[sheet: Cover]
Field | Value
Transaction | Initial Public Offering of American Depositary Shares — Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited
Gross Proceeds | $85,000,000
Closing Date | March 21, 2023
Pricing Date | March 2, 2023
Original Expected Closing Date | March 7, 2023
Issuer | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited (CRO No. 587412)
Issuer Address | Unit 7, Lakeview Technology Campus, Parkmore East, Galway, H91 XK72, Ireland
Issuer's Counsel | Calderwood & Harkness LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174
Responsible Partner | Theodore Langston
Lead Associate | Natasha Forbes
Prepared By | Eric Johannsen, Working Associate, Capital Markets
Lead Bookrunning Manager | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC, 280 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Co-Managers | Ridgeline Capital Markets, Inc.; Broadleaf Partners LLC
Underwriters' Counsel | Pellwick Raine LLP, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
Independent Auditor | Calderwood & Associates LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10105
ADS Depositary / Transfer Agent | Meridian Trust Company, N.A., 500 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Escrow Agent | Northvale Fiduciary Services LLC, 1 Liberty Plaza, Suite 4200, New York, NY 10006
Nasdaq Ticker Symbol | SBDX
SEC File Number | 333-268514
CUSIP (ADSs) | 83472R 109
ADS Ratio | 1 ADS : 1 Ordinary Share
Firm ADSs Offered | 6,666,667
Overallotment ADSs | 1,000,000
Total ADSs (Full Exercise) | 7,666,667
Public Offering Price per ADS | $11.0769
Underwriting discount | 6.5% / $5,525,000
Governing Law (Underwriting Agreement) | State of Delaware
[sheet: A - Registration & Effectivenes]
Item No. | Description | Responsible Party | Key Contact | Due Date | Delivery Date | Status | Notes
A-1 | Confidential submission of Draft Registration Statement (DRS) on Form S-1 to SEC | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Solstice | Natasha Forbes / Fiona Drennan | November 14, 2022 | November 14, 2022 | Complete | SEC File No. 333-268514
A-2 | Receipt of SEC first-round comment letter | SEC Division of Corporation Finance | — | — | December 22, 2022 | Complete
A-3 | Filing of first amendment to DRS in response to SEC first-round comments | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Solstice | Natasha Forbes | January 18, 2023 | January 18, 2023 | Complete
A-4 | Receipt of SEC second-round comment letter | SEC Division of Corporation Finance | — | — | February 8, 2023 | Complete
A-5 | Filing of second amendment to Registration Statement; public filing of S-1; response to SEC second-round comments | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Solstice | Natasha Forbes | February 17, 2023 | February 17, 2023 | Complete | Simultaneously filed publicly as S-1
A-6 | Registration Statement on Form S-1 declared effective by SEC | SEC | — | February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2023 | Complete | Effectiveness date; roadshow commenced same day
A-7 | Filing of final prospectus (Rule 424(b)) with SEC | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Eric Johannsen | March 4, 2023 | March 4, 2023 | Complete | Filed within two business days of pricing (March 2, 2023)
A-8 | Confirmation that no stop order or proceedings under Section 8(d) of the Securities Act pending or threatened | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Natasha Forbes | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Confirmed at closing
[sheet: B - Transaction Documents]
Item No. | Description | Parties | Responsible Party | Key Contact | Due Date | Delivery Date | Status | Notes
B-1 | Underwriting Agreement (Execution Version) | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative of the underwriters, including Ridgeline Capital Markets, Inc. and Broadleaf Partners LLC) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Pellwick Raine LLP | Natasha Forbes / Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | Governing law: State of Delaware; underwriting discount 6.5% ($5,525,000); firm ADSs: 6,666,667; overallotment: 1,000,000 ADSs exercisable within 30 days; price per ADS: $11.0769
B-2 | Registration Rights Agreement | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited; Greystone Ventures Fund III, L.P.; Pinnacle Health Innovation Fund, L.P.; Elkridge Growth Partners II, L.P. | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Natasha Forbes | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | Demand registration rights (up to two demands) and piggyback rights; exercisable post-lock-up (after August 29, 2023); governed by Delaware law
B-3 | Deposit Agreement | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited; Meridian Trust Company, N.A. (depositary); holders and beneficial owners of ADSs | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Meridian Trust | Natasha Forbes / Thomas Crenna | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 1 ADS : 1 ordinary share; CUSIP 83472R 109; depositary address: 500 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
B-4 | Lock-Up Agreement — Dr. Cormac Tierney (CEO & Co-Founder) | Dr. Cormac Tierney; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative) | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 4,200,000 shares (15.0% pre-IPO); 180-day lock-up from March 2, 2023 to August 29, 2023
