ROBIT PLC COMPANY RELEASE 20 May 2015 at 4.15 p.m.
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ROBIT PLC'S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING WAS WELL OVERSUBSCRIBED - FINAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICE EUR 5.70 PER SHARE
Robit Plc's ("Robit" or the "Company") Board of Directors and sellers have on 20 May 2015 decided that the initial public offering ("the Offering") will be executed in full. The Offering was well oversubscribed. The final subscription price of the shares is EUR 5.70 per share in the institutional offering and the public offering and EUR 5.13 per share in the personnel offering. Robit receives proceeds of approximately EUR 33 million before payments, fees and expenses to be paid in the Offering. Robit's market value immediately subsequent to the Offering is EUR 91 million.
Summary of the Offering
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Harri Sjöholm comments:
"We want to thank the investors who participated in Robit's IPO and for the trust they have put in our company and its prospects. The successful IPO will further enhance our possibilities to widen our product portfolio and strengthen our presence in current and new market areas. In addition it will support Robit's growth through potential acquisitions. I wish to extend a warm welcome to all of our new shareholders in joining Robit's journey towards growth."
CEO Jussi Rautiainen comments:
"We are delighted that Robit has gained such wide support for its international growth efforts. Through the IPO, we have not only gained support for Robit's growth prospects but are able to further strengthen our presence in the four market areas most important to us. We are proud and thankful for the trust placed on Robit."
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Helsinki Branch acted as the Lead Manager for the Offering and as the certified advisor of the Company in accordance with the First North rules. Borenius Attorneys Ltd acted as the legal advisor to the Company and Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd as the legal advisor to the Lead Manager.
ROBIT PLC
Board of Directors
Further information:
Robit Plc
Jussi Rautiainen, CEO | Harri Sjöholm, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
+358 40 741 0369 | +358 400 622 092 |
jussi.rautiainen@robit.fi | harri.sjöholm@robit.fi |
Robit develops, manufactures, supplies and services drilling consumables for applications in tunnelling, geothermal heating and cooling, construction, and mining industries. The Company's products can be divided into top hammer drilling consumables used for rock drilling and DTH (down-the-hole) drilling consumables used for ground drilling. The Company has sales companies in Finland, South Korea, the United States, Russia and South Africa, as well as a sales office in China as well as distribution network with approximately 160 distributors. Robit's products are sold to over 100 countries. The Company has production in Finland and South Korea.
DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Key media
www.robit.fi
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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. Robit Plc (the "Company") does not intend to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.
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