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NAVYA (the “Company”) (Paris:NAVYA), a leading company in the autonomous vehicle market and in smart and shared mobility solutions, announces the launch of its initial public offering on the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Compartment B).
The French financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) (the "AMF") granted visa number 18-309 on July 11, 2018 for the prospectus relating to the initial public offering of the Company’s shares, which consists of an English-language registration document (document de base), registered on June 5, 2018 under no. I. 18-048, an English-language securities note (note d’opération) and an English- and French-language summary of the prospectus (included in the securities note) (the "Prospectus").
The indicative offering price range has been set at €9.00 to €12.00 per share (the "Indicative Offering Price Range"). The first day of trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris on a when-issued shares basis (promesses d'actions) is expected to be July 20, 2018.
Christophe Sapet, Chief Executive Officer of NAVYA stated: “I’m delighted to announce the launch of NAVYA's initial public offering on Euronext’s regulated market in Paris, a key step in its strong development. From the forefront of the urban autonomous mobility revolution, the funds we intend to raise will enable NAVYA to maintain its technological leadership, expand its organization and invest in strategic adjacent markets, paving the way for a wider adoption of our solutions while pursuing further international expansion to become a global leader in the autonomous vehicle market".
Reasons for the Offering
The Offering and the listing of the Shares on Euronext Paris are intended to finance the Group’s growth strategy consisting of, in decreasing order of priority:
1) maintaining its technological leadership through investment in software and research and development;
2) capitalizing on potential for growth in the autonomous vehicle market by expanding its sales and marketing teams;
3) supporting growth by expanding production capacity; and
4) investing in adjacent markets and monitoring acquisition opportunities.
NAVYA’s principal assets
With more than 200 employees in France (Paris and Lyon) and in the United States (Saline, Michigan) and its unique combination of robotic, digital and driving technologies at the highest level, NAVYA has built several key assets to become a leading company in the autonomous vehicle market and in smart and shared mobility solutions.
Leading autonomous technology proven in the real world
NAVYA has one of the most experienced autonomous vehicle R&D teams in the world, with a dedicated R&D center based in Paris and an engineering center based in Vénissieux, France. As of March 31, 2018, NAVYA employed 61 employees dedicated to the development of its autonomous vehicles. Leveraging over 10 years of R&D experience, NAVYA has developed deep in-house technological expertise which it applies to its autonomous vehicles, including in-house three-dimensional mapping, proprietary localization technology, deep learning and obstacle detection, driving systems and decision making technology, security and safety and fleet management capabilities.
NAVYA’s autonomous vehicles use sensor technologies, which allow highly accurate perception of their environment, such as LiDAR and camera technologies. This suite of sensors provides NAVYA’s vehicles with multiple redundancy across all functions, making its vehicles highly reliable. NAVYA continuously monitors service information and data from its autonomous vehicles through its Supervision Center located in Villeurbanne, France.
A business model with focus on the rapidly monetizable autonomous shuttle market and upside potential in robocabs
NAVYA’s AUTONOM SHUTTLE is primarily targeted for use at private sites1. Private sites are already addressable because autonomous vehicles are permitted to operate on them without regulatory constraint, whereas autonomous vehicle manufacturers, including NAVYA, are dependent on the future evolution of the regulatory framework in relation to the operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads.
Sales of the AUTONOM CAB, the first robocab on the market, will be underpinned by NAVYA’s partnerships, including with Keolis in the U.S. and France and RAC in Australia. These partnerships will enable NAVYA to roll out fleets of vehicles that will operate on public roads in city centers once the regulatory framework has been established. Given the uniqueness of the AUTONOM CAB, it benefits from a favorable lead-time as compared with competitors. This will enable it to target the optimal locations for the deployment of its AUTONOM CAB. Many jurisdictions are currently in the process of adapting the applicable regulatory framework to facilitate the development of autonomous vehicles. It is however unknown whether and when the regulatory framework will evolve ultimately to permit the operation of Level 5 autonomous vehicles2 on public roads on a large-scale basis.
In addition to vehicles sales, NAVYA derives a part of its revenues from services provided to customers, including software and mapping licenses, fleet supervision and management and maintenance. Sales of vehicles accounted for 90% of NAVYA’s revenues in 2017, with the remaining 10% attributable to services, and the Company expects the latter to increase in future periods as the deployed base of its autonomous vehicles increases.
