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Impact Coatings AB (publ) (”Impact Coatings” or the ”Company”) hereby announces intention to carry out a directed new share issue of approximately SEK 100 million directed to Swedish and international institutional investors (the “Directed New Share Issue”).

The Directed New Share Issue is intended to be carried out with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights pursuant to the authorization granted by the annual general meeting on 14 May 2020. Impact Coatings has engaged Pareto Securities AB (“Pareto Securities”) to investigate the conditions for the Directed New Share Issue through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure.
 
The subscription price for the shares in the Directed New Share Issue will be determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure, which will begin immediately after publication of this press release and end before the commencement of trading on Nasdaq First North Growth Market on February 25, 2021. The bookbuilding procedure may, at the discretion of the Company or Pareto Securities, close earlier or later and may be cancelled at any time. The net proceeds from the Private Placement are intended to enable increased investments in the Company’s internationalization as well as in its commercial, technical, and production capabilities, in order to capitalize on significant growth opportunities presented by the migration from fossil-fuel to hydrogen-based energy systems and the advancement of automotive safety and related applications.
 
The reasons for the deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights are also to diversify the ownership base in the Company among Swedish as well as international institutional and reputable investors and to take the opportunity to raise capital in a time and cost efficient manner. Given that the subscription price in the Directed New Share Issue will be determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure, it is the board of directors’ assessment that the subscription price will be determined at market terms and conditions.
 
Impact Coating´s largest shareholder Accendo Capital, which owns approximately 12 percent of the number of shares and votes in the Company, has undertaken to subscribe for shares corresponding to its ownership share in the Company in the Directed New Share Issue.
 
In connection with the Directed New Share Issue, the Company has undertaken, with customary exceptions, not to issue additional shares for a period of 12 months after the announcement of the outcome of the Directed New Share Issue. Board members, shareholding senior executives and certain larger existing shareholders, namely Accendo Capital and Hyundai Motor Company, have undertaken not to sell any shares in Impact Coatings for a period of 90 calendar days after the announcement of the outcome of the Directed New Share Issue, with customary exceptions.
 
Advisers
Pareto Securities AB acts as Sole Manager and Bookrunner and Kanter Advokatbyrå KB acts as legal counsel to the Company and Baker McKenzie Advokatbyrå KB acts as legal counsel to Pareto Securities in connection with the Directed New Share Issue.

For more information contact:

Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO
+46 768 43 43 76

Marie Dhayer Teikmans, CFO
+46 70 812 71 96

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

About Impact Coatings AB

Impact Coatings develops and delivers world-leading technology for industrial PVD-coatings with a focus on fuel cell, decorative, metallization, and reflector applications. PVD is a method of, under vacuum, producing thin layers of metals and ceramics – surface coatings that maximize performance and durability. Impact Coatings markets coating equipment under the trade name INLINECOATER™ and coatings under MAXPHASE™.
 
The company’s shares trade on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. The company’s Certified Adviser is Redeye AB, reachable via Certifiedadviser@redeye.se or +46 8 121 576 90.

This information is information that Impact Coatings is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 2021-02-24 17:31 CET.

Important information

The release, announcement or distribution of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to restrictions. The recipients of this press release in jurisdictions where this press release has been published or distributed shall inform themselves of and follow such restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release, and the information contained herein, in accordance with applicable rules in each jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer, or a solicitation of any offer, to buy or subscribe for any securities in the Company in any jurisdiction, where such offer would be considered illegal. This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved or reviewed by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Impact Coatings has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or rights in any Member State of the EEA and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Directed New Share Issue. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed to “qualified investors” in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.
 
This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be announced, published, copied, reproduced or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, within or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zeeland, Singapore, South Africa, the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or where such actions are subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than what is required under Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.
 
In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” (within the meaning of the United Kingdom version of the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129/ EU) which is part of United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it.
 
This announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the new shares. Any investment decision in connection with the Directed New Share Issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company’s shares. Such information has not been independently verified by Pareto Securities (the “Manager”). The Manager is acting for the Company in connection with the transaction and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Directed New Share Issue or any other matter referred to herein.
 
