Last day for trading in BoMill's shares including the right to participate in the share issue

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Today, Wednesday April 17, 2024, is the last day of trading in shares of BoMill AB (the “Company”) including the right to obtain subscription rights.

Tomorrow, Thursday April 18, 2024, is the first day of trading in Company’s shares excluding the right to obtain subscription rights.

At the ordinary general meeting of on April 12, 2024, it was resolved to issue new shares with preferential rights for shareholders in BoMill of approximately a maximum of SEK 16,8 million (“Rights Issue”).

The Company has entered into agreements (1) inter alia with some of the shareholders, management and board members regarding undertaking to subscribe by using their subscription rights, and (2) with an external investor concerning guarantee commitments to subscribe such shares that are not subscribed by others, which amount together 100% of the maximum amount of the rights issue. However, the commitments are not secured by bank guarantees, blocked funds, pledges, or similar arrangements.

Timetable for the Rights Issue

• April 17, 2024: Last day of trading in BoMill shares, including the right to obtain subscription rights.
• April 18, 2024: First day of trading in BoMill shares, excluding the right to obtain subscription rights.
• April 19, 2024: Record date for the right to subscription rights.
• April 25, – May 8, 2024: Trading in subscription rights. 
• April 25 - May 14, 2024: Subscription period.
• April 25, 2024 - week 23/24, 2024: Trading with shares as BTA (paid-up subscribed shares), will continue until the Rights Issue is registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office, which is expected to be week 23/24, 2024.
• May 17, 2024: Planned announcement regarding the final outcome of the subscription of the Rights Issue.

Summary of the Rights Issue’s conditions

• Subscription price: SEK 0.60 per new share. No commission is paid.
• Volume of the Rights Issue: The Company will receive a maximum amount of approximately SEK 16.8 million by the Rights Issue before transaction costs, which preliminary is estimated to be approximately SEK 1.0 million.
• Preferential right to subscribe: A shareholder receives one (1) subscription right for each share registered on the record date April 19, 2024 to the shareholder. Ten (10) subscription rights are entitled to subscribe with preferential right three (3) new shares in the Company.
• Subscription and payment: Subscription of shares and payment shall take place during the subscription period in accordance with the prospectus.
• Number of shares: The number of shares in the Company will increase with a maximum number of 27 917 442 shares from 93 058 140 shares to a total maximum of 120 975 582 shares if the Rights Issue is wholly subscribed.
• Dilution: Existing shareholders who choose not to use their subscription rights to subscribe for new shares will be subject to a dilution effect corresponding to approximately a maximum of 23 percent of the votes and capital in the Company.
• Underwriting and pre-subscription commitments: The Company has received pre-subscription and underwriting commitments amounting to approximately SEK 16.8 million (which equals 100 percent of the maximum amount of the Rights Issue). However, the commitments are not secured by bank guarantees, blocked funds, pledges, or similar arrangements.
• Marketplace: Nasdaq First North Growth Market.
• Subscription rights that are not exercised during the subscription period become invalid and lose their value. Subscription rights that are not intended to be used shall be sold at the latest on May 8, 2024 to not expire without value.

Prospectus

An EU growth prospectus will be prepared and published no later than the subscription period begins. A press release will be sent when the prospectus is published and held available on BoMill’s website (www.bomill.com), Nordic Issuing’s website (www.nordic-issuing.se). For complete information on the Rights Issue and its conditions, please refer to the prospectus.

Issuer agent

Nordic Issuing acts as the issuer agent in connection with the Rights Issue.

For additional information, visit www.bomill.com or contact:

Andreas Jeppsson, CEO - Phone: +46 727 001 182 - E-mail: andreas.jeppsson@bomill.com  

Cajsa Kapoor, CFO - Phone: +46 73 530 28 00 - E-mail: cajsa.kapoor@bomill.com

BoMill has developed and markets a patented technology for sorting grain on a commercial scale, based on the internal qualities of each kernel. The method is the only one of its kind on the market today and is estimated to have the potential to become a Golden Standard within the industry.

The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm First North Growth Market under the ticker: BOMILL.

Certified Adviser: Svensk Kapitalmarknadsgranskning AB - www.skmg.se

For more information about BoMill, please visit www.bomill.com.

Important information

The information contained in this announcement relating to the Rights Issue is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete.

The information in this press release may not be announced, released, published, copied, reproduced or distributed, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, within or into Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, the United States of America, or any other jurisdiction where the announcement, release publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable law or where such action is subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than what is required under Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.

The publication, distribution or release of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, thus 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. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release, and the information contained herein, in accordance with applicable rules in each jurisdiction.

The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer (or a solicitation of any offer) to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares or other securities in the Company in any jurisdiction, neither from or with the Company or someone else.

This press release is not a prospectus in the meaning of Regulation (EG) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction, The press release neither identifies or claims to identify risks (direct or indirect) that could be associated with an investment in shares or other securities in the Company. Neither does this press release constitute a recommendation concerning any investor’s decision regarding the Rights Issue. Each investor or potential investor should conduct its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and information described in this press release and any publicly available information. The price and value of the securities can decrease as well as increase. Achieved results do not provide guidance for future results.

A prospectus (the “Prospectus”) will be prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation in connection with the Rights Issue and be reviewed and approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) which is the national competent authority in Sweden under the Prospectus Regulation. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for shares in the Company will only be made through the Prospectus. The upcoming approval of the Prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority shall not be regarded as an endorsement of the shares or any other securities that are the subject of the Prospectus. The Prospectus will be published on the Company’s website www.bomill.com. In order for investors to fully understand the potential risks and benefits associated with a decision to participate in the Rights Issue, any investment decision should only be made based on the information in the Prospectus. Thus, investors are encouraged to review the Prospectus in its entirety.

This press release constitutes an ADVERTISEMENT in accordance with article 2 k of the Prospectus Regulation.

In any EEA Member State other than Sweden, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i. e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The securities mentioned in this press release are not intended to be offered to the public in any relevant state and are only available to qualified investors except in accordance with exceptions in the Prospectus Regulation. Persons in any relevant state who are not qualified investors should not take any actions based on this press release, nor rely on it.

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the USA. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the USA absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and other applicable laws in the USA, and may not be offered or sold within the USA absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable laws in USA. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the USA or to make a public offering of the securities in the USA.

This press release may, in the United Kingdom, be distributed and directed only to “qualified investors” as defined as (i) professional investors as set out in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (ii) fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“entities with high net worth” etc.) of the Order, or (iii) such other persons to whom such investment or investment activity may lawfully be made available under the Order; (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). An investment or investment activity to which this communication relates in the United Kingdom is available only to Relevant Persons and will only be carried out with Relevant Persons. Persons that are not Relevant Persons should not take any action based on this press release and should not act or rely on it.

Forward-looking statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s intentions, assessments, or current expectations about and targets for the Company’s future results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance, prospects, anticipated growth, strategies and opportunities and the markets in which the Company operates. Words such as “aim”, “anticipate”, “assess”, “believe”, “calculates”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “should”, or “will” and, in each case, negatives thereof, and other expressions indicating or predicting future developments or trends, and which are not based on historical facts, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements inherently involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties as they depend on future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future results or development and the actual outcome could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company gives no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. The Company does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press release are correct nor does the Company accept any responsibility of any kind for the future accuracy of any opinions expressed in this press release. The readers of the press release should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release.

The information, opinions and forward-looking statements that are expressly or implicitly contained herein refer only as of its date and are subject to change without notice. Neither the Company nor anyone else undertake 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, unless required by law or Nasdaq First North Growth Market’s Rulebook for Issuers of Shares.