Ensurge Micropower Asa: Private Placement Successfully Placed
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Reference is made to the stock exchange
announcement published on 2 February 2022 by Ensurge Micropower ASA
("Ensurge" or the "Company") regarding a contemplated private
placement (the "Private Placement") of new shares in the Company
(the "Offer Shares") at a subscription price of NOK 0.60 per Offer
Share.
Ensurge is pleased to announce that the Private
Placement has been successfully placed, through an allocation of
125,561,401 Offer Shares in Tranche 1 and an allocation of
41,105,265 Offer Shares in Tranche 2, for total gross proceeds
(i.e. both tranches) of approximately NOK 100 million. Pareto
Securities AS (the "Manager") acted as sole lead manager and sole
bookrunner in the Private Placement.
The net proceeds from the Private Placement will
be used for general corporate purposes which include expanding the
Company's manufacturing capabilities and its presence in new
evolving markets.
Allocation to investors and payment instructions
is expected to be communicated on 3 February 2022. The allocated
Offer Shares will be settled with existing and unencumbered shares
in the Company already admitted to trading on Oslo Børs, borrowed
by the existing shareholder Alden AS ("Alden") pursuant to a share
lending agreement entered into between Alden, the Company and the
Manager, to facilitate settlement on a delivery versus payment
basis. The Offer Shares allocated to applicants in Tranche 1 will
thus be tradable from notification of allocation (subject to timely
payment), on 3 February 2022, while the Offer Shares allocated to
applicants in Tranche 2 will be tradeable one trading day after
approval by the extraordinary general meeting expected to be held
on or about 24 February 2022 (the "EGM").
The settlement date in the Private Placement for
Tranche 1 will be 7 February 2022 and the settlement date for
Tranche 2 is expected to be on or about 1 March 2022. The Manager
will settle the share loan with (i) new shares in the Company to be
resolved issued by the Board pursuant to an authorization (the
"Board Authorization") granted by the Company’s annual general
meeting held on 3 June 2021 (Tranche 1) and (ii) new shares in the
Company to be issued following, and subject to, approval by the EGM
to be summoned shortly after notification of allocation in the
Private Placement (Tranche 2).
Following registration of the share capital
increase pertaining to the Offer Shares in Tranche 1 of the Private
Placement with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, the
Company will have a registered share capital of NOK 206,042,023.33
divided into 1,873,109,303 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK
0.11.
Subject to approval by the EGM, the subscribers
in the Private Placement will receive two non-tradeable warrants
for every two Offer Shares subscribed for in the Private Placement
(the “Private Placement Warrants”), at no additional cost and with
an exercise price equal to the subscription price for the Offer
Shares. 50% of the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable
on 30 June 2022 and the remaining 50% will be exercisable on 30
November 2022.
The Private Placement implies a deviation from
the pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders of the Company.
The Board has considered this and is of the view that it would be
in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to deviate
from the existing shareholders' pre-emptive right to the Offer
Shares, and that this would also be in compliance with the
requirements in the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act on equal
treatment of shareholders and the prohibition against giving anyone
an unreasonable advantage at the Company's or the shareholders'
expense and the obligation relating to equal treatment of
shareholders, cf. the rules on equal treatment under Oslo Rule
Book II for companies listed on the Oslo Stock exchange and the
Oslo Stock Exchange's Guidelines on the rule of equal
treatment.
In reaching this conclusion, the Board inter
alia emphasized that:
The total number of Offer Shares represents less
than 10% of the issued and outstanding number of shares in the
Company and, consequently, the dilutive effect is
limited.
The subscription price of NOK 0.60 per share
represents a nominal deviation from the closing price of the share
on 2 February 2022 and is therefore considered to represent
professional investors' view of the market price for the
shares.
A share issue in the form of a private placement
enables the Company to capitalize on current market conditions
which are deemed beneficial to the interest of the Company and its
shareholders. Alternative transaction structures would imply a
longer lead time and potentially significant discounts.
As the Private Placement is structured to ensure
that a market-based subscription price is achieved, it is not
planned to conduct a subsequent share issue directed towards
shareholders not participating in the Private Placement.
Completion of Tranche 1 is not conditional upon
completion of Tranche 2. The settlement of Offer Shares under
Tranche 1 will remain final and binding and cannot be revoked or
terminated by the respective applicants if Tranche 2 is not
completed.
