DJ Affluent Medical: Affluent Medical announces the launch of a capital increase with preferential subscription rights (PSR)
Affluent Medical Affluent Medical: Affluent Medical announces the launch of a capital increase with preferential subscription rights (PSR) 29-Aug-2022 / 08:30 CET/CEST Dissemination of a French Regulatory News, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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PRESS RELEASE
Aix-en-Provence, August 29, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
Affluent Medical announces the launch of a capital increase with preferential subscription rights (PSR)
-- Target amount of EUR6.29 million with PSR enabling the financing of the Company until March 2023
-- Subscription price per New Share: EUR 2.32
-- Subscription exchange rate: 10 new shares for 67 existing shares
-- Subscription period from September 2, 2022 to September 16, 2022 inclusive
-- Detachment of the PSR on August 31, 2022
-- Free subscription commitment for a maximum of EUR3.8 M, i.e. 60.4% of the transaction
Affluent Medical (ISIN code: FR0013333077 - Ticker: AFME), French MedTech specializing in the international development and industrialization of innovative medical prostheses, at a clinical stage, to treat urinary incontinence and cardiac mitral valve pathologies, announces the launch of a capital increase in cash with the maintenance of the preferential subscription right of shareholders ("PSR") for an amount of EUR6,289,554.80 by the issue of 2,711,015 New Shares at a price of EUR2.32 per New Share representing a discount of 22.67% compared to the closing price of August 25, 2022 (EUR3.00), and a discount of 25.12% compared to the weighted average of the volumes of the 20 trading sessions preceding the setting of the price of the issue by the Board of Directors (EUR3.10), with a parity of 10 new shares for 67 existing shares (the "Capital Increase").
The proceeds of the issue will aim to strengthen the financial structure of the Company and to secure the financing of its clinical development programs with the following short-term objectives:
-- Patient recruitment for the first in Man Minerva/Epygon study
-- Acceleration and finalization of patient recruitment for the Optimise II pivotal study of KaliosTM(positive interim result published in July 2022)
-- Launch of the Artus pilot/pivotal study according to the authorization date of the competent authorities.
For information, Truffle Capital holding 65.25% of the Company's capital has expressed its intention to subscribe freely for a maximum amount of up to EUR3.8 million. The free subscription will be used in particular to reach the success threshold of 75% of the transaction. Beyond 75%, the Company's Board of Directors may freely decide to serve Truffle Capital's free subscription. This intention represents 60.4% of the proposed capital increase.
The Company is not aware of the intentions of its other shareholders.
Michel Finance, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Sébastien Ladet, Chief Executive Officer commented: "Since its IPO and despite the pandemic, Affluent Medical has focused fully on the implementation of its road map to continue the various clinical studies of its three medical devices. We have also strengthened our teams and our governance to support this dynamic. The capital increase is a key step in meeting the Company's strong ambitions to be able to quickly provide millions of patients with innovative medical devices and currently with no equivalent in the market."
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ISSUE OF NEW SHARES
Share capital before the transaction
Prior to the transaction, the share capital of Affluent Medical consists of 18,163,802 fully subscribed and paid-up shares, with a par value of EUR1 each.
Action and PSR codes
-- Name: AFFLUENT MEDICAL
-- ISIN code of the share: FR0013333077
-- Ticker symbol: AFME
-- ISIN code of the PSR: FR001400C2C3
-- Place of listing: Euronext Paris
-- LEI Code: 969500N30CO4B5N2GN67
Nature of the transaction
The fund raising proposed by Affluent Medical relates to a capital increase through the issue of New Shares with preferential subscription rights (PSR) maintained.
The transaction will consist in the issue of 2,711,015 New Shares at a price of EUR2.32 per New Share, at the rate of 10 New Shares for 67 existing shares owned (67 preferential subscription rights will allow subscription to 10 New Shares), i.e. gross issue proceeds of EUR6,289,554.80.
Legal framework of the offer
Making use of the delegation conferred by the 14th resolution adopted by the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of May 24, 2022, the Board of Directors of Affluent Medical decided, at its meeting of August 25, 2022, to implement the delegation granted to it and to proceed with a capital increase by issuing New Shares with preferential subscription rights (with the possibility of exercising the extension clause), under the following conditions:
Reasons for the offering
The proceeds of the issue will be used to strengthen the financial structure of the Company and to secure the financing of its clinical development programs in Europe and the United States for its medical devices Artus (launch of the pilot/ pivotal study), KaliosTM (finalization of the inclusion of patients) and Epygon.
