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Changes in Meltron management The Board of Directors of Meltron AB has decide to appoint Board member Lars Aikala as CEO following the resignation for health reasons by the current CEO Stefan Kåla. Lars Aikala was elected Board member by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting on 3 May 2022 and will take over as CEO on 15 November.
- We are very pleased that Lars so quickly can make himself available to lead the day- to-day business activities of Meltron, says Göran Lundgren, chairman of the Board. Lars' entrepreneurship and previous, long experience of the lighting business is very valuable at this time.
Lars Aikala is MSc in economics from the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki and is MSc in law at Helsinki University. Lars has a long career in finance and business development, especially in the cleantech sector. Lars has worked in Corporate Finance and Venture Capital, he then founded and developed Valoya Oy, which specializes in greenhouse lighting systems. During Lars' twelve years as the CEO of Valoya the company created some ground breaking LED technologies and products, an international distribution network, a portfolio of more than 100 patents and robust and increasing sales over the years. Currently runs a consulting business focusing on business development for growth companies and start-ups.
- We express great many thanks to Stefan Kåla, who in a short period of time has brought about considerable focus in Meltron on marketing and sales, developed the cooperation with partners in both marketing and sales and production as well as significantly lowering the operational costs, says Göran Lundgren. We understand the task has been very demanding in a tough time. There is now a basis for further improvements of efficiency, developed partnerships and new structures.
Stefan Kåla remains as an adviser to Meltron. About Meltron - "More than Just Light"
Meltron AB designs, manufactures and sells LED lighting solutions which are based on interdisciplinary application of electronics, optics, thermodynamics and nano structures. "More Than Just Light" translates into energy savings, superior light quality, product life-time savings, increased productivity, safety and wellbeing. Meltron provides high quality solutions for the most demanding environments in infrastructure, industry and logistics. Read more at www.meltron.com.
For more information, please contact: Göran Lundgren, Chairman of the Board Ph: +46 70 467 40 40 E-mail: goran.lundgren@meltron.com
Meltron AB (publ) Malmgårdsvägen 63, SE-116 38 Stockholm, Sweden. Reg. no: 556988-9834. Website: www.meltron.com
Meltrons shares are traded on NGM Nordic MTF under the ticker MLTR.
This information is information that Meltron is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the regulatory requirements that govern the trading on NGM Nordic SME. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on 24 October 2022, at 09:15 CEST.
This publication in English is only as a service, in case of discrepancies the Swedish version prevails.
Finansiella highlights (koncern)
-Nettoförsäljningen ökade till 2,4 MSEK (1,4)
-Rörelseresultatet uppgick till -5,7 MSEK (-18,6) inkl mindre kostnader för lageravveckling
-Nettoresultatet var -5,9 MSEK (-19,2)
-Rörelsens kassaflöde var -5,2 MSEK (-11,8)
Väsentliga händelser under halvåret
-Stabil utveckling med kunder inom skogsindustrin
-Väsentligt lägre kostnader
-Samarbete med distributör i Sverige påbörjades
-Nyemission om 11,3 MSEK genomfördes hösten 2022, tillförde netto 6,5 MSEK
Väsentliga händelser efter perioden
Delar av brygglån kvittades mot ca 32 milj aktier i riktad emission till långivaren
Strukturdiskussioner påbörjade med andra LED-bolag i Finland
Likviditeteten fortsatt ansträngd
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Meltron AB (publ) ("Meltron" or the "Company") today announces that the Company's rights issue of approximately SEK 16.1 million has been subscribed at approximately 22.5 %. The balance up to the guaranteed amount of the issue of approximately SEK 11.3 million is covered by the two guarantee consortia syndicated in preparation of the transaction.
Meltron kan idag presentera Let it Light som ny distributör i Sverige.
Idag, den 26 oktober 2022, är den första teckningsdagen i nyemission med företrädesrätt för aktieägarna. Teckning av aktier kan ske fram till och med den 9 november 2022.
Styrelsen för Meltron AB har beslutat att utse styrelseledamoten Lars Aikala som VD efter att nuvarande VD Stefan Kåla tyvärr tvingas sluta av hälsoskäl. Lars Aikala valdes som styrelseledamot vid en extra bolagsstämma 3 maj 2022 och tar över som VD 15 november.
Changes in Meltron management The Board of Directors of Meltron AB has decide to appoint Board member Lars Aikala as CEO following the resignation for health reasons by the current CEO Stefan Kåla. Lars Aikala was elected Board member by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting on 3 May 2022 and will take over as CEO on 15 November.
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Styrelsen för Meltron AB (publ) ("Meltron" eller "Bolaget") har idag, med stöd av bemyndigandet från årsstämman den 1 oktober 2021, beslutat att genomföra en nyemission av aktier med företrädesrätt för befintliga aktieägare ("Företrädesemissionen" eller "Erbjudandet") om cirka 16,1 MSEK före emissionskostnader i enlighet med vad som tidigare kommunicerats via pressmeddelande den 13 juni 2022. Emissionslikviden kommer främst att användas till att genomföra planerade säljaktiviteter, inklusive därför nödvändigt rörelsekapital, till teknik- och affärsutveckling, återbetalning av brygglån samt till övrig drift. Företrädesemissionen är säkrad till cirka 64 procent genom teckningsförbindelser och garantiåtaganden.
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The Board of Directors of Meltron AB (publ) ("Meltron" or the "Company") has today, pursuant to the authorization from the Annual General Meeting held on 1 October 2021, resolved to carry out an issue of new shares with preferential rights for existing shareholders (the "Rights Issue" or the "Offer") of approximately SEK 16.1 million before issue expenses in accordance with previously communication via press release on 13 June 2022. The proceeds will primarily be used to carry out the planned sales activities, including therefore necessary working capital, for technical and business development, repayment of bridge loan and for other operations. The Rights Issue is secured to approximately 64 per cent through subscription commitments and guarantee commitments.
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