This press release does not constitute an invitation to warrant, subscribe, or otherwise acquire or transfer any securities in any jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute a recommendation for any investors’ decisions regarding the Directed New Share Issue. Each investor or potential investor should conduct a self-examination, analysis and evaluation of the business and information described in this press release and any publicly available information. The price and value of the securities can decrease as well as increase. Achieved results do not provide guidance for future results. Neither the contents of the Company’s website nor any other website accessible through hyperlinks on the Company’s website are incorporated into or form part of this press release.
 
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s intentions, beliefs, or current expectations about and targets for the Company’s future results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance, prospects, anticipated growth, strategies and opportunities and the markets in which the Company operates. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “aim” or “might”, or, in each case, their negative, or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press release are free from errors and readers of this press release should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements that are expressly or implicitly contained herein speak only as of its date and are subject to change without notice. Neither the Company nor anyone else undertake to review, update, confirm or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this press release, unless it is not required by law or Nasdaq First North Growth Market’s rule book for issuers.
 
Information to distributors
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in Impact Coatings have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the “EU Target Market Assessment”). Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer’s product approval process in the United Kingdom, the target market assessment in respect of the shares in the Company has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for such shares is only eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook, and professional clients, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“UK MiFIR”); and (ii) all channels for distribution of such shares to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate (the “UK Target Market Assessment” and, together with the EU Target Market Assessment, the “Target Market Assessment”) Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the shares in Impact Coatings may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in Impact Coatings offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in Impact Coatings is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Directed New Share Issue. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Manager will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.
 
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II or UK MiFIR; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the shares in Impact Coatings.
 
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in Impact Coatings and determining appropriate distribution channels.

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Impact Coatings announces intention to carry out a directed new share issue of approximately SEK 100 million

Impact Coatings announces intention to carry out a directed new share issue of approximately SEK 100 million

FINANCIAL RESULTS FULL YEAR 2020
● Net sales amounted to SEK 39,515 thousand (49,084)
● Total revenue amounted to SEK 54,355 thousand (39,366)
● Operating profit amounted to SEK -22,970 thousand (-26,368)
● Operating profit after financial items amounted to SEK -22,975 thousand (-26,387)
● Cash flow amounted to SEK -29,153 thousand (32,116)
● Liquidity ratio amounted to 343% (666)
● Order backlog at period end amounted to EUR 1,645 thousand (289)
● No dividend is proposed
 
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOURTH QUARTER 2020
● Net sales amounted to SEK 20,044 thousand (20,574)
● Total revenue amounted to SEK 29,078 thousand (8,069)
● Operating profit amounted to SEK -5,243 thousand (-3,986)
● Operating profit after financial items amounted to SEK -5,246 thousand (-3,990)
● Cash flow amounted to SEK -6,553 thousand (59,693)
 
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FOURTH QUARTER 2020
● No significant events during the fourth quarter
 
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE PERIOD
● Coating system order for radomes received from HELLA MINTH Jiaxing Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (China)

CEO’s COMMENTARY
For Impact Coatings, 2020 ended with an intense fourth quarter. We completed the production of three coating systems: one for a German technology supplier to the textile industry; one for HELLA in Slovenia; and one for our development partner Hyundai in Korea. All three machines were shipped from our facility in Linköping, Sweden. Installation and acceptance of the coating machine for Germany was completed during the quarter, while the installation in Slovenia was somewhat delayed from the original plan but was completed in January. Installation of the Hyundai machine is planned for the first quarter of 2021.
 
The activity level in Coating Services continues to increase and resulted in a very good fourth quarter. Customers are primarily within the fuel cell, decorative coatings, and electrical contact segments. Full year sales have increased consecutively in each of the past three years, since Coating Services became a more distinct part of the company’s strategy.
 
In addition, we completed a smaller coating system sale during the quarter. A European automotive supplier had rented an INLINECOATER™P200 since the end of 2018 and decided to exercise its purchase option in the rental agreement. The overall deal structure has been beneficial for the company while it also demonstrates our flexibility in meeting the varying needs of our customers.
 
In late November we opened a branch office in Seoul, a result of our Joint Development Agreement with Hyundai. With specialized technical expertise now in place, our development work in fuel cell coating solutions with Hyundai is more efficient. The office will also serve as a regional hub for our sales activities across all application areas, primarily in Korea, China, and Japan.
 
