Nabriva Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq:NBRV) (“
Nabriva
Ireland”) today commenced the previously announced tender
offer related to the exchange of American depositary shares
(“
Nabriva AG ADSs”) and common shares
(“
Nabriva AG Common Shares”) of Nabriva
Therapeutics AG (“
Nabriva AG”) for ordinary shares
of Nabriva Ireland (the “
Exchange Offer”).
Once the Exchange Offer is completed, Nabriva AG will become a
subsidiary of Nabriva Ireland, and it is expected that Nabriva
Ireland will then become the publicly-traded parent company of the
Nabriva Group and its subsidiaries with its tax residency in
Ireland.
A tender offer statement on Schedule TO that includes the
Exchange Offer Document and related Exchange Offer Tender Form that
set forth the complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer
has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) by Nabriva Ireland. Additionally,
Nabriva AG has filed with the SEC a solicitation/recommendation
statement on Schedule 14D-9 today that includes the recommendation
of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Nabriva AG
that holders of Nabriva AG Common Shares and Nabriva AG ADSs tender
their securities in the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time
(11:00 p.m., Austria time), on June 23, 2017, unless extended by
means of an announcement posted and delivered by press release in
accordance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws and filed
with the SEC.
The completion of the Exchange Offer is conditioned upon, among
other things, the receipt of tenders into the Exchange Offer in
respect of at least 90% of the total issued share capital of
Nabriva AG.
Copies of the tender offer documents are available free of
charge to Nabriva AG securityholders by contacting Georgeson LLC,
the Information Agent for the Exchange Offer at 866-278-8941 (U.S.)
or 1-781-575-2137 (international), and at the website maintained by
the SEC at www.sec.gov. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is acting
as the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer.
Nabriva is being advised by DLA Piper on U.S. and Austrian law,
and by A&L Goodbody on Irish law.
ABOUT NABRIVA AG
Nabriva AG is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company engaged
in the research and development of novel anti-infectives to treat
serious bacterial infections, with a focus on the pleuromutilin
class of antibiotics. Nabriva AG’s medicinal chemistry expertise
has enabled targeted discovery of novel pleuromutilins, including
both intravenous and oral formulations of its lead product
candidate. Nabriva AG’s lead product candidate, lefamulin, is a
novel semi-synthetic pleuromutilin antibiotic with the potential to
be the first-in-class available for systemic administration in
humans. Nabriva AG believes that lefamulin is the first antibiotic
with a novel mechanism of action to have reached late-stage
clinical development in more than a decade. Lefamulin is currently
being evaluated in two global, registrational Phase 3 clinical
trials in patients with moderate to severe CABP. Nabriva AG
believes that lefamulin is well positioned for use as a first-line
empiric monotherapy for the treatment of moderate to severe CABP
due to its novel mechanism of action, targeted spectrum of
activity, resistance profile, achievement of substantial drug
concentration in lung tissue and fluid, oral and IV formulations
and a favorable tolerability profile.
Nabriva AG owns exclusive, worldwide rights to lefamulin, which
is protected by composition of matter patents issued in the United
States, Europe and Japan.
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This press release contains statements that we believe to be
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements.
All statements, other than statements of historical facts,
contained in this press release, including statements regarding the
success and consequences of the Exchange Offer and the
redomiciliation transaction, are forward-looking statements.
These statements relate to future events or to the Nabriva AG’s
or Nabriva Ireland’s future financial performance and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
Nabriva AG’s or the Nabriva Ireland’s actual results, performance
or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate”, “assume”,
“believe”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “goal”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “objective”, “plan”,
“potential”, “predict”, “project”, “positioned”, “seek”, “should”,
“target”, “will”, “would”, or the negative of these terms or other
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain
these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based
on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about
Nabriva AG’s or the Nabriva Ireland’s business and the industry in
which it operates and management’s beliefs and assumptions are not
guarantees of future performance or development and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Additional
information concerning these and other factors is contained in the
filings made by Nabriva AG with the SEC, including in its 2016
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2016, filed on March 24, 2017. All
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
communication. Neither Nabriva AG nor Nabriva Ireland assume any
obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update the information
contained in this communication.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This communication does not contain, constitute or form part of
any offer or invitation to sell or subscribe or any solicitation of
any offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any
jurisdiction, and neither this document (nor any part of it) nor
the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or may be relied
upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into,
any contract or commitment whatsoever.
In connection with the proposed Exchange Offer, Nabriva Ireland
has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to
register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), the Nabriva Ireland Shares to
be issued pursuant to the offer described herein. Nabriva Ireland
will also file with the SEC a statement on a Schedule TO pursuant
to Rule 14d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, furnishing certain information with respect to the
Exchange Offer. The registration statement on Form S-4, the
tender offer statement on Schedule TO and any amendments thereto
will be available for inspection and copying as set forth below.
SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE OFFER TO
EXCHANGE/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS WHEN THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT THE REDOMICILIATION TRANSACTION, NABRIVA AG AND NABRIVA
IRELAND. Shareholders may obtain copies of the offer to
exchange/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC
from the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation
of the SEC’s public reference room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain copies of these reports and
other information by mail from the SEC at the above address at
prescribed rates or from the website maintained by the SEC at
www.sec.gov. You may also inspect certain reports and other
information concerning Nabriva AG at
www.nabriva.com/investors/SECfilings.
This document is a press release and does not constitute a
prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (together with
any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the
“Prospectus Directive”). This document has not
been approved by the Central Bank of Ireland, nor any equivalent
authority in a European Economic Area member state. No offer of
shares to the public is made, or will be made in connection with
the Exchange Offer, that requires the publication of a prospectus
pursuant to the Prospectus Directive.
Nabriva AG Contacts:
INVESTORS
Will Sargent
Nabriva Therapeutics AG
William.Sargent@nabriva.com
610-813-6406
MEDIA
Katie Engleman
Pure Communications, Inc.
Katie@purecommunicationsinc.com
910-509-3977
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