The exercise period for the warrants of series 2024:U1 (TO2) (the "Warrants") issued in connection with Acarix AB ("Acarix" or the "Company") rights issue of units announced on 11 September, 2023 (the "Rights Issue") begins today and runs up to, and including, 20 March, 2024. The exercise price is set at 0.25 SEK per share. Each Warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one new share in Acarix, and upon full exercise of the Warrants, the Company will receive approximately SEK 22.6 million before deductions for issue costs.
Summary of Warrant terms and conditions and key dates
Each Warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one new share in Acarix, and upon full exercise of the Warrants, the Company will receive approximately SEK 22.6 million before deductions for issue costs. The exercise price was determined during the measurement period at 0.25 SEK per share, and the exercise period begins today and runs up to, and including, 20 March, 2024. Note that an earlier deadline for exercise may apply to holders of Warrants held with a custodian. The last day of trading in the Warrants is 18 March, 2024.
Complete terms and conditions for the Warrants are available on the Company's website and in the prospectus prepared by the Board of Directors of Acarix in connection with the Rights Issue. The prospectus is available on the Company's and Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ)'s respective websites. It is also available on the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's website www.fi.se.
Shares and share capital
Upon full exercise of the Warrants, the number of shares in Acarix will increase by 90,573,602 to a total of 827,762,418 shares, and the share capital will increase by SEK 905,736.02 to SEK 8,277,624.18.
Exercise of warrants
Trustee-registered Warrants
If the warrant holder has their Warrants in a share depository, in an investment savings account (Sw. ISK), or an endowment insurance (Sw. Kapitalförsäkring) (trustee-registered holdings), subscription and payment will take place with the nominee, who will provide further instructions on the procedure for exercising the Warrants. Warrant holders should contact their nominee well in advance for further instructions regarding the exercise of Warrants, as different nominees have different processing times.
Directly registered Warrants (VP account)
Application is made via a subscription form available on Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ)'s website www.carnegie.se and Acarix's website www.acarix.com. A pre-printed subscription form has been sent to directly registered warrant holders. Payment is made according to instructions on the application form. Both the subscription form and payment must be received by Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) by 20 March, 2024.
Trading of Warrants
Holders who do not wish to exercise their warrants may sell them on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market. The Warrants are traded until and including 18 March, 2024, under the short name ACARIX TO2 and with ISIN SE0020996817. Warrants not exercised for subscription will expire without value.
Advisers
Penser by Carnegie, Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) is acting as financial advisor, and Baker McKenzie is acting as legal advisor to Acarix.
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