Svedbergs publishes prospectus relating to the rights issue
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRESS RELEASE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL RESTRICTIONS. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION.
The prospectus relating to the rights issue in Svedbergs i Dalstorp AB (publ) (”Svedbergs”) of approximately SEK 494 million before issue costs, which was resolved by the Board of Directors of Svedbergs on 11 February 2022 based on the authorisation of the extraordinary general meeting on 27 December 2021, has today on 16 February 2022 been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, and is available on Svedbergs’ website, www.svedbergsgroup.com/rights-issue-2022/, as well as via Nordea’s website for prospectuses, www.nordea.se/prospekt.
Application forms for subscription without subscription rights can be obtained from Svedbergs’ website and via Nordea’s website for prospectuses as from the first day of the subscription period (22 February 2022).
Advisors
Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige is financial advisor to Svedbergs in connection with the rights issue. Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB is legal advisor to Svedbergs.
For further information, please contact:
Per-Arne Andersson, President and Group CEO
E-mail: per-arne.andersson@svedbergs.se
Tel: +46 70 638 50 12
Mats Lundmark, CFO
E-mail: mats.lundmark@svedbergs.se
Tel: +46 70 677 05 83
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 15:00 CET on 16 February 2022.
About Svedbergs
Svedbergs started in 1920 and the Group operates in the Nordic region and in the UK. The Group’s companies develop, design and sell bathroom furniture and related products. Under the motto collaboration without confusion, the Group’s companies continuously develop their product ranges for the entire bathroom. Through close cooperation with partners, the consumer’s desires are satisfied. The Group operates under the brands Svedbergs, Macro Design, Cassøe, Roper Rhodes, Tavistock and R2. The parent company Svedbergs i Dalstorp AB conducts its operations in Dalstorp outside of Ulricehamn and its subsidiary companies Macro Design in Laholm, Cassøe A/S in Herning, Denmark and Roper Rhodes, including Tavistock and R2, in Bath, England.
Important information
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, subscription rights or other securities in Svedbergs in any jurisdiction. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for shares in Svedbergs will only be made through the prospectus that Svedbergs publishes today on 16 February 2022.
This press release may not be released, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Japan, Canada, the United States of America, including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (the “United States”) or any other jurisdiction where such action is wholly or partially subject to legal restrictions or where such action would require additional prospectuses, registrations or other actions in addition to what follows from Swedish law. Nor may the information in this press release be forwarded, reproduced or disclosed in a manner that contravenes such restrictions or would entail such requirements. Failure to comply with this instruction may result in a violation of applicable securities laws.
The securities referred to in this press release have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States and may not be offered, subscribed, used, pledged, sold, resold, allotted, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States absent exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with securities laws of the relevant state or other jurisdiction in the United States. All offers and sales of securities in connection with any rights offer by the Company will be made, subject to certain limited exceptions, outside of the United States and in reliance on, and in compliance with, Regulation S under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering in the United States.
Within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), no public offering of securities is made in other countries than Sweden. In other member states of the EEA, such an offering of securities may only be made in accordance with an applicable exemption in the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. What is said about other member states in the EU than Sweden shall also apply to the United Kingdom, where the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
In the United Kingdom, this press release is only directed at "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and 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; or (iii) other persons to whom this press release may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it. Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this press release) as a client in relation to the rights issue and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Svedbergs for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for the giving of advice in relation to the rights issue or any other transaction, matter or arrangement referred to in this press release.
This press release contains certain forward-looking information that reflects Svedbergs’ present view of future events as well as financial and operational development. Words such as “intend”, “assess”, “expect”, “may”, “plan”, “believe”, “estimate” and other expressions entailing indications or predictions of future development or trends, not based on historical facts, constitute forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is inherently associated with both known and unknown risks and uncertainties as it depends on future events and circumstances. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future results or development and actual outcomes may differ materially from the statements set forth in the forward-looking information.
Tags: