On March 8, 2018 Affibody AB ("Affibody"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of innovative drug projects, reported the outcome of the rights issue that was decided at the EGM on November 23, 2017 (Press release, Affibody, MAR 8, 2018, View Source [SID1234575704]).

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The results from the rights issue was that all 3,691,905 share were subscribed by existing shareholders.

"We are very pleased to announce that the rights issue that was launched late last year has been completed. This funding is intended to enable us to effectively execute on our science driven experimental medicine model and reach several valuable milestones in the next twelve to eighteen months. Specifically, it will enable us to rapidly expand our clinical programs. We will also continue to systematically build our company based on the development of multiple new products from our innovative proprietary platform", said David Bejker, CEO of Affibody. "The support that our shareholders have extended us through this issue is a strong endorsement of our emerging drug pipeline, and we look forward to communicating the advancement of our expanding product portfolio throughout 2018."

Through the rights issue Affibody received SEK 199.4 million in total and the share capital is increased by a total of SEK 18,459,525 to SEK 86,144,480. The total number of shares in Affibody Medical AB is increased by 3,691,905 to 17,228,896.