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The Board of Directors of Toleranzia AB ("Toleranzia" or the "Company") has today, with authorization from the general meeting on 7 June 2023, decided to carry out an issue of units consisting of shares and warrants with preferential rights for existing shareholders of approximately SEK 55 million (the "Rights Issue"). The Rights Issue is covered to approximately 47 per cent through subscription commitments.
The Rights Issue in brief
- The Board of Directors of Toleranzia has, with authorization from the general meeting on 7 June 2023, resolved to carry out the Rights Issue of a maximum 110,315,231 units, corresponding to 110,315,231 shares and 110,315,231 warrants of series TO4.
- If fully subscribed, the Rights Issue would provide Toleranzia with approximately SEK 55 million before issue costs.
- In the event of full subscription and full exercise of all warrants of series TO4 in conjunction with offered units, the Company may be provided with an additional maximum of approximately SEK 55 million.
- The Rights Issue is covered to approximately 47 per cent by subscription commitments.
- All existing shareholders will receive one (1) unit right for each one (1) share owned on the record date, 25 August 2023. One (1) unit right gives the right to subscribe for one (1) unit. One (1) unit consists of one (1) newly issued share and one (1) warrant of series TO4. The subscription price per unit is SEK 0.50, corresponding to SEK 0.50 per share. The warrants are issued free of charge.
- The subscription period for the Rights Issue will run from 30 August 2023 until 13 September 2023.
- In addition, the board may decide on an over-allotment issue in the form of a directed new issue of a maximum 11,031,523 units, provided that the Rights Issue is fully subscribed. ("The Overallotment Issue")
"With financing from the now resolved issue, Toleranzia will be able to complete all preclinical activities and documentation of our drug candidate TOL2 and take it into clinical studies in patients with the nerve-muscle disease myasthenia gravis. It will be an exciting journey towards, what we hope, a new, safe, effective and commercially successful drug for patients with a great medical need. I would like to welcome all current and future shareholders to participate in this advanced phasedevelopment of the company's most important product", comments Charlotte Fribert, CEO of Toleranzia.
Background and rationale
Toleranzia is a Swedish biotechnology company that develops drugs that utilise the immune system's own power to treat autoimmune orphan diseases (rare diseases). According to the Company's assessment, the drugs have the potential to be the first long-acting or curative treatments that act specifically on the underlying cause of the autoimmune disease for which they are being developed. Toleranzia's main focus is the autoimmune nerve and muscle disease myasthenia gravis, for which the Company is developing the drug candidate TOL2. In addition, Toleranzia is working on the autoimmune blood vessel disease ANCA vasculitis, for which the Company is developing the drug candidate TOL3. For both diseases there is a great medical need and a large market potential.
Toleranzia intends to carry out the Rights Issue to finance completion of the manufacturing of a clinical trial batch (GMP batch) of TOL2" final formulation and filling and finishing of the pharmaceutical product up to finished containers (fill & finish), conducting toxicological studies in accordance with good laboratory practice (GLP-toxicological studies) and completing preparatory work for a phase I/IIa clinical trial of the drug candidate TOL2 in patients, including a clinical trial application and contracting a clinical CRO, and initiation of the Phase I/IIa clinical study of TOL2 in patients with myasthenia gravis, as well as continued development of the drug candidate TOL3, business development and other operating activities.
The proceeds from the Rights Issue, and associated warrants of series TO4, shall primarily be used for:
- completion of manufacturing, documentation and quality control of a GMP batch of TOL2 GMP drug substance, approximately 10 per cent.
- final formulation and fill & finish of the finished pharmaceutical product, approximately 15 per cent.
- conducting GLP toxicological and safety pharmacological studies, approximately 20 per cent.
- clinical trial application, contracting of clinical CRO and initiation of clinical study, approximately 20 per cent.
- development of the drug candidate TOL3, approximately 7 per cent
- other operating activities and business development, approximately 18 per cent
- repayment of loan to Flerie Invest AB, approximately 10 per cent.
Terms for the Rights Issue
The Board of Directors of Toleranzia AB has resolved on the Rights Issue, with authorization from the general meeting on 7 June 2023, in accordance with the following main terms:
- All existing shareholders will receive one (1) unit right for each one (1) share owned on the record date, 25 August 2023. One (1) unit rights give the right to subscribe for one (1) unit. One (1) unit consists of one (1) share and one (1) warrant of series TO4. The subscription price per unit is SEK 0.50, corresponding to SEK 0.50 per share (the warrants are issued free of charge)
- The Rights Issue entails an issue of a maximum of 110,315,231 units, corresponding to 110,315,231 shares and 110,315,231 warrants of series TO4.
