Not for release to US wire services or distribution in the United States
March 15, 2021
Prospectus for Issue of Warrants in Connection with Previously
Announced US$110/A$138 Million Financing Led By US Strategic
Investor Group
In connection with the US$110 million private placement led by a strategic US investor group that was announced on Tuesday March 2, 2021, Mesoblast will issue warrants over 15 million shares at a price of A$2.88 per share, a 25% premium to the placement price, which may raise up to a further A$43.2 million, on or before 15 March 2028. Mesoblast has a right to call on these funds at any time during the term, subject to a share trading price of at least A$4.32 for 45 consecutive days.
A prospectus for the warrants was lodged with ASIC today and is attached.
Not an offer of securities
This announcement is not for release to US wire services or distribution in the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Any securities described in this announcement have not been registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions registered under the Securities Act or exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws.
Release authorized by the Chief Executive.
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Mesoblast Limited
ACN 109 431 870
ASX: MSB
Prospectus
This Prospectus relates to an offer of 15,027,327 Warrants (Offer Securities) to the Investors, which Mesoblast is required to issue to the Investors in accordance with the US$110 million capital raising announced on 2 March 2021 and the terms of the Subscription Agreements. This Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with Australian legal requirements. Please refer to the US and UK legends in Section 1.2 (if applicable). Only the Investors (or their nominee(s)) may apply for the Offer Securities.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document is important and should be read in its entirety. It is a prospectus issued pursuant to section 713 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Australia). It does not, itself, contain all the information that is generally required to be set out in a full prospectus, but refers to other documents, the information of which is deemed to be incorporated into this Prospectus.
If after reading this Prospectus you have any questions about the securities being offered under this Prospectus or any other matter, then you should consult your stockbroker, accountant or other professional adviser.
This Prospectus may not be released to US wire services or distributed in the United States except by Mesoblast to Approved US Shareholders.
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Prospectus
Corporate directory | 2 | |
Summary | 3 | |
1. | Important notices | 5 |
2. | Company information | 8 |
3. | Details of the Offer | 13 |
4. | Purpose and use of funds raised under the Offer | 16 |
5. | Effect on Mesoblast | 17 |
6. Rights and liabilities attaching to any Shares issued on exercise of the Offer
Securities | 21 | |
7. | Risk factors | 24 |
8. | Additional information | 30 |
Glossary | 39 | |
Appendix 1 - Application Form | 41 |
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Corporate directory
Directors | Registered Office |
Joseph Swedish (Chairman) | Level 38 |
Silviu Itescu | 55 Collins Street |
William M Burns | Melbourne, Victoria 3000, |
Donal O'Dwyer | Australia |
Eric Rose | Telephone +61 3 9639 6036 |
Michael Spooner | Facsimile +61 3 9639 6030 |
Shawn Cline Tomasello | Website www.mesoblast.com |
Company Secretary | |
Charlie Harrison and Niva Sivakumar | |
Share Registry | |
Link Market Services Limited | |
Tower 4, Collins Square | |
727 Collins Street | |
Docklands, Victoria 3008 | |
Australia | |
Telephone + 61 1300 554 474 | |
Facsimile + 61 2 9287 0303 | |
Website www.linkmarketservices.com.au | |
Legal advisers | |
MinterEllison | |
Level 20, Collins Arch | |
447 Collins Street, | |
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 | |
Australia |
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Summary
Topic | Details | Where to find more | ||||
information | ||||||
What is the Offer? | This Prospectus relates to the Offer to be made by | Section 3.1 | ||||
Mesoblast to the Investors for the issue of the Offer | ||||||
Securities, being up to 15,027,327 Warrants, which | ||||||
Mesoblast is required to issue to the Investors in | ||||||
accordance with the terms of their respective | ||||||
Subscription Agreements. | ||||||
Opening and Closing Dates | The Opening Date is 15 March 2021 and the Closing | Section 3.7 | ||||
Date is 5.00pm (Melbourne time) on 17 March 2021. | ||||||
Application for Offer | An application for the Offer Securities can only be made | Section 3.4 | ||||
Securities | by an Investor and only by using an application form, | |||||
and in accordance with the instructions set out in the | ||||||
application form. A duly completed application form | ||||||
must be mailed, emailed, faxed or delivered to | ||||||
Mesoblast as set out in this Prospectus. | ||||||
An application must also comply with any further | ||||||
requirements set out in the Subscription Agreements. | ||||||
What is the purpose of the | In accordance with the terms of the Subscription | Section 3.1 | ||||
Prospectus? | Agreements, Mesoblast is required to issue the Offer | |||||
Securities, which are warrants to acquire Shares in | ||||||
accordance with the terms of the Subscription | ||||||
Agreements, under a prospectus. | ||||||
This Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with | ||||||
section 713 of the Corporations Act for the purpose of | ||||||
making available the Offer Securities to the Investors | ||||||
under this Prospectus and enabling all Shares acquired | ||||||
as a result of the Offer, including any Shares issued on | ||||||
exercise of the Offer Securities, to be freely traded and | ||||||
without restriction under section 707 of the Corporations | ||||||
Act in accordance with the terms of the Subscription | ||||||
Agreements. | ||||||
Risk factors | The key risks in relation to an investment in Mesoblast | Section 7 | ||||
include but are not limited to: | ||||||
ξ | product risk; | |||||
ξ | manufacturing risk; | |||||
ξ | commercialisation risk; | |||||
ξ | partnering risk; | |||||
ξ | funding risk; | |||||
ξ | key personnel risk; | |||||
ξ intellectual property risk; and | ||||||
ξ | regulatory risk. | |||||
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