By Dipo Olowookere
The board of Notore Chemical Industries Plc has been authorised to raise up to N30 billion through a rights issue or any other means.
This approval was given to the board of directors at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company held in Lagos last week.
The authorisation of the fresh capital raising was one of the activities carried out during the shareholders’ gathering held by proxy on Monday, August 17, 2020.
The investors specifically said the board could source for the said amount “by way of a public offering, special placement, rights issue or any other method(s) or combination of methods as the board may deem fit.”
In addition, they said the board could get the funds “through the issuance of shares, convertible or non-convertible securities, loan notes, bonds and/or any other instruments, whether as a standalone transaction or under a programme and in such tranches and on such terms and conditions, including a book building or other process, as may be determined by the board of directors.”
The shareholders also said the board can “apply any outstanding convertible loan, shareholder loan or loan facility due to any person from the company towards the payment for any shares subscribed for by such person under the capital raise.”
But the shareholders said “in the event that the company raises the additional capital by way of a rights issue, any shares not taken up by the existing shareholders within the stipulated period, be determined and offered to interested shareholders of the company and where the rights issue is underwritten, the shareholders also waive their pre-emptive rights to enable the Underwriter(s) take up any unsubscribed shares.”
Another decision taken by the shareholders at the AGM held by proxy was approval to increase the authorized share capital of the company from N1 billion to N2 billion “by the creation and addition thereto of two billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each, which will rank pari pasu in all respects with the existing shares in the capital of the company.”
The investors also approved the amendment of Clause 6 of the company’s Memorandum of Association to reflect the new authorised share capital of the company of N2 billion divided into 4 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each.
