Today, 17 September 2024, Ziccum AB (publ) (”Ziccum” or the ”Company”) announces the outcome of the exercise of warrants of series TO5 (the ”Warrants”), which were issued in connection with the Company’s rights issue of units that ended in February 2024. In total, 23,880 Warrants, corresponding to approximately 2.53 percent of the number of outstanding Warrants, were exercised for subscription of 23,880 shares at an exercise price of SEK 4.91 per share. Through the exercise of the Warrants, Ziccum will receive approximately SEK 117,000 in issue proceeds before issue costs.

The exercise period for the Warrants took place from and including 2 September 2024 up to and including 13 September 2024. The exercise price for the Warrants amounted to SEK 4.91 per share. A total of 23,880 Warrants were exercised for the subscription of 23,880 shares, meaning that approximately 2.53 percent of all outstanding Warrants were exercised for subscription of shares. As a result of the exercise of the Warrants, Ziccum will receive approximately SEK 117,000 in issue proceeds before issue costs.

Exercised Warrants have been replaced with interim shares pending registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. The conversion of interim shares to ordinary shares is expected to take place within three weeks.

Share capital and dilution
Through the exercise of the Warrants, the Company’s registered share capital will increase by SEK 3,980, from SEK 2,655,815.833336 to SEK 2.659,795.833336, and the number of shares will increase by 23,880 shares, from 15,934,895 shares to 15,958,775 shares. For existing shareholders who did not exercise any Warrants, the dilution effect amounts to approximately 0.15 percent of the number of shares and votes in the Company.

Advisors
Vator Securities AB is acting as issuing agent and Fredersen Advokatbyrå AB is acting as legal advisor to Ziccum in connection with the exercise of the Warrants.

Important information
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe for or otherwise trade in shares, warrants or other securities in Ziccum. This press release is not a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the ”Prospectus Regulation”) and this press release does not identify or purport to identify risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in shares, warrants or other securities in Ziccum. No prospectus will be prepared by the Company and published on the Company’s website in connection with the exercise of Warrants.

The publication, announcement or distribution of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to legal restrictions and persons in the jurisdictions where this press release has been published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such legal restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release and the information contained herein in accordance with the applicable rules in each jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer or an invitation to acquire or subscribe for any securities in Ziccum in any jurisdiction, neither from Ziccum nor from anyone else.

This press release does not constitute an offer or invitation 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 U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ”Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an 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 such securities in the United States. The information contained in this press release may not be announced, published, copied, reproduced or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, Belarus or any other jurisdiction where such announcement, publication or distribution of this information would be contrary to applicable law or where such action is subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than those required by Swedish law. Actions in contravention of this guidance may constitute a breach of applicable securities laws.

The Company considers that it carries out protection-worthy activities under the Swedish Screening of Foreign Direct Investments Act (2023:560) (the “FDI Act”) (Sw. lag (2023:560) om granskning av utländska direktinvesteringar). According to the FDI Act, the Company must inform presumptive investors that the Company’s activities may fall under the regulation and that the investment may be subject to mandatory filing. If an investment is subject to mandatory filing, it must prior to its completion, be filed with the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (the ISP). Each warrant holder should consult an independent legal adviser on the possible application of the Swedish FDI Act in relation to the warrant exercise for the individual warrant holder.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s intentions, beliefs or expectations regarding 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 do not relate to historical facts and can be identified by the fact that they contain expressions such as ”believes”, ”expects”, ”anticipates”, ”intends”, ”estimates”, ”will”, ”may”, ”assumes”, ”should”, ”could” and, in each case, negatives thereof, or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on various assumptions, many of which are based on additional assumptions. Although the Company believes that the assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that they will materialise or that they are accurate. Because these assumptions are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. The Company does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press release are correct and any reader 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 expressed or implied herein speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to change. Neither the Company nor anyone else undertakes to review, update, confirm or publicly announce any revision to any forward-looking statement to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this press release, unless required by law or applicable listing rules.