Liquidation
The Board of Directors of the Company has decided to propose that the extraordinary general meeting resolve that the Company shall enter into voluntary liquidation pursuant to Chapter 25, Section 3 of the Swedish Companies Act.

A resolution on liquidation is valid if it has been supported by shareholders with more than half of the votes cast at the general meeting.

Delisting
The Board of Directors of the Company has decided to propose that the extraordinary general meeting resolve to delist the Company's shares from Nasdaq First North Growth Market (the ‘Marketplace’) in accordance with II.1.B) of the Rules on delisting of shares at the issuer's initiative issued by the Swedish Securities Council's Self-Regulatory Committee (ASK).

A decision on delisting is valid if it has been supported by shareholders representing at least nine-tenths (9/10) of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the general meeting and, if there is a shareholder who, together with related parties, controls at least three-tenths (3/10) of the votes in the company, that a majority of all other votes in the company do not vote against the proposal.

Background and Motivation
In its continuous evaluation of the Company's operations and financial position, including but not limited to investigating the possibilities of finding an international buyer of the Company’s business operations, the board of directors has concluded that there is no longer a sufficient basis for the continuation of the operations up until a successful exit. This conclusion is in particular taking into consideration the current level of working capital and that the board of directors foresee no realistic assumptions for the company to carry out such additional capital increase as it would be necessary to continue the operations pending a successful exit.

It is the board of directors’ opinion that an orderly winding up of the business through voluntary liquidation is the best way to ensure that as much of the company's remaining value as possible can be distributed to the shareholders.

As previously mentioned, the board of directors of the Company has concluded that there are no longer sufficient conditions for continuing operations. Listing the Company's shares entails high demands on disclosure, financial reporting and regulatory compliance, which is both time-consuming and costly. In the Board's opinion, these costs are not reasonably proportionate to the benefits, either for the Company or for the shareholders, in connection with a liquidation process. Provided that the Company's general meeting decides on voluntary liquidation, the board considers that it is no longer financially justifiable for the Company's shares to remain listed for trading.

An application to the Marketplace for delisting may be made no earlier than three (3) months after the market has been informed of the delisting plans.

Preliminary timetable for delisting
8 December 2025: Extraordinary general meeting to decide on delisting.

Mid-March 2026: Application for delisting submitted to the Marketplace, no earlier than three months from today's date.

March/April 2026: The Marketplace approves delisting and announces the last day of trading. The Company publishes a press release regarding the last day of trading.

April/May 2026: Last day of trading in the Company's shares on the Marketplace, tentatively two weeks after the Marketplace has decided on delisting.

Extraordinary General Meeting
The board will issue a separate press release convening an extraordinary general meeting to decide on liquidation and delisting.

The Board of Directors’ strategic decision means that, while maintaining the service level towards customers and upholding regulatory approvals and production capacity, all operations will focus on what is deemed necessary to directly support the exit process.

“Maximum transparency towards the market and other stakeholders, to provide a fair view of the Company’s operations, is a fundamental principle. The measures we present here may not individually represent radical changes – but the combined effect will be significant. The Company’s clear ambition to fully focus on the exit process with a new cost structure needs to be clearly communicated,” says Anders Weilandt, CEO of Chordate.

The measures taken and decided upon will have a gradual effect on the cost structure from mid-year until the end of September, after which ongoing monthly costs are estimated to decrease by about 60 percent compared to the average in the first half of 2025. The main cost items affected are presented below:

The recently announced closure of study PM010, following success in the long-term follow-up of the Ozilia treatment for chronic migraine, is expected to reduce operational costs by an average of SEK 300 thousand per month from September 2025.

As the distributor Narro Medical in Saudi Arabia is considered to have reached an acceptable activity level in the market, the Company’s own marketing resource for the Middle East will be phased out. Likewise, market introductions in Germany and Switzerland have been concluded. Together, this is estimated to reduce ongoing marketing costs by approximately SEK 150 thousand per month on average.

All operations will thus be fully focused on the exit process, maintaining regulatory status, and servicing the Company’s customers, which means that personnel-related and other operational costs can be reduced by an average of approximately SEK 700 thousand per month.

Furthermore, the Company will switch to semi-annual reporting for cost-saving reasons, which means that the upcoming Q2 2025 financial report will be the last quarterly report. In addition, financial reports will only be published in Swedish. For information purposes, a financial summary will be available on the Company’s English-language website.

The Directed New Issue 
The board of Chordate has today decided on the Directed New Issue, subject to subsequent approval by an extraordinary general meeting. The Directed New Issue involves 637,500 new Preference Shares at a subscription price of SEK 4 per Preference Share, and the Company will thereby receive approximately SEK 2,550,000 before transaction-related costs. 

