Atari announces the success of its offering of bonds convertible
into new ordinary shares of Atari due July 2026 for a nominal
amount of 30 million euros
Atari
announces the success of its
offering of
bonds convertible
into new ordinary shares
of Atari due
July 2026
for a nominal
amount of 30 million
euros
PARIS, FRANCE
(June
1st, 2023
- 5:45pm CET)
- Atari® (the "Company") — one of
the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive
entertainment producers —announced today the success of its
offering of senior unsecured bonds convertible into new ordinary
shares due July 31, 2026 (the "Convertible
Bonds"), for a nominal amount of 30 million euros, without
shareholders' preferential subscription rights, by way of a public
offering in France and with a priority subscription period for
shareholders to subscribe for the bonds on a irreducible and
reducible basis (the "Offering").
In the context of the
priority subscription period, demand from the Company’s existing
shareholders amounted to 205,067,730 Convertible Bonds,
representing approx. 102.50% of the total Offering (including
Irata's subscription commitment).
The Offering was fully
subscribed within the priority subscription period. Irata LLC
("Irata"), a 27.73% shareholder of the Company
held by Wade Rosen, chairman and CEO of the Company made an
irrevocable undertaking to subscribe for Convertible Bonds on an
irreducible basis up to the amount of its entire share in the
Company's capital, and on a reducible basis for the remainder of
the Offering. As a result, Irata subscribed to 195,163,398 of the
200,000,000 Convertible Bonds issued corresponding to 97.58% of the
total amount of the Offering, (approx. €16.3 M by debt set-off and
€12.9 M in cash).
Legal
framework of the
Offering
The Offering was carried out by way of a public
offering in France, except offerings as defined in paragraph 1 of
article L.411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, without
preferential subscription rights for shareholders with a priority
subscription period, in accordance with the 13th and 23rd
resolutions adopted by the combined general meeting of shareholders
of the Company held on September 27, 2022.
The subscription price of the Convertible Bonds
under the priority subscription period was set at 0.15 euro per
Convertible Bonds. On the basis of the closing price of the
Company’s shares on May 23, 2023, i.e. 0.1304 euro, the
subscription price of one Convertible Bond of 0.15 euro represents
a premium of 15%.
Date of issue and interest
The Convertible Bonds shall be issued at par and
will bear interest from June 5, 2023 (the “Issue
Date”) at a rate of 6.50% per annum, payable semi-annually
in arrears on July 31 and January 31 of each year (or if such date
is not a business day the following business day), and for the
first time on January 31, 2024.
Admission to trading
Application has been made for the Convertible
Bonds to be listed on Euronext Growth on June 5, 2023.
Shareholding structure
To the Company's
knowledge, the allocation of the Company's share capital (on a
non-diluted basis) on the date of the AMF's approval on the
Prospectus (as defined below) and following the issuance of the
Convertible Bonds and assuming their conversion into shares, was
and would be as follows:
|
Before the Offering |
After the Offering and
conversion of the
Convertible Bonds |
|
Existing shares |
Exercisable voting rights |
Existing shares |
Exercisable voting rights |
|
Number of shares |
% of capital |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
Number of shares |
% of capital |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
Irata LLC |
116,634,518 |
27.73% |
116,634,518 |
27.76% |
311,797,916 |
50.24% |
311,797,916 |
50.28% |
Night Dive shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stephen Kick |
31,463,004 |
7.48% |
31,463,004 |
7.49% |
31,463,004 |
5.07% |
31,463,004 |
5.07% |
Lawrence Kuperman |
1,682,180 |
0.40% |
1,682,180 |
0.40% |
1,682,180 |
0.27% |
1,682,180 |
0.27% |
Subtotal |
33,145,184 |
7.88% |
33,145,184 |
7.89% |
33,145,184 |
5.34% |
33,145,184 |
5.35% |
Alexandre Zyngier |
3,779,778 |
0.90% |
3,779,778 |
0.90% |
3,779,778 |
0.61% |
3,779,778 |
0.61% |
Treasury shares |
3,253,426 |
0.77% |
- |
- |
3,253,426 |
0.52% |
|
|
Public |
263,850,803 |
62.72% |
266,546,144 |
63.45% |
268,687,405 |
43.29% |
271,382,746 |
43.76% |
Total |
420,663,709 |
100% |
420,105,624 |
100% |
620,663,709 |
100% |
620,105,624 |
100% |
Provision of
the prospectus
The prospectus was approved by the AMF under
number 23-180 on May 24, 2023 (the "Prospectus")
and comprises (i) the Company's universal registration document
approved by the AMF on July 27, 2022 under number D.22-0661 (the
"Universal Registration Document"), (ii) an
amendment to the Universal Registration Document filed with the AMF
on May 24, 2023 under number D.22-0661-A01 (the
"Amendment") and (iii) a securities note
(including the summary of the Prospectus) (the "Securities
Note") is made available to the public.
