Share Issue/Capital Change • Jun 13, 2019
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OKEA ASA - Offering covered on revised terms, extension of bookbuilding and application period and approval and publication of supplemental prospectus
Offering covered on revised terms, extension of bookbuilding and application
period and approval and publication of supplemental prospectus
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES,
CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO
SUBSCRIBE OR PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Trondheim, 13 June 2019. Reference is made to the announcement of the terms for
OKEA ASA's ("OKEA" or the "Company") contemplated initial public offering (the
"Offering" or the "IPO") published on 24 May 2019, to the announcement of the
commencement of the bookbuilding and application period published on 28 May 2019
and the announcement of 6 June 2019 concerning an extension of the bookbuilding
and application period.
As communicated in the announcement on 6 June 2019, OKEA's management has
carried out an extensive roadshow, meeting with institutional and private
investors and receiving wide endorsement for OKEA's strategy and solid position
on the NCS. Despite the recent volatility in the oil price, OKEA has received
good subscriptions for shares within the indicative price range in the Offering
and substantial indications of interest below the indicative price range from
large institutional investors. The Offering has also attracted significant
interest from the general public, with more than 650 individual applications
received to date in the Retail Offering.
On the above basis, and in order to minimize dilution impact for the existing
shareholders while still accommodating for new investors in order to achieve the
main purpose of listing on Oslo Børs, OKEA has today decided to revise the terms
of the Offering. The main revised elements are:
- The Offer Price is set to NOK 21 per Offer Share.
- The number of New Shares to be issued will be minimum 10,000,000 and
maximum 15,000,000.
- In addition to the New Shares, the Managers may over-allot of a number
of Additional Shares equalling up to 15% of the number of New Shares allocated
in the Offering, i.e. up to 2,250,000 Additional Shares. The over-allotment will
be facilitated through a lending and over-allotment option granted by OKEA
Holdings Ltd.
- No Sale Shares will be sold in the Offering. Thus, assuming the Over
-Allotment Option is exercised in full, the Offering will amount to a minimum of
11,500,000 and a maximum of 17,250,000 Offer Shares.
- The gross proceeds from the Offering will be minimum NOK 210,000,000
and maximum NOK 315,000,000. The New Shares will comprise up to approx. 14.7% of
the total number of Shares in issue after the Offering, and together with the
Additional Shares up to approx. 16.9% of the total number of Shares in issue
after the Offering. Following the Offering, the free float is expected to be in
the range of approximately 25 % to 34%.
On these terms, the Managers have confirmed to the Company that the Offering is
fully subscribed within the new offering size range, including the over
-allotment option.
As a consequence of the above and the publication of a Supplemental Prospectus
(see below), the Company has decided to extend the bookbuilding and application
period under the Offering. Following these extensions, the Bookbuilding Period
in the Institutional Offering and the Application Period in the Retail Offering
will expire on 14 June 2019 at 16:30 hours (CET), unless extended (however so
that the bookbuilding and application period may in no event be extended beyond
16:30 hours (CET) on 21 June 2019).
The final number of Offer Shares will be determined by OKEA, in consultation
with the Managers, after completion of the bookbuilding period and is expected
to be announced on the evening of 14 June 2019 or before 09:00 hours (CET) on 17
June 2019. Trading of the Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange is expected to
commence on or around 18 June 2019 at 09:00 hours (CET) under the ticker code
"OKEA".
In addition to the applications from primary insiders previously announced, the
Company's largest shareholder BCPR Pte. Ltd. has confirmed an application for
3,600,000 Offer Shares, on the revised terms set. The Company reserves the right
to, in consultation with the Managers, reduce and/or provide preferred
allocations to primary insiders and other employee applicants in case of over
-subscription in the Offering.
As part of the revised terms for the Offering, the Financial Supervisory
Authority of Norway (Nw.: Finanstilsynet) has today approved a supplemental
prospectus dated 13 June 2019 (the "Supplemental Prospectus") to the Company's
prospectus dated 27 May 2019. The Supplemental Prospectus includes important
information with respect to the Offering and the revised terms, and the
information included therein is to be considered an integral part of, and is to
be read together with, the Prospectus.
