Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 4320O
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
08 October 2021
 

8 October 2021

Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.

W.A.G payment solutions plc

Pre-Stabilisation Notice

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (contact: James Manson-Bahr; telephone: +44 20 7425-3672) hereby gives notice, as Coordinating Stabilisation Manager, that the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Market Abuse Regulation) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and/or the UK FCA Stabilisation Binding Technical Standards. Stabilisation transactions aim at supporting the market price of the securities during the stabilisation period. Stabilisation may not necessarily occur and it may cease at any time.

Securities

Issuer:

W.A.G payment solutions plc (the "Company" or "Eurowag")

ISIN:

GB00BLGXWY71

Description:

Initial Public Offering

Offer size:

124,000,000 ordinary shares (excluding the overallotment option)

Offer price:

150 pence per ordinary share

Stabilisation

Stabilisation Manager(s):

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

Stabilisation period expected to start on:

8 October 2021

Stabilisation period expected to end no later than:

5 November 2021

Stabilisation trading venue:

London Stock Exchange, Over-the-Counter (OTC) and other trading venues

Over-allotment & Greenshoe Option:

Terms:

In connection with the Offer, Morgan Stanley, as Stabilising Manager, may (but will be under no obligation to), to the extent permitted by applicable law, over-allot Ordinary Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the total number of the Offer Shares (prior to any exercise of the Over-allotment Option) or effect other transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Ordinary Shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail in the open market for a period of no more than 30 calendar days after the date of commencement of conditional dealings of the shares on the London Stock Exchange. Such transactions may be effected on the London Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter markets or otherwise. There is no obligation on the Stabilising Manager to undertake stabilisation transactions. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without prior notice and must be brought to an end no later than 30 calendar days after the date of commencement of conditional dealings of the Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange (the "Stabilisation Period"). In no event will measures be taken to stabilise the market price of the Ordinary Shares above the Offer Price. Save as required by law, the Stabilising Manager does not intend to disclose the extent of any stabilisation transactions under the Offer.

For the purposes of allowing the Stabilising Manager to cover short positions resulting from any such over-allocations and/or from sales of Ordinary Shares effected by it during the Stabilisation Period, it is expected that certain shareholders of the Company will grant to the Stabilising Manager the Overallotment Option, pursuant to which the Stabilising Manager may purchase or procure purchasers for up to a maximum of 10% of the total number of Ordinary Shares comprised in the Offer (the "Over-allotment Shares") at the Offer Price. The Over-allotment Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part, upon notice by the Stabilising Manager, at any time on or before the 30th calendar day after the commencement of conditional dealings in the Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange.

Any Over-allotment Shares made available pursuant to the Over-allotment Option will rank pari passu in all respects with the Ordinary Shares, including for all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid on the Ordinary Shares, will be purchased on the same terms and conditions as the Ordinary Shares in the Offer and will form a single class for all purposes with the other Ordinary Shares.

Number of shares covered by Over-allotment Option:

12,400,000 Ordinary Shares

Duration:

This option may be executed in full or in part at any time during the Stabilisation Period.

 

Important Notice:

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments or who are high net worth persons within Article 12(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.

In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, the UK before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in the UK in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in the UK who are qualified investors within the meaning of the UK Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the UK.

In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "EEA Prospectus Regulation") (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the EEA Prospectus Regulation), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the EEA Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.  There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

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