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Flyr AS — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Nov 8, 2021
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Capital/Financing Update
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FLYR AS: Contemplated fully underwritten rights issue
FLYR AS: Contemplated fully underwritten rights issue
Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in Canada,
Japan, Australia or the United States, or any other jurisdiction in which such
release, publication or distribution would be unlawful. This announcement does
not constitute an offer of any of the securities described herein.
The board of directors (the "Board") of Flyr AS ("Flyr" or the "Company") has
resolved to propose that the Company carries out a share capital increase, by
way of a fully underwritten rights issue, to raise gross proceeds of NOK 250
million (the "Rights Issue").
The net proceeds from the Rights Issue will be used to re-establish the
Company's financial buffer for the period until the Company becomes cash-flow
positive and for general corporate purposes.
The proposed Rights Issue is subject to approval by the Company's shareholders
at an extraordinary general meeting in the Company (the "EGM") expected to be
held in December 2021 or in January 2022.
The Rights Issue is underwritten by certain existing shareholders and new
investors, including Ojada AS, a company controlled by the chairman of Board,
Erik G. Braathen and certain members of the board of directors and management of
the Company in accordance with an underwriting agreement dated 8 November 2021
(the "Underwriting Agreement"). Pursuant to, and subject to the terms and
conditions set out in the Underwriting Agreement, the underwriters (jointly, the
"Underwriters") have undertaken to vote their shares, if any, in favor of the
Rights Issue and to guarantee on a pro rata basis (not jointly) subscription of
the shares offered in the Rights Issue, with a total underwritten amount of NOK
250 million. The Underwriters are entitled to a guarantee fee of 3.00% of their
respective underwriting obligation.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the subscription price in the Rights
Issue is proposed by the Board to be the theoretical ex rights price (TERP)
based on the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of the Company's shares on
Euronext Growth Oslo on the date of the EGM less a discount of at least 30%. The
final discount and the subscription price for the new shares to be issued in the
Rights Issue, and thus the number of new shares and the amount of the share
capital increase, will be announced through a stock exchange announcement prior
to the EGM and be reflected in the final proposed resolution to the EGM.
In connection with the Rights Issue, a prospectus will be prepared by the
Company, which is subject to approval by the Financial Supervisory Authority in
Norway (the "NFSA"). The prospectus will be published prior to the commencement
of the subscription period and will form the basis for subscriptions in the
Right Issue.
Pursuant to Section 10-4 of the Norwegian Private Limited Companies Act, the
shareholders of the Company at the day of the EGM (as registered in the
Company's shareholder register in VPS two trading days thereafter (the "Record
Date")), and who are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would
be unlawful or, would (in jurisdictions other than Norway) require any
prospectus, filing, registration or similar action, will be granted a
preferential right to subscribe for and be allocated the new shares in
proportion to the number of shares in the Company they own as of the Record Date
(the "Existing Shareholding"), and will receive subscription rights
proportionate to their Existing Shareholding. The Company expects to apply for
admission to trading of the subscription rights on Euronext Growth Oslo. The
Underwriters will have a preferential right to subscribe for and be allocated
new shares that have not been subscribed for based on allocated or acquired
subscription rights.
A further description of the Rights Issue and of other circumstances that must
be considered upon subscription of shares in the Rights Issue will be included
in the prospectus for the Rights Issue, which will be published no later than at
the commencement of the subscription period and that will constitute the
subscription material for the offering.
Advisers:
Arctic Securities AS, Carnegie AS and SpareBank 1 Markets AS (jointly, the
"Managers") have been retained by the Company to act as managers and bookrunners
for the Rights Issue.
Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS is acting as legal adviser to the Company, and
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA is acting as legal adviser to the Managers in connection
with the Rights Issue.
For further information, please contact:
Brede Huser, CFO
Mob: +47 99 16 99 74
E-mail: [email protected]
About Flyr
Flyr is a Norwegian based low-cost carrier with a demand driven business model
and a primary focus on the Norwegian market. The company targets a modern,
digital and efficient setup to ensure high operational efficiency through
simplicity, optimized resource utilization and smart use of technology. For more
information go to www.flyr.com.
This announcement is considered to include inside information pursuant to the EU
Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant
to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. This stock exchange
release was published by Brede Huser, CFO, on 8. November 2021 at 08:15 CET.
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 the Company. The
information contained in this announcement is for informational purposes only
and does not purport to be full or complete. 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. Any offering of the securities referred to in this announcement will
be made by means of a prospectus approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority
of Norway and published by the Company. Investors should not subscribe for any
securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information
contained in the aforementioned prospectus.
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 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.
This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of securities in
any Member State of the European Economic Area, other than Norway, which has
implemented the Prospectus Regulation (EU)(2017/1129, as amended, the
"Prospectus Regulation") (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant
to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation, as implemented in that Relevant
Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of
securities. Accordingly any person making or intending to make any offer in that
Relevant Member State of securities which are the subject of the offering
contemplated in this announcement, may only do so in circumstances in which no
obligation arises for the Company or any of the Managers to publish a prospectus
pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus
pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Regulation, in each case, in relation
to such offer. Neither the Company nor any of the Managers have authorised, nor
do they authorise, the making of any offer of the securities through any
financial intermediary, other than offers made by the Managers which constitute
the final placement of the securities contemplated in this announcement. Neither
the Company nor any of the Managers have authorised, nor do they authorise, the
making of any offer of securities in circumstances in which an obligation arises
for the Company or any Managers to publish or supplement a prospectus for such
offer.
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 believe 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 their control. Actual
events may differ significantly from any anticipated development due to a number
of factors, including without limitation, changes in public sector investment
levels, changes in the general economic, political and market conditions in the
markets in which the Company operates, 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 make any
guarantee 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 announcement.
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 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 of the Company. Neither the
Managers nor any of its affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of
this announcement.
In connection with the Rights Issue, the 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 Rights Issue or otherwise.
Accordingly, references in any subscription materials 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 Manager 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.
The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by
law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or
such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and
to observe any such restrictions.