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Futura Medical PLC announced a retail offer to existing shareholders of up to 75,000,000 new ordinary shares at an issue price of 0.2 pence each, aiming to raise up to £150,000. The offer opened at 7:05 a.m. on 3 September 2026, closes at 4:30 p.m. on 4 September 2026, and is conditional on shareholder approval and AIM admission expected around 25 September 2026. The issue price represents a 37.63% discount to the closing share price of 0.32 pence on 2 September 2026.
| Date | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Time | 07:05:00 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 1854T |
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THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS RELATING TO THE RETAIL OFFER AS A FINANCIAL PROMOTION IS ONLY BEING MADE TO, AND MAY ONLY BE ACTED UPON BY, THOSE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 43 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (WHICH INCLUDES AN EXISTING MEMBER OF FUTURA MEDICAL PLC). ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUCH PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY BY SUCH PERSONS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF FUTURA MEDICAL PLC.
3 September 2026
FUTURA MEDICAL PLC
("Futura" or the "Company")
Retail Offer via the BookBuild Platform
The Company is pleased to announce a retail offer via BookBuild to existing shareholders (the "Retail Offer") of up to 75,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the capital of the Company (the "Retail Offer Shares") at an issue price of 0.2 pence per Retail Offer Share (the "Issue Price"), to raise up to £150,000.
The Company has separately announced a conditional fundraising to raise approximately £1.6 million at the Issue Price, comprising:
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a firm placing of new ordinary shares (the "Firm Placing"); |
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a conditional placing of new ordinary shares (the "Conditional Placing Shares") (the "Conditional Placing"); and |
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a conditional subscription of new Ordinary Shares (the "Conditional Subscription Shares") (the "Conditional Subscription"), |
(the "Conditional Placing Shares", the "Conditional Subscription Shares" together with the Retail Offer Shares, being the "New Ordinary Shares"), (the "Firm Placing", "Conditional Placing", together with the "Retail Offer" being, the "Fundraise").
A separate announcement has been made regarding the Firm Placing, Conditional Placing and Subscription (together, being the "Placing and Subscription") and their respective terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the Retail Offer is not part of the Placing and Subscription, and completion of the Placing and Subscription is not conditional on the completion of the Retail Offer.
The Retail Offer is wholly conditional upon, inter alia: (i) the passing of the resolutions to be proposed at the general meeting of the Company convened for the purpose of, among other things, granting the directors authority to allot the New Ordinary Shares and to disapply pre-emption rights (the "Fundraising Resolutions"); and (ii) the admission of the Retail Offer Shares to trading on the AIM market operated by the London Stock Exchange ("Admission") becoming effective. Admission of the Retail Offer Shares is expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on or around 25 September 2026. If any of these conditions is not satisfied (or, where capable of waiver, waived) the Retail Offer will lapse. The Retail Offer is not underwritten or guaranteed.
In the event that the Fundraising Resolutions are not passed, the Fundraise would not proceed, and as such, the anticipated net proceeds of the Fundraise would not become available to the Company. There is no certainty that other funding would be available on suitable terms or at all. Accordingly, in light of the Group's limited cash runway, which as previously announced currently extends into October 2026, it is unlikely that the Company would be able to proceed with the planned potential sale of one or more of the Company's assets and licensing or other commercial arrangements (the "M&A Process") or the formal sale process in accordance with Note 2 on Rule 2.6 of the Takeover Code (the "Formal Sale Process"), which was announced by the Company on 3 September 2026, to its conclusion. Should the Board conclude at any point that the M&A Process or Formal Sale Process is unlikely to result in a value-maximising transaction, the Directors would need to take appropriate action at that point, including consideration of an orderly wind-down, solvent or insolvent, or an accelerated insolvent sale in order to preserve value and ensure that the Group continues to meet its obligations as they fall due.
The Company reserves the right, in its absolute discretion and subject to the shareholder authorities described below, to increase or decrease the size of the Retail Offer depending on the level of overall demand and after consultation with its advisers. The Issue Price represents a discount of approximately 37.63 per cent. to the closing middle market share price of 0.32 pence per existing Ordinary Share on 2 September 2026, being the last practicable date prior to the date of this announcement.
Use of Proceeds
Eligible participants in the Retail Offer (as described below) are strongly advised to read the relevant announcement referred to above and released today at 07:00 on the London Stock Exchange's RNS platform for completeness. In summary, at present the Company has limited cash resources and the Board believes that it is now in the best interests of shareholders to explore a range of strategic alternatives with the objective of maximising shareholder value. These alternatives include the potential sale of one or more of the Company's assets and licensing or other commercial arrangements (the "M&A Process"), and the potential sale of the Company as a whole. The Company has therefore decided to commence a formal sale process in accordance with Note 2 on Rule 2.6 of the Takeover Code (the "Formal Sale Process"). Completion of the Fundraise is expected to provide cash resources into February 2027, which would allow the Company to explore this M&A Process and Formal Sale Process and continue executing on its strategy in the near term.