Copies of the
Prospectus will be available free of charge at the Company's
registered office, 25 rue Godot de Mauroy, 75009 Paris, France. The
Prospectus will also be available on the Company's website
(https://www.atari-investisseurs.fr) as well as on the AMF's
website (www.amf-france.org).
The attention of investors is drawn to the risk
factors described in section 5 "Risk factors" of the Universal
Registration Document, in section 4 "Risk factors" of the Amendment
and in section 2 "Risk factors relating to the offer" of the
Securities Note. The realization of some or all of these risks
could have a negative impact on the business activity, situation,
financial results or objectives of the Group.
ABOUT
ATARI
Atari is an interactive entertainment company
and an iconic gaming industry brand that transcends generations and
audiences. The company is globally recognized for its
multi-platform, interactive entertainment and licensed products.
Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 unique games
and franchises, including world-renowned brands like Asteroids®,
Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong®, and RollerCoaster Tycoon®.
Atari has offices in New York and Paris. Visit us online at
www.atari.com.
Atari shares are listed in France on Euronext
Growth Paris (ISIN Code FR0010478248, Ticker ALATA) and OTC Pink
Current (Ticker PONGF).
©2023 Atari Interactive, Inc. Atari wordmark and
logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.
Contacts
Atari - Investor RelationsTel + 33 1 83 64 61 57
- investisseur@atari-sa.com | www.atari.com/news/
Calyptus - Marie Calleux Tel + 33 1 53 65 68 68 -
atari@calyptus.net
Listing Sponsor - EurolandTel +33 1 44 70 20
84Julia Bridger - jbridger@elcorp.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain non-factual
elements, including but not restricted to certain statements
concerning its future results and other future events. These
statements are based on the current vision and assumptions of
Atari’s leadership team. They include various known and unknown
uncertainties and risks that could result in material differences
in relation to the expected results, profitability and events. In
addition, Atari, its shareholders and its respective affiliates,
directors, executives, advisors and employees have not checked the
accuracy of and make no representations or warranties concerning
the statistical or forward-looking information contained in this
press release that is taken from or derived from third-party
sources or industry publications. If applicable, these statistical
data and forward-looking information are used in this press release
exclusively for information.
DISCLAIMER
The distribution of this press release and the
offer and sale of the Convertible Bonds may be restricted by law in
certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession this
document or other information referred to herein comes should
inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any
failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a
violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Not for release, directly or indirectly in or
into the United States, Canada, South Africa, Japan or Australia.
This document (and the information contained herein) does not
contain or constitute an offer of securities for sale, or
solicitation of an offer to purchase securities, in the United
States, Canada, South Africa, Japan or Australia or any other
jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful.
The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), or under the securities laws of
any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not
be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance
with the securities laws of any state or any other jurisdiction of
the United States. No public offering of the securities will be
made in the United States.
This press release and the information contained
herein do not constitute either an offer to sell or purchase, or
the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, securities of the
Company.
No communication or information in respect of
any securities mentioned in this press release may be distributed
to the public in any jurisdiction where registration or approval is
required. No steps have been taken or will be taken in any
jurisdiction where such steps would be required. The offering or
subscription of the Company’s securities may be subject to specific
legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions.
This press release does not, and shall not, in
any circumstances, constitute a public offering, a sale offer nor
an invitation to the public in connection with any offer of
securities. The distribution of this document may be restricted by
law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this
document comes are required to inform themselves about and to
observe any such restrictions.
This announcement is an advertisement and not a
prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as
amended (the "Prospectus Regulation").
With respect to the member states of the
European Economic Area other than France, no action has been
undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of
the securities referred to herein requiring a publication of a
prospectus in any relevant member state. As a result, the
securities may not and will not be offered in any relevant member
state except in accordance with the exemptions set forth in Article
1 (4) of the Prospectus Regulation or under any other circumstances
which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus
pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation and/or to
applicable regulations of that relevant member state.
The distribution of this press release has not
been made, and has not been approved, by an “authorised person”
within the meaning of Article 21(1) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000. As a consequence, this press release is only
being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the
United Kingdom that (i) are “investment professionals” falling
within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the
“Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article
49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated
associations, etc.”) of the Order, or (iii) are persons to whom an
invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within
the meaning of Article 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may
otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated
(all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant
Persons”). Any investment or investment activity to which
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will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. Any person who is
not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this document or
any of its contents.
This announcement may not be published, forwarded or
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America, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan.
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