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Lund, July 18, 2017 – Anoto Group AB (publ) (“Anoto” or the “Company”) today announces the successful placement (the “Offering”) of approximately SEK 32.5 million of senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2019 (the “Bonds”). The proceeds from the Offering will give the Company the required funds to support future business operations including funds to increase production capacity in Q3 to meet increasing pen demand.
The Bonds carry no coupon, i.e. no interest will be paid, and have a conversion price of SEK 0.13. The Bonds have been issued and will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount and will, unless previously converted, mature on July 22, 2019. When determining the conversion price, the Board of Directors has considered, inter alia, that no security will be provided in respect of the Bonds, that the convertible loan will be interest free, that no commission have been paid to investors for any subscription commitments and that investors have entered into lock-up undertakings whereby no shares issued upon conversion of the Bonds may be sold for a period of 180 calendar days as from the Settlement Date (as defined below).
Settlement for the Offering will take place on July 21, 2017 (the “Settlement Date”).
If all Bonds are converted, the number of shares in the Company will increase by 250,000,000 shares, representing approximately 8.3% of the share capital and votes after dilution.
The Bonds were placed with a limited number of institutional or other professional investors outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in accordance with applicable securities laws, rules and regulations. Nerthus Investments Ltd. will invest SEK 13 million in Anoto and has been allocated 40% of the Bonds.
The reason for the deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights is to enable the Company in a time efficient way to raise funds to support future business operations of the Anoto group. Anoto has been able to complete the Offering without payment of any commissions for subscription commitments or transaction fees to financial advisors. The subscription price and the terms and conditions of the Bonds have been determined at market terms through negotiations at arm's length between the Company and potential investors.
For further information, please contact:
Joonhee Won, CEO
For more information about Anoto, please visit www.anoto.com or email ir@anoto.com.
Anoto Group AB (publ), Reg. No. 556532-3929, Mobilvägen 10, SE- 223 62 Lund, tel. +46 46 540 12 00
This information is information that Anoto Group AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 20:45 CET on July 18, 2017.
About Anoto
Anoto is a global leader in digital writing and drawing solutions. Its technology enables high-precision pen input on nearly any surface. Anoto is present around the world through a global network of strategic licensing partners that deliver user-friendly writing and drawing solutions for effective collection, transfer and storage of data. Anoto is traded on the Small Cap list of Nasdaq Stockholm under ANOT.
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IN ADDITION, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THIS PRESS RELEASE IS BEING DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO, AND IS DIRECTED ONLY AT, QUALIFIED INVESTORS (I) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (THE “ORDER”) AND QUALIFIED INVESTORS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) OF THE ORDER, AND (II) TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS “RELEVANT PERSONS”). THIS PRESS RELEASE MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON (I) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS, AND (II) IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED INVESTORS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS PRESS RELEASE RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO (A) RELEVANT PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND (B) QUALIFIED INVESTORS IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EEA (OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM).
ANY DECISION TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE BONDS SHOULD ONLY BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR OF THE ISSUER’S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT NOTICE UP TO THE SETTLEMENT DATE.
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