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 Yü Group PLC

(the “Group” or “Company”)

 

Successful completion of placing to raise £12.0 million 

Yü Group PLC (AIM: YU.), the independent supplier of gas and electricity to the UK corporate sector, is delighted to announce that the Company has raised £12.0 million (gross) through a placing of 1,200,000 new ordinary shares of £0.005 each (“Placing Shares”) in the Company (the “Placing”) at a price of £10.00 per Placing Share (the “Placing Price”).

 

Summary of the Placing

 

• The Placing Shares being issued represent approximately 8.54 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital prior to the Placing;
• The Placing Shares will represent 7.87 per cent. of the Group’s Enlarged Share Capital (as defined below);
• The Placing Price represented a discount of 11.1 per cent. to the closing price on 13 March 2018; and
• Shore Capital is acting as Sole Bookrunner in connection with the Placing.

 

Application for admission

The Group has made an application to the London Stock Exchange for the admission to trading on AIM (“Admission”) of 1,200,000 Placing Shares. Admission is expected to occur at 8.00 a.m. on 21 March 2018. The Placing Shares will, on admission, rank pari passu with the Group’s existing Ordinary Shares. Following the issue and Admission of the New Shares, the Group’s share capital will comprise 15,254,055 Ordinary Shares (“Enlarged Share Capital”).

 

The Directors revised shareholdings are set out below:

 

	Shareholding		Resultant Shareholding
Director	Number of Ordinary Shares	% of Issued Share Capital	Number of Ordinary Shares	% of Enlarged Share Capital
Ralph Cohen (Non-Executive Chairman)	54,054	0.38	54,054	0.35
Bobby Kalar1 (CEO)	8,648,649	61.54	8,648,649	56.7
Nick Parker2 (Finance Director)	21,605	0.15	21,605	0.14
Garry Pickering3 (Chief Operating Officer)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
John Glasgow (Non-Executive Director)	10,000	0.07	10,000	0.07

Notes 

 

¹ Bobby Kalar also holds options over 131,850 Ordinary Shares.

² Nick Parker holds options over 605,480 Ordinary Shares

³ Garry Pickering holds options over 605,480 Ordinary Shares

 

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the same meaning as set out in the placing announcement of the Company released on 13 March 2018.

 

Commenting on the Placing, CEO Bobby Kalar said:

“We are delighted to have completed the Placing and are very pleased with the significant support we received from new and existing shareholders. The funds raised will ensure the Group is well positioned to continue to invest in opportunities for growth.”

 

For further information please contact:

 

Yü Group PLC +44 (0) 115 975 8258
Bobby Kalar
Nick Parker
Shore Capital +44 (0) 20 7408 4090
Dru Danford Edward Mansfield
Anita Ghanekar James Thomas
Alma PR +44 (0) 20 8004 4218
John Coles
Josh Royston
Robyn Fisher