NTI: Norsk Titanium lists on Euronext Growth after successful USD 38 million capital raise
2021-05-18 07:00:00
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OSLO, NORWAY - May 18, 2021 - Norsk Titanium AS ("Norsk Titanium"), a global
leader in the additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade titanium components,
today has its first day of trading on Euronext Growth in Oslo, Norway, a
multilateral trading facility operated by the Oslo Stock Exchange, under the
ticker code NTI.
The listing follows a successful share capital increase through a private
placement that raised approximately USD 38 million . Leading shareholders
represented on the Board of Directors participated in the private placement with
USD 15 million, and the Norwegian family-owned investment company Ferd AS
participated with USD 10 million. Norsk Titanium intends to use the proceeds
from the private placement to fund planned growth initiatives.
"This is a momentous day for Norsk Titanium," said Michael Canario, Norsk
Titanium's CEO.
"The funding enabled through the Euronext Growth listing will support our
ongoing development activities with our commercial customers as well as
assisting the transition of our technology into new markets such as defense and
industrial applications. I would like to thank our advisors and the
extraordinary team at Norsk Titanium that made this possible."
"Norsk Titanium is innovating the future of metal and is uniquely positioned to
disrupt the titanium manufacturing industry. We are addressing a large market
opportunity, and the listing on Euronext Growth provides access to the capital
required to industrialize our technology at scale," says John Andersen, Chairman
of Norsk Titanium AS and CEO of Scatec Innovation AS.
Please find enclosed the Admission Document and a brief Company Presentation.
About Norsk Titanium:
Norsk Titanium AS was founded in 2007 in Norway, and has pioneered the use of
its patented additive manufacturing process, Rapid Plasma DepositionTM (RPDTM).
Through its New York based subsidiary, Norsk Titanium US Inc., it has been
supplying flight qualified structural components since 2017.
The company is distinguished in the aviation industry by its proprietary RPDTM
technology that transforms titanium wire into complex components suitable for
structural and safety-critical applications. Norsk Titanium is a supplier to
Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems, Leonardo and GKN and is committed to cost-reducing
aerostructures and jet engines for the world's premier aerospace manufacturers.
RPDTM is the world's first FAA-approved process for manufacturing 3D-printed,
structural titanium, delivering substantial lead-time and cost savings for
aerospace, defense and commercial customers.
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Advisors:
Carnegie AS and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (the "Managers") acted
as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in connection with the
private placement and listing. Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS acted as legal advisor
to Norsk Titanium, while Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS acted as legal advisor to
the Managers.
For more information, please contact:
John Andersen, Chairman of Norsk Titanium
Email: John.Andersen@scatec.no
Tel: +47 90 17 40 80
Mike Canario, President and CEO of Norsk Titanium
Email: Michael.Canario@norsktitanium.com
Tel: +1 518 324 4010 Ashar Ashary, VP Finance Norsk Titanium AS
Email: Ashar.Ashary@norsktitanium.com Tel: +1 518 556 8966
For more information regarding Euronext Growth, please visit www.euronext.com.
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