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On 1 July 2022, Lehto Group Plc (”Lehto” or the ”Company”) announced the pricing and placing of first tranche of its offering (the “Offering”) of senior unsecured convertible bonds due June 2027 (the “Convertible Bonds”). The Convertible Bonds are convertible into new and/or existing ordinary shares in Lehto (the “Shares”) and the first tranche of the Convertible Bonds was issued on 30 June 2022 for an aggregate principal amount of EUR 13.02 million. As the maximum amount of the Convertible Bonds is EUR 15 million, a total of EUR 1.98 million of the Convertible Bonds remained unsubscribed after the issuance of the first tranche.
The Board of Directors of the Company has today approved Lehto Invest Oy’s subscription of Convertible Bonds for a total amount of EUR 1.98 million made in accordance with the undertaking by Lehto Invest Oy announced on 29 June 2022. As the Convertible Bonds have thus been fully subscribed for, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to discontinue the subscription period for the Convertible Bonds with immediate effect.
The transaction aims to improve the financing position of the Company and to facilitate the Company’s bank financing arrangement, and the proceeds from the Convertible Bonds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Taking into account the Convertible Bonds subscribed for by Lehto Invest Oy today, the Shares underlying the special rights connected to the Convertible Bonds represent approximately 42.9 percent of the total number of Lehto’s issued and outstanding Shares immediately prior to the Offering, subject to potential adjustments to the conversion price.
Settlement and delivery of the second tranche of the Convertible Bonds is expected to take place on or about 6 October 2022.
The terms and conditions of the Convertible Bonds are available in full on the Company’s website in English and the main content thereof has been described in the stock exchange release published by the Company on 1 July 2022.
Further information:
Juuso Hietanen
CEO
Mobile: +358 50 343 4023
Veli-Pekka Paloranta
CFO
Mobile: +358 400 944 074
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This release and the Offering are only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area (each a “Relevant State”) who are “Qualified Investors” within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation. The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, Qualified Investors. This release should not be acted upon or relied upon in any Relevant State by persons who are not Qualified Investors. For the purposes of this release, the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
This release is not a prospectus as referred to in the Prospectus Regulation. Any potential securities offering referred to in this release in any Relevant State are made, as applicable, pursuant to exemptions from the potential obligation to publish a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation, and this release does not constitute an offer for sale, purchase or subscription of securities or enticement to engage in any investment activity.
This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States. The shares may not be offered or sold within the United States absent of registration or an exemption under the U.S. Securities Act 1933 (as amended). The Company has not registered, and it does not intend to register, any portion of the offering in the United States, and it does not intend to conduct a public offering in the United States.
This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United Kingdom.
Aktia Alexander Corporate Finance Oy (“ACF”) acts only for and on behalf of the Company in connection with the Offering. ACF does not hold any other party as their client or cannot be held accountable to advise other parties than the Company with regards to the Offering or other matters referred hereto.
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