Medivir : publishes prospectus relating to the rights issue - including new financial information

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Medivir AB ("Medivir" or "the Company") announces that the prospectus relating to Medivir's rights issue (the "Rights Issue") has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and is available on the Company's website, www.medivir.com/investors/rights-issue-2021 and www.abgsc.com. The prospectus contains information regarding the Company's capitalization and net indebtedness as of 30 November 2020 which has not previously been published but which is included in the prospectus due to applicable prospectus rules.

The prospectus and all other information related to the Rights Issue will be available on the Company's website, www.medivir.com/investors/rights-issue-2021 and www.abgsc.com.New financial information
The prospectus includes not previously published information about Medivir's capitalization and net indebtedness as of 30 November 2020. This new financial information is set forth in the tables below.
Capitalization

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MSEK As of 30 November 2020
Current liabilities
Guaranteed -
Secured -
Not guaranteed/secured 36.9
Total current liabilities 36.9
Non-current liabilities
Guaranteed -
Secured -
Not guaranteed/secured 33.1
Total non-current liabilities (excluding 33.1
the current portion of current
liabilities)
Shareholders' equity
Share capital 188.5
Other contributions 420.4
Retained earnings including the -456.0
profit/loss of the period[1)]
Total shareholder's equity[2)] 153.0

[1)] As of 30 September 2020.
[2)] Based on retained earnings including the result of the period as of 30 September 2020.

Net indebtedness
The Company's net debt as of 30 November 2020 is set forth in the table below. The table only includes interest-bearing debt. As of 30 November 2020, the Company has commitments and contingent liabilities attributable to research and development commitments connected to milestones of in total approximately MSEK 1,967. However, as of the date of the prospectus, this figure instead amounts to approximately MSEK 851, in consequence of the renegotiation of the agreement with TetraLogic, as announced through press release on 11 December 2020.
 

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MSEK As of 30 November 2020
(A) Cash -
(B) Cash equivalents[1)] 14.9
(C) Readily realizable securities 60.9
(D) Total liquidity (A)+(B)+(C) 75.8
(E) Current financial receivables 11.7
(F) Current bank loans -
(G) Current portion of non-current liabilities 5.3
(H) Other current liabilities 31.6
(I) Total current financial liabilities (F)+(G)+(H) 36.9
(J) Net current financial indebtedness (I)-(E)-(D) -50.6
(K) Non-current bank loans -
(L) Bonds issued -
(M) Other non-current loans 33.1
(N) Non-current financial indebtedness (K)+(L)+(M) 33.1
(O) Net financial indebtedness (J)+(N) -17.5

[1)] Refers to the balance of the Company's bank accounts.
 

Advisors
ABG Sundal Collier is the Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner and Vinge is the legal advisor in connection with the transaction.
For additional information, please contact:
Yilmaz Mahshid, CEO
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Magnus Christensen, CFO
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 9.40 CET on 18 January 2021.
About Medivir
Medivir develops innovative drugs with a focus on cancer where the unmet medical needs are high. The drug candidates are directed toward indication areas where available therapies are limited or missing and there are great opportunities to offer significant improvements to patients. Medivir is developing MIV-818, a pro-drug designed to selectively treat liver cancer cells and to minimize side effects. It has the potential to become the first liver-targeted, orally administered drug for patients with HCC.
Collaborations and partnerships are important parts of Medivir's business model, and the drug development is conducted either by Medivir or in partnership. Medivir's share (ticker: MVIR) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's Small Cap list. www.medivir.com.
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This press release is not a prospectus according to the definition in Regulation (EU) 2017/2019 ("the Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. A prospectus has been prepared by the Company and approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.

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