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DistIT reaches principal agreement with bondholders, announces intention to carry out a rights issue, and provides trading update and forecast

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DistIT AB (publ) ("DistIT" or the "Company") announces that it has reached a principal agreement with bondholders regarding its outstanding senior unsecured corporate bonds with a maximum amount of SEK 300 million, ISIN SE0015949359 (the "Bonds"), which includes, among other things, a rights issue of shares of approximately SEK 168 million, and provides a trading update on its ongoing operations and issues a forecast for the full year 2025. These actions are undertaken to address the upcoming maturity of the Bonds, strengthen the Company's liquidity position, and establish a long-term sustainable and balanced capital structure.

Background
The Bonds are scheduled to mature on 19 May 2025. In order to address the upcoming maturity and to establish a long-term sustainable capital structure, the Company, together with a group of major holders of the Bonds representing approximately 40.2 percent of the outstanding nominal amount under the Bonds (the “Bondholder Group”), has reached a principal agreement, including, among other things, a rights issue of approximately SEK 168 million to strengthen the Company’s liquidity and to establish a long-term sustainable and balanced capital structure (the ”Recapitalization”).

Principal Agreement
The principal agreement for the Recapitalization includes, in brief:

The Company shall seek to carry out a rights issue of 336,971,184 shares at a subscription price of SEK 0.50 per share (the “Rights Issue”) (which, if fully subscribed, would result in gross proceeds of SEK 168,485,592 million and a dilution effect of approximately 92.3 percent for shareholders not participating in the Rights Issue).

The bondholders shall provide a top guarantee of SEK 137,156,250, whereby the bondholders undertake to subscribe for shares in the Rights Issue by way of set-off against up to 50% of the nominal amount per bond, based on a final redemption price of 105% of the nominal amount.

The Bonds’ final maturity date will be extended to 19 May 2028.

The Company will be entitled to defer and capitalize interest payments on the Bonds until final maturity.

The Company will have the right to make early redemption of the Bonds at 105% of the nominal amount (SEK 1,312,500 per bond prior to conversion in the Rights Issue) during the extended maturity period.

The ability to raise secured debt facilities (including factoring facilities) will be limited to a maximum aggregate amount of SEK 50 million.

The current obligation to repurchase Bonds with a portion of the net proceeds from certain company and asset sales will be permanently waived.

The Recapitalization also aims to secure satisfactory liquidity and the orderly management of certain matured debt obligations, in order to strengthen the Company's long-term financial position. Therefore, all liquidity generated from the announced sales of Septon and Deltaco Baltic shall remain within the Company.

The Recapitalization will be implemented through a written procedure (the “Written Procedure”), which the Company intends to initiate during May 2025. Final implementation of the Recapitalization is subject to approval by at least two-thirds of the votes cast in the Written Procedure as well as by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at an extraordinary general meeting. The Company intends to announce the full terms of the Rights Issue and convene an extraordinary general meeting in connection with the initiation of the Written Procedure. The board of directors further intends to propose that the extraordinary general meeting resolves to amend the articles of association and reduce the share capital to enable the proposed number of new shares to be issued at the subscription price in the Rights Issue.

The Bonds are to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq Stockholm’s Corporate Bond list within 60 days following the approval of the Written Procedure. The Company also announces that the last day of trading in the Bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm’s Corporate Bond list will be changed to 16 May 2025.

Operational Update
In connection with the Written Procedure, the Company also provides the following operational update:

The Company’s revenues for the full year 2025 are expected to amount to approximately SEK 1,000 million.

The Company’s gross profit for the full year 2025 is expected to amount to approximately SEK 250 million.

The Company’s EBITDA for the full year 2025 is expected to amount to approximately SEK 40 million.

The Company’s cash balance as of 25 April 2025 amounted to SEK 9 million.

The Company had utilized SEK 43 million of its revolving credit facilities as of 25 April 2025.

As of 31 March 2025, the Company’s short-term accounts payable amounted to SEK 225.5 million and short-term accounts receivable amounted to SEK 226.2 million.

Preliminary timetable for the Rights Issue

Resolution to convene an extraordinary general meeting	9 May 2025
Extraordinary general meeting to approve the Rights Issue, amendment of articles of association and reduction of share capital	11 June 2025
Last day of trading in shares including right to receive subscription rights	11 June 2025
First day of trading in shares excluding right to receive subscription rights	12 June 2025
Record date for right to receive subscription rights	13 June 2025
Trading in subscription rights	17 June 2025 – 26 June 2025
Subscription period	17 June 2025 – 1 July 2025
Announcement of outcome of the Rights Issue	4 July 2025

Advisors
ABG Sundal Collier acts as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Recapitalization. Gernandt & Danielsson acts as legal advisor.

Important information

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