Herantis Pharma Plc launches an accelerated bookbuilding process to raise a minimum of EUR 6.5 million through a private placement of new shares
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Herantis Pharma Plc ("Herantis" or the "Company") hereby announces its intention to issue new shares (the "Placing Shares") in a private placement to institutional and other qualified investors (the "Placing") to raise a minimum of EUR 6.5 million in gross proceeds. The gross proceeds of the Placing may be higher than the planned preliminary minimum amount.
The number of Placing Shares and their subscription price will be decided based on offers received in an accelerated bookbuilding. Swedbank AB (publ) ("Swedbank") is acting as the global coordinator and bookrunner of the Placing in association with Kepler Cheuvreux. The result of the Placing will be published by way of a company release after the completion of the bookbuilding. The bookbuilding will be launched immediately following the publication of this company release and the bookbuilding is expected to end by 10:00 p.m. CET on 17 December 2020 at the latest. The bookbuilding can be discontinued or extended at any time during the bookbuilding process.
One of Herantis' largest shareholders, AP4, has indicated an intention to subscribe for the Placing Shares in the Placing. Furthermore, Nanoform, participates in the Placing as announced by the Company earlier today.
The Placing will be carried out based on the authorisations given to the board of directors by the Company's annual general meeting of 8 April 2020 and the extraordinary general meeting of 2 December 2020.
Subject to the completion of the Placing, the Placing Shares (ISIN code FI4000087861) will be registered with the trade register maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office on or about 18 December 2020. The Placing Shares are expected to be ready for delivery to the investors against payment through Euroclear Finland Ltd or, as applicable, through Euroclear Sweden AB on or about 22 December 2020. Trading in the Placing Shares is expected to commence on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland and Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden on or about 22 December 2020.
Reasons for the Placing and use of proceeds
Herantis Pharma intends to use the net proceeds from the Placing for the following purposes:
- CDNF routes of administration
- Development of new formulation for subcutaneous and intranasal administration routes
- Next generation xCDNF
- Selection of lead candidate
- Start of pre-clinical program
- General corporate purposes
The Placing is expected to allow the Company to obtain needed financing on terms that, in the assessment of the Company, will be more beneficial than terms that would otherwise be available, and therefore weighty financial reasons exist for deviating from the pre-emptive rights of the shareholders.
Swedbank is acting as the global coordinator and bookrunner of the Placing in association with Kepler Cheuvreux. Krogerus Attorneys Ltd is acting as the legal counsel to the Company as to Finnish law and Borenius Attorneys Ltd is acting as the legal counsel to the global coordinator and bookrunner of the Placing as to Finnish law.
Herantis Pharma Plc
Board of directors
For more information, please contact:
Julie Silber/Gabriela Urquilla
Tel: +46 (0)7 93 486 277/+46 (0)72-396 72 19
Email: ir@herantis.com
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Certified Advisor: UB Securities Ltd, Finland: +358 9 25 380 225, Sweden: +358 40 5161400
Company website: www.herantis.com
About Herantis Pharma Plc
Herantis Pharma Plc is an innovative clinical stage biotech company with a diverse pipeline of pioneering investigational therapeutics looking to modify the course of debilitating nervous system and lymphatic diseases, and break the boundaries of standard therapeutic approaches. Leveraging deep scientific brilliance in protein dysregulation for neurodegenerative diseases, and growth stimulation in lymphatic diseases, Herantis is advancing a rich pipeline of regenerative biological and gene therapies for high impact diseases. These include i. CDNF biological therapy that acts on the proteostatic mechanisms of disease for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, and ii. Lymfactin® VEGF-C gene therapy for restoring lymphatic structure and function for the treatment of oncology related secondary Lymphedema and other lymphatic based diseases. Herantis is pursuing disease modifying treatments that slow, stop, or even reverse the course of diseases, and bring much needed innovation to these underserved diseases. The shares of Herantis are listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland and Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden.
Forward-looking statements
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In addition, even if Herantis' historical results of operations, including the company's financial condition and liquidity and the development of the industry in which the company operates, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this company release, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
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This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States. The shares may not be offered or sold within the United States absent of registration or an exemption under the U.S. Securities Act 1933 (as amended). The Company has not registered and it does not intend to register, any portion of the offering in the United States, and it does not intend to conduct a public offering in the United States.