- Upon full subscription in the Rights Issue, the Company receives initially approximately SEK 55 million before issue costs.
- The subscription period for subscription of units will run from 30 August 2023, up to and including 13 September 2023.
- Through the Rights Issue, the share capital may increase initially by a maximum of SEK 13,789,403.875, from SEK 13,789,403.875 to SEK 27,578,807.750, and the number of shares can increase with maximum of 110,315,231 shares from 110,315,231 shares to 220,630,462 shares.
- Upon full exercise of the warrants of series TO4 covered by the Rights Issue, the share capital may increase by an additional SEK 13,789,043.875 and the number of shares may increase with additional 110,315,231 shares.
- Upon full subscription in the Rights Issue and full subscription of the warrants of series TO4 the share capital will amount to SEK 41,368,211.625 and the number of shares will amount to 330,945,693.
- Shareholders in the Company that does not subscribe for units in the Rights Issue will be diluted initially by approximately 50 per cent.
Warrants of series TO4
- Every warrant of series TO4 gives the right to subscribe for one (1) new share in the Company. The subscription price for subscription of shares with the support of warrants of series TO4 amounts to SEK 0.50.
- The exercise period for subscription of shares with the support of the warrants of series TO4 will run from 7 October 2024, up to and including 21 October 2024.
- In the event of full subscription and full exercise of all warrants of series TO4 in conjunction with offered units, the Company may be provided with an additional maximum of approximately SEK 55 million.
- The maximum increase of share in the Company due to subscription in the Rights Issue and full subscription of attached warrants TO4 can mean further dilution of approximately 33.33 per cent.
- The warrants of series TO4 are intended to be admitted to trading on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market after final registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
Subscription commitment
The Rights Issue is covered to approximately 47 per cent by subscription commitment from the Company's largest shareholder Flerie Invest AB. The subscription commitment is not secured through bank guarantees, pledge or similar arrangements. No remuneration is paid for the subscription commitment.
Overallotment Issue
If the Rights issue is oversubscribed, the board may, in whole or in part, decide on an Overallotment Issue. The Overallotment Issue may entail a maximum of 11,031,523 units. The terms of the Overallotment Issue will be on the same as in the Rights Issue. At the issue resolution, the Board of Directors shall decide on allocation in accordance with the principles for allocation in the Rights Issue. The reason for deviating from the shareholders' preferential rights is to be able to utilise the possibility for the Company to receive additional issue proceeds in the event of an oversubscription of the Rights Issue. The right to subscribe for units in the Overallotment Issue shall accrue to those who subscribe for units in the Preference issue without receiving full allocation.
Prospectus
An EU growth prospectus and application form will be available before the beginning of the subscription period on the Company's website, www.toleranzia.se.
Preliminary timetable
| 23 August 2023 | Last day of trading in Toleranzia's shares including the right to receive unit rights |
| 24 August 2023 | Last day of trading in Toleranzia's shares excluding the right to receive unit rights |
| 25 August 2023 | Record date for obtaining unit rights. Shareholders who are registered in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on this day, receive unit rights for participation in the Rights Issue. |
| 30 August 2023 - 8 September 2023 | Trading with unit rights on Nasdaq First North Growth Market |
| 30 August 2023 - 13 September 2023 | Subscription period for the Rights Issue |
| 30 August 2023 - 2 Oktober 2023 | Trading with BTU on Nasdaq First North Growth Market |
| 15 September 2023 | Estimated date for publication of issue results |
Advisers
Zonda Partners AB is the financial advisor and Eversheds Sutherland Advokatbyrå AB is the legal advisor to the Company in connection with the Rights Issue. Nordic Issuing acts as issuing agent in connection with the Rights Issue.
For further information, please contact:
Charlotte Fribert - CEO, Toleranzia
Tel: +46 763 19 98 98
Email: charlotte.fribert@toleranzia.com
This information is information that Toleranzia AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at [**] [**] CEST.
About Toleranzia AB (publ)
Toleranzia AB (publ) develops drugs that harness the power of the immune system for the treatment of autoimmune orphan diseases. The drugs, which target the cause of the disease, can cure or significantly alleviate the disease and not, like current treatments, merely reduce the symptoms. They have the potential to be the first long-acting or curative therapies that act specifically on the underlying cause of the autoimmune orphan disease for which they are being developed. Toleranzia's shares are listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and Mangold Fondkommission AB, 08-503 015 50, CA@mangold.se, is the company's Certified Adviser.
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