PrimaryBid Offer

PrimaryBid Offer

Released : 01 Aug 2023 16:55

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE COMPANY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN ANY INVITATION, SOLICITATION, RECOMMENDATION, OFFER OR ADVICE TO ANY PERSON TO SUBSCRIBE FOR, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY SECURITIES OF OXFORD BIODYNAMICS PLC IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD BREACH ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. 

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("FSMA") AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PRIMARYBID LIMITED WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN 779021).

Oxford BioDynamics PLC

PrimaryBid Offer

●    Oxford BioDynamics Plc announces a conditional offer for subscription of new Ordinary Shares via PrimaryBid;

●    The Issue Price for the new Ordinary Shares is 11 pence per new Ordinary Share, representing a premium of 2.3% to the closing mid-market price on 31 July 2023 of 10.75 pence per existing Ordinary Share;

●    The PrimaryBid Offer is available to both existing shareholders and new investors;

●    Investors can access the PrimaryBid Offer through PrimaryBid's website and on PrimaryBid's app;

●    Investors may also be able to take part through PrimaryBid's extensive network of retail brokers, wealth managers and investment platforms, (subject to such partners' participation), which includes AJ Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown and interactive investor;

●    Applications for new Ordinary Shares through participating partners can be made from tax efficient savings vehicles such as ISAs or SIPPs, as well as General Investment Accounts (GIAs). Some partners may only accept applications from existing shareholders;

●    There is a minimum subscription of £250 per investor in the PrimaryBid Offer;

●    No commission will be charged by PrimaryBid on applications to the PrimaryBid Offer.

PrimaryBid Offer

1 August 2023 - Oxford BioDynamics Plc (AIM: OBD, "OBD", "the Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, "the Group"), a biotechnology company developing targeted clinical diagnostic tests for immune health based on the EpiSwitch® 3D genomics platform, is pleased to announce, a conditional offer for subscription of new ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") via PrimaryBid (the "PrimaryBid Offer") at an issue price of 11 pence per new Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price"), being a premium of 2.3% to the closing mid-market price on 31 July 2023 of 10.75 pence per existing Ordinary Share.

As announced earlier today, the Company is also conducting a placing of new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process (the "Placing") and certain investors will subscribe directly with the Company for new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price (the "Subscription" and together with the Placing and the PrimaryBid Offer, the "Fundraising").

The PrimaryBid Offer is conditional on (a) approval by the Company's shareholders of the resolutions to be proposed at a general meeting of the Company's shareholders to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 18 August 2023 in connection with the Fundraising and (b) the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the PrimaryBid Offer and the Placing being admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 22 August 2023. If the Placing is not completed for any reason, the PrimaryBid Offer and the Subscription will similarly not proceed.

The Company will use the net proceeds of the Fundraising as working capital to support its commercial development, specifically through continued investment in sales and marketing activities to grow adoption of the Company's flagship product, the EpiSwitch® CiRT (Checkpoint Inhibitor Response Test) and spending to complete the validation, launch and initial sales and marketing support of the Company's next commercial product, the Prostate Screening EpiSwitch ("PSE") Test. As well as supporting EpiSwitch CiRT and PSE, the Company will work on biomarker discovery and clinical development programmes for pharma customers, development of products from its pipeline of deployable molecular tests, and on grant-funded research. The Company will also continue to provide the life science research community with access to its 3D genomics technology through the EpiSwitch® Explorer Array Kit.

Reason for the PrimaryBid Offer

While the Placing has been structured as a non-pre-emptive offer so as to minimise cost and time to completion, the Company values its retail investor base and is therefore pleased to provide retail investors with the opportunity to participate in the PrimaryBid Offer. 

Existing shareholders and new investors can access the PrimaryBid Offer through PrimaryBid's website and on PrimaryBid's app. The PrimaryBid app is available on the UK Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Investors can also participate through PrimaryBid's extensive partner network of investment platforms, retail brokers and wealth managers, subject to such partners' participation. Participating partners include:

·      AJ Bell;

·      Hargreaves Lansdown; and

·      interactive investor.

Applications for new Ordinary Shares through participating partners can be made from tax efficient savings vehicles such as ISAs or SIPPs, as well as GIAs. Some partners may only accept applications from existing shareholders.

After consideration of the various options available to it, the Company believes that the separate PrimaryBid Offer is in the best interests of shareholders, as well as wider stakeholders in the Company.

The PrimaryBid Offer will open to investors resident and physically located in the United Kingdom following the release of this Announcement. The PrimaryBid Offer is expected to close at 4.30 p.m. on 3 August 2023 and may close early if it is oversubscribed.

There is a minimum subscription amount of £250 per investor in the PrimaryBid Offer.

The Company reserves the right to scale back any order at its discretion. The Company and PrimaryBid reserve the right to reject any application for subscription under the PrimaryBid Offer without giving any reason for such rejection.

Investors who apply for new Ordinary Shares through PrimaryBid's website or PrimaryBid's app will not be charged any fee or commission by PrimaryBid. It is vital to note that once an application for new Ordinary Shares has been made and accepted via PrimaryBid, that application cannot be withdrawn.

Investors wishing to apply for new Ordinary Shares through their investment platform, retail broker or wealth manager using their ISA, SIPP or GIA should contact them for details of their terms and conditions, process and any relevant fees or charges.

The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the PrimaryBid Offer will be issued free of all liens, charges and encumbrances and will, when issued and fully paid, rank pari passu in all respects with the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing and the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

For further information on PrimaryBid, the PrimaryBid Offer or for a copy of the terms and conditions (including the procedure for application and payment for new Ordinary Shares) that apply to registered users of PrimaryBid in addition to the terms and conditions set out in this Announcement, visit www.PrimaryBid.com or email PrimaryBid at [email protected]. 

Brokers wishing to offer their customers access to the PrimaryBid Offer and future PrimaryBid transactions, should contact [email protected].

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Important notices

It is a term of the PrimaryBid Offer that the aggregate value of the new Ordinary Shares available for subscription at the Issue Price does not exceed £2 million.

The PrimaryBid Offer is offered under the exemptions from the need for a prospectus allowed under the FCA's Prospectus Regulation Rules. As such, there is no need for publication of a prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation Rules, or for approval of the same by the Financial Conduct Authority (as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of retained EU law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). 

The PrimaryBid Offer is not being made into the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so.

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

This Announcement and the information contained herein, is restricted and is not for publication, release or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which such publication, release or distribution would be unlawful.  Further, this Announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer of securities in any jurisdiction.

Investors should make their own investigations into the merits of an investment in the Company. Nothing in this Announcement amounts to a recommendation to invest in the Company or amounts to investment, taxation or legal advice.

It should be noted that a subscription for new Ordinary Shares and investment in the Company carries a number of risks. Investors should consider the risk factors set out on www.PrimaryBid.com and the PrimaryBid app before making a decision to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares. Investors should take independent advice from a person experienced in advising on investment in securities such as the new Ordinary Shares if they are in any doubt. 

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