Beskrivning
Land | Sverige |
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Lista | First North Stockholm |
Sektor | Informationsteknik |
Industri | Programvara |
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Done.ai Group AB (publ) (the "Company") has chosen to evaluate the conditions for carrying out a directed share issue (the "Share Issue") based on the authorisation granted by the annual general meeting on 10 April 2025. The Share Issue will be carried out through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure targeting Swedish and international institutional investors, and is expected to raise gross proceeds of at least SEK 70 million (subject to investor demand). The bookbuilding procedure is expected to commence after the announcement of the Company's Q1 report that is scheduled for publication on 22 May 2025. The Company's majority shareholder, R-Venture AS ("RV"), has pre-committed to subscribe for shares for SEK 70 million.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Share Issue to continue to execute on M&A opportunities in the near term. In addition, the Share Issue can qualify as a "Relevant Issue" under several of the Company's recently executed acquisition or share purchase agreements, thereby permitting the Company to settle a significant portion of the purchase price in newly issued shares in the Company rather than cash. Meeting this threshold is critical to preserving cash for other strategic projects and ensuring the intended risk-allocation between the Company and the sellers, while also providing the sellers an opportunity to benefit from the Company's future growth through an equity stake. To qualify as a Relevant Issue the total proceeds must be at least SEK 70 million where at least SEK 30 million is from investors not being RV, the chairman of the Board, or affiliates thereof. With the pre-commitment from RV it ensures the minimum capital amount desired to be raised by the Company is fully guaranteed. RV has undertaken to vote in favour of future share issues in order to issue consideration shares to such sellers.
The subscription price and the number of new shares in the Share Issue will be determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure (the "Bookbuild") and will be directed towards Swedish and international institutional investors.
The Bookbuild is intended to be carried out after the announcement of the Q1 report when market conditions are deemed to allow it. Further details about the Share Issue will be announced prior to the formal launch of the Bookbuild.
Underwriting commitment from R-Venture AS
In connection with the Share Issue the Company's majority shareholder RV has irrevocably pre-committed to subscribe for shares in the Share Issue for SEK 70 million (the "Underwriting"), subject to a minimum subscription price per share of SEK 14. RV's Underwriting does not entitle RV to any compensation or special benefits, and RV has no guarantee of receiving shares in the Share Issue, as the allotment will depend on other investors' demand and the final outcome of the Bookbuild. This arrangement ensures that the Company can, if necessary, rely on RV's commitment to secure the minimum capital requirement of SEK 70 million, while maintaining flexibility to allocate shares to other investors.
Deviation from shareholders' preferential rights
The Board of Directors has made an overall assessment and carefully considered to raise the required capital through a rights issue. The Board of Directors considers that the reasons for deviating from the shareholders' preferential right are (i) that it is of material importance to the Company and for the benefit of all shareholders to carry out the Share Issue to meet the criteria for "Relevant Issue" for settlement with consideration shares (as described above) in recent M&A transactions, (ii) to increase the flexibility of the timing of the share issue to minimize dependency on market conditions as a rights issue would take significantly longer to complete and entail a higher exposure to market risks (including the risk for a potentially adverse effect on the share price and possible subscription price or ability to complete a capital raise) and thus allow the Company to pursue a funding window when identified during the ongoing macro-economic uncertainty, (iii) that the Share Issue, in relation to the Company's market capitalization, is limited in size, which entails that a rights issue process is disproportionately burdensome to carry out, since it would result in time-consuming processes for the Company, (iv) to carry out a directed share issue can be made at lower costs and with less complexity and more flexibility than a rights issue, (v) it may not be possible to obtain underwriting commitments for a rights issue on terms that are as favorable for the Company as the Underwriting offered by RV for the Share Issue, and (vi) to strengthen the Company's shareholder base with new Swedish and international institutional investors in order to enhance the liquidity of the Company's share. Considering the above, the Board of Directors overall assessment is that a directed share issue with deviation from the shareholders' preferential right is the most favorable alternative for the Company and is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
Since the subscription price in the Share Issue will be determined through the Bookbuild procedure, the Board of Directors assesses that the subscription price will reflect current market conditions and demand.
Advisors
The Company has engaged Pareto Securities AS to advise on and effect the Share Issue and the Bookbuilding. Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS and Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB have acted as legal counsel for the Company.
This information is such information that Done.ai Group 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 below, at 09.00 CEST on May 5, 2025.
For further information please contact:
Staffan Herbst, CEO and CFO
Tel: +46 10 490 07 00, ir@done.ai
Certified Adviser
The Certified Adviser to Done.ai on Nasdaq First North Growth Market is Partner Fondkommission.
Address: Lilla Nygatan 2, 411 09 Gothenburg
Telephone: +46 (0)31-761 22 30
Website: partnerfk.com
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