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AIM MARKET UPDATE September 2017 Allenby Capital Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (register no. 489795) and a member of the London Stock Exchange and NEX Growth Exchange Market 1 Information sourced from London Stock Exchange and Allenby Capital CONTENTS ]] Overview 3 ]] New Admissions 4 ]] Secondary Fundraises 13 ]] Trading Volumes 18 ]] AIM Market Overview 22 ]] Main Market Overview 26 ]] Allenby Capital Overview 28 2 OVERVIEW After unusually strong summer months, decision to join AIM. Although none of AIM MARKET Total raisings AIM had a very quiet September – especially the IPOs in September included a vendor secondary issues. The £226m raised placing, 38% of funds raised at IPO during Money raised £m New (primary and secondary issues) was well 2017 so far has been for exiting shareholders, 1400 Money raised £m Further below the £521m average of the first eight larger share than the 28.7% recorded in 1200 months. Despite the slowdown the year-to- 2016. The 2017 figures have been boosted 1000 date total amount raised through the end of by several large deals such as the owners of September of £4.4bn is close to surpassing Eddie Stobart Group plc and Strix Group plc 800 2016’s full year total of £4.77bn with three taking money off the table at IPO - £271m 600 months of statistics still to be recorded. Both and £190m respectively. 400 new issues (+44.6% yoy) and secondary 200 raisings (+33.8% yoy) have been strong The collective market capitalisation of compared to the same period through 2016. AIM remained above the £100bn mark 0 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 7 5 5 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - in September and the average market - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l l r r n n r r y y g v g g v ct ct an a an a ec ec p p a a Ju We included vendor placings within our capitalisation of the 959 constituents set a Ju o o J J u u u O O Ju Ju Sep Sep Feb Sep Feb A A D D M M A A N A N M new issues statistics as we see them as an new high of £104.5m in September. M important and relevant part of a company’s AIM MARKET Funds Raised on Aim 18,000 16,000 Money raised £m Further 14,000 Money raised £m New 12,000 m) £ 10,000 ( d e 8,000 is 6,000 ra 4,000 unds F 2,000 0 2017 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ytd Money raised £m Further 25 302 350 318 600 1,338 535 486 1,000 1,880 2,481 5,734 9,603 3,214 4,861 5,738 3,661 2,218 2,738 2,962 3,984 3,290 2,550 Money raised £m New 71 521 342 268 334 1,754 593 490 1,095 2,776 6,461 9,944 6,581 1,108 740 1,219 608.8 703 1,251 2,938 1,344 1,475 1,844 Money raised £m Total 96 824 692 585 934 3,092 1,128 976 2,095 4,656 8,942 15,678 16,184 4,322 5,602 6,958 4,270 2,921 3,989 5,900 5,327 4,765 4,394 3 Information sourced from London Stock Exchange and Allenby Capital NEW ADMISSIONS 4 SEPTEMBER 2017 - Number of AIM constituents falls to 959 The number of companies on AIM slipped AIM MARKET 2017 Net new admissions / departures by four in September to 959. The 4 new joiners were offset by 8 departures. Of 1040 the 4 new joiners, all have their main operations in the UK. 11 7 1030 15 Of the 8 departures: 22 1020 ]] One was the subject of RTO 17 ]] Two were aquired 1010 3 0 ]] One chose to delist 1000 11 3 16 ]] One was forced to delist 990 3 0 ]] Two failed to appoint a NOMAD 982 10 980 ]] One entered administration 8 970 3 959 960 January 01 2017 Move from Main Market Move from NEX Exchange Introductions (UK) Introductions (Int.) IPO (UK) IPO (Int.) to another market Listing transfer Reverse Takeover Acquired Chose to de-list Forced to de-list Lack of Nomad Administration September 30 2017 Growth Market Re-admissions (UK) Re-admissions (Int.) 5 Information sourced from London Stock Exchange and Allenby Capital NEW ADMISSIONS TO AIM SINCE INCEPTION 12000 600 New Money Raised Number of Admissions 10000 500 8000 400 6000 300 Number of Admissions New Money Raised (£k) 4000 200 2000 100 0 0 Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 6 Information sourced from London Stock Exchange and Allenby Capital ADMISSIONS TO AIM - September 2017 COUNTRY AMOUNT MARKET PERFORMANCE Listing Current COMPANY DATE SUBSECTOR ISSUE TYPE DESCRIPTION OF RAISED VALUE AT IPO/ SINCE JOINING price price OPERATION (£M) ADMISSION (£M) AIM TAvingtrans is engaged in the provision of highly engineered products, components, systems and services to the energy, medical and traffic management industries worldwide. The Group is executing a ‘buy and build’ strategy in regulated engineering niche markets where its sees consolidation 1 September Industrial Reverse United Avingtrans Plc opportunities. The Group (an existing AIM listed company) rejoined the market following the reverse 0.00 75.20 -11.8% 245.50 216.5 2017 Engineering Takeover Kingdom takeover of another AIM listed company - Hayward Tyler Group (“HTG”). HTG design, engineers, manufactures and services performance-critical motor, pumping and power solutions across the global energy sector and hence fits with the Group acquisition strategy. Destiny Pharma is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel anti-microbial drugs, which address the global problem of anti-microbial resistance (AMR). Destiny Pharma’s Vision is of an expanding range of anti-microbial drug products which operate within Destiny 4 September Pharmaceuticals & IPO & existing antibiotic markets but due to their unique features, open significant, new markets that are United 15.28 65.40 -15.3% 157.00 133 Pharma Plc 2017 Biotechnology Placing closed to traditional antibiotics due the existence or threat of antibiotic resistance. Its proprietary, Kingdom anti-microbial drug platform, the XF Drugs Series, act via an ultra-rapid action which kill bacteria (including antibiotic resistant strains) leaving the bacteria unable to mount a resistance response. The Company targeted a £13.5m raise at IPO but ended with demand for £15.3m. appScatter is a B2B SaaS platform that allows clients to distribute and manage apps on multiple app stores. Additionally, the centralised platform enables app developers and publishers to manage and track performance of their own and competing apps across all of the app stores on the appScatter platform. After more than three years in research and development, appScatter has been revenue generating since January 2017. In addition to over 800 paying users as at 31 July appScatter 5 September Software & IPO & 2017, appScatter had, as at that same date, over 8,000 businesses and individuals, who have United 9.00 41.10 2.03% 65.00 66.5 Group Plc 2017 Computer services Placing registered their interest in using appScatter post launch via appScatter's self-service web portal. Kingdom appScatter's current registered users include app development houses and blue chip multinational media, banking, insurance, entertainment and aviation companies. Following Admission, appScatter intends to launch the public version of the appScatter platform, at which point the platform will be available to all, including the app developers and publishers worldwide that are already registered via the platform's self-service web portal. The Company’s investment objective is to provide Shareholders with an attractive level of income together with the potential for capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of UK commercial property warehouse assets. The Company will hold a diversified portfolio of well-located freehold and long leasehold warehouse assets including warehouses in the industrial/Manufacturing, Storage and Distribution, Trade-counter and Retail Warehouse sub-sectors. There will be a preference for 20 Warehouse Real Estate IPO & multi-let estates and a strong focus on income-producing investments. The Company will invest United September 150.00 166.00 -0.50% 100.00 99.50 REIT Plc Investment Trusts Placing the net proceeds of the Issue into a diversified portfolio of UK warehouse assets located in urban Kingdom 2017 areas, including the Tilstone Property Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a hand-picked seed portfolio of 27 freehold and long leasehold warehouse assets which it will acquire on Admission for £108.85 million. Warehouse REIT is targeting a dividend yield of 5.5p equivalent to a yield of 5.5 per cent. for the year ending 31 March 2019, and a total return of at least 10 per cent, through a combination of dividends and NAV growth. The Company intends to adopt a progressive dividend policy. Priced as of 26/10/2017 7 Information sourced from London Stock Exchange and Allenby Capital GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN OF AIM’S 2017 NEW ENTRANTS Number of companies and amounts raised Canada (1, £5.1m) USA (4, £ 115.3m) Ireland ( 1 £237.6m) UK (38, £1,457.3m) Israel (1, £15.0m) Spain (1, £6.9m) Africa (1, £1.1m) Italy (1, £2.5m) Trinidad & Tobago (1, £1.5m) Columbia (1) Brazil (1, £2.3m) Argentina (1) 8 Information sourced from London Stock Exchange and Allenby Capital 2017 AIM ADMISSIONS There have been 52 admissions to AIM have raised £1,844m upon admission.