Regulatory Filings • Oct 2, 2023
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(a company with limited liability (naamloze vennootschap/société anonyme) incorporated and operating under the laws of Belgium, with enterprise number 0479.292.440)
To the Holders of Shares
October 2, 2023
Dear Shareholders:
On October 2, 2023, MDxHealth SA (the "Company") announced that the Company's board of directors (the "Board") has determined it is in the best interest of the Company, its investors and other stakeholders to consolidate all trading of the Company's securities on one exchange in the United States. The process for implementing this transition (the "Transaction") from a dual listing of the Company's American Depositary Shares (the "ADSs") on Nasdaq and ordinary shares (the "Shares") on Euronext Brussels to a sole listing of Shares on Nasdaq broadly involves (1) a share consolidation with respect to all outstanding Shares by means of a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the "Share Consolidation"), after which then existing Shares will be represented by one new Share, and each ADS will represent one new Share, (2) listing the Shares on Nasdaq, (3) a mandatory exchange under the Company's ADS Facility as a result of which ADS holders will receive Shares in exchange for their ADSs on the basis of a ratio of one ADS for one Share (the "Mandatory ADS Exchange"), (4) subject to certain formalities, a repositioning of the Shares from the trading system used for trading the Shares on Euronext Brussels into the trading system used for trading the Shares on Nasdaq (the "Market Repositioning"), and (5), following a transition period of at least three weeks after the Mandatory ADS Exchange (the "Transition Period"), the de-listing of the Shares from listing and trading on Euronext Brussels (the "De-Listing").
In order to implement the Transaction, the Company's Shareholders must approve the Share Consolidation and the De-Listing. The proposal regarding the De-Listing also contains a number of technical amendments to the Company's articles of association that allow for the De-Listing. The Board has convened an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of the Company to be held on 3 November 2023 to seek approval of these matters (the "EGM").
This letter highlights selected information contained in the Special Report and does not contain all of the information you should take into consideration. The Special Report is available on the Company's website.
The Board believes that a sole listing of Shares on Nasdaq (the "Sole Listing") will yield a number of benefits for the Company its investors and other stakeholders, as summarized below.
• A listing on Nasdaq is in line with the Company's focus on the United States (the "U.S."). The Company is domiciled and listed as a public company in Belgium, but the Company's primary commercial focus is in the U.S., where over 95% of its tests are performed and revenues are generated. The Company's entire executive management team and over 95% of staff are based in or report to the Company's U.S. headquarters in Irvine, California, or one of the Company's laboratories in Irvine, California or Plano,
Texas. The Company carried out a U.S. IPO of ADSs in 2021, and its ADSs have been trading on Nasdaq since November 2021.
financial intermediaries will use their discretionary rights (under their terms of service to their clients) to automatically reposition their clients' shares on their behalf.
For the sake of completeness, the corporate structure and governing company law (Belgian law) of the Company will not change as a result of the proposed Transaction.
The Company's ADSs, which are trading on Nasdaq, currently represent outstanding Shares on a 1-for-10 basis, whereby each ADS represents 10 outstanding Shares. As a result of the Share Consolidation, the ADSs will represent Shares of the Company on a 1-for-1 basis. This will simplify an exchange of the ADSs for Shares upon termination of the ADS program and a Market Repositioning of the Shares to Nasdaq.
Following the Share Consolidation, the Company's Shareholders will still own the same proportion of the capital of the Company as immediately prior to the Share Consolidation, subject to any fractions of Shares. As set out in the FAQs, a process will be put in place so that any fractional interest resulting from such Share Consolidation would entitle the holder of such fractional interest to a cash payment in lieu thereof.
The Board believes that the Mandatory ADS Exchange will yield a number of benefits for the Company and ADS holders, as outlined below.
• No Belgian income tax consequences are expected to arise as a result of the Share Consolidation.
• As a result of the Mandatory ADS Exchange, each of the Company's outstanding ADSs will be canceled and exchanged for one U.S. Share (as defined below) it represents as follows:
The Board considers the Transaction to be in the best interests of the Company, its Shareholders and other stakeholders, considered individually and as a whole. Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" the proposals as the directors of the Company each intend to do so in respect of their own beneficial holdings of Shares. Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the EGM, please take appropriate action to make sure your Shares are represented and voted at the EGM.
