Start / First day of trading in Fractal shares on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market

First day of trading in Fractal shares on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market

Fractal Gaming Group AB (publ) (“Fractal” or the “Company”), a leading1 brand within the premium PC gaming products segment, today announces the outcome of the initial public offering of its shares (the “IPO” or the ”Offering”) on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market (“First North Premier”). The Offering attracted very strong interest from Swedish and international institutions as well as the general public in Sweden. The Offering was heavily oversubscribed. Trading on First North Premier commences today, 11 February 2021.

The Offering in brief

  • As previously communicated, the price per share in the Offering was SEK 41, corresponding to a market capitalisation of Fractal of approximately SEK 1,194 million.
  • The Offering comprises 11,667,920 existing shares which are being offered by the principal shareholder Litorina IV L.P. (”Litorina”) and a few other shareholders (together the “Selling Shareholders”). The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares in the Offering.
  • In order to cover any over-allotment in connection with the Offering, Litorina has committed to sell up to 1,750,188 additional existing shares, corresponding to 15.0 percent of the total number of shares in the Offering (the “Over-Allotment Option”).
  • If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full, the Offering will comprise a total of 13,418,108 shares, corresponding to approximately 46.1 percent of the total number of shares in the Company.
  • The total value of the Offering amounts to approximately SEK 550 million, assuming the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full.
  • TIN Fonder2, Ernström Finans, Handelsbanken Fonder on behalf of Microcap Sverige, Enter Småbolagsfond and LMK Venture Partners have, subject to certain conditions, undertaken to acquire shares in the Offering corresponding to an aggregate value of SEK 270 million. The undertakings represent, in aggregate, 22.6 percent of the total number of shares in the Company and 56.3 percent of the number of shares in the Offering (49.0 percent of the number of shares in the Offering assuming the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full).
  • Immediately following the completion of the Offering, assuming the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full, Fractal’s largest shareholders will be the CEO and founder Hannes Wallin3 (approximately 29.0 percent of the total number of shares in Fractal), Litorina (approximately 13.2 percent) and TIN Fonder4 (approximately 8.4 percent).
  • Trading on First North Premier commences today, 11 February 2021, under the ticker ”FRACTL”. Settlement will take place on 15 February 2021.

Hannes Wallin, CEO and founder of Fractal, comments:

”We are very delighted and proud to see the great interest in investing in Fractal. The IPO on Nasdaq First North Premier is an important milestone that will assist us in our continued development. We have a clear strategy and plan for continued profitable growth which comprises delivering high quality products and a high level of service to a growing base of end customers, expansion to new product categories, increased marketing efforts and geographic expansion. I am pleased to be able to offer the new shareholders the opportunity to join our continued journey.”

About Fractal

Fractal is a leading5 brand within the premium PC gaming products segment. The group was founded in 2010 and today Fractal’s products are sold in more than 50 markets worldwide.

Fractal is a market leader within PC cases on several geographical markets, for example in the Nordics and Japan, and has a top three position globally.6 The Company also has a strong market position within power supply units and cooling products for gaming PCs. Fractal has been growing organically and profitably from day one through successfully combining design, performance and quality, as sought for by consumers. This has resulted in an expanded product offering as well as a strong geographical presence. The Company is headquartered in Gothenburg (Sweden) and has offices in Dallas (United States), Dongguan (China) and Taipei (Taiwan).

In 2020, Fractal had net sales of SEK 636m and an adjusted EBITDA of SEK 139m, which corresponds to an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.8 percent. In 2018–2020, the compound annual growth rate of the Company’s net sales amounted to 39.8 percent. During 2020, the average number of full-time employees amounted to 69.

Fractal’s shares are publicly listed on First North Premier under the ticker “FRACTL” with FNCA Sweden AB as its Certified Adviser; info@fnca.se +46 8 528 00 399.

Stabilisation measures

In Connection with the Offering, Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) (”Carnegie”) will act as stabilisation manager (“Stabilisation Manager”) and may conduct transactions in order to maintain the market price for the shares at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such stabilisation transactions may be carried out on First North Premier, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at any time during the period starting on the date of commencement of trading in the shares on First North Premier and ending not later than 30 calendar days thereafter.

The Stabilisation Manager has no obligation to undertake any stabilisation measures and there is no assurance that stabilisation measures will be undertaken. Under no circumstances will transactions be conducted at a price higher than the one set in the Offering. The Stabilisation Manager may use the Over-Allotment Option to over-allot shares in order to facilitate any stabilisation transaction.

The stabilisation transactions, if conducted, may be discontinued at any time without prior notice but must be discontinued no later than within the aforementioned 30-day period. The Stabilisation Manager must, no later than by the end of the seventh trading day after stabilisation transactions have been undertaken, in accordance with article 5(4) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, disclose that stabilisation measures have been undertaken. Within one week of the end of the stabilisation period, the Stabilisation Manager will disclose whether or not stabilisation measures were undertaken, the date on which stabilisation started, the date on which stabilisation was last carried out as well as the price range within which stabilisation was carried out for each of the dates when stabilisation measures were conducted.

Advisors

Carnegie is Sole Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner. ABG Sundal Collier AB (”ABGSC”) is Joint Bookrunner. Advokatfirman Vinge KB is legal advisor to the Company. Cirio Advokatbyrå AB is legal advisor to Carnegie and ABGSC. Sundling Wärn Partners AB is independent financial advisor to the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Hannes Wallin, CEO and founder, Fractal

Tel.: +46 31 380 71 00

Email: hannes.wallin@fractal-design.com

This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8:00 CET on 11 February 2021.

1Leading means that the Company, in its own assessment, is leading in terms of net sales within the premium PC case segment (a niche within premium gaming products).

2Teknik Innovation Norden Fonder AB.

3Ownership through Långholmen Holding AB.

4Teknik Innovation Norden Fonder AB.

5Leading means that the Company, in its own assessment, is leading in terms of net sales within the premium PC case segment (a niche within premium gaming products).

6Strong market position means that the Company, in its own assessment, is leading in terms of net sales within the premium PC case segment (a niche within premium gaming products). The Company’s assessment is based on market data from, inter alia, NPD Group and the Company’s own market surveys.

 

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This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer for sale or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities in the Company. The contents of this announcement have been prepared by and are the sole responsibility of the Company.

Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.

Any offering of the securities referred to in this announcement will be made by means of a prospectus. This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes 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 the aforementioned prospectus.

In any EEA Member State other than Sweden, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State.

In the United Kingdom, this announcement is for distribution only to and is directed only at persons 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 “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc”) of the Financial Promotion 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.

In connection with the offer or sale of securities referred to herein, a financial advisor engaged by the company may over-allot securities/conduct stabilization or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. Any stabilization action or over-allotment will be conducted by the engaged financial advisor in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.

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