Prospectus • Dec 10, 2020
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Enterprise number NO 883 742 192 A public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
This prospectus (the "Prospectus") relates to, and has been prepared by Carasent ASA ("Carasent" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") in connection with the listing on Oslo Børs, a stock exchange operated by Oslo Børs ASA (the "Oslo Stock Exchange") of 4.063.383 new shares (the "New Shares" of the Company issued in connection with the a private placement completed on September 9, 2020 (the "Private Placement").
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer or an invitation to buy, subscribe or sell the securities being admitted to trading described in the Prospectus and the Prospectus relates solely to the listing of the New Shares.
The date of this Prospectus is December 9, 2020
This Prospectus has been prepared solely in connection with the listing of the New Shares. This Prospectus has been prepared to comply with the Norwegian Securities Trading Act of 29 June 2007 no. 75 (the "Norwegian Securities Trading Act") and related secondary legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC , as amended, and as implemented in Norway in accordance with Section 7-1 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act (the "EU Prospectus Regulation"). This Prospectus has been prepared solely in the English language.
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Norwegian: Finanstilsynet) (the "Norwegian FSA") has reviewed and approved this Prospectus, as competent authority under the EU Prospectus Regulation. The Norwegian FSA only approves this Prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the EU Prospectus Regulation, and such approval should not be considered as an endorsement of the issuer or the quality of the securities that are the subject of this Prospectus. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the securities.
The information contained herein is current as at the date hereof and is subject to change, completion and amendment without notice. In accordance with Article 23 of the EU Prospectus Regulation, significant new factors, material mistakes or material inaccuracies relating to the information included in this Prospectus which may affect the assessment of the New Shares and which arises or is noted between the time when this Prospectus is approved by the Norwegian FSA and the listing of the New Shares on Oslo Børs will be mentioned in a supplement to this Prospectus without undue delay. Neither the publication nor distribution of this Prospectus shall under any circumstances imply that there has been no change in the Group's affairs or that the information herein is correct as at any date subsequent to the date of this Prospectus.
No person is authorised to give information or to make any representation concerning the Company or in connection with the listing of the New Shares, other than as contained in this Prospectus. If any such information is given or made, it must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or by any of its affiliates, representatives or advisers.
No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction other than Norway by the Company that would permit the possession or distribution of this Prospectus, any documents relating to the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, in any country or jurisdiction where this is unlawful or specific action for such purpose is required. The distribution of this Prospectus in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this Prospectus may come are required by the Company to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions. The Company shall not be responsible or liable for any violation of such restrictions by prospective investors. The restrictions and limitations listed and described in the Prospectus are not exhaustive and other restrictions and limitations in relation to this Prospectus that are not known or identified at the date of this Prospectus may apply in various jurisdictions. This Prospectus serves as a listing prospectus as required by applicable laws and regulations only.
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to buy, subscribe or sell any of the securities described in the Prospectus and no securities are being offered or sold pursuant to it.
The securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or with any securities authority of any state of the United States. Accordingly, the securities described in the Prospectus may not be offered, pledged, sold, resold, granted, delivered, allotted, taken up, or otherwise transferred, as applicable, in the United States, except in transactions that are exempt from, or in transactions not subject to, registration under the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securitieslaws.
This Prospectus is subject to Norwegian law unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus. Any dispute arising in respect of this Prospectus is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Norwegian courts with Oslo District Court as legal venue in the first instance.
| 1. | SUMMARY | 7 |
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| 2. | RISK FACTORS | 11 |
| 2.1 | Risks related to Carasent ASA | 12 |
| 2.2 | Risks related to Evimeria EMR AB | 12 |
| 3. | STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY | 14 |
| 4. | GENERAL INFORMATION | 15 |
| 4.1 | Forward-looking statements | 15 |
| 4.2 | Third-party information | 16 |
| 4.3 | Approval by the Norwegian FSA | 16 |
| 4.4 | Cautionary note regarding taxation | 16 |
| 5. | THE NEW SHARES | 17 |
| 5.1 | Background and transaction details | 17 |
| 5.2 | Resolution regarding the issue of the New Shares | 17 |
| 5.3 | Issuance, delivery and listing of the New Shares | 17 |
| 5.4 | Dilution | 17 |
| 5.5 | The rights attached to the New Shares | 17 |
| 5.6 | Transferability to the New Shares | 18 |
| 5.7 | The Company's share capital following the issuance of the New Shares | 18 |
| 5.8 | Reason for the issuance | 18 |
| 5.9 | Further details of the placement | 18 |
| 6. | PRESENTATION OF CARASENT | 19 |
| 6.1 | General | 19 |
| 6.2 | History and Company information | 19 |
| 6.3 | Business idea and strategy | 21 |
| 7. | BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 24 |
| 7.1 | Introduction | 24 |
| 7.2 | Board of Directors | 24 |
| 7.3 | Management | 25 |
| 7.4 | Conflicts of interest | 25 |
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| 7.5 | Remuneration and pension | 25 |
| 7.6 | Shareholdings and stock options | 26 |
| 7.7 | Corporate Governance | 26 |
| 7.8 | Audit Committee | 26 |
| 7.9 | Compensation Committee | 26 |
| 7.10 | Employees | 27 |
| 7.11 | Retirement benefit | 28 |
| 8 | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 28 |
| 8.1 | Introduction | 28 |
| 8.2 | Accounting policies | 28 |
| 8.3 | Basis of preparation | 28 |
| 8.4 | Consolidated income statements | 29 |
| 8.5 | Consolidated statements of financial position | 29 |
| 8.6 | Cash flow statements | 30 |
| 8.7 | Segment information | 30 |
| 8.8 | Changes in the consolidated shareholders' equity | 30 |
| 8.9 | Capitalization and indebtedness | 31 |
| 8.10 | Working Capital statement | 31 |
| 8.11 | Management discussion and analysis | 32 |
| 8.12 | Investments | 32 |
| 8.13 | Transactions with related parties | 33 |
| 8.14 | Trend information | 33 |
| 8.15 | Outlook | 34 |
| 8.16 | The Company's auditor | 35 |
| 8.17 | Significant changes occurred after December 31, 2019 | 35 |
| 9 | CORPORATE INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL | 36 |
| 9.1 | Corporate information | 36 |
| 9.2 | Legal structure | 37 |
| 9.3 | Current share capital and Shares | 3 |
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| 9.4 | Outstanding authorisations | 37 |
| 9.5 | Share capital development in the last three financial years | 38 |
| 9.6 | Shareholder structure and major Shareholders | 38 |
| 9.7 | Treasury Shares | 39 |
| 9.8 | Dividends | 39 |
| 9.9 | Warrants and other rights to acquire Shares | 40 |
| 9.10 | Shareholder agreements and share options | 40 |
| 9.11 | Overview of disclosed information over the last 12 months | 40 |
| 10 | SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND NORWEGIAN COMPANY AND SECURITIES LAW | 42 |
| 10.1 | General meetings | 42 |
| 10.2 | Voting rights | 42 |
| 10.3 | Amendments to Carasent's Articles of Association | 43 |
| 10.4 | Additional issuances and preferential rights | 43 |
| 10.5 | Minority rights | 43 |
| 10.6 | Reverse split | 43 |
| 10.7 | Change of control | 44 |
| 10.8 | Public takeover bids | 44 |
| 10.9 | Rights of redemption and repurchase of Shares | 44 |
| 10.10 | Distribution of assets on liquidation | 44 |
| 10.11 | Articles of Association | 44 |
| 10.12 | Mandatory Offer Requirement | 45 |
| 10.13 | Compulsory Acquisition | 46 |
| 11 | LEGAL MATTERS | 47 |
| 11.1 | Legal proceedings | 47 |
| 11.2 | Material contracts | 47 |
| 11.3 | Loan agreements | 47 |
| 12 | NORWEGIAN TAXATIONOF SHAREHOLDERS | 48 |
| 12.1 | Introduction | 48 |
| 12.2 | Norwegian shareholders | 48 |
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| 12.3 | Foreign shareholders – Norwegian taxation | 50 |
| 12.4 | Duties on transfer of shares | 50 |
| 12.5 | Inheritance tax | 50 |
| 13 | TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | 51 |
| 13.1 | General | 51 |
| 13.2 | Transfer restrictions – United States | 51 |
| 13.3 | Transfer restrictions – other jurisdictions Documents incorporated by reference | 53 |
| 14 | APPENDICSES AND DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY | 54 |
| 14.1 | Documents on | 54 |
| 14.2 | Documents incorporated by reference | 54 |
| 14.3 | Definitions | 55 |
| 14.4 | Advisors | 55 |
| Warning | This summary should be read as an introduction to the Prospectus. Any decision to invest in the securities should be based on a consideration of the Prospectus as a whole by the investor. An investment in the Shares involves inherent risk and the investor could lose all or part of its invested capital. Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under national law, have to bear the costs of translating the Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the summary including any translation thereof, but only where the summary is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent, when read together with the other parts of the Prospectus, or where it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of the Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering whether to invest in such securities. |
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| Securities | The Company has one class of shares in issue. The New Shares are ordinary shares of the Company, issued in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, each with a nominal value of NOK 1.332, and have been issued electronically in registered form in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. |
| The 12,190,146 New Shares have been issued and delivered on two different ISIN NO. A total of 8.126.763 shares have been delivered on the Company's regular ISIN NO 0010123060. The remaining 4.063.383 shares have been delivered on a separate ISIN NO 0010895725 (temporary ISIN) and will be listed and tradeable on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the Company's regular ISIN NO 0010123060 after the publication of this Prospectus. |
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| Issuer | The issuer of the securities is Carasent ASA with registration number 883 742 192 in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and LEI code 5967007LIEEXZXI9ZS60. The Company's registered address is c/o Advokatsenteret, Kristian August gate 14, N-0164 Oslo, Norway, its e-mail is [email protected] and its telephone number is +46 73 355 09 35. |
| Competent authority |
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Norwegian: Finanstilsynet), with registration number 840 747 972 and registered address at Revierstredet 3, 0151 Oslo, Norway, and telephone number +47 22 93 98 00 has reviewed and, on December 9, 2020 , approved the Prospectus. |
| Corporate | The issuer of the securities is Carasent ASA, a public limited liability company incorporated in | |||||
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| information | Norway on 9 October, 2001 in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act | |||||
| and operating pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. The Company is | ||||||
| registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises under the organization | ||||||
| number NO 883 742 192 and its LEI code is 5967007LIEEXZXI9ZS60. | ||||||
| Principal | Carasent is an investment management company with a special focus on businesses that | |||||
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| develop entrepreneurial and e-health solutions. The Company currently operating in Sweden | ||||||
| through its whole owned subsidiary Evimeria EMR AB ("Evimeria"). |
Evimeria is a software as a service (SaaS) company selling an electronic medical record (EMR) system and integrated services (partly from third-party developers) to customers in the private Swedish healthcare sector. The EMR system is mission-critical for the healthcare clinics and compiles all the information about the patients. It is also the main working tool for the clinics' employees. Usually, an EMR system is in place for about 10-15 years before being replaced by another.
Major shareholders Shareholders owning five per cent or more of the Company have a notifiable interest in the Company's share capital according to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. As of December 7,2020 the Company has a total of 2383 registered shareholders in the VPS, of which the top 20 registered shareholders are listed below
| Rank | Shares | % | Name | Type of account |
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| 1 | 5409388 | 11,09369 Swedbank AB | Nominee | |
| 2 | 3608159 | 7,39969 Avanza Bank AB | Nominee | |
| 3 | 3521125 | 7,2212 Carnegie Investment Bank AB | Nominee | |
| 4 | 3048805 | 6,25256 FACTIS INVEST AB | Ordinær | |
| 5 | 2980000 | 6,11145 Danske Bank A/S | Nominee | |
| 6 | 2181613 | 4,4741 Nordnet Bank AB | Nominee | |
| 7 | 2166558 | 4,44322 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London | Nominee | |
| 8 | 2165000 | 4,44003 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Nominee | |
| 9 | 2152238 | 4,41386 WINDCHANGE AS | Ordinær | |
| 10 | 2000000 | 4,10164 State Street Bank and Trust Comp | Nominee | |
| 11 | 1780000 | 3,65046 TIGERSTADEN AS | Ordinær | |
| 12 | 1600000 | 3,28131 Danske Bank A/S | Nominee | |
| 13 | 1500000 | 3,07623 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Nominee | |
| 14 | 1193518 | 2,44769 DNB BANK ASA | Nominee | |
| 15 | 1000000 | 2,05082 ADMANIHA AS | Ordinær | |
| 16 | 847058 | 1,73716 The Northern Trust Comp, London Br | Nominee | |
| 17 | 786566 | 1,61311 TTC INVEST AS | Ordinær | |
| 18 | 649528 | 1,33207 SEB CMU/SECFIN POOLED ACCOUNT | Ordinær | |
| 19 | 608644 | 1,24822 CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A. | Nominee | |
| 20 | 569765 | 1,16849 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London | Nominee |
Key managing directors The following persons are considered part of the Management of Carasent: - Johan Lindqvist, Chairman - Jesper Jannerberg, Chief Executive Officer - Lars Forsberg, Chief Financial Officer - Dennis Höjer, CEO Evimeria EMR AB - Niclas Hugosson, Founder & Business Developer Statutory auditor KPMG AS, with enterprise number 935 174 627, and registered address at Sørkedalsveien 6 0369 OSLO, Norway from August 21, 2018. Ernst & Young AS with enterprise number 976 389 387, and registered address at Tullinsgate 2, 0166 Oslo, 0369 OSLO, Norway was the statutory auditor from the incorporation November 15, 2001 and until August 21, 2018.