Extension Clause
Depending on the extent of the demand, Affluent Medical reserves the right to exercise the extension clause, up to a limit of 15% of the initial amount of the issue, i.e. issue proceeds of EUR6,289,554.80 that may be increased to EUR7,232,987.44 in order to serve all or part of the subscription orders on a reducible basis. Thus, the initial number of 2,711,015 New Shares could be increased by 406,652 additional New Shares, to increase the total number of New Shares to be issued to a maximum of 3,117,667 shares.
Subscription price
The subscription price was set at EUR2.32 per New Share, i.e. a par value of EUR1 and EUR1.32 in issue premium, representing a discount of 22.67% compared to the closing price of August 25, 2022 (EUR3.00) and a discount of 25.12% compared to the weighted average of the volumes of the 20 trading sessions preceding the setting of the issue price by the Board of Directors (EUR3.10).
Subscription opening and closing dates
From September 2, 2022 to September 16, 2022 inclusive, on the Euronext Paris market.
Subscription on an irreducible basis
The subscription for New Shares is reserved, by preference, to holders of existing shares registered in their securities accounts at the end of the day preceding the opening date of the subscription period and for the transferees of preferential subscription rights.
The holders of preferential subscription rights may subscribe on an irreducible basis, at the rate of 10 New Shares for 67 existing shares owned, i.e. 67 PSR which will make it possible to subscribe for 10 New Shares, without taking into account the fractions.
Preferential subscription rights may only be exercised up to a number of PSR allowing the subscription of a whole number of New Shares. Shareholders or transferees of PSR who do not hold, in respect of the irreducible subscription, a sufficient number of existing shares or PSR to obtain a whole number of New Shares, must be responsible for the acquisition or sale on the market of the number of PSR allowing to reach the multiple leading to a whole number of New Shares.
It is specified for information only that the Company holds, on August 24, 2022, 144,905 of its own shares.
Subscription on a reducible basis
A preferential subscription right (PSR) on a reducible basis to the New Shares is instituted for the benefit of shareholders, which shall be exercised in proportion to their rights and within the limit of their requests.
At the same time as they deposit their irreducible subscriptions, the shareholders or transferees of PSR may subscribe on a reducible basis for the number of New Shares they wish to acquire, in addition to the number of New Shares resulting from the exercise of their preferential subscription rights on an irreducible basis.
Any New Shares not absorbed by the irreducible subscriptions shall be distributed and allocated to the subscribers on a reducible basis. Reducible subscription orders will be served within the limit of their requests and in proportion to the number of existing shares whose rights will have been used in support of their subscription on an irreducible basis, without resulting in an allocation of fractional New Shares.
In the event that the same subscriber submits several separate subscriptions, the number of New Shares to which he/ she is entitled on a reducible basis will only be calculated on all of his/her PSR if he/she makes a special request in writing, at the latest on the day on which the subscription is closed. This request shall be attached to one of the subscriptions and shall provide all the information useful for the consolidation of rights, specifying the number of subscriptions established as well as the authorized intermediary(ies) with whom such subscriptions will have been deposited.
Subscriptions in the name of separate subscribers may not be grouped to obtain New Shares on a reducible basis.
A notice published in a newspaper authorized to publish legal advertisements of the place of the company's registered office and by Euronext shall make known, where applicable, the distribution scale for subscriptions on a reducible basis.
Exercise of preferential subscription rights
To exercise their preferential subscription rights (PSR), rights-holders should submit their order to their authorized financial intermediary at any time between September 2, 2022 and September 16, 2022 (inclusive) and pay the corresponding subscription price.
Each subscription must be accompanied by payment of the subscription price in cash or by offsetting it against liquid and due claims on the company. Subscriptions that have not been fully paid up shall be automatically canceled without the need for formal notice.
The preferential subscription right must be exercised by its beneficiaries, under penalty of forfeiture, before the expiry of the subscription period.
The preferential subscription right shall be negotiable from August 31, 2022 to September 14, 2022 inclusive, under the same conditions as the old shares.
The transferor of the preferential subscription right shall be divested thereof in favor of the transferee who, for the exercise of the preferential subscription right thus acquired, will be purely and simply substituted for all the rights and obligations of the owner of the existing share.
The preferential subscription rights not exercised at the end of the subscription period shall automatically lapse.
Listing of the preferential subscription right (PSR)
At the end of the trading session of September 1, 2022, the shareholders of Affluent Medical shall receive 1 PSR for each share held (i.e. in total 18.163,802 PSR issued). Each shareholder holding 67 PSR (and multiples of this number) may subscribe to 10 New Shares (and multiples of this number) at a price of EUR2.32.
