Transaction in Own Shares • Apr 2, 2025
Transaction in Own Shares
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Paratus Continues Share Buyback
Hamilton, Bermuda, April 2, 2025 - Paratus Energy Services Ltd. (ticker "PLSV")
("Paratus" or the "Company")
announces that following the completion of its $20 million share buyback on
March 4, 2025, the Company now intends to repurchase up to 1,600,000 shares by
way of open market transactions on the Euronext Oslo Børs (the "Buyback"). This
marks the next step in deploying the Company's previously announced share
repurchase authorisation of up to $100 million. A total amount of $5 million has
been set aside for the Buyback. If fully utilized, the Company will at
completion of the Buyback have approximately $75 million of remaining capacity
under its previously announced share repurchase authorisation.
The Buyback will commence on April 2, 2025, and will remain in effect until the
earlier of (i) the acquisition of the maximum number of shares as set above;
(ii) the maximum total consideration as set out above has been reached; or (iii)
April 30, 2025.
Paratus has engaged Arctic Securities AS ("Arctic") to facilitate the Buyback
through open market transactions on Euronext Oslo Børs. Arctic will execute
trades independently of, and uninfluenced by, Paratus, subject to prior
instructions provided by Paratus in the mandate for the Buyback. The final
number of shares to be repurchased, if any, will depend on price and number of
available shares in the market.
The purpose of the Buyback is to provide a return of capital to the Company's
shareholders. The shares acquired will be in whole or in part be held for
treasury or cancelled at the further discretion of the Company's Board. The
Buyback will otherwise be structured to comply with the regulation regarding buy
-back programmes and stabilisation measures (pursuant to the market abuse
regulation (EU Regulation 594/2014).
This information is subject to disclosure pursuant to section 5-12 of the
Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
For further information, please contact:
Robert Jensen, CEO
+47 958 26 729
Baton Haxhimehmedi, CFO
+47 406 39 083
About Paratus
Paratus Energy Services Ltd. (ticker: PLSV) is an investment holding company of
a group of leading energy services companies. The Paratus Group is primarily
comprised of its ownership of Fontis Energy and a 50/50 JV interest in Seagems.
Fontis Energy is an offshore drilling company with a fleet of five high
-specification jack-up rigs working under contracts in Mexico. Seagems is a
leading subsea services company, with a fleet of six multi-purpose pipe-laying
support vessels under contracts in Brazil. In addition, Paratus is the largest
shareholder in Archer Ltd, a global oil services company, listed on the Euronext
Oslo Børs.
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