| Income statement and other comprehensive income | |
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| In NOK million | Year ended 31 Decembe |
| 2019 (audited) | 2018 (audited) | 2017 (audited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | |||
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| Total revenue | 47.9 | 24.0 | 50.3 | 33.8 | 32.6 | 22.2 | |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 4.4 | (6,7) | (5,8) | 6,8 | 2,4 | 4,1 | 1,3 |
| Net profit or loss attributable to equity holder of the parent | 3,2 | (7, 0) | 20.4 | (14,7) | 2,9 | (5,3) | 1,6 |
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| In NOK million | Year ended 31 December | Nine months ended 30 September | Six months ended 30 June | ||||
| 2019 (audited) | 2018 (audited) | 2017 (audited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | 1020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) |
| 2019 (audited) | 2018 (audited) | 2017 (audited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | |||
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| Total assets | 136.7 | 119.2 | 61.8 | 444.1 | 112.4 | 155.9 | 110.8 |
| Total equity | 90,6 | 91,4 | 61.3 | 360.4 | 88.3 | 95.2 | 86,2 |
| Net financial debt | ے ۔ | 2.0 | . | 2.6 | |||
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| In NOK million | Year ended 31 December | Nine months ended 30 September | Six months ended 30 June | |||||
| 2019 (audited) | 2018 (audited) | 2017 (audited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | 2020 (unaudited) 2019 (unaudited) | ||||
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 12.0 | 0.4 | 50,8 | 16,0 | (6,3) | (2,7) | ||
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (10.8) | (24.0) | (11.6) | (6, 6) | (20.8) | (8,3) | ||
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 0.9 | (29,3) | (3,0) | (1, 5) | (3.8) | (1,4) |
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| the securities | There is only one class of Shares and all Shares are freely transferable. The Shares are issued under the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, each with a nominal value of NOK 1.332, and have been issued electronically in registered form in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. The 12,190,146 shares have been issued and delivered on two different ISIN NO. A total of 8.126.763 shares have been delivered on the Company's regular ISIN NO 0010123060. The remaining 4.063.383 New Shares have been delivered on a separate ISIN NO 0010895725 (temporary ISIN). |
| Where will the securities | |
| be traded | The Company's shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The New Shares will be listed and tradeable on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the Company's regular ISIN NO 0010123060 after the publication of this Prospectus. |
Is there a guarantee attached to
the securities There are no guarantees attached to the securities.
What are the risks that are
specific to the securities The Company might in the future issue new shares which could reduce the proportionate ownership of a shareholder. Further, the li the liquidity in the Shares could vary and reduce the possibility for a shareholder to sell his/hers Shares, in particular in high numbers within a short period of time, which also could impact the price achieved for the shares.
| This Prospectus is a listing prospectus for securities already issued by the Company, and consequently does not entail an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities. The New Shares will be listed and tradeable on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the Company's regular ISIN NO 0010123060 after the publication of this Prospectus. |
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| Total expenses | Expenses related to the issuance of New Shares will not be charged to the investors by the Company. |
| Dilution | The percentage of immediate dilution for Carasent's Shareholders who did not receive New Shares was approximately 30%. |
| Reasons for the admission to trading |
The Prospectus has been prepared in order to list the New Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange. |
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| Net proceeds | The New Shares were issued in connection with the private placement completed on September 9, 2020 which gave the Company net proceeds of NOK 273,6 million. The total costs for the Company associated with the placement is approx. NOK 15 million. |
| The use of the proceeds |
The proceeds will be used for the general business purposes, including further development of the service offering as well as expansions and growth, including mergers and acquisitions. |
| Conflicts of interest |
There are no material conflicts of interest pertaining to the listing of the New Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange. |
An investment in the Shares, including the New Shares, involves risks. Before making an investment decision with respect to the Shares, investors should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below and all information contained in this Prospectus, including the Financial Statements and related notes. An investment in the Shares is suitable only for investors who understand the risks associated with this type of investment and who can afford to lose all or part of their investment. If any of the following risks were to materialise, individually or together with other circumstances, they could have a material and adverse effect on the Group's business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows and/or prospects, which could cause a decline in the value and trading price of the Shares, resulting in the loss of all or part of an investment in the Shares.
The risk factors included in this Section 2, are as of the date of this Prospectus, and are presented in a limited number of categories, where each individual risk factor is sought placed in the most appropriate category based on the nature of the risk it represents. Within each category the risk factors deemed most important for the Group, taking into account their potential negative affect on the Company and its subsidiaries and the probability of their occurrence, are set out first. This does not mean that the remaining risk factors are ranked in order of their materiality or comprehensibility, nor based on a probability of their occurrence. The risks mentioned herein could materialise individually or cumulatively.
This section outlines the main risk factors for Carasent .
As a holding company, Carasent has as of today, no direct customers. All operationally activity as of today is performed in the whole-owned subsidiary Evimeria. The Company's financial performance, revenue, profit and growth might be negatively impacted by changes in political environment imposing substantial disadvantages for private companies in the health sector, new customer demands which Evimeria is not able to satisfy for technical or financial reasons and loss of customers due competition.
Carasent has revenues and costs in two different countries, with different currencies, Norwegian Krone (NOK) and Swedish Kroner (SEK), and is as such exposed to currency fluctuations when translating into the reporting currency NOK. This might reduce the Company's net profit.
Evimeria is operating in the Swedish market and is exposed to various risks. This section outlines the main risk factors for Evimeria.
The Swedish private health and medical care industry has grown tremendously in the last decade, and Grant Thornton estimates the total revenues were around SEK 130bn in 2018. According to a report by Grant Thornton*, privatization rates vary between segments: 60% in dental care; 40-45% in primary care; 15-20% in specialist care; 20% in elderly care; 70-80% in HVB homes; 20-25% in home care; 25-30% in special needs care and 80% for personal assistants. In other words, the welfare sector relies heavily on support from private companies.
Evimeria is facing two major political risks. The first one is to profits in the welfare sector and affects Evimeria indirectly through its customers. Welfare sector profit is a question that has been thoroughly debated, and the general public is very opinionated on the matter. It is also a national and an election issue. The second risk is whether regional councils should allow more than one EMR system in their healthcare sector. This risk is detailed below in 2.2.2. Local politicians make this decision, and the rules vary considerably between regions.
The first risk appears much greater at face value because it could change the whole business landscape for Evimeria's customers within a relatively short period of time. If political decision limiting private players participation in the welfare sector where made, this could reduce the possibility for companies like Evimeria to operate and sell their services within this subsidized market.
These risks might impose sever restrictions on Evimeria's business and could in a worst case scenario reduce the market for new customers.
*The Grant Thorton report "Vårdrapport 2019", dated November 2019 and freely available at www.grantthorton.se/vardrapporten2019.
The second political risk relates to the regional councils' potential decision limiting the number of EMR systems in the region.
Sweden is divided into 21 regional councils that are responsible for, among other things, financing and providing the public healthcare system. Local political assemblies govern them with a high degree of autonomy. Although Sweden is a unitary state, private companies face different business environments depending on the region in which they operate. Private healthcare companies may operate publicly financed healthcare through tendered contracts (LOU, national rate) or by authorizations under the free healthcare choice (LOV). Under the LOV each regional council can year by year require that clinics change their ERM system.
If regional councils should only allow one EMR system in their region, this would be a "winner takes it all" situation, and the other providers of ERM systems could lose their market. Local politicians learn from each other and take notes when things work out satisfactorily. The same is true when things do not.
If more regional councils' should impose restrictions on the private healthcare clinics election of EMR system, clinics based in such regions would then most likely be eliminated as customers for Evimeria. This could again reduce the market for Evimeria, hurt the business and reduce the future income potential.
The nationalreimbursement system which allows private caretakers public financing, regulates the operation and financing of around 1000 clinics (specialists and general practitioners) and 1600 physiotherapist clinics and provides these clinics reimbursement of part of their costs in serving patients. Although this system has been closed for new entrants since 1995, healthcare providers with an agreement can sell this to bidders should they close down their clinics. Specialists under the national reimbursement system work in the regions but their compensation is decided nationally by the Swedish Medical Association and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.
The relative freedom of the clinics under the national reimbursement system has been a boon for Evimeria, which has a large number of customers otherwise exposed to political risk. Things are about to change, however. The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs commissioned a report on how to revoke the current national rate system and replace it with something more like LOV and LOU. The Swedish Competition Authority approved the suggestions on 31 August 2020 and a transition period of seven years has been proposed. A final decision will probably be reached soon.
Until further notice, we assume that the replacement will work like the current LOU system, which would make the national rate clinics less independent from the regional councils, but still approachable. The potential dissolution of the national rate is a setback for Evimeria because it has protected a large customer group (mainly specialists) from churning in regions where the politicians have decided to have "one region, one EMR system."
If the national reimbursement system should be changed so that the clinics would get less cost covered by the authorities, this might reduce the customers' demand and in turn reduce the market and income potential for Evimeria.
Evimeria`s operations are highly depending on qualified employees in particular employees with relevant technical expertise for developing and improving Evimeria's products and service offering. Evimeria is depending on retaining and recruiting highly skilled resources, including within product development, operations and sale. If Evimeria fails to continue to develop and enhance its product offering to fit the market need, the customers requirements and the legislative framework, this might influence the future financial performance of Evimeria negatively.
Evimeria's operations is currently limited to the Swedish market. Evimeria has today approximately 470 customers in Sweden and an attractive pipeline of potential new customers. However, historical business is not a guarantee for future revenues and a loss of several large customers, either due to changes in the customer's underlying business environment, changes in the legislation or the customer's desire to change supplier, might influence existing operations and financial performance of Evimeria negatively.
Evimeria is operating in an industry exposed to both national and international competition. Although the direct competition today is limited, this might shift dramatically. The EMR market is huge but still immature, which could in the future attract new players with new systems and substantial financial resources. Such players could involve substantial competition with Evimeria which could influence many important factors, including prices, operating costs, customer demands, technology developments, as well as access to the best talents. All these factors could impact the future margins and financial performance of Evimeria.
The Company and Evimeria's operations have overall not been material negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While sale for some new customers have been slower than expected, the demand for other services like video conferencing with patient has increased. However, if there should be a total lock-down of the society, this might have severe impact on Evimeria and the Company leading to reduced sale and production, which again could reduce revenue
The Company may in the future decide to offer Shares to finance new acquisitions. Any such offering could reduce the proportionate ownership and voting interests of holders of Shares as well as earnings per share, and any offering could have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Shares.
Being a rather small Company, the liquidity in the Shares could vary and reduce the possibility for a shareholder to sell his/hers Shares, in particular in high numbers within a short period of time. Reduced liquidity might also reduce the price a shareholder could achieve.
This Prospectus has been prepared in connection with the listing of the New Shares.
The Board of Directors of Carasent accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Prospectus. The members of the Board of Directors confirm that the information contained in this Prospectus is, to the best of our knowledge, in accordance with the facts and that this Prospectus makes no omission likely to affect its import.
December 9, 2020
The Board of Directors of Carasent ASA
Sign Sign Sign Johan Lindqvist Terje Rogne Ebba Fåhraeus Chairman Board member Board member
This Prospectus includes forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial and operational performance, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the risks arising from the current economic downturn, other risks specific to our business and the implementation of strategic initiatives, as well as other statements relating to our future business development and economic performance. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in Section 1 "Summary", Section 6 "Presentation of Carasent" and Section 8, "Financial Information". Such forward-looking statements and information are based on the beliefs of the Company's Management or assumptions based on information available to the Company. When used in this document, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology, including the terms "assumes", "projects", "forecasts", "estimates", "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "intends", "may", "might", "will", "would", "can", "could", "should" and similar expressions or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are not historic facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Prospectus and include statements regarding the Company's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, goals, objectives, financial condition and results of operations, liquidity, outlook and prospects, growth, strategies, impact of regulatory initiatives, capital resources and capital expenditure, return on capital, cost savings and dividend targets, and the industry trends and developments in the markets in which the Group operates.
Prospective investors in the Company are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual financial position, operating results and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus. We cannot guarantee that the intentions, beliefs or current expectations upon which its forward- looking statements are based willoccur.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions as they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Because of these known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the outcome may differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of:
Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialise, or should any underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could differ materially from that described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
The information contained in this Prospectus, including the information set out under Section 2 "Risk Factors", identifies additional factors that could affect our financial position, operating results, liquidity and performance. Prospective investors in the Company are urged to read all sections of this Prospectus for amore complete discussion of the factors that could affect our future performance and the industry in which we operate.
Except as required by law, the Company undertake no obligation to publicly update or publicly revise any forwardlooking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in entirety by the cautionary statements referred to above and contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
The basis for any statement about the Company's competitive position herein, is based on the Company's own assessment.
This Prospectus contains general industry and market information, as well the Company's market knowledge. No specific data has been obtained from specific third party sources, except for the Grant Thorton report "Vårdrapport 2019", dated November 2019 and freely available at www.grantthorton.se/vardrapporten2019) and the Redeye report Initiation Coverage of Carasent, released on October 22,2020 and freely available at www.redeye.se/company/carasent. The information used has been accurately reproduced and that as far as the Company is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by that third party, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading. The Company does not guarantee or assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the data, estimates, forecasts or other information taken from sources in the public domain.
This Prospectus has been approved by the Norwegian FSA, as competent authority under the EU Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129. The Norwegian FSA only approves this Prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the EU Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129, and such approval should not be considered as an endorsement of the issuer or the quality of the securities that are the subject of this Prospectus. This Prospectus has been drawn up as a simplified prospectus in accordance with article 14 of the EU Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the securities.
