Scancell Holdings Plc
23 July 2026
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23 July 2026
Scancell Holdings plc
("Scancell" or the "Company")
Upsized UK Placing
Scancell (AIM: SCLP) is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement made by the Company at 08:04 on 23 July 2026 regarding the UK Placing (the "Launch Announcement"), it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £13.0 million (approximately $17.4 million) by way of a placing of 144,444,444 UK Placing Shares at the Placement Price. The UK Placing Shares represent approximately 13.9 per cent. of Scancell's existing Ordinary Shares.
The Launch Announcement detailed a UK Placing of approximately £9.0 million ($12.0 million). Following the launch, the UK Placing was very significantly oversubscribed. Reflecting the Board's desire to further strengthen the Group's balance sheet and extend its cash runway into Q3 2027 (excluding the impact of the US Listing Transactions), the Company increased the size of the UK Placing to £13.0 million (approximately $17.4 million), with allocations scaled back due to the level of investor demand.
Panmure Liberum Limited is acting as sole placement agent in connection with the UK Placing. Allocations in the UK Placing will be confirmed to placees soon as practicable today.
Retail Offer
In addition to the UK Placing, the Company also launched the Retail Offer at the Placement Price through the Winterflood Retail Access Platform to raise gross proceeds of up to approximately £2.3 million (c. $3.0 million) (before expenses). The Retail Offer is expected to close at 4.30 p.m. on 24 July 2026, or such later time and date as the Company, Panmure Liberum and Winterflood may agree, the results of which are expected to be announced on or before 7:00 a.m. on 27 July 2026.
Admission
An application has been made to London Stock Exchange plc for the UK Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission and settlement of the UK Placing Shares will become effective and dealings in the UK Placing Shares will commence at 8:00 a.m. on or around 28 July 2026. The UK Placing is conditional upon, among other things, Admission becoming effective.
The UK Placing Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's then existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid on or in respect of such shares after the date of issue.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meaning as defined in the Launch Announcement unless otherwise stated.
For the purposes of UK MAR, the person responsible for arranging for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Phil L'Huillier, CEO.
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Scancell Holdings plc Phil L'Huillier, CEO Jean-Michel Cossery, Chairman David Schilansky, CFO |
+44 (0) 20 3709 5700 |
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Panmure Liberum (Sole Placement Agent, Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Emma Earl, Will Goode, Mark Rogers (Corporate Finance) Rupert Dearden (Corporate Broking) |
+44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
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WG Partners LLP (Joint Broker) Claes Spang |
+44 (0) 20 3705 9330 |
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Investor and media relations Mandeep Sehmi |
+44 (0) 1865 582 066 mandeepsehmi@Scancell.co.uk |
Important Notice
This Announcement and the information contained in it is restricted and is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which the same would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of that jurisdiction (each, a "Restricted Jurisdiction").The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The New Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities of the Company in the United States.
This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility, of the Company. No representation or warranty express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Panmure Liberum or by any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. Panmure Liberum has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this Announcement.
Panmure Liberum, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the UK Placing and will not regard any other person as a client in relation to the UK Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the UK Placing or any other matter referred to herein. Its responsibilities as nominated advisor and joint broker to the Company are owed to the London Stock Exchange and the Company and its responsibilities as UK Placement Agent are owed to the Company, respectively, and not to any other person including, without limitation, in respect of any decision to acquire New Ordinary Shares in reliance on any part of this Announcement.
No public offering of New Ordinary Shares is being made in the United Kingdom, any Restricted Jurisdiction or elsewhere. The distribution of this Announcement and the offering of the New Ordinary Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company, or Panmure Liberum that would permit an offering of such New Ordinary Shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such New Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company and Panmure Liberum to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.
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There are matters set out within this Announcement that are forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions, and actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements, refer to the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 30 April 2025. None of the Company, or Panmure Liberum undertake any obligation to update publicly, or revise, forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Announcement. No statement in this Announcement is or is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate or to imply that the earnings of the Company for the current or future financial periods will necessarily match or exceed the historical or published earnings of the Company. The price of Ordinary Shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the Ordinary Shares.
It is expected that any New Ordinary Shares in the Company to be issued pursuant to the UK Placing will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. This Announcement is not an offering document, prospectus, prospectus equivalent document or AIM admission document. It is expected that no offering document, prospectus, prospectus equivalent document or AIM admission document will be required in connection with the UK Placing and no such document has been or will be prepared or submitted to be approved by the FCA or submitted to the London Stock Exchange in relation to the UK Placing.
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Product Governance Disclaimer
UK Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "UK Product Governance Rules"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the UK Product Governance Rules) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the New Ordinary Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such New Ordinary Shares are: (a) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in Chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook ("COBS"); and (b) eligible for distribution through all permitted distribution channels (the "UK target market assessment"). Notwithstanding the UK target market assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the New Ordinary Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the New Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the New Ordinary Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The UK target market assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the UK target market assessment, the UK Placement Agent will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the UK target market assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of COBS 9A and COBS 10A, respectively; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the New Ordinary Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own UK target market assessment in respect of the New Ordinary Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.
EU Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the New Ordinary Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the New Ordinary Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the New Ordinary Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the New Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the New Ordinary Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the New Ordinary Shares. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the UK Placement Agent have only procured investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the New Ordinary Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the New Ordinary Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.
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