THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ("ANNOUNCEMENT") AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ITS STATES, TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ("UNITED STATES" OR "U.S."), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (EACH, A "RESTRICTED JURISDICTION") OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION 2014/596/EU, WHICH IS PART OF THE DOMESTIC LAW OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ("UK" OR "UNITED KINGDOM")
PURSUANT TO THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI 2019/310)
("UK MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN UK MAR) IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
This Announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of paragraph 12.1.4 "Advertisements and other disclosure of information" of the Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market sourcebook of the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and is not a prospectus nor an offer of securities for sale or subscription, nor a solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for securities, in any jurisdiction, including in or into any Restricted Jurisdiction.
The contents of this Announcement shall not form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction. Once issued by The Smarter Web Company PLC ("The Smarter Web Company" or the "Company"), investors should not subscribe for or purchase any preferred shares of nominal value £0.001 each in the capital of the Company ("Preferred Shares") except solely on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus ("Prospectus") in its final form (together with any supplementary prospectus, if relevant), including the risk factors set out therein, approved by the FCA and published by the Company in connection with the initial public offering ("IPO") of Preferred Shares and the admission of such Preferred Shares to listing on the non-equity shares and non-voting equity shares category of the Official List maintained by the FCA ("Official List") and to trading on the main market for listed securities ("Main Market") of London Stock Exchange plc ("London Stock Exchange") (together, "Admission").
A copy of the Prospectus published by the Company is available for inspection on the Company's website at https://www.smarterwebcompany.co.uk, subject to certain access restrictions, and has been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism maintained by the FCA ("NSM") and made available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. Approval of the Prospectus by the FCA should not be understood as an endorsement of the Preferred Shares. Potential investors are recommended to read the Prospectus before making an investment decision in order to fully understand the potential risks and rewards associated with a decision to invest in the Preferred Shares.