Potential investors should be aware that the tax legislation of the investor's Member State and of the Company's country of incorporation may have an impact on the income received from the securities.
For a brief description of certain tax aspects under Norwegian law related to holding and disposal of shares in the Company, please see section 12 "Norwegian taxation of shareholders" below.
Following a successful private placement completed on September 9, 2020, the share capital increase pertaining to the Private Placement was resolved by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 9, 2020 pursuant to an authorization granted by the Company's general meeting held 17 June 2020.
The following resolution was made by the Board of the Company on September 9, 2020, in connection with the issuance of New Shares (translated from Norwegian):
The 12,190,146 New Shares have been issued and delivered on two different ISIN NO. A total of 8.126.763 shares have been delivered on the Company's regular ISIN NO 0010123060. The remaining 4.063.383 shares have been delivered on a separate ISIN NO 0010895725 (temporary ISIN) and will be listed and tradeable on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the Company's regular ISIN NO 001012306 after the publication of this Prospectus.
The immediate dilutive effect for the Company's shareholders who do not receive New Shares was approximately 8,3%.
The New Shares are ordinary shares of the Company, each with a nominal value of NOK 1.332 and have been issued electronically in registered form accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act.
The New Shares rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Shares and thus carry full and equal shareholder rights in the Company from the time of registration of the share capital increase with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, including rights to dividends. All Shares, including the New Shares, have the voting rights and other standard rights and obligations pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and are governed by Norwegian law.
Please see Section 9.8 and Section 10 "Shareholder matters and Norwegian Company and Securities law" for a description on the rights pertaining to the Shares.
Subject to any applicable securities laws, the New Shares are freely transferable.
In the Share capital increase in connection with the issuance of New Shares with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, Carasent's share capital increased to NOK 70,361,525.29 divided into 52,823,968 each with a par value of NOK 1.332. The placement involved issuance of a total of 12,190,146 new shares, of which a total of 4,063,383, the New Shares, are issued but not listed until this Prospectus is approved.
The net proceeds of the Private Placement, NOK 273,6 million, will be used to strengthen the ability to capitalize on identified growth opportunities, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as for general corporate purposes.
There are no material conflicts of interest pertaining to the listing of the New Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
The placement was completed on September 9, 2020 with allotment of 12,190,146 new shares in the Private Placement at a subscription price of NOK 23.5 per share, raising gross proceeds of NOK 286.5 million. DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA was acting as Sole Manager ("the Manager") in connection with the Private Placement. The subscription price was determined through an accelerated bookbuilding process after close of trading on 9 September 2020. Notification of allotment of the offer shares including settlement instructions was sent to the applicants on September 10, 2020.
The total number of shares issued in connection with the Private Placement gave the Company net proceeds of NOK 273,6 million. The total costs for the Company associated with the placement is approx. NOK 15 million.
The offer shares was settled with existing and unencumbered shares in the Company that are already listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, pursuant to a share lending agreement between the Company, Jannerberg Invest AB, Factis Invest AB, Windchange AS, Windchange AB and DNB Markets in order to facilitate delivery of listed shares to investors on a delivery versus payment basis. Pursuant to these Share Lending Agreements, Jannerberg Invest AB has lent out 4,500,000 shares. Factis Invest AB has lent out 4,063,382 shares. Windchange AS has lent out 2,500,000 shares. Windchange AB has lent out 1,126,764 shares.
The Board of Directors has considered the Private Placement in light of the equal treatment obligations under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and Oslo Børs' Circular no. 2/2014, and is of the opinion that the Private Placement is in compliance with these requirements. The Board is of the view that it is in the common interest of the Company and its shareholders to raise equity through a private placement, in view of the current market conditions and the growth opportunities currently available to the Company. A private placement enables the Company to raise capital in an efficient manner, and the Private Placement is structured to ensure that a market based subscription price is achieved.
Carasent ASA, originally Apptix ASA, was incorporated in 2001 as a result of a demerger from TeleComputing ASA. The Company was listed initially from its incorporation on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker APP.
Until 2016, Apptix ASA performed all its commercial activities in the United States through Apptix, Inc. and other subsidiaries. Following the sale of Apptix, Inc. in November 2016, Apptix ASA had no longer any operational activities. The Company's primary financial asset was its nearly 3 million share ownership in Fusion Telecommunications International Inc. ("Fusion"). All the Fusion shares were sold in 2017.
In May 2018 Apptix, now Carasent, acquired the Swedish company Evimeria EMR AB, a company providing cloudbased medical record services to the health care industry. The Company's strategy is to continue to develop and expand digitalization that helps customers to meet challenges in providing efficient and qualitative health care services. The Company has an ambitious growth strategy which also involves targeted acquisitions.
May 15, 2019 the Company changed its name to Carasent ASA and the ticker on Oslo Stock Exchange to CARA.
Today Carasent is an investment management company with a special focus on businesses that develop entrepreneurial e-health solutions. The Company currently operating in Sweden through its wholly owned subsidiary Evimeria EMR AB.
Carasent has a legal address at Advokatsenteret's offices in Oslo, Norway, and leases offices in Stockholm, Sweden. The Gothenburg office has an area of 1223 square meters for a monthly lease fee of approximately SEK 350,000.
The Company's shares are listed and tradeable on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker-code "CARA". The Company does not have securities listed on any other stock exchange or regulated market.
The Company is a public limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Norway pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. The Company was incorporated in 2002 as a Norwegian public limited liability company (Norwegian: "allmennaksjeselskap"). The Company's registration number in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises is 883 742 192 and its LEI code is 5967007LIEEXZXI9ZS60. The Company's registered address is Carasent ASA c/o Advokatsentert, Kristian August gate 14, N-0164 Oslo, Norway, its e-mail is i[email protected] and its telephone number is +46 73355 0935. The Company's website is. www.carasent.com.*
*The information on the website does not form part of the Prospectus unless that information is incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.
An overview of selected events in the Company's history is set out below:
| Date | Main Events |
|---|---|
| Q4 2001 | Incorporated and registered as Apptix ASA De-merged from TeleComputing ASA |
| Listed as a separate company on Oslo Bors under ticker APP |
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| Operations in USA through its subsidiary Apptix, Inc. |
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| Q2 2016 | Sold Apptix, Inc. to Fusion, Inc. |
| Closed down the US operations |
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| Q3 2018 | Acquired the Swedish Company Evimeria EMR AB |
| Q2 2019 | Changed name to Carasent ASA |
| Changed ticker on Oslo Stock Exchange to CARA |
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| Q1 2011 | Change the capital through a reversed-spilt 4:1. |
| Q2 2018 | Paid out dividend of NOK 0.35 per share |
| Q2 2020 | Completed a private placement new shares with gross proceeds of NOK 286 million. |
Carasent is an investment management company with a special focus on businesses that develop entrepreneurial e-health solutions. The Company currently operating in Sweden through its whole owned subsidiary Evimeria EMR AB ("Evimeria").
Evimeria is a software as a service (SaaS) company selling an electronic medical record (EMR) system and integrated services (partly from third-party developers) to customers in the private Swedish healthcare sector. The EMR system is mission-critical for the healthcare clinics and compiles all the information about the patients. It is also the main working tool for the clinics' employees. Usually, an EMR system is in place for about 10-15 years before being replaced by another. Evimeria has today approximately 470 customers. The sale channel is direct sale to the end customer.
Webdoc is Evimeria's EMR system and the heart of the business. The EMR system has several competitive advantages. First and foremost, the system is up to date, intuitive, and user-friendly, making it timeeffective in a health care sector strained with administrative bottlenecks.
Secondly, the Webdoc software is cloud-based and sold as a service. The installation is uncomplicated, and the start-up process is devoid of any large up-front fees. Consequently, almost 60-70% of all sales efforts and implementations are done remotely via video. The software is scalable and regularly updated.
A third reason why customers choose Webdoc is because of their on-demand-contracts. Clinics pay for what they "produce," which loosely translates into the number of patients they care for. The revenue-share model frees the healthcare clinics from inflexible long-term contracts, where they usually pay for the number of users in the system or an annual license plus support fees. Today, Evimeria is the <only one in the Swedish market, offering this way of paying. It is worth noting that many smaller healthcare clinics have picked Evimeria because of the low initial investment requirement when starting up the business. Moreover, in a sector where consultant doctors and nurses are common, the strain of having to pay for every user is removed.
A fourth advantage is Evimeria's strict focus on the private healthcare sector. Unlike many competitors, who serve both public and private health care systems, along with other non-related industries, Evimeria's sole existence hinges on them being attentive to the private sector's needs.
Lastly, Evimeria offers a full-scale solution with its Webdoc system and integrated services, making it a onestop-shop provider of the software a healthcare clinic needs to operate. Webdoc works as a seamless platform from which customers can add or remove add-ons. 90% of the new functions come directly from the care providers themselves.
Webdoc customers are offered a wide arrange of integrated services, making the EMR system a single point of contact. Webdoc is the critical system, and the add-ons can be added and removed so that customers can create their own end-to-end solution that covers all clinical administrative and business-related functions needed to operate a modern care facility. Evimeria's customers have more than 70+ integrated services in Sweden to choose between, including billing programs, check-in terminals, digital dictation, wellness reports, and safe video meetings, to name a few. Webdoc is becoming, in other words, a platform from which customers can buy add-ons. In a way, it is a classic business method where cross-selling and upselling is made available to a "captured" customer base. The add-on Vårdrummet, for example, has seven price points, depending on the number of features.
Webdoc is also linked to Inera's Swedish national integrations, such as eHälsomyndigheten, NPÖ, 1177 Journalen, Webcert, and E-frikort. The integrations are vital and ensure efficient communication with pharmacies, other private healthcare units, the public healthcare sector, and government agencies. They also increase patient healthcare transparency.
The business's consulting arm (around 10% of the revenues) consists of implementations and education. Since Webdoc is cloud-based, the implementation is straightforward, and the lead time is very short.
More than 90% of <the revenues are recurring, and nearly all the manpower is directed to support and development of the EMR system and add-ons. The sales strategy is to be available and visible when clinics need a new EMR system – to be top of mind – and before the COVID-19 pandemic, Evimeria used to visit industry fairs like Vitalis and HIMSS.
CGM is the undisputed market leader, with its J4 EMR system, after the German company acquired Swedish EMR provider Profdoc in 2008. CGM also serves the public market with its Take Care EMR system but has lost all new procurements to Cerner and Cambio. Today, the only regions where CGM has a solid base are Stockholm and Gotland. The Stockholm procurement is a major catalyst for Carasent, as it could open up the market further and potentially, but less likely, push Evimeria into new segments with less political risk because of a shrinking core market.
Evimeria's Webdod has not lost many customers to the J4 system, which is more antiquated and lacks many add-on services. J4 customers also pay per user. Evimeria is going head-to-head with CGM and is quickly taking market share. A few years ago, Evimeria's market share was close to zero.
Cerner and Cambio are indirect competitors because of the regional councils' mandatory rules. The procurements in Västra Götaland and Skåne show how the process can play out. In the end, it is up to local politicians to favor either a closed or a more open system. Evimeria could potentially suffer in some processes and lose LOV and LOU customers. We believe that a more open system will prevail in the future, but investors should be aware of the great uncertainty regarding this. Today, around 50% of the market is off-limits to Evimeria because of these mandatory rules.
There are about ten smaller EMR companies operating in the private healthcare market as well. Clinicbuddy and Metodika are two EMR providers with updated software programs that investors should keep an eye on. Clinicbuddy is growing rapidly and has a stable customer base at the "low-end of the market". Metodika has an approach with a limited geographical focus, but it is nonetheless an experienced EMR provider with a substantial customer base. Many of the smaller EMR providers are not connected to Inera's national standards either, closing them off from large parts of Evimeria's core customer base.
The information in this chapter is sourced from various third parties. This information has been accurately reproduced and as far as the Company is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by that third party, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading. The information is sourced from publicly available information, general market knowledge and the Company's own estimates.
The table below sets out the Company's predominant competitors.
| Systems | Market share |
|---|---|
| Regional system used in the public healthcare mandatory |
5096 |
| CGM, system J4 and Take Care | 30-40% |
| Evimena, system Webdoc | 5-10% |
| Approx. 10 smaller (and/or EOL) systems | $5 - 1096$ |
The information in the table above is derived from Redeye report Initiation Coverage of Carasent, released on October 22, 2020 and freely available at www.redeye.se/company/carasent.
The Company's service and product offering offered in Evimeria is stable and well established within its market segment. Main focus is to serve existing customers, attract and retain new customers and further develop and improve its products and service offering.
There has been no significant changes impacting the Company's operations and principal activities since the end of September 30, 2020 (i.e. the last published financial statements). The Company has not developed new products or services that have been publicly disclosed. There has been no material changes in the Company's regulatory environment since the period covered by the latest published audited financial statements.
The general meeting of the shareholders (the "General Meeting") is the highest authority of the Company. All shareholders of the Company are entitled to attend and vote at General Meetings of the Company and to table draft resolutions for items to be included on the agenda for a General Meeting.
The overall management of the Company is vested in the Board of Directors and the Management. In accordance with Norwegian law, the Board of Directors is responsible for, among other things, supervising the general and day-to-day management of the Company's business, ensuring proper organisation, preparing plans and budgets for its activities, ensuring that the Company's activities, accounts and assets management are subject to adequate controls and undertaking investigations necessary to perform its duties.
The Board of Directors also acts as the Company's audit committee. In addition, the Articles of Association provide for a nomination committee.
The Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company's operations in accordance with Norwegian law and instructions set out by the Board of Directors. Among other responsibilities, the Company's general manager, is responsible for keeping the Company's accounts in compliance with prevailing Norwegian legislation and regulations and for managing the Company's assets in a responsible manner. In addition, the general manager must, according to Norwegian law, brief the Board of Directors about the Company's activities, financial position and operating results at least once a month.
None of the members of the Board of Directors or management have been convicted in relation to fraudulent offences. None of them has been involved in any bankruptcies, receiverships or liquidations or companies put into administration, with one exception for Terje Rogne who was a Board director in Dolphin ASA that went bankrupt in 2015. Nor have they been given any public incrimination and/or sanctions by regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) or have ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a member in the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of an issuer or from acting in the management or conduct of the affairs of any issuer for at least the previous fiveyears.
Both the Board Directors and member of management has the Company's address as their business address.
The below named members of the Board of Directors were elected for a period of two years at the Company's annual general meeting on June 17, 2020.
Johan Lindqvist was appointed Chairman of the Board of Carasent in 2007. He is currently also deputy Chairman of the Board for Visolit AS and Director of Nipsoft AB. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Lindqvist was the CEO for TeleComputing ASA. He served as the managing director of TeleComputing Sweden AB from 2001 to 2004. Since 1996, Mr. Lindqvist held various positions in Alfaskop AB, including serving as the CEO from 1999 to 2001. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering (Industrial Economy) from the Technical University in Linköping, Sweden.
Terje Rogne was appointed as Director of Carasent in 2007. He has held the position as Chairman of the Board for listed and non listed companies such as Nordic Semiconductor ASA, Nokas AS, Electric Friends AS. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Muybridge AS, Autocirc AB and as Director of Appear TV AS. From 1994 to 2004, he served as the CFO for Tandberg ASA. From 2004 through 2007, he then served as the Head of Operations and Investor Relations. Prior to Tandberg, he was head of Finance with Kvaerner AS. Mr. Rogne has an MBA from University of San Diego and a Bachelor of Business Degree from the Oslo School of Business Administration.
Ebba Fåhraeus was appointed Director of Carasent in 2008. She is Chairman of Acucort; Director of Coala Life, the faculty of medicine at Lunds University and, CEO of SmiLe Incubator. From 2010 through 2014 she served as Director of Business Development at the private equity company Aqilles Invest AB in Sweden. From 2001 to 2010 she served at Anoto AB, acting as Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2006-2010. She has previously worked in various leadership positions at Raufoss ASA, Cederroth AB, SCA, Johnson & Johnson, and Kreab Group. She has a degree in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.
Carasent ASA has had no employees. The CEO of Carasent ASA who was nominated after the acquisition of Evimeria EMR AB still has his employment contract and arrangements in Evimeria EMR AB.
The following persons forms the Management of Carasent, all have their employment with Evimeria:
Jesper Jannerberg, CEO in Carasent since May 2018. Prior to joining Evimeria he worked at HC Advance AB from 2001 and continued in TeleComputing (now Visolit) when Advance was acquired and until 2017. Jesper has deep knowledge of the industry and the market, as well as customer relations, with more than 20 years' experience.
Lars Forsberg, CFO in Carasent since 2018. Prior to joining Evimeria he worked at TeleComputing (now Visolit) from 2001 until 2011. He then worked at HC Advance AB until 2017. Lars has deep knowledge in accounting and finance, with more than 20 years' experience.
Dennis Höjer, CEO Evimeria EMR AB, joined Evimeria in May 2013. Dennis as served a broad range of roles within Evimeria and became CEO in 2018. Dennis has substantial knowledge and unique expertise for Evimeria's business, market and products.
Niclas Hugosson, Business Developer and founder of Evimeria EMR AB in 2008 together with his father a physician at urology unit at Carlanderska Hospital complained about the slow IT-systems. Niclas has deep and unique knowledge and expertise of all aspects of Evimeria's products and service offering.
All members of management have vital knowledge and expertise essential for Evimeria. None of the persons mentioned above has other principal activities outside of their engagement with Evimeria.
The Company is not aware of any current or potential conflicts of interest between any duties to the Company of the persons named in sections 7.2 and 7.3 and their private interests and / or other duties. There are no family relationships between the persons named in sections 7.2 and 7.3.
All members of Board and the management have in connection with the Private Placement accepted a lock- up for trading of the shares they control until December 9, 2020.
The majority of the members of the Board and management participated in the placement. The Board considered this commitment as positive for all shareholders. A part from the above, none of these persons or any other persons have any special interest which could be seen as a conflict, beyond their general interest as shareholders in the Company.
The Board and management received the following remuneration and benefits in 2019:
| (Amounts in NOK 1000) | Salary | Bonus | Other | Board Fees | Total Remuneration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Lindqvist (Chairman) | - | - | - | 400 | 400 |
| Ebba Fahraeus (Board Member) | - | - | - | 200 | 200 |
| Terje Rogne (Board Member) | - | - | - | 200 | 200 |
| Jesper Jannerberg (CEO) | 832 | - | 18 | - | 850 |
| Total | 832 | - | 18 | 800 | 1 650 |
Group management is part of a pension scheme in accordance with Swedish law, ITP1. There are no benefits in kind.
The Board in Carasent ASA has approved a stock option program for up to 2 million shares structured as warrants. When exercised, the Board has the right to pay the option holder cash instead of issue shares. A total of 1 528 562 options were subscribed for by employees and the remaining by primary insiders. The warrants are accounted for as a financial liability in accordance with IAS 32. The fair value of the liability is measured on the basis of estimated fair value of the outstanding warrants at the reporting date. Changes in fair value is recognized in the income statement.
Members of Management have no right to severance pay. Members of the Board of Directors have no right to severance pay.
No loans have been given to, or guarantees given on behalf of, any members of the Group Management, the Board or other elected corporate bodies.
As at the date of this Prospectus, Board Directors and members of Management holds shares or options as follows:
| Name | Position | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Lindqvist | Chairman | 2 994 337 |
| Terje Rogne | Board Member | 1 000 000 |
| Ebba Fåhraeus | Board Member | 127 556 |
| Jesper Jannerberg CEO Carasent | 4 972 831 | |
| Dennis Höjer | CEO Evimeria | 4 403 266 |
| Niclas Hugosson | Business developer | 4 502 417 |
| Lars Forsberg | CFO | 1 310 106 |
Carasent's corporate governance principles aim to contribute to value creation over time, benefiting its shareholders and its other stakeholders. The Company is following the principles set forth in the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance, published on 17 October 2018. The latest full Corporate Governance statement of the Board of Directors is presented in the 2019 AnnualReport.
Carasent's Board of Directors believes that sound principles for corporate governance are an important prerequisite for building trust between the Company and its stakeholders and securing shareholder value. Owners, investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders should always be confident that Carasent's business activities are characterized by reliability, control, transparency and high ethical standards. Carasent will follow the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance and report the Company's Corporate Governance in the annual report. Any deviations from the Code of Practice will be explained in its annual reports.
The Code of Practice recommends the establishment of board committees, particularly separate audit and remuneration committees. The Company has established a separate audit committee or remuneration committee.
The Company has established an Audit Committee composed of the three Board members. The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to review and safeguard that the Company has adequate systems, process and internal control system and routines to ensure compliance with all applicable legal requirement, corporate governance and accounting standards. The Audit Committee meets with the Company's auditor at least once a year. Further the Audit Committee provides support to the Management on the risk profile and risk management of the Company.
The Company has established a Compensation Committee composed of the three Board members. The primary purpose of the Compensation Committee is to assist and facilitate the decision making related to principles for compensation of the executive management of the Company.
As at the date of this Prospectus, the Group employs 50 employees all of which are employed in Sweden. As of December 31, 2019, the Group employed 42 employees in Sweden and no employees in other countries.
Carasent ASA has no employees. Evimeria holds a pension benefit plan for all employees in accordance with Swedish law, ITP1.
You should read the following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements included in this Prospectus. The following discussion contains forward- looking statements that are based on current assumptions and estimates by the Company's management regarding future events and circumstances. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those described in Section 2 "Risk factors".
Historical financial information for the Company for the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and for the six months period ending June 30, 2020 and the nine months period ending September 30, 2020 and 2019 is presented below. International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) as adopted by EU have been applied as the accounting principles for listed companies in Norway since the Company was established. The annual financial statements for the three years 2017, 2018 and 2019 are audited whereas the interim reports for first ,second and third quarter of 2020 and 2019 are unaudited.
For further comments on the Company's financial information and explanatory notes, please see to the annual reports for 2019, 2018, and 2017. The figures for the nine month period ending September 30, 2020 which is included below, have been prepared by the Company and are unaudited. The Company's annual reports for the years 2019, 2018 and 2017, including the auditor's reports, as well as the interim financial statements for the nine month period ending September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus (see Section 14.2 "Documents incorporated by reference"). The financial period are as defined in IAS 34.The Company's financial statements are also available on the Company's website at www.carasent.com.
A summary of the Company's significant accounting policies is included in note 2 of the 2019 annual financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements include the Company and all of its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group"). In 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Group comprised the Company based in Norway, the Company's subsidiaries incorporated in Sweden and Norway.
The condensed consolidated financial statements comprise Carasent ASA and it subsidiary Evimeria EMR AB. The interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34. The condensed consolidated financial information does not include all information and disclosure required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU (IFRS).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are disclosed in note 2.17 of the Company's financial statements for 2017.
Set out below is the consolidated income statement for the Group for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2020 | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
| (Amount: in NOK 1,000) | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IF RS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IF RS |
| Operating Revenues | |||||||||
| Revenues | 17 699 | 11 599 | 50 322 | 33833 | 32 6 24 | 22 235 | 47927 | 23 96 5 | |
| Total Operating Revenues | 17.699 | 11 599 | 50 322 | 33833 | 32 6 24 | 22 23 5 | 47927 | 23 965 | |
| Cost of Sales | |||||||||
| Direct Costs of Revenues | 3 546 | 2070 | 9.651 | 6 2 4 0 | 6105 | 4 170 | 8745 | 5.032 | |
| Total Cost of Sales | 3 546 | 2070 | 9.651 | 6.240 | 6105 | 4 170 | 8745 | 5.032 | |
| Gress Prefit | 14 153 | 9528 | 40 671 | 27.593 | 26.5.19 | 18 065 | 39.182 | 18933 | × |
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||
| Employee Compensation and Benefits | 5 095 | 4255 | 15 587 | 12963 | 10017 | 8 709 | 17622 | 10 90 6 | 917 |
| Other Operational and Administrative Costs | 2.718 | 2377 | 8 668 | 6909 | 5949 | 4 532 | 9737 | 11090 | 4883 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 3 189 | 1761 | 9.616 | 5 281 | 6426 | 3 5 21 | 7386 | 3 68 5 | $\sim$ |
| Total Operating Expenses | 11003 | 8392 | 33 870 | 25.154 | 22 3 93 | 16 762 | 34745 | 25 68 2 | 5801 |
| Operating Income (loss) | 3 150 | 1136 | 6 801 | 2.439 | 4 1 2 6 | 1 303 | 4437 | (6749) | (5801) |
| Other Expense | |||||||||
| Interest Expense | (169) | (32) | (525) | (109) | (3.56) | (TT) | (217) | (T7) | × |
| Other Financial Items | (11, 340) | (19, 472) | (26) | (8132) | (26) | (28) | 33 | ||
| Other Income and Expense | a. | $\left( 1\right)$ | $\sim$ | $\sim$ | $\sim$ | ×. | $\sim$ | 26 23 5 | |
| Total Other Expense | (11.510) | (32) | (19.997) | (135) | (8.487) | (103) | (246) | (44) | 26 23 5 |
| Income don; ) Before Income Taxe: | (8.360) | 1 10 4 | (13, 196) | 2 3 0 4 | (4361) | 1 200 | 4191 | (6793) | 20434 |
| Income Tax Expense | (694) | 186 | (1.550) | 556 | (9.58) | 370 | (979) | (241) | $\sim$ |
| Net Income (loss) for the Period | (9053) | 1289 | (14.745) | 2860 | (5319) | 1.570 | 3212 | (7034) | 20 43 4 |
| Auributible to Equity Holders of Parent | (9.053) | 1.289 | (14.745) | 2860 | (5.319) | 1.570 | 3212 | (7034) | 20 43 4 |
