Savo-Solar Plc
Company Announcement 21 June 2016 at 11.15 a.m. (CET)
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The Board of Directors of Savo-Solar Plc ("Savo-Solar" or the "Company") has decided to arrange a partially underwritten rights issue totalling approximately EUR 3.9 million (the "Offering"), under the condition that the Extraordinary General Meeting to be summoned today gives authorization to the Board of Directors to resolve on the Offering. The Offering is expected to consist of a maximum of 11,930,156 new shares (the "Offer Shares"). The Offer Shares would constitute up to 42.86 per cent of all shares in the Company should the Offering be fully subscribed. New information regarding financials of the Company as per 30 April 2016, order backlog for 2016 and quotation backlog has also been released.
Summary of the Offering
Reasons for the Offering and use of proceeds
Savo-Solar produces the internationally award-winning solar thermal absorbers and collectors. The collectors which include MPE absorbers are, according to the information available to the Company's management, the most efficient in the world. Savo-Solar focuses on large collectors and industrial sized heating systems. Savo-Solar started to deliver its products in June 2011 and has since delivered nearly 35,000 square metres of absorbers and collectors to several resellers, agents or end customers in 17 countries on four continents.
Savo-Solar has experienced a rapid growth which continued in 2015 when the revenue doubled compared to 2014. The Company expects the strong growth to continue in 2016 more than doubling the revenue compared to 2015, mainly due to large-scale deliveries to district heating companies in Denmark and other European countries. The order backlog has increased significantly during the last months and amounted to approximately EUR 3.4 million as per 30 April 2016, with approximately EUR 1.5 million in revenue for the first four months in 2016. In order to enable further strong growth, the investment in increased production capacity is a prerequisite. Also, higher costs in materials, services, personnel and other operating expenses resulting from a higher order intake than expected, the Company is in need of additional working capital.
The Company aims to raise approximately EUR 3.9 million through the Offering. If the Offering is fully subscribed, the Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately EUR 3.3 million from the Offering, after deducting the estimated expenses related to the Offering payable by the Company of approximately 0.6 million.
The Company will use the net proceeds from the Offering i) to secure its working capital needs in order to deliver the signed and upcoming orders in 2016-2017 and to enter new market areas (approximately EUR 1.7 million), ii) to secure capacity-increasing investments in the production line to be able to deliver on coming orders (approximately EUR 0.7 million) and iii) to repayment of bridge loan and interest payment, approximately EUR 0.97 million.
Financial information that has not been published before (unaudited)
INCOME STATEMENT
EUR (thousand) | 1 January- 30 April 2016 |
Revenue | 1,545 |
Other operating income | 63 |
Materials and services | -1,447 |
Gross margin, % | 6.3% |
Personnel costs | -741 |
Depreciation, amortisation and write-downs | -175 |
Other operating expenses | -636 |
EBIT | -1,392 |
EBIT margin, % | -90.1% |
Total financial income and expense | -92 |
Extraordinary items | 0 |
Net profit (loss) | -1,484 |
Net profit margin, % | -96.1% |
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS | |
EUR (thousand) Per 30 April 2016 | |
Fixed Assets | 2,852 |
Intangible assets | 2,023 |
Tangible assets | 697 |
Shares in companies | 132 |
Current assets | 2,297 |
Inventories | 579 |
Accounts receivable | 140 |
Receivables from group companies | 15 |
Other receivables | 2 |
Prepayments and accrued income | 825 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 734 |
Assets in total | 5,149 |
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |
EUR (thousand) Per 30 April 2016 | |
Equity | 1,315 |
Share capital | 470 |
Unrestricted equity fund | 12,714 |
Retained earnings | 10,385 |
Net/Profit loss for reporting period | -1,484 |
Long- term liabilities | 2,109 |
Capital loans | 1,431 |
Loans from financial institutions | 363 |
Other liabilities | 314 |
Short-term liabilities | 1,725 |
Loans from financial institutions | 150 |
Advanced received | 594 |
Trade payables | 670 |
Other liabilities | -80 |
Accrued liabilities | 392 |
Total equity and liabilities | 5,149 |
Order backlog for 2016
The order backlog with delivery in 2016, as shown below, amounted to approximately EUR 3.4 million as per 30 April 2016. The revenue for the period 1 January- 30 April 2016 was EUR 1.5 million.
Project | Country | Status |
Logumkloster 2 | DK | Delivered 02/2016 |
Jelling Varmevaerke | DK | Won, delivery 06/2016 |
Elemenco | UKR | Won, delivery 07/2016 |
DES/Lolland Forsyning | DK | Won, delivery 09/2016 |
Fors A/S/Jyderup | DK | Won, delivery 11/2016 |
Small orders | ||
Total value (EUR) | 4,949,695 |
Quotation backlog
Enquiries for tenders for large projects have increased significantly, mainly as a result of successful deliveries in Denmark. The current quotation backlog comprises projects to a value of approximately EUR 7 million, as shown below, and quotations are still open for deliveries in 2016. From 2017 and onwards the Company aims at targeting markets outside Europe, thereby considerably increasing the size of the potential markets.
