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Hexagon Composites — Delisting Announcement 2020
Dec 2, 2020
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Delisting Announcement
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Hexagon Purus AS: Contemplated private placement and admission to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo
Hexagon Purus AS: Contemplated private placement and admission to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN OR THE UNITED STATES
OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION
WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY OF THE
SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Hexagon Purus AS (the "Company" or "Hexagon Purus" or "Purus") has engaged
Carnegie AS and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as Joint Bookrunners
(together the "Managers") to advise on and effect a contemplated private
placement of new shares in the Company to raise proceeds of up to NOK 750
million (the "Private Placement"), corresponding to approx. 13.6-15% of the
current share capital in the Company, depending on the final price in the
Private Placement.
The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used for growth initiatives
and for general corporate purposes.
The price per share in the Private Placement will be determined through a book
building process, limited to the range between NOK 24.8 and NOK 27.3, equivalent
to a pre-money equity value of the Company of NOK 5.0-5.5 billion. The final
offer price will be determined by the Board in consultation with the Managers.
Three cornerstone investors have, subject to certain customary conditions,
undertaken to subscribe for and will be allocated shares throughout the entire
price range in the Private Placement for a total amount of NOK 190 million: i)
Handelsbanken Fonder (NOK 75 million), ii) Delphi Funds (NOK 65 million) and
iii) Storebrand Asset Management (NOK 50 million).
The bookbuilding period in the Private Placement will commence today, 2 December
at 09:00 CET and close on 3 December at 16:30 CET. The Managers and the Company
may, however, at any time resolve to close or extend the bookbuilding period. If
the bookbuilding period is shortened or extended, any other dates referred to
herein may be amended accordingly.
The Company has applied for, and will, subject to successful completion of the
Private Placement and the necessary approvals from the Oslo Stock Exchange, have
its shares admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading
facility operated by the Oslo Stock Exchange. The first day of trading on
Euronext Growth Oslo is expected to be shortly after completion of the Private
Placement and is currently expected to be on or about 14 December. Hexagon Purus
intends to change listing venue from Euronext Growth Oslo to the main list of
the Oslo Stock Exchange within 12-18 months, subject to the fulfilment of
relevant requirements.
The Private Placement will be directed towards Norwegian and international
investors, in each case subject to an exemption being available from offer
prospectus requirements and any other filing or registration requirements in the
applicable jurisdictions and subject to other selling restrictions. The minimum
application and allocation amount have been set to the NOK equivalent of EUR
100,000. The Company may, however, at its sole discretion, allocate an amount
below EUR 100,000 to the extent applicable exemptions from the prospectus
requirement pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and ancillary
regulations are available.
Completion of the Private Placement is subject to (i) all necessary corporate
resolutions for consummating the Private Placement being validly made by the
Company, including without limitation relevant approvals and resolutions by the
Board of Directors and the Company's general meeting and (ii) the Offer Shares
having been validly issued (by registration of the share capital increase
pertaining to the issuance of the Offer Shares in the Norwegian Register of
Business Enterprises) and delivered in the VPS.
Hexagon Purus in brief
Hexagon Purus, a Hexagon Composites company, is a world leading provider of
hydrogen type 4 high-pressure cylinders, battery packs and vehicle systems
integration for fuel cell electric and battery electric vehicles. Hexagon Purus
enables zero emission solutions for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles,
buses, ground storage, distribution, marine, rail, aerospace and backup power
solutions.
Advisors
Carnegie AS and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) are acting as financial
advisors and Joint Bookrunners in connection with the private placement and
listing. Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is acting as the Company's legal advisor.
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the Managers.
For more information, please contact:
Morten Holum, CEO, Hexagon Purus
Telephone: +47 995 09 930 | [email protected]
David Bandele, CFO, Hexagon Composites
Telephone: +47 920 91 483 | [email protected]
Karen Romer, SVP, Hexagon Composites
Telephone: +47 950 74 950 | [email protected]
Important information:
The release is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part directly
or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan Hong Kong or the United
States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United
States and the District of Columbia). This release is an announcement issued
pursuant to legal information obligations, and is subject to the disclosure
requirements of section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. It is
issued for information purposes only, and does not constitute or form part of
any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities, in the United
States or in any other jurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not
been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"). The securities may not be offered or
sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the US Securities Act. The Company does not intend to register
any portion of any offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct
a public offering of the securities in the United States. Copies of this
announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into
Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States.
The issue, subscription or purchase of shares in the Company is subject to
specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. Neither the
Company nor the Managers assume any responsibility in the event there is a
violation by any person of such restrictions. The distribution of this release
may in certain jurisdictions be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession
this release comes should inform themselves about and observe any such
restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a
violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The Managers are acting for the Company and no one else in connection with the
Listing and potential Private Placement in Purus, and will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company providing the protections afforded to their
respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the Listing and
Private Placement and/or any other matter referred to in this release.
Forward-looking statements: This release and any materials distributed in
connection with this release may contain certain forward-looking statements. By
their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because
they reflect the Company's current expectations and assumptions as to future
events and circumstances that may not prove accurate. A number of material
factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.