| Eaming: Per Share: | $-0.21$ | 0.03 | $-0,36$ | 0,07 | $-0.13$ | 0,04 | 0.08 | (0.17) | 0.25 |
| $-0.21$ | 0.03 | $-0.36$ | 0.07 | $-0.13$ | 0.04 | 0.08 | (0.17) | 0.25 | |
| Auributible to Equity Holders of Parent | $-0.21$ | 0.03 | $-0, 36$ | 0,07 | $-0.13$ | 0,04 | 0.08 | (0, 1.7) | 0.25 |
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding | 42 224 | 40 63 4 | 41 166 | 40 634 | 40 6 34 | 40 634 | 40 6 34 | 40 63 4 | 81430 |
| September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2020 | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1,000) | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS |
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Non-Current Assets | |||||||
| Customer Relationships | 20 106 | 19 532 | 20 531 | 19 909 | 19 429 | 22 794 | |
| Goodwill | 65 404 | 57 602 | 64 842 | 57 116 | 58 813 | 61 535 | |
| Webdoc (IP) | 30 615 | 17 960 | 29 104 | 16 449 | 21 147 | 15 422 | |
| Total Intangible Assets, net | 116 125 | 95 094 | 114 478 | 93 475 | 99 389 | 99 751 | - |
| Tools and Equipment | 1 194 | 807 | 1 273 | 802 | 1 090 | 678 | |
| Right of use Asset | 15 569 | 130 | 16 376 | 321 | 16 561 | ||
| Total Tangible assets | 16 763 | 937 | 17 649 | 1 123 | 17 651 | 678 | - |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 132 888 | 96 031 | 132 127 | 94 598 | 117 040 | 100 429 | - |
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Customer Receivables | 9 623 | 6 813 | 10 286 | 7 829 | 7 667 | 8 630 | |
| Other Receivables | 287 501 | 244 | 1 706 | 262 | 464 | 648 | |
| Prepaid Expenses | 1 772 | 1 090 | 1 907 | 847 | 562 | 764 | 57 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 12 313 | 8 259 | 9 854 | 7 241 | 10 928 | 8 773 | 61 716 |
| Total Current Assets | 311 209 | 16 405 | 23 754 | 16 180 | 19 620 | 18 815 | 61 773 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 444 097 | 112 436 | 155 881 | 110 778 | 136 660 | 119 244 | 61 773 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | |||||||
| Equity Attributed to Equity Holders of the Parent | |||||||
| Share Capital | 54 124 | 54 124 | 54 124 | 54 124 | 54 124 | 54 124 | 27 116 |
| Other Paid-in Capital | 309 473 | 35 819 | 35 819 | 35 819 | 35 819 | 35 819 | 576 629 |
| Retained Earnings | (3 200) | (1 653) | 5 215 | (3 699) | 634 | 1 489 | (542 480) |
| Total Shareholders Equity | 360 397 | 88 291 | 95 159 | 86 244 | 90 577 | 91 431 | 61 264 |
| Liabilities to credit institutions | 526 | 1 944 | 834 | 1 928 | 1 134 | 2 056 | |
| Lease liability | 13 194 | - | 13 928 | - | 14 152 | - | |
| Liability Stock Option Program | 22 240 | - | 10 900 | - | 2 780 | - | |
| Deferred tax liability | 9 539 | 6 271 | 8 838 | 6 394 | 7 008 | 7 253 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 45 499 | 8 215 | 34 501 | 8 322 | 25 074 | 9 309 | - |
| Current Liabilities | |||||||
| Trade Accounts Payable | 14 927 | 2 056 | 2 084 | 2 396 | 1 917 | 3 343 | 8 |
| Accrued Expenses and Prepaid Income | 9 547 | 6 998 | 10 283 | 6 994 | 7 396 | 7 359 | |
| Contract liability | 6 524 | 4 663 | 6 174 | 4 336 | 5 270 | 3 907 | |
| Tax Payable | - | - | - | - | 1 146 | 450 | |
| Current Liabilities to credit institutions | 736 | 278 | 730 | 643 | 851 | 1 171 | |
| Current lease liability | 3 824 | 131 | 3 484 | 323 | 2 607 | - | |
| Other Current Liabilities | 2 642 | 1 805 | 3 468 | 1 521 | 1 823 | 2 272 | 501 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 38 200 | 15 930 | 26 222 | 16 212 | 21 010 | 18 503 | 509 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 444 097 | 112 436 | 155 881 | 110 778 | 136 660 | 119 244 | 61 773 |
| 9 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 | 12 Months Ended | December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 | |||
| (Amounts in NOK 1,000) | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS |
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | |||||||
| Profit/(Loss) Before Tax | (13 196) | 2 304 | - | (6 793) | 4 191 | (6 793) | 20 434 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 9 616 | 5 281 | - | 3 685 | 7 386 | 3 685 | |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | (1 956) | 1 817 | 7 667 | (1 765) | 722 | (4 713) | |
| Change in Accounts Payable | 13 010 | (1 287) | (1 902) | 197 | (1 320) | 2 789 | (479) |
| Change in Current Assets & Liabilities | (11 514) | (445) | (12 759) | 1 853 | 2 317 | 5 436 | (645) |
| Stock Option Expense | 19 460 | - | - | ||||
| Net interest expense | 537 | 103 | 653 | 103 | (290) | (44) | |
| Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities | 15 956 | 7 774 | (6 341) | (2 719) | 12 045 | 361 | 50 809 |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities | |||||||
| Purchase of Evimeria EMR AB, net of cash from Evimeria | (21 310) | ||||||
| Investments in intangible and tangible assets | (11 570) | (6 595) | (20 782) | (8 294) | (10 765) | (2 695) | |
| Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities | (11 570) | (6 595) | (20 782) | (8 294) | (10 765) | (24 005) | - |
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | |||||||
| Payment Lease Liability | (1 561) | (543) | (1 029) | (752) | (797) | ||
| Repayment of Debt | (920) | (832) | (2 147) | (588) | (1 117) | (737) | |
| Net paid interest | (537) | (103) | (653) | (103) | |||
| Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities | (3 017) | (1 477) | (3 829) | (1 443) | 865 | (29 299) | - |
| Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents | 16 | (215) | (34) | 10 | 10 | 99 | |
| Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1 384 | (514) | (30 985) | (12 446) | 2 155 | (52 943) | 50 908 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period | 10 929 | 8 773 | (4 565) | 8 773 | 8 773 | 61 716 | 10 808 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period | 12 313 | 8 259 | (35 551) | (3 673) | 10 928 | 8 773 | 61 716 |
The Company has assessed its internal organizational structure, internal reporting system and geographical business units, and concluded that it does not have any reportable segments that should be reported separately. All revenues are related to Evimeria EMR AB, Webdoc related services to customers in Sweden. Evimeria EMR AB was acquired in May 2018 and has been consolidated in Carasent from that date.
| Share capital | Share Premium | Other Paid in | Retained | Total Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1000) | Reserve | Capital | Earning | ||
| Equity December 31, 2016 | 27 116 | 404 124 | 50 943 | (435 688) | 46 495 |
| Net Income for the Period | 20 434 | 20 434 | |||
| Other Comprehensive Income | (5 665) | (5 665) | |||
| Equity December 31, 2017 | 27 116 | 404 124 | 50 943 | (420 919) | 61 264 |
| Net Income for the Period | (7 034) | (7 036) | |||
| Changes in translation differences | 8 525 | 8 525 | |||
| Other Comprehensive Income | - | - | - | 1 491 | 1 489 |
| Reallocations | (369 976) | (50 943) | 420 919 | - | |
| Distribution of Paid in Capital | - | (28 501) | - | (28 501) | |
| Equity Issuance | 27 008 | 30 171 | - | 57 179 | |
| Equity December 31, 2018 | 54 124 | 35 819 | - | 1 491 | 91 432 |
| Net Income for the Period | 3 212 | 3 212 | |||
| Change in translation differences | (4 067) | (4 067) | |||
| Other Comprehensive Income | - | - | - | (855) | (855) |
| Equity December 31, 2019 | 54 124 | 35 819 | - | 636 | 90 577 |
| Net Income for the Period | (14 745) | (14 745) | |||
| Change in translation differences | 10 912 | 10 912 | |||
| Equity issuance | 273 654 | 273 654 | |||
| Equity September 30, 2020 | 54 124 | 35 819 | 273 654 | (3 197) | 360 397 |
The table below discloses the Group's consolidated capitalization and indebtedness as at 31 March 2020
| Capitalization and indebtness | As of September 30, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1000) | ||||
| Current debt | ||||
| Guaranteed | ||||
| Secured | 736 | |||
| Unguaranteed/Unsecured | 37 465 | |||
| Total current debt | 38 200 | |||
| Non-current debt | ||||
| Guarantees | ||||
| Secured | 526 | |||
| Unguaranteed/Unsecured | 44 974 | |||
| Total non-current debt | 45 499 | |||
| Shareholder's equity | ||||
| Share Capital | 54 124 | |||
| Share Premium Reserve | ||||
| Other Paid-in Capital | 309 473 | |||
| Retained Earnings | - 3 200 |
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| Total equity | 360 397 | |||
| Total capittalization and indebtness | 444 097 |
There is collateral of MNOK 4,5 related to the secured debt to Swedbank AB. Originally the debt was MSEK 4,8 hence the collateral. Per September 30 2020 the debt is MNOK 1,3. The Company has provided a Parent Company Guarantee as security for this loan.
The table below discloses the Group's consolidated net indebtedness in the short and medium to long term:
| (Amounts in NOK 1000) | As of September 30, 2020 |
|---|---|
| A. Cash | 12 313 |
| B. Cash and equivalent | |
| C. Trading securities | |
| D. liquidity | 12 313 |
| E. Current Finacial Receivable | - |
| F. Current Bank debt | 736 |
| G. Current portion of non-current debt | |
| Other current Fiancial debt | |
| I Current Financial Debt | 736 |
| J. Net Current Financial Indebtness | - 11 577 |
| K. Non current Bank Loans | 526 |
| L. Bond issued | |
| M. Other non-current loans | |
| N. Non-current Financial Indebtness | 526 |
| O. Net Financial Indebtness | - 11 051 |
In the Company's opinion, the working capital available to the Group is sufficient for the Group's present requirements for the next 12 months.
First nine months 2020 (Unaudited)
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic caused, at least initially, a great uncertainty in the second quarter. The uncertainty has gradually diminished, although with some variation in different customer segments and service offerings.
Overall and given the pandemic situation, the first nine months is in line with our expectations.
Overview of Third Quarter 2020 results for Evimeria EMR AB (in SEK and IFRS).
Overview of Third Quarter 2020 consolidated results for Carasent ASA (in NOK and IFRS).
The tables below gives an overview of investments made since 1 January 2017 and up until the date of this Prospectus.
Generally, intangible assets are recognized in the balance sheet if it is probable that there are future economic benefits that can be attributed to the asset, which is owned by the Company, and the asset's cost can be reasonably estimated. Intangible assets are recorded at cost. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but impairment losses are recognized if the recoverable amount is less than the current carrying value. The recoverable amount is calculated each year or if there are any indications of a decrease of value. Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortized over the useful life and the need for any impairment losses to be recognized is considered quarterly. Amortization is carried out using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life. The amortization estimate and method is subject to an annual assessment based on the future economic benefits.
All the investments in intangible assets consist of new functions or segments in Webdoc. Since the last published financial statement, the Company continues with investment in Webdoc in proportion with earlier months, the investment is funded by the Company's own cash. Estimated investments in Q4 2020 is NOK 4.5 million all investments in Webdoc have and will be funded by the Company's own cash. Future investments in Webdoc is dependent upon various factors, but is expected to be approximately 10-20 % of revenue.
| Customer Relationships |
WebDoc | Goodwill | Total Intangible Assets |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1000) | ||||
| Cost December 31, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| Additions | 24 342 | 16 066 | 61 535 | 101 943 |
| Cost December 31, 2018 | 24 342 | 16 066 | 61 535 | 101 943 |
| Depreciation Charges | 1 548 | 644 | 2 193 | |
| Balance December 31,2018 | 22 794 | 15 422 | 61 535 | 99 751 |
| Additions | 9 930 | 9 930 | ||
| Depreciation Charges | (2 289) | (3 722) | - | (6 010) |
| Fx effects | (1 077) | (483) | (2 722) | (4 282) |
| Balance December 31,2019 | 19 429 | 21 147 | 58 813 | 99 389 |
| Additions | 11 151 | 11 151 | ||
| Depreciation Charges | (1 929) | (4 570) | - | (6 499) |
| Fx effects | 2 607 | 2 888 | 6 591 | 12 085 |
| Balance September 30,2020 | 20 106 | 30 615 | 65 404 | 116 125 |
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. When assets are sold or disposed of, the gross carrying amount and accumulated depreciation are eliminated, and any gain or loss on the sale or disposal is recognized in the income statement. Depreciation is computed for owned assets using the straight-line method over useful life and is recognized in the income statement. The useful life is equal to the estimated useful economic life since the Company uses the assets until they have no remaining residual value. The depreciation period and method are assessed each year to ensure that the method and period used synchronize with the financial realities of the non-current asset. The same methodology applies to the residual value
| Computer Equipment Furniture & Fixtures | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in NOK 1000) | |||
| Cost December 31, 2017 | - | - | - |
| Additions | 168 | 510 | 678 |
| Cost December 31, 2018 | 168 | 510 | 678 |
| Additions | 335 | 360 | 695 |
| Depreciation Charges | (128) | (139) | (267) |
| Fx effects | (5) | (9) | (14) |
| Balance December 31, 2019 | 370 | 721 | 1 090 |
| Additions | 225 | 87 | 312 |
| Depreciation Charges | (142) | (187) | (329) |
| Fx effects | (35) | 154 | 119 |
| Balance September 30,2020 | 418 | 775 | 1 194 |
Since the last published financial statement on September 30, 2020, the Company has made no investments in property and equipment, or other substantial investments.
The Company's Chairman, Johan Lindqvist is entitled to a fee of NOK 400 000 per annum. Mr. Lindqvist is also entitled to a fee of NOK 400 000 for consulting services as approved by the shareholders in May 2012.
The Company contracts with Jon Schultz, a former Board member, to provide legal services. The Company paid Mr. Schultz's legal firm NOK 450 000 in 2019 for professional legal services. The Company believes the remuneration paid to Mr. Schultz's legal firm during 2019 was equivalent to prevailing market rates.
There are several reasons why the demand for healthcare is increasing in society and this especially applies to the situation in the Nordic countries. At the same time as the group of citizens over the age of 65 is increasing sharply in relation to the rest of the population we see that medical advances increase the life expectancy. As a result of this many age-related diseases are being treated for longer periods and a larger group of the residents are diagnosed with multiple diseases.
At the same time, the working proportion of the population that finances healthcare is expected to decrease, which leads to strained public health budgets. The need for high-quality healthcare at a lower cost for the society has therefore never been greater.