Hyundai is increasingly recognized as one of the global leaders in the growing hydrogen economy, above all in future transportation systems. This illustrates the potential for Impact Coatings in our cooperation initiated during 2019. We experience daily that our joint development work with Hyundai gives us credibility in our discussions with existing and potential customers, whether vehicle manufacturers or automotive suppliers.
 
2020 also became the year that the world – industry, politicians, media, and investors – genuinely began to appreciate the potential of hydrogen in tomorrow’s fossil-free energy systems. Korea, Japan, and China have been pioneers both politically and industrially, but in 2020 the EU Commission launched a comprehensive hydrogen strategy with significant investment goals in the expansion of green hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and application development. In industry, there is now an ongoing positioning of technical approaches, with consolidation and cooperation among large players, often in unexpected constellations. Impact Coatings – with our patented coating solutions for fuel cell flow plates – is uniquely relevant for the market opportunity that hydrogen electrification presents.
 
It is becoming increasingly clear that the company’s second strong pillar lies within automotive safety and autonomous vehicles, where Impact Coatings offers cost-effective coating solutions for mission-critical plastic components. The two system orders for radomes, radar-transparent emblems, that we received during 2020 are important steps forward in this new market. This is further strengthened by a system order for the same application from HELLA MINTH in China during February.
 
We also see strong potential in our coating solutions for radar antennas that are placed behind the radome, as well as for plastic antennas that will be manufactured at low cost and in high volumes within the automotive industry and for IoT and 5G. During the fourth quarter, we signed a framework agreement with Swedish antenna innovator Gapwaves for plastic metallization coating services linked to a cooperation that Gapwaves has with the American company Uhnder. The framework agreement does not guarantee order volumes nor does it specify a production start date.
 
Quarantine rules and other COVID-19 restrictions are challenges for a global supplier of advanced technology like Impact Coatings that require solution-oriented and agile planning for the whole organization. I am confident that Impact Coatings, despite the pandemic, has advanced our market position in both hydrogen/fuel cells and automotive safety. During the past year, we expanded our sales organization with a sales director for Southern Europe and we opened the sales office in Korea. During 2021, we will optimize and accelerate our sales activities and increase our local presence in key markets.
 
Beyond our focus on sales and a broader geographic footprint, we are working with machine and process development, not least to meet expected volume demands from our customers. We are also continuing the industrialization of our machine production, targeting higher efficiency, lower input costs, and shorter lead times.
 
The ability to deliver – as we have proven despite the pandemic during the year – is one of our competitive strengths and the result of true teamwork. This applies to our coating systems, aftermarket sales, and Coating Services. I would like to congratulate and thank the entire Impact Coatings team for its professionalism and hard work during the past year.

Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO

The full report is attached, and can be retrieved on the company’s website at www.impactcoatings.com/finansiella-rapporter-arkiv/.

For more information contact:

Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO
Tel: +46 (0)768-43 43 76
 
Marie Dhayer Teikmans, CFO
Tel: +46 (0)70-812 71 96

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

The information was delivered, via the contact persons named above, for publication on February 12, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. CET.

About Impact Coatings AB

Impact Coatings develops and delivers world-leading technology for industrial PVD-coatings with a focus on fuel cell, decorative, metallization, and reflector applications. PVD is a method of, under vacuum, producing thin layers of metals and ceramics – surface coatings that maximize performance and durability. Impact Coatings markets coating equipment under the trade name INLINECOATER™ and coatings under MAXPHASE™.
 
The company’s shares trade on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. The company’s Certified Adviser is Redeye AB, reachable via Certifiedadviser@redeye.se or +46 8 121 576 90.

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IMPACT COATINGS AB YEAR END REPORT 2020

IMPACT COATINGS AB YEAR END REPORT 2020

Impact Coatings has received an order for an INLINECOATER™ system from HELLA MINTH Jiaxing Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (China), a joint venture between HELLA Group (Germany) and MINTH Group (China). The intended application area is radomes (radar emblems) used for automotive safety systems. The order value is EUR 740,000 and delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2021.

HELLA MINTH started operations in 2020, to promote the development, production and marketing of radomes and illuminated logos. The joint venture, funded by both partners in equal shares with a production facility in Jiaxing, shall have an international scope, with an initial focus on the Chinese market, according to a press release from HELLA Group in June 2020.

