Regulatory Filings • Mar 27, 2014
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MHG - Agreement to divest UK farming assets
Marine Harvest is pleased to announce an agreement to divest its integrated
farming operations on the Shetland and Orkney Islands to Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
The operations have a combined harvest volume of 17.4 thousand GWT estimated for
2014. The agreed Enterprise Value (EV) is GBP 122.5 million, which corresponds
to an EV/kg of approximately NOK 70. Closing of the transaction is expected in
the second quarter.
The divestment is a consequence of the remedies set forth by the EU Commission
for the approval of the Morpol transaction in September 2013. The EU Commission
required Marine Harvest to divest farming capacity on the Shetland and Orkney
Islands. The agreement is conditional on the EU Commission approving that the
purchaser and the transaction as well as the sales terms satisfy these remedies.
The majority of the assets included in the transaction have been booked as
assets held for sale and Marine Harvest's volumes guidance will not be affected
by the transaction. Based on the year end 2013 balance sheet, anticipated gain
on the sale is approximately NOK 300 million. Final gain is to be determined
upon completion of the transaction.
A completion of the sale is likely to increase the potential dividend capacity
for Q1. The final Q1 dividend will be decided by the Board in connection with
the Q1 result announcement planned for April 30
Arctic Securities has acted as financial advisor and Wiersholm and Brodies have
acted as legal advisors in the transaction.
For queries please contact:
Ivan Vindheim, CFO +47 958 71 310
Forward-looking Statements
This press release may be deemed to include forward-looking statements, such as
statements that relate to the probability that the transaction will close,
certain harvest volumes, enterprise values, estimate regarding the closing of
the transaction, and anticipated and final gain from the transaction. Forward-
looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases, such as
"about", "believe," "expect," "plan," "goal," "target," "strategy," and similar
expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should,"
"would," and "could." Forward-looking statements are Marine Harvest's current
estimates or expectations of future events or future results. Actual results
could differ materially from those indicated by these statements because the
realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties,
including the risk that the transaction may not close. All forward-looking
statements included in this press release are based on information available at
the time of the release, and Marine Harvest assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
[HUG#1772098]
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