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Sequana Medical's New Share Capital Amount and New Number of SharesGHENT, Belgium, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA) (the "Company" or "Sequana Medical"), an innovator in the treatment of diuretic-resistant fluid overload in liver disease, malignant ascites and heart failure, announces, in accordance with Article 15 of the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major participations in issuers of which shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and regarding miscellaneous provisions, that in the context of the capital increase that was announced on 9 February and completed on 15 February 2021 by means of a private placement through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure, its share capital has increased from EUR 1,635,006.12 to EUR 1,909,241.43 and the number of issued and outstanding shares has increased from 15,778,566 to 18,425,625 ordinary shares, through the issuance of a total of 2,647,059 new shares. In addition, Sequana Medical announces that a number of holders of share options (having the form of subscription rights), in the context of the '2018 Share Option Plan' for directors, employees and other staff members of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "2018 Share Options"), have exercised a total number of 12,810 2018 Share Options at an exercise price per 2018 Share Option of EUR 7.46. As a result of this exercise of the 2018 Share Options, on 15 February 2021 the share capital of the Company has increased to EUR 1,910,568.55 and the number of issued and outstanding shares has increased to 18,438,435 ordinary shares, through the issuance of a total of 12,810 new shares. The total number of outstanding subscription rights on the moment of this press release amounts to 1,295,072, which entitles their holders (if exercised) to subscribe to 1,791,130 new shares with voting rights in total, namely:
For more information, please contact: Sequana Medical LifeSci Advisors About Sequana Medical In the U.S., the Company’s key growth market, the alfapump® has been granted breakthrough device designation by the FDA for recurrent or refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis. Interim data from the ongoing North American pivotal study (POSEIDON) showed positive outcomes against all primary endpoints of the study. This study is intended to support a future marketing application of the alfapump® in the U.S. and Canada. In Europe, the alfapump® is CE-marked for the management of refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis and malignant ascites and is included in key clinical practice guidelines. Over 800 alfapump® systems have been implanted to date. Building on its proven alfapump® platform, Sequana Medical is developing the alfapump DSR1®, a breakthrough, proprietary approach to fluid overload due to heart failure. Clinical proof-of-concept was achieved in a first-in-human single dose DSR® study and further supported by strong interim safety and efficacy results from the ongoing repeated dose alfapump DSR® study (RED DESERT) in heart failure patients. Sequana Medical is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium. For further information, please visit www.sequanamedical.com. Important Regulatory Disclaimers: ___________________________ Note: alfapump® is a registered trademark. DSR® and alfapump DSR® are registered trademarks in the Benelux. |