Arcane Crypto raises 61 mSEK in directed issue – expects to be cash flow positive from year-end 2021
The Board of Directors of Arcane Crypto AB has today, by virtue of the authorization from the Annual General Meeting held on 21 May 2021, resolved on and carried out a directed issue of 300,925,294 units to a group of qualified investors with a proven interest in Arcane Crypto and the cryptocurrency sector. Through the Directed Issue Arcane Crypto will receive proceeds amounting to approximately SEK 61.1 million before deduction of transaction costs, and expect to be cash flow positive from year-end 2021.
“For Arcane, our ability to attract strong investor demand enables us to seize the opportunities in the market quickly and pursue our plans for monetization. The proceeds from the raise will in large part be used towards our establishment of a mining business, which we view as a highly profitable business opportunity that will bring substantial revenue and cash flow to the company. With our mining investments, we expect the Group to be cash flow positive from year-end 2021 and thereby fully funded as is. Arcane is growing fast and the development of the crypto sector is accelerating. It is exciting to see the great investor interest we are receiving, enabling us to bring on a group of high-quality investors, including some existing shareholders such as Morten Klein, with a long-term interest in the sector and the company. With a strengthened balance sheet and investor base, we are now in an even stronger position to grow further.”
– Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO Arcane Crypto.
Each unit consists of one (1) share and one (1) warrant of series 2021:5. The subscription price of the units in the Directed Issue amounts to SEK 0.203 per unit, corresponding to a subscription price of SEK 0.203 per share. The warrants were issued free of charge. Each (1) warrant of series 2021:5 entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) newly issued share in the Company during the period commencing 1 September 2021 up to and including 28 February 2022. The subscription price per share exercised through a warrant of series 2021:5 is SEK 0.2436. Through the Directed Issue Arcane Crypto will receive proceeds amounting to approximately SEK 61.1 million before deduction of transaction costs. Upon full exercise of the warrants of series 2021:5, Arcane Crypto will receive proceeds amounting to approximately an additional SEK 73.3 million.
Arcane Crypto’s Board of Directors has, by virtue of the authorization from the Annual General Meeting held on 21 May 2021, resolved on and carried out the Directed Issue to a group of qualified investors with an interest in the cryptocurrency sector. All units issued have been allotted to the investors.
The subscription price in the Directed Issue amounts to SEK 0.203 per unit, corresponding to a subscription price of SEK 0.203 per share. The warrants were issued free of charge. The subscription price was determined through negotiations with the qualified investors and it is the Board of Directors’ assessment that the subscription price is in accordance with current market conditions. Through the Directed Issue Arcane Crypto will receive proceeds amounting to approximately SEK 61.1 million before deduction of transaction costs. Upon full exercise of the warrants of series 2021:5, Arcane Crypto will receive proceeds amounting to approximately an additional SEK 73.3 million.
Each (1) warrant of series 2021:5 entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) new share in the Company during the period commencing 1 September 2021 up to and including 28 February 2022. The subscription price per share exercised through a warrant of series 2021:5 is SEK 0.2436. The subscription price, as well as the number of new shares to which each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe, may be recalculated in accordance with customary terms and conditions.
The reasons for the deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emption rights is to raise capital in a time and cost-efficient manner, at attractive terms for the Company from qualified investors with a long-term interest in the cryptocurrency sector. The proceeds from the Directed Issue will be used to further enhance the growth of the Company, with a particular focus on the mining business under establishment, in addition to general corporate purposes. As previously announced, the Company is in the process of negotiating the acquisition of mining equipment.
The Directed Issue will, upon full exercise of the warrants, result in a dilution of approximately 6,85 percent of the number of shares and votes in the Company. Through the Directed Issue, the number of outstanding shares and votes will, upon full exercise of the warrants, increase by 601,850,588 from 8,187,082,572 to 8,788,933,160. The share capital will increase by approximately SEK 2,195,986.595487, from SEK 29 872 403,454820 to approximately SEK 32 068 390,050307.
About Arcane Crypto
Arcane Crypto develops and invests in projects, focusing on bitcoin and digital assets. Arcane operates a portfolio of businesses, spanning the value chain for digital finance. As a group we deliver services targeting payments, investment, and trading. In addition, we have a media and research division.
Arcane has the ambition to become a leading player in the digital assets space by growing the existing businesses, invest in cutting edge projects, and through acquisitions and consolidation.
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The Company is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market and Mangold Fondkommission is Certified Adviser, tel. +46 8 5030 1550, e-mail: ca@mangold.se, web: www.mangold.se.
Advisers
Eminova Fondkommission AB is administrating the new issue on behalf of the Company and Törngren Magnell & Partners Advokatfirma KB is legal counsel to the Company in connection with the transaction.
For further information, please contact:
Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO, Arcane Crypto AB
e-mail: post@arcanecrypto.se
web: investor.arcanecrypto.se
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