Bure Equity AB (publ), (“Bure Equity” or the “Company”) has today, in accordance with the press releases published on 10 and 11 June 2020, by using the authorisation from the annual general meeting on 11 June 2020, resolved to carry out the directed share issue which will raise 1,000 MSEK in gross proceeds (the “Directed Share Issue”).

Through the Directed Share Issue, the Company’s share capital will increase by SEK 40,180,204 from SEK 535,518,034 to SEK 575,698,238 by new issue of 5,175,000 ordinary shares, resulting in the total number of shares increasing from 68,971,921 shares to 74,146,921 shares. The Directed Share Issue will result in a dilution of 7.0 per cent of the capital and 7.0 per cent of the votes for existing shareholders based on the total number of shares and votes in the Company after the Directed Share Issue. It is expected that investors in the Directed Share Issue will be delivered their shares around 22 June 2020.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB has been Sole Bookrunner in the Directed Share Issue and Kanter Advokatbyrå KB has been legal adviser to Bure.

The Tigerschiöld and Björkman families have confirmed their intentions to remain as long-term owners in Bure.

Important information

Publication, distribution or release of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to restrictions. The recipients of this press release in jurisdictions where this press release has been published or distributed shall inform themselves of and follow such restrictions. This press release does not constitute an offer, or a solicitation of any offer, to buy or subscribe for any securities in the Company in any jurisdiction, neither from Bure Equity nor from anyone else.

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 the new shares. Any investment decision in connection with the Directed Share Issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company’s shares. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness.

This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor’s option with respect to the Directed Share Issue. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this announcement and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be published, distributed or released, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, within or into the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zeeland, South Africa, Switzerland or in any other jurisdiction where such publication, distribution or release of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or would require prospectuses, registration or any other measures than those required by Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.

This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation 2017/1129 of the European parliament and of the council (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Bure Equity has not authorised any offer to the public of shares or rights in any member state of the EEA and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Directed Share Issue. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

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For more information, contact

Henrik Blomquist
henrik.blomquist@bure.se
Telephone: +46 (0) 8-614 00 20

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Bure has resolved upon a directed share issue of 1,000 MSEK

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