Europris — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Mar 1, 2016

NC Europris Holding B.V. contemplates sale of up to 20,000,000 shares in Europris ASA

NC Europris Holding B.V. contemplates sale of up to 20,000,000 shares in Europris ASA

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EPR - NC Europris Holding B.V. contemplates sale of up

to 20,000,000 shares in Europris ASA

Oslo, 1 March 2016: NC Europris Holding B.V. (an

entity controlled by Nordic Capital Fund VII )

("Nordic Capital"), contemplates the sale of up to

20,000,000 shares in Europris ASA ("Europris",

ticker "EPR"), representing 11.98% of the share

capital and voting rights in Europris (the "Sale").

The potential Sale will be conducted by way of an

accelerated bookbuilt offering to institutional and

other professional investors only.

The bookbuilding process will commence immediately

following the publication of this announcement and may

be closed at short notice. Any sale of shares in

Europris pursuant to the Sale is subject to approval

by Nordic Capital. A further announcement will be made

following completion and pricing of the Sale.

As of today, Nordic Capital owns 74,619,558 shares in

Europris, representing 44.69% of the share capital and

voting rights in Europris based on a total number of

outstanding shares of 166,968,888 shares. Nordic

Capital is represented on the board of directors of

Europris.

Nordic Capital is pleased with Europris' recent

operational and financial performance, and remains

positive about the company's prospects, as evidenced

by the fact that it will remain a large shareholder

and will be subject to a 90 day lock-up period on the

remaining shares held in Europris.

Nordic Capital has engaged ABG Sundal Collier ASA and

Merrill Lynch International as joint bookrunners in

the Sale (the "Bookrunners"). Subject to customary

exceptions, Nordic Capital will not make additional

sales of shares for 90 days without the consent of ABG

Sundal Collier ASA and Merrill Lynch International.

Moelis & Company is acting as advisor to Nordic

Capital. Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA and Latham & Watkins

(London) LLP are acting as legal advisors to Nordic

Capital.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO THE DISCLOSURE

REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 4-2, 4-3 AND 5-12 OF

THE NORWEGIAN SECURITIES TRADING ACT.

THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OF OR A

SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES IN THE

UNITED STATES. THE SHARES (AS DEFINED BELOW) HAVE NOT

BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S.

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES

ACT") AND MAY NOT BE SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT

REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT. THERE WILL NOT BE A PUBLIC

OFFERING OF THE SHARES IN THE UNITED STATES.

ANY INVESTMENT DECISION TO BUY SHARES IN THE SALE MUST

BE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED

BY THE BOOKRUNNERS OR NORDIC CAPITAL. THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES OR

INVESTMENTS FOR SALE OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO

BUY SECURITIES OR INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES,

AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN, OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE

SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. NO

ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN THAT WOULD PERMIT AN OFFERING OF

THE SECURITIES OR POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE ACTION FOR THAT

PURPOSE IS REQUIRED. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ARE REQUIRED TO INFORM

THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS.

ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY

CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY

SUCH JURISDICTION.

IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA")

WHICH HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE (EACH,

A "RELEVANT MEMBER STATE"), OTHER THAN THE UNITED

KINGDOM, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OFFER IF MADE

SUBSEQUENTLY IS ADDRESSED TO AND DIRECTED EXCLUSIVELY

AT PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" WITHIN THE

MEANING OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE ("QUALIFIED

INVESTORS"). FOR THESE PURPOSES, THE

EXPRESSION "PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE" MEANS DIRECTIVE

2003/71/EC (AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, INCLUDING THE 2010

PD AMENDING DIRECTIVE, TO THE EXTENT IMPLEMENTED IN A

RELEVANT MEMBER STATE), AND INCLUDES ANY RELEVANT

IMPLEMENTING MEASURE IN THE RELEVANT MEMBER STATE AND

THE EXPRESSION "2010 PD AMENDING DIRECTIVE" MEANS

DIRECTIVE 2010/73/EU. IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT IS ADDRESSED TO AND DIRECTED EXCLUSIVELY

AT QUALIFIED INVESTORS (I) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING

WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND

MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS

AMENDED (THE "ORDER"), (II) WHO ARE HIGH NET WORTH

ENTITIES FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) OF

THE ORDER, OR (III) TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY

BE COMMUNICATED (ALL SUCH PERSONS BEING REFERRED TO

AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT

ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS

AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM AND QUALIFIED INVESTORS IN ANY RELEVANT MEMBER

STATE OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WILL BE

ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH SUCH PERSONS. OTHER PERSONS

SHOULD NOT RELY OR ACT UPON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY

OF ITS CONTENTS.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFERING OF THE SHARES OF

EUROPRIS (THE "SHARES"), THE BOOKRUNNERS AND ANY OF

THEIR AFFILIATES ACTING AS AN INVESTOR FOR THEIR OWN

ACCOUNT MAY TAKE UP AS A PRINCIPAL POSITION ANY SHARES

AND IN THAT CAPACITY MAY RETAIN, PURCHASE OR SELL FOR

THEIR OWN ACCOUNT SUCH SHARES. IN ADDITION THE

BOOKRUNNERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES MAY ENTER INTO

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS AND SWAPS WITH INVESTORS IN

CONNECTION WITH WHICH THE BOOKRUNNERS (OR THEIR

AFFILIATES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME ACQUIRE, HOLD OR

DISPOSE OF SHARES. THE BOOKRUNNERS DO NOT INTEND TO

DISCLOSE THE EXTENT OF ANY SUCH INVESTMENT OR

TRANSACTIONS OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY

LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATION TO DO SO.

NO GUARANTEE CAN BE MADE THAT ANY SHARES WILL BE SOLD

PURSUANT TO THE SALE.

THE BOOKRUNNERS ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF NORDIC CAPITAL

AND NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFERING OF THE

SHARES AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANY OTHER PERSON

FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO CLIENTS OF

THE BOOKRUNNERS OR FOR PROVIDING ADVICE IN RELATION TO

ANY OFFERING OF THE SHARES.