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Conditional Placing of £1.5 million
Tekcapital plc has conditionally raised US$2.05 million (£1.5 million) before expenses through the issue of 18,750,000 new ordinary shares at 8 pence per share, which will strengthen its balance sheet and support its investment strategy, particularly in generative artificial intelligence. Application has been made for these new shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, expected around 16 February 2026, bringing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 257,178,525. Disclaimer*
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as imported into the laws of England and Wales by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended) and certain other enacting measures ("UK MAR"). With the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. 10 February 2026 Tekcapital plc ("Tekcapital" or the "Company") Conditional Placing of US$2.05 million (£1.5 million) Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK) the UK intellectual property investment group focused on creating valuable products that can improve people's lives, announces that it has conditionally raised $2.05 million (£1.5 million) before expenses, through the issue of, in aggregate, 18,750,000 new ordinary shares of 0.4 pence each in the Company at a price ("Placing Price") of 8 pence per share (the "Placing Shares"). The placing proceeds will strengthen the Company's balance sheet and support the continued execution of its investment strategy across both existing and new portfolio companies, with a particular emphasis on opportunities in generative artificial intelligence. CMC Markets UK Plc, trading as CMC CapX ("CMC Markets") acted as the Company's sole placing agent in respect of the Placing. Admission and Total Voting Rights Application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective on or around 16 February 2026. Following the issue of the 18,750,000 Placing Shares, which, on Admission, will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights in the Company will be 257,178,525. There are no shares held in treasury. The above figure of 257,178,525 Ordinary Shares may therefore be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. Clifford M. Gross Ph.D., Executive Chairman of Tekcapital plc commented: "We are grateful for the support shown by CMC's investors and are encouraged by the st...