Versarien PLC Placing to raise GBP1.85 million (7502I)

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RNS Number : 7502I

Versarien PLC

06 December 2022

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6 December 2022

Versarien plc

("Versarien" or the "Company")

Placing to raise GBP1.85 million

Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, announces it has raised GBP1.85 million (before expenses) by way of a placing (the "Placing") of 18,500,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Placing Shares") at a price of 10 pence per share (the "Placing Price").

Highlights

   --    A Placing of GBP1.85 million, before expenses, through the issue of 18,500,000 Placing Shares 

-- The net proceeds of the Placing will be used to continue Versarien's commercialisation work, primarily in the construction and leisure sectors and for general working capital purposes

-- The issue of the Placing Shares is within existing authorities granted by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held in September 2022 and therefore no shareholder approval is required for the Placing

Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of Versarien, commented:

"These funds will allow the Company to focus on the significant opportunities it is seeing in the construction and leisure sectors. While we will continue to review projects in other sectors, the Board believes these two areas represent the best opportunities for near term commercial success. In parallel, the Company continues to explore additional funding options, with a focus on non-dilutive options such as grant funding and strategic partnership opportunities."

Use of Placing proceeds

The net proceeds of the Placing will be used to continue commercialisation work for the Company's products, primarily focusing on the construction and leisure sectors and for general working capital purposes.

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application will be made for admission of the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") on or around 12 December 2022. The Placing Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing ordinary shares. Following Admission, the total number of ordinary shares in the Company in issue will be 212,649,790. 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 in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

 
Versarien 
 Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer 
 Chris Leigh, Chief Financial Officer 
 Dr Stephen Hodge, Chief Technology Officer   [phone] 
 
SP Angel Corporate Finance (Nominated 
 Adviser and Joint Broker)                    [phone] 
 Matthew Johnson, Adam Cowl                    0470 
 
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR and 
 Investor Relations)                          [phone] 
 Tim Metcalfe, Zach Cohen                      6630 
 

About Versarien:

The strategy of Versarien plc (AIM:VRS) is to be a globally recognised graphene company with a wide portfolio of high-quality verified materials allied to the largest relevant IP portfolio supported by its own UK based research and development centre driving recurring revenue growth through its innovative graphene product applications.

For further information please see: http://www.versarien.com

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