Sivers Semiconductors has completed a directed share issue of approximately SEK 95 million
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The Directed Share Issue
The Board of Directors of
The subscription price in the Directed Share Issue has been determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure and corresponds to a discount of approximately 9.8 percent in relation to the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) on Nasdaq Stockholm on
Deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights
In respect of the proposed share issue, the Board of Directors of the Company has made an overall assessment and carefully considered the possibility of raising capital through a share issue with preferential rights for the Company's shareholders. The Board of Directors considers that the reasons for deviating from the shareholders' preferential rights are (i) to diversify and strengthen the Company's shareholder base with institutional investors in order to enhance the liquidity of the Company's shares, (ii) that a rights issue would take significantly longer to implement and entail a higher risk of a negative effect on the share price, especially in light of the current volatile and challenging market conditions, and (iii) that the implementation of a directed share issue can be done at a lower cost and with less complexity than a rights issue. Considering the above, the Board of Directors has made the assessment that a directed new issue of ordinary shares with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights is the most favourable alternative for the Company to carry out the capital raising.
Background and rationale for the Directed Share Issue
To capitalize on these opportunities, further reinforce its competitive position and drive topline growth, the Company has decided to carry out the Directed Share Issue. The purpose of the Directed Share Issue is to provide the financial resources necessary to accelerate R&D initiatives, support go-to-market investments, enable strategic investments, and optimize the Company's capital structure to ensure long-term financial resilience.
The proceeds from the Directed Share Issue are intended to be used as follows:
- Approximately 60 percent – R&D and GTM acceleration: Accelerate new product releases and pipeline commercialization through expanded R&D and go-to-market investments.
- Approximately 20 percent – Strategic investments: Invest in product capabilities and talent base to strengthen competitiveness and customer value.
- Approximately 20 percent – Capital structure optimization: Strengthen balance sheet to support long-term growth and enhance financial flexibility.
Lock-up undertakings
Subject to the completion of the Directed Share Issue, the Company has agreed to a lock-up undertaking, with certain exceptions, on future share issuances for a period of 180 calendar days after the closing of the Directed Share Issue. In addition, the shareholding members of the Board of Directors
Number of shares, share capital and dilution
Through the Directed Share Issue, the Company's share capital will increase by
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This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. The Company has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or other securities in any member state of the EEA 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.
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This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by
The distribution of this announcement and the offering of the securities referred to herein in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company, Pareto Securities AB or any of their respective affiliates that would, or which is intended to, permit an offering of the securities in any jurisdiction or result in the possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to the securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required by the Company and
This announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the Directed Share Issue. Any investment decision to buy shares in the Directed Share Issue must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information, which has not been independently verified by Pareto Securities AB.
This announcement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities in any jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's option with respect to the Directed Share Issue. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this announcement and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
This announcement contains (or may contain) certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of the Company's current expectations and projections about future events. These statements, which sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, reflect the directors' beliefs and expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. Statements contained in this announcement regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change without notice and, except as required by applicable law or the Nordic Main Market Rulebook for Issuers, the Company does not assume any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements contained in it and nor do they intend to. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement. No statement in this announcement is or is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate or to imply that the earnings of the Company for the current or future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical or published earnings of the Company. As a result of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the recipient should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results or otherwise.
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