Results of Retail Entitlement Offer
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ASX Announcement
20 November 2023
Results of Retail Entitlement Offer
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Microba has completed the Retail Entitlement Offer.
Approximately A$999,635 (before transaction costs) was raised in the Retail Entitlement Offer. The shortfall of
$6,723,832 will be placed under the underwriting and sub-underwriting arrangements with existing and new institutional
shareholders, existing long term shareholders and high net worth investors.
Funds raised under the Entitlement Offer will be used by Microba to fund the acquisition of UK based Invivo Clinical
Limited (Acquisition) which was announced on Thursday, 19 October 2023.
Microba Life Sciences Limited (ASX:MAP) ("Microba" or "the Company") on 19 October 2023, announced the launch of a
A$20.0 million pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer (Entitlement Offer) of new fully paid ordinary shares
(Entitlement Offer Shares) at an offer price of A$0.23 per Entitlement Offer Share (Offer Price).
The Entitlement Offer is comprised of a fully underwritten offer of 1 Entitlement Offer Share for every 4 shares to raise gross
proceeds of A$20.0 million.
Following the successful completion of the institutional component of its Entitlement Offer (Institutional Entitlement Offer),
Microba is pleased to advise the results of the retail component of its Entitlement Offer (Retail Entitlement Offer).
The fully underwritten Retail Entitlement Offer of approximately A$7.7 million raises the balance of the Entitlement Offer.
The Retail Entitlement Offer is fully underwritten by Bell Potter Securities Limited and Morgans Corporate Limited
(Underwriters, or the Joint Lead Managers).
Under the Retail Entitlement Offer, eligible retail shareholders with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand as at
7.00pm (Sydney time) on Monday, 23 October 2023 (Record Date), not being US persons or acting for the account or benefit
of persons in the US (Eligible Retail Shareholders) were invited to participate in the Retail Entitlement Offer at the same Offer
Price and offer ratio as the Institutional Entitlement Offer.
The Retail Entitlement Offer opened at 9.00am (Sydney time) on Thursday, 26 October 2023 and closed at 5.00pm (Sydney
time) Thursday, 16 November 2023.
In addition to each Eligible Retail Shareholder’s Entitlement under the Retail Entitlement Offer, Eligible Retail Shareholders
were offered the opportunity to apply for additional New Shares under a “top-up” facility (Oversubscription Facility). Under
the Oversubscription Facility, Eligible Retail Shareholders could apply for New Shares in excess of their Entitlement (Additional
Shares) which represented the lower of that number which represented 100% of their Entitlement or $50,000 worth of New
Shares (Additional Share Cap).
The Retail Entitlement Offer was subscribed as follows:
Acceptances by Eligible Retail Shareholders
Acceptances by Eligible Retail Shareholders under the Oversubscription Facility
Shortfall
3,747,634 New Shares
598,605 New Shares
29,234,053 New Shares
The shortfall will be placed in accordance with the underwriting and sub-underwriting arrangements as detailed in the Retail
Offer Booklet released to the ASX on 26 October 2023.
New Shares to be issued under the Retail Offer will rank equally in all respects with existing fully paid ordinary shares.
Microba Life Sciences Ltd ABN 82 617 096 652
Level 10, 324 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
T: 1300 974 621 E: investor@microba.com W: microba.com
ASX Announcement
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Settlement of the Retail Entitlement Offer is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, with New Shares
expected to be allotted on Thursday, 23 November 2023, and trading to commence on a normal settlement basis on the
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on the following day.
Indicative Entitlement Offer timetable
Event
Time and Date
Retail Entitlement Offer closed
5.00pm (Sydney time) Thursday, 16
November 2023
Results of the Retail Entitlement Offer announced to ASX
Monday, 20 November 2023
Settlement of Retail Entitlement Offer
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Allotment of Entitlement Offer Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Normal trading of Entitlement Offer Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement
Offer
Friday, 24 November 2023
Holding statements for Entitlement Offer Shares issued under the Retail
Entitlement Offer dispatched
Friday, 24 November 2023
Annual General Meeting
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Completion of the Acquisition
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
This timetable is indicative only and may be subject to change without notice to, or consultation with, you. Microba reserves
the right to amend any or all of these dates and times subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other
applicable laws.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Chair and CEO.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Luke Reid
Chief Executive Officer
E: Luke.Reid@microba.com
Investor / Media Relations
E: investor@microba.com
W: https://ir.microba.com/
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About Invivo Clinical Limited
Invivo Clinical Limited is a leading UK microbiome company which provides solutions to healthcare professionals and their
patients. Invivo was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Stroud, Gloucestershire. The company has a product
portfolio spanning Gastrointestinal, Vaginal, Oral and Urinary microbiome testing, together with a targeted set of evidencebased intervention formulations. With an active customer base of over 1,700 integrative healthcare practitioners Invivo
prides itself on providing world-class microbiome solutions to improve patient outcomes.
About Microba Life Sciences Limited
Microba Life Sciences is a precision microbiome company driven to improve human health. With world-leading technology
for measuring the human gut microbiome, Microba is driving the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for
major chronic diseases and delivering gut microbiome testing services globally to researchers, clinicians, and consumers.
Through partnerships with leading organisations, Microba is powering the discovery of new relationships between the
Microba Life Sciences Ltd ABN 82 617 096 652
Level 10, 324 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
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microbiome, health and disease for the development of new health solutions.
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