Digitization plays a crucial role for the healthcare sector. Both from an efficiency perspective as well as improving and simplifying for healthcare professionals and patients.
In Sweden alone, more than 40 million patients seek primary care every year and this figure will increase rapidly over time. Based on the fact presented above, that an even larger part of the population will need more time consuming and frequent care in the future, the solution is not only to increase the funding for healthcare. We also have to streamline the solutions so that they meet both the patients and the care givers specific needs in a better way.
Digital solutions create conditions that are not necessarily based on a physical meeting between the patient and the doctor. This creates a new availability and efficiency for patients with easily treated complaints, which in the long run makes it easier for patients with severe diagnoses, multiple illnesses and chronic illnesses to receive physical care.
Furthermore, digital care increases accessibility and creates conditions for reduced costs in the care process. The solutions also provide new opportunities for sharing necessary and relevant information between patient and healthcare providers. We see a clear trend where the citizens want to be more active and involved in their own care. This leads to totally new demands on the health care industry and digital solutions play an important role in this scenario.
Since December 31, 2019 the Company has increased its sales from 404 to 470 clinics as per September 30, 2020. The production supporting this sale has increased at the lower level. Key performance indicators are presented in the table below, comparing the first nine months (until September 30) in 2020 to 2019.
| Revenue | 50 322 | 33 833 | 49% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 40 671 | 27 593 | 47% |
| EBIT | 6 801 | 2 439 | 179% |
The company continues with the same product portfolio with Webdoc (EMR system) in the center and with integrated services as add-on sales.
There are no known trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments, events or any other significant changes in the financial performance since the end of the last financial period reported (September 30, 2020) that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on the Company's prospects for at least the current financial year.
We continue to believe the basic demand on the market to be strong for digitization of healthcare services. The pandemic has not changed this; rather the opposite is happening. The rate of digitalization is accelerating and the need for health care capacity is increasing, which, in turn, benefits the private health care sector. Evimeria is well positioned for this development.
However, given the present situation and the continuing uncertainty that prevails regarding the pandemic in general, it is difficult to give any accurate assessments about the future in the short term.
The situation and the activity among our customers have stabilized and although the activity has declined a bit, the pandemic has, to some degree, served as a catalyst for an accelerated digitalization process. Initially, this can be seen mainly in the demand for services that enable remote visits, but it also spills over into other areas.
An interesting observation is also the growing public opinion against the influence of individual regions. In the wake of the pandemic, it has become apparent that regional autonomy has many shortcomings, where the lack of central control and standardized processes often leads to severe sub-optimization. An increased demand for collaboration between regions regarding standards and processes will also likely serve as a catalyst for a faster pace of digitalization of the Swedish health sector. journey to become the leading digitalization partner within the private healthcare segment. (Amounts in NOK 1,000) 2020 2019 Growth
We will continue to invest in growth opportunities, partnerships, new segments and offerings to continue our
KPMG AS, with business registration number 935 174 627, and registered address at Sørkedalsveien 6, 0369 Oslo, N-0306 Oslo, Norway, isthe Company's auditor. KPMG AS is a member of Den Norske Revisorforeningen (The Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants). KPMG AS has audited the Company's annual accounts for the financial years ended 31 December 2019 and 2018, and their auditor's reports are included in the annual reports incorporated by reference in this Prospectus (see section 14.2). KPMG has not audited any other information contained in this Prospectus. EY was the Company's auditor for 2017.
Except for the share capital increase described in the Prospectus, no significant changes to the Company'sfinancial position has occurred since September 30, 2020.
The Company and Evimeria's operations have overall not been material negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While sale for some new customers have been slower than expected, the demand for other services like video conferencing with patient has increased.
The Company with registered name Carasent ASA is a public limited company incorporated in Norway on 2 May 2005 in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act and operates pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. The Company is registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises under the organisation number 883 742 192 and has its registered office in the municipality of Oslo. The Company's Shares are registered in VPS under ISIN NO0010123060. The Company's account manager is Nordea Bank AS, Verdipapirservice, Essendrops gate 7, 0368 Oslo, Norway.
The Company has the following contact details:
| Business address: | Postal address: |
|---|---|
| Carasent ASA | Carasent ASA |
| c/o Advokatsenteret AS | c/o Advokatsenteret |
| Kristian August gate 14 | P.O. Box 323 |
| N-0164 Oslo | N-1301 Sandvika |
| Norway | Norway |
| Telephone: | +46 73-355 0935 |
|---|---|
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Website: | www.carasent.com |
The table below sets out the Company's subsidiaries (being all of the entities in the Company's group) and the structure diagram below shows the Company's corporate structure, as at the date of the Prospectus. Carasent ASA is the parent company of the Group consisting of a total of 3 companies and two operative companies.
The Company's registered share capital as of the date of the Prospectus is NOK 70,367,146.29 consisting of 52,823,968 Shares each with a nominal value of NOK 1.332 fully paid and issued in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. All shares under the Private Placement have been issued.
The Shares of the Company are listed on Oslo Børs, except for the New Shares. All issued Shares are vested with equal shareholder rights in all respects. There is only one class of Shares and all Shares are freely transferable.
The registrar for the Shares is Nordea Bank AS, Verdipapirservice, Essendrops gate 7, 0368 Oslo, Norway.
Pursuant to resolution by the Company's Annual General Meeting on June 17, 2020, the Board of Directors is authorized to increase Carasent's share capital by up to a total amount of NOK 27,062,124. The authorization may be used for i) consideration in acquisitions and strategic investments, ii) capital increases done to provide financing for the Company's business; and/or other share capital increases which are considered by the Board of Directors to be in the Company's best interest. The Board may derogate from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act Section 10-4. The authorisation comprises capital increases by contributions in kind or with rights to charge the Company with special obligations, as well as share capital increases in connection with mergers, and may be used one or more times. The authorization is valid until June 30, 2021 . The subscription price in share issuances shall be determined by the Board in connection with each issuance.
The following table shows the Company's share capital development from 31 December 2016 up until the date of the Prospectus.
| Date of registration |
Type of change in share capital |
Number of shares after change |
Par value (NOK) |
Subscription price (NOK) |
Share capital after change (NOK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2019 |
Reverse split 4:1 |
162.535.250,82 | NOK 0,333 |
N/A | 54.124. 250,82 |
| Sept 9, 2020 |
Private placement |
52.823.968 | NOK 1,332 |
NOK 23,5 |
70.361. 525,29 |
The table below shows the 20 largest shareholders of Carasent as at December 7, 2020.
| Rank | Shares | % | Name | Type of account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5409388 | 11,09369 Swedbank AB | Nominee | |
| 2 | 3608159 | 7,39969 Avanza Bank AB | Nominee | |
| 3 | 3521125 | 7,2212 Carnegie Investment Bank AB | Nominee | |
| 4 | 3048805 | 6,25256 FACTIS INVEST AB | Ordinær | |
| 5 | 2980000 | 6,11145 Danske Bank A/S | Nominee | |
| 6 | 2181613 | 4,4741 Nordnet Bank AB | Nominee | |
| 7 | 2166558 | 4,44322 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London | Nominee | |
| 8 | 2165000 | 4,44003 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Nominee | |
| 9 | 2152238 | 4,41386 WINDCHANGE AS | Ordinær | |
| 10 | 2000000 | 4,10164 State Street Bank and Trust Comp | Nominee | |
| 11 | 1780000 | 3,65046 TIGERSTADEN AS | Ordinær | |
| 12 | 1600000 | 3,28131 Danske Bank A/S | Nominee | |
| 13 | 1500000 | 3,07623 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Nominee | |
| 14 | 1193518 | 2,44769 DNB BANK ASA | Nominee | |
| 15 | 1000000 | 2,05082 ADMANIHA AS | Ordinær | |
| 16 | 847058 | 1,73716 The Northern Trust Comp, London Br | Nominee | |
| 17 | 786566 | 1,61311 TTC INVEST AS | Ordinær | |
| 18 | 649528 | 1,33207 SEB CMU/SECFIN POOLED ACCOUNT | Ordinær | |
| 19 | 608644 | 1,24822 CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A. | Nominee | |
| 20 | 569765 | 1,16849 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London | Nominee |
Each Share represents one vote in the Company's General Meeting, and none of the Company's major Shareholders have different voting rights (see section 10 below for further details). The major Shareholders of the Company are defined as holding more than 5 per cent of the share capital.
Shareholders owning five per cent or more of the Company have a notifiable interest in the Company's share capital according to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
At the date of this Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any arrangements the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of theCompany.
The Company is not aware of persons or entities who, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, exercise or could exercise control over the Company.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company does not own any treasury shares.
The Company has been and still is in a phase involving considerable investments. The Company has a high focus on value creation and will have a dividend policy that will preserve the interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Carasent will strive to follow a dividend policy favorable to shareholders. This will be achieved by sound development and continuous growth. The Company aims to give shareholders a competitive return on capital relative to the underlying risk. Carasent's existing dividend policy is to retain earnings in order to maintain a sound equity ratio, liquidity reserve and secure funding of product development projects. Due to this Carasent does not anticipate paying cash dividends on a regular basis in the foreseeable future. The payment of future dividends will, among other things, depend on the Group's earnings, financial condition, investment requirements and rate of growth.
In 2018 Carasent paid dividends with NOK 0,35 per share.
Dividends may be paid in cash or in some instances in kind. The Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act provides several constraints on the distribution of dividends:
The amounts of dividends the Company may distribute are calculated on the basis of the parent Company's financial statements.
According to the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act, there is no time limit after which entitlement to dividends lapses. Further, said Act contains no dividend restrictions or specific procedures for non- Norwegian resident shareholders. For a description of withholding tax on dividends that is applicable to non- Norwegian residents, see Section 12.
The Company has not issued any warrants or other rights to acquire Shares.
The Company is not aware of any shareholder agreements between shareholders of the Company and the Company is not aware of any option agreements in respect of the capital of the Company, except as detailed in this Prospectus.
The Company has, during the last 12 months, i.a. made the following public disclosures under section 5-2 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act:
| 02.12.2020 07:58 | XOSL | CARA | Disclosure of large shareholdings | |
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| 01.12.2020 08:06 | XOSL | CARA | Disclosure of large shareholdings | |
| 22.10.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Presentation for Q3 2020 | |
| 22.10.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q3 Financial Report | |
| 14.10.2020 13:47 | XOSL | CARA | Q3 Financial Results Invitation | |
| 09.10.2020 11:05 | XOSL | CARA | New Share Capital registered | |
| 09.09.2020 22:47 | XOSL | CARA | Private placement successfully completed | |
| 09.09.2020 16:51 | XOSL | CARA | Contemplated private placement | |
| 13.08.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q2 and Half Year Financial Report - | 1 |
| 17.06.2020 09:35 | XOSL | CARA | Minutes from Annual Shareholder Meeting |
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| 27.05.2020 15:33 | XOSL | CARA | Calling Notice for Annual Shareholder Meeting |
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| 13.05.2020 12:50 | XOSL | CARA | Consensus invests in Carasent | |
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| 28.04.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q1 2020 Financial Report | |
| 03.04.2020 13:17 | XOSL | CARA | Financial calendar | |
| 03.04.2020 13:17 | XOSL | CARA | Finansiell kalender | |
| 03.04.2020 13:13 | XOSL | CARA | Postponement of Annual Shareholder Meeting |
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| 23.03.2020 13:27 | XOSL | CARA | Annual Report 2019 |
| 18.03.2020 17:36 | XOSL | CARA | Status and potential effects of Covid 19 |
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| 19.02.2020 14:52 | XOSL | CARA | Korrigert flaggemelding |
| 14.02.2020 16:38 | XOSL | CARA | Flagging |
| 14.02.2020 15:24 | XOSL | CARA | Insider share trading |
| 12.02.2020 15:49 | XOSL | CARA | Flagging i Carasent ASA |
| 12.02.2020 08:57 | XOSL | CARA | Investor Presentation |
| 12.02.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q4 2019 Financial Report |
| 02.12.2019 10:24 | XOSL | CARA | Insiders' warrant subscription |
| 27.11.2019 15:22 | XOSL | CARA | Financial calendar |
| 13.11.2019 21.:48 | XOSL | CARA | Q3 2019 Presentation |
| 13.11.2019 08:31 | XOSL | CARA | New Stock Option Program |
| 13.11.2019 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q3 2019 Financial Report |
| 04.11.2019 13:09 | XOSL | CARA |
The Company has, during the last 12 months, made the following disclosures relating to its annual and interim financial reports:
| 14.10.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q3 Financial Results (https://carasent.com/wp content/uploads/2020/10/Carasent-Q3-2020-Earnings Announcement.pdf) |
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| 13.08.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q2 and Half Year Report Financial Report (https://carasent.com/wp content/uploads/2020/08/Carasent-Q2-2020-Earnings Announcement.pdf) |
| 28.04.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q1 Financial Report (https://carasent.com/wp content/uploads/2020/04/Carasent-Q1-2020-Earnings Announcement.pdf) |
| 12.02.2020 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q4 Financial Report (https://carasent.com/wp content/uploads/2020/02/Carasent-Q4-2019-Earnings Announcement.pdf) |
| 13.11.2019 08:00 | XOSL | CARA | Q3 Financial Report (https://carasent.com/wp content/uploads/2019/11/Carasent-Q3-2019-Earnings Announcement.pdf) |
The Annual Report for 2017, 2018 and 2019 can be found here:
Annual Report 2017 (https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/447402)
Annual Report 2018 (https://carasent.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/annual_Report_2018_small.pdf) Annual Report 2019 (https://carasent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Annual-Report-2019-CARASENT-ASA_sm.pdf)
Under Norwegian law, a company's shareholders exercise supreme authority in the company through the general meeting.
