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Land | Sverige |
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Lista | Small Cap Stockholm |
Sektor | Hälsovård |
Industri | Bioteknik |
Stockholm, Sweden, February 27, 2024 – On January 22, 2024, Xbrane Biopharma AB (publ) (“Xbrane” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ Stockholm: XBRANE) announced that the Board of Directors has, subject to the subsequent approval by the General Meeting, resolved on a new issue of units with preferential rights for existing shareholders corresponding to approximately SEK 343 million before deduction of costs attributable to the rights issue (the “Rights Issue”). The Rights Issue is covered to approximately 83 percent, corresponding to approximately SEK 285 million, by subscription commitments and intentions as well as guarantee commitments. The Board of Directors’ resolution on the Rights Issue was approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on February 22, 2024. A prospectus that has been prepared in connection with the Rights Issue has today, February 27, 2024, been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) (“SFSA”) and is available in Swedish on Xbrane’s website www.xbrane.com, as well as on Pareto Securities’ website www.paretosec.com.
Publication of the prospectus
Complete information about the Rights Issue is included in the prospectus that has been prepared by the Board of Directors of the Company and that today, February 27, 2024, has been approved and registered by the SFSA. The prospectus in Swedish is available on the Company’s website (www.xbrane.com) and on Pareto Securities’ website (www.paretosec.com). The prospectus will also be available in Swedish on SFSA’s website (www.fi.se/sv/vara-register/prospektregistret/) within a few days.
The prospectus has been prepared as a simplified prospectus in accordance with article 14 in the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation"). The prospectus has been approved by the SFSA, which is the Swedish competent authority in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, in accordance with article 20 in the Prospectus Regulation. The SFSA only approves the prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the Prospectus Regulation. The approval should not be considered as an endorsement of Xbrane or as an endorsement of the quality of the securities that are the subject of the prospectus and does not indicate that the SFSA guarantees that the facts in the prospectus are correct or complete. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Rights Issue. Complete information regarding the Rights Issue is presented in the Prospectus.
Application forms
The subscription period will commence on February 28, 2024. Subscription for units without preferential rights should primarily take place in accordance with instructions from their respective nominees. Subscription for units without preferential rights can also be made with Swedish BankID or Nordic eID via www.minasidor.nordic-issuing.se.
Time table of the Rights Issue
27 February 2024 | Publication of the prospectus |
28 February – 8 March 2024 | Trading in unit rights |
28 February – 13 March 2024 | Subscription period |
28 February – 20 March 2024 | Trading in BTUs (paid subscription units) |
14 March 2024 | Expected announcement of the outcome of the Rights Issue |
27 March 2024 | Expected first day of trading in warrants of series TO1 on Nasdaq First North Growth Market |
2 December – 16 December 2024 | Exercise period for warrants of series TO1 |
Advisors
Pareto Securities has been appointed Sole Manager and Bookrunner. Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyrå KB is acting as legal adviser to the Company. Advokatfirman Delphi KB is acting as legal adviser to Pareto Securities in connection with the Rights Issue. Nordic Issuing acts as issuing agent in connection with the Rights Issue.
Important information
The release, announcement or distribution of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to restrictions. The recipients of this press release in jurisdictions where this press release has been published or distributed shall inform themselves of and follow such restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release, and the information contained herein, in accordance with applicable rules in each jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer, or a solicitation of any offer, to buy or subscribe for any securities in Xbrane in any jurisdiction, neither from Xbrane nor from someone else.
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 the Company. Any investment decision in connection with the Rights Issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company’s shares. Such information has not been independently verified by the Sole Manager and Bookrunner. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. The Sole Manager and Bookrunner is acting for the Company in connection with the Rights Issue and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Rights Issue or any other matter referred to herein.
This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor’s option with respect to the Rights Issue. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this announcement and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. The securities described herein have also not been, and will not be, registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Belarus, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zeeland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea or Switzerland. The information in this press release may not be announced, published, copied, reproduced or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, within or into Australia, Belarus, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zeeland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or where such actions are subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than what is required under Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.
This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
In all EEA Member States (“EEA”), other than Sweden, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only those investors to whom an offer may be made without an approved prospectus in the relevant EEA Member State.
In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49 (2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (iii) any other person to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s intentions, beliefs, or current expectations about and targets for the Company’s future results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance, prospects, anticipated growth, strategies and opportunities and the markets in which the Company operates. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “aim” or “might”, or, in each case, their negative, or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press release are free from errors and readers of this press release should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements that are expressly or implicitly contained herein speak only as of its date and are subject to change without notice. Neither the Company nor anyone else undertake to review, update, confirm or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this press release, unless it is not required by law or Nasdaq Stockholm's rule book for issuers.
Information to distributors
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in Xbrane have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the “Target Market Assessment”). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Distributors should note that: the price of the shares in Xbrane may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in Xbrane offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in Xbrane is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Rights Issue. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Sole Manager and Bookrunner will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the shares in Xbrane.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in Xbrane and determining appropriate distribution channels.