing business processes for leading companies in the finance, energy and gaming sectors.
Interbit is a fast, private, and scalable inter-connected blockchain platform. Via its suite of APIs and smart contracts, Interbit allows businesses around the world to improve efficiency in trading and operations, accelerate development of internal systems, and embrace new revenue generating opportunities, while providing the high levels of security, resilience and auditability required in regulated enterprise environments.
With offices in Vancouver and Calgary, Canada and London, UK, BTL is positioning itself as a front-runner in the blockchain ecosystem, partnering with and enabling enterprises on Interbit in order to improve their existing IT systems.
Website: www.btl.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockchainltd
The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Private Placement and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which include completion of the proposed Private Placement, the anticipated use of the proceeds of the Private Placement, the development and launch of BTL's technologies and products, and other matters. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking wording such as "may", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "intend", "believe" and "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur. These assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the state of the economy in general and capital markets in particular, the development of competitive technologies, the marketplace acceptance of BTL's technologies and products, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of BTL. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, BTL disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, BTL undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters discussed above.
*Based on the exchange rate as on 2 November 2017 of C$1: GB0.588092
For further information, please contact:
Vela Technologies plc Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 7802 262 Antony Laiker, Director 443 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser) Nick Athanas/Katrina Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 Perez/Asha Chotai 5656 Smaller Company Capital Limited (Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 3651 Rupert Williams/Jeremy 2910 Woodgate
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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