The Directed New Issue has been preceded by an exploration of potential interested parties by the Company. The parties that have expressed interest are existing shareholders of Chordate. The entitled subscribers, deviating from the shareholders' preferential rights, are Sifonen AB, Tommy Hedberg with related parties, and Caroline Brandberg with related parties. 

The reason that only these existing shareholders have been included among the eligible subscribers for the Directed New Issue is that these owners have expressed and demonstrated long-term interest in the Company, which the board believes creates security, stability, and favorable conditions for the Company’s growth, thereby being advantageous for both the Company and its shareholders. Furthermore, the Company has found it difficult to attract new investors. 

The subscription price in the Directed New Issue has been determined through negotiations at arm's length between the subscribers and the Company. The subscription price represents a premium of 60 percent compared to the closing price of the preference share on Nasdaq First North Growth Market on June 30, 2025 (2.50 SEK) and a premium of 7.53 percent compared to the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of the preference share during the last 20 trading days (SEK 3.72) prior to June 30, 2025. Since the subscription price, set at par value, is higher than both the closing price on June 30, 2025, and the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) over the last 20 trading days, the board assesses that the subscription price is market-based and does not provide any undue advantage to the eligible subscribers. 

Background and Motivation 
Chordate is developing and commercializing Ozilia, a medical device for the treatment of chronic migraine and rhinitis. In a crucial randomized and placebo-controlled clinical study, the Company has demonstrated that treatment with Ozilia has a preventive effect on chronic migraine, significantly reducing the number of headache days and days with migraine episodes. Based on the study results, Chordate has obtained regulatory approval in Europe (CE marking) and commercialization has begun, with the system being used for treatment at clinics in Europe and Saudi Arabia. 

Chordate believes that there is significant potential in Ozilia but that full-scale commercialization of the product would be best carried out by a larger international company with sufficient resources. Therefore, Chordate has initiated a process with the goal of completing the divestment to an industrial buyer. In October 2024, the Company announced that the Swiss advisor Partner International had been engaged to conduct a structured sales process to implement the divestment. 

The Directed New Issue is expected to strengthen the Company’s ability to complete the final step of the strategic plan with the sale of the business to an external buyer, which the board believes would be beneficial for both the Company and its shareholders. 

Deviation from shareholders' preferential rights 
The reasons for deviating from the shareholders' preferential rights are the board’s collective assessment, where the possibility of raising capital through a rights issue has been considered. However, the board has concluded that a rights issue at this time would entail too high costs for the Company, thereby placing an excessive financial burden on the Company. A rights issue also risks not being fully subscribed, meaning that the costs could further exceed what is proportionate to the expected issue proceeds. It is particularly noted that in February 2025, the Company announced the outcome of a rights issue that was only subscribed to just over 60 percent with preferential rights, where guarantee commitments, for which the Company paid compensation, had to be fulfilled. Furthermore, the board believes that a rights issue would likely have had to be carried out with a discount relative to the prevailing market price, which would not have been possible given the par value of the shares. The Directed New Issue will be carried out with a premium relative to the market price, which is more beneficial for both the Company and its shareholders. 

Shares and Dilution 
If the Directed New Issue is approved at the extraordinary general meeting, the Directed New Issue will result in the Company’s share capital increasing by a maximum of SEK 2,550,000 from SEK 17,163,056 to SEK 19,713,056. The number of shares will increase by a maximum of 637,500 from 4,290,764 shares to 4,928,264 shares, and the number of votes will increase by a maximum of 63,750 from 2,858,734.4 votes to 2,922,484.4 votes. The implementation of the Directed New Issue will result in a dilution for existing shareholders of approximately 12.94 percent relative to the total number of outstanding shares in the Company and approximately 2.18 percent relative to the total number of outstanding votes in the Company. 

Extraordinary General Meeting 
The board will issue a separate press release to convene an extraordinary general meeting to approve the Directed New Issue. 

Advisors 
CMS Wistrand is the legal advisor in connection with the Directed New Issue. 

Important Information 
This press release does not constitute an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for any securities in Chordate in any jurisdiction, neither by Chordate nor anyone else. Copies of this press release may not be made and may not be distributed or sent to the USA, Australia, Belarus, Russia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, or any other jurisdiction where such distribution would be illegal or require registration or other actions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release and the information herein in accordance with applicable regulations in their respective jurisdiction. 

This press release is not a prospectus under the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 ("Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Chordate has not approved any public offer of shares or other securities in any of the EEA countries and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Directed New Issue. In all EEA member states, this message is addressed to and directed at qualified investors and equivalents in the member state as defined by the Prospectus Regulation. 

This press release and the information contained within it may not be distributed to or within the USA. This press release does not constitute an offer to acquire securities in the USA. Securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the USA unless they are registered, subject to an exemption, or intended for a transaction not requiring registration under the Securities Act. No offer will be made to the public in the USA to acquire these securities.