GomSpace today commences trading on Nasdaq First North Stockholm (Premier Segment) and will change chairman of the board after this summer

GS Sweden AB (publ) (the ”Company” or “GomSpace”), parent company of GomSpace ApS, today commences trading on Nasdaq First North Stockholm (Premier Segment) under the trading symbol GOMX.

GomSpace has during May/June carried out an initial public offering of newly issued shares. The offering was carried out in order to broaden the shareholder base and provide working capital for the planned expansion and development of the business operations.

Through the offering, the Company received nearly 3,000 new shareholders. In total 8,000,000 new shares were subscribed for at the fixed subscription price of SEK 12.50 per share. The total proceeds from the offering were SEK 100 million (before guarantee and other transaction costs). The new shares will represent approximately 36.5% of the total number of shares in the Company.

Trading in the Company’s shares on Nasdaq First North Stockholm (Premier Segment) starts today, on 16 June 2016 under the trading symbol GOMX.

In the prospectus prepared in connection with the offering, it was communicated that the board intends to appoint Jukka Pertola as chairman of the board of directors of the Company subsequent completion of the offering. For practical reasons, the new chairman will be appointed in connection with the first ordinary board meeting to be held after this summer (scheduled in August). 

“I’m very happy and proud to have pulled through this process and can now at the first coming ordinary board meeting hand the chairmanship over to Jukka”, says Jesper Jespersen (chairman as of today).

“I’m very happy and excited to take over the chairmanship for this very interesting company”, says Jukka Pertola (new chairman after this summer).      

Advisers

Stockholm Corporate Finance AB has acted as financial adviser and Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB and EY Law AB has acted as legal advisers to the Company in connection with the offering.

For more information, please contact:                     
Niels Buus (CEO)
Tel: +45 40 31 55 57                        
Email: nbu@gomspace.com 

Miscellaneous   

This information is published in accordance with the Swedish Securities Market Act, the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or First North Rulebook. This information was submitted for publication on 16 June 2016, at 8:30 a.m. CET.

About GS Sweden AB

The Company’s business operations are conducted through the wholly-owned Danish subsidiary, GomSpace ApS, with operational office in Aalborg, Denmark. GomSpace is a space company with a mission to be engaged in the global market for space systems and services by introducing new products, i.e. components, platforms and systems based on innovation within professional nanosatellites. The Company is listed on the Nasdaq First North Premier exchange under the ticker GOMX. FNCA Sweden AB is the Company’s Certified Adviser. For more information, please visit our website on www.gomspace.com.