The Board of Directors in Elekta sets the terms for the rights issue of convertible bonds with preferential rights for the company’s shareholders NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, HONG KONG OR AUSTRALIA Press release Stockholm, Sweden, March 30, 2012 · Shareholders in Elekta have preferential rights to subscribe for one new convertible bond of series A and series B, for every existing share of series A and Series B, respectively · The subscription price will be SEK 20 per convertible bond, which represents total rights issue proceeds of approximately SEK 1,894 M · The coupon rate has been set to 2.75 percent per annum and the conversion price has been set to SEK 390 · The subscription period runs from and including April 11 up to and including April 25, 2012 and the record date will be on April 5, 2012 The Board of Directors in Elekta has resolved to set the terms for the rights issue of convertible bonds that was decided on March 2, 2012. The rights issue is subject to approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting which will be held on April 2, 2012. For every share of Series A held in Elekta, the holder is entitled to one Series A subscription right, and for every share of Series B held in Elekta, the holder is entitled to one Series B subscription right. One Series A subscription right entitles the holder to subscribe for one Series A convertible bond at the subscription price of SEK 20 and one Series B subscription right entitles the holder to subscribe for one Series B convertible bond at the subscription price of SEK 20, corresponding to the nominal value of the convertible bond. The subscription price of SEK 20 implies that the rights issue will raise a maximum of SEK 1,894,493,500 before transaction costs. The convertible bonds carry an annual interest rate of 2.75 percent. Interest shall be paid annually in arrears on August 31, save that the first payment of interest will be made on August 31, 2012 in respect of the period from (and including) April 25, 2012 to (but excluding) August 31, 2012, and the last payment of interest will be made on April 25, 2017 in respect of the period from (and including) August 31, 2016 to (but excluding) April 25, 2017. The convertible bond matures for payment for the nominal amount on April 25, 2017, unless conversion or repayment has occurred prior to such date. The conversion price has been set to SEK 390 and bondholders have the right to require conversion of some convertible bonds into new shares in Elekta at any time during the period commencing on the date of registration of the terms and conditions for the convertible bonds with the Swedish Companies Registration Office and ending on March 28, 2017. At full conversion, the number of shares of Series A will increase by 182,692 and the number of shares of Series B will increase by 4,674,983 corresponding to a total dilution of the company’s share capital of approximately 4.9 percent. The complete terms and conditions for the convertible bonds are available at www.elekta.com. The rights issue aims to increase Elekta’s financial and strategic flexibility to act on the growth opportunities the company sees going forward as well as to increase diversification of Elekta’s financing instruments and lower the reliance on bank debt. The record date at the Swedish Central Securities Depository, Euroclear Sweden AB, for participation in the rights issue is April 5, 2012. The subscription period will run from and including April 11 up to and including April 25, 2012, or such later date as decided by the Board of Directors. An information brochure or prospectus as well as a pre-printed issue statement will be sent to directly registered shareholders in Elekta on or around April 11, 2012. Timetable for the rights issue April 2, Extraordinary General Meeting decides on the rights issue resolved 2012 by the Board of Directors April 3, First day of trading in the shares, excluding right to participate 2012 in the rights issue April 5, Record date for participation in the rights issue, i.e. 2012 shareholders registered in the share register of Elekta as of this day will receive subscription rights for participation in the rights issue Estimated date of publication of the prospectus April 11 Trading in subscription rights -20, 2012 April 11 Subscription period -25, 2012 Around Announcement of preliminary outcome of the rights issue May 2, 2012 Elekta intends to list the subscription rights relating to Series B convertible bonds and the Series B convertible bonds on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Extraordinary General Meeting The Board of Directors’ resolution of a rights issue is subject to approval by an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held at 10:00 CET on Monday April 2, 2012 at the Company’s premises at Kungstensgatan 18 in Stockholm. The notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting was published on March 7, 2012 and is available at www.elekta.com. Financial and legal advisors SEB Enskilda is acting as financial advisor to Elekta and Deutsche Bank AG and SEB Enskilda are acting as Joint Bookrunners. Hannes Snellman is acting as legal advisor to Elekta. For further information, please contact: Håkan Bergström, CFO, Elekta AB (publ) Tel: +46 8 587 25 547, email: hakan.bergstrom@elekta.com Johan Andersson Melbi, Investor Relations Manager, Elekta AB (publ) Tel: +46 702 100 451, email: johan.anderssonmelbi@elekta.com The above information is such that Elekta AB (publ) shall make public in accordance with the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was published at 07:30 CET on March 30, 2012. ****** About Elekta Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care. 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The Board of Directors in Elekta sets the terms for the rights issue of convertible bonds with preferential rights for the company’s shareholders
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