Share Issue/Capital Change • Dec 20, 2022
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Statt Torsk ASA: Start of subscription period in the Subsequent Offering
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Oslo, 20 December 2022: Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from Statt Torsk ASA ("Statt Torsk" or the "Company") announced on 8 December 2022 with key information in relation to a potential subsequent offering (the “Subsequent Offering”).
Statt Torsk has decided to proceed with the Subsequent Offering of up to 5,882,352 new shares (the "Offer Shares") at a subscription price of NOK 1.70 per new share (the "Offer Price"), being identical to the subscription price in the Private Placement, raising gross proceeds of up to NOK 10 million.
The Subsequent Offering will be directed towards existing shareholders in the Company as of the end of trading on 8 December 2022, as registered in Euronext Securities Oslo ("Euronext VPS") on 12 December 2022 ("Record Date"), who are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful or, would require any prospectus filing, registration, or similar action, and who were not allocated shares in the Private Placement (the "Eligible Shareholders").
Eligible Shareholders are being granted non-tradable subscription rights (the "Subscription Rights") that, subject to applicable law, provide preferential rights to subscribe for and be allocated Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering. Eligible Shareholders will be granted 0.075362 Subscription Rights for each Share held. Each Subscription Right will give the right to subscribe for one (1) Offer Share.
The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering commences tomorrow on 21 December 2022 at 09:00 CET and ends on 4 January 2023 at 16:30 CET (the "Subscription Period").
The Company, in consultation with the Manager (as defined below), reserves the right to extend the Subscription Period for the Subsequent Offering at any time and without any prior written notice and at its sole discretion.
Completion of the Subsequent Offering is subject to all necessary corporate resolutions being validly made by the Company, including without limitation, the board of directors resolving to consummate the Subsequent Offering and issue and allocate the Offer Shares.
The terms and conditions for the Subsequent Offering is set out in the offering material available www.statt.no and on www.sb1markets.no. Reference is also made to the company presentation available thereto dated 21 December 2022 which includes a description of risk factors.
Advisors
SpareBank 1 Markets AS is acting as Sole Bookrunner in connection with the Subsequent Offering. Ro Sommernes is acting as legal advisor to the Company and Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS is acting as legal advisor to the Manager.
This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This stock exchange notice was published by Bjug Borgund, CFO of the Company, on 20 December 2022 at 19:00 CET.
For more information; statt.no or contact: Gustave Brun-Lie, CEO, [email protected] or Bjug Borgund, CFO, [email protected]
About Statt Torsk ASA
Statt Torsk ASA is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo with ticker “STATT” and with operations in Stad municipality. The company produces and sells farmed Atlantic cod. In 2016-2021, the company carried out three pilot productions to clarify whether commercial production was possible. STATT has 3 sites in Vanylvsfjorden, 2 are in active operation.
Important notice:
This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company.
Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.
The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be made solely to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State.
This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.
Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “strategy”, “intends”, “estimate”, “will”, “may”, “continue”, “should” and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict, and are beyond their control. Actual events may differ significantly from any anticipated development due to a number of factors, including without limitation, changes in public sector investment levels, changes in the general economic, political and market conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, changes in the Company’s ability to engage in commercially acceptable acquisitions and strategic investments, and changes in laws and regulation and the potential impact of legal proceedings and actions. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not make any guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this announcement are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this announcement or any obligation to update or revise the statements in this announcement to reflect subsequent events. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this announcement.
The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm, or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this announcement.
Neither the Manager, the Company, nor any of their affiliates, makes any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this announcement and none of them accepts any responsibility for the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities of the Company. Neither the Manager nor any of their affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement.
The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
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