A license for export outside the EU is required from the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP) if a product is classified as a dual-use item. As the assessment of Impact Coatings is that the order may require an export license, the company will submit an application to ISP. The system order is therefore valid under the condition that the export license is granted, if required.

For more information contact:

Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO
+46 768 43 43 76
 
Peter Högfeldt, VP Marketing
+46 708 87 44 34

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

This information is information that Impact Coatings is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 2021-02-08 12:45 CET.

About Impact Coatings AB

Impact Coatings develops and delivers world-leading technology for industrial PVD-coatings with a focus on fuel cell, decorative, metallization, and reflector applications. PVD is a method of, under vacuum, producing thin layers of metals and ceramics – surface coatings that maximize performance and durability. Impact Coatings markets coating equipment under the trade name INLINECOATER™ and coatings under MAXPHASE™.
 
The company’s shares trade on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. The company’s Certified Adviser is Redeye AB, reachable via Certifiedadviser@redeye.se or +46 8 121 576 90.

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HELLA MINTH ORDERS COATING SYSTEM FOR RADOMES FROM IMPACT COATINGS

HELLA MINTH ORDERS COATING SYSTEM FOR RADOMES FROM IMPACT COATINGS
The Swedish financial supervisory authority Finansinspektionen (FI) has today published on its website a decision to order Impact Coatings to pay a penalty fee of SEK 1,100,000 for violating provisions in the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) in connection with a press release on September 3, 2018. The company does not concur with FI’s assessment and will appeal the decision.

Link to FI’s web page regarding sanctions (Swedish only): www.fi.se/sv/publicerat/sanktioner/.
  

For more information contact:

Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO
+46 768 43 43 76

Peter Högfeldt, VP Marketing
+46 708 87 44 34

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

The information was delivered, via the contact persons named above, for publication on November 4, 2020, at 8:30 p.m. CET.

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FINANCIAL RESULTS THIRD QUARTER 2020

· Net revenue amounted to SEK 9,432 thousand (3,003)
· Total income amounted to SEK 8,976 thousand (7,394)
· Operating profit amounted to SEK -5,539 thousand (-7,878)
· Operating profit after financial items amounted to SEK -5,539 thousand (-7,883)
· Cash flow amounted to SEK -15,450 thousand (-6,479)
· Liquidity ratio amounted to 301% (86)
· Coating system order backlog at period end amounted to EUR 3,025 thousand (2,144)

FINANCIAL RESULTS JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2020

· Net revenue amounted to SEK 19,471 thousand (28,509)
· Total income amounted to SEK 25,277 thousand (31,297)
· Operating profit amounted to SEK -17,727 thousand (-22,383)
· Operating profit after financial items amounted to SEK -17,730 thousand (-22,397)
· Cash flow amounted to SEK -22,600 thousand (-27,577)
· Liquidity ratio amounted to 301% (86)

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THIRD QUARTER 2020

· Per Wassén nominated to the Board of Directors by main shareholders Accendo Capital and Hyundai Motor Company, to be elected at Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (EGM)

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE PERIOD

· EGM held on October 7, Per Wassén elected to the Board of Directors

CEO’S COMMENTARY

The period was characterized by intense work to manufacture and deliver coating systems – the result of the strong order inflow during the first half of the year. As we have communicated previously, order flow and sales continue to vary from quarter to quarter. We are working toward a business model and customer base that yield more stability over time. At the close of the third quarter, the order backlog for coating systems was EUR 3,025 thousand.

We have over a long period of time noted a significant potential for applications in the DMR segment (Decorative, Metallization & Reflector coatings) in Spain, Italy and France. To address the demand we see in the region, we have recruited Andrea Grilli to Impact Coatings. Andrea is from October 1 Sales Director – Southern Europe, based in Italy. Andrea has an extensive and relevant industrial background from companies including Hennecke, General Electric, and Applied Materials.

COVID-19 continues to affect our ability to travel. Apart from the effect on our sales pipeline, we see that quarantine rules and other restrictions can affect and potentially delay deliveries of coating systems on order. We are working actively on solutions, including more video conferences, considering using local representatives in certain markets, and incorporating into our planning quarantine time for work internationally.

