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2021-08-11 21:30:57
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Rørvik, 11 August 2021,
NTS ASA («NTS» or the Offeror») has today agreed to acquire in total 378,883
shares in Norway Royal Salmon ASA ("NRS" or the Company") at NOK 240 per share,
equal to approximately 0.87 % of the total number of issued and outstanding
shares in NRS.
95 529 of the shares acquired were acquired from related parties of the NTS CEO
Harry Bøe, and 39, 384 of the shares were acquired from NTS Chairman of the
Board Odd Reidar Øie and related parties.
The Offeror thus own directly and indirectly, taking into account the prior
announced acquisition of shares from Gåsø Næringsutvikling AS and shares
acquired in the market during the Offer Period, 16,072,182 shares in NRS (the
"Shares") (equal to approximately 36,89 % of the Shares) and has received
acceptances for 5,059 Shares (equal to approximately 0,1 % of the Shares), in
total 36,90 % of the issued number of shares and votes in the Company.
Reference is made to the offer document dated 16 July 2021 (the "Offer
Document") for the mandatory offer (the "Offer") from the Offeror to acquire all
the Shares in NRS which are not already owned by the Offeror, Midt-Norsk Havbruk
AS or Gåsø Næringsutvikling AS (jointly the "Consolidated Parties") at NOK 209
per Share (the "Offer Price"). As a consequence of the acquisition of shares at
NOK 240 per Share, the Offer Price in the Offer will be increased accordingly.
Shareholders in the Company who have already accepted the Offer will also
benefit from the increased Offer Price.
The amendment also implies that the offer period will be extended until 26
August 2021 at 16:30 (Norwegian time) pursuant to the Norwegian Securities
Trading Act section 6-12 (2) as well as section 4.7 (Amendments to the Offer)
and section 4.12 (Acquisitions of Shares outside the Offer) in the Offer
Document. As a consequence of the extension of the Offer Period, the settlement
period may be amended accordingly.
The remaining terms of the Offer will be unchanged. The terms of the Offer are
described in the Offer Document, including a description of the procedure for
acceptance of the Offer and detailed description of the settlement procedure,
with the addition of the amendments described here. Received acceptances
continues to be binding, and it is not necessary for shareholders who have
accepted the Offer to undertake any further actions in order to confirm already
submitted acceptances. Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer, and who has
not already done this, must complete and accept the acceptance formular included
in the Offer Document within 26 August 2021 at 16:30 (Norwegian time).
The amended offer and bank guarantee must be approved by the Oslo Stock Exchange
as take-over authority. A separate announcement will be made when this is in
place.
The Offer Document is, subject to regulatory limitations in certain
jurisdictions, available at www.danskebank.no/NRS. Danske Bank, Norwegian Branch
and Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge are acting as financial advisors to the
Offeror in connection with the Offer. Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS is the
Offerors legal advisor in connection with the Offer.
For further information, please contact the following persons with the Offeror:
Financial and Administrative Manager, Roar Myhre, +47 477 08 800.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in Regulation EU
596/2014 and the Norwegian Securities Trading Act § 5-12. The announcement is
published by Hedvig Jakobsen, CFO, on behalf of NTS ASA, at 21:30 11 August
2021.