Bure Equity AB (publ) has divested 1,500,000 shares in MedCap AB and thereafter holds 9.84 per cent of the capital and the votes.
MedCap AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Bure’s holding of shares in MedCap consists of 1,456,017 shares which is equivalent to 9.84 per cent of the total number of shares and votes in the company.
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.
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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.
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Bure Equity AB (publ) has acquired 7,803,248 shares in Cavotec SA and thereafter holds 36.2 percent of the capital and the votes in the company.
Bure has acquired 7,803,248 shares in Cavotec on 8 May 2020. After the transaction, Bure’s total holding in Cavotec amounts to 34,071,619 shares which is equivalent to 36.2 percent of the total number of shares and votes in the company. Cavotec is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The mandatory provisions in accordance with the Act on public takeover bids in the stock market do not apply as Cavotec is a Swiss company.
The Nominating Committee for the 2020 annual general meeting has been appointed. In accordance with a decision at the annual general meeting, the three largest shareholders or owner groups shall be given the opportunity to appoint a member to the Nominating Committee. The Board Chairman shall be a member of the Nominating Committee.
The following members have been appointed to Bure’s Nominating Committee:
Per Björkman, appointed by the Björkman family
Erik Durhan, appointed by Nordea Investment Funds
Patrik Tigerschiöld, appointed by the Tigerschiöld family
The Chairman of the Board, Patrik Tigerschiöld, shall convene the first meeting of the Committee.
The Nominating Committee has been appointed according to the instructions from the Annual General Meeting in 2019. The members of the Nominating Committee together represent 39.3
per cent of the votes attached to all voting shares in the company.
The Annual General Meeting of Bure Equity AB will be held on 6 May 2020.
The tasks and responsibilities of the Nominating Committee are described on the website, www.bure.se
Shareholders who wish to recommend candidates for nomination can contact Bure’s Nominating Committee via e-mail: info@bure.se (“To the Nominating Committee”), or by mail to: Bure Equity AB, Att: Chairman of the Board, Nybrogatan 6, SE-114 34 Stockholm, no later than 31 January 2020.
Bure Equity AB (publ)
For more information contact:
Patrik Tigerschiöld, Chairman of the Board
Tel. +46 (0)8-614 00 20
Yubico has completed a directed share issue to Meritech Capital Partners, a venture capital firm based in Pal Alto, California. In connection with the rights issue, Bure will acquire 140,000 shares from existing shareholders for a total of SEK 50m. After the transaction Bure will own 18,8% of the capital and votes in the company before dilution.
As a result of the transaction and in accordance with IFRS 9, Bure has increased the value of its holding in Yubico by SEK 507m compared to book value at the end of the second quarter 2019. Following the transaction, the total book value of Bure’s holding in Yubico amounts to SEK 989m.
Bure Equity AB (publ)