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Moolec Science Closes Strategic Business Combination With Bioceres Group, Gentle Tech, And Nutrecon; Continues Trading As "MLEC" And "MLECW" On NASDAQ; Names Alejandro Antalich CEO

Benzinga·06/17/2025 11:12:05
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Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC) ("The Company"; "Moolec"), a science-based food ingredient company focused on producing animal proteins and nutritional oils in plants, today announced the successful closing of its previously announced strategic business combination (the "Business Combination") with Bioceres Group Limited ("Bioceres Group"), Gentle Technologies Corp ("Gentle Tech"), and Nutrecon LLC ("Nutrecon"). With the closing, Moolec emerges as the parent company of a significantly expanded and enhanced enterprise at the forefront of sustainable life sciences and food-tech innovation.

The Business Combination, initially announced on April 17, 2025, was ratified by Moolec shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") held on June 16, with ~77% of the outstanding shares present at the meeting, and ~98% of the votes cast were in favor of the transaction.

Under the terms of the transaction, Bioceres Group shareholders have exchanged their equity ownership for approximately 6.9 million shares of Moolec. The shareholders of 100% of Nutrecon and 50% of Gentle Tech have received, in exchange for their ownership in these entities, approximately 0.65 million shares of Moolec and 0.5 million Moolec private warrants, each with a strike price of $20.00.

The combined company will continue operating under the name Moolec Science, with its securities trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbols "MLEC" and "MLECW".