Implantica contemplates a private placement of SDRs

STOCKHOLM, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Implantica AG (ticker: IMP A SDB) ("Implantica" or the "Company") has mandated Pareto Securities to evaluate the conditions for a private placement of SDRs corresponding to approximately SEK 500 million (the "Private Placement"), to Swedish and international institutional investors through an accelerated book building procedure.

The Private Placement is intended to be carried out through an accelerated book building procedure which commences immediately after the announcement of this press release. The Private Placement will comprise newly issued Class A shares in Implantica, represented by Swedish Depository Receipts ("SDRs"). Pricing and allocation in the Private Placement are expected to take place before beginning of trading on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market at 09:00 CEST on 16 April 2021. The closing, pricing and allocation of the book building is at the discretion of the Company and may be cancelled at any time. The Company will announce the outcome of the Private Placement when the book building has been completed in a subsequent press release.

• Approximately 45 percent of the proceeds will be used to:       
• Speed up commercialization by building up the sales organization in key markets in advance of regulatory approvals and reimbursement
• Eventually explore strategic acquisitions, such as smaller companies selling surgical instruments in selected strategic markets, to expand the network and sales force
• Approximately 30 percent of the proceeds will be used to:       
• Expedite bringing the eHealth platform to market
• Expand and enhance the eHealth platform including additional functionality and more treatment fields
• Approximately 25 percent of the proceeds will be used to:       
• Develop more eHealth-based products such as new stimulation technology and drug delivery from inside the body

The Company believes that the flexibility provided by a non-pre-emptive placement is the most appropriate transaction structure in order to raise capital in a time- and cost-effective manner, whilst also further diversifying and strengthening the Company's shareholder base. Given that the subscription price in the Private Placement will be determined through an accelerated book building procedure, it is the board of directors' assessment that the subscription price will be determined in accordance with market conditions.

The Private Placement is subject to, among other things, that Implantica's board of directors, after the book building procedure has been completed, resolves on the Private Placement, following the authorization to be granted by the Annual General Meeting to be held on 16 April 2021 (the "AGM"). The Company's largest shareholder Implantica MediSwiss AG, representing the majority of the votes in the Company, has entered into an undertaking to vote in favour of all of the proposals and resolutions by the board of directors relating to the share issue authorization at the AGM 2021.

The Lock-up undertakings from the IPO continue to remain in force. The Company's main shareholder, Implantica MediSwiss AG, undertook not to, during 360 days after the first day of trading of the Company's SDRs on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market, i.e. 21 September 2020, sell or otherwise dispose of any financial instruments in the Company without the consent of Pareto Securities. Certain shareholders of Implantica MediSwiss AG, whose shareholding in Implantica MediSwiss AG exceeds 1.5%, undertook not to, during 360 days after the first day of trading of the Company's SDRs on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market, sell or otherwise dispose of any financial instruments in the Implantica MediSwiss AG without the consent of Pareto Securities. All members of the Board of Directors and senior management are also covered by the lock-up undertaking. The Company is under lock-up until 16 September 2021 and has undertaken to not issue any new shares or sell any of its own shares without the consent of Pareto Securities.

Advisors

Pareto Securities is acting Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner in the Offering. Baker McKenzie is the legal advisor to Implantica as to Swedish and Swiss law and Advokatfirman Schjødt is the legal advisor to Pareto Securities in the Offering.

For further information, please contact:

Nicole Pehrsson, Investor Relations, Implantica
Telephone (CH): +41 (0)79 335 09 49
E-mail: nicole.pehrsson@implantica.com

This information is information that Implantica AG is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, on 15 April 2021 at 17:31 CEST.

About Implantica

Implantica is a medtech group dedicated to bringing advanced technology into the body. Implantica's lead product, RefluxStop™, is a CE-marked implant for the prevention of gastroesophageal reflux that will potentially create a paradigm shift in anti-reflux treatment as supported by successful clinical trial results. Implantica also focuses on eHealth inside the body and has developed a broad, patent protected, product pipeline based partly on two platform technologies: an eHealth platform designed to monitor a broad range of health parameters, control treatment from inside the body and communicate to the caregiver on distance and a wireless energising platform designed to power remote controlled implants wirelessly through intact skin. Implantica is listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market (ticker: IMP A SDB). Visit www.implantica.com for further information.

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This announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the new shares/SDRs. Any investment decision in connection with the Private Placement must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company's shares/SDRs. Such information has not been independently verified by the Sole Global Coordinator. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. The Sole Global Coordinator is acting for the Company in connection with the transaction and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for giving advice in relation to the transaction or any other matter referred to herein.

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Forward-looking statements

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Information to distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares/SDRs in the Company have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares/SDRs are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "EU Target Market Assessment"). Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process in the United Kingdom, the target market assessment in respect of the shares/SDRs in the Company has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for such shares/SDRs is only eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook, and professional clients, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MiFIR"); and (ii) all channels for distribution of such shares/SDRs to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate (the "UK Target Market Assessment" and, together with the EU Target Market Assessment, the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Distributors should note that: the price of the shares/SDRs in the Company may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares/SDRs in the Company offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares/SDRs in the Company is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Private Placement. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Sole Global Coordinator will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

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