Opus Group’s rights issue over subscribed
The new share issue in Opus Group AB (publ) (“Opus Group”) with preferential rights for the company’s shareholders, for which the subscription period ended on December 19, 2013, has been fully subscribed. Approximately 99.54 percent of the shares offered have been subscribed for with subscription rights and approximately 0.46 percent of the offered shares have been allocated to persons that have subscribed for shares without subscription rights. In total, applications for subscription of shares without subscription rights corresponding to approximately 241 percent of the shares offered have been received. Hence, the rights issue guarantee undertakings have not been made use of.
Allocation of shares that were subscribed for without subscription rights has been made in accordance with the principles outlined in the prospectus that has been prepared in connection with the rights issue and that was published on November 29, 2013. Notification regarding allocation of shares that have been subscribed for without subscription rights will within short be sent to those who have been allocated shares.
Through the rights issue, Opus Group receives approximately SEK 152.7 million before deduction of transaction costs. The share capital will increase by SEK 359,185.38 from SEK 4,669,410.16 to SEK 5,028,595.54, and the number of shares will increase by 17 959 269 from 233,470,508 shares to 251,429,777 shares when the rights issue has been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. Trading in new shares on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm is expected to start around January 7, 2014. Advisors Swedbank Corporate Finance acts as financial adviser and Mannheimer Swartling acts as legal advisors to Opus Group in connection with the rights issue.
Gothenburg, December 27, 2013
Opus Group AB (publ)
För ytterligare information vänligen kontakta
Magnus Greko
President and CEO
Tel: 46 31 748 34 00
E-mail: magnus.greko@opus.se
Peter Stenström
Investor Relations
Tel: 46 765 25 84 93
E-mail: peter.stenstrom@opus.se
Opus Group is a leading company in vehicle inspection technology and vehicle inspection program operations. The Group has two main business areas which are vehicle inspection and equipment. Opus Group is one of the market leaders in vehicle inspection operations in the US and Sweden. Opus Bilprovning has 72 vehicle inspection stations in Sweden. Opus Inspection operates vehicle inspection programs in the U.S., Bermuda, and Peru and is active in sales and service of emission control equipment in North America and Mexico. Through the subsidiaries, Opus Equipment and J&B Maskinteknik, Opus Group conducts production, sales, and service of vehicle inspection equipment for vehicle inspection companies and vehicle workshops. Opus Group’s revenues amounted to approximately SEK 469 million in 2012. Opus Group’s shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
FFFS 2007:17 (10 kap 11§) (SFSA rules) - The information in this press release is published in accordance with the rules in the law (2007:528) under the Securities Market Act (2007:528).