2024-07-09 08:44:41
Reference is made to the N-OTC announcement published by CondAlign AS (the "Company") on 21 June 2024 regarding the contemplated private placement of new preference shares in the Company (the "New Preference Shares") to raise gross proceeds of minimum NOK 35.8 million and maximum NOK 50 million, including conversion of existing debt of NOK 25.8 million (the "Private Placement") and the announcement on 1 July 2024 where the Company announced the extension of the offer period for the Private Placement until 8 July 2024.
The application period for the Private Placement expired at 16:00 hours CEST today, 8 July 2024. Based on received subscriptions the Company have allocated 2,252,878 New Preference Shares in the Private Placement, of which 1,547,808 subscriptions are for New Preference Shares that will be settled through set-off of existing debt and the remaining 705,070 subscriptions are for New Preference Shares that will be settled in cash. The New Preference Shares will be issued at a subscription price of NOK 16.67 per share, meaning that the Company will raise gross cash proceeds of approximately NOK 11.75 million.
The Company has already obtained a waiver from DNB Bank ASA related to the minimum equity covenant under the current debt facilities, as per the conditions for completion of the Private Placement set out in the NOTC-notice on 24 June 2024.
The board of directors of the Company expects to convene an extraordinary general meeting to take place on or about 24 July 2024 to resolve (i) the amendments to the articles of association to establish the new class of preference shares, and (ii) the share capital increases pertaining to the issuance of the New Preference Shares.
The Company has engaged SpareBank 1 Markets AS as manager for the Private Placement (the "Manager"). Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS is acting as legal advisor to the Company.s
For more information, please contact:
CEO
Harald Wahl Breivik
harald.breivik@condalign.no
Chair
Rune Rinnan
rune.rinnan@ntechgroup.no
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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, fairness or completeness. The Manager or its affiliates or its directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents do not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, and does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. This announcement has been prepared by and is the sole responsibility of the CondAlign.
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In connection with the transaction described in this announcement, the Managers and any of their affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase securities and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the transactions described in this announcement or otherwise. Accordingly, references in any subscription materials to the securities being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, the Manager and any of its affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Manager does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
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