Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd. Result of Placing under Placing Programme (4548S)

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RNS Number : 4548S

Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd.

11 March 2019

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Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited (the "Company")

Result of Placing under Placing Programme

Further to the announcement on 21 February 2019, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited (ticker: SHIP) today announces that it has raised gross proceeds of US$50 million via a Placing, pursuant to the Placing Programme described in the Prospectus published by the Company on 25 September2018.

Application has been made in respect of 49,019,608 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange plc ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 14 March 2019.

Total Voting Rights

Following Admission, the Company will have 224,644,568 Ordinary Shares in issue. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights of the Company will be 224,644,568 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement and not otherwise defined will have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.

 
 Tufton Oceanic Ltd (Investment 
  Manager) 
  Andrew Hampson 
  Paulo Almeida                                                      [phone] 
 N+1 Singer 
  James Maxwell, Alex Bond (Corporate 
  Finance) 
  Alan Geeves, James Waterlow, 
  Sam Greatrex (Sales)                                               [phone] 
 Hudnall Capital LLP 
  Andrew Cade                                                        [phone] 
 
 
                                About the Company 
                                Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited invests in a diversified 
                                portfolio of secondhand commercial sea-going vessels 
                                with the objective of delivering strong cash flow and 
                                capital gains to investors. The Company's investment 
                                manager is Tufton Oceanic Ltd. The Company has raised 
                                a total of approximately $170m (gross) through its 
                                Initial Public Offering on the Specialist Fund Segment 
                                of the London Stock Exchange, on 20 December 2017, 
                                and a subsequent placing and offer in October 2018. 
 
 

Important Information

The information in this announcement is for information purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. The material set forth herein is not intended, and should not be construed, as an offer of securities for sale or subscription in the United States or any other jurisdiction.

Any purchase of Ordinary Shares should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus issued by the Company in connection with the Placing Programme and Admission.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

The Company will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In addition, the Shares referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or under the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of US persons absent registration or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable State securities laws. The offer and sale of Shares referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of any state, province or territory of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. There will be no offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan.

Hudnall and N+1 Singer are both authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, and are acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the the Placing Programme and Admission. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the Placing Programme and Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing Programme and Admission, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

None of the Company, the Investment Manager, Hudnall or N+1 Singer or any of their respective affiliates accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for/or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to this announcement, including the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. The Company, the Investment Manager, Hudnall and N+1 Singer and their respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control and all of which are based on the Company's board of directors' current beliefs and expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's business, the results of operations, financial condition prospects, growth and dividend policy of the Company and the industry in which it operates. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. These forward-looking statements and other statements contained in this announcement regarding matters that are not historical facts involve predictions. No assurance can be given that such future results will be achieved; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks and uncertainties facing the Company. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to vary materially from the future results indicated, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement.

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