Highly integrated approach, built on an ecosystem of industrial and deployment partnerships
Thanks to key industrial and commercial partnerships, NAVYA has achieved a high level of integration through every step from inception, production, marketing and commissioning of its autonomous vehicles. NAVYA has partnered with Valeo, an automotive parts company, since 2016. This partnership is focused on integrating Valeo’s technology and materials in NAVYA’s vehicles and on optimizing sensor data analysis.
NAVYA has also entered into deployment and maintenance partnerships with several companies, including Keolis, RAC, ST Kinetics, Semler and SB Drive. Its partnerships with Keolis and RAC in particular are key to its plans for the rollout of its AUTONOM CAB.
Finally, the commitment of NAVYA’s partners to its success is evidenced by the fact that both Valeo and Keolis have become key shareholders of the Company.
Terms of the Offering
Structure of the Offering
The shares will be offered as part of a global offer (the “Offering”) consisting of:
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an international offering (the “International Offering”)
primarily to institutional investors, which will be composed of:
- a private placement in France; and
- an international private placement in certain other countries, including the United States to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ”Securities Act”), and outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act; and
- a public offering in France, by way of an open price offer (offre à prix ouvert) (the “French Public Offering”).
If demand in the French Public Offering is sufficient, the number of shares allocated in response to orders placed in the French Public Offering will be equal to at least 10% of the number of shares offered as part of the Offering.
Size of the Offering
The Offering consists of:
- a maximum of 5,555,555 newly-issued ordinary shares (based on the low end of the Indicative Offering Price Range) for an amount of €50.0 million (issuance premium included), which number may be increased to a maximum of 6,388,888 newly-issued ordinary shares in the event of the exercise in full of the extension clause (the "New Shares"), which number can be further increased by 958,333 newly-issued ordinary shares in the event of the exercise in full of the over-allotment option (the "Additional New Shares"), being a maximum number of 7,347,221 New Shares and Additional New Shares in the event of the exercise in full of the extension clause and over-allotment option ; and
- a maximum of 141,348 existing shares (based on the low end of the Indicative Offering Price Range) for an amount of €1.3 million sold by Mr. Christophe Sapet (the "Sale Shares"), for the purpose of financing the exercise of his 149,500 BSPCE (bons de souscription de parts de créateur d'entreprise) and the payment of the applicable fees and expenses.
Indicative Offering Price Range
The Indicative Offering Price Range is between €9.00 and €12.00 per share.
This Indicative Offering Price Range is indicative only and the Offering price may be set outside of this Indicative Offering Price Range. The Indicative Offering Price Range may be modified at any time up to and including the date of the determination of the Offering price. In the event of a modification of the high end of the Indicative Offering Price Range, or in the event that the Offering price is set above the high end of the initial (or, if applicable, amended) Indicative Offering Price Range, the closing date of the French Public Offering will be deferred or a new subscription period will be opened, as applicable, so that there are at least two market days between the press release announcing such change and the revised closing date of the French Public Offering. Subscription orders placed in connection with the French Public Offering prior to the date of such press release will be maintained unless they are expressly revoked prior to or on the revised closing date of the French Public Offering.
The Offering price may be fixed below the Indicative Offering Price Range without restriction or the low end of the Indicative Offering Price Range may be lowered without restriction, provided that there is no material impact on the other terms and conditions of the Offering.
Lock-up undertakings
The Company will agree to a lock-up undertaking during the period beginning from the date of the underwriting agreement and continuing to and including the date which is 180 days after the settlement date of the Offering, without the prior written consent of the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions.
FPCI Robolution Capital 1, Gravitation, Paris Region Venture Fund, Valeo Bayen and Keomotion will agree to a lock-up undertaking during the period beginning from the date of the underwriting agreement and continuing to and including the date which is 180 days after the settlement date of the Offering, without the prior written consent of the global underwriters, subject to certain exceptions.
DV Investissements will agree to a lock-up undertaking, subject to certain exceptions, during a period beginning from the date of the underwriting agreement and continuing to and including the date (A) 180 days after the settlement date of the Offering in regards to no more than 50% of its holdings in any company of the Group, and (B) 365 days after the settlement date of the Offering in regards to its remaining holdings in any company of the Group following the application of clause (A) above.
Mr. Christophe Sapet, with respect to the shares held by him personally, and five other senior executives of the Group (Jérôme Rigaud (Chief Operating Officer), Frank Maccary (Chief Financial Officer), Pascal Lecuyot (Chief Technology Officer), Henri Coron (Chief Business Development Officer) and Nicolas de Crémiers (Head of Marketing)), with respect to the warrants or stock-options they hold and the shares that may be issued as a result of the exercise of such warrants or stock-options, will agree to a lock-up undertaking during the period beginning from the date of the underwriting agreement and continuing to and including the date which is 365 days after the settlement date of the Offering, without the prior written consent of the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions.
