EQS-Ad-hoc: LAIQON AG / Key word(s): Capital increase
LAIQON AG: Cash capital increase with exclusion of subscription rights in the amount of up to EUR 1,000,000 of the share capital decided
04.05.2024 / 13:28 CET/CEST
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Cash capital increase excluding subscription rights in the amount of up to EUR 1,000,000 of the share capital
Issue price per new share of EUR 6.25 (around 26% above the Xetra closing price on May 3, 2024) Shareholders’ subscription rights are excluded. Shareholders and investors can participate in the cash capital increase for a minimum investment amount of EUR 100,000.00
Hamburg, 04. May 2024
The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of LAIQON AG (LQAG, Deutsche Börse Scale, ISIN DE000A12UP29) today decided to carry out a cash capital increase without a securities prospectus, excluding shareholders’ subscription rights by up to a maximum of EUR 1,000,000.00.
The cash capital increase is intended to issue up to a maximum of 1,000,000 new bearer shares. The issue price per new share was set at EUR 6.25 and was therefore around 26% above the XETRA closing price on May 3, 2024.
The new shares will be fully eligible for dividends from January 1, 2023. The capital increase is intended to increase the company’s share capital of EUR 17,493,698.00 by up to a maximum of 5.7%.
LAIQON AG intends to use the net proceeds from the capital increase as follows, among other things:
In order to further strengthen competitiveness, the company intends to use part of the net issue proceeds to implement an efficiency program. The increase in efficiency is to be achieved through further digitalization and process optimization of the platform that has been built. The aim is to use optimized technologies and simplified internal processes to reduce personnel and operating costs while at the same time increasing the quality of service for customers.
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