Ortivus informs that Ponderus Invest AB has announced approval from the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products regarding the mandatory cash offer to the shareholders of Ortivus Aktiebolag
Ponderus Invest AB (“Ponderus”) announced on 2 December 2025 a mandatory cash offer to the shareholders of Ortivus Aktiebolag (“Ortivus”) to transfer all of their shares in Ortivus to Ponderus for SEK 1.22 for each Class A share, respectively, Class B share (the “Offer”). The Offer was made in accordance with the Takeover Rules for Certain Trading Platforms issued by the Swedish Stock Market Self-Regulation Committee, dated 1 July 2025.
Ortivus informs that Ponderus has announced that it has received necessary confirmation from the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products that approval is not required in order to exceed the thresholds of 65 per cent and 90 per cent of the voting rights in Ortivus. Ponderus has therefore also announced that completion of the Offer is not subject to any conditions.
Further information regarding Ponderus’ mandatory cash offer and its terms and conditions is available in the offer document published on Ponderus’ website (www.ponderusinvest.se) as well as on Nordic Issuing’s website (www.nordic-issuing.se).
The board of directors of Ortivus has announced a statement regarding the Offer as well as an independent valuation opinion (a so-called fairness opinion), which are available on Ortivus’ website (ortivus.com).