Proceeds of the Offer
The gross proceeds and net proceeds of the issue of New Shares and, as the case may be, the Additional New Shares for the Company are expected to be as follows, on the basis of the low end of the Indicative Offering Price Range:
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Gross |
Net proceeds |
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After issuance of 5,555,555 New Shares (excluding the exercise of |
€50.0 million | €46.2 million | ||
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After issuance of 6,388,888 New Shares (after the exercise in full
of |
€66.1 million | €61.6 million | ||
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After issuance of 4,166,666 New Share (if the amount of the share |
€37.5 million | €34.3 million |
Mr. Christophe Sapet will receive the net proceeds from the sale of the Sale Shares.
Subscription Commitments
The Company has received subscription commitments (the "Subscription Commitments") from certain of its shareholders, i.e. FPCI Robolution Capital 1, Keomotion, Valeo Bayen and Gravitation (collectively, the "Participating Shareholders").
The Participating Shareholders have irrevocably committed to subscribe to the Offer at a price per share equal to the Offering Price (as determined by the Management Board on July 19, 2018, according to the indicative timetable) for a total of €8,575,000 as follows, it being specified that the Participating Shareholders shall not be deemed acting severally nor acting in concert:
| Participating Shareholders | Amount | |||
| FPCI Robolution Capital 1 | €2,000,000 | |||
| Keomotion (Keolis) | €3,000,000 | |||
| Valeo Bayen (Valeo) | €3,000,000 | |||
| Gravitation | €575,000 | |||
| Total | €8,575,000 |
These Subscription Commitments correspond to subscriptions in cash.
At the end of the book building process (as such term is understood in the industry (usages professionnels)), taking into account the subscriptions received from third-party investors for the Offering, the Subscription Commitments may be reduced by the Joint Global Coordinators, in agreement with the Company, in accordance with customary principles used for making allocations in accordance with the Joint Global Coordinators' allocation policies as provided to the Company.
Indicative Timetable
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NAVYA shares identification codes
- Name: NAVYA
- ISIN code: FR0013018041
- Ticker: NAVYA
- Compartment: Euronext Paris (Compartment B)
- Business sector: 2753 - "Commercial Vehicles & Trucks"
Underwriters
Credit Suisse and Natixis are acting as Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners.
Information available to the public
Copies of the Prospectus, are available free of charge and on request from NAVYA, 1, rue du Docteur Pierre Fleury Papillon - 69100 Villeurbanne, France - as well as on the Company’s dedicated IPO website (www.navya-corp.com) and the AMF website (www.amf-france.org).
NAVYA draws investors’ attention to Section 4 “Risk factors” of the registration document (document de base) registered with the AMF on June 5, 2018 under no. I. 18-048, in particular the risks related to laws and regulations governing the operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads, the risks related to increasing competition in the autonomous vehicle industry, the risks related to technological change and liquidity risks, and Section 2 “Risk factors relating to the offer” of the securities note (note d’opération) forming part of the prospectus approved by the AMF under number 18-309 on July 11, 2018, and in particular the liquidity risks. Such risks as discussed therein, should they materialize, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operation or prospects, as well as on the market price of the shares.
About NAVYA
NAVYA is a leading French name in the autonomous vehicle market and in smart shared mobility solutions.
With more than 200 employees in France (Paris and Lyon) and in the United States (Michigan), NAVYA develops, manufactures and commercializes autonomous, driverless, and electric vehicles that combine robotic, digital and driving technologies at the highest level.
Since 2015, NAVYA has been the first to market and put into service autonomous mobility solutions, shuttles and cabs. NAVYA has a range of two autonomous vehicles: the AUTONOM® SHUTTLE, launched in September 2015, of which 100 have already been produced as of today and 67 sold in 16 countries as of March 31, 2018, notably in the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Australia, and the AUTONOM® CAB, unveiled in November 2017 and whose first road tests will start shortly.
Created in 2014 by Christophe Sapet and Robolution Capital 1 (managed by 360° Capital Partners), his reference shareholder, NAVYA’s shareholders also include the Gravitation fund and Paris Region Venture Fund (Région Île-de-France) managed by Cap Decisif Management as well as Valeo and Keolis groups.
