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Edda Wind AS — Share Issue/Capital Change 2023
Mar 2, 2023
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Key information related to the Subsequent Offering
Key information related to the Subsequent Offering
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Haugesund, 2 March 2023: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by Edda Wind ASA (“Edda Wind” or the "Company") on 2 March 2023 regarding a successfully placed private placement of new shares in the Company (the "Private Placement").
The Board of Directors has resolved to propose to the Company's extraordinary general meeting that the Company conducts a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") with gross proceeds of up to NOK 50,000,000 by issuing up to 2,000,000 new shares at NOK 25 per share, equal to the subscription price in the Private Placement.
The Subsequent Offering will, on the basis of a prospectus approved by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (the "Prospectus"), be directed towards eligible shareholders in the Company who are shareholders in the Company as of 2 March 2023, as registered in the Company's register of shareholders with Euronext Securities Oslo, the central securities depositary in Norway (Nw. Verdipapirsentralen) (the "VPS") on 6 March 2023, and who (i) are not allocated new shares in the Private Placement, and (iii) are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful or, for jurisdictions other than Norway, would require any prospectus, filing, registration or similar action. Such shareholders will be granted non-tradable allocation rights to subscribe for, and, upon subscription, be allocated new shares.
In accordance with the continuing obligations for companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the following key information is given with respect to the Subsequent Offering:
• Date on which the terms and conditions for the subsequent offering were announced: 2 March 2023
• Last day of trading in the Company’s shares including subscription right: 2 March 2023
• Ex. date: 3 March 2023
• Record date: 6 March 2023
• Date of approval: 24 March 2023 ("EGM")
• Maximum number of new shares to be issued: 2,000,000
• Subscription price: NOK 25 per share
The Subsequent Offering is subject to certain terms and conditions, including completion of the Private Placement, approval by the EGM and approval of the Prospectus. It is expected that the subscription period for the Subsequent Offering will commence primo April 2023.
See announcement by the Company on 2 March 2023 for further information. The Company's board of directors may, in its sole discretion, decide that the Company shall not carry out the Subsequent Offering if the prevailing market price of the Company's shares is lower than the subscription price in the Subsequent Offering.
ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Arctic Securities AS, DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Fearnley Securities AS and Pareto Securities AS (together, the “Managers”) acted as Joint Bookrunners in the Private Placement. Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS is acting as legal advisor to the Company in connection with the Private Placement and Subsequent Offering, and Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS is acting as legal advisor to the Managers.
This information is published in accordance with the requirements of the Oslo Stock Exchange Continuing Obligations.
For further information, please contact:
Kenneth Walland, CEO Edda Wind
Phone: +47 916 93 418
E-mail: [email protected]
Tom Johan Austrheim, CFO Edda Wind
Phone: +47 982 09 873
E-mail: [email protected]
ABOUT EDDA WIND
Edda Wind is a leading pure play offshore wind service company headquartered in Haugesund, Norway. The Company develops, builds, owns and operates purpose-built Service Operation Vessels (“SOV”) and Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (“CSOV”) for offshore wind farms worldwide.
Edda Wind is creating the next generation of offshore wind service vessels and works closely with partners to develop new technologies to reduce emissions without compromising operational capabilities or cost competitiveness.
As of today, the Company owns and operates two purpose-built offshore wind SOVs, operates one chartered frontrunner, and has eight dedicated offshore wind vessels under construction prior to the newbuilds as recently announced. All newbuild vessels are prepared for zero-emission utilising liquid organic hydrogen carrier as an energy source.
Read more: www.eddawind.com
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 Edda Wind ASA. The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. 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. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
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 or their securities 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 and "major U.S. institutional investors" as defined in SEC Rule 15a-6 under the United States Exchange Act of 1934.
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 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 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.
Actual events may differ significantly from any anticipated development due to a number of factors, including without limitation, changes in investment levels and need for the Company's services, changes in the general economic, political and market conditions in the markets in which the Company operate, 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 provide any guarantees 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 document.
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 Managers nor any of their respective 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 in the Company. Neither the Managers nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement.
This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to MAR article 17 and Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. This stock exchange announcement was published by Tom Johan Austrheim at Edda Wind ASA on the time and date provided above