Prospectus • Sep 11, 2014
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Scatec Solar ASA - Announcement of terms in the Initial Public Offering ("IPO")
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Oslo, 11 September 2014: As previously announced, Scatec Solar ASA ("Scatec
Solar" or the "Company") has applied for a listing of its shares (the "Shares")
on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has resolved to launch an initial public offering
(the "Offering"). Subject to approval of the listing application and successful
completion of the Offering, the shares of Scatec Solar is expected to be
admitted to listing on Oslo Stock Exchange on or about 29 September 2014.
The Shares to be offered in the Offering (the "Offer Shares") are expected to be
offered at a price between NOK 28 and NOK 36 per Offer Share, which implies a
pre-IPO value of Scatec Solar of between NOK 1,890 million and NOK 2,430
million. The final price per Offer Share may, however, at the discretion of the
Company be set above or below this indicative price range.
Scatec AS which currently holds 36.8% of the Shares in the Company, ITOCHU
Corporation and ITOCHU Europe PLC which together currently hold 36.1% of the
Shares in the Company, Scatec Invest AS which currently holds 16.4% of the
Shares in the Company, Scatec Solar Ansatte AS which currently holds 2.7% of the
Shares in the Company, Argentos AS which currently holds 4.1% of the Shares in
the Company, Rearden AS which currently holds 0.5% of the Shares in the Company
and certain employees which together currently hold 2.8% of the Shares in the
Company (the "Selling Shareholders"), intend to offer for sale up to 19,835,413
Shares in the Company (the "Secondary Shares") in the Offering, raising gross
proceeds to the Selling Shareholders of up to NOK 714 million. The Company
intends to raise gross proceeds of about NOK 500 million by issuing new Shares
(the "New Shares") in the Offering. In addition, pursuant to an over-allotment
facility, the managers of the Offering (the "Managers") may elect to over-allot
a number of additional Shares equalling up to 15 % of the number of Offer
Shares. These shares will be provided by Scatec AS, ITOCHU Corporation, Scatec
Invest AS and Scatec Solar Ansatte AS (the "Principal Shareholders") through a
share lending arrangement with the Managers.
The Selling Shareholders will be subject to a customary lock-up period of 9
months, except for Selling Shareholders that are members of the Company's board
of directors and executive management, which will be subject to a lock-up period
of 12 months starting the first day of listing.
The Company is in the process of preparing a prospectus (the "Prospectus") which
is expected to be published on the morning of 15 September 2014, presenting the
full terms and conditions for the Offering comprising:
(i) a retail offering, in which Offer Shares are being offered to the public in
Norway subject to a lower limit per application of NOK 10,500 and an upper limit
per application of NOK 999,999 (the "Retail Offering"). Applicants in the Retail
Offering will receive a discount of NOK 1,500 on their aggregate application
amount for the Offer Shares allocated to such applicants;
(ii) an employee offering, in which Offer Shares are being offered to certain
eligible employees of the Company, subject to a lower limit of application of an
amount of NOK 10,500 (NOK 2,000 for eligible South African employees) and an
upper limit per application of NOK 999,999 (the "Employee Offering"). Each
eligible employee will receive a discount of NOK 1,500 (14,3% for eligible South
African employees, limited to NOK 1,500) on the aggregate application amount for
the Offer Shares allocated to such applicants; and
(iii) an institutional offering, in which Offer Shares are being offered to
investors subject to applicable exemptions from the prospectus requirements, and
subject to a lower limit per application of NOK 1,000,000 (the "Institutional
Offering").
The bookbuilding for the Institutional Offering is expected to commence on 15
September 2014 at 09:00 a.m. (CET), and run until 4:30 p.m. (CET) on 25
September 2014, and the application period for the Retail Offering and the
Employee Offering is expected to commence on 15 September 2014 at 09:00 a.m.
