IRLAB's rights issue is registered - conversion of BTA into shares
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IRLAB Therapeutics AB’s (the “Company”) rights issue of ordinary shares of series A, which the Board of Directors resolved on 5 May 2026 and was approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 5 June 2026, is registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. Paid subscribed shares (“BTA”) will therefore be converted into ordinary shares of series A.
The last day for trading in BTA on Nasdaq Stockholm is 15 July 2026 and the record date with Euroclear Sweden AB for the conversion of BTA into ordinary shares of series A is 17 July 2026. The newly issued ordinary shares of series A are expected to be booked into each holder’s securities account/VP-account on 21 July 2026.
Advisers
MAQS Advokatbyrå AB is legal advisor and Zonda Partners AB acts as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Rights Issue. Aqurat Fondkommission AB is issuing agent in connection with the Rights Issue.
For more information
Kristina Torfgård, CEO
Phone: +46 730 60 70 99
E-mail: kristina.torfgard@irlab.se
Gustaf Albèrt, CFO
Phone: +46 709 168 302
E-mail: gustaf.albert@irlab.se
About IRLAB
IRLAB discovers and develops a portfolio of transformative treatments for all stages of Parkinson's disease. The company originates from Nobel Laureate Prof Arvid Carlsson's research group and the discovery of a link between brain neurotransmitter disorders and brain diseases. Mesdopetam (IRL790), under development for treating levodopa-induced dyskinesias, has completed Phase IIb and is in preparation for Phase III. Pirepemat (IRL752), currently in Phase IIb, is being evaluated for its effect on fall frequency in Parkinson's disease. IRL757, a compound being developed for the treatment of apathy in neurodegenerative disorders, is in Phase Ib. In addition, the company is developing two preclinical programs, IRL942 and IRL1117, towards Phase I studies. IRLAB's pipeline has been generated by the company's proprietary systems biology-based research platform Integrative Screening Process (ISP). Headquartered in Sweden, IRLAB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (IRLAB A). For more information, please visit www.irlab.se.
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