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The Board of Directors of Smart Eye Aktiebolag (publ) (“Smart Eye” or the “Company”) has, with the support of the authorization from the extraordinary general meeting on
Summary of the Rights Issue
- The Board of Directors of
Smart Eye has today, with the support of the authorization from the general meeting on30 December 2022 , resolved on the Rights Issue. - Shareholders in
Smart Eye on the record date,31 January 2023 , have preferential rights to subscribe for four (4) new shares for each seven (7) existing shares, implying a subscription ratio of 4:7. - The subscription price is
SEK 25.50 per new share, which results in total issue proceeds of approximatelySEK 324 million before deduction of transaction costs. - The net proceeds from the Rights Issue are intended to be used for the following purposes listed in order of priority: (i) research and development in relation to the Company’s DMS projects with various Vehicle Manufacturers within Automotive Solutions, in order to ensure that the projects are completed in accordance with the existing plan; (ii) research and development within Interior Sensing, in order to secure Smart Eye’s long-term competitiveness; (iii) development and commercialisation of the Company’s aftermarket offering within Automotive, Applied AI Systems; and (iv) finance the Company’s ongoing operations and general business purposes in order to ensure sufficient working capital.
- The record date for the Rights Issue is
31 January 2023 and the subscription period runs from and including2 February 2023 to and including16 February 2023 . - Certain existing shareholders, Board members and senior executives, including Första AP-fonden, Martin Bjuve, Anders Jöfelt,
Eva Elmstedt , Peter Hartzbech,Lars Olofsson ,Cecilia Wachtmeister andMagnus Jonsson , have undertaken to subscribe for shares in the Rights Issue of approximatelySEK 38 million , which corresponds to approximately 12 percent of the Rights Issue. In addition, certain Board members and persons in the management, includingMartin Krantz , with a total ownership of approximately 9 percent of the total number of shares in the Company, have undertaken to subscribe for a number of shares corresponding to at least the proceeds they receive from the sale of subscription rights, of up to 7 percent of the total number of shares in the Company. - In addition to the subscription commitments, certain existing shareholders, among others Handelsbanken Fonder,
Swedbank Robur ,Consensus Asset Management , Vasastaden and Aktia Asset Management, have provided declarations of intent to subscribe for shares in the Rights Issue to an amount of approximatelySEK 79 million , which corresponds to approximately 24 percent of the Rights Issue. - In addition to the aforementioned subscription commitments and declarations of intent, external guarantors have provided guarantee commitments on customary terms of approximately
SEK 209 million , which corresponds to approximately 65 percent of the Rights Issue. Together with the subscription commitments and the declarations of intent, the Rights Issue is thus fully secured.
Terms of the Rights Issue
Those who on the record date of
If all of the new shares are not subscribed for with subscription rights, the Board of Directors shall decide on allotment of new shares subscribed for without subscription rights as follows:
- firstly, those who subscribed for new shares with subscription rights shall receive allocation, regardless of whether the subscriber was a shareholder on the record date or not, and in the case of oversubscription, pro rata to the number of shares subscribed for with subscription rights;
- secondly, allotment shall be made to those who subscribed for new shares without subscription rights, and in the case of oversubscription, pro rata to the new number of shares subscribed for in the application, and to the extent that this is not possible, by drawing lots; and
- thirdly and last, allotment of shares subscribed for without subscription rights shall be made to those who have provided guarantee commitments in their capacity as guarantors. In the event allotment to those cannot be made in full, allotment shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount that each guarantor has committed to subscribe for and, to the extent this is not possible, allocation will be made by drawing lots.
Provided that the Rights Issue is fully subscribed,
The subscription period runs from and including
Shareholders who are not participating in the Rights Issue will face a dilution effect corresponding to a maximum of approximately 36 percent of the number of shares and votes. Shareholders who are not participating in the Rights Issue may have the potential to obtain financial compensation for the dilution effect by selling subscription rights.
Use of proceeds
Since the Rights Issue, in its entirety, is secured through a combination of subscription commitments, declarations of intent to subscribe for shares and guarantee commitments, the Company will receive up to approximately
- Approximately 45 percent will be used for research and development in relation to the Company’s DMS projects with various Vehicle Manufacturers within Automotive Solutions, in order to ensure that the projects are completed in accordance with the existing plan.
- Approximately 25 percent will be used for research and development within Interior Sensing, in order to secure Smart Eye’s long-term competitiveness.
- Approximately 15 percent will be used for development and commercialisation of the Company’s aftermarket offering within Automotive, Applied AI Systems.
- Approximately 15 percent will be used to finance the Company’s ongoing operations and general business purposes in order to ensure sufficient working capital.
