Nexam Chemical announces placement of new shares through a new share issue
03/13/2014
Nexam Chemical Holding AB (publ) (“Nexam Chemical”) today announces a placement of new shares through a directed new share issue (the “New Issue”)
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Nexam Chemical has engaged ABG Sundal Collier AB as bookrunner in a placement of newly issued shares in the New Issue directed towards international institutional investors and qualified investors in Sweden. The purpose of the resolution to issue new shares with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, is primarily to take advantage of an opportunity to raise capital on advantageous terms from new, from a financial perspective, strategically important owners, and thereby promoting Nexam Chemical’s ability to create further value for all shareholders. The proceeds from the new share issue are intended to be used to finance and enabling the continuance of a high rate of expansion and the development of the company, its markets and products.
The price of the new shares will be determined through an accelerated book-building process and the new shares that will be issued in the New Issue will be admitted to trading on NASDAQ OMX First North following their issuance and registration. The book-building will start immediately. The minimum order in the New Issue has been set to the number of shares that equals an aggregated purchase price of at least equivalent of SEK 1,000,000. Pricing and allocation in the New Issue are expected to take place before beginning of trading on NASDAQ OMX First North at 09.00 CET on March 14, 2014. The total amount of shares in the New Issue will be determined in the book-building process.
The New Issue is subject to, inter alia, that the Board of Directors of Nexam Chemical resolves on issuance of new shares following close of the book-building process, pursuant to the authorization given by the general meeting on March 20, 2013.
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