Bonava publishes prospectus regarding its fully underwritten rights issue
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The prospectus regarding the fully underwritten rights issue in Bonava AB (publ) (“Bonava”) of approximately SEK 1,050 million, which was resolved by Bonava’s Board of Directors on 20 December 2023 and approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 7 February 2024, has today been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The prospectus is available on Bonava's website, www.bonava.com, together with all other information related to the rights issue. The prospectus will also be made available on the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's website www.fi.se.
Application forms can be obtained from Bonava (www.bonava.com) or from Carnegie (www.carnegie.se), from the first day of the subscription period, on 13 February 2024.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Wallin, CEO
Lars Ingman, CFO
Anna Falck Fyhrlund, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46 707 604 914
Fredrik Hammarbäck, Group Head of Press and Public Affairs
Tel: +46 739 056 063
Bonava is a leading residential developer in Europe with the purpose to create happy neighbourhoods for the many. With its 1,300 employees, Bonava develops residential housing in Germany, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. To date, the company has built about 40,000 homes and reported net sales of approximately SEK 13 billion in 2023. Bonava's shares and green bond are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
For more information about us, please visit: bonava.com
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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This press release does not contain or constitute an invitation nor offer to acquire, sell, subscribe for or otherwise trade in shares, subscription rights or other securities in Bonava in the United States or otherwise. Invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for shares in Bonava is only made by means of the prospectus published by Bonava on the company's website, www.bonava.com, following the approval and registration thereof by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen). The prospectus contains, among other things, risk factors, certain financial information as well as information regarding the company's executive management and Board of Directors. This press release has not been approved by any regulatory authority and does not constitute a prospectus. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities referred to in this press release except on the basis of information contained in the published prospectus.
This press release is not directed to persons located in the United States (including its territories, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa or in any other jurisdiction where the offer or sale of subscription rights, paid subscribed shares (Sw. betalda tecknade aktier) or new shares is not permitted. This press release may not be released, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa or any other jurisdiction where such measure is wholly or partially subject to legal restrictions or where such measure would require additional prospectuses, offer documents, registrations or any other measure in addition to what is required under Swedish law. The information in this press release may not be forwarded, reproduced or disclosed in such a manner that would contravene such restrictions or would require additional prospectuses, offer documents, registrations or any other measure. Failure to comply with this instruction may result in a violation of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") or laws applicable in other jurisdictions. No subscription rights, paid subscribed shares or new shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act, or with any other regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and no paid subscribed shares or new shares may be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, into or within the United States or on account of such persons other than pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of subscription rights, paid subscribed shares or new shares is made in the United States. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering in the United States.
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To the extent this press release contains forward-looking statements, such statements do not represent facts and are characterized by words such as "will", "expect", "believe", "estimate", "intend", "anticipate" and similar expressions. Such statements express Bonava's intentions, opinions or current expectations or assumptions. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and forecasts that Bonava has made to the best of its ability, but which Bonava does not claim will be correct in the future. Forward-looking statements are associated with risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and cannot, in general, be influenced by Bonava. It should be noticed that actual events or outcomes may differ materially from those covered by, or expressed in, the forward-looking statements.
The information, opinions and forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of its date and are subject to change without notice.
Carnegie and SEB are acting exclusively for the company in connection with the Rights Issue and not for anyone else. Carnegie and SEB are not responsible to anyone else for providing the protections provided to their customers or for providing advice in connection with the Rights Issue or in respect of anything else referred to herein.