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RNS Number : 4577O Pires Investments PLC 10 June 2022
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JURISDICTION.
10 June 2022
Pires Investments Plc
("Pires" or the "Company")
Rule 2.9 Announcement
As previously announced, the Company allotted a total of 649,982 new ordinary
shares of 0.25 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on
6 June 2022 following the exercise of warrants over 649,982 Ordinary Shares in
the Company at an exercise price of 4 pence per warrant.
Following issue of the Ordinary Shares this morning, the number of Ordinary
Shares in issue and admitted to trading on AIM will be 161,395,191. This
figure of 161,395,191 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the
Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine
if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their
interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct
Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Ordinary Shares are relevant securities of Pires Investments plc for the
purposes of Rule 8 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code").
In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Code, Pires confirms that, as at the date
of this announcement, it has 161,395,191 Ordinary Shares of nominal value 0.25
pence each in issue with ISIN GB00BD07SH45. Pires does not hold any securities
(including Ordinary Shares) in treasury.
For further information please contact:
Pires Investments plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 3368 8961
Nicholas Lee, Director
Nominated Adviser
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880
James Lewis/Liam Murray/Ludovico Lazzaretti
Joint Broker
Peterhouse Capital Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0935
Duncan Vasey/Lucy Williams Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0936
Joint Broker
Tennyson Securities Tel: +44 (0) 20 3167 7221
Peter Krens
Financial media and PR
Yellow Jersey Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
Sarah Hollins/Henry Wilkinson/Annabelle Wills
Notes to Editors
About Pires Investments plc
Pires Investments plc (AIM: PIRI) is an investment company providing investors
with access to a portfolio of next generation technology businesses with
significant growth potential.
The Company is building an investment portfolio of high-tech businesses across
areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cyber Security,
Machine Learning, Immersive Technologies and Big Data, which the Board
believes demonstrate evidence of traction and the potential for exponential
growth, due to increasing global demand for development in these sectors.
For further information, visit: https://piresinvestments.com/.
Miscellaneous
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in
the UK, is acting as financial adviser and Rule 3 adviser exclusively for
Pires and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this
announcement and will not be responsible to any person other than Pires for
providing the protections afforded to clients of Cairn Financial Advisers LLP,
nor for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or
any matter referred to herein. Cairn Financial Advisers LLP's responsibilities
as Pires' Nominated Adviser under the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules
for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to London Stock Exchange and no other
person.
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