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Announcement of the terms of the underwriting and the Unused Warrants Option Agreement in connection with the Warrant Program
26 May 2026 07:10 CEST
Issuer
Circio Holding ASA
Oslo, 26 May 2026: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement
published by the Company earlier today, 26 May 2026, regarding the
commencement of the exercise period for the 67,680,945 warrants issued on ISIN
NO0013711523 in connection with the rights issue and related private placement
(Nw.: frittstående tegningsretter) (the "Warrants").
Each Warrant gives the holder the right to subscribe for one (1) new share in
the Company at an exercise price of NOK 8.2508 (the "Exercise Price"),
representing a 20% discount to the volume-weighted average trading price
(VWAP) quoted on the Oslo Stock Exchange for trades in the shares in the
Company during the period from 8 May 2026 to 22 May 2026.
The exercise period for the Warrants runs from 08:00 hours (CEST) on 26 May
2026 to 16:30 (CEST) on 9 June 2026 (the "Exercise Period"). The total gross
proceeds to the Company if all Warrants are exercised will amount to
approximately NOK 558 million (the "Maximum Warrant Proceeds").
THE UNDERWRITING
In connection with the exercise of the Warrants, the Company has entered into
underwriting agreements (the "Underwriting Agreements") with Pareto Securities
AS (the "Manager") and certain new investors (together with the Manager, the
"Underwriters"). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreements, the Underwriters
have undertaken, severally and not jointly, to secure minimum gross proceeds
of NOK 150 million in connection with the exercise of Warrants (the "Total
Underwriting Obligation"), representing 26.86% of the Maximum Warrant
Proceeds. The underwriting provided pursuant to the Underwriting Agreements
(the "Underwriting") is subject to a utilisation cap of NOK 300 million (the
"Utilisation Cap"), representing 53.72% of the Maximum Warrant Proceeds. The
extent to which the Underwriting is triggered depends on the Warrant
utilisation, as follows:
a) if Warrants for a total amount in the range between NOK 0 and NOK 150
million (i.e. 0% and 26.86% of the Maximum Warrant Proceeds) have been validly
exercised prior to the expiry of the Exercise Period, then the Underwriting
shall be drawn in full;
b) if Warrants for a total amount in the range between NOK 150 million and the
Utilisation Cap have been validly exercised prior to the expiry of the
Exercise Period, then the Underwriters' commitment shall be reduced on a
linear basis for the amount of Warrant exercise in that interval (i.e. the
Underwriters shall subscribe for new shares for a total amount equal to the
difference between the Utilisation Cap and the amount for which Warrants have
been validly exercised), resulting in proceeds of NOK 300 million from the
Warrants Exercise and Underwriting in total; and
c) if Warrants for a total amount at or above the Utilisation Cap have been
validly exercised prior to the expiry of the Exercise Period, then the
Underwriters shall not be required to subscribe for any shares based on their
Underwriting obligations.
The Underwriting is divided between the Underwriters as follows:
* Pareto Securities AS, NOK 67,000,000
* Fenja Capital I A/S, NOK 25,000,000
* Fredrik Lundgren, NOK 15,000,000
* Wilhelm Risberg, NOK 15,000,000
* Schonfeld Global Master Fund L.P., NOK 13,000,000
* Selandia Alpha Invest A/S, NOK 10,000,000
* Infinitas Investment Group LTD, NOK 5,000,000
The Underwriters will receive an underwriting fee of 9% of their respective
underwriting commitments, payable in cash.
If the Underwriting is triggered, the board of directors (the "Board") intends
to carry out a private placement directed at the Underwriters for subscription
of new shares at a subscription price equal to the Exercise Price as described
above (the "Contemplated Underwriting Private Placement") by use of the board
authorization granted by the Company's annual general meeting held on 8 May
2026 (the "Board Authorisation"). If the Underwriting is triggered, the
Contemplated Underwriting Private Placement will be carried out as soon as
possible after the expiry of the Exercise Period.
The Contemplated Underwriting Private Placement represents a deviation from
the shareholders' preferential rights to subscribe for and be allocated new
shares. The Board has considered this deviation and the Contemplated
Underwriting Private Placement is in line with the equal treatment obligations
under the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and the Norwegian
Securities Trading Act. The Board assessed several factors when deciding on
the transaction structure, including inter alia certainty to secure minimum
proceeds of NOK 150 million in relation to the exercise of the Warrants. On
this basis, the Board considers the Contemplated Underwriting Private
Placement to be in the common interest of the Company and its shareholders,
that there are sufficient reasons for deviating from the shareholders'
preferential rights, and that the Contemplated Underwriting Private Placement
is not in breach of applicable rules and regulations for equal treatment.
THE UNUSED WARRANTS OPTION AGREEMENT
The Company has also entered into an unused warrants option agreement (the
"Unused Warrants Option Agreement") with the Underwriters (the "Option
Holders"). Pursuant to the Unused Warrants Option Agreement, each Option
Holder has been granted a right, but not an obligation, to subscribe for new
shares in the Company at the Exercise Price (the "Unused Warrants Option").