Impact Coatings’ office in South Korea, part of the joint development agreement with Hyundai, is now planned to open during the fourth quarter. With our personnel on location, the efficiency in our cooperation with Hyundai will increase. The joint development work has earlier during the year been conducted remotely due to COVID-19. Our presence in the region will also generate increased activity with our potential customers in Korea, as well as in China and Japan.

Per Wassén was elected after the period end to the Impact Coatings Board of Directors. Per, who has been both CEO and Chairman of PowerCell Sweden AB, will contribute through his valuable knowledge and contacts in the Fuel Cells business segment, as well as through his extensive experience in developing innovative companies with growth potential.

In connection with the f-cell conference in Stuttgart during September, Impact Coatings participated with our Hyundai NEXO fuel cell vehicle in a 24-hour hydrogen rally – an event that generated positive PR and media attention for Impact Coatings’ fuel cell coating solutions. A bonus was that we together with the team’s sponsors donated EUR 6,000 to World Childhood Foundation. The rally proved that the hydrogen fueling infrastructure has already advanced considerably in several countries on the European continent, and that hydrogen mobility is a reality.

Now in the fourth quarter we are fully focused on completing and delivering coating systems. As we look ahead to the start of 2021, our highest priority is the timely completion and launch of Hyundai’s new fuel cell coating machine and that our staff on location in Korea can accelerate the joint development work in fuel cell coatings. Beyond that, the entire organization will be driving toward increased sales and growth.

Torbjörn Sandberg 

 

The full report is attached, and can be retrieved on the company’s website at www.impactcoatings.com/finansiella-rapporter-arkiv/.
 

For more information contact:

Torbjörn Sandberg, CEO
Tel: +46 (0)768-43 43 76

Marie Dhayer Teikmans, CFO
Tel: +46 (0)70-812 71 96

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

The information was delivered, via the contact persons named above, for publication on October 23, 2020, at 08:00 a.m. CEST.

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IMPACT COATINGS AB - INTERIM REPORT JULY-SEPTEMBER 2020
As resolved by the AGM, the nomination committee of Impact Coatings shall comprise three members representing the company’s largest shareholders in terms of votes, together with the Chairman of the Board as an adjunct member.

If any of the three largest shareholders decides not to exercise the right to appoint a representative on the nomination committee, the right is passed on to the next largest shareholder.

  The nomination committee consists of:

   Kai Tavakka, Chairman, appointed by Accendo Capital SICAV RAIF
   Syafiq Johari, appointed by Hyundai Motor Company
   Torsten Rosell, own representation
   Mark Shay, Chairman of the Board, adjunct member

The AGM will be held in Linköping on May 18, 2021. The proposals of the nominating committee will be published in the invitation to the AGM and will be made available on the company website, www.impactcoatings.com.

Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the nomination committee may do so via e-mail to investors@impactcoatings.se no later than February 1, 2021.

 

For more information, contact:

Peter Högfeldt, VP Marketing
Tel: +46 708 87 44 34

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

The information was delivered, via the contact person named above, for publication on October 15, 2020, at 08:00 a.m. CEST.

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Impact Coatings is pleased to announce that Andrea Grilli has joined the company as Sales Director, Southern Europe. Mr. Grilli will work closely with customers in Italy, Spain, France, and surrounding countries, helping clients with cost-efficient coating production solutions, primarily for quality consumer products and automotive parts.

Andrea Grilli has more than twenty years of professional experience in international strategic sales, aftermarket sales, project management and business development in electronics, metallurgic, oil & gas, glass technology, power energy & renewable and polyurethane industries. His latest assignment was as Business Development & Marketing Manager at Impianti OMS, a part of Hennecke Group.

For more information contact:

Peter Högfeldt, VP Marketing
+46 708 87 44 34

E-mail: investors@impactcoatings.se

The information was delivered, via the contact person named above, for publication on October 13, 2020, at 09:30 a.m. CEST.

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Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of shareholders of Impact Coatings AB (publ), which is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, was held today. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EGM was held in the simplest conceivable form, but with a guarantee for shareholders to exercise their rights. There were 4 participants representing 12.1% of the total outstanding votes.

The extraordinary general meeting decided:

To approve the board of directors’ proposed change to the articles of association regarding the number of board members, which was increased from at most six to at most seven.

To approve the board of directors’ proposed change to the articles of association regarding the record date to adapt the articles of association to a change in the Swedish Companies Act (SFS 2005:551) effective 3 September 2020.

