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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Somero Enterprise Inc. | LSE:SOM | London | Ordinary Share | COM STK USD0.001 (DI) |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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7.50 | 2.24% | 342.50 | 335.00 | 350.00 | 342.50 | 335.00 | 335.00 | 68,256 | 16:03:45 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
TIDMSOM RNS Number : 4044U Somero Enterprises Inc. 24 June 2009 +----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, | | RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO CANADA, | | AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24 June 2009 | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Somero Enterprises, Inc | | ("Somero" or the "Company") | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Placing raising net proceeds of approximately $5 million and agreement of | | new debt facilities | +----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Placing | | The Board of Somero is pleased to announce that it has today completed a | | placing, arranged by Collins Stewart Europe Limited ("Collins Stewart"), to | | raise approximately $5.5 million before expenses ("the Placing"). A total | | of 20,606,730 shares of common stock of $0.001 par value each ("New | | Shares") have been placed with institutional investors at a price of 15 | | pence per New Share, representing a discount of approximately 14.3% to the | | closing middle market price (derived from the Daily Official List) on 23 | | June 2009. In addition, the senior management team of Somero has subscribed | | for 1,536,900 New Shares at a price of 15 pence per New Share, representing | | an investment of approximately $0.4 million. Somero anticipates that the | | net proceeds available to the Company will be approximately $5 million. | | Upon completion the New Shares will represent approximately 39% of the | | enlarged issued share capital of the Company. The Company currently has | | 34,281,968 shares of common stock issued. After the Placing, the Company | | will have 56,425,598 shares of common stock issued. | | The Placing is conditional on admission of the New Shares to trading on the | | AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission"). Application has been | | made for the New Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected | | that Admission will occur on 26 June 2009. | | The Board has confirmed its intention to consider using a portion of future | | surplus free cash generated by the Company to return capital to | | shareholders, either through dividend payments or a share buy-back | | programme. | | The Board has also confirmed its intention in the near term to adopt a new | | employee share option scheme for the purposes of retaining key staff ("the | | New Option Plan"). The Board expects the existing option plan to be | | cancelled in conjunction with any option awards under the New Option Plan | | and any vesting under the New Option Plan will require performance | | conditions to be met. It is currently expected that an aggregate of | | approximately 3.4 million shares of common stock will be available for | | awards under the New Option Plan. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Banking | | The net proceeds of the Placing will be used to repay a portion of the $10 | | million term debt facility currently in place with RBS Citizens. In | | connection with the repayment, the Company has renegotiated the terms of | | its banking covenants in 2009 and 2010. The new covenants are expected to | | result in increased flexibility and to position the Company to take | | advantage of improving economic conditions as and when they develop. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Current trading | | The Board confirms that trading is in line with the update given at the | | time of the Company's preliminary results announcement on 6 May 2009. | | North America | | Overall sales are progressing in line with plan although Large line sales | | are running slightly below plan given the slow startup of construction | | projects although the new SXP-D with Somero Total Care Program is on plan. | | Small line sales are in line with Board expectations. Sales of the new Mini | | Screed Commercial are above plan, as a result of its value proposition and | | strong acceptance by customers. 3-D software system sales are strong and | | refurbished sales are ahead of plan. | | EMEA | | Sales are below plan but appear to be gaining momentum. Whilst both Large | | and Small line sales were slow due to the slow startup of construction | | projects to date, acceptance of the new SXP-D and Somero Total Care Program | | is encouraging, and an improvement in both Large line and Small line | | trading was seen in May 2009. Sales of the new Mini Screed Commercial were | | below plan, given the limited demonstration opportunities to date, but | | recent acceptance levels are encouraging and sales appear to be improving. | | Other sales are on plan. | | Rest of the World ("RoW") | | Sales in RoW are above plan and look to remain strong. Large line sales are | | strong, with particular interest from Latin and South America for the SXP-D | | and Somero Total Care Program. Although trading in China and Australia | | remains slow for Large line, Small line sales are showing improvement in | | these regions with total Small line sales ahead of plan on an overall | | basis. Sales for the new Mini Screed Commercial are on plan, with | | encouraging acceptance from Latin and South America. Other South American | | sales remain strong. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Cost Reduction Program | | The Company has continued to implement its cost reduction programme, and | | operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortisation) in 2009 and 2010 | | are expected to be around $11 million and $10 million respectively, down | | from a level of $24 million in 2008. Headcount reduction has been the key | | driver for this decrease in costs. The Company has also eliminated raises, | | bonuses and reduced employee salaries by 10%, generating annualised savings | | of approximately $1.7 million. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Related Party Transactions | | The following Substantial Shareholders (as defined by the AIM Rules for | | Companies) and directors have subscribed for New Shares issued as part of | | the Placing. They are therefore related parties for the purposes of AIM | | Rule 13. | | Substantial Shareholders | | - Polar Capital Partners - 3,000,000 New Shares | | - Toscafund Asset Management - 2,933,300 New Shares | | Directors | | - Jack Cooney - 1,412,468 New Shares | | - Mike Niemela - 60,827 New Shares | | The independent, non-executive directors of Somero, having consulted with | | the Company's nominated adviser, Hawkpoint Partners Limited, consider the | | terms of the transaction to be fair and reasonable insofar as its | | shareholders are concerned. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Jack Cooney, CEO of Somero commented: | | "I am delighted that Somero shareholders have demonstrated such confidence | | in the Company's future prospects through this placing. The Board believes | | that Somero now has a stable financial footing in place and I look forward | | to delivering value for shareholders through its next phase of growth." | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Enquiries | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Hawkpoint | +44 (0)20 7665 4500 | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Christopher Kemball / Chris | | | Robinson | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Collins Stewart | +44 (0)20 7523 8000 | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Piers Coombs / Jon Drage | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Important Notice | | This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, | | the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will | | be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or | | will be accepted by, Collins Stewart or Hawkpoint Partners Limited or by | | any of their respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the | | accuracy or completeness of this announcement, or any other written or oral | | information made available to or publicly available to any prospective | | investor or its advisers, and any liability therefore is hereby expressly | | disclaimed. | | Hawkpoint Partners Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United | | Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as nominated adviser | | to Somero Enterprises, Inc. and is acting for no-one else in connection | | with the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than Somero | | Enterprises, Inc. for providing the protections afforded to clients of | | Hawkpoint Partners Limited nor for providing advice in connection with the | | Placing or any other matter referred to herein. | | Collins Stewart Europe Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the | | United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as broker to | | Somero Enterprises, Inc. and is acting for no-one else in connection with | | the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than Somero | | Enterprises, Inc. for providing the protections afforded to clients of | | Collins Stewart Europe Limited nor for providing advice in connection with | | the Placing or any other matter referred to herein. | | The shares in the Company have not been registered under the United States | | Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), and may not | | be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or | | benefit of, US Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities | | Act) absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to an | | exemption from the registration requirements under the US Securities Act. | | The New Shares issued in the Placing are being offered and sold in a | | private placement exclusively to a limited number of "accredited investors" | | pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the US Securities Act. | | Neither this announcement nor any part of it constitutes an offer to sell | | or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy, subscribe or acquire any | | shares in the Company in any jurisdiction in which any such offer or | | solicitation would be unlawful and the information contained herein is not | | for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into Canada, | | Australia, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any jurisdiction in | | which such publication or distribution would be unlawful. No public | | offering of securities of the Company is being made in the United Kingdom, | | the United States or elsewhere. | | Members of the general public are not eligible to take part in the Placing. | | Invitations to participate in the Placing have been limited to certain | | qualified persons. | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END ROIPUUBAQUPBUAC
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