Minesto has completed the installation of subsea and onshore infrastructure in the company’s tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. Minesto also successfully installed the first DG100 tidal energy converter, but during the initial commissioning phase a mechanical failure occurred in the powerplant’s mooring interface and denied further operations.

Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has subscribed for 120,000 shares in Minesto AB through the exercise of warrants of series PO4. Minesto will thus receive just over SEK 3 million in proceeds.

Onshore and offshore installation work has been conducted throughout the week in Minesto’s tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, involving Minesto, SEV and supplier personnel. The subsea cable installation that connects to the electric grid was not completed as planned due to a technical issue occurring during cable laying.

Minesto progresses its tidal energy project in the Faroe Islands. The leading marine energy developer has completed the first offshore installation phase of the project, as the gravity-based foundation for the powerplant has been installed at the site in Vestmannasund.

Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has subscribed for 140,000 shares in Minesto AB through the exercise of allotted warrants of series P0.

Minesto AB has today published the Notice of the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020. The AGM will be held in Gothenburg on 9 June 2020 at 15:00 CEST.

The strike price for warrants TO3 in Minesto AB has been set to SEK 15.79 in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions. One (1) TO3 warrant entitles to subscribe for one (1) share in Minesto during the period up to and including 30 April 2021.

CEO Dr Martin Edlund: “Our current strong cash position allows us to focus on creating industrial value and promote the market uptake of our unique product. This fits well with the bigger picture and macro trends where we see and hear encouraging messages from EU leaders and politicians on the support for the renewable agenda.”

Marine energy developer Minesto and its collaboration partner, the Faroese electric utility company SEV, has been granted all necessary permits and consents for the installation of two grid-connected tidal kite systems in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands.

CEO Dr Martin Edlund: “At the beginning of 2020, Minesto holds a stronger cash position than ever. This means that we can increase the company’s commercial activity, with the goal of entering into further customer collaboration arrangements and secure project financing for the expansion of larger marine energy production arrays.”

Minesto is closely following developments related to the coronavirus disease COVID-19 to assess how governmental actions and restrictions around Europe might affect operations and project activities. To date, the company has had no negative impact on incoming components and subsystem deliveries. The major kite system components for Minesto’s Faroe Islands project are assembled and are currently being factory tested and commissioned. Minesto is targeting installation of the first DG100 system in the second quarter of 2020.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Faroese electric utility company SEV, advancing the parties’ collaboration to integrate tidal energy in the Faroe Island’s electricity mix. The PPA comprises both the planned installations of two 100kW systems of Minesto’s subsea kite technology and an additional 2MW capacity allocated for installations of utility-scale tidal energy systems in the Faroe Islands. 

In December 2019, Minesto AB (publ) (”Minesto” or ”the Company”) carried out a rights issue of shares and warrants (units). The new shares and warrants have now been registered by the Swedish Companies Registration Office and will be admitted to trading on Nasdaq First North Growth Market on January 21, 2020.

The Board of Directors of Minesto AB (publ) (”Minesto” or ”the Company”) has decided to amend the terms and conditions of the warrants of Series P0 in the Company. The change means that the subscription period is extended from the end of 31 December 2019 to the end of 30 June 2020.

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The rights issue in Minesto AB (publ) (“Minesto” or “the Company”), for which the subscription period ended on 18 December 2019, was subscribed for a total of approximately SEK 107 million, corresponding to an oversubscription of approximately 25 percent. Through the rights issue Minesto will receive approximately SEK 86 million in proceeds before deduction of issue costs.

Minesto’s largest shareholder BGA Invest has subscribed for units for approximately SEK 20 million in Minesto’s ongoing rights issue, corresponding to just over 23 percent of the issue’s total volume of approximately SEK 86 million. The investment means that Minesto’s two main owners BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology have invested a total of SEK 40 million in the company during autumn 2019.