Applicants that have applied for Offer Shares in the Retail Offering before the
publication of the Supplemental Prospectus have the right to withdraw their
application within two days after the publication of the Supplemental
Prospectus, cf. Section 7-21(2) of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act (i.e.
prior to 16:30 hours (CET) on 14 June 2019). Such withdrawal is made by
contacting the Managers (including applications made through the VPS online
application system). Investors that have applied for Offer Shares before the
publication of this Supplemental Prospectus and that have not used the right to
withdraw their application within the two-day deadline as indicated above, will
be regarded as having accepted the revised terms of the Offering and hence will
not need to submit a new application.
The Prospectus and the Supplemental Prospectus is, subject to regulatory
restrictions in certain jurisdictions, available at www.okea.no/investor/ipo,
www.paretosec.com, www.seb.no and www.sb1markets.no. Hard copies of the
Prospectus and the Supplemental Prospectus may also be obtained free of charge
by contacting the Company or one of the Managers.
Capitalised terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning set forth
in the Prospectus and the Supplemental Prospectus.
For further media queries, please contact:
Erik Haugane, CEO +47 90 72 16 55 Jan Petter Stiff, Crux Advisers (media) +47 99
51 38 91
About OKEA ASA
OKEA is a fast-growing oil and gas producer operating on the Norwegian
Continental Shelf (NCS) aiming to bring undeveloped discoveries with less than
100 million boe in reserves into production. We are a trusted partner on a
local, regional and national level with a clear ambition to create value for
owners, employees and society as a whole.
Our overall vision is to be the leading company on the NCS in terms of
delivering safe and cost-effective field developments and operational
excellence, while maintaining a competent organization with direct management
engagement in all of our projects.
OKEA was established in June 2015 and founded with capital contributions from
the active E&P manager Seacrest Capital Group, and the four founding members of
management.
OKEA consists of a strong management team coupled with a tier-one operator
organization of more than 200 employees ensuring operational excellence. The NOK
4.5 billion acquisition of interests in Draugen and Gjøa in 2018 transformed
OKEA from an E&P start-up to an established player.
Our head office is based in Trondheim and includes most of our management
functions. Our offshore operational center for existing and future OKEA-operated
fields is based in Kristiansund.
Important Notice
The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only
and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any
purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy,
fairness or completeness. None of the Managers or any of their respective
affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisors
or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or
completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information
has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the
Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a
visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for
any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or
otherwise arising in connection therewith.
Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for
publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, in or into or from the United States (including its territories and
possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia),
Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would
constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The
publication, distribution or release of this announcement may be restricted by
law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or
other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and
observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities referred to in
this announcement to any person in any jurisdiction, including the United
States, Australia, Canada or Japan or any jurisdiction to whom or in which such
offer or solicitation is unlawful. 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 "U.S. Securities Act"), and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities
Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company
does not intend to register any securities referred to herein in the United
States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.
Any offering of the securities referred to in this announcement will be made by
means of a prospectus. This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of
Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any
Member State, the "Prospectus Directive"). Investors should not subscribe for
any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of
information contained in the aforementioned prospectus. Copies of any such
prospectus will, following publication, be available from the Company's
registered office and the Managers, and, subject to certain exceptions, on the
websites of the Company and the Managers.
In any EEA Member State other than Norway that has implemented the Prospectus
Directive, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at
qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus
Directive, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved
prospectus in such EEA 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 to
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.
The Managers and their affiliates are acting exclusively for the Company in
connection with the Offering. They will not regard any other person as their
respective clients in relation to the Offering and will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their
respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offering, the
contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter
referred to herein.
In connection with the Offering, Managers and any of their affiliates, acting as
investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase shares and in
that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for
their own accounts in such shares and other securities of the Company or related
investments in connection with the Offering or otherwise. Accordingly,
references in any prospectus, if published, to the shares being issued, offered,
subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including
any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, such
Managers and any of their affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts.
The Managers do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or
transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory
obligations 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", "aims", "expect",
"anticipate", "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 believes 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 its control.
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 Offering may be influenced by a range of circumstances, such as market
conditions, and there is no guarantee that the Offering will proceed and that
the listing will occur.
Certain figures contained in this document, including financial information,
have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances,
the sum or percentage change of the numbers contained in this document may not
conform exactly with the total figure given.
The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without
notice.
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