A shareholder may attend the general meeting either in person or by proxy. Carasent has included a proxy form with summons to general meetings.
In accordance with Norwegian law, the annual general meeting of Carasent's shareholders is required to be held each year on or prior to 30 June. The following business must be transacted and decided at the Company's annual general meeting:
Norwegian law requires that written notice of general meetings is sent to all shareholders whose addresses are known at least three weeks prior to the date of the meeting, unless a company's articles of association stipulate a longer period. The Company's Articles do not include any such provision. The notice must set forth the time and date of the meeting and specify the agenda of the meeting. It must also name the person appointed by the Board of Directors to open the meeting.
A Shareholder is entitled to have an issue discussed at a general meeting if such Shareholder provides the Board of Directors with notice of the issue so that it can be included in the written notice of the general meeting.
In addition to the Company's annual general meeting, extraordinary general meetings of Shareholders may be held if deemed necessary by Carasent's Board of Directors. An extraordinary general meeting must also be convened for the consideration of specific matters at the written request of Carasent's auditors or Shareholders representing a total of at least 5 per cent of the share capital.
Unless a company's articles of association say otherwise, Norwegian law provides that each outstanding share shall represent a right to one vote. All of Carasent's Shares have an equal right to vote at general meetings. No voting rights can be exercised with respect to any treasury Shares held by a company.
In general, decisions that shareholders are entitled to make under Norwegian law or Carasent's Articles of Association may be made by a simple majority of the votes cast. In the case of elections, the persons who obtain the most votes cast are elected. However, certain decisions, including, but not limited to, resolutions to:
must receive the approval of at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of votes cast at the general meeting at which any such action is before the Shareholders for approval, as well as at least two thirds of the share capital represented at the meeting. There are no quorum requirements for general meetings.
In general, in order to be entitled to vote, a Shareholder must be registered as the owner of Shares in the share register kept by the Norwegian Central Securities Depository, VPS, or, alternatively, report and show evidence of the Shareholder's Share acquisition to Carasent prior to the general meeting. Under Norwegian law, a beneficial owner of shares registered through a VPS-registered nominee is probably not able to vote for the beneficial owner's shares unless ownership is re- registered in the name of the beneficial owner prior to the relevant general meeting. Consequently, Carasent cannot guarantee that beneficial owners of the Shares will receive the notice for a general meeting in time to instruct their nominees to either effect a re- registration of their Shares or otherwise vote their Shares in the manner desired by such beneficialowners.
The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes cast at a general meeting as well as at least two- thirds of the share capital represented at the meeting is required to amend Carasent's Articles of Association. Certain types of changes in the rights of Carasent's Shareholders require the consent of all Shareholders or 90 per cent of the votes cast at a general meeting.
If Carasent issues any Shares, including bonus share issues (involving the issuance of Shares by a transfer from Carasent's share premium reserve or distributable equity to the share capital), Carasent's Articles of Association must be amended, which requires a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders. In connection with an increase in Carasent's share capital by a subscription for Shares against cash contributions, Norwegian law provides Carasent's Shareholders with a preferential right to subscribe for the Shares on a pro rata basis in accordance with their then current shareholdings in Carasent.
The preferential rights to subscribe to an issue may be waived by a resolution in a general meeting passed by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at a generalmeeting.
The general meeting may, with a vote as described above, authorise the Board of Directors to issue Shares. Such authorisation may be effective for a maximum of two years, and the par value of the Shares to be issued may not exceed 50 per cent of the nominal share capital as at the time the authorisation was granted. The preferential right to subscribe for Shares in consideration against cash may be set aside by the Board of Directors only if the authorisation includes such possibility for the Board of Directors.
During the issue of Shares to Shareholders who are citizens or residents of the United States in a preferential rights issue, Carasent may be required to file a registration statement in the United States under U.S. securities laws. If Carasent decides not to file a registration statement, these holders may not be able to exercise their preferential rights.
Under Norwegian law, bonus shares may be issued, subject to shareholder approval and provided that, amongst other requirements, the company does not have an uncovered loss from a previous accounting year, by transfer from the company's distributable equity or from the company's share premium reserve. Any bonus issues may be affected either by issuing shares or by increasing the par value of the shares outstanding. If the increase in share capital is to take place by shares being issued, these shares must be allotted to the shareholders of the company in proportion to their current shareholdings in thecompany.
Norwegian law contains a number of protections for minority shareholders against oppression by the majority, including but not limited to those described in this and preceding paragraphs. Any shareholder may petition the courts to have a decision of Carasent's Board of Directors or general meeting declared invalid on the grounds that it unreasonably favours certain Shareholders or third parties to the detriment of other Shareholders or Carasent itself. In certain grave circumstances, Shareholders may require the courts to dissolve the Company as a result of such decisions. Shareholders holding in the aggregate 5 per cent or more of Carasent's share capital have a right to demand that Carasent holds an extraordinary general meeting to discuss or resolve specific matters. In addition, any Shareholder may demand that Carasent places an item on the agenda for any general meeting if Carasent is notified in time for such item to be included in the notice of the meeting.
On May 21, 2019 the Company concluded a reverse split 4:1 whereby 4 existing shares were transferred into 1
new share. This reduced the number of shares from 162.535.285 to 40.633.822 with par value of NOK 1,332. The registered share capital of NOK 54.124.250,90 was not changed.
There are no provisions in the Articles of Association which would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of Carasent, or which require disclosure of ownership above any thresholds. In section 11.11 is a description of the requirements under the Securities Trading Act for mandatory take- over bids.
There has been no public takeover bid by a third party during the last financial year and the current financial year.
The Company has not issued redeemable shares (i.e., shares redeemable without the shareholder's consent). The Company's share capital may be reduced by reducing the par value of the Shares. Such a decision requires the approval of two-thirds of the votes cast at a general meeting. Redemption of individual Shares requires the consent of the holders of the Shares to be redeemed. A Norwegian company may purchase its own shares if an authorisation for the board of directors of the company to do so has been given by the shareholders at a general meeting with the approval of at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of votes cast at the meeting. The aggregate par value of treasury shares so acquired and held by the Company is not permitted to exceed 10 per cent of the Company's share capital, and treasury shares may only be acquired if the Company's distributable equity, according to the latest adopted balance sheet, exceeds the consideration to be paid for the shares. The authorisation by the shareholders at the general meeting cannot be given for a period exceeding 18 months.
Under Norwegian law, a company may be wound-up by a resolution of the company's shareholders in a general meeting passed by the same vote as required with respect to amendments to the articles of association. The shares rank equally in the event of a return on capital by the company upon a winding-up or otherwise.
The Company's Articles of Association are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. The following is a summary of provisions of the Articles of Association some of which have not been addressed in the preceding discussions.
The Company's purpose according to develop, market and rent out information technology, include provision of associated services and products.
The Board of Directors consists 3-10 members. The articles of association do not provide for any rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to the Shares and do not lay down more significant conditions necessary to change the rights of shareholders than required under Norwegian law. The rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to the Shares are set out in the Public Limited Companies Act.
All Shares entitles the holder to one vote at the annual or extraordinary shareholders meeting. A shareholder may attend and vote in person or by proxy.
The articles of association do not lay down more significant conditions necessary to change the rights of shareholders than required by the Public Limited Companies Act. Under the Public Limited Companies Act, general meetings must be convened by written notice to all shareholders whose address is known. The notice must be sent at the latest two weeks before the date of the general meeting. The notice must set forth the time and date of the meeting and specify the agenda of the meeting. It must also name the person appointed by the Board of Directors to open the meeting. All shareholders who are registered in the register of shareholders maintained by the VPS, or have otherwise reported and proved an acquisition of Shares, are entitled to admission provided preregistration has been received by the Company four days prior to the general meeting.
The articles of association do not contain any provisions as to the manner in which general meetings of the Company are called or as to the conditions of admission to general meetings.
There are no provisions in the articles of association which would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of the Company, or which require disclosure of ownership above any thresholds.
The articles of association do not impose more stringent conditions for changing the capital of the Company than required by law.
The Norwegian Securities Trading Act requires any person, entity or consolidated group who becomes the owner of shares representing more than 1/3 of the voting rights of a Norwegian company listed on a Norwegian regulated market to, within four weeks, make an unconditional general offer for the purchase of the remaining shares in such company. A mandatory offer obligation may also be triggered where a party acquires the right to become the owner of shares which together with the party's own shareholding represent more than 1/3 of the voting rights in the Company and the Oslo Stock Exchange decides that this must be regarded as an effective acquisition of the shares in question.
The mandatory offer obligation ceases to apply if the person entity or consolidated group sells the portion of the shares that exceeds the relevant threshold within four weeks of the date on which the mandatory offer obligation wastriggered.
When a mandatory offer obligation is triggered, the person subject to the obligation shall immediately notify the Oslo Stock Exchange and the Company accordingly. The notification shall state whether an offer will be made to acquire the remaining shares in the Company or whether a sale will take place. As a main rule, a notification to the effect that an offer will be made cannot be retracted. The offer and the offer document required are subject to approval by the Oslo Stock Exchange before the offer is submitted to the shareholders or made public.
The offer price per share must be at least as high as the highest price paid or agreed by the offeror for the shares in the six-month period prior to the date the threshold was exceeded. However, if it is clear that the market price was higher when the mandatory offer obligation was triggered, the offer price shall be at least as high as the market price. If the acquirer acquires or agrees to acquire additional shares at a higher price prior to the expiration of the mandatory offer period, the acquirer is obliged to restate its offer at such higher price. A mandatory offer must be in cash or contain a cash alternative at least equivalent to any other consideration offered.
In case of failure to make a mandatory offer or to sell the portion of the shares that exceeds the relevant threshold within four weeks, the Oslo Stock Exchange may force the acquirer to sell the shares exceeding the threshold by public auction. Moreover, a shareholder who fails to make an offer may not, as long as the mandatory offer obligation remains in force, exercise rights in the Company, such as voting in a general meeting of shareholders, without the consent of a majority of the remaining shareholders. The shareholder may, however, exercise the right to dividend and his/her/its pre-emption rights in the event of a share capital increase. If the shareholder neglects his/her/its duties to make a mandatory offer, the Oslo Stock Exchange may impose a cumulative daily fine which runs until the circumstance has beenrectified.
Any person, entity, or shareholder or consolidated group who has passed the relevant threshold for a mandatory offer obligation without triggering such an obligation, and who consequently has not previously made an offer for the remaining shares in the Company in accordance with the mandatory offer rules is, as a main rule, obliged to make a mandatory offer in the event of a subsequent acquisition of shares in the Company (subsequent offer obligation).
Any person, entity or consolidated group who represents more than 1/3 of the votes in a Norwegian company listed on a Norwegian regulated market is obliged to make an offer to purchase the remaining shares of the Company (repeated offer obligation) where the shareholder through acquisition becomes the owner of shares representing 40 % or more of the votes in the Company. The same applies correspondingly where the shareholder through acquisition becomes the owner of shares representing 50% or more of the votes in the Company. The mandatory offer obligation ceases to apply if the shareholder sells the portion of the shares which exceeds the
relevant threshold within four weeks of the date on which the mandatory offer obligation was triggered. Pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and the Norwegian Securities Regulation of 29 June 2007 No. 876, the above mentioned rules also apply in part or in whole to acquisitions of shares in certain non-Norwegian companies whose shares are listed on a Norwegian regulated market.
Pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act and the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, a shareholder who, directly or through subsidiaries, acquires shares representing more than 90 % of the total number of issued shares in a Norwegian public limited company, as well as more than 90 % of the total voting rights, has a right, and each remaining minority shareholder of the Company has a right to require such majority shareholder, to effect a compulsory acquisition for cash of the shares not already owned by such majority shareholder. Through such compulsory acquisition the majority shareholder becomes the owner of the remaining shares with immediate effect.
If a shareholder acquires shares representing more than 90 percent of the total number of issued shares, as well as more than 90 % of the total voting rights, through a voluntary offer in accordance with the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, a compulsory acquisition can, subject to the following conditions, be carried out without such shareholder being obliged to make a mandatory offer:
A majority shareholder who effects a compulsory acquisition is required to offer the minority shareholders a specific price per share, the determination of which is at the discretion of the majority shareholder. However, where the offeror, after making a mandatory or voluntary offer, has acquired more than 90 percent of the voting shares of the offeree company and a corresponding proportion of the votes that can be cast in the general meeting, and the offeror pursuant to Section 4–25 of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act completes a compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares within three months after the expiry of the offer period, it follows from the Norwegian Securities Trading Act that the redemption price shall be determined on the basis of the offer price, absent specific reasons indicating anotherprice.
Should any minority shareholder not accept the offered price, such minority shareholder may, within a specified deadline of not less than two months, request that the price be set by a Norwegian court. The cost of such court procedure will, as a general rule, be the responsibility of the majority shareholder, and the relevant court will have full discretion in determining the consideration to be paid to the minority shareholder as a result of the compulsory acquisition.
Absent a request for a Norwegian court to set the price or any other objection to the price being offered, the minority shareholders would be deemed to have accepted the offered price after the expiry of the specified deadline.
There are no and there have not been any governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the issuer is aware), during a period covering at least the previous 12 months which may have, or have had in the recent past, significant effects on the Company and/or the Group and/or our financial position or profitability.
No company members of the Group has entered into any material contract, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, to which the Group company is a party, for the three years immediately preceding publication of this Prospectus as well any other contract (not being a contract entered into in the ordinary course of business) entered into by the Group company which contains any provision under which the Group company has any obligation or entitlement that is material to the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.
