Helsinki, Finland, 2013-11-14 17:33 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc Stock Exchange Release 14 November 2013 at 18:30
On 14 November 2013, Ixonos Plc ("Ixonos" or "Company") has received the following disclosure notification, pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, of a potential change in a portion of holdings:
Turret Oy Ab's ("Turret") portion of Ixonos' voting rights and total number of shares may exceed 30 or 50 per cent should Turret subscribe all shares to which its subscription commitment in Ixonos' rights issue ("Rights Issue"), announced on 11 November 2013, applies. On 11 November 2013, Turret held altogether 1,708,884 Ixonos shares, which is equivalent to approximately 24.25 per cent of Ixonos' share capital and voting rights.
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today granted a permanent exemption under Chapter 11, Section 26 of the Securities Market Act to Turret from the obligation to make a mandatory public tender offer for the remaining shares in Ixonos and securities issued by the Company entitling to shares in the Company pursuant to Chapter 11, Section 19 of the Securities Market Act in the event that Turret's shareholding would, based on the subscription commitment, corresponding to Turret’s pro rata ownership in the Company, exceed 30 or 50 per cent of the votes in the Company as a result of the Rights Issue.
In addition to Turret, the Chairman of the Company’s Board, Mr Pertti Ervi (approximately 0.35 per cent of shares) and the Company’s CEO, Mr Esa Harju (approximately 0.17 per cent of shares), both shareholders in the Company, have given a subscription commitment to fully subscribe all new shares that may be subscribed pursuant to their holdings in the Company. Should Turret and the other aforementioned parties that have given a subscription commitment be the only parties to subscribe the new shares offered in the Rights Issue, Turret’s maximum ownership share in Ixonos would be 20,506,608 shares following the Rights Issue, which would be equivalent to approximately 78.13 per cent of Ixonos’ share capital and voting rights.
In addition to its subscription commitment, Turret has provided an underwriting commitment to subscribe shares that are otherwise not subscribed in the Rights Issue with a maximum amount of EUR 1 million. If the underwriting commitment provided by Turret is used, it shall, however, only be used to the extent that Turret’s ownership does not exceed 30 per cent of all voting rights attached to the Company’s shares as a result of the use of the subscription commitment and underwriting commitment. The subscription commitment and the underwriting commitment may only be used if certain standard preconditions are met.
Before the Rights Issue, Ixonos has altogether 7,047,825 shares and votes. If the Rights Issue is fully subscribed, Ixonos will have altogether 84,573,900 shares and votes.
Helsinki, 14 November 2013
IXONOS PLC
The Board of Directors
Additional Information
Esa Harju, CEO and President, tel. +358 40 844 3367, esa.harju@ixonos.com
Teppo Talvinko, CFO, puh. +358 40 7153 660, teppo.talvinko@ixonos.com
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