The subscription period in Amniotics’ rights issue commences today
Non-Regulatory
October 11, 2023
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Today marks the start of the subscription period in Amniotics AB’s (publ) (“Amniotics” or the “Company”) rights issue of units consisting of shares and warrants series TO 3, that was announced on August 31, 2023 (the “Rights Issue”).
Summary of the Rights Issue
- One (1) existing share in Amniotics entitles to twelve (12) unit rights. One (1) unit right entitles to subscribe for one (1) unit.
- The subscription price has been set to SEK 0.01 per unit. One (1) unit consists of one (1) share and one (1) warrant series TO 3.
- The Rights Issue is covered by subscription undertakings and guarantee commitments corresponding to 100 percent of the Rights Issue.
Upon a fully subscribed Rights Issue, Amniotics will initially raise up to approximately SEK 25 million before deduction of issue-related costs. The Rights Issue is covered by subscription undertakings and guarantee commitments corresponding to 100 percent of the Rights Issue. Upon full utilization of all warrants series TO 3 attached, Amniotics may receive an additional approximately SEK 25 million before deduction of issue-related costs.
One (1) existing share on the record day of October 9, 2023, entitles to twelve (12) unit rights. One (1) unit right entitles to subscription of one (1) unit. One (1) unit consists of one (1) share and one (1) warrant series TO 3. The subscription price is SEK 0.01 per unit. The warrants are issued without consideration. One (1) warrant series TO 3 entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) new share in the Company during the period February 26 – March 8, 2024, at a subscription price of SEK 0.01 per share. The general public also has the opportunity to register their interest in subscribing for units in the Rights Issue.
Subscription period: | October 11 – October 25, 2023. |
Trading in unit rights: | October 11 – October 20, 2023. |
Trading in BTU: | October 11, 2023, until the issue has been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Sw. Bolagsverket), which is estimated around week 44, 2023. |
Trading in warrants of series TO 3: | Will be initiated when the Rights Issue is registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. |
The outcome of the Rights Issue is expected to be communicated around October 27, 2023.
Prospectus and terms and conditions
Complete terms and conditions as well as information regarding the Rights Issue can be found in the EU Growth Prospectus that was published by the Company on October 10, 2023 (the “Prospectus”) and that is available on the Company’s, Nordic Issuing AB’s, and Redeye AB’s respective websites (www.amniotics.com, www.nordic-issuing.se, www.redeye.se). The Prospectus will also be available on the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority’s (Sw. Finansinspektionen) website (www.fi.se). Information on how to apply for subscription without preferential rights as well as subscription instructions will be available on Nordic Issuing AB’s website.
Advisers
Redeye AB acts as financial adviser and Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB acts as legal adviser to Amniotics in connection with the Rights Issue. Nordic Issuing AB acts as issuer agent in connection with the Rights Issue.
For more information, contact:
Marcus Larsson
CEO, Amniotics AB
Phone: +46 (0) 763 0840 91
Email: ml@amniotics.com
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on October 11, 2023.
About Amniotics
Amniotics AB (publ) is a clinical stage biotech company, developing innovative therapies, based on amniotic fluid derived stem cells. The company develops therapies to treat diseases where effective treatments are currently lacking. Amniotics has an established GMP-facility, approved and licensed by the Swedish Medical Products Agency. The company has capabilities as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for other biotech companies. Amniotics is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.
The company is listed at Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm. Amniotics Certified Adviser at First North is Redeye AB.
Learn more at www.amniotics.com.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, warrants or other securities in Amniotics. No action has been taken and measures will not be taken to permit a public offering in any jurisdictions other than Sweden. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for units in Amniotics has only been made through the Prospectus that Amniotics published on October 10, 2023. The Prospectus has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and published on Amniotics’s website, www.amniotics.com. The approval of the Prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority shall not be regarded as an approval of the shares, warrants or any other securities. This release is however not a prospectus in accordance with the definition in the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (“Prospectus Regulation”) and this announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in shares, warrants or other securities in Amniotics. In order for investors to fully understand the potential risks and benefits associated with a decision to participate in the Rights Issue, any investment decision should only be made based on the information in the Prospectus. Thus, investors are encouraged to review the Prospectus in its entirety. In accordance with article 2 k of the Prospectus Regulation this press release constitutes an advertisement.
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