(CET) and run until 12:00 (CET) on 25 September 2014, both subject to shortening
or extensions. The final number of Offer Shares to be allocated, and the final
price per Offer Share, will be determined by the board of directors of the
Company, in consultation with the Managers, after completion of the bookbuilding
period for the Institutional Offering. The final pricing of the transaction is
expected to take place on or about 25 September 2014 with first day of trading
on the Oslo Stock Exchange to commence on or around 29 September 2014.
Completion of the Offering is conditional upon (i) the board of directors of the
Oslo Stock Exchange approving the application for listing of the Shares in a
board meeting on 24 September 2014 and the satisfaction of the conditions for
admission to listing set by the Oslo Stock Exchange, and (ii) the board of
directors of the Company, in consultation with the Managers, following the
bookbuilding process having approved the offer price and the allocation of the
Offer Shares and resolved to issue the New Shares and complete the Offering.
There can be no assurance that these conditions will be satisfied.
The terms and conditions of the Offering will be presented in the Prospectus to
be prepared in connection with the Offering and listing of Scatec Solar, and
which is expected to be published on the morning of 15 September 2014. The
Prospectus is, subject to regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions,
expected to be available at www.abgsc.com and www.carnegie.com, and at
www.scatecsolar.com through a link to the website of ABG Sundal Collier Norge
ASA / Carnegie AS from the commencement of the bookbuilding period and the
application period for the Offering, 15 September 2014 at 09:00 a.m. (CET). Hard
copies of the Prospectus may also be obtained free of charge from the same date
by contacting the Company or one of the Managers.
ABG Sundal Collier Norge ASA and Carnegie AS are acting as Managers in the
Offering. Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA is legal advisor to the Company.
For more information, please contact:
Raymond Carlsen, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +47 454 11 280
E-mail: [email protected]
Mikkel Tørud, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +47 976 99 144
E-mail: [email protected]
About Scatec Solar
Scatec Solar is an integrated independent power producer, aiming to make solar a
sustainable and affordable source of energy worldwide. Scatec Solar develops,
builds, owns and operates solar power plants, and will in 2014 deliver power
from 220 MW in the Czech Republic, South Africa and Rwanda. The company is in
strong growth and has a solid pipeline of projects under development in Africa,
US, Japan, Middle East and Europe. Scatec Solar is head quartered in Oslo,
Norway.
Important Notice
The contents of this announcement have been prepared by, and are the sole
responsibility of, the Company. The Company's financial advisors are acting
exclusively for the Company and no one else, and will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their
respective clients, or for advice in relation to the Offering, the contents of
this announcement or any of the matters referred to herein. The Offering and the
distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the
Offering may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Company assumes
no responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such
restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other
information should come are required to inform themselves about, and to observe,
any such restrictions. This announcement may not be used for, or in connection
with, and does not constitute, any offer of securities for sale in the United
States or in any other jurisdiction.
The Offering will not be made in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in
which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. This announcement is not for
distribution, directly or indirectly in or into any jurisdiction in which it is
unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation to such person or where prior
registration or approval is required for that purpose. No steps have been taken
or will be taken relating to the Offering in any jurisdiction outside of Norway
in which such steps would be required. Neither the publication and/or delivery
of this announcement shall under any circumstances imply that there has been no
change in the affairs of the Company or that the information contained herein is
correct as of any date subsequent to the earlier of the date hereof and any
earlier specified date with respect to such information.
This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, in the United States (including its territories and possessions, any
state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does
not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or
subscribe for securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.
The Offer Shares to be issued in the Offering have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US
Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or
other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the
United States or to, or for the account of, U.S. persons (as such term is
defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act), except pursuant to an
effective registration statement under, or an exemption from the registration
requirements of, the US Securities Act. All offers and sales outside the United
States will be made in reliance on Regulation S under the US Securities Act.
There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.
This announcement does not constitute an offering circular or prospectus in
connection with an offering of securities of the Company. Investors must neither
accept any offer for, nor acquire, any securities to which this document refers,
unless they do so on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus
made available by the Company only to qualified persons in certain jurisdictions
where an offer may be made (if an offer is made). This announcement does not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe
for, any securities and cannot be relied on for any investment contract or
decision.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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