They shall be listed and traded on Euronext Compartment C, under ISIN code FR001400C2C3 from August 31, 2022 to September 14, 2022 inclusive. If these PSR are not subscribed for or sold, they shall become null and void at the end of the subscription period and their value shall be zero.
Theoretical value of preferential subscription rights
EUR 0.088 (based on the closing price of the Affluent Medical share at August 25, 2022, i.e. EUR3.00): The subscription price of EUR2.32 per share reflects a discount of 20.32% in relation to the theoretical value of the ex-rights share.
Open subscription requests
In addition to the possibility of subscribing on an irreducible and reducible basis according to the terms and conditions specified above, any natural or legal person, whether or not holding preferential subscription rights, may subscribe to this capital increase on an open basis.
Persons wishing to subscribe on an open basis must send their request to their authorized financial intermediary at any time during the subscription period and pay the corresponding subscription price.
In accordance with the provisions of Article L.225-134 of the French Commercial Code, free subscriptions shall only be taken into account if the irreducible and reducible subscriptions have not absorbed the entire capital increase, it being specified that the Board of Directors shall have the right to freely distribute the shares not subscribed, in whole or in part, among the persons (shareholders or third parties) of its choice having made requests for subscriptions on an open basis.
Preferential subscription rights detached from the Company's own shares
In accordance with Article L.225-206 of the French Commercial Code, Affluent Medical may not subscribe for its own shares. The preferential subscription rights detached from the Company's own shares at August 31, 2022 shall be sold on the market before the end of the subscription period, under the conditions set forth in Article L.225-210 of the French Commercial Code.
Limitation of the amount of the capital increase
In the event that subscriptions both on an irreducible and reducible basis have not absorbed the entire issue, the Board of Directors may limit the amount of the issue to the amount of the subscriptions received, in accordance with Article L. 225-134 of the French Commercial Code, provided that it reaches at least 75% of the amount of the issue decided.
Domiciliary Establishments - Payments of subscriptions
Subscriptions for New Shares and payments of funds by subscribers, whose securities are registered in administered registered form or bearer form, shall be received up to and including the closing date of the subscription period at their authorized intermediary acting in their name and on their behalf.
Subscriptions and payments by subscribers whose shares are registered in pure registered form shall be received free of charge from CACEIS CORPORATE TRUST.
The New Shares shall be fully paid up upon subscription, by payment in cash, for the entire nominal value and issue premium, it being specified that the amount of the share premium paid shall be recorded in the liabilities of the balance sheet in a special "Issue premium" account to which the rights of the former and new shareholders will be attached.
The funds paid with the subscriptions shall be centralized by CACEIS CORPORATE TRUST, which will draw up the certificate of deposit formally recognizing the completion of the capital increase.
Subscriptions for which payments have not been made shall be automatically canceled without the need for a formal notice.
Investment restrictions
The sale of New Shares and preferential subscription rights may, in certain countries, be subject to specific regulations.
Guarantee
This offer does not constitute a guarantee of completion, within the meaning of Article L.225-145 of the French Commercial Code. The beginning of trading on the security will therefore only take place at the end of the settlement/ delivery transactions and after the depositary's certificate has been issued.
Subscription commitments
Truffle Capital holding 65.25% of the Company's capital has expressed the intention to subscribe freely up to a maximum amount of EUR3.8 million. The free subscription will be used in particular to reach the success threshold of 75% of the transaction. Beyond 75%, the Company's Board of Directors may freely decide to serve Truffle Capital's free subscription. This intention represents 60.4% of the proposed capital increase.
The Company is not aware of the intentions of its other shareholders.
Lock-up agreement
Truffle Capital has undertaken to hold, subject to certain customary exceptions, the Affluent Medical shares that may be subscribed to on an open basis within the framework of the operation for a period ending 90 calendar days following the settlement/delivery date of the capital increase.
Settlement/delivery of New Shares
According to the indicative timetable of the issue, the settlement-delivery date of the New Shares is scheduled for September 22, 2022.
Characteristics of the new shares
Enjoyment: The new shares, which shall be subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Association, shall bear current dividend rights and shall be assimilated to the Company's existing shares as from their issue. According to the indicative timetable of the capital increase, it is expected that the new shares will be registered in the securities account on September 22, 2022.
Currency of issue of the new shares: The new shares shall be issued in euros.
Listing of new shares: The New Shares shall be subject to a request for admittance to trading on the Euronext Market in Paris, Compartment C on September 22, 2022. However, they may only be listed after the depositary's certificate of deposit has been issued. They will be immediately assimilated to the Company's existing shares already traded on Euronext Paris Compartment C and tradable, from that date, on the same listing line as these shares under the same ISIN code FR0013333077 - ticker AFME.