B-5 | Lock-Up Agreement — Dr. Siobhán Kelleher (CTO & Co-Founder) | Dr. Siobhán Kelleher; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 3,360,000 shares (12.0% pre-IPO); 180-day lock-up
B-6 | Lock-Up Agreement — Ronan McBride (CFO) | Ronan McBride; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 840,000 shares (3.0% pre-IPO); 180-day lock-up
B-7 | Lock-Up Agreement — Declan Whitfield (Board Chair) | Declan Whitfield; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 700,000 shares; 180-day lock-up
B-8 | Lock-Up Agreement — Greystone Ventures Fund III, L.P. | Greystone Ventures Fund III, L.P. (Julian Reyes Linley CPAs LLP, Managing Partner); Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 5,600,000 shares (20.0% pre-IPO); 180-day lock-up
B-9 | Lock-Up Agreement — Pinnacle Health Innovation Fund, L.P. | Pinnacle Health Innovation Fund, L.P. (Dr. Amara Osei, Managing Partner); Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 4,480,000 shares (16.0% pre-IPO); 180-day lock-up
B-10 | Lock-Up Agreement — Elkridge Growth Partners II, L.P. | Elkridge Growth Partners II, L.P. (Henrik Johansson, Managing Partner); Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | 2,800,000 shares (10.0% pre-IPO); Cayman Islands exempted LP; 180-day lock-up
B-11 | Lock-Up Agreements — Other Insiders (aggregate) | Various insiders; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Pellwick Raine LLP | Harrison Blake | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | Aggregate 1,500,000 shares; total lock-up shares: 23,480,000 (83.9% of 28,000,000 pre-IPO shares); 180-day lock-up through August 29, 2023
B-12 | Escrow Agreement | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited; Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC; Northvale Fiduciary Services LLC (escrow agent) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Northvale | Natasha Forbes / Angela Morse | March 2, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Complete | Escrow for IPO proceeds pending closing
[sheet: C - Opinions & Certificates]
Item No. | Description | Issuing Party | Addressee(s) | Key Contact / Signatory | Due Date | Delivery Date | Status | Notes
C-1 | Opinion of Issuer's Counsel (enforceability and 10b-5 negative assurance letter) | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative of the underwriters) | Theodore Langston (signatory) | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Opines on due organization of issuer, valid issuance of ordinary shares underlying ADSs, enforceability of Underwriting Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement, and Deposit Agreement, Securities Act compliance, negative assurance re: Registration Statement (File No. 333-268514) and Prospectus
C-2 | Opinion of Underwriters' Counsel | Pellwick Raine LLP | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC; Ridgeline Capital Markets, Inc.; Broadleaf Partners LLC | Harrison Blake | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Customary underwriters' counsel opinion on Securities Act matters
C-3 | Officers' Certificate | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative of the underwriters) | Dr. Cormac Tierney (CEO) and Ronan McBride (CFO) | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Certifies accuracy of issuer's representations and warranties under Underwriting Agreement as of closing date; satisfaction of all conditions; no material adverse change since FY2022 financials; effectiveness of Registration Statement (File No. 333-268514)
C-4 | Secretary's Certificate | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative of the underwriters) | Company Secretary | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Attaches: (i) board resolutions authorizing IPO, Underwriting Agreement, Deposit Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement, issuance of 7,666,667 ordinary shares; (ii) shareholder resolutions amending authorized share capital to 100,000,000 ordinary shares at €0.01 nominal value; (iii) incumbency certificate (Dr. Cormac Tierney, Dr. Siobhán Kelleher, Ronan McBride, Fiona Drennan, Declan Whitfield); (iv) memorandum and articles of association as currently in effect
C-5 | Comfort Letter (initial — at effectiveness) | Calderwood & Associates LLP | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative of the underwriters) | Patricia Yuen (Engagement Partner) | February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2023 | Complete | Initial comfort letter covering audited FY2020, FY2021, FY2022 financials and selected unaudited interim data; PCAOB-registered firm
C-6 | Comfort Letter (bring-down — at closing) | Calderwood & Associates LLP | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (as representative of the underwriters) | Patricia Yuen | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Bring-down comfort letter confirming no material changes since initial comfort letter; FY2022 revenue $47.3M, gross margin 68.2%, net loss ($14.1M), cash & equivalents $11.8M, total assets $93.6M
C-7 | CFO Certificate — Use of Proceeds | Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Ronan McBride (CFO) | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Confirms intended use of net proceeds of $76,275,000: ~40% ($30,510,000) OrthoSync™ clinical trial; ~25% ($19,068,750) commercial expansion; ~20% ($15,255,000) R&D; ~15% ($11,441,250) working capital and general corporate purposes
