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The Board of Directors of Infant Bacterial Therapeutics AB (publ) (“IBT” or the “Company”) today announces the outcome of the Company’s rights issue of approximately SEK 100 million (the “Rights Issue”), for which the subscription period ended on 29 June 2023. The outcome of the Rights Issue shows that the subscription by exercise of subscription rights and the applications for subscription without subscription rights in total correspond to approximately 120.5 percent of the shares offered for subscription. Shares subscribed for by exercise of subscription rights together with the applications for subscription without subscription rights correspond to 100.0 percent of the class A shares offered and approximately 121.2 percent of the class B shares offered. Thus, Annwall & Rothschild Investment AB’s guarantee undertaking will not be utilized. Through the Rights Issue, IBT will receive approximately SEK 101.0 million before deduction of transaction costs.
In the Rights Issue, a maximum of 75,547 class A shares and 2,169,689 class B shares were offered at a subscription price of SEK 45 per share, irrespective of share class. The outcome of the Rights Issue shows that all offered shares have been subscribed for. Shares subscribed for by exercise of subscription rights together with the applications for subscription without subscription rights correspond in total to approximately 120.5 percent of the shares offered, where shares subscribed for by exercise of subscription rights together with the applications for subscription without subscription rights correspond to 100.0 percent of the class A shares offered and approximately 121.2 percent of the class B shares offered. Thus, Annwall & Rothschild Investment AB’s guarantee undertaking will not be utilized. The Rights Issue will provide the Company with approximately SEK 101.0 million before deduction of transaction costs.
Those who have subscribed for shares without subscription rights have been allocated shares in accordance with the principles set out in the Swedish language prospectus published on 13 June 2023 (the “Prospectus”). Notice of allotment to the persons who subscribed for shares without subscription rights is expected to be distributed around 4 July 2023. Subscribed and allotted shares must be paid for in cash in accordance with the instructions on the settlement note sent to the subscriber. Those who have subscribed through a nominee will receive notification of allocation in accordance with their respective nominee’s procedures. Only those who have been allotted shares will be notified.
The last day of trading in paid subscribed shares (BTAs) will be around 5 July 2023. The new shares subscribed for with subscription rights are expected to be registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office around 6 July 2023. Thereafter, BTA’s will be converted into shares which is expected to occur around 11 July 2023 without special notification. The new shares subscribed for without subscription rights are expected to be registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office around 10 July 2023 and be registered on VP accounts around 11 July 2023. The new shares are expected to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq Stockholm around 11 July 2023.
Through the Rights Issue, IBT’s share capital will increase by approximately SEK 611,932 to approximately SEK 3,671,595 and the number of shares will increase with 2,245,236 (of which 75,547 class A shares and 2,169,689 class B shares) to 13,471,420 (of which 453,283 class A shares and 13,018,137 class B shares). The total number of votes will increase with 2,925,159 to 17,550,967.
“We are more than satisfied with the outcome of the issue and grateful for the great confidence the shareholders have shown us, by subscribing for the entire issue amount,” says Staffan Strömberg, CEO at IBT.
Advisers
In connection with the Rights Issue, the Company has retained Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner and Advokatfirman Vinge KB as legal adviser.
For more information, please contact:
Staffan Strömberg, CEO
Tel: +46 76 219 37 38
Email: info@ibtherapeutics.com
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 4 July 2023, at 08:30 CEST.
About IBT
IBT is a pharmaceutical company with a product in clinical Phase III with a vision to develop drugs influencing the infant microbiome, and thereby prevent or treat rare diseases affecting infants. IBT is currently developing the drug candidate IBP-9414. The ambition for IBP-9414 is to become the world’s first approved probiotical drug with the goal to prevent life threatening diseases in premature infants including NEC and sepsis. IBP-9414 contains the active compound Lactobacillus reuteri, which is a human bacterial strain naturally present in breast milk. The product portfolio also includes another project, IBP-1016, for the treatment of gastroschisis, a severe and rare disease affecting infants, IBP-1118 to prevent ROP (retinopathy of prematurity), a growing and serious condition that often leads to blindness among prematurely born babies and IBP-1122 for the prevention of antibiotic resistant hospital acquired infections. By developing these drugs, IBT has the potential to fulfill unmet needs for diseases where there are currently no prevention or treatment therapies available.
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The information in this press release 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 press release 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.
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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 of the Company 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 “EU Target Market Assessment”). Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer’s product approval process in the United Kingdom, the target market assessment in respect of the shares in the Company has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for such shares is only eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook, and professional clients, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“UK MiFIR“); and (ii) all channels for distribution of such shares to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate (the “UK Target Market Assessment” and, together with the EU Target Market Assessment, the “Target Market Assessment”). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the shares of the Company may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares of the Company offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in the Company 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 advisers) 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, Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) 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 UK MiFIR; 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 of the Company.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in Company and determining appropriate distribution channels.
The English text is an unofficial translation of the original Swedish text. In case of any discrepancies between the Swedish text and the English translation, the Swedish text shall prevail.
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