For more information visit: http://navya.tech
Disclaimer
An English-language prospectus approved by the French Autorité des
marchés financiers (the “AMF”) under visa number 18-309 dated
July 11, 2018, comprised of an English-language registration document
(document de base) (the “Registration Document”), registered on
June 5, 2018 under no. I. 18-048, an English-language securities note
(note d’opération) (the “Securities Note”) and an English- and
French-language summary of the prospectus (included in the securities
note) in connection with the Offering, is available on NAVYA’s dedicated
IPO website (www.navya-corp.com)
and on the website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org).
A printed copy is available free of charge upon request to the Company
1, rue du Docteur Pierre Fleury Papillon - 69100 Villeurbanne, France.
The Company draws the public’s attention to Chapter 4 "Risk Factors" of
the Registration Document registered with the AMF and Chapter 2 "Risk
Factors" of the Securities Note. This press release does not, and shall
not, in any circumstances constitute a public offering nor an invitation
to the public in connection with any offer.
No communication
and no information in respect of this transaction or of the Company may
be distributed to the public in any jurisdiction where a registration or
approval is required. No steps have been or will be taken in any
jurisdiction (other than France) where such steps would be required. The
issue, the subscription for or the purchase of the Company’s shares may
be subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain
jurisdictions. The Company assumes no responsibility for any violation
of any such restrictions by any person.
This press release
is not a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.
With
respect to the member States of the European Economic Area (each, a “relevant
member State”), other than France, no action has been undertaken or
will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of the shares
requiring a publication of a prospectus in any relevant member State. As
a result, the new or existing shares of the Company may only be offered
in relevant member States (i) to qualified investors, as defined by the
Prospectus Directive; or (ii) in any other circumstances, not requiring
the Company to publish a prospectus as provided under article 3(2) of
the Prospectus Directive.
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2000.
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France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan
or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the
United States unless they are registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or exempt from
registration. The shares of the Company have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act and the Company does not intend
to make a public offer of its shares in the United States.
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breach of applicable law. The information contained in this document
does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in Canada, Australia
or Japan. This press release may not be published, forwarded or
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surveys generally state that the data contained therein have been
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guarantee of the accuracy or completeness of such data. While the
Company believes that each of these publications, studies and surveys
has been prepared by reputable sources, it has not independently
verified the data contained therein. In addition, certain of the
industry and market data contained in this press release comes from the
Company's own internal research and estimates based on the knowledge and
experience of its management in the markets in which it operates. While
the Company believes that such research and estimates are reasonable and
reliable, they, and their underlying methodology and assumptions, have
not been verified by any independent sources for accuracy or
completeness and are subject to change without notice.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Stabilization
During a period of 30 days following the date of adequate public disclosure of the Offering price (i.e., according to the expected timetable, from July 19, 2018 through August 17, 2018 (inclusive)), Credit Suisse, acting as stabilizing manager, may, without any obligation, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, in particular the provisions of EU Parliament and Council Regulation 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 (the “Regulation”) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (the “Delegated Regulation”), effect transactions with a view to maintaining the market price of the Company’s shares on the regulated market of Euronext Paris. In compliance with Article 7.1 of the Delegated Regulation, the stabilization activities shall not in any circumstances be executed above the Offering price. Such stabilization activities may affect the price of the shares and may conduct to the fixing of the market price higher than the one which would otherwise be fixed. Even if stabilization activities were carried out, Credit Suisse could, at any time, decide to stop such activities. Information will be provided to the competent market authorities and the public in compliance with Article 6.3 of the above mentioned Delegated Regulation. In compliance with the provisions of Article 8(b) of the Delegated Regulation, Credit Suisse, acting on behalf of the underwriters of the Offering, may over-allot in the context of the Offering an amount equal to the number of shares covered by the over-allotment option.
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Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements
contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial
instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and
(c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product
Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability,
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer”
(for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may
otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares offered in the Offering
(the “Offered Shares”) have been subject to a product approval
process, which has determined that the Offered Shares are: (i)
compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors
who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible
counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for
distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID
II (the “Target Market Assessment”). Notwithstanding the Target
Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the
Offered Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their
investment; the Offered Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital
protection; and an investment in the Offered Shares is compatible
only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital
protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate
financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able
to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market
Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual,
legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Offering.
For
the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not
constitute: (a) an assessment for any particular client of suitability
or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation
to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take
any other action whatsoever with respect to the Offered Shares.
Each
distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market
assessment in respect of the shares and determining appropriate
distribution channels.
1 Private sites include industrial sites, airports, universities, theme parks, exhibition centers, ports, shopping outlets, resorts, hospitals, tourist sites, military bases, technopoles and community/residency centers.
2 Level 5 autonomous vehicles are vehicles having reached full automation and for which a driver is optional.
