Iconovo
Iconovo announces preliminary outcome of rights issue
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The preliminary subscription summary for the rights issue of units announced on September 25, 2024, with the subscription period ending today, on November 18, 2024 (the "Rights Issue") in Iconovo AB ("Iconovo" or the "Company"), shows that 5,038,169 units, corresponding to approximately 95.0 percent of the Rights Issue, were subscribed for both with and without unit rights. Consequently, the guarantee commitments will be utilized with SEK 1.4 million, up to 100 percent of the Rights Issue, and the Rights Issue is thus fully subscribed. Through the Rights Issue, Iconovo will initially raise approximately SEK 28.7 million before issue-related costs, which are primarily intended to be used to support the execution of the ICOres project with Amneal and the ICOpre project with a generic Ellipta product, as well as support development of a product with intranasally inhaled semaglutide in ICOone Nasal.
The subscription period for the Rights Issue concluded today, on November 18, 2024, and the preliminary subscription summary indicates that 3,970,962 units, corresponding to approximately SEK 21.4 million, or approximately 74.8 percent of the Rights Issue, were subscribed with unit rights, and 1,067,207 units, corresponding to approximately SEK 5.7 million, or approximately 20.1 percent of the Rights Issue, were subscribed without unit rights, for a combined total subscription, with and without unit rights, of approximately 95.0 percent. The Rights Issue was 100 percent covered by subscription intentions, subscription undertakings and guarantee commitments. As a result, 267 956 units, corresponding to approximately 1.4 million SEK, or approximately 5.0 percent of the Rights Issue, have been subscribed for under the terms of these guarantee commitments. Through the Rights Issue, the Company will initially raise approximately SEK 28.7 million before issue-related costs.
Allocation of units will be conducted according to the principles specified in the information memorandum issued in connection with the Rights Issue, published on October 30, 2024 (the “Memorandum”). Notifications regarding the allocation of units subscribed without unit rights will be sent via contract notes to those allocated units. Nominee-registered shareholders will receive allocation notifications in accordance with the procedures of each respective nominee.
As a result of the Rights Issue, the Company’s share capital will increase by SEK 530,612.50, from SEK 1,591,837.50 to SEK 2,122,450.00, through the issuance of 5,306,125 shares. Consequently, the number of shares will increase from 15,918,375 to 21,224,500 shares. The dilution effect will amount to 25.0 percent. If all warrants series TO 1 are exercised for subscription of shares, the Company’s share capital will increase by an additional SEK 530,612.50, from SEK 2,122,450.00 to SEK 2,653,062.50, through the issuance of 5,306,125 shares. This will result in an increase in the number of shares from 21,224,500 shares to 26,530,625 shares, corresponding to an additional dilution effect of 20.0 percent.
The final outcome of the Rights Issue is expected to be published on November 19, 2024.
Advisors
Iconovo has engaged Penser by Carnegie, Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ), and Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB as financial and legal advisors in connection with the Rights Issue.
For more information, please contact:
Johan Wäborg, vd
Tel: +46 707 78 51 71
E-mail: johan.waborg@iconovo.se
About Iconovo
Iconovo (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: ICO) develops new inhaled medicinal products in collaboration with international pharmaceutical companies. The company provides several types of patent-protected inhalers that can generate significant commercial opportunities in the development of novel pharmaceuticals and vaccines and at patent expirations for established pharmaceuticals. The most advanced project is a generic version of the asthma and COPD product Symbicort® which is expected to reach the market in 2026. Iconovo plans to market this product in the Nordic region through its subsidiary Iconovo Pharma, while the company's partner Amneal Pharmaceuticals has the rights in other parts of Europe and the United States.
Certified Adviser is Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ).
Important information
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, warrants or other securities in Iconovo. No action has been taken and measures will not be taken to permit a public offering in any jurisdictions other than Sweden. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for units in Iconovo has only been made through the Memorandum that the Company published on 30 October 2024 on Iconovo’s website www.iconovo.com. The Memorandum does not constitute a prospectus as defined in the provisions of Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council (“Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been reviewed, registered or approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The offering in the Memorandum is exempt from the prospectus obligation in accordance with Article 3 (2) of the Prospectus Regulation and Chapter 2, Section 1 of the EU Prospectus Regulation (Supplemental Provisions) Act (2019:414) due to the fact that the amount offered by the Company to the public is less than EUR 2.5 million. This release is not a prospectus in accordance with the definition in the Prospectus Regulation and, accordingly, does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in shares, warrants or other securities in Iconovo. In order for investors to fully understand the potential risks and benefits associated with a decision to participate in the Rights Issue, any investment decision should only be made based on the information in the Memorandum. Thus, investors are encouraged to review the Memorandum in its entirety.
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements which reflect the Company’s current view on future events and financial and operational development. Words such as “intend”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “may”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate” and other expressions which imply indications or predictions of future development or trends, and which are not based on historical facts, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements inherently involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties as they depend on future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future results or development and the actual outcome could differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
Since Iconovo conducts essential services according to the Swedish Screening of Foreign Direct Investments Act (Sw. lag (2023:560) om granskning av utländska direktinvesteringar), certain investments in the Rights Issue may require review by the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP). Iconovo has, in connection with the publication of the Memorandum, published more information about this on Inconovo’s website, www.iconovo.com.
Datum | 2024-11-18, kl 19:35 |
Källa | MFN |