Iconovo has completed a directed share issue of SEK 75 million

The Board of Directors of Iconovo AB (publ) ("Iconovo" or the "Company") has, pursuant to the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting of the Company that was held on 19 May 2021, resolved on a directed share issue of 1,071,500 new shares, corresponding to approximately 13.8 per cent of the total number of shares outstanding, at a subscription price of SEK 70 per share (the "Issue"). This means that the Company receives SEK 75,005,000 before transaction costs. The subscription price in the Issue has been determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure (the "Bookbuilding"). The Issue was subscribed for by several new Swedish and international institutional investors, such as Alcur Fonder, FE Fonder and Humle Fonder, as well as several existing owners, such as Andra AP-fonden, Fjärde AP-fonden, Handelsbanken Fonder and Länsförsäkringar Fondförvaltning AB.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Issue for accelerating and value-creational development and initiatives connected to the Company's new long term strategy. Approximately 40 per cent of the proceeds intends to be used to build a value-creating portfolio of projects within the strategic area Innovative inhalation products. Another approximately 40 per cent of the proceeds intends to be used for building and scaling up the Company's Nordic sales of pharmaceuticals through licencing of products to Iconovo Pharma. Remaining share of the proceeds intends to be used for increasing the Company's project capacity, which would reduce the risk in the portfolio and increase the likelihood of launch of additional products to market, and increased commercialisation connected to Iconovo's three strategic focus areas (i) own sales of generic inhalation products in the Nordics, (ii) development of innovative inhalation products, and (iii) development of generic inhalation products.

The Company believes that using the flexibility provided by a non-pre-emptive placing is the most appropriate transaction structure in order to raise capital in a time- and cost-effective manner, whilst also further diversifying the Company's shareholder base.

The Issue results in that the total number of shares outstanding in Iconovo increases by 1,071,500, from 7,776,000 to 8,847,500, and the share capital increases by 107,150, from SEK 777,600 to SEK 884,750, which implies a dilution effect of approximately 12.1 per cent of the share capital in relation to the number of shares in Iconovo after the Issue.

In connection with the Issue, the Company has agreed to a lock-up undertaking on future share issuance for a period of 180 days, subject to customary exceptions. In addition, the Company's CEO, CFO and Board of Directors who hold shares in the Company at the time of the transaction, have undertaken not to sell any shares in Iconovo during the same period, subject to customary exceptions.

Advisers

In connection with the Issue, the Company has retained Danske Bank as sole bookrunner and Bird & Bird Advokat as legal adviser.

About Iconovo

Iconovo was founded in 2013 by people with long experience in inhalation development. The company develops inhalers and associated drug preparations that are used to treat asthma and COPD. However, Iconovo also has the competence to develop products for new types of inhaled drugs such as vaccines.

By working with Iconovo, pharmaceutical companies and generic companies can access a complete pharmaceutical product, thereby eliminating the complex and costly early stages of the development phase. Iconovo licenses its patented products to customers and offers a faster way to the inhalation market with lower risk and at a lower cost.