Q-linea publishes supplementary prospectus in connection with rights issue
Q-linea publishes supplementary prospectus in connection with rights issue
Q-linea AB (publ) (”Q-linea” or the “Company”) publishes a supplement (the “Supplementary Prospectus”) to the prospectus approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and published on 10 January 2025 (the “Prospectus”) regarding the ongoing rights issue (the “Rights Issue”). The Supplement Prospectus is part of and should be read together with the Prospectus.
The Supplementary Prospectus has been prepared because the Company, following the publication of the Prospectus, through a press release on 14 January 2025 announced the signing of the first US commercial contract for ASTar® instrumentation and through at press release on 14 January 2025 announced contract negotiations continue between Q-linea, Inc. and a large US reference laboratory, with an agreement anticipated in February 2025. Initial sites have been identified for early deployment of ASTar units. The press release has been published in its entirety on the Company’s website www.qlinea.com.
The Supplementary Prospectus, which today, 27 January 2025, has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, forms part of and should be read together with the Prospectus. The Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus are available on the Company’s website (www.qlinea.com), Vator Securities AB’ webside (www.vatorsecurities.se), and the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority’s website (www.fi.se).
For complete terms and conditions and other information about the Rights Issue, please refer to the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus.
Advisers
Vator Securities AB is acting as financial advisor in connection with the Rights Issue. Advokatfirman Lindahl is acting as legal advisor to the Company in connection with the Rights Issue.
Important information
The information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe for or otherwise trade in units, shares, subscription rights, unit rights or other securities in Q-linea AB (publ). The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed by any person for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness.
This announcement is not a prospectus for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any related implementing and delegated regulations, the “Prospectus Regulation”). Investors should not invest in any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained in a prospectus. Any invitation to those entitled to subscribe for units in Q-linea AB (publ) is made solely through the prospectus which Q-linea AB (publ) published on 10 January 2025.
This press release or information herein may not, in whole or partly, be released, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, Singapore, the United States or any other jurisdiction where such action is wholly or partially subject to legal restrictions or where such action would require additional prospectuses, registrations or other actions in addition to what is required pursuant to Swedish law. Nor may the information in this press release be forwarded, reproduced or disclosed in a manner that contravenes such restrictions or would entail such requirements. Failure to comply with this instruction may result in a violation of applicable securities laws.
No unit rights, paid subscribed units (BTU) or new units have or will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or securities legislation in any state or other jurisdiction in the United States and may not be offered, subscribed, used, pledged, sold, resold, allotted, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly, into or within the United States, other than pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction that is subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Furthermore, the securities mentioned in this press release have not been registered and will not be registered under any applicable securities law in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland or Singapore and may, with certain exceptions, not be offered or sold within, or on behalf of a person or for the benefit of a person who is registered in, these countries. The Company has not made an offer to the public in to subscribe for or acquire the securities mentioned in this press release other than in Sweden.
In the EEA Member States, with the exception of Sweden, (each such EEA Member State, a “Relevant State“), this press release and the information contained herein are intended only for and directed to qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. The securities mentioned in this press release are not intended to be offered to the public in any Relevant State and are only available to qualified investors except in accordance with exceptions in the Prospectus Regulation. Persons in any Relevant State who are not qualified investors should not take any actions based on this press release, nor rely on it.
In the United Kingdom, this announcement and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” (within the meaning of the United Kingdom version of the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129/EU) which is part of United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments which fall within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Order“), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
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”, “intends”, “estimate”, “will, “may”, “continue”, “should”, 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. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm or release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this communication.