{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"118379","rtpr_id":"nWkr6CdwLc","ticker":"DEDIC","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["DEDIC"],"title":"Dedicare completes a share issue in kind as part of the payment for the previously announced acquisition of Hyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-08-13T14:15:09.640Z","article_body":"Dedicare\nThe board of directors of Dedicare AB (publ) (\"Dedicare\") has resolved to\ncarry out a share issue in kind as part of the payment for the acquisition of\nHyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina. The acquisition was completed on 15 July 2026.\n\nOn July 15, 2026, Dedicare announced that the Group had acquired the Danish\nbusinesses Hyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina. The acquisition is being financed\nthrough a combination of cash and newly issued shares. To settle the share\nportion of the consideration, the board of directors of Dedicare, pursuant to\nthe authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2026, has\nresolved to carry out a share issue in kind of 429,610 shares of series B at\nan issue price of SEK 56.63 per share, corresponding to a total value of SEK\n24,328,814.30. The share issue in kind is carried out on 13 August 2026, and\nthe number of shares is based, as previously announced, on the average closing\nprice for Dedicare's share of series B on Nasdaq Stockholm over 20 trading\ndays following the completion of the acquisition.\n\nAs a result of the share issue in kind, the number of shares in Dedicare will\nincrease by 429,610, from 9,562,642 to 9,992,252 shares. The number of shares\nof series B will increase by 429,610, from 7,550,735 to 7,980,345 shares of\nseries B. The number of shares of series A remains unchanged at 2,011,907. The\ntotal number of votes will increase from 3,522,054 to 3,607,976. The share\ncapital increases by SEK 214,805, from SEK 4,781,321 to SEK 4,996,126. The\nshare issue in kind results in a dilution of approximately 4.30 per cent of\nthe total number of shares and approximately 2.38 per cent of the total number\nof votes, calculated based on the number of shares and votes following the\nshare issue.\n\nAbout Dedicare\n\nDedicare is one of the Nordic region's largest recruitment and staffing\nproviders within healthcare, life science and social work. The Group operates\nin Sweden, Norway, Denmark and in the UK and delivers specialized solutions to\nboth public and private sector customers. Dedicare was founded in 1996 and is\nlisted on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more about Dedicare at dedicaregroup.com\n(https://www.dedicaregroup.com).\n \n\nFor more information, please contact:\n\nAnette Sandsjö\n\nCFO, Dedicare AB (publ)\n\n+46 73 343 44 68\n\n \n\nThe information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the\ncontact person set out above, on 13 August 2026 at 16:15 CEST.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/dedicare/r/dedicare-completes-a-share-issue-in-kind-as-part-of-the-payment-for-the-previously-announced-acquisi%2Cc4383118\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr6CdwLc","title":"Dedicare completes a share issue in kind as part of the payment for the previously announced acquisition of Hyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina","author":"Cision","ticker":"DEDIC","created":"2026-08-13T14:15:09.640Z","tickers":["DEDIC"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"Dedicare\nThe board of directors of Dedicare AB (publ) (\"Dedicare\") has resolved to\ncarry out a share issue in kind as part of the payment for the acquisition of\nHyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina. The acquisition was completed on 15 July 2026.\n\nOn July 15, 2026, Dedicare announced that the Group had acquired the Danish\nbusinesses Hyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina. The acquisition is being financed\nthrough a combination of cash and newly issued shares. To settle the share\nportion of the consideration, the board of directors of Dedicare, pursuant to\nthe authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2026, has\nresolved to carry out a share issue in kind of 429,610 shares of series B at\nan issue price of SEK 56.63 per share, corresponding to a total value of SEK\n24,328,814.30. The share issue in kind is carried out on 13 August 2026, and\nthe number of shares is based, as previously announced, on the average closing\nprice for Dedicare's share of series B on Nasdaq Stockholm over 20 trading\ndays following the completion of the acquisition.\n\nAs a result of the share issue in kind, the number of shares in Dedicare will\nincrease by 429,610, from 9,562,642 to 9,992,252 shares. The number of shares\nof series B will increase by 429,610, from 7,550,735 to 7,980,345 shares of\nseries B. The number of shares of series A remains unchanged at 2,011,907. The\ntotal number of votes will increase from 3,522,054 to 3,607,976. The share\ncapital increases by SEK 214,805, from SEK 4,781,321 to SEK 4,996,126. The\nshare issue in kind results in a dilution of approximately 4.30 per cent of\nthe total number of shares and approximately 2.38 per cent of the total number\nof votes, calculated based on the number of shares and votes following the\nshare issue.\n\nAbout Dedicare\n\nDedicare is one of the Nordic region's largest recruitment and staffing\nproviders within healthcare, life science and social work. The Group operates\nin Sweden, Norway, Denmark and in the UK and delivers specialized solutions to\nboth public and private sector customers. Dedicare was founded in 1996 and is\nlisted on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more about Dedicare at dedicaregroup.com\n(https://www.dedicaregroup.com).\n \n\nFor more information, please contact:\n\nAnette Sandsjö\n\nCFO, Dedicare AB (publ)\n\n+46 73 343 44 68\n\n \n\nThe information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the\ncontact person set out above, on 13 August 2026 at 16:15 CEST.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/dedicare/r/dedicare-completes-a-share-issue-in-kind-as-part-of-the-payment-for-the-previously-announced-acquisi%2Cc4383118\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-13T14:15:09.719199069Z","server_sent_at_ms":1786630509719},"received_at":"2026-08-13T14:15:09.769Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/dedicare/r/dedicare-completes-a-share-issue-in-kind-as-part-of-the-payment-for-the-previously-announced-acquisi%2Cc4383118"},"analysis":{"id":"107371","press_release_id":"118379","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Professional Services","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"Dedicare has completed a share issue in kind of 429,610 Series B shares to settle the stock portion of the consideration for the acquisitions of Hyldgaard & Larsen and Sustina.\n\nThe shares were priced at SEK 56.63 each, based on the average closing price over the 20 trading days following the acquisition's completion, resulting in a total transaction value of SEK 24.3 million.\n\nThis issuance increases the total outstanding shares to 9,992,252, representing a 4.3% dilution of shares and a 2.4% dilution of voting rights.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Acquisition payment settled via stock issuance; moderate dilution recorded."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"shares_issued":429610,"issue_price_sek":56.63,"dilution_votes_pct":"2.38%","dilution_shares_pct":"4.30%","total_shares_post_issuance":9992252}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Anette Sandsjö","role":"CFO"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Dedicare AB","ticker":"DEDIC"},{"name":"Hyldgaard & Larsen","relationship":"acquired"},{"name":"Sustina","relationship":"acquired"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"SEK 56.63","context":"issue price per share"},{"amount":"SEK 24,328,814.30","context":"total value of share issue"},{"amount":"SEK 214,805","context":"increase in share capital"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine administrative step completing the payment for a previously announced acquisition. 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