Ensurge Micropower ASA: Private placement successfully placed

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Ensurge Micropower ASA announces successful placement of private placement of new shares

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Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published earlier today on 18 October 2023 by Ensurge Micropower ASA ("Ensurge" or the "Company") regarding a contemplated private placement (the "Private Placement") of new shares in the Company (the "Offer Shares"). Ensurge is pleased to announce that the Private Placement has been successfully placed through an allocation of 122,846,875 Offer Shares in Tranche 1 (the "Tranche 1 Offer Shares") and an allocation of 352,153,125 Offer Shares in Tranche 2 (the "Tranche 2 Offer Shares"), at a subscription price of NOK 0.10 per Offer Share (the "Subscription Price") for total gross proceeds (i.e. both tranches) of NOK 47.5 million. 

The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to fund the Company's operations, Go-to-Market activities and production ramp up. Over the next 6-9 months, the Company expects significant funding from customers and strategic partners to complement this equity funding.

The share issue and associated share capital increase in Tranche 1 has been resolved by the board of directors of the Company pursuant to an authorization to issue new shares granted by the annual general meeting of the Company on 11 July 2023 (the "Authorization"). Following completion of Tranche 1 of the Private Placement, the Company's share capital will be NOK 198,253,573.30 divided into 1,982,535,733 shares, each with a par value of NOK 0.10. 

Issuance of the Tranche 2 Offer Shares will be subject to: (i) completion of Tranche 1, (ii) approval by an extraordinary general meeting of the Company (the "EGM") to issue the Tranche 2 Offer Shares, expected to be held on or about 10 November 2023. The notice for the EGM is expected to be distributed on or about 20 October 2023. 

Settlement of the Tranche 1 Offer Shares is expected to take place on or about 23 October 2023 on a delivery versus payment ("DvP") basis by delivery of existing and unencumbered shares in the Company that are already listed on Oslo Børs pursuant to a pre-funding agreement entered into between the Company and the Managers. The Tranche 1 Offer Shares will be tradeable from (but not before) the registration of the share capital increase pertaining to the Tranche 1 Offer Shares in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.

Payment of Tranche 2 is expected on or about 10 November 2023, however, the Tranche 2 Offer Shares will not be tradeable on Oslo Børs until a prospectus (the "Prospectus") has been approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (the "FSA") and will be issued on a separate ISIN until the Prospectus has been approved and published. 

The Subsequent Offering 

The Board will further propose to the EGM that a subsequent offering of new shares in the Company is carried out at a subscription price per share equal to the Subscription Price in the Private Placement (the "Subsequent Offering"). The maximum amount of the Subsequent Offering will be NOK 12.5 million. The Subsequent Offering will be subject to among other things (i) completion of the Private Placement, (ii) relevant corporate resolutions including approval by the Board and the EGM, (iii) prevailing market price of Ensurge's shares being higher than the Subscription Price, and (iv) approval of the Prospectus by the FSA. A Subsequent Offering would be directed towards eligible shareholders in Ensurge who are shareholders in the Company as of 18 October 2023, as registered in Ensurge's register of shareholders with the Euronext Securities Oslo, the central securities depositary in Norway (Nw. Verdipapirsentralen) on 20 October 2023, who (i) were not included in the wall-crossing phase of the Private Placement, (ii) are not allocated Offer Shares in the Private Placement, and (iii) are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful or, for jurisdictions other than Norway, would require any prospectus, filing, registration or similar action (the "Eligible Shareholders"). The Eligible Shareholders are expected to be granted non- tradeable subscription rights. If carried out, the subscription period in a Subsequent Offering is expected to commence shortly after publication of the Prospectus, expected to occur during November 2023. Ensurge will issue a separate stock exchange notice with the key information relating to the Subsequent Offering. 

About Ensurge Micropower: 

Ensurge is Energizing Innovation(TM) with the first ultrathin, flexible, reliable, and fundamentally safe solid-state lithium microbattery for the 1 to 100 milliampere-hour (mAh) class of wearable devices, connected sensors, and beyond. The innovative Ensurge Microbattery enables energy-dense rechargeable products that are ideal for form-factor-constrained applications including hearables (hearing aids and wireless headphones), digital and health wearables, sports and fitness devices, and IoT sensor solutions that use energy harvesting to power everyday things. The company's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, combines patented process technology and materials innovation with the scale of roll-to-roll production methods to bring the advantages of Ensurge technology to established and expanding markets.

Advisors

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) and SpareBank 1 Markets AS are acting as financial advisors and bookrunners in connection with the Private Placement (the “Managers”). Ræder Bing advokatfirma AS is acting as the Company's legal advisor. Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the Managers. 

For more information, please contact: 

Lars Eikeland - Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: lars.eikeland@ensurge.com

This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to MAR article 17 and section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. This stock exchange release was published by Ståle Bjørnstad, VP, Corporate Development and IR, on 18 October 2023 at 23:35 CEST.

Important information: 

This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. 

The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering or its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the EU Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "EU Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation 2017/1129 as amended together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State. 

This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so. 

Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "strategy", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control. 

Actual events may differ significantly from any anticipated development due to a number of factors, including without limitation, changes in investment levels and need for the Company's services, changes in the general economic, political and market conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, changes in the Company's ability to engage in commercially acceptable acquisitions and strategic investments, and changes in laws and regulation and the potential impact of legal proceedings and actions. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not provide any guarantees that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this announcement are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this announcement or any obligation to update or revise the statements in this announcement to reflect subsequent events. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this document. 

The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm, or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this announcement. 

Neither the Manager nor any of its affiliates makes any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this announcement and none of them accepts any responsibility for the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. 

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities in the Company. Neither the Manager nor any of its affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement.

FAQ

What is the subscription price for the Offer Shares?

The subscription price for the Offer Shares is NOK 0.10 per share.

What is the total gross proceeds from the Private Placement?

The total gross proceeds from the Private Placement is NOK 47.5 million.

What will the net proceeds from the Private Placement be used for?

The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to fund the Company's operations, Go-to-Market activities, and production ramp up.

What is the expected funding from customers and strategic partners?

Over the next 6-9 months, the Company expects significant funding from customers and strategic partners to complement this equity funding.

When will the Tranche 2 Offer Shares be subject to approval?

The Tranche 2 Offer Shares will be subject to approval by an extraordinary general meeting of the Company, expected to be held on or about 10 November 2023.

When is the settlement of the Tranche 1 Offer Shares expected to take place?

The settlement of the Tranche 1 Offer Shares is expected to take place on or about 23 October 2023.

When will the Tranche 2 Offer Shares be tradeable on Oslo Børs?

The Tranche 2 Offer Shares will be tradeable on Oslo Børs after the approval of the Prospectus by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (the 'FSA').

What is the maximum amount of the Subsequent Offering?

The maximum amount of the Subsequent Offering will be NOK 12.5 million.

Who are the Eligible Shareholders for the Subsequent Offering?

The Eligible Shareholders for the Subsequent Offering are eligible shareholders in Ensurge who are shareholders in the Company as of 18 October 2023.

When is the expected commencement of the subscription period in a Subsequent Offering?

The expected commencement of the subscription period in a Subsequent Offering is shortly after the publication of the Prospectus, expected to occur during November 2023.