QUANTUM GENOMICS : Remarkable uptake in Quantum Genomics IPO* : EUR 11.2 million raised

information fournie par Actusnews •17/02/2015 à 12:00

• Strong demand: €33.2 million, or global offering 3.4 times oversubscribed
• Share price set at top end of price range at €6.30
• Strongest individual investors demand for small and mid caps in public offering in 2015: €14.5 million
• Trading resumes on 18 February 2015

Massy, 17 February 2015 - Quantum Genomics (Alternext - FR0011648971 - ALQGC) , a biopharmaceutical company with the mission of developing new therapies for unmet medical needs in the field of cardiovascular diseases, announces the great success of its Initial Public Offering on the Euronext Alternext market in Paris.

Total demand amounted to 5,270,122 shares corresponding to €33.2 million. The global placement, intended mainly for institutional investors, was 2.1 times oversubscribed. The open-price offering, intended mainly for individuals in France, was 14.8 times oversubscribed relative to the initially intended allocation.

Confirming the strong demand for its shares, the Board of Directors of Quantum Genomics set the capital-increase price at €6.30 per share, corresponding to the highest point of the indicative price range of the offer. It also decided to exercise the extension clause.

Quantum Genomics granted to Invest Securities an overallotment option, exercisable until 13 March 2015 (inclusive), increasing the maximum issue to 267,375 new shares representing €1.7 million.

At the result of the transaction, the share capital of Quantum Genomics now consists of 6,592,587 shares. Based on the offer price (€6.30), the market capitalization of Quantum Genomics is €41.5 million.

Lionel Ségard, Chairman & CEO of Quantum Genomics, says :

"We are delighted by the success of our offering. We have succeeded in convincing both French and foreign investors to support us in developing our drug candidates to combat high blood pressure and heart failure. We are also especially proud to have attracted the biggest part of the demand from individuals in a public offering in 2015 thanks to a rallying message regarding the major diseases that we intend to fight. We now have the means to continue our clinical trials while working on business development to make the most of our innovation.”

*Quantum Genomics has been listed since April 2014 on the "Private" compartment of Alternext Paris.

This capital increase is a key part of the launch of clinical trials for Phase IIa of the molecule QGC001. This first-in-class drug candidate of the new class of therapeutics for the treatment of high blood pressure, in November 2014 obtained the authorisations to start Phase IIa studies aimed at proving its effectiveness in hypertensive patients.

Quantum Genomics' goal is to sign, by the end of 2016, a license agreement or partnership with a manufacturer in the healthcare sector to continue the clinical development of its product QGC001, its registration and commercialisation.

The funds raised are also intended for financing other ongoing R&D programmes:

• Two studies running in parallel of Phase IIa for QGC001, necessary for the preparation of the application to enter Phase IIb (the “pivotal” phase);
• Advancement of preclinical trials of QGC001 combinations with other antihypertensive drugs and the best-in-class product QGC006, as monotherapy for high blood pressure (showing superiority in the same therapeutic class);
• Completion of preclinical trials of QGC101, for the prevention and treatment of heart failure, which could then directly enter Phase II.

• Offer price

The price of the open-price offering and of the global placement is €6.30 per share, which is the high end of the indicative price range (€5.40 - €6.30).

• Size of transaction

In total, the issue represents a capital increase of €11.23 million (issue premium included) after the exercise in full of the extension clause.

1,782,500 new shares were issued as part of this IPO.

Based on share capital now consisting of 6,592,587 shares, Quantum Genomics' market capitalization is €41.5 million (based on a share price of €6.30).

Quantum Genomics granted to Invest Securities an overallotment option, exercisable until 13 March 2015 (inclusive), increasing the maximum issue to 267,375 new shares representing €1.7 million.

• Components of the transaction

- 1,306,310 shares were subscribed by institutional investors in the global placement (amounting to approximately €8.2 million) of which 30% were allocated to Téthys as part of its subscription commitment. At the end of the offering, before the potential exercise of the overallotment option, Téthys held 12.1% of share capital.

- 476,190 shares were subscribed by the public in the open-price offering (amounting to approximately €3 million). A1 orders will be 39.5% serviced, and A2 orders will not be serviced.

• Stock code

Name: QUANTUM GENOMICS
ISIN Code: FR0011648971
Ticker: ALQGC
Where listed : Alternext Paris

• Eligibility for PEA, PEA-PME and for ISF relief

Quantum Genomics confirms that it complies with the eligibility criteria for equity savings plans including for SMEs (PEA, PEA-PME) and for wealth tax (ISF) relief. Consequently, the Quantum Genomics shares issued in the capital increase can be fully included in equity savings plans (PEA) and PEA-PME accounts, which enjoy the same tax advantages as the classic PEA.

The capital increase also satisfies the eligibility conditions for wealth tax (ISF) relief in the tax provisions of the “TEPA” Act relating to equity investment in SMEs. Private natural person investors can request a tax certificate from the company, entitling them to relief up to the applicable legal ceiling. Currently, up to €2.0 million is eligible for ISF relief.

Requests for individual statements will be processing in the order in which they arrive, on a first-come first-served basis. Once the applicable ceiling is reached, the company sends no further tax certificates.

Requests for tax certificates can be emailed to qgc@actus.fr or posted to :

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The company confirms that ISF relief is also subject to the investor meeting certain conditions, so that it is up to each investor to check that the tax relief eligibility criteria apply to his or her own personal circumstances. Furthermore, the subscribed shares eligible for wealth tax relief cannot form part of a PEA and/or PEA-PME plan.

Copies of the Prospectus approved by the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on 26 January 2015 under number i.15-036 are available on the Company's website (www.quantum-genomics.com or www.QGC-BOURSE.COM) and on the AMF website (www.amf-france.org) or can be obtained free of charge on request from the Company's registered office, 2 -12 Chemin des Femmes, Bâtiment l'Odyssée, 91300 Massy, France.

The public is invited to read the risks described in Chapter IV “Risk factors” and in Part II, chapter II “Risk factors related to the offering” in the Prospectus.

This communication and the information in it do not constitute an offer to buy or subscribe, or an encouragement to buy or subscribe, to shares in Quantum Genomics (the “Shares”) in any country.

This communication does not constitute and may not be regarded as constituting an offer to the public, an offer to buy, or offer to invest, or intended to solicit public interest with a view to a public offering.

This communication is promotional in nature and does not constitute a prospectus in the sense of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 4 November 2003, as amended, in particular by Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and Council of 24 November 2010, as amended and as transposed in each Member State of the European Economic Area (the “Prospectus Directive”).
With respect to the Member States of the European Economic Area other than France and Belgium (the “Member States”) that transposed the Prospectus Directive, no action was taken or will be taken to permit a public offering of shares that would require the publication of a prospectus in any of the Member States. Consequently, the Shares may be offered in the Member States only to (a) legal entities who are qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive or (b) in other cases not requiring Quantum Genomics to publish a prospectus under Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive.

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Invest Securities, as underwriter, may, but is under no obligation to and may at any time terminate, for a period of 30 days counting from the date that the offer price is set, which according to the indicative timeline is 28 January to 28 February 2015, trade for the purpose of stabilising the market in Quantum Genomics shares, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and in particular Regulation (EC) 2273/2003 of the Commission of 22 December 2003. Trades conducted for these purposes are intended to support the market price of Quantum Genomics shares and may affect the share price.