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27 March 2015
Galapagos raises €5.8 million through warrant exercises, Board and
Executive Committee members invest
Mechelen, Belgium; 27 March 2015 – Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announced
today a share capital increase arising from warrant exercises. Board members
invest €2.1 million in Galapagos by exercising warrants.
Since its inception in 1999, Galapagos has used warrant plans to incentivize personnel and
management and have them share in the success of the company. Following warrant exercises
during the exercise period from 9 March 2015 through 22 March 2015, Galapagos issued
571,548 new ordinary shares for a total capital increase (including issuance premium) of
€5,819,033.48.
CEO Onno van de Stolpe exercised 100,000 warrants to hold as shares. Onno van de Stolpe
currently holds 464,226 shares in Galapagos, representing 1.5% of the outstanding Galapagos
shares. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr Raj Parekh, exercised 75,000 warrants to
hold as shares. In addition, Board members Dr Werner Cautreels and Dr Harrold van Barlingen
exercised 2,520 warrants and 7,500 warrants, respectively, also to hold as shares.
Together,
the CEO and the other Board members invested €2.1 million in Galapagos by exercising these warrants with an exercise price of €11.55 per share. All of these warrants were due to expire on 26 April 2015.Dr Piet Wigerinck and Dr Andre Hoekema of the Executive Committee exercised an aggregate
number of 5,000 warrants to hold as shares under the Galapagos’ Executive Committee warrant
exercise program whereby members have made a commitment to exercise a minimum number
of warrants during subsequent exercise periods, subject to certain conditions.
To date, Galapagos’ total share capital amounts to €166,996,209.57; the total number of
securities conferring voting rights is 30,870,677, which is also the total number of voting rights
(the “denominator”), and all securities conferring voting rights and all voting rights are of the
same category. The total number of rights (warrants) to subscribe to not yet issued securities
conferring voting rights is 3,019,305, which equals the total number of voting rights that may
result from the exercise of these warrants. Galapagos does not have any convertible bonds or
shares without voting rights outstanding.