Inside Information: Enersense International Plc completes offering of EUR 26 million Senior Unsecured conditionally Convertible Note due January 2027

Enersense International Plc
Inside information 2 December 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

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Enersense International Plc (“Enersense“ or the ”Company”) today completed an offering (the ”Offering”) of EUR 26 million (the “Nominal Amount”) of senior unsecured conditionally convertible notes due 15 January 2027 (the ”Notes”).

The net proceeds of the Offering are intended for investments and general corporate purposes.

The Notes will carry a coupon of 7.0 % per annum, payable semi-annually in arrear in equal instalments on 15 January and 15 July in each year, commencing on 15 July 2023. The initial conversion price has been set at EUR 8.00, representing a conversion premium of approximately 32.1 % to the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average price of Enersense's shares (the ”Shares”) which are listed on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (“Nasdaq Helsinki“) on each of the 10 dealing days prior to the launch of the Notes, representing EUR 6.0573 (the ”Market Reference Price“). The conversion price will be subject to certain adjustments in the event of specified corporate events, as well as customary anti-dilution adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Notes (the “Terms and Conditions”).

The Notes will be issued at 100 % of the Nominal Amount and, unless previously converted, redeemed or purchased and cancelled, will be redeemed at 100% of the Nominal Amount on maturity. Closing is expected to occur on or about 12 December 2022 (the “Issue Date”).

Enersense will have the right to redeem all but not some only of the outstanding Notes at the Nominal Amount together with accrued but unpaid interest to (but excluding) the date fixed for redemption, subject to a minimum of 30 days' and a maximum of 60 days' prior notice:

• at any time on or after 10 March 2025, if the Parity Value (as defined in the Terms and Conditions) in respect of a Note exceeds EUR 130,000 on each of not less than 20 dealing days in any period of 30 consecutive dealing days ending not earlier than seven business days prior to date on which the notice of redemption is given to noteholders; or
• at any time, if prior to date on which the notice of redemption is given to noteholders less than 15% of the aggregate Nominal Amount of the Notes originally issued (including any Subsequent Notes, as defined in the Terms and Conditions) remains outstanding.

Jussi Holopainen, President & CEO of Enersense, commented: "We are very pleased by the investor interest shown towards Enersense’s inaugural convertible bond issue, which saw strong support from new and existing investors. Based on multiple discussions with a diverse base of investors, we see clear support for continuing our journey in enabling the ongoing energy transition in Europe, and the capital raised from institutional investors in a challenging financial environment is a strong testament of the value and necessity of our work. The net proceeds from the transaction will support us in reaching the ambitious goals that we have set for ourselves, and are an important milestone in enabling our 2027 targets. I am very proud of the entire Enersense team for making this possible with the important work that we do for our customers, other stakeholders, and society at large every single day."

The Notes will become convertible into Enersense's shares subject to a resolution by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders authorizing the Company’s Board of Directors to resolve on the issue of special rights entitling to shares pursuant to Chapter 10, Section 1 of the Finnish Companies Act (624/2006, as amended) to enable the issue of such Shares upon the exercise of conversion rights by noteholders in respect of the Notes (the “Shareholders’ Resolution”) and a subsequent resolution by the Board of Directors to decide on the issue of such special rights based on the authorization (the “Board Resolution”). The Extraordinary General Meeting is expected to take place on or about 23 December 2022.

In connection with the Offering, certain shareholders of the Company, including Nidoco AB, MBÅ Invest Oy, Verman Group Oy and Ensto Invest Oy, who together represent approximately 54.95 % of Enersense's current total number of Shares, have irrevocably agreed to vote in favour of the Shareholders’ Resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

If the Shareholder Resolution and the Board Resolution are not passed by the date falling 3 months after the Issue Date and the Notes have not been redeemed in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, noteholders will be entitled to exercise a cash settlement right whereby they would receive a cash amount equal to the market value of the Shares notionally underlying the Notes as detailed in the Terms and Conditions.

Nordea Bank Abp is acting as the Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner for the Offering.

Enersense International Plc
Jussi Holopainen
CEO

Further information:

Jussi Holopainen, CEO
Tel: +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@enersense.com

Media contacts:

Tommi Manninen, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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Enersense in brief:     

Enersense International Plc is a creator of zero emission energy solutions and strongly supports the ongoing energy transition and enabling a zero-emission society. Enersense Group’s revenue in 2021 was approximately EUR 239 million. The company has approximately 2,000 employees, with operations in Finland and globally in roughly 40 countries. Enersense’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (ESENSE). The company’s investor pages can be found at www.enersense.com/investors.