SSH Communications Security Corporation | Stock Exchange Release | October 24, 2025 at 09:00:00 EEST
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EXEMPTION DOCUMENT
SSH Communications Security Oyj (“SSH” or the “Company“) announced on 1 July 2025, that its intention is to commence a directed share issue, in which SSH offers in aggregate 13,333,333 new shares (the “New Shares“) for Leonardo S.p.A. (“Leonardo”) in deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emptive subscription rights, at a subscription price of EUR 1.50 per New Share (the “Share Issue“). As announced on 21 October 2025, Leonardo has subscribed for and paid for all 13,333,333 New Shares offered.
In connection with the Share Issue, SSH has prepared an exemption document (the “Exemption Document“) in accordance with Article 1, Section (5), Subsection ba) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the “Prospectus Regulation”). The Exemption Document has been prepared in compliance with the requirements set out in Annex IX to the Prospectus Regulation.
The Exemption Document is drafted in Finnish only and is available on the Company’s website at www.ssh.com/investors/finnish today, on 24 October 2025.
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF THE NEW SHARES TO TRADING
The New Shares have been registered with the Trade Register today, on 24 October 2025. SSH has applied for the admission of the New Shares for trading on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd in the same class as the Company’s existing shares (trading code: SSH1V, ISIN code: FI0009008270). The trading is expected to commence on or about 28 October 2025, provided that Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd approves the listing application concerning the New Shares.
For further information:
Rami Raulas, CEO, tel. +358 50 331 1741
Michael Kommonen, CFO, tel. +358 40 183 5836
Markku Karppi, General Counsel, tel. +358 50 586 0552
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
Major media
www.ssh.com
About SSH
SSH is a leading defensive cybersecurity company that secures communications and access for and between humans, systems, and networks.
Our customers include a diverse range of enterprises, from multiple Fortune 500 companies to SMBs across various sectors such as Finance, Retail, Industrial, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, and Government.
We help our customers secure their business in the hybrid cloud and distributed IT and OT infrastructures. Our biometric, passwordless, and keyless PrivX Zero Trust solutions reduce costs and complexity while quantum-safe encryption keeps critical connections future-proof.
Our teams and partners in North America, Europe, and Asia ensure customer success. The company’s shares (SSH1V) are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.ssh.com.
About Leonardo
Leonardo is an international industrial group, among the main global companies in Aerospace, Defence, and Security (AD&S). With 60,000 employees worldwide, the company approaches global security through the Helicopters, Electronics, Aeronautics, Cyber & Security and Space sectors, and is a partner on the most important international programmes such as Eurofighter, JSF, NH-90, FREMM, GCAP, and Eurodrone. Leonardo has significant production capabilities in Italy, the UK, Poland, and the USA.
Leonardo utilises its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and shareholdings, which include Leonardo DRS (71.6%), MBDA (25%), ATR (50% ), Hensoldt (22.8%), Telespazio (67%), Thales Alenia Space (33%), and Avio (28.7%). Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2024 Leonardo recorded new orders for €20.9 billion, with an order book of €44.2 billion and consolidated revenues of €17.8 billion. Included in the MIB ESG index, the company has also been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) since 2010.
Important information
This announcement is not for publication, release or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia, (“United States”)), Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which publication, release or distribution would be unlawful.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital of SSH in the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa or any other state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions.
This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. In connection with the Share Issue, the Company will prepare an exemption document in accordance with Article 1, Section (5), Subsection ba) of the Prospectus Regulation. The exemption document will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Annex IX to the Prospectus Regulation. The exemption document does not constitute a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation and will neither be reviewed nor approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority.
The Company has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or other securities in any member state of the EEA and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Share Issue.
In the United Kingdom, this announcement and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” (within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”), who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. Persons who are not Relevant Persons should not take any action on the basis of this announcement and should not act or rely on it.
The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of shares under the Share Issue is being made in the United States, Finland or elsewhere.
This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, SSH.
The distribution of this announcement and the offering of the securities referred to herein in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by SSH or any of its respective affiliates that would, or which is intended to, permit an offering of the securities in any jurisdiction or result in the possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to the securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.
Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required by SSH to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.
This announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in SSH. Any investment decision to buy shares in SSH must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information.
This announcement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities in any jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor’s option with respect to the Share Issue or SSH. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this announcement and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
This announcement contains (or may contain) certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of SSH's current expectations and projections about future events. These statements, which sometimes use words such as “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect” and words of similar meaning, reflect the directors' beliefs and expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. Statements contained in this announcement regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future.
The information contained in this announcement is subject to change without notice and, except as required by applicable law, SSH does not assume any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements contained in it and nor do they intend to. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement.
No statement in this announcement is or is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate or to imply that the earnings of SSH for the current or future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical or published earnings of SSH.
As a result of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the recipient should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results or otherwise.