Completion of Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 is not
conditional upon the approval of the Private Placement Warrants at
the EGM. The settlement of Offer Shares under Tranche 1 and Tranche
2 will remain final and binding and cannot be revoked or terminated
by the respective applicants if the issuance of Private Placement
Warrants is not completed.
By applying for Offer Shares in the Private
Placement, the applicants allocated shares in Tranche 1 have
undertaken to vote in favor of the approval of Tranche 2 and the
Private Placement Warrants at the EGM.
AdvisorsPareto Securities AS acts as sole lead
manager and sole bookrunner in the Private Placement.
Advokatfirmaet Ræder AS is legal advisor to the Company and
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the
Manager in connection with the Private Placement.
For further information, please
contact: Ståle Bjørnstad - Investor RelationsE-mail:
stale.bjornstad@ensurge.com
(mailto:stale.bjornstad@ensurge.com)Phone: +47 99 16 76 72
Kevin Barber - Chief Executive OfficerE-mail:
kevin.barber@ensurge.com (mailto:kevin.barber@ensurge.com)
This information is subject to the disclosure
requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities
Trading Act.
About ENSURGE MICROPOWER
Ensurge is Energizing Innovation (TM) with
ultrathin, flexible, and safe energy storage solutions for wearable
devices, connected sensors, and beyond. Ensurge's innovative
solid-state lithium battery (SSLB) technology is uniquely
positioned to enable the production of powerful, lightweight, and
cost-effective rechargeable batteries for diverse applications. The
company's state-of-the-art flexible electronics manufacturing
facility, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, combines patented
process technology and materials innovation with the scale of
roll-to-roll production methods to bring the advantages of SSLB
technology to established and expanding markets. Ensurge Micropower
ASA ("Ensurge") is a publicly listed company in Norway with
corporate headquarters in Oslo and global headquarters in San Jose,
California.
Important information: This announcement is not
and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of
an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. Copies of this
announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent
into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful
or would require registration or other measures. Any offering of
the securities referred to in this announcement will be made by
means of a set of subscription materials provided to potential
investors. Investors should not subscribe for any securities
referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information
contained in the aforementioned subscription material. The
securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will
not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and accordingly may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in
accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company
does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United
States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United
States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned
in this announcement will be made solely to "qualified
institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed
to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State
within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to
investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus
in such EEA Member State. The expression "Prospectus Regulation"
means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as amended (together with any
applicable implementing measures in any Member State). This
communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at
persons in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order")
or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this
announcement may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article
49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being
referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication must not be
acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any
investment or investment activity to which this communication
relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged
in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this
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Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by
words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "strategy",
"intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and
similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release
are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in
turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believe that
these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are
inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are
difficult or impossible to predict, and are beyond their control.
Actual events may differ significantly from any anticipated
development due to a number of factors, including without
limitation, changes in public sector investment levels, changes in
the general economic, political and market conditions in the
markets in which the Company operates, the Company's ability to
attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, changes in the
Company's ability to engage in commercially acceptable acquisitions
and strategic investments, and changes in laws and regulation and
the potential impact of legal proceedings and actions. 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 make any guarantee that the
assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this
announcement are free from errors nor does it accept any
responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in
this announcement or any obligation to update or revise the
statements in this announcement to reflect subsequent events. You
should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements
in this announcement. The information, opinions and forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement 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 announcement. Neither the Manager nor any of
their affiliates makes any representation as to the accuracy or
completeness of this announcement and none of them accepts any
responsibility for the contents of this announcement or any matters
referred to herein. This announcement is for information purposes
only and is not to be relied upon in substitution for the exercise
of independent judgment. It is not intended as investment advice
and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as an
offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities of the Company.
Neither the Manager nor any of its affiliates accepts any liability
arising from the use of this announcement. In connection with the
Private Placement, the Manager and any of their affiliates, acting
as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase
shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to
sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such shares and
other securities of the Company or related investments in
connection with the Private Placement or otherwise. Accordingly,
references in any subscription materials to the shares being
issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in
should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription,
acquisition, placing or dealing by, such Manager and any of their
affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Manager
do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or
transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or
regulatory obligations to do so. The distribution of this
announcement and other information may be restricted by law in
certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this
announcement or such other information should come are required to
inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
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