Senzime has carried out a directed issue of 4,545,000 shares, raising proceeds of approximately SEK 100 million

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Press release: Uppsala, 2, December 2020.

Senzime AB (publ) (“Senzime” or the “Company”) has successfully completed a directed issue of 4,545,000 shares, at a subscription price of SEK 22 per share, raising proceeds of approximately SEK 100 million (the “Directed Issue”).

The Directed Issue

The board of directors of Senzime has, in accordance with the issue authorization granted by the annual general meeting on 14 May 2020 and as indicated in the press release of the Company earlier today, resolved on a directed issue of 4,545,000 new shares at a subscription price of SEK 22 per share, consequently raising gross proceeds of approximately SEK 100 million. The subscription price in the Directed Issue has been determined through an accelerated book building procedure, why it is the assessment of the board of directors that the subscription price accurately reflects current market conditions and demand.

A number of Swedish and international institutional investors, including The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Swedbank Robur Microcap, TIN Fonder, Handelsbanken Fonder, FE Småbolag Sverige and ÖstVäst Capital Management, as well as certain existing shareholders participated in the Directed Issue.

The reason for deviating from the shareholders’ preferential right was to raise capital in a time and cost-effective manner, to finance an acceleration of the commercialization strategy and also to further diversify the shareholder base with Swedish and international institutional investors.

The net proceeds from the Directed Issue is intended to be used to continue to strengthen the organization to support the Company’s commercialization strategy including:

1. build own sales organization in the US and Germany to accelerate market penetration;
2. increase the sales rate of monitors according to the Consignment-model[1] and focus on pay-per-use contracts in the sale of sensors;
3. broaden the product portfolio with segmented offering to address hospitals and clinics with lower patient volumes, as well as develop AI algorithms and cloud services; and
4. organize part of the production process in-house to strengthen Senzime’s know-how, facilitate product development, de-risk and improve gross margins.

The Company expects that the accelerated commercialization strategy, on the back of the long-term global trend underpinning the transition to digital monitoring of patients, will further increase net sales growth sequentially in 2022 and 2023.

The Directed Issue entails a dilution of approximately 7.3 percent of the number of shares and votes in the Company (calculated as the number of newly issued shares divided by the total number of shares in the Company after the Directed Issue). Through the Directed Issue, the number of outstanding shares and votes will increase by 4,545,000 from 57,948,290 to 62,493,290. The share capital will increase by SEK 568,125.00 from SEK 7,243,536.25 to SEK 7,811,661.25.

In connection with the Directed Issue, the Company has agreed to a lock-up undertaking, with customary exceptions, on future share issuances for a period of 180 days after the settlement date of the Directed Issue. In addition, the Company’s board of directors and management team, have agreed not to sell any shares in Senzime for a period of 180 days after the settlement of the Directed Issue, subject to customary exceptions.

Advisers

Carnegie Investment Bank is Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner in connection with the Directed Issue. Advokatfirman Lindahl is legal adviser to the Company in connection with the Directed Issue.

For further information, please contact:

Pia Renaudin, CEO

Phone: +46 70-813 34 17, e-post: pia.renaudin@senzime.com

About Senzime

Senzime develops and markets systems, driven by unique algorithms and sensors, to follow patients ' nervous systems and electrical impulses – before, during and after surgery. The company's solution is called TetraGraph, a medical technology system that digitally and continuously measures the degree of neuromuscular blockade in the patient. The goal is improved clinical precision and simplified management in healthcare. By preventing complications and enabling healthcare professionals to follow health care guidelines and drug recommendations, TetraGraph contributes to shorter hospitalizations and lower health care costs – in a world where everyone wakes up safely after surgery. The vision is a world without narcotics-related complications. Senzime operates in growing markets that in Europe and the United States are valued in excess of SEK 10 billion. The company's shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market (ticker SEZI). FNCA Sweden AB, +46 (0)8-528 00 399, info@fnca.se,  is Certified Adviser for Senzime. www.senzime.com

This information is  information that Senzime AB 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, on 2 December, 2020, 22:30.

Important information

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Any investment decision in connection with the Issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company’s shares. Such information has not been independently verified by Carnegie as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness.

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be announced, published, copied or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States of America or in any other jurisdiction where the announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or where such actions are subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than what is required under Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.

This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Senzime has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or rights in any member state of the EEA and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Directed Issue. In any EEA Member State and in the United Kingdom, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State or in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this document and should not act or rely on it.

Information to distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in Senzime have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Offer. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Sole Bookrunner will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the shares in Senzime.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in Senzime and determining appropriate distribution channels.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s intentions, beliefs, or current expectations about and targets for the Company’s future results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance, prospects, anticipated growth, strategies and opportunities and the markets in which the Company operates. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “aim” or “might”, or, in each case, their negative, or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press release are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this press release or any obligation to update or revise the statements in this press release to reflect subsequent events. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this press release.

[1] Consignment is an arrangement in which goods are left in the possession of an authorized third party reseller to sell following approval from the owner of the goods.