DILUTION
Impact of the issue on consolidated equity per share
Share of equity per share (in euros)*
Undiluted Diluted
basis basis*
Before issue of new shares arising from this capital increase 2.397 3.126
After issuance of 2,711,015 new shares arising from this capital increase 2.387 3.044
After issuance of 3,117,667 new shares arising from this capital increase in the event of 2.386 3.033
exercise of the extension clause
After issuance of 2,033,262 new shares arising from this capital increase in the event of a 2.389 3.063
reduction to 75% of the offer
*: based on consolidated shareholders' equity of EUR43.5 million at December 31, 2021
**: At the end of July 2022, there were 156,339 BSAs (share subscription warrants), 5,534,497 BSPCEs (options allocated
free of charge to company employees) and 3,700 AGAs (free allocation of shares), each giving the right to one share.
Impact of the issue on the shareholders' situation
Shareholder's interest (in %)
Undiluted Diluted
basis basis*
Before issue of new shares arising from this capital increase 1.00% 0.76%
After issuance of 2,711,015 new shares arising from this capital increase 0.87% 0.68%
After issuance of 3,117,667 new shares arising from this capital increase in the event of 0.85% 0.67%
exercise of the extension clause
After issuance of 2,033,262 new shares arising from this capital increase in the event of a 0.90% 0.70%
reduction to 75% of the offer
**: At the end of July 2022, there were 156,339 BSAs (share subscription warrants), 5,534,497 BSPCEs (options allocated
free of charge to company employees) and 3,700 AGAs (free allocation of shares), each giving the right to one share.
Terms of subscription
You have PSR attached to your Affluent Medical shares, which allow you to subscribe in priority to the new shares by applying the ratio of 10 new shares for 67 PSR (1 old share giving right to 1 PSR).
-- Or you have an exact and sufficient number of old shares to be able to subscribe via your PSR to a wholenumber of new shares (for example, if you have 67 Affluent Medical shares, you will be able to subscribe to 10 newshares as a priority).
-- Or you do not have a sufficient number of old shares to obtain a whole number of new shares, you then canbuy or sell the number of PSR to reach the ratio leading to a whole number of new shares (10 new shares for 67PSR).
You may also, in addition to subscriptions made using the PSR at your disposal, subscribe freely before September 16, 2022 (your subscription will only be taken into account provided that (i) the transaction is not already fully subscribed by the holders of PSR or (ii) you cannot be served with new shares despite the use of the option to extend the issue).
Each subscription must be accompanied by the payment of the subscription price.
INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR THE OPERATION
August 25, Decision of the Board of Directors on the implementation of the transaction and the final terms thereof
2022
August 29, Dissemination of Affluent Medical's press release describing the main characteristics of the capital
2022 increase
August 29, Issuance by Euronext Paris of the issuance notice
2022
August 31, Detachment (before trading) of the PSR
2022
Admission and start of negotiation of the PSR
August 31, Publication of an official notice to the shareholders
2022
September 2, Subscription period begins
2022
Start of the exercise period of the PSR
September 14, End of negotiation period of PSR
2022
September 16, Subscription period ends
2022
Press release issued by Affluent Medical on the subscription results
September 20,
2022 Notice of admission to trading of the new shares issued by Euronext Paris, indicating the final amount of
the capital increase and the distribution scale for subscriptions on a reducible basis
September 22, Issuance of new shares - Settlement/delivery of the transaction
2022
Admission of the new shares to trading on Euronext Paris
DISCLAIMER
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 5. a) of European Regulation 2017/1129 ("Prospectus Regulation") and Articles L.411-2-1 1° of the French Monetary and Financial Code and 211-2 of the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers/French Financial Markets Authority (AMF), this issue shall not give rise to a Prospectus subject to the AMF's approval, as it represents less than 20% of the number of shares of the same class already admitted on the regulated market and a total offer of less than EUR8,000,000.
A notice to shareholders about this issue shall be published on August 29, 2022 in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales et Obligatoires (French legal gazette, or BALO).
RISK FACTORS
Investors are invited, before making their investment decision, to pay their attention to the risks described in Chapter 3 "Risk Factors" of the Company's 2021 Universal Registration Document, approved by the AMF dated April 29, 2022 and available on the Company's website, Investor Relations/ Financial Documentation section, and in particular the liquidity risk which specifies that the Group would be able to cover its financing needs for transactions until September 2022 and that additional financing resources will therefore be necessary to meet its 12-month maturities.
