Zwipe - Results of Rights Issue
2019-12-19 22:56:56
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL OSLO, NORWAY– 20 December 2019 – The subscription period for the rights issue (the "Rights Issue") in Zwipe AS (the "Company") expired at 16:30 hours (CET) today, 19 December 2019. At the expiry of the subscription period, the Company had received subscriptions which together with underwritten shares provide for a total of 9 571 973 new shares of the up to 10,635,525 new shares (the "Offer Shares") offered under the Rights Issue. The final allocation of the Offer Shares in the Rights Issue has now been completed based on the allocation criteria set out in the Company's prospectus dated 4 December 2019 (the "Prospectus"). 2 018 740 Offer Shares, constituting 19% of the Offer Shares, were subscribed for and allocated through a combination of exercise of subscription rights and subscription without subscription rights. Thus 7 553 233 Offer Shares, constituting 71% of the Offer Shares, will be allocated to underwriters. Total subscription in the Rights Issue amounts to NOK 67.0 million, corresponding to 90% of the Offer Shares. The following primary insiders, including their close associates, have been allocated Offer Shares, each at a subscription price of NOK 7.00, in accordance with allocation principles set out in the Prospectus: Jörgen Lantto, chairman of the Company, has been allocated 213 333 Offer Shares. Mr. Lantto's shareholding after completion of the Rights Issue will be 533 333 shares. Dennis Jones, board member of the Company, has been allocated 25 000 Offer Shares. Mr. Jones's shareholding after completion of the Rights Issue will be 62 500 shares. Quintilis AS, controlled by Espen Tøndel, board member of the Company, has been allocated 14 285 Offer Shares. Mr. Tøndel's and his close associates' shareholding after completion of the Rights Issue will be 45 637 shares. Johan Biehl, board member of the Company, has been allocated 10 714 Offer Shares. Mr. Biehl's shareholding after completion of the Rights Issue will be 200 714 shares. Energetic AS, controlled by André Løvestam, CEO of the Company, has been allocated 11 111 Offer Shares. André Løvestam and his close associates will after completion of the Rights Issue own 151 111 shares in the Company. Robert Müller, CTO of the Company, has been allocated 28 572 Offer Shares. Mr. Müller's shareholding after completion of the Rights Issue will be 28 572 shares. Based on the above, the Company expects that a total of 9 571 973 Offer Shares, constituting 90% of the Offer Shares, for a total subscription amount of NOK 67 003 811, will be subscribed for and have been allocated. Notifications of allocated Offer Shares and the corresponding subscription amount to be paid by each subscriber are expected to be distributed tomorrow, Friday 20 December 2019. Payment for the allocated shares falls due on 27 December 2019 in accordance with the payment procedures described in the Prospectus. The new shares may not be transferred or traded before they have been fully paid and the share capital increase pertaining to the Rights Issue has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Norw. Foretaksregisteret). It is expected that the share capital increase will be registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises on or about 6 January 2020. The Offer Shares will be transferred to the VPS accounts of the subscribers on or about 6 January 2019 and admitted to trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on or about 7 January 2019. Erik Penser Bank AB (publ.) is acting as book runner in the Rights Issue. Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS is acting as legal counsel to the Company. This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to the Continuing obligations of companies admitted to trading on Merkur Market sections 3.1.1 and 6.2. ### About Zwipe Zwipe is a technology solution provider that enables battery-less, ultra-low-power, self-contained biometric authentication solutions. Together with an ecosystem of partners including global brands within security, financial services and ID applications, Zwipe is “Making Convenience Secure™” for banks, merchants and consumers. Using advanced fingerprint recognition while protecting personal information, Zwipe’s solutions address the data theft pitfalls inherent in traditional authentication methods. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Zwipe has spent the last 10 years developing its unique power harvesting technology platform in combination with security solutions based on international infrastructure standards. To learn more, visit www.zwipe.com IR Contact for Zwipe: André Løvestam, CEO, +47 930 44 040 ir@zwipe.com