WntResearch publishes prospectus in connection with rights issue
The board of directors of Wntresearch AB (“WntResearch” or the “Company”) has prepared an EU Growth Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) in connection with the rights issue of units announced through a press release on 20 November 2023 (the “Rights Issue”). The Prospectus has today been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) and is available on the Company’s website.
The Prospectus regarding the Rights Issue has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and is now available on WntResearch’s website, www.wntresearch.com, and Vator Securities’ website, www.vatorsecurities.se. The Prospectus will also be available on the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority’s website, www.fi.se.
For further information regarding the Rights Issue, please refer to the published Prospectus.
Timetable for the Rights Issue
| 9 January 2024 | Last day of trading including the right to receive unitrights |
| 10 January 2024 | First day of trading excluding the right to receive unitrights |
| 11 January 2024 | Record date for participation in the Rights Issue |
| 15 January – 24 January 2024 | Trading in unit rights on Spotlight Stock Market |
| 15 January – 29 January 2024 | Subscription period |
| 15 January 2024 – Until the Rights Issue is registered by the Swedish Companies Registration Office | Trading in paid subscribed units (Sw. “BTU”) |
| Around 31 January 2024 | Publication of outcome in the Rights Issue |
Advisers
Vator Securities AB acts as financial adviser and Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB acts as legal adviser to the Company in connection with the Rights Issue. Vator Securities AB also acts as issuer agent in connection with the Rights Issue.
For further information:
Pernilla Sandwall, CEO
E-mail: [email protected]
This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on 8 January 2024 at 12.15 CET.
About Wntresearch AB
WntResearch is developing a completely new type of drug with the potential to improve survival in cancer without giving rise to serious side effects. Ad hoc observations from an ongoing phase 2 study in patients with colon cancer indicate that the Company's drug candidate Foxy-5 has a tumor suppressive effect already after three weeks of treatment. This means that Foxy-5 could counteract the ability of cancer cells to spread and invade healthy tissue, but also potentially eliminate cancer cells. The clinical study is now continuing with the aim of confirming these promising research findings. WntResearch then intends to establish partnerships with one or more international pharmaceutical companies ahead of the final part of the development and a global commercialization. WntResearch's shares are traded on Spotlight Stock Market. For more information, visit www.wntresearch.com.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, warrants or other securities in WntResearch. No action has been taken and measures will not be taken to permit a public offering in any jurisdictions other than Sweden. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for units in Wntresearch will only be made through the Prospectus that WntResearch has published on 8 January 2024. The Prospectus has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and has been published on the Company’s website, www.wntresearch.com. The approval of the Prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority shall not be regarded as an approval of the Company’s shares, warrants or any other securities. This release is not a prospectus in accordance with the definition in the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (“Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. 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 shares, warrants or other securities in WntResearch. In order for investors to fully understand the potential risks and benefits associated with a decision to participate in the Rights Issue, any investment decision should only be made based on the information in the Prospectus. Thus, investors are encouraged to review the Prospectus in its entirety. In accordance with article 2 k of the Prospectus Regulation this press release constitutes an advertisement.
The information in this press release may not be released, distributed or published, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction in which such action would be unlawful or would require registration or any other measures than those required by Swedish law. Actions in violation of these restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable securities laws. No shares, warrants or other securities in WntResearch have been registered, and no shares, warrants or other securities will be registered, under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the securities legislation of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States of America and no shares or other securities may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America, except under an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act and in compliance with the securities legislation in the relevant state or any other jurisdiction of the United States of America.
Within the European Economic Area (“EEA”), no public offering of shares, warrants or other securities (“Securities”) is made in other countries than Sweden. In other member states of the EU, such an offering of Securities may only be made in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation. In other member states of the EEA which have implemented the Prospectus Regulation in its national legislation, any offer of Securities may only be made in accordance with an applicable exemption in the Prospectus Regulation and/or in accordance with an applicable exemption under a relevant national implementation measure. In other member states of the EEA which have not implemented the Prospectus Regulation in its national legislation, any offer of Securities may only be made in accordance with an applicable exemption under national law.
In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” (within the meaning of the United Kingdom version of the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129/ EU) which is part of United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); (ii) high net worth entities etc. falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (iii) such other persons to whom such investment or investment activity may lawfully be made available under the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements which reflect the Company’s current view on future events and financial and operational development. Words such as “intend”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “may”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate” and other expressions which imply indications or predictions of future development or trends, and which are not based on historical facts, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements inherently involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties as they depend on future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future results or development and the actual outcome could differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
This information, the opinions and the forward-looking statements included in this press release are only applicable as of this date and may change without any notice thereof. WntResearch does not undertake to publish any updates or amendments of forward-looking statements, future events or similar circumstances other than what is required by appliable legislation.
Since WntResearch conducts essential services according to the Swedish Screening of Foreign Direct Investments Act (Sw. lag (2023:560) om granskning av utländska direktinvesteringar), certain investments in the Rights Issue may require review by the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP). The Company will, no later than in connection with the publication of the Prospectus, publish more information about this on the Company's website, www.wntresearch.com.