ROBIT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24 MAY 2017 AT 4.50 P.M.
ROBIT PLC HAS MADE AN APPLICATION FOR THE LISTING OF 5 MILLION NEW SHARES AND PUBLISHES THE LISTING PROSPECTUS
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Robit Plc ("Robit" or the "Company") announced in a stock exchange release published on 24 May 2017 that it will issue 5,000,000 new shares in the Company (the "Offer Shares") as the result of the share offering announced. The share offering was conducted as an accelerated book-building process carried out by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Helsinki Branch ("SEB").
Robit publishes a prospectus approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority concerning an application for admission to trading of the Offer Shares on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (the "Helsinki Stock Exchange"). The Finnish language prospectus is available in electronic format on or about 24 May 2017 on the Company's website at http://www.robit.fi/fi/sijoittajille/uudet-osakkeet-2017/ as well as at SEB's website at www.seb.fi, and as a paper copy on or about 26 May 2017 in the Company's headquarters Vikkiniityntie 9, 33880 Lempäälä during the normal office hours, in SEB's Helsinki office located at Eteläesplanadi 18, 00130 Helsinki, and at the Helsinki Stock Exchange located at Fabianinkatu 14, 00100 Helsinki.
In addition, Robit has today submitted an application for the admission into trading of the Offer Shares on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (the "Helsinki Stock Exchange") together with the Company's existing shares under the trading code ROBIT. Trading in the Offer Shares on the official list is expected to commence on or about 29 May 2017, provided that the Helsinki Stock Exchange approves the listing application in respect of the Offer Shares.
ROBIT PLC
Board of Directors
Additional information:
Harri Sjöholm, Chairman of the Board of Directors
+358 400 622 092
Robit is a strongly internationalized growth company selling and servicing global customers in drilling consumables for applications in mining, construction and contracting, tunneling and well drilling. The company's offering is divided into three product and service range: Top Hammer and Down-the-Hole products as well as Digital Services. Robit has 21 own sales and service points as well as active sales networks in 115 countries. The manufacturing units are located in Finland, South Korea, Australia, UK and USA.
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
Major Media
Disclaimer
The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong or Japan. These written materials do not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States, nor may the securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. There is no intention to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.
Members of the public are not eligible to take part in the offering. This communication is directed (A) in the European Economic Area, only at persons who are qualified investors as defined in article 2(1)(e) of EU directive 2003/71/EC and as implemented in legislation in each of the relevant member states and (B) in the United Kingdom only at qualified investors who are: (i) investment professionals falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) order 2005 (the "Order"), or (ii) persons falling within article 49(2) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc") of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Helsinki Branch ("SEB") acts only for and on behalf of Robit Plc in connection of the share issue. SEB does not hold any other party as its client or cannot be held accountable to advise or indemnify other parties than Robit Plc with regards to the share issue or other matters referred here to.