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Publication of the Prospectus and Circular

Retrieved on: 
Monday, December 25, 2023

Metro Bank Holdings PLC (LSE: MTRO LN)

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  • Metro Bank Holdings PLC (LSE: MTRO LN)
    NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
  • The Prospectus contains a Notice of General Meeting, which will be held at One Southampton Row, London WC1B 5HA on 27 November at 11.30am.
  • The Prospectus has been approved by the FCA and, together with a form of proxy relating to voting at the General Meeting, is available on the Company’s website at: www.metrobankonline.co.uk/investor-relations .
  • Terms used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be as defined in the Prospectus.

Results of PrimaryBid Offer

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Molten Ventures plc (LON: GROW, Euronext Dublin: GRW) announced on 27 November 2023 the launch of a fundraise comprising a placing (the "Placing") and subscription (the "Subscription") in conjunction with an offer via PrimaryBid (the "PrimaryBid Offer") (together the "Fundraise") alongside an Offer for Subscription (together with the Fundraise, the "Issue").

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  • Molten Ventures plc (LON: GROW, Euronext Dublin: GRW) announced on 27 November 2023 the launch of a fundraise comprising a placing (the "Placing") and subscription (the "Subscription") in conjunction with an offer via PrimaryBid (the "PrimaryBid Offer") (together the "Fundraise") alongside an Offer for Subscription (together with the Fundraise, the "Issue").
  • The Company is pleased to announce that the PrimaryBid Offer successfully completed and closed at 3.00 p.m. yesterday.
  • A total of 888,888 New Ordinary Shares have been subscribed for at a price of 270 pence per New Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price") pursuant to the PrimaryBid Offer.
  • Following the successful closing of the PrimaryBid Offer, the Company has raised gross proceeds of £57.4 million via the Fundraise.

Fresh Tracks Therapeutics Announces Adjournment of Special Meeting of Stockholders

Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 17, 2023

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRTX) (“Fresh Tracks” or the “Company”) announced today that its special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) has been adjourned to Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time with respect to both proposals described in Fresh Tracks’ definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 20, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).

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  • In addition, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will remain the close of business on October 17, 2023.
  • During the current adjournment, Fresh Tracks continues to solicit votes from its stockholders with respect to both proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement.
  • Proxies previously submitted with respect to the Special Meeting will be voted on both proposals at the reconvened Special Meeting as indicated therein, unless properly revoked, and stockholders who have previously submitted a proxy need not take any action.
  • If Fresh Tracks’ stockholders do not approve Proposal 1, Fresh Tracks intends to seek judicial dissolution, which is likely to be costly and time-consuming and would reduce the amount of cash distributable to Fresh Tracks’ stockholders associated with the Company’s dissolution.

IDEX Biometrics ASA: Private placement of NOK 35 million successfully placed 15 Nov 2023

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Reference is made to the press release from IDEX Biometrics ASA ("IDEX" or the "Company") published earlier today, 15 November 2023, regarding a contemplated private placement of new shares to raise gross proceeds of up to NOK 35 million (the "Private Placement").

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  • Reference is made to the press release from IDEX Biometrics ASA ("IDEX" or the "Company") published earlier today, 15 November 2023, regarding a contemplated private placement of new shares to raise gross proceeds of up to NOK 35 million (the "Private Placement").
  • The Private Placement has been successfully placed and will raise gross proceeds to the Company of NOK 35 million, through the issue of 78,651,685 new shares (the "Offer Shares") at a price of NOK 0.4450 per Offer Share (the "Offer Price").
  • Due to the final number of Offer Shares placed, the announced potential second tranche of the Private Placement is cancelled.
  • The following primary insiders have subscribed for and been allocated Offer Shares in the Private Placement, ISIN NO0003070609, at the Offer Price, NOK 0.4450 per share:

IDEX Biometrics ASA - Contemplated Private Placement

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

IDEX Biometrics ASA (the "Company"), a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentications solutions, has retained Arctic Securities AS as sole manager and bookrunner (the "Manager") to advise on and effect a private placement (the "Private Placement") of new shares in the Company (the "Offer Shares") to raise gross proceeds of up to NOK 35 million.

Key Points: 
  • IDEX Biometrics ASA (the "Company"), a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentications solutions, has retained Arctic Securities AS as sole manager and bookrunner (the "Manager") to advise on and effect a private placement (the "Private Placement") of new shares in the Company (the "Offer Shares") to raise gross proceeds of up to NOK 35 million.
  • With such cost reductions and the combined proceeds from the contemplated Private Placement and Convertible Bond, the Company expects to be fully funded through 2024.
  • The subscription price per Offer Share in the Private Placement (the "Offer Price") and the number of Offer Shares to be issued in the Private Placement will be determined by the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") following an accelerated bookbuilding process.
  • A private placement enables the Company to raise capital in an efficient manner, and the Private Placement is structured to ensure that a market-based subscription price is achieved.

