NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH
AFRICA OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR
RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL OR REQUIRE REGISTRATION OR OTHER
MEASURES. THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY
SECURITIES OF MEDICOVER. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END
OF THE PRESS RELEASE.
STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicover AB
(publ) ("Medicover" or the "Company") hereby announces that the
Company has successfully completed a directed share issue raising
SEK 1,500 million in gross proceeds.
Following the directed share issue, Medicover will host an investor
presentation at 10.00 CEST tomorrow, 11 June
2020. Additional details are provided below.
The Board of Directors of Medicover has, based on the
authorisation granted by the annual general meeting on 30 April 2020, and as indicated in the Company's
press release earlier today, resolved on a directed share issue of
15,000,000 new Class B shares at a subscription price of
SEK 100 per share (the "Directed
Share Issue"), which means that the Company will receive gross
proceeds of SEK 1,500 million.
The subscription price in the Directed Share Issue has been
determined by way of an accelerated bookbuilding procedure. A large
number of Nordic and International institutional investors,
including AP4, participated in the Directed Share Issue.
Fredrik Rågmark, CEO of Medicover comments: "We are very
thankful for the strong support and confidence we have received
from both Swedish and International investors. The capital raised
gives us increased possibilities to continue on our growth journey,
investing both organically and through acquisitions when
opportunities arise. We will continue to manage the shareholders'
trust and create value."
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the share issue to
further support its growth strategy, strengthen the balance sheet
and general corporate purposes. In prevailing market conditions,
the Company expects to see opportunities to continue its
investments for growth, organically and through acquisitions.
Medicover has a track record of acquisitions with more than 25
completed since the IPO in 2017. Consequently, this is an
attractive point in time for Medicover to strengthen the financial
position.
The Company believes that using the flexibility provided by a
directed share issue is the most appropriate alternative for the
Company at this time, allowing it to raise capital in a timely and
cost-effective manner and to diversify the shareholder base. By
establishing the subscription price in the Directed Share Issue
through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure, it is the assessment
of the Board of Directors that the subscription price accurately
reflects current market conditions and demand.
Through the Directed Share Issue, the Company's share capital
will increase by EUR 3,000,000 from
EUR 27,147,039 to EUR 30,147,039, by new issue of 15,000,000 Class
B shares, resulting in the total number of shares increasing from
135,735,195 shares to 150,735,195 shares together carrying
85,949,807.4 votes, whereof 78,751,431 are Class A shares together
carrying 78,751,431 votes, 69,599,120 are Class B shares together
carrying 6,959,912 votes and 2,384,644 are Class C shares together
carrying 238,464.4 votes. The Directed Share Issue results in a
dilution of approximately 9.95 percent of the capital and
approximately 1.75 percent of the votes for existing shareholders
based on the total number of shares and votes in the Company after
the Directed Share Issue. It is expected that investors in the
Directed Share Issue will receive their shares on 15 June 2020.
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, has acted as sole lead manager
and bookrunner in the transaction. Advokatfirman Vinge acted as
legal adviser.
In connection with the Directed Share Issue, the Company has
agreed pursuant to a lock-up undertaking, subject to customary
exceptions, not to issue additional shares for a period of 180 days
following registration of the Directed Share Issue with the Swedish
Companies Registration Office. In addition, in connection with the
Directed Share Issue, the Company's major shareholders, Celox
Holding AB and NG Invest Beta AB, as well as members of the Board
of Directors, the CEO and the CFO have agreed not to sell any
shares in the Company for the same period, subject to customary
exceptions.
Medicover will hold a web cast on 11 June at 10.00 CEST with
regard to this Directed Share Issue.
CEO Fredrik Rågmark and CFO
Joe Ryan will participate and take
questions.