Provided that the EGM approves the proposed Share Consolidation and De-Listing, the main dates and timelines to implement the Transaction are expected to be as follows:
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Announcement of the contemplated De-Listing and convening of the EGM to approve the Share Consolidation and De-Listing |
2 October 2023 |
| Approval of the Share Consolidation and De-Listing by the EGM of the Company |
3 November 2023 |
| Effective date for the Share Consolidation | Anticipated to be approximately 9 trading days after the approval of the Share Consolidation and De-Listing by the EGM (or second EGM) |
| Termination of the ADS program and start of trading of the Shares on Nasdaq |
Anticipated to be approximately 6 trading days following the effective date of the Share Consolidation |
| Start of the Transition Period | Anticipated to be upon start of trading of the Shares on Nasdaq |
| End of the Transition Period and end of trading of the Shares on Euronext Brussels |
Anticipated to be approximately 3 weeks after the start of the Transition Period, but no later than Friday 29 December 2023, at 5:30 p.m. Brussels time |
Provided that the EGM approves the proposed Share Consolidation and De-Listing, the Board will have the power to further amend the dates, times and periods indicated in the above timetable. If the board of directors decides to amend such dates, times or periods, it will inform the investors by a press release.
If the 50% attendance quorum is not reached at the EGM, a Second EGM, where no attendance quorum applies, will be convened to approve the proposed Share Consolidation and De-Listing. The convening of such a Second EGM will consequently entail the need for the Board to amend the timeline detailed above.
The following definitions apply throughout this Letter unless the context requires otherwise:
| "ADS" |
means American Depositary Shares, each representing ten Shares (prior to the Share Consolidation). |
|---|---|
| "ADS Facility" |
means the deposit agreement between the Company and the Depositary. |
| "ADS holder" |
means a holder of ADSs. |
| "Company" |
means MDxHealth SA. |
| "De-Listing" |
means the proposed de-listing of the Shares from listing and trading on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels. |
| "Depositary" |
means The Bank of New York Mellon. |
| "EGM" | means an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of the Company to be held on 3 November 2023. |
| "Euronext Brussels" | means the regulated market of Euronext Brussels. |
| "European Shares" | means Shares reflected in the Belgian component of the Company's share register. |
| "Exchange Agent" |
means the Bank of New York Mellon, the Depositary of the Company's ADSs, or another party appointed by the Company to serve as exchange agent for purposes of the Mandatory ADS Exchange. |
| "FAQs" |
means the Frequently Asked Questions uploaded on the Company's website. |
| "FSMA" | means the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority. |
| "Mandatory ADS Exchange" |
means a mandatory exchange under the Company's ADS facility as a result of which ADS holders will receive Shares in exchange for their ADSs. |
| "Market Repositioning" | means the repositioning of the Shares from the trading system used for trading the Shares on Euronext Brussels into the trading system used for trading the Shares on Nasdaq, which shall be subject to certain formalities. |
| "Nasdaq" |
means the Nasdaq Stock Market. |
| "PIE" |
means public-interest entity. |
| "SEC" |
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
|---|---|
| "Second EGM" |
means the means an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of the Company to be held on 23 November 2023, if needed. |
| "Share" or "Ordinary Share" | means any outstanding share of the Company, representing the Company's share capital from time to time. |
| "Share Consolidation" |
means the proposed share consolidation of the outstanding Shares by means of a 1-for-10 reverse stock split. |
| "Shareholder" |
means a holder of Shares. |
| "Sole Listing" |
means proposed transition from a dual listing of the Company's ADSs on Nasdaq and Ordinary Shares on Euronext Brussels to a sole listing of Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. |
| "Special Report" | means the special report regarding the proposed share consolidation and de-listing of shares from the regulated market of Euronext Brussels. |
| "Transaction" |
means the Share Consolidation, the De-Listing and the Mandatory ADS Exchange, together. |
| "Transition Period" |
means the period as from the approval of the De-Listing until the last day of trading of the Shares on Euronext Brussels. |
| "U.S." |
means the United States. |
| "U.S. Transfer Agent" | means the transfer agent that will be appointed to maintain the Company's share register in the U.S. |
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