va-Q-tec AG
va-Q-tec AG sets IPO price at EUR 12.30 per share
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Würzburg, 29 September 2016. va-Q-tec AG (or the “Company”) and Berenberg as Sole Global Coordinator of the Initial Public Offering (“IPO” or “Offering”), have set the final offer price for va-Q-tec AG shares at EUR 12.30 per share. A total of 6,738,656 shares were allotted to new investors in the context of the Offering. Thereof 3,750,000 newly issued shares (“New Shares”) result from a capital increase, corresponding to EUR 46.1 million gross proceeds for the Company. In addition, 2,109,702 secondary shares (“Sale Shares”) were placed from the holdings of several current shareholders, and additional 878,954 shares were used to cover over-allotments (“Over-Allotment-Shares”). The total offer volume, including over-allotments, amounts to EUR 82.9 million and equates to a market capitalization of EUR 161.0 million for va-Q-tec AG. As a result of the implementation of the IPO capital increase, the total share capital of “We have received great feedback from the investors during the roadshow. By investing into our Company, they placed great trust in our growth strategy going forward. The proceeds from the IPO give us the financial flexibility to expand our technology leadership and grow faster than our underlying markets – especially in the Healthcare & Logistics environment”, said Dr Joachim Kuhn, CEO of va-Q-tec AG. The va-Q-tec shares will be traded on the Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “VQT”, the ISIN DE0006636681 and the German securities identification number (WKN) 663668 from 30 September 2016. Berenberg is acting as Sole Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner to the transaction, with MainFirst Bank as Joint Bookrunner and equinet Bank as Co-Lead Manager. +++ENDS+++ Contact About va-Q-tec Disclaimer This communication is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This communication does not constitute or form part of an offer of securities for sale or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer may be restricted. The securities referred to in this communication have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States There will be no public offering of securities in the United States or anywhere else, except for Germany and Luxemburg. In the United Kingdom, this communication is directed only at persons who: (i) are qualified investors within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) and any relevant implementing measures and/or (ii) are outside the United Kingdom or (iii) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and fall within the definition of “investment professionals” contained in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the “Order”) or are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Order, or fall within another exemption to the Order (all such persons referred to in (i) to (iii) above together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). Any person who is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. Forward-looking statements Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Group’s or its industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and the Group does not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Language: | English | |
Company: | va-Q-tec AG | |
Karl-Ferdinand-Braun Str. 7 | ||
97080 Würzburg | ||
Germany | ||
Phone: | +49 (0)931 35 942 0 | |
Fax: | +49 (0)931 35 942 10 | |
E-mail: | info@va-Q-tec.com | |
Internet: | www.va-Q-tec.com | |
ISIN: | DE0006636681 | |
WKN: | 663668 | |
Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) | |
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