Interim Results
On 1 September 2026, the Company announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (the "Interim Results"). Shareholders are strongly advised to read this announcement in conjunction with the Interim Results.
Expected Timetable in relation to the Retail Offer
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Retail Offer opens |
7:05 a.m. on 3 September 2026 |
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Latest time and date for commitments under the Retail Offer |
4:30 p.m. on 4 September 2026 |
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Results of the Retail Offer announced |
7 September 2026 |
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General Meeting to approve the Fundraising Resolutions |
10:00 a.m. on 23 September 2026 |
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Admission and commencement of dealings in Retail Offer Shares |
8.00 a.m. on 25 September 2026 |
Any changes to the expected timetable set out above will be notified by the Company through a Regulatory Information Service. References to times are to London times unless otherwise stated.
Dealing Codes
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FUM |
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ISIN for the Ordinary Shares |
GB0033278473 |
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SEDOL for the Ordinary Shares |
3327847 |
Details of the Retail Offer
The Company values its retail shareholder base, which has supported the Company alongside institutional investors since its admission to trading on AIM in 2003. Given the support of retail shareholders, the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide its retail shareholders in the United Kingdom the opportunity to participate in the Retail Offer. The Company is therefore making the Retail Offer available in the United Kingdom through the financial intermediaries which will be listed, subject to certain access restrictions, on the following website:
https://www.bookbuild.live/deals/V1X0M7/authorised-intermediaries
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd ("Turner Pope") will be acting as retail offer coordinator in relation to this Retail Offer (the "Retail Offer Coordinator").
Existing retail shareholders can contact their broker or wealth manager ("Intermediary") to participate in the Retail Offer. In order to participate in the Retail Offer, each intermediary must be on-boarded onto the BookBuild platform and agree to the final terms and the retail offer terms and conditions, which regulate, inter alia, the conduct of the Retail Offer on market standard terms and provide for the payment of commission to any intermediary that elects to receive a commission and/or fee (to the extent permitted by the FCA Handbook Rules) from the Retail Offer Coordinator (on behalf of the Company).
Any expenses incurred by any intermediary are for its own account. Investors should confirm separately with any intermediary whether there are any commissions, fees or expenses that will be applied by such intermediary in connection with any application made through that intermediary pursuant to the Retail Offer.
The Retail Offer will be open to eligible investors in the United Kingdom following release of this announcement on 3 September 2026. The Retail Offer is expected to close at 4:30 pm on 4 September 2026. Investors should note that financial intermediaries may have earlier closing times. The Retail Offer may close early if it is oversubscribed.
If any intermediary has any questions about how to participate in the Retail Offer on behalf of existing retail shareholders, please contact the Retail Offer Coordinator at email: [email protected] or by telephone on 020 3657 0050 or BookBuild at email: [email protected].
The Retail Offer the subject of this announcement is and will, at all times, only be made to, directed at and may only be acted upon by those persons who are, existing United Kingdom-based shareholders in the Company. To be eligible to participate in the Retail Offer, applicants must meet the following criteria before they can submit an order for Retail Offer Shares: (i) be a customer of one of the participating intermediaries listed on the above website; (ii) be resident in the United Kingdom; and (iii) be a shareholder in the Company (which may include individuals aged 18 years or over, companies and other bodies corporate, partnerships, trusts, associations and other unincorporated organisations and includes persons who hold their shares in the Company directly or indirectly through a participating intermediary). For the avoidance of doubt, persons who only hold CFDs, Spreadbets and/or similar derivative instruments in relation to shares in the Company are not eligible to participate in the Retail Offer.
The Company reserves the right to scale back any order at its discretion. The Company reserves the right to reject any application for subscription (in whole or in part) under the Retail Offer without giving any reason for such rejection. No assurance is given that any applicant will receive any, or all, of the Retail Offer Shares applied for, and applicants will not be notified of any scaling back or rejection until the results of the Retail Offer are announced. Where an application is scaled back or rejected, the relevant application monies will be returned to the applicant (without interest and at the applicant's risk) as soon as practicable thereafter.
It is vital to note that once an application for Retail Offer Shares has been made and accepted via an intermediary, it cannot be withdrawn.
The New Ordinary Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with existing Ordinary Shares including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after their date of issue.
The Retail Offer is offered in the United Kingdom under an exemption from the prohibition of public offers specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024.
