Join us in launching Finnish innovative medical devices globally.
On 28 May 2025, the Board of Directors of Bioretec Ltd resolved on an rights issue ('offering'), whereby Bioretec is seeking gross proceeds amounting to approximately EUR 9.2 million by offering up to 6,156,618 new shares for subscription. Bioretec's shareholders on the record date 2 June 2025 shall receive one (1) subscription right per each (1) existing share held by the shareholder. Four (4) subscription rights entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) new share at the subscription price of EUR 1.50.
The offering is fully guaranteed by Bioretec’s largest shareholder, Stephen Industries Inc Oy by way of underwriting commitment.
The objective of the offering is to strengthen Bioretec’s capital structure and to ensure its ability to implement its RemeOs™ commercialisation strategy. The proceeds from the offering are intended to be used to strengthen the commercialization of the RemeOs pipeline, expand sales and marketing activities and the enhancement of distribution networks in key markets, support the company’s product development within the RemeOs portfolio, and fund operational scaling, covering working capital requirements and investments in machinery and facility expansion.
As announced by Bioretec in November 2024, the company estimates that it will require approximately EUR 18 million in total external funding in order to reach positive cash flow from operating activities by the end of the year 2027. Following the announcement, the company raised net proceeds of approximately EUR 5.5 million through a directed share issue. Bioretec estimates that the proceeds raised from the offering would extend the company's funding into the third quarter of 2026, in accordance with the company's current operational plans.
In connection with the offering, Bioretec will prepare the Exemption Document in accordance with Article 1.4 db) of the Prospectus Regulation. The Exemption Document will be available at this website on or about 4 June 2025.
Bioretec is entering an exciting phase of our commercial journey as the launch of the RemeOs trauma screw advances and our product pipeline progresses. I’m truly excited about the market potential of Bioretec’s products and the benefits of the company’s patented absorbable metal alloy to promote natural bone healing and optimize orthopedic injury treatment. A sustainable solution, the degradation of our implants eliminates the need for secondary removal surgeries and provides faster healing, resulting in a reduction in healthcare resource utilization and related costs.
Our RemeOs trauma screw is the first and only absorbable metal implant to receive FDA approval in the United States. It has also recently been granted a comprehensive CE mark, enabling its use across Europe and other countries that recognize this certification. To capitalize on the opportunities ahead, we must reinforce our capital structure and secure the resources needed to successfully execute our commercial strategy. For this reason, we are arranging a rights issue for our shareholders. Take part in the offering and join us in launching Finnish innovative medical devices to the world.
Sarah van Hellenberg Hubar-Fisher,
Interim CEO of Bioretec Ltd
In the Offering, Bioretec is seeking gross proceeds amounting to approximately EUR 9.2 million by offering up to 6,156,618 New Shares for subscription. The Offering is fully guaranteed by the Company's largest shareholder, Stephen Industries Inc Oy by way of underwriting commitment.
Shareholders who are registered on the shareholders register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date 2 June 2025 shall receive one (1) subscription right per each (1) existing share held by the shareholder.
Four (4) subscription rights entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) new share at the subscription price of EUR 1.50.
Where not all new shares are subscribed for, both the company's shareholders and other investors have a right to subscribe for the unsubscribed new shares without subscription rights at the subscription price.
Bioretec has received an irrevocable commitments, subject to certain customary conditions, from Stephen Industries Inc Oy to subscribe for new shares in the offering on the basis of all subscription rights to be recorded to them. The subscription commitment represents a total of approximately EUR 1.0 million and 10.4% per cent of the new shares provided that the offering will be fully subscribed. In addition, Bioretec has received an underwriting commitment from Stephen Industries Inc Oy to subscribe for any and all new shares remaining after allocation pursuant to secondary subscriptions.
In addition, the company's shareholders, including but not limited to Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Sijoitusrahasto Säästöpankki Pienyhtiöt, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Danske Invest, VR Pension Fund, eQ Finland and Aktia Fund Management Company Ltd for and on behalf of mutual funds managed by it who together hold approximately 38.1 per cent of the existing shares in the company (including the subscription commitment by Stephen Industries Inc Oy), have indicated that they intend to subscribe for new shares in the offering on the basis of all subscription rights to be recorded to them.
The subscription period of the rights issue begins on 5 June 2025 at 9.30 a.m. Finnish time and ends on 19 June 2025 at 4.00 p.m. Finnish time. Bioretec's Board of Directors is entitled to extend the subscription period. Any extension will be announced by the company through a stock exchange release no later than on 19 June 2025.
You may sell or purchase subscription rights in the First North Growth Market Finland during 5–12 June 2025 by submitting a sell or purchase order to your book-entry account operator, custodian or nominee.
Please review the exemption document regarding the rights issue, of which an unofficial English language translation will be available on this website on 4 June 2025, as estimated.
DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Finland Branch and Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch are acting as the joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners of the offering.
