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The board of directors of Katalysen Ventures AB (publ) ("Katalysen" or the "Company") has today resolved to carry out a directed share issue of 510'000 new shares at a subscription price of SEK 5.50 per share corresponding to a discount of approximately 2.1% compared to the VWAP during the period from 4th February to 17th of February 2026, which amounted to SEK 5.62. Through the directed share issue, Katalysen will receive proceeds amounting to approximately SEK 2.8 million before transaction costs. Total transaction costs are estimated at SEK 15'000. In addition, SEK 3.2 million has been added to the company through loan financing. The Company intends to invest parts of these funds into an attractive turn-around opportunity that has been identified and aligns well with the Company's Venture Targeter investment model.
The board of directors of Katalysen has today, based on the authorization granted by the extra general meeting on 13 November 2025, resolved to carry out a directed share issue with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights of 510'000 new shares to a group of three investors, of which two are new to Katalysen. The Company is pleased to welcome these two new shareholders, including one financial investor and Lars Lönnquist, who joins Katalysen as a strategic investor. Lars is a highly experienced investment professional with a long background in the Swedish capital markets, including senior roles in portfolio management and fund management. He has previously held a leading portfolio management role at Spiltan Fonder, where he was responsible for managing key funds within the firm's investment offering. Lars brings deep financial expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and a broad market network, further strengthening Katalysen's ability to execute its investment strategy and actively support portfolio companies in their growth and development.
The subscription price has been determined through negotiations and agreement with the subscribing investors. The price, SEK 5.50, corresponds to a discount of approximately 2.1% compared to the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) during the period 4th February to 17th of February 2026, and the board of directors assesses that the subscription price fairly reflects prevailing market conditions and demand. Due to the current volatile market climate, compensation for guarantee commitments and all other costs in a rights issue would likely exceed the value of the discount for the directed share issue. Therefore, it is the board's assessment that the market value of the subscription price has been ensured. Payment of the subscription price shall be made in cash at the latest on 25th of February 2026. The board of directors has the right to postpone the last date for payment.
The reason for executing the directed issue and to deviate from the shareholders' preferential rights are as follows:
The Board of Directors has examined and considered various financing alternatives, including the possibility of conducting a rights issue. Due to the current market conditions, the Board assesses that there are no favorable conditions to carry out a rights issue on advantageous terms.
The Board has noted that several rights issues recently carried out in the market have been adversely affected by the volatile market environment. It is therefore considered preferable to carry out a directed share issue to mitigate exposure to market volatility.
Obtaining subscription and guarantee commitments is a time-consuming and costly process. Considering that the subscription levels in many rights issues on the market often do not exceed the combined amount of such commitments, the Board believes it is not advantageous to pay compensation for capital that is expected to be received in any case.
The board's assessment is that a directed share issue ensures the most time- and cost-effective financing of the development of the Company.
The board's overall assessment is that the above-mentioned reasons outweigh the reasons that justify the main principle that issues must be carried out with applicable shareholders' pre-emptive rights and that an issue with a deviation from shareholders' pre-emptive rights is therefore in the interests of the Company and all shareholders.
Through the directed issue, the number of shares and votes in the Company increases with 510'000 from 10'341'764 to 10'851'764, and the share capital increases with SEK 66'300 from SEK 1'344'429.32 to SEK 1'410'729,32. The directed issue results in a dilution for existing shareholders of approximately 4,7% of the number of shares and votes in the Company, based on the total number of shares and votes in the Company after the directed issue.