The Retail Offer is not being made into any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom. The Retail Offer is not being made to US Persons (as defined in Regulation S of the US Securities Act 1933, as amended).
No offering document, prospectus or admission document has been or will be prepared or submitted to be approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (or any other authority) in relation to the Retail Offer, and investors' commitments will be made solely on the basis of the information contained in this announcement and information that has been published by or on behalf of the Company prior to the date of this announcement by notification to a Regulatory Information Service in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation (EU Regulation No. 596/2014) ("MAR") as it forms part of United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended).
There is a minimum subscription of £100.00 per investor under the terms of the Retail Offer which is open to eligible investors in the United Kingdom subscribing via the intermediaries which will be listed, subject to certain access restrictions, on the following website:
https://www.bookbuild.live/deals/V1X0M7/authorised-intermediaries
There is no maximum application amount to apply in the Retail Offer. The terms and conditions on which investors subscribe will be provided by the relevant financial intermediaries including relevant commission or fee charges.
Investors should make their own investigations into the merits of an investment in the Company. Nothing in this announcement amounts to a recommendation to invest in the Company or amounts to investment, taxation or legal advice.
It should be noted that a subscription for Retail Offer Shares and investment in the Company carries a number of risks. Investors should take independent advice from a person experienced in advising on investment in securities such as the Retail Offer Shares if they are in any doubt.
An investment in the Company will place capital at risk. The value of investments, and any income, can go down as well as up, so investors could get back less than the amount invested.
Neither past performance nor any forecasts should be considered a reliable indicator of future results.
An investment in the Company will place capital at risk. The value of investments, and any income, can go down as well as up, so investors could get back less than the amount invested.
This announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular, the information in the "Important Notices" section of the announcement should be read and understood.
Contacts:
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Futura Medical plc
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Alexander Duggan Chief Executive Officer Angela Hildreth Finance Director and COO
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+44 (0)1483 685 670
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Panmure Liberum Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker |
Emma Earl, Will Goode, Mark Rogers (Corporate Finance)
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+44 (0) 20 3100 2000
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Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd - Joint Broker and Retail Offer Coordinator |
Guy McDougall, Andrew Thacker |
+44 (0) 20 3657 0050 |
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Alma Strategic Communications |
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Sam Modlin, Sarah Peters |
+44 (0) 20 3405 0205 |
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Further information on the Company can be found on its website at: https://www.futuramedical.com
The Company's LEI is: 21380053QLT46UNV2303
This announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular, the information in the "Important Notices" section of the announcement should be read and understood.
Important Notices
The Retail Offer is only open to investors in the United Kingdom who fall within Article 43 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (which includes an existing member of the Company).
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 (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia (the "United States" or "US")), Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, any member state of the EEA or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.
The Retail Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or under the applicable state securities laws of the United States and may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in or into the United States or to or for the account or benefit of any US person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the US Securities Act) (a "US Person"). No public offering of the Retail Offer Shares is being made in the United States. The Retail Offer Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in "offshore transactions", as defined in, and in compliance with, Regulation S under the US Securities Act. In addition, the Company has not been, and will not be, registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for Retail Offer Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, any member state of the EEA or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is or may be unlawful. No public offer of the securities referred to herein is being made in any such jurisdiction.
The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Turner Pope, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no-one else and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as its client in relation to the Retail Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in connection with the Retail Offer, Admission and the other arrangements referred to in this announcement.
The value of Ordinary Shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and can fall as well as rise due to stock market and currency movements. When you sell your investment, you may get back less than you originally invested. Figures refer to past performance and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.
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", "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 Company'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.
These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Each of the Company and Turner Pope expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results or any change in the assumptions, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based unless required to do so by the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange or applicable law.
The information in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. None of Turner Pope or any of its affiliates, accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to this announcement, including the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. Turner Pope and any affiliate accordingly disclaims all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. However, nothing in this announcement shall be effective to limit or exclude any liability for fraud or which, by law or regulation, cannot be so limited or excluded.
Any indication in this announcement of the price at which the Ordinary Share have been bought or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser. No statement in this announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or target dividend per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or dividends per share of the Company.
Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this announcement. The Retail Offer Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the Retail Offer will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange.
UK Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements of Chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "UK MiFIR Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the UK MiFIR Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Retail Offer Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Retail Offer Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6 of COBS; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all permitted distribution channels (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Retail Offer Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Retail Offer Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Retail Offer Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Retail Offer.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of Chapters 9A or 10A respectively of COBS; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Retail Offer Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Retail Offer Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.
EU Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Retail Offer Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Retail Offer Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "EU Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the EU Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Retail Offer Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Retail Offer Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Retail Offer Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The EU Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Retail Offer.
For the avoidance of doubt, the EU Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Retail Offer Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Retail Offer Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.