To increase the number of board members from six to seven, as proposed by the board of directors, and to elect Per Wassén as a new board member.

That the new board member shall be entitled to an annual remuneration of SEK 180,000 corresponding to the remuneration received by other members of the board of directors.

 

For more information, contact:

Mark H. Shay, CFA
Chairman of the Board
Tel. +46 765 96 62 38 or e-mail: mark@accendofund.com

The information was delivered, via the contact person named above, for publication on October 7, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. CEST.

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The shareholders in Impact Coatings AB (publ), reg.no 556544-5318 (the “Company”), are hereby invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (“EGM”) on Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 09:00 a.m. at the Company’s Certified Adviser, Redeye AB, Mäster Samuelsgatan 42 in Stockholm.
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Due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Company has decided to conduct the EGM in its simplest possible form, but with a retained opportunity for the shareholders to exercise their rights.

The EGM will be limited in terms of the following:

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The shareholders who wish to attend the EGM shall both be registered in the shareholder registry maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB by Tuesday 29 September 2020, and notify attendance to the Company no later than Thursday 1 October 2020 via e-mail to anmalan@impactcoatings.se or by regular mail to Impact Coatings AB (publ), Westmansgatan 29G, 582 16 Linköping.

Notification of attendance shall include name, person- or organization number, shareholdings, address, telephone number, and information of any assistants. If participation is by a proxy, relevant documentation of authorization must be submitted to the Company, on the above stated address, well in advance of the EGM. Such proxy may not be more than one year old unless a longer period of validity (maximum five years) is stated in the proxy. If the shareholder represented by proxy is a legal entity, the representative must present a registration certificate or an equivalent authority document that confirms the signatory’s authority. A proxy form will be available on the Company’s website www.impactcoatings.com no later than three weeks prior to the EGM and will be sent to those shareholders who request it and provide their postal address.

Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must temporarily re-register their shares in their own name with Euroclear Sweden AB in order to participate in the EGM. Such re-registration must be completed no later than Thursday 1 October 2020. In order for this to take place, an instruction of such re-registration must be made to the nominee well in advance of this day. 

PROPOSED AGENDA

  1. Opening of the meeting.
  2. Election of the chairman of the meeting.
  3. Presentation and approval of the voting list.
  4. Approval of the agenda.
  5. Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes.
  6. Determination of whether the meeting has been duly convened.
  7. Change of 6 § of the articles of association regarding the number of board members.
  8. Change of 8 § of the articles of association regarding the record date.
  9. Resolution on the number of board members and election of a new board member.
  10. Resolution on remuneration to the Board.
  11. Closing of the meeting.

PROPOSALS FOR RESOLUTION

Item 7 – Change of 6 § of the articles of association regarding the number of board members
The Board proposes that the current wording of 6 §:

”The Board shall consist of not less than 3 and not exceeding 6 members and not less than 0 and not exceeding 6 deputy board members.”

is changed to:

”The Board shall consist of not less than 3 and not exceeding 7 members and not less than 0 and not exceeding 6 deputy board members.”

Item 8 – Change of 8 § of the articles of association regarding record date
To adapt the articles of association to a change in the Swedish Companies Act (SFS 2005:551), effective on 3 September 2020, the Board proposes that the current wording of 8 § second paragraph:

”To be allowed to participate in the general meeting a shareholder shall be registered in the transcript of the entire share register five workdays prior to the meeting, and secondly notify the Company latest on the date specified in the notice of meeting. This date may not be a Sunday, public holiday, Saturday, Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve, nor earlier than the fifth day before the meeting.”

is changed to:

“To be allowed to participate in the general meeting a shareholder shall notify the Company latest on the date specified in the notice of meeting. This date may not be a Sunday, public holiday, Saturday, Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve, nor earlier than the fifth day before the meeting.”
  

Resolutions under Items 7 and 8 are valid only if supported by shareholders representing at least two thirds of both the votes cast, and the votes represented at the EGM.  

Item 9 – Resolution on the number of board members and election of a new board member
The Board proposes that the number of board members shall increase from six to seven members and that Per Wassén, nominated by the shareholders Accendo Capital and Hyundai, together representing 22.4% of the shares and votes in the Company, shall be elected as a new member of the Board.

