Mr Green announces intention of a placement of new shares
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Stockholm 14 June 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Mr Green announces intention of a placement of new shares
Mr Green & Co AB (”Mr Green” or the “Company”) hereby announces an intention of a placement of approximately 5 million new shares (the “New Shares”) through a directed new share issue to Swedish and international institutional investors (the “Directed New Share Issue”).
The price of the New Shares will be determined through an accelerated book-building procedure, which will begin today at 17:30 on 14 June 2017 and end before the commencement of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm on 15 June 2017. The book-building procedure may, at the discretion of the Company, close earlier or later and may be cancelled at any time.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Directed New Share Issue to finance and further facilitate expansion, organically as well as through acquisitions. Mr Green’s strong brand, broad European presence and focus on Green Gaming make the Company well positioned to play an active role in the consolidation of the online gaming industry.
The Directed New Share Issue is subject to (inter alia) a resolution by the Board of Directors of Mr Green, following closing of the book-building procedure, to issue New Shares by virtue of the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting on 16 May 2017.
In addition to the New Shares, a handful of large shareholders, including board members Henrik Bergquist and Tommy Trollborg, are expected to divest a total of approximately 1 million shares.
Carnegie Investment Bank is Global Coordinator, SEB is Bookrunner and Cederquist is legal counsel to the Company in the Directed New Share Issue.
For further information, please contact:
Per Norman, CEO of Mr Green & Co AB, tel. +46 72 230 91 91, per.norman@mrg.se
Åse Lindskog, Director Communications and IR, tel. +46 730 24 48 72, ase.lindskog@mrg.se
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This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information in this press release may not be announced, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Japan or Hong Kong or in any other jurisdiction where the announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations.
This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC as amended through Directive 2010/73/EU. Mr Green has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or rights in any member state of the EEA.
Mr Green is a leading online gaming company with operations in twelve countries. The business concept is to offer entertainment and a first-class gaming experience in a responsible environment. The business was founded in 2007 and has developed into a well-established online gaming company with a broad customer offer and a strong globally viable brand. In 2016, Mr Green generated sales of SEK 924.5 million and the company has over 200 employees. The headquarters and technical development are based in Stockholm, and operations in Malta. Mr Green has gaming licenses in Malta, UK, Italy, casino license in Denmark and Sportsbook license in Ireland. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main market. Read more at www.mrg.se.
This information is information that Mr Green & Co 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 person set out above, on 14 June 2017 at 17:30 CET.
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