Fresh Tracks Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 13, 2023

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Fresh Tracks”) (Nasdaq: FRTX), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 and provided a corporate update.

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  • Historically, Fresh Tracks was a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company striving to transform patient lives through the development of innovative and differentiated prescription therapeutics.
  • Revenue was $7.9 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2022.
  • Research and development expenses were $0.6 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $3.6 million for the third quarter of 2022.
  • General and administrative expenses were $5.3 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $3.0 million for the third quarter of 2022.

Prospector Capital Corp. Announces Record and Distribution Date for Issuance of Dividend Shares

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Prospector today announced that its board of directors has set the record date for the issuance of the Dividend Shares for December 15, 2023, the currently anticipated Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the redemption of any Prospector Class A Shares on the same date (the “Record and Distribution Date”).

Key Points: 
  • Prospector today announced that its board of directors has set the record date for the issuance of the Dividend Shares for December 15, 2023, the currently anticipated Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the redemption of any Prospector Class A Shares on the same date (the “Record and Distribution Date”).
  • The issuance of the Dividend Shares is subject to the consummation of the Business Combination on the same date.
  • Prospector has mailed a definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders and will file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC.
  • Neither Prospector nor LeddarTech can give any assurance that the conditions to the Business Combination will be satisfied.

Prospector Capital Corp. Announces Extraordinary General Meeting Date to Approve Proposed Business Combination With LeddarTech

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 1, 2023

Prospector Capital Corp. (“Prospector”) (Nasdaq: PRSRU, PRSR and PRSRW) announced that it will call an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders on December 13, 2023 at 10:00 am ET to, among other things, approve the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with LeddarTech Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (“LeddarTech”), and LeddarTech Holdings Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary of LeddarTech (“Newco”).

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  • Prospector Capital Corp. (“Prospector”) (Nasdaq: PRSRU, PRSR and PRSRW) announced that it will call an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders on December 13, 2023 at 10:00 am ET to, among other things, approve the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with LeddarTech Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (“LeddarTech”), and LeddarTech Holdings Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary of LeddarTech (“Newco”).
  • Such amount, less any owed but unpaid taxes on the funds in the Trust Account, will be paid promptly upon consummation of the Business Combination.
  • Any corrected or changed written demand of redemption rights must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to the vote taken on the proposal to approve the Business Combination at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
  • Neither Prospector nor LeddarTech can give any assurance that the conditions to the Business Combination will be satisfied.

Accordion Survey Shows Private Equity-Backed CFOs Are More Worried about Job Security than Ever

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 27, 2023

Private equity (PE) backed CFOs are more concerned about holding onto their jobs than ever before, according to a newly released survey by Accordion , the private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm.

Key Points: 
  • Private equity (PE) backed CFOs are more concerned about holding onto their jobs than ever before, according to a newly released survey by Accordion , the private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm.
  • Findings from the firm’s third biannual survey, The State of the PE Sponsor & CFO Relationship , reveal that a whopping 91% of PE-backed CFOs say that they are worried about job security, representing a 25% increase since Accordion first reported on the statistic in 2019.
  • The statistics beg the question: If CFOs and their sponsors are generally aligned, why are so many CFOs worried about their jobs?
  • In addition to concerns about job security, three key takeaways emerged from this year’s results.

Liberty Media and SiriusXM Announce Transaction to Simplify Ownership Structure of SiriusXM

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media" or "Liberty") (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, FWONA, FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) and Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) ("SiriusXM" or the "Company"), the leading audio entertainment company in North America, today announced that they have entered into definitive agreements whereby Liberty Media's Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB and LSXMK) (collectively "LSXM"), will be combined with SiriusXM to create a new public company ("New SiriusXM"), which will continue to operate under the SiriusXM name and brand. New SiriusXM will have a single outstanding series of common stock and is expected to continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "SIRI".

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  • New SiriusXM will have a simplified ownership structure and benefit from greater strategic flexibility and independence.
  • A wholly owned subsidiary of SplitCo will then merge with SiriusXM, and existing SiriusXM stockholders (other than Liberty Media) will receive 1:1 shares of SplitCo, which will become New SiriusXM.
  • A subsidiary of Liberty Media owning a majority of the outstanding shares of SiriusXM has delivered a written consent approving the transaction on behalf of SiriusXM stockholders.
  • Liberty Media and SiriusXM will hold a joint investor conference call and webcast at 8:30 AM ET to discuss the details of the transaction.