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The final result of QPR Software Plc’s oversubscribed rights offering and amendments to the terms and conditions of the stock options 2019 as a result of the offering
QPR SOFTWARE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 JUNE 2022 AT 1 P.M.
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According to the result of QPR Software Plc’s (the “Company”) rights offering (the “Offering”), a total of 4,454,258 new shares in the Company were subscribed for in the Offering, which corresponds to 111.1 percent of the 4,010,458 new shares offered in the Offering. Consequently, the Offering was oversubscribed. In the Offering, a total of 3,105,336 new shares were subscribed for with subscription rights corresponding to approximately 77.4 percent of all the shares offered, and a total of 1,348,922 new shares were subscribed for without subscription rights. The subscription price was EUR 0.86 per new share. The Offering generates for the Company gross proceeds of approximately EUR 3.45 million and, after the fees and expenses related to the Offering, net proceeds of approximately EUR 3.0 million.
The Board of Directors of the Company has today 15 June 2022 decided on the approval of the subscriptions made in the Offering according to the terms and conditions of the Offering, including without limitation the allocation principles set out therein. The remaining offered shares after subscriptions made with subscription rights, are according to the terms and conditions of the Offering allocated to those who have subscribed for offer shares in the secondary subscription in accordance with their advance subscription commitments. The number of shares in the Company will increase by 4,010,458 shares from the current 12,444,863 to 16,455,321 shares. The new shares correspond to approximately 24.4 percent of all shares in the Company after the completion of the Offering.
CEO Jussi Vasama:
I am very pleased with the outcome of the rights issue and the great interest of investors in the implementation of our company’s growth strategy. I would like to extend my warm thanks to all the old and new shareholders of QPR Software for their trust in the company. As we have previously announced, the excellent result of the rights issue will enable the implementation of our growth strategy according to the company’s plans. The oversubscribed offering is a sign of strong faith in the company’s growth and its results are an important milestone to strengthen our position as a leading SaaS company in a rapidly growing process mining market.
The new shares will be registered with the trade register maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office on or about 17 June 2022. The last day of trading in the interim shares on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (the “Helsinki Stock Exchange”) is on or about 17 June 2022. The interim shares will be combined with the Company’s existing shares on or about 20 June 2022. Trading in the new shares on the official list of Helsinki Stock Exchange will commence on or about 20 June 2022.
The new shares carry equal rights to dividends and other distributions of funds possibly carried out by the Company as well as other shareholder rights in the Company after the shares have been registered with the trade register and entered into the Company’s shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy on or about 17 June 2022.
The lead manager of the Offering is Evli Plc. The legal adviser to the Company is Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd. The communications adviser to the Company is Viestintätoimisto Bravura Oy.
Amendments to the terms and conditions of the stock options 2019
As a result of the Offering, the Board of Directors of the Company has today 15 June 2022 decided to adjust the subscription prices of shares that can be subscribed for based on the stock options 2019 issued by the Company. The adjustment has been made pursuant to the terms and conditions of the stock options in order to ensure the equal treatment of the stock option holders and the shareholders.
The adjusted subscription price is 1.6088 euros per share for stock options 2019A and 2.4132 euros per share for stock options 2019B.
Further information:
QPR SOFTWARE PLC
Jussi Vasama
CEO
Tel. +358 50 380 9893
QPR Software Plc (Nasdaq Helsinki) provides process mining, performance management and enterprise architecture solutions for digital transformation, strategy execution, and business process improvement in over 50 countries. QPR software allows customers to gain valuable insights for informed decisions that make a difference.
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