As announced in the Company's press release on
The Board of Directors judges that the existing working capital is not sufficient for Smart Eye’s current capital requirements for the upcoming twelve-month period. This assessment has been made in light of the Company’s current business and development plan. If the Rights Issue is fully subscribed, the Board of Directors judges that the Company will have sufficient working capital to run the business until the Company is able to conduct its operations with a positive cash flow, which is expected to take place during the second half of 2024. In this sense, the working capital requirement refers to cash and cash equivalents that are required in order for the Company to be able to fulfil its payment obligations as they fall due for payment. In the event the Rights Issue is not implemented or is not fully subscribed, the Company may revise its business and development plan, primarily by reducing the rate of investments within the Automotive business area and through continued development aimed at realising Design Wins and seeking alternative financing options, for example in the form of a new rights issue, a directed share issue or long-term debt financing from existing or new investors.
Subscription commitments, declarations of intent to subscribe for shares and guarantee commitments
Certain existing shareholders, Board members and senior executives, including Första AP-fonden, Martin Bjuve, Anders Jöfelt,
In addition to the subscription commitments, certain existing shareholders, among others Handelsbanken Fonder,
In addition to the aforementioned subscription commitments and declarations of intent, external guarantors have provided guarantee commitments on customary terms of approximately
The Rights Issue is fully secured by subscription commitments, declarations of intent to subscribe for shares and guarantee commitments mentioned above.
For guarantee commitments, a guarantee commission of 6 percent of the guaranteed amount is paid in cash compensation. No compensation is paid for the subscription commitments or declarations of intent regarding subscription that have been entered into. These commitments and obligations are not secured by bank guarantee, escrow funds, pledging or similar arrangements. Further information regarding the parties that have entered into guarantee commitments will be found in the prospectus that will be published before the start of the subscription period.
Lock-up undertakings
All of the Board members and senior executives have, in relation to Carnegie, and with certain customary exceptions, undertaken not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of their securities in the Company for a certain period of time, known as lock-up undertakings. These undertakings cease to apply 180 days after the settlement date for the Rights Issue (the “Lock-up undertakings”).
The Company has also undertaken in relation to Carnegie, with customary exemptions and for a period of 180 days after the settlement date for the Rights Issue, not to offer its shareholders or publicly announce any proposal for the raising of capital that would make it possible for the Company to, or otherwise implement any measure in order to, directly or indirectly (i) issue, offer, pledge, sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of shares or other securities that essentially correspond to the Company’s shares, including securities that can be converted to or can be exercised or exchanged for such shares or securities that essentially correspond to the Company’s shares, and (ii) enter into a swap, option or other agreement which, wholly or in part, means that the financial risk associated with ownership of such shares is transferred to another party. Exemptions from the Company’s Lock-up undertakings apply to the implementation of incentive programmes that have been adopted by a general meeting and issues of securities according to pre-existing incentive programmes.
Carnegie may make exceptions from these undertakings. Any exception from the lock-up undertakings will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be provided for both personal and commercial reasons.
Prospectus
Full information regarding the Rights Issue and information about the Company will be provided in the prospectus which is expected to be published around
Preliminary timetable for the Rights Issue
Last day of trading in shares including right to receive subscription rights | |
First day of trading in shares excluding right to receive subscription rights | |
Publication of the prospectus | |
Record date for right to receive subscription rights | |
Trading in subscription rights | |
Subscription period | 2 February – |
Trading in paid subscribed shares (BTA) | 2 February – |
Announcement of the outcome of the Rights Issue |
Advisers
In connection with the Rights Issue, the Company has engaged
For further information, please contact
Phone: +46 70-329 26 98
Email: martin.krantz@smarteye.se
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In automotive, we are leading the way towards safer and human-centric mobility through Driver Monitoring Systems and Interior Sensing solutions. Our technology is embedded in next-generation vehicles and available as a standalone aftermarket solution for existing vehicles, fleet, and small-volume OEMs.
Our industry-leading eye tracking systems and iMotions biosensor software enable advanced research and training in academic and commercial sectors. Affectiva’s Emotion AI provides the world’s largest brands and market researchers with a deeper understanding of how consumers engage with their content, products, and services.
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Important information
This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer for selling, or a request to submit an offer to buy or acquire, shares or other securities of the Company.
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Forward-looking statements
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 "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "deems", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and similar expressions. This applies in particular to statements relating to future results, financial position, cash flow, plans and expectations of the Company's operations and management, future growth and profitability, general economic and regulatory environment and other factors affecting the Company, many of which are based on further assumptions, such as no changes in existing political, legal, fiscal, market or economic conditions or applicable law (including but not limited to accounting principles, accounting methods and tax policies), which may or may not be of importance to the Company results or its ability to operate. 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.
Potential investors should therefore not attach undue confidence to the forward-looking information herein, and potential investors are urged to read the parts of the prospectus that include a more detailed description of factors that may affect the Company's operations and the market in which the Company operates.
The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date and could be subject to change without notice.
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