The total number of new shares for which the Unused Warrants Option may be
exercised (the "Option Shares") shall be equal to the lower of (i) 67,680,945
(being the total number of Warrants) less (a) the number of Warrants validly
exercised prior to the expiry of the Exercise Period and (b) any shares issued
in the Contemplated Underwriting Private Placement, and (ii) the number of new
shares in the Company that may be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange without
triggering the requirement for the preparation of a new listing prospectus. If
the Unused Warrants Option is exercised for more Option Shares than available,
allocations shall be made on a pro rata basis among the exercising Option
Holders.
The Unused Warrants Option must be exercised by written notice to Pareto
Securities AS no later than the expiry of the Exercise Period (i.e. 16:30 CEST
on 9 June 2026).
If any Unused Warrants Options are exercised, the Board intends to carry out
another private placement (in addition to the Contemplated Underwriting
Private Placement) directed at the relevant Option Holders for subscription of
new shares at a subscription price equal to the Exercise Price (the
"Contemplated Warrant Option Private Placement") by use of the Board
Authorisation. If Unused Warrants Options are exercised, the Contemplated
Warrant Option Private Placement will be carried out as soon as possible after
the expiry of the Exercise Period.
The Contemplated Warrant Option Private Placement represents a deviation from
the shareholders' preferential rights to subscribe for and be allocated new
shares. The Board has considered this deviation and the Contemplated Warrant
Option Private Placement is in line with the equal treatment obligations under
the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and the Norwegian
Securities Trading Act and on this basis, the Board considers the Contemplated
Warrant Option Private Placement to be in the common interest of the Company
and its shareholders, and that there are sufficient reasons for deviating from
the shareholders' preferential rights.
Advisors
Pareto Securities AS is acting as Sole Global Coordinator and APREA Partners
AB is acting as Joint Bookrunner in the Underwriting Private Placement.
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the Company.
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 and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 2026-05-26 07:10 CEST.
This stock exchange announcement was published by Mats Hermansen, VP Finance,
on behalf of the Company, at the time and date stated above in this
announcement.
For further information, please contact:
Erik Digman Wiklund, CEO
Phone: +47 413 33 536
Email: erik.wiklund@circio.com
Lubor Gaal, CFO
Phone: +34 683 34 3811
Email: lubor.gaal@circio.com
About Circio
Building circular RNA expression systems for enhanced gene and cell therapies
Circio Holding ASA is a biotechnology company developing novel circular RNA
expression technology for gene and cell therapy.
Circio has established a unique circular RNA (circRNA) vector expression
technology for next generation RNA, DNA and viral therapeutics. The
proprietary circVec platform is based on a modular genetic construct designed
for efficient biogenesis of multifunctional circRNA inside target cells. The
circVec platform has applications in multiple therapeutic settings, including
genetic medicine, cell therapy and chronic disease. It has demonstrated
75-fold increased RNA half-life and up to 50-fold enhanced protein expression
vs. conventional mRNA-based viral and non-viral vector systems, with the
potential to become a new gold-standard gene expression technology. The
circVec R&D activities are being conducted by the wholly owned subsidiary
Circio AB in Stockholm, Sweden.
-- IMPORTANT INFORMATION --
This announcement is not and does not constitute an offer of securities for
sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of the Company in
the United States or any other jurisdiction. Copies of this document may not
be sent to jurisdictions, or distributed in or sent from jurisdictions, in
which this is barred or prohibited by law. The securities of the Company 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
(the "U.S. Securities Act").
The securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under
the U.S. Securities Act. Any sale in the United States of the securities
mentioned in this communication will be made solely to "qualified
institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act.
No public offering of the securities will be made in the United States.
This announcement is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes
of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
14 June 2017 on prospectuses to be published when securities are offered to
the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing
Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended) as implemented in any EEA Member State (the
"Prospectus Regulation"). Investors should not subscribe for any securities
referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained
in the Prospectus. Copies of the Prospectus are available from the Company's
registered office and subject to certain exceptions, on the website of the
Company.
In any EEA Member State other than Norway and Sweden, this communication is
only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member
State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors
who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member
State.
In the United Kingdom, this communication is only being communicated to (a)
persons who have professional experience, knowledge and expertise in matters
relating to investments and qualifying as "investment professionals" for the
purposes of article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (all such persons being referred to as
"relevant persons") and (b) only in circumstances falling within the
circumstances set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to The Public Offers and
Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024. These materials are directed only at
relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not
relevant persons.
This document is not for publication or distribution in, directly or
indirectly, Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States or any other
jurisdiction in which such release, publication or distribution would be
unlawful, and it does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for
or purchase any securities in such countries or in any other jurisdiction. In
particular, the document and the information contained herein should not be
distributed or otherwise transmitted into the United States or to publications
with a general circulation in the United States of America.
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 "anticipate", "believe",
"continue", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "should", "will" 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. 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
information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement speak only as at its date and are subject to change without
notice. This announcement is made by, and is the responsibility of, the
Company.
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 of the Company.
No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this
announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness.
More information:
Access the news on Oslo Bors NewsWeb site
Source
Circio Holding ASA
Provider
Oslo Børs Newspoint
Company Name
CIRCIO HOLDING ASA, CIRCIO HOLDING TR ASA
ISIN
NO0013033795, NO0013711523
Symbol
CRNA, CRNAS
Market
Euronext Oslo Børs