Class of Quotation | Region | Main product quoted | Estimated Value (EUR) |
Collector packages | Middle-East | Large Collector | 194,100 |
Turn-Key Solutions | Nordic | Large Collector | 127,200 |
Other | Asia | Heat exchangers | 4,020,000 |
Collectors | Central Europe | Large Collector | 354,507 |
Collector packages | Middle East | Large Collector | 1,380,000 |
Collector packages | Middle East | Large Collector | 44,200 |
Turn-Key Solutions | Nordic | Large Collector | 152,000 |
Collector sets (w/o pumps) | Middle East | Large Collector | 514,000 |
Turn-Key Solutions | Nordic | Large Collector | 275,000 |
Other | Nordic | EMI-Coating | 124,480 |
Collectors | Nordic | Large Collector | 303,000 |
Collectors (small offers) | Nordic, Central Europe | Large Collector | 120,000 |
Total | 7,608,487 |
The Offering
Size of the contemplated Offering will be approximately EUR 3.9 million. The Offering has been underwritten to 61.7 per cent by current shareholders and external guarantee providers.
The Board of Directors of the Company is planning to offer up to 11,930,156 new shares in the Company for subscription in accordance with the shareholders' preferential subscription right. All shareholders registered in Savo-Solar's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland or Euroclear Sweden are planned to be given three (3) book-entry Subscription Rights for every one (1) share held in the Company on the Offering record date, which is approximately 25 August 2016. Each four (4) Subscription Rights would entitle their holder to subscribe for one (1) Offer Share. The Subscription Rights are planned to be registered in shareholders' book-entry accounts in the book-entry system maintained by Euroclear Finland approximately on 25 August 2016 and in the book-entry system maintained by Euroclear Sweden approximately on 29 August 2016. The Subscription Rights are planned to be freely assigned and they are expected to be traded on First North Finland and First North Sweden between 30 August 2016 and 9 September 2016.
After the subscription, temporary shares corresponding to the Offer Shares subscribed for based on the Subscription Rights (the "Temporary Shares") will be entered into the subscriber's book-entry account. The Offer Shares will be entered in the subscriber's book-entry account once they have been entered into the trade register, approximately during week 38, 2016. Trading in the Temporary Shares is planned to commence on First North Finland and on First North Sweden as their own special share class approximately on 30 August 2016. The Temporary Shares will be combined with the Company's current shares after the Offer Shares have been registered into the trade register. The combination is planned to take place approximately during week 38, 2016, and the Offer Shares are planned to be subject to trading together with the Company's existing shares approximately during week 38, 2016 on First North Finland and during week 39, 2016 on First North Sweden.
Planned timetable for the Offering
12 July 2016 | Extraordinary General Meeting |
23 August 2016 | Resolution regarding the Offering by the Board of Directors |
23 August 2016 | The prospectus is published |
23 August 2016 | Last day of trading including the Subscription Rights |
24 August 2016 | First day of trading excluding the Subscription Rights |
25 August 2016 | Record date for the Offering |
30 August - 9 September 2016 30 August 2016 | Trading period for the Subscription Rights Trading starts in Intermediary Shares (BTA) |
30 August - 13 September 2016 | The Subscription Period for the Offering in Sweden |
30 August - 15 September 2016 | The Subscription Period for the Offering in Finland |
19 September 2016 | Announcement of outcome of the Offering |
Week 38, 2015 | Last day of trading in the Temporary Shares on First North Finland |
Week 39, 2015 | Last day of trading in the Temporary Shares on First North Sweden |
Advisers
Mangold Fondkommission AB and G&W Fondkommission are acting as financial advisors to the Company in the Offering. Smartius Oy is acting as the legal adviser to the Company on aspects of the Offering related to the Finnish law.
For more information:
Savo-Solar Plc
Managing Director Jari Varjotie
Phone: +358 400 419 734
E-mail: jari.varjotie@savosolar.fi
Savo-Solar in brief
Savo-Solar with its highly efficient collectors and large-scale solar thermal systems has taken solar thermal technology to the next level. The company's collectors are equipped with the patented nano-coated direct flow absorbers, and with this leading technology, Savo-Solar helps its customers to produce competitive clean energy. Savo-Solar's vision is to be the first-choice supplier to high performance solar installations on a global scale. Focus is on large-scale applications like district heating, industrial process heating and real estate systems - market segments with a big potential for rapid growth. The company primarily delivers complete systems from design to installation, using the best local partners. Savo-Solar is known as the most innovative company in the business, and aims to stay as such. The company has sold and delivered its products to 17 countries on four continents. Savo-Solar's shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Sweden with the ticker SAVOS and on Nasdaq First North Finland with the ticker SAVOH. www.savosolar.fi.
The company's Certified Adviser is Mangold Fondkommission AB, phone: +46 8 5030 1550.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This release or the information contained therein shall not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa or the United States. The information contained in this release do not constitute an offer of, or invitation to purchase any securities in any area, where offering, procurement of or selling such securities would be unlawful prior to registration or exemption from registration or any other approval required by the securities regulation in such area. This release is not an offer for sale of securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued by virtue of it. Savo-Solar has not registered, and does not intend to register, any offering of securities in the United States. No actions have been taken to register the shares or the offering anywhere else than in Finland and Sweden.
The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer of, or invitation to purchase any securities in any jurisdiction. This release is not a prospectus and does not constitute any offer, invitation or investment advice to subscribe for or purchase securities. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities or make any investment decisions referred to herein except on the basis of information contained in a prospectus issued by Savo-Solar.