Medivir investigates possible corporate split and separate listing of commercial operations

Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) today announces that the Board of Directors has tasked the company management with reviewing the possibility of dividing the company’s operations into two independent companies and achieving a separate listing for the commercial pharmaceutical portfolio.

The Board believes that a division of Medivir’s operations into a dedicated research and development company and a commercial pharmaceutical company could be advantageous for the company’s shareholders. The objective is to highlight the value of both the commercial operations and the pharmaceutical projects that make up the R&D portfolio. In addition, the split would enable the existing operations to be conducted by two clearly focused, specialised companies where both companies’ potential can be maximised in line with their different prerequisites and preconditions. The Board has, therefore, tasked the management with investigating these opportunities in further detail.

Carnegie Investment Bank and the law firm Vinge have been engaged as advisors for the process.

For further information, please contact:
Niklas Prager, CEO Medivir AB, phone +46 (0)8-407 64 30
Ola Burmark, CFO Medivir AB, mobile: +46 (0) 725 480 580

Medivir is required under the Securities Markets Act to make the information in this press release public.
The information was submitted for publication at 8.30 CET on 15 June 2016.

About Medivir
Medivir is a research based pharmaceutical company with a research focus on oncology and infectious diseases. We have a leading competence within protease inhibitor design and nucleotide/nucleoside science and we are dedicated to develop innovative pharmaceuticals that meet great unmet medical need. Our commercial organization provides a portfolio of specialty care pharmaceuticals on the Nordic market.
Medivir is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap List.

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