To join the conference call please dial-in using the following
details at least 10 minutes before the start of the call:
Sweden: +46 856642651
UK: +44 3333000804
Germany: +49 6913803430
US: +1 6319131422
Code: 92018449
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available
at:
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/rmquts63
For further information, please contact:
Hanna Bjellquist, Head of IR
+46 703033272
hanna.bjellquist@medicover.com
This information is information that Medicover AB (publ) is
obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency
of the contact person set out above, at 22.10 CEST on 10 June 2020.
Important information
The release, announcement or distribution of this press release
may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to restrictions. The
recipients of this press release in jurisdictions where this press
release has been published or distributed shall inform themselves
of and follow such restrictions. This press release does not
constitute an offer, or a solicitation of any offer, to buy or
subscribe for any securities in Medicover in any jurisdiction,
neither from Medicover nor from someone else.
Any investment decision in connection with the Directed Share
Issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available
information relating to the Company and the Company's shares. Such
information has not been independently verified by SEB. The
information contained in this announcement is for background
purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No
reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained
in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness.
The securities referred to in this announcement have not been
and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and accordingly may not be offered or sold in
the United States. The Company
will not register any part of the offering in the United States or conduct a public offering
of securities in the United
States.
The information in this press release may not be announced,
published, copied or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole
or in part, within or into the United
States, Canada,
Japan, South Africa or Australia or in any other jurisdiction where
the announcement, publication or distribution of the information
would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or would
require prospectuses, registration or any other measures than those
required by Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this
instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities
laws and regulations.
This press release is not a prospectus for purposes of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 14 June 2017 (the
"Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any
regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Medicover has not
authorized any offer to the public of securities in any EEA member
state and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection
with the Directed Share Issue. In any EEA Member State, this
communication is only addressed to and is only directed at
qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the
Prospectus Regulation.
In the United Kingdom, this
document and any other materials in relation to the securities
described herein is only being distributed and directed to, and any
investment or investment activity to which this document relates is
available only to, and can only be engaged by, "qualified
investors" who are (i) persons having professional experience in
matters relating to investments and who fall within the definition
of "investment professionals" in Article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the
"Order"); or (ii) high net worth individuals falling within Article
49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being
referred to as "relevant persons"). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment
activity to which this communication relates is available only to,
and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are
not relevant persons should not take any action based on this press
release nor act or rely on it.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
reflect Medicover's intentions, assessments, or current
expectations about and targets for Medicover's future results of
operations, financial condition, development, liquidity,
performance, prospects, anticipated growth, strategies and
opportunities and the markets in which Medicover operates.
Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and may be identified by the fact that they contain words
such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "may", "plan",
"estimate", "will", "should", "could", "aim" or "might", or, in
each case, their negative, or similar expressions. The
forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon
various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
assumptions. Although Medicover believes that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it
can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be
correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or
estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual
results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in
the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such
risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors
could cause actual events to differ materially from the
expectations expressed or implied in this release by such
forward-looking statements. Medicover does not guarantee that the
assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press
release are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility
for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this press
release or any obligation to update or revise the statements in
this press release to reflect subsequent events. Readers of this
press release should not place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements in this press release. The information,
opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this press
release speak only as at its date and are subject to change without
notice. Neither Medicover nor anyone else undertake any obligation
to review, update, confirm or to release publicly any revisions to
any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or
circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this press
release.
Medicover is a leading international healthcare and diagnostic
services company and was founded in 1995. Medicover operates a
large number of ambulatory clinics, hospitals, specialty-care
facilities,laboratories and blood-drawing points and the
largest markets are Poland and
Germany. In 2019, Medicover had
revenue around €844 million and 28,800 employees. For more
information, go to www.medicover.com
This information was brought to you by Cision
http://news.cision.com
https://news.cision.com/medicover/r/medicover-has-completed-a-directed-share-issue-raising-sek-1-500-million,c3132019
The following files are available for download:
https://mb.cision.com/Main/15662/3132019/1262375.pdf
|
Medicover has
completed a directed share issue raising SEK 1,500
million
|