[sheet: D - Regulatory & Corporate]
Item No. | Description | Responsible Party | Key Contact | Due Date | Delivery Date | Status | Notes
D-1 | Nasdaq Global Market listing approval for ticker SBDX | Solstice / Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Natasha Forbes / Fiona Drennan | Prior to closing | February 27, 2023 | Complete | Listing of ADSs (each representing 1 ordinary share); CUSIP 83472R 109
D-2 | FINRA no-objection letter regarding underwriting terms and compensation | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC / Pellwick Raine LLP | Meg Hollister / Harrison Blake | Prior to effectiveness | February 24, 2023 | Complete | Confirmation that FINRA has no objection to underwriting discount of 6.5% and other underwriting arrangements
D-3 | Irish Companies Registration Office (CRO) filings — special resolution amending authorized share capital | Solstice / Irish counsel | Fiona Drennan | Prior to closing | February 15, 2023 | Complete | CRO No. 587412; amendment to 100,000,000 ordinary shares at €0.01 nominal value per Irish Companies Act 2014
D-4 | Irish CRO filing — return of allotments (Form B5) for ordinary shares issued in IPO | Solstice / Irish counsel | Fiona Drennan | Within 30 days of closing | Pending (due April 20, 2023) | Pending | 7,666,667 new ordinary shares allotted; post-IPO shares outstanding: 35,666,667
D-5 | Good standing certificate / certificate of incorporation on a going concern basis — Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited (Ireland) | Solstice / Irish counsel | Fiona Drennan | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Issued by CRO confirming company in good standing
D-6 | Certificate of good standing — Solstice Surgical Inc. (Delaware) | Solstice Surgical Inc. | Ronan McBride | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Delaware corporation; EIN 87-4231568; wholly owned subsidiary; address: 200 West Adams Street, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60606
D-7 | DTC eligibility confirmation for ADSs | Meridian Trust Company, N.A. | Thomas Crenna | Prior to closing | March 15, 2023 | Complete | ADSs eligible for book-entry settlement through DTC
D-8 | Evidence of FDA 510(k) clearance — NeuroPath™ Guided Navigation System | Solstice | Fiona Drennan | Prior to effectiveness | Provided with DRS | Complete | 510(k) No. K211847; clearance date June 14, 2021
D-9 | Evidence of FDA IDE approval — OrthoSync™ Intraoperative Imaging Platform | Solstice | Fiona Drennan | Prior to effectiveness | Provided with DRS | Complete | IDE No. G220035; approved September 2, 2022; pivotal trial enrollment ongoing at 6 U.S. sites
D-10 | Evidence of CE Mark — NeuroPath™ (MDD/MDR transition) | Solstice | Fiona Drennan | Prior to effectiveness | Provided with DRS | Complete | CE Mark valid through May 2025
[sheet: E - Funds Flow]
Item No. | Description | Amount | Responsible Party | Key Contact | Due Date | Delivery Date | Status | Notes
E-1 | Gross proceeds from sale of 7,666,667 ADSs (including full exercise of overallotment) at $11.0769 per ADS | $85,000,000 | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Meg Hollister | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Total ADSs: 6,666,667 firm + 1,000,000 overallotment
E-2 | Less: Underwriting discount (6.5% of gross proceeds) | ($5,525,000) | Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC | Meg Hollister | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | $85,000,000 × 6.5% = $5,525,000; retained by underwriters
E-3 | Net proceeds before expenses | $79,475,000 | — | — | — | — | — | $85,000,000 − $5,525,000 = $79,475,000
E-4 | Less: Estimated offering expenses (excluding underwriting discount) | ($3,200,000) | Solstice / Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Ronan McBride / Eric Johannsen | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Includes SEC filing fees, Nasdaq listing fee, FINRA fee, printing, legal fees, accounting fees, D&O insurance, transfer agent fees, miscellaneous
E-5 | Net proceeds to issuer (after all expenses) | $76,275,000 | — | — | — | — | — | $79,475,000 − $3,200,000 = $76,275,000
E-6 | Wire transfer of net proceeds from escrow to Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited account | $76,275,000 | Northvale Fiduciary Services LLC (escrow agent) | Angela Morse | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Funds released from escrow upon satisfaction of all closing conditions; wired to Solstice's designated account
E-7 | Wire transfer of underwriting discount to Keystone Mercer & Co., LLC (for distribution to syndicate) | $5,525,000 | Northvale Fiduciary Services LLC | Angela Morse | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Distributed among Keystone Mercer (lead bookrunner), Ridgeline Capital Markets, Inc. (co-manager), and Broadleaf Partners LLC (co-manager)
E-8 | Confirmation of receipt of funds — Solstice Biomedical Devices Limited | $76,275,000 | Solstice | Ronan McBride (CFO) | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete
E-9 | Funds flow memorandum — executed by all parties | — | Calderwood & Harkness LLP / Pellwick Raine LLP | Eric Johannsen / Harrison Blake | March 21, 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Complete | Details all wire instructions and amounts