Prismaflex International successfully completed a EUR 1.8 million capital increase by means of a private placement

Lyon, France, February 16, 2018, 6:00pm – Prismaflex International (Euronext Growth, FR0004044600, ALPRI) (“Prismaflex” or the “Company”), manufacturer of screen displays and provider of wide format digital printing solutions, announces the success of its capital increase without preferential subscription rights for an amount of € 1.8 million, by means of a private placement to a limited number of French institutional investors, pursuant to Article L.411-2 II of the French Monetary and Financial Code (code monétaire et financier).

The transaction, the principle of which was disclosed on January 9, 2018, when the Company announced the merger of Prismaflex USA and Anthem Displays, consists in the issuance of 115,000 new shares, i.e. 9.6% of the Company's existing share capital, at a price of € 16 per share, representing a 19.2% discount to the volume-weighted average of the last thirty opening prices preceding the pricing (i.e. € 19.81) and a 13.5% discount to the last closing price preceding that same date (i.e. € 18.50 on February 15, 2018).

The funds raised will be used to finance part of the acquisition cost of 50% of the share capital of the entity resulting from the merger of Prismaflex USA and Anthem Displays. The outstanding amount will be financed by bank debt.

Pierre-Henry Bassouls, CEO of Prismaflex International adds: “The success of this capital increase is a key step in the merger of Prismaflex USA and Anthem Displays. I would like to thank the institutional investors who want to support this strategic transaction for Prismaflex International by enabling it to strengthen its presence in the United States and accelerate its deployment in one of the main markets for LED displays. The Company is actively working to complete the transaction, after approval by the relevant authorities, by June 30, 2018.”

The Board of Directors, which has met on February 16, 2018, decided to issue the new shares pursuant to the delegation of authority granted under the 13^th resolution of the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Company dated September 29, 2017, and in accordance with articles L. 225-136 of the French Commercial code (code de commerce) and L. 411-2 II of the French monetary and financial code (code monétaire et financier).

On an illustrative basis, a shareholder holding 1% of Prismaflex's capital before the offering will now hold a stake of 0.91 %.

The new shares will have a par value of two euros each, carry dividend rights as from their issue date and be immediately fungible in all respects with the Company's existing shares. Settlement and delivery of the new shares and the new shares' admission to trading are expected to occur on February 20, 2018 on Euronext Growth.

The transaction is not subject to a prospectus to be approved by the French financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers).

The Company has entered into a lock-up agreement towards Oddo BHF SCA ending 90 calendar days after the pricing of the offering, subject to certain customary exceptions.

Oddo BHF SCA acted as Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner.

Contacts:

Emmanuel Guzman CFO - Phone: +33 (0)4 74 70 68 00 – [email protected]

Amalia Naveira – Analysts/investors contact - Phone: +33 (0)4 72 18 04 92 – [email protected]

Marie-Claude Triquet – Press contact - Phone: +33 (0)4 72 18 04 93 – [email protected]

 

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The offer and sale of the Prismaflex International shares (the “Shares”) were carried out through a private placement to qualified investors, in accordance with Article L. 411-2 of the French Financial and Monetary Code (Code monétaire et financier) and other foreign applicable laws and regulations. There was no public offering in France or outside of France.

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