(Información remitida por la empresa firmante)
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The subscription period in the rights issue of common shares in Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi®) (STO: SOBI) (“Sobi”) ended on 14 September 2023. The final outcome of the rights issue shows that 42,175,690 common shares, corresponding to approximately 99.42 per cent of the offered shares in the rights issue, were subscribed for with subscription rights. The remaining 243,978 common shares have been allotted to those who have subscribed for shares without subscription rights. The rights issue is therefore fully subscribed and Sobi will from the rights issue receive proceeds of approximately SEK 6,024 million before issue costs.
The final outcome shows that 42,175,690 common shares, corresponding to approximately 99.42 per cent of the offered shares in the rights issue have been subscribed for by the exercise of subscription rights. The remaining 243,978 common shares that were not subscribed for with subscription rights have been allotted to those who have subscribed for shares without subscription rights in accordance with the principles described in the prospectus. The rights issue is thus fully subscribed.
As a result of the rights issue, Sobi will receive proceeds amounting to approximately SEK 6,024 million before issue costs. Through the rights issue, Sobi’s share capital will increase by SEK 23,275,903.56, from SEK 170,832,200.70 to SEK 194,108,104.26 and the total number of shares in Sobi will increase by 42,419,668. After the rights issue, the number of shares in Sobi will amount to 353,756,464, all of which are common shares.[1]
Those who have subscribed for shares without subscription rights have been allotted shares according to the principles outlined in the prospectus. As a confirmation of the allotment of new shares subscribed for without subscription rights, a contract note will be sent to subscribers who are directly registered shareholders on or around 20 September 2023. Subscribed and allotted shares must be paid for in cash in accordance with the instructions in the contract note. Nominee-registered shareholders will receive notice of allotment in accordance with the procedures of the nominee. Notification will only be sent to those that have been allotted shares.
The last day of trading with paid subscribed shares (Sw. betalda tecknade aktier – BTA) is 26 September 2023. First day of trading for the new shares on Nasdaq Stockholm is expected to be on 2 October 2023.
Advisers
BofA Securities and Danske Bank act as Joint Global Coordinators and Bookrunners in relation to the rights issue. For the avoidance of doubt, BofA Securities and Danske Bank are not and will not be involved with any offers and sales in the rights issue by Sobi inside the United States.
Mannheimer Swartling is acting as legal adviser to Sobi in relation to the rights issue, Latham & Watkins (London) LLP is acting as U.S. legal adviser to Sobi in relation to the rights issue and Linklaters is acting as Swedish and U.S. legal adviser to BofA Securities and Danske Bank in relation to the rights issue.
Sobi
Sobi® is a specialised international biopharmaceutical company transforming the lives of people with rare and debilitating diseases. Providing reliable access to innovative medicines in the areas of haematology, immunology and specialty care, Sobi has approximately 1,800 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. In 2022, revenue amounted to SEK 18.8 billion. Sobi’s share (STO:SOBI) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More about Sobi at www.sobi.com, LinkedIn and YouTube.
For more information, please contact:
Tobias Cottmann
Head of Investor Relations & External Communication (interim)
+41 79 287 10 51
tobias.cottmann@sobi.com
Important notice
These materials may not be published, distributed or transmitted in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which the distribution, release or publication would be unlawful. These materials do not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities (the “Securities”) of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (the “Company”) in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.
The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which it would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures, and therefore may not be offered, subscribed for, used, pledged, sold, resold, allotted, delivered or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, or for the account or benefit of any person having a registered address in, or located or resident in, Australia, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which it would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.
In any Member State of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), other than Sweden or any EEA Member State to which the prospectus is passported under the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (the “Prospectus Regulation”), this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation (“Qualified Investors”), and no person outside of Sweden or any EEA Member State to which the prospectus is passported under the Prospectus Regulation, that is not a relevant person or a Qualified Investor may act or rely on these materials or any of its contents.
In the United Kingdom, this communication is being distributed to and is directed only at qualified investors, within the meaning under Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended from time to time, who are also (i) persons who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, or (iii) other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The Securities are only available in the United Kingdom to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to purchase or otherwise acquire the Securities will be engaged in only with, the relevant persons. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents.
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