May 4 (Reuters) - Bergenbio ASA BGBIO.OL :
* CONTEMPLATED PRIVATE PLACEMENT
* COMPANY HAS RETAINED ARCTIC SECURITIES AS, CARNEGIE AS AND
DNB
MARKETS, A PART OF DNB BANK ASA AS JOINT BOOKRUNNERS
* CONTEMPLATED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO NOK 500 MILLION BY
ISSUANCE OF UP TO 13,325,000 SHARES, REPRESENTING APPROX. 18% OF
OUTSTANDING SHARE CAPITAL OF COMPANY
* COMPANY INTENDS TO USE NET PROCEEDS FROM PRIVATE PLACEMENT
TO
TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
STEMING FROM COMPANY'S TECHNOLOGY AND TO PROGRESS READINESS FOR
EARLY COMMERCIALISATION POSSIBILITIES
* SUBSCRIPTION PRICE WILL BE DETERMINED BY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF
COMPANY ( "BOARD") BASED ON AN ACCELERATED BOOKBUILDING PROCESS
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