Today December 4 the subscription period for Minesto AB’s (”Minesto” or ”the Company”) new issue of units with pre-emptive rights for existing shareholders (”the Rights Issue”) begins. The subscription period runs from December 4 to 18, 2019. Please note that nominees may have a final reply date that is before December 18. According to previously communicated terms, the subscription price for warrants of series TO3, included in the Rights Issue unit, has been reset to SEK 16.20 per share.

As Minesto has today published a prospectus regarding a rights issue with subscription period 4–18 December 2019, the company has published a comment from CEO Martin Edlund.

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On 8 November 2019, the Board of Directors of Minesto AB (”Minesto” or ”the Company”) decided on a new share issue with preferential rights for existing shareholders (the ”Rights Issue”), based on the authorization given by the annual general meeting on June 4, 2019. The prospectus that has been established with regards to the Rights Issue has today been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The prospectus is available on Minesto’s website (www.minesto.com), Pareto Securities’ website (www.paretosec.se) and Aktieinvest’s website (www.aktieinvest.se).

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The Board of Directors of Minesto AB (”Minesto” or ”the Company”) has decided to carry out a rights issue of up to 6,084,133 units at a subscription price of SEK 14.12 per unit (the “Rights Issue ”), based on the authorization given by the annual general meeting on June 4, 2019. One unit contains one (1) share and one (1) warrant for subscription of shares in the Company no later than 30 April 2021.

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The board of directors of Minesto AB (”Minesto” or the ”Company”) has resolved to carry out a directed issue of 4,249,290 Units at a subscription price of SEK 14.12 per Unit (the “Directed Issue”). One Unit contains one (1) share and one (1) warrant to subscribe for shares in the Company no later than April 30, 2021. The issue of Units was subscribed for by an international institutional investor (40 MSEK) with previous experience from investing in clean tech companies as well as Midroc New Technology AB (20 MSEK). Through the Directed Issue, Minesto will receive proceeds amounting to SEK 60 million before transaction costs.

In order for all shareholders to receive the same offer and maintain their relative shareholding in the Company, the board of directors of Minesto has also decided to carry out a rights issue of SEK 86.5 million of identical Units as described above. The Company’s largest shareholder BGA Invest AB has undertaken to invest SEK 20 million in the rights issue.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto has received approval for an EU-funded project aiming at installing the company’s unique renewable energy technology at the grid-connected Paimpol-Bréhat test site in France, operated by the French electric utility company EDF with the support of the Brittany Region.

The Board of Directors of Minesto AB has decided to offer 1,965,000 warrants to Minesto’s staff within the framework of the warrant plan PO5 approved in this year’s AGM. At the same time, Minesto’s financial advisor Pareto has facilitated the exercise of outgoing warrants of series PO3 by which a total of 624,880 new shares have been subscribed for in Minesto AB.

Minesto’s senior executives in Sweden have acquired a total of 280,000 warrants within the framework of the employee stock option plan PO4 decided by the AGM. At the same time, a transfer of outgoing warrants of series PO3 has been carried out in a separate transaction between Minesto’s CEO and the company’s two main owners BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology, after which the parties have subscribed for a total of 214,000 new shares in Minesto AB.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto has resumed testing of its commercial-scale DG500 kite system at the company’s Holyhead Deep site off North Wales.  

Minesto’s has completed the test site infrastructure installations at the Holyhead Deep site off North Wales. After installing the upgraded infrastructure, the site is ready for installation and commissioning of Minesto’s DG500 kite system.

Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has been awarded the FH Presentation Award 2018 in the category Micro Cap Presenter of the Year for consistently and skilfully presenting the Minesto business and investment case to capital market stakeholders.

Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has received additional public support and funding for the development and commercialisation of its marine energy technology called Deep Green. The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Minesto a SEK 12.5 million grant to the development of the company’s marine power plant DG100.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto has been awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Commission’s SME Instrument programme. The awarded funding will support the installation of Minesto’s technology in the Faroe Islands together with the utility company SEV.

The Welsh Government has announced their continued support to leading marine energy developer Minesto following the award of €14.9 million of EU funding for the next phase of Minesto’s tidal energy scheme in Wales.