Fastpartner raises SEK 714 million in equity
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Fastpartner AB (publ) (“Fastpartner”) has issued 8,500,000 common shares of series D. The price in the offer was set to SEK 84 per D-share following a book building process. The offer will result in Fastpartner receiving SEK 714 million in proceeds (before transaction costs).
The offer attracted strong interest from both institutional investors in Sweden and abroad, as well as the general public in Sweden. As a result, the upsize option was fully exercised.
Fastpartner’s application for admission to trading of the D-shares on Nasdaq Stockholm has been approved and trading in the shares commences today. The ticker for the D-shares is FPAR D. Settlement is expected to be on 17 December 2019.
The issue of D-shares is a part of Fastpartner’s efforts to improve its credit rating to investment grade. Fastpartner intends to use the proceeds from the offer for continued growth through acquisitions and development of projects and properties in its existing portfolio.
The rationale for deviating from the shareholders’ preferential rights is to achieve a strong institutional ownership base and a wide distribution of the D-shares among the general public in Sweden in order to facilitate a regular and liquid trading in the D-shares.
The new issue results in a dilution effect for existing shareholders of 4.35 per cent in respect of the shares and 0.47 per cent in respect of the votes in the company. Fastpartner’s share capital will increase by approximately SEK 28,333,333 in connection with the new issue.
Swedbank AB (publ) in cooperation with Kepler Cheuvreux is acting as Global Coordinator. Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB is legal adviser to the company.
Stockholm, on 13 December 2019
For further information, please contact:
Sven-Olof Johansson, CEO Fastpartner AB (publ)
Tel: 08 – 402 34 65
This information is information that Fastpartner AB (publ) 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, at 07:00 CET on 13 December 2019.
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The D-shares may not be offered or sold in the United States. There will be no offer of securities in the United States. Furthermore, the securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, New Zeeland, Japan Switzerland or South Africa, or any other jurisdiction in which such registration would be unlawful, and, subject to certain exemptions, may not be offered or sold in or into or for the account or benefit of any person having a registered address in, or located or resident in Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, New Zeeland, Japan, Switzerland or South Africa. There will be no public offering of the securities described herein in the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, New Zeeland, Japan, Switzerland or South Africa, or any other jurisdiction in which such public offering would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.
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Swedbank AB (publ) (“Global Coordinator”) is acting exclusively for Fastpartner AB (publ) and no one else in connection with the offer and admission of the D-shares to trading, and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Fastpartner AB (publ) for providing the protection afforded as client, nor for providing advice in relation to the offer or the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.
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