The Company has one loan agreement with Swedbank Sweden.
The following table summarizes the Company's Interest-Bearing Debt as per December 31, 2019, excluding leasing debt:
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| Long Term | |
| Effective Interest Rate | 3.5% |
| Payable in 2020 | 1 1 3 4 |
| Payable in 2021 | 851 |
| Total Payable | 1985 |
As per September 30, 2002 the Interest-Bearing Debt was NOK 1,3 million.
There is collateral of MNOK 4,5 related to the debt.'
This subsection presents a brief outline of certain tax aspects under Norwegian law related to holding and disposal of shares in the Company. The presentation is based on Norwegian tax regulations in force as of the date of this Prospectus and describes the tax situation for Norwegian shareholders (shareholders with Norwegian tax domicile) and withholding tax for non-Norwegian shareholders (shareholders not having Norwegian tax domicile). The presentation does not concern tax issues for theCompany.
The presentation does not include any information with respect to taxation in any other jurisdiction than Norway, and the presentation only focuses on the shareholder categories explicitly mentioned below. Hence, the presentation does i.a. not exhaustively cover the tax situation for non-Norwegian shareholders holding or disposing off shares in the Company through a Norwegian permanent establishment. Further, special rules, which are not mentioned below, may apply to shareholders which are transparent entities for tax purposes and for shareholders that have moved or will move out ofNorway.
The presentation is of general nature and is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of all possible tax aspects relating to shares in or dividends paid from the Company. Accordingly, prospective holders of shares in the Company should consult and rely upon their own tax advisors as to the consequences under the tax regulations of Norway and elsewhere.
The presentation is subject to any amendments to tax laws and regulations that may occur after the date of this Prospectus, including any retroactive enforcement.
Please note that for the purpose of this subsection, a reference to a Norwegian or foreign shareholder refers to the tax residency and not the nationality of the shareholder.
Dividends distributed from the Company to Norwegian personal shareholders are taxable as ordinary income at a current rate of 22 percent. However, this will only apply for dividends exceeding a calculated risk-free return on the investment (tax-free return), which thus is tax exempt. The tax basis is adjusted upwards by a factor of 1.44 before taxation which means that dividends exceeding the tax-free return are effectively taxed at a rate of 31.68 percent.
The tax-free return is calculated annually for each share and is allocated to the owner of the share at the end of the year. The tax-free return is calculated on the basis of the shareholder's cost price on the share multiplied with a statutory risk-free interest. The risk-free interest is determined on the basis of interest on 3-months Treasury bills (Norwegian: "statskasseveksler"), as published by the Central Bank of Norway (Norwegian: Norges Bank), adjusted downwards with the tax rate. The risk-free interest rate is calculated and announced by the Norwegian Tax Directorate in January in the year after the income year;
i.e. the risk-free interest rate for 2020 is decided in January 2021. For the income year 2019, the risk-free interest rate was set to 1.5 per cent.
Norwegian Personal Shareholders who transfer shares will not be entitled to deduct any calculated allowance related to the year of transfer.
If the actual distributed dividends for one year are less than the calculated tax-free return (calculated for each share), the surplus tax-free return can be carried forward to be set-off against dividends or capital gains on the same share for subsequent years (any surplus tax-free return on one share cannot be set-off against dividends or capital gains on other shares). Furthermore, any such surplus tax-free return will be added to the basis for calculating the annual tax-free return on the share for subsequent years.
Sale, redemption or other disposal of shares is considered as a realization for Norwegian tax purposes.
A capital gain or loss generated by a Norwegian personal shareholder through a realization of shares in the Company is taxable or tax deductible in Norway. Such capital gain or loss is included in or deducted from the basis for computation of ordinary income in the year of realization. Ordinary income is taxable at a current rate of 22 percent. The tax basis is adjusted upwards by a factor of 1.44 before taxation/deductions which means an effective taxation at a rate of
31.68 percent
Gains are taxable and losses are deductible irrespective of the duration of the ownership and the number of shares owned and/or disposed of.
The gain or loss is calculated as net consideration for the share less the cost price (including cots related to the acquisition and disposal of the share) on the share and any surplus tax-free return on the share (as a result of nonutilization of the calculated annual tax-free returns at the time of disposal). However, any surplus tax-free return may only be deducted in order to reduce a capital gain, and not to produce or increase a loss, i.e. any unused allowance exceeding the capital gain upon the realization of a share will be annulled. Further, any surplus tax-free return on one share cannot be set-off against gains on another share. Expenses and broker's commission at both the purchase (including the subscription for shares) and the sale of shares are deductible when calculating the capital gain or loss.
If the Norwegian Personal Shareholder owns shares acquired at different points in time, the shares that were acquired first will be regarded as the first to be disposed of, on a first-in first-out basis.
Special rules apply to Norwegian Private Shareholders that cease to be tax-residents in Norway.
Capital gains generated by Norwegian corporate shareholders (limited liability companies and certain similar entities) through a realization of shares in the Company, are subject to the Norwegian participation exemption, and hence, generally exempt from tax. Losses upon realization and costs incurred in connection with the purchase and realization of shares are not deductible for tax purposes. Special rules apply for Norwegian Corporate Shareholders that cease to be tax- resident in Norway
The participation exemption also applies to dividends distributed from the Company to Norwegian corporate shareholders, who are limited liability companies (and certain similar entities). 3 per cent of the dividend that qualifies for the participation exemption will be included in the tax base and taxable at a rate of 22 percent, implying a 0.66 percent effective tax rate for Norwegian corporate shareholders on such dividend.
Norwegian corporations are exempt from net wealth taxation.
Norwegian personal shareholders are subject to net wealth tax. The marginal net wealth tax rate is currently 0.85 percent. When calculating the net wealth tax base, shares in listed companies are valued to the 65 percent of the shares' quoted value as of 1st of January in the assessment year, i.e. the year following the income year.
Dividends distributed from the Company to non-Norwegian shareholders (personal and corporate shareholders) not resident in Norway for tax purposes, are generally subject to Norwegian withholding tax. The general withholding tax rate on dividends is 25 percent, but the rate may be reduced if a tax treaty applies.
Dividends distributed to non-Norwegian shareholders that are regarded as equivalent to Norwegian limited liability companies (and certain other entities) and resident within the EEA for tax purposes, are exempt from Norwegian withholding tax, provided that the shareholder is the beneficial owner of the shares and that the shareholder is actually established and carries on genuine economic activities within an EEA member state. Special documentation requirements may apply in this respect.
Personal shareholders resident in an EEA member state may claim that a tax-free return is calculated and applied in the same way as for Norwegian personal shareholders, cf. above. However, the tax-free return does not apply in the event that the withholding tax rate, pursuant to an applicable tax treaty, leads to a lower withholding tax on the dividends than the withholding tax rate of 25 per cent less the tax-free return. Any tax-free return is only available upon application, and any refund is given after the end of the income year.
Non-Norwegian shareholders that have been subject to a higher withholding tax than set out in an applicable tax treaty or the Norwegian Tax Act may apply to the Norwegian tax authorities for a refund of the excess withholding tax deducted.
Different provisions apply if shares in the Company are held by non-Norwegian shareholders in connection with a business (e.g. a permanent establishment) liable to taxation in Norway.
Non-Norwegian Shareholders should consult their own advisers regarding the availability of treaty benefits in respect of dividend payments, including the possibility of effectively claiming a refund of withholding tax.
Non-Norwegian shareholders subject to withholding tax on dividends from the Company are subject to advance tax payment. The Company is responsible for the withholding of all tax that is levied on dividends to foreign shareholders and to report and pay in the withholding tax.
Non-Norwegian personal and corporate shareholders are not subject to Norwegian tax on capital gains generated through realization of shares in the Company. However, tax liability in Norway may arise if (i) the shares are held in respect of a business (e.g. a permanent establishment) liable to taxation in Norway; or
(ii) in the case of personal shareholders, the person has previously been tax domiciled in Norway with unsettled/postponed exit tax.
Non-Norwegian shareholders are, at the outset, not subject to Norwegian net wealth tax. Foreign personal shareholders may, however, be subject to net wealth tax if holding the shares in connection with a business (e.g. a permanent establishment) liable to taxation in Norway.
No stamp duty or similar duties are currently imposed in Norway on the transfer or issuance of shares in the Company, neither on acquisition nor disposal.
Transfer of shares is not subject to inheritance tax. However, the heir continues the giver's tax positions, including the input values, based on principles of continuity.
No actions have been taken, and no actions are intended to be taken, to register the New Shares in any other jurisdiction than in Norway. The transfer of any of these securities in or into various jurisdictions may be restricted or affected by law in such jurisdictions. Notice should also be taken to item 10.12 (Mandatory Offer Requirements) and 10.13 (Compulsory Acquisitions).
No securities of the Company are being offered by means of this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not constitute an invitation to purchase any of the securities of the Company in any jurisdiction in which such offer or sale would be unlawful. No one has taken any action that would permit a offering of the securities of the Company to occur outside of Norway. Accordingly, neither this Prospectus nor any advertisement or any other material may be distributed or published in any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. The Company require persons in possession of this Prospectus to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. The securities of the Company may be subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under applicable securities laws and regulations. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The following is a summary of certain transfer restrictions that may apply to the securities of the Company pursuant to legislation in certain jurisdictions. The contents do not constitute an exhaustive description of all transfer restrictions that may apply in such jurisdictions, and similar or other restrictions may also follow from applicable laws and regulations in other jurisdictions.
The Shares of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States, and may not be offered or sold except: (i) within the United States only to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A or pursuant to another exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act; and (ii) outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S, and in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state or territory of the United States or any other jurisdiction. Terms defined in Rule 144A or Regulation S shall have the same meaning when used in this section.
Each purchaser of the Shares of the Company outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S will be deemed to have acknowledged, represented and agreed that it has received a copy of this Prospectus and such other information as it deems necessary to make an informed investment decision and that:
The purchaser is aware of the restrictions on the offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to Regulation S described in this Prospectus.
The Shares have not been offered to it by means of any "directed selling efforts" as defined in Regulation S.
Similar or other restrictions may also exist for investors in other jurisdictions in respect of the securities of the Company.
Copies of the following documents may be inspected during the term of the Prospectus within standard business hours at the business address of the Company at c/o Advokatsenteret AS, Kristian August gate 14, N-0178, Oslo, Norway:
The above documents are also available on the Company's website www.carasent.com.
| Section in | Reference | Reference document and link |
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| Prospectus | ||
| Section | Articles of | Articles of Association |
| 10.11 | Association | |
| Section 8 | Unaudited | Interim report for Q3 2020: https://carasent.com/wp |
| interim reports | content/uploads/2020/10/Carasent-Q3-2020-Earnings | |
| Announcement.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Unaudited | Interim report for the half year period ended 30 June, 2020 |
| interim reports | https://carasent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Carasent | |
| Q2-2020-Earnings-Announcement.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Unaudited | Interim report for Q1 2020: https://carasent.com/wp |
| interim reports | content/uploads/2020/04/Carasent-Q1-2020-Earnings | |
| Announcement.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Annual accounts | Annual Accounts for 2019 |
| for 2019 | https://carasent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Annual | |
| Report-2019-CARASENT-ASA_sm.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Auditor's Report | Auditor's Report for 2019 |
| for 2019 | https://carasent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Annual | |
| Report-2019-CARASENT-ASA_sm.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Annual Accounts | Annual Accounts for 2018 |
| for 2018 | https://carasent.com/wp | |
| content/uploads/2019/05/annual_Report_2018_small.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Auditor's Report | Auditor's Report for 2018 |
| for 2018 | https://carasent.com/wp | |
| content/uploads/2019/05/annual_Report_2018small.pdf | ||
| Section 8 | Annual Accounts | Annual Accounts for 2017 |
| for 2017 | https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/447402 | |
| Section 8 | Auditor's Report | Auditor's Report for 2017 |
| for 2017 | https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/447402 |
The following words are being used as defined terms in this Prospectus with the meaning stated below.
| Carasent | Carasent ASA, a Norwegian public limited company, |
|---|---|
| Company | Carasent |
| Evimeria | Evimeria EMR AB, as Swedish subsidiary of Carasent |
| EU Prospectus Regulations | Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC |
| Group | Carasent with subsidiaries |
| Inera | A Swedish company owned by the Swedish Regions with the objective to digitalize the welfare sector |
| LOU | The Swedish Act, «Lag om offentlig upphandling», Lag 2016-1145 |
| LOV | The Swedish Act, «Lag om offentlig valfrihetssystem, Lag 2008-962 |
| New Shares | 4.063.383 new shares in Carasent |
| Norwegian FSA | Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Norwegian: Finanstilsynet) |
| Norwegian Securities Trading Act | The Norwegian Act dated 2007-06-29, No 75. |
| Private Placement | The private placement completed on September 9, 2020 with issuance if the New Shares |
| Prospectus | This document |
| Shares | The issued shares of Carasent AS |
| U.S. Securities Act | US Securities Act of 1933 as amended |
DNB Markets has acted as advisors to the Company in connection with the placement and issuance of the New Shares.
Advokatfirma BAHR, advokat Svein-Gerhard Simonæs and advokat Jon Schultz, Advokatsenteret has acted as Norwegian legal counsels to the Company in connection with the issuance and listing of the New Shares.
c/o Advokatsenteret Kristian Augusts gate 14, Oslo P.O. Box 323 1301 Sandvika Norway
Advokat Jon Schultz Advokatsenteret Løkketangen 20 A, Sandvika P.O. Box 323 N-1301 Sandvika Norway
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