Hi all.
Tony Dawe said "Happy for you to share on TSE. Please show your question and my full reply to ensure context"
Hope this helps all with the recent change by BRN management moving away from LDA funding model.
Note -
1) I removed some personal details and Tony's mobile number from the emails below with XXXXXXXXXX.
2) It is also my understanding that the latest capital raise BRN put in place appears to be a good move given there is a 12 month restriction on trading the institutional placement shares. I'm happy to be corrected if this is not the case.
cheers
The Pope
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Hi Tony
Can you or Sean confirm if LDA refused or would not support another further funding deal to support BrainChip moving forward until BRN revenue model supported itself. It just doesn’t appear to line up with my recall on what was said at the recent AGM by BRN management team.
Pending comment on the above, Is this why BRN management team sourced funding elsewhere in the meantime?
This has been an ongoing discussion with a number of retail investors in recent weeks so it would be good to hear it directly confirmed from BRN management.
Hear from you soon
Kind regards
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Tony Dawe
From:tdawe@brainchip.com
To: XXXXXXXXX
Tue, 17 Sept at 11:41 am
Hi xxxxxx,
Thank you for your email.
In response to your question, BrainChip and LDA Capital parted company on the very best of terms. We remain open to doing business with LDA Capital in the future, and vice versa.
The LDA Capital funding model was outstanding for Brainchip for a period of time. It provided relatively small parcels of funding quickly, easily and cheaply, and when the share price was higher, with minimal dilutionary effects.
But the LDA funding model wasn't set up for the purpose to raise larger amounts of capital.
We selected Unified Capital Partners to help secure the institutional placement and SPP after an extensive process of consultation, review and evaluation. As part of this process we met with the institutional investors who participated in the capital raising. Our commitment to UCP is not exclusive and does not prevent us from doing business with other financial institutions.
BrainChip is obligated to its shareholders to seek out the best funding options it can for its business, to promote growth and to ensure the company remains fully funded at all times.
At the risk of telling your something you probably already know, investor chat rooms are notoriously unreliable places to gain investment intelligence. I hope when you and your friends online discuss our funding arrangements, that you acknowledge that the terms of the recent placement, including minimising the discount rate and converting all the unexercised LDA Capital shares through the placement were exceptionally good outcomes for BrainChip.
Regards
Tony Dawe
Director, Global Investor Relations
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