It is further specified that the cash level at 30 June 2022 is not sufficient with regard to the Company's operational development plan to finance the activity over the next 12 months.
To date, the Company has a cash flow of EUR1.3 million, which does not allow it to meet its maturities over 12 months. Indeed, on the basis of the cash flow forecasts, the Company estimates its needs by March 2023 at approximately EUR5.9 million for its R&D expenses, EUR0.4 million for repayments of debts and research tax credit.
The completion of the capital increase operation in its entirety will enable the Company to meet its needs until March 2023. After this date, the company plans to finance itself through solutions that could, without being restrictive, take the form of private investments with investors, capital increases, bonds, public financing.
The main risk factors linked to the issue are as follows:
-- the market for preferential subscription rights could only offer limited liquidity and be subject tostrong volatility;
-- any shareholders not having exercised their preferential subscription rights would see their stake in theCompany's share capital diluted;
-- the market price of the Company's shares could fluctuate and fall below the subscription price of theshares issued upon exercise of preferential subscription rights;
-- the volatility and liquidity of the Company's shares could fluctuate significantly;
-- in the event of a decrease in the market price of the Company's shares, the preferential subscriptionrights could decline in value.
TRANSACTION PARTNERS
Transaction Legal Counsel Financial Communication Advisor for the Transaction Agency
Find all the information on the transaction:
https://augmentationdecapital.affluentmedical.com/
About Affluent Medical
Affluent Medical is a French player in MedTech, founded by Truffle Capital, with the ambition of becoming a global leader in the treatment of heart and vascular diseases, which are the world's leading cause of mortality, and urinary incontinence which currently affects one in four adults. Affluent Medical develops next-generation, mini-invasive, innovative implants to restore critical physiological functions in these areas. The four major technologies developed by the company are currently in preclinical and clinical studies. KALIOSTM should be the first medical device to be marketed in Europe.
For more information: www.affluentmedical.com
Contacts:
AFFLUENT MEDICAL ACTIFIN, financial communications
Jérôme GEOFFROY Ghislaine GASPARETTO
Chief Administrative and Financial Officer +33 (0)6 21 10 49 24
investor@affluentmedical.com affluentmedical@actifin.fr
ACTIFIN, financial press relations
PRIMATICE, public relations France
Jennifer JULLIA
Thomas ROBOREL de CLIMENS
+33 (0)6 47 97 54 87
+33 (0)6 78 12 97 95
jjullia@actifin.fr
thomasdeclimens@primatice.com
Disclaimer
This presentation does not constitute and may not be considered a public offer, purchase offer or subscription offer or as intended to solicit public interest for the purposes of a public offering. No communication or information relating to this transaction or to AFFLUENT MEDICAL may be distributed to the public in any country in which registration or approval requirements must be satisfied. No steps have been taken (or will be taken) in any country where such steps are required. The purchase of AFFLUENT MEDICAL shares may be subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain countries. AFFLUENT MEDICAL assumes no liability for any breach by any person of these restrictions.
This press release constitutes a promotional communication and not a prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017 (the "Prospectus Regulation"). In France, an offer to the public of transferable securities may only be made by virtue of a prospectus approved by the AMF. For EEA Member States other than France (the "Member States") no action has been or will be taken to enable a public share offering that may require a prospectus to be published in one of these Member States. Consequently, the securities cannot be offered and shall not be offered in any Member State (other than France), except in accordance with the exceptions provided for by the Prospectus Regulation or in other cases that do not require the company to publish a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation and/or the regulations applicable in those Member States. This press release does not constitute an offer of shares to the public in the United Kingdom. This press release does not constitute an offer of securities or any solicitation to buy or subscribe for securities in the United States or in any other country (other than France). Securities may only be offered for sale, subscribed for or sold in the United States following registration under the terms of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("U.S. Securities Act"), or within the framework of an exemption from registration. AFFLUENT MEDICAL's shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act and AFFLUENT MEDICAL does not intend to make any public offering of its securities in the United States.
The distribution of this press release in certain countries may constitute a breach of local laws and regulations. The information contained in this press release does not constitute an offer of securities in the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This document may not be published, transmitted or distributed either directly or indirectly in the territory of the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.
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Language: English
Company: Affluent Medical
320 avenue Archimède, Les pléiades III Bâtiment B
13100 Aix en Provence France
France
Phone: +33 4 42 95 12 20
E-mail: jerome.geoffroy@affluentmedical.com
Internet: https://www.affluentmedical.com/
ISIN: FR0013333077
Euronext Ticker: AFME
AMF Category: Inside information / Issuer activities (acquisitions, sales...)
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