Zealand Pharma has given formal notice to Nasdaq of the company’s intention to voluntarily remove its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) from listing on the New York-based Nasdaq Global Select Market.

One ADS currently represents one ordinary share in Zealand Pharma, and today the company’s ADSs account for less than 1.5% of the total share capital. The company’s ordinary shares will continue to be listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen, which is the primary source of liquidity and trading flexibility for Zealand shares, states the company.

According to public filings, approximately 80% of institutional investors holding Zealand’s ordinary shares listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen are based outside of Denmark, including in the U.S., underscoring its viability for global investors. Zealand has been listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen since November 2010 under the ticker ZEAL.CO and trades in DKK. The company subsequently listed its ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the U.S. in August 2017 under the ticker ZEAL and trades in USD.

“By consolidating trading in Zealand stock on the Nasdaq Copenhagen, we believe we can provide improved liquidity and flexibility of trading for global investors, while allowing us to streamline operating efficiency and reduce corporate costs in line with our strategy to prioritize our resources on R&D.”

“By consolidating trading in Zealand stock on the Nasdaq Copenhagen, we believe we can provide improved liquidity and flexibility of trading for global investors, while allowing us to streamline operating efficiency and reduce corporate costs in line with our strategy to prioritize our resources on R&D,” says Adam Steensberg, Chief Executive Officer of Zealand Pharma. “We are an international biotech company committed to delivering value to shareholders and solutions to patients as we advance our pipeline of innovative peptide therapeutics to address metabolic and gastrointestinal diseases.”

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