Ilika plc
07 July 2026
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014/EU) AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 (AS AMENDED) ("MAR").
7 July 2026
Ilika plc
("Ilika", the "Group", or the "Company")
Result of Retail Offer
Further to the announcement by the Company in respect of the Retail Offer dated 3 July 2026 (the "Retail Offer Announcement"), Ilika plc (AIM: IKA), is pleased to announce that the Retail Offer, which was oversubscribed, successfully completed and closed at 4:30 p.m. on 7 July 2026, and that it has conditionally raised approximately £0.5 million in the Retail Offer through the issue of 1,785,714 Retail Offer Shares at the Issue Price of 28 pence per share.
Consequently, it is anticipated that 16,199,996 Placing Shares, 71,429 Director Subscription Shares and 1,785,714 Retail Offer Shares (together, the "New Ordinary Shares") will be issued in relation to the Capital Raising, resulting in a total of 18,057,139 New Ordinary Shares being issued. The total gross monies raised (before expenses) is approximately £5.0 million. The net proceeds of the Capital Raising will be used to advance the commercial status of the Company's two product lines, specifically supporting the commercial launch and ramp up of the small format Stereax technology, and the continued development and delivery of the large format Goliath technology, through to a position where it will be possible to secure commercial licensing agreements with commercial partners.
Allocations were made to existing Shareholders, applying the principles of soft pre-emption1. Given the significant demand, existing Shareholders received 100 per cent. of their soft pre-emptive allowance, when their order matched or exceeded their soft pre-emptive allowance. Where the order was greater than the soft pre-emptive allowance shareholders received c.70.1 per cent of their additional demand2.
Total Voting Rights and Admission
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on or around 8.00 a.m. on 9 July 2026 (or such time and/or date as the Company and Cavendish may agree, being not later than 8.00 a.m. on 23 July 2026 the Long Stop Date).
Following Admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 198,889,314 Ordinary Shares in issue with the Company holding no Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights will also be 198,889,314. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Retail Offer Announcement.
For further information, please contact:
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Ilika plc |
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Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive Officer |
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Jason Stewart, Chief Financial Officer |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker) |
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Peter Lynch |
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Neil McDonald Hanna Leijonmarck |
+44 (0)131 220 9771 +44 (0)207 220 0512 |
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FTI Consulting (Comms Advisors) |
Ilika@fticonsulting.com |
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Ben Brewerton |
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Elizabeth Adams |
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Dwight Burden |
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1 Soft Pre-emptive allowance Calculation: Existing shares X 9.986% (Dilution from total new shares being issued) = Soft Pre-emptive allowance allocation shares
2Additional Demand: (Total Order shares - Soft Pre-emptive allowance allocation shares) x c.70.1% = Additional demand allocation shares
Further information on the Company can be found on its website at: www.Ilika.com
The Company's LEI is 213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
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This announcement, and the information contained herein is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into or from the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or Japan or into any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction (the "Restricted Jurisdictions").
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 Retail Offer Shares referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States, expect pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of Retail Shares is being made in the United States.
This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or issue or a solicitation of an offer to buy, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities in any jurisdiction including, without limitation, the Restricted Jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. This announcement and the information contained in it is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, to persons in a Restricted Jurisdiction, unless permitted pursuant to an exemption under the relevant local law or regulation in any such jurisdiction.
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Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements which are based on the Company's expectations, intentions and projections regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements, which may use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "could", "intend", "estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, include all matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and dividend policy and the development of the industries in which the Group's businesses operate to differ materially from the impression created by the forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given those risks and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of such statements and, except as required by the FCA, the London Stock Exchange or applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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The Retail Offer Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than to trading on AIM, being the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange.
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