DAT: End of offer period for voluntary offer for all outstanding shares in Data Respons ASA
2020-02-12 10:33:10
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CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE
WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
Brussels, Belgium and Oslo, Norway - 12 February 2020
Reference is made to the offer document dated 10 January 2020 (the "Offer
Document") regarding AKKA Technologies SE's (“AKKA”, the "Offeror") recommended
voluntary offer for all outstanding shares in Data Respons ASA ("Data Respons")
against a settlement in cash of NOK 48.00 per share (the "Offer"). Reference is
also made to stock exchange notice sent 10 February 2020 concerning extension of
offer period.
AKKA hereby announces that it will not further extend the offer period, ref. the
Offer Document sections 4.2 and 4.8. Consequently, the offer period ends today,
12 February 2020, at 16:30 hours (CET).
The Offer Document is, subject to regulatory restrictions in certain
jurisdictions, available at www.dnb.no/emisjoner/
(http://www.dnb.no/emisjoner/), as well as on the homepages of AKKA at
www.akka-technologies.com/investors/
(http://www.akka-technologies.com/investors/) and Data Respons at
www.datarespons.com (http://www.datarespons.com).
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc is acting as financial adviser to the Offeror and DNB
Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, is acting as domestic financial advisor and
receiving agent. Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is the Norwegian legal adviser to
the Offeror in connection with the Offer.
For further information, please contact:
Dov Levy: + 32(0) 2 712 61 24
VP Investor Relations of AKKA
Markus Leutert: + 32(0) 4 96 26 27 55
Group Head of Communications or AKKA
Important Information about this release
The Offer Document contains further details regarding the Offer, and the Data
Respons shareholders are advised to review the Offer Document in detail. The
Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information in
connection with the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and
the Offer is not made in any jurisdiction where the making of the Offer would
not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. The Offeror assumes no
responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such
restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other
information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe
any such restrictions. This announcement does not in itself constitute an offer.
The Offer is made in the Offer Document and can only be accepted pursuant to the
terms of such document.