30 May 2025 | First trading date without subscription rights |
2 June 2025 | Record date of the offering |
5 June 2025 | The subscription period for the offering commences at 9.30 EEST |
5 June 2025 | Trading in the subscription rights commences on First North |
6 June 2025 | Trading in the interim shares commences on First North |
12 June 2025 | Trading in the interim shares ends on First North |
19 June 2025 | The subscription period for the offering ends at 16.00 EEST, and unused subscription rights become void |
23 June 2025 | Announcements of the initial results of the offering (estimated) |
24 June 2025 | Announcements of the final results of the offering (estimated) |
26 June 2025 | Trading in the interim shares ends in First North (estimated) |
26 June 2025 | The new shares subscribed for in the offering are registered in the trade register (estimated) |
27 June 2025 | Interim shares are converted into new shares (estimated) |
27 June 2025 | Trading in the new shares commences on First North (estimated) |
The important dates of the offering can be found further up this page.
The objective of the offering is to strengthen Bioretec's capital structure and to ensure the company’s ability to implement the RemeOs™ commercialization strategy. The proceeds from the offering are intended to be used to strengthen the commercialization of the RemeOs pipeline by expanding sales and marketing activities and the enhancement of distribution networks in key markets, support the company’s product development within the RemeOs portfolio, and fund operational scaling, covering working capital requirements and investments in machinery and facility expansion.
Bioretec’s largest shareholder, Stephen Industries Inc Oy, has, subject to certain customary conditions, committed to subscribe for new shares in the offering on the basis of all subscription rights recorded to them. Stephen Industries Inc Oy has also committed to underwrite any and all new shares remaining after allocation pursuant to secondary subscriptions. In addition, the company's shareholders, including but not limited to Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Sijoitusrahasto Säästöpankki Pienyhtiöt, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Danske Invest, VR Pension Fund, eQ Finland and Aktia Fund Management Company Ltd for and on behalf of mutual funds managed by it have indicated that they intend to subscribe for new shares in the offering on the basis of all subscription rights to be recorded to them.
Bioretec's current shareholders have the primary right to subscribe for new shares with subscription rights offered to them in proportion to their holdings of Bioretec’s shares on the record date of the offering 2 June 2025. Shareholders will receive one (1) book-entry subscription right for each (1) share they own. Four (4) subscription rights entitle the subscription for one (1) new share.
The subscription price of the new share is EUR 1.50. The subscription price implies a customary discount for rights issues of approximately 24.8 per cent compared to the theoretical ex-rights price. The discount has been calculated based on the closing price of Bioretec’s share on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland on 27 May 2025, which was EUR 2.12.
The price of the subscription right is determined on market terms Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland. You can trade with the subscription rights on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland between 5 June 2025 and 12 June 2025. You can buy or sell subscription rights by placing an order with your own book-entry account manager or securities broker. The trading code of the subscription rights is BRETECU0125.
No fees or other expenses will be charged to investors for subscribing for new shares. Account operators, asset managers and nominees, as well as brokers, that execute orders relating to the subscription rights, may charge a commission for such actions in accordance with their fee schedules. Account operators may also charge fees in accordance with their fee schedules for the maintenance of book-entry accounts and for custody and transfers of shares. No transfer tax is levied on the subscription of new shares.
You can participate in the offering by subscribing for new shares with the subscription rights on you book-entry account and by paying the subscription price. You must pay the subscription price in its entirety in accordance with the instructions of your account operator, asset manager or nominee upon giving your subscription order.
Your unused subscription rights will become void and removed from your book-entry accounts upon the end of the subscription period without any notice or compensation. Subscriptions are binding and may not be amended or withdrawn.
If you own Bioretec shares on the record date 2 June 2025, you have the primary right to subscribe for new shares with subscription rights. If not all new shares are subscribed for in the primary subscription, in the secondary subscription, both the company's shareholders and other investors have the right to subscribe for unsubscribed new shares without subscription rights at the subscription price. Bioretec’s Board of Directors will resolve on the allocation of new shares subscribed for without subscription rights in the secondary subscription in accordance with the allocation preference described in the terms and conditions of the offering.
You can subscribe for new shares without subscription rights by giving a subscription order and by paying the subscription price in accordance with the instructions of your account operator, asset manager or nominee. Bioretec’s Board of Directors will resolve on the allocation of new shares subscribed for without subscription rights in the secondary subscription in accordance with the allocation preference described in the terms and conditions of the offering.
The new shares subscribed for with subscription rights will be recorded on your book-entry account as interim shares corresponding to the new shares after subscriptions have been made and paid for. The trading in the interim shares commences on or about 6 June 2025. The interim shares will be combined with the company's existing shares once the new shares have been registered with the Finnish Trade Register on or about 27 June 2025.
Further information on the offering is available on this web page. The Exception Document related to the offering is available on this page on or about 4 June 2025.