Per Wassén was born in 1961 and is a Swedish citizen. In addition to previously holding board positions in several privately held companies, he has been Investment Director at Volvo Group Venture Capital, Executive Chairman of PowerCell Sweden AB, and President & CEO of PowerCell Sweden AB. He holds a Master of Science degree in engineering physics from Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden) and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and economics from Gothenburg University. Per Wassén currently has no board or executive management appointments and owns 10,000 shares in the Company. He is considered independent of the Company and its executive management, and independent of the Company’s major shareholders.

Item 10 – Resolution on remuneration to the Board
Subject to the EGM’s election of Per Wassén as a new board member under Item 9 above, the Board proposes that Per Wassén receives an annual remuneration of SEK 180,000, which corresponds to the amount the other board members receive.

NUMBER OF SHARES AND VOTES

At the time the convening notice is issued, there are a total of 51,809,051 shares and 51,809,051 votes in the Company.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION

Shareholders present at the EGM have the right to request information regarding the agenda items in accordance with Chapter 7, section 32 of the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551).

AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS

All documents in accordance with the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551) will be kept available on the Company’s website www.impactcoatings.com and at the Company’s office, Westmansgatan 29G in Linköping, no later than three weeks before the EGM. Copies of the above documents are sent to the shareholders who request it and state their postal address.

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Linköping, September 2020
Impact Coatings AB (publ)
The Board of Directors

 

For more information contact: 
Mark H. Shay, CFA
Chairman of the Board
Telephone: +46 765 96 62 38, or e-mail: mark@accendofund.com

The information was delivered, via the contact person named above, for publication on September 7, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. CEST.

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Convening notice EGM Impact Coatings AB (publ)
The shareholders Accendo Capital and Hyundai Motor Company, representing 12.0% and 10.4%, respectively, of outstanding shares and votes in Impact Coatings AB (publ), have nominated Per Wassén as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be convened as soon as possible.

The Board of Directors will convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (“EGM”) to resolve on the election of Per Wassén to the Impact Coatings Board of Directors, based on the nomination the shareholders Accendo Capital and Hyundai Motor Company have submitted. The EGM will also resolve on a proposal to change the company’s articles of association to allow for one additional board member and on remuneration to the new board member in line with the existing remuneration policy. The notice convening the EGM will be published separately in the coming days.

Mark Shay, Chairman of the Board of Impact Coatings and Senior Partner at Accendo Capital said, “Per Wassén has been at the forefront of the hydrogen fuel cell industry since 2008, as Executive Chairman and then CEO of PowerCell Sweden AB. He has formed strategic alliances with global leaders in the automotive, power generation and maritime industries; commercialized and industrialized what was initially a start-up venture; and built a globally recognized brand. His earlier work over many years as a Volvo Group executive helped to develop companies at the leading edge of automotive technology across multiple application areas. On behalf of our two largest shareholders Accendo Capital and Hyundai, and for the clear benefit of all shareholders, I welcome Per Wassén’s nomination to the Impact Coatings Board of Directors.”

Per Wassén said, “Impact Coatings, with the ambitious vision and long-term commitment of its main shareholders, has assembled a hard-working team that is delivering innovative, high-quality PVD coating solutions for fuel cells and a wide range of decorative, metallization, and reflector applications. I am eager to challenge and help the board and management expand the company’s market presence globally and accelerate the industrialization process started in 2018.”

Per Wassén was born in 1961 and is a Swedish citizen. In addition to previously holding board positions in several privately held companies, he has been Investment Director at Volvo Group Venture Capital, Executive Chairman of PowerCell Sweden AB, and President & CEO of PowerCell Sweden AB. He holds a Master of Science degree in engineering physics from Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden) and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and economics from Gothenburg University. Mr. Wassén currently has no board or executive management appointments and owns 10,000 shares in Impact Coatings. He is considered independent in relation to the company and its executive management, and independent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.

 

For more information contact:

Mark H. Shay, CFA
Chairman of the Board
Tel. +46 765 96 62 38 or e-mail: mark@accendofund.com

Impact Coatings AB (publ) is required to disclose this information in accordance with the EU market abuse regulation. The information was delivered, via the contact person named above, for publication on September 3, 2020, at 08:30 a.m. CEST.

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