Exercise of over-allotment option and end of stabilisation period

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ABG Sundal Collier AB (”ABGSC”) and Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) (”Carnegie”) (jointly the "Joint Bookrunners") have today notified Desenio Group AB (publ) (“Desenio”) and Verdane Capital¹ (”Verdane”) that the over-allotment option has been exercised in full and that the stabilisation period has ended.

In connection with the private placement of shares in Desenio and the admission to trading of Desenio’s shares on Nasdaq First North Growth Market on 15 March 2021 (the “Offering”), Verdane entered into an undertaking to, within 30 days, upon the Joint Bookrunners’ request, sell up to 8,072,120 additional existing shares in Desenio to cover over-allotment in connection with the Offering (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The Over-Allotment Option has been exercised in full.

No stabilisation transactions have been carried out. ABGSC, as stabilising manager on behalf of the Joint Bookrunners, has decided to end the stabilisation period.

For further information, please contact:

Fredrik Palm, CEO, Desenio Group

Tel.: +46 70 080 76 37

Email: [email protected]
 

This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 20.30 CET on 18 March 2021.

Desenio’s shares are publicly listed on First North Growth market under the ticker “DSNO” with FNCA Sweden AB as its Certified Adviser; [email protected] +46 8 528 00 399.

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¹ Refers to Verdane Capital IX (D) AB and Verdane Capital IX (E) AB