Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) publishes prospectus for the rights issue
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Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) (“Fingerprints” or the “Company”) announces that the prospectus relating to the Company’s rights issue of A- and B-units, consisting of new A-shares and warrants and new B-shares and warrants (the “Rights Issue”), has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and is available on the Company’s website, and will also be available at Carnegie’s website, .
Timetable for the Rights Issue
| First day of trading in shares excluding right to receive unit rights | 7 November 2022 (today) |
| Publication of prospectus | 7 November 2022 (today) |
| Record date for the Rights Issue | 8 November 2022 |
| Trading in B-unit rights | 10 November 2022 – 21 November 2022 |
| Subscription period | 10 November 2022 – 24 November 2022 |
| Trading in BTUs | 10 November 2022 – 2 December 2022 |
| Expected announcement of the outcome in the Rights Issue | 25 November 2022 |
| Expected first day of trading in B-shares and warrants entitling to subscribe for B-shares | 8 December 2022 |
Advisers
Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) acts as Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner. Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB is legal adviser to the Company.
About Fingerprints
Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) – the world’s leading biometrics company, with its roots in Sweden. We believe in a secure and seamless universe, where you are the key to everything. Our solutions are found in hundreds of millions of devices and applications, and are used billions of times every day, providing safe and convenient identification and authentication with a human touch. For more information visit our website, read our blog, and follow us on Twitter. Fingerprints is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (FING B).
For information, please contact:
Ted Hansson, acting CEO
Per Sundqvist, CFO
Stefan Pettersson, Head of Investor Relations:
+46(0)10-172 00 10
Press:
+46(0)10-172 00 20
Important information
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, units, unit rights, warrants, hybrid equity instruments or other securities in Fingerprint. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for units in Fingerprint will only be made through a prospectus that Fingerprint will publish on its website after approval and registration with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen).
The information in this press release may not be released, distributed or published, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions), Australia, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore or South Africa 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, units, unit rights, warrants, hybrid equity instruments or other securities in Fingerprint have been registered, and no shares, units, unit rights, warrants, hybrid equity instruments 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 and no shares, units, unit rights, warrants, hybrid equity instruments or other securities may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, 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.
In any Member State of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), other than Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway, this press release 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.
In the United Kingdom, this press release is only being distributed to and is directed at “qualified investors” within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, (a) having professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”); (b) who are high net worth entities described in Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order; or (c) other persons to whom they may lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). Any investment or investment activity to which this press release relates will only be available to and will only be engaged in with Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this press release or any of its contents.
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,” “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 Fingerprint believes 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 its control. 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 information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice.
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