SoftwareONE Holding AG — M&A Activity 2022

Jun 27, 2022

Clearance received from Norwegian Competition Authority regarding the voluntary cash offer by EG Norge AS to acquire all shares in Ørn Software (ORN)

Clearance received from Norwegian Competition Authority regarding the voluntary cash offer by EG Norge AS to acquire all shares in Ørn Software (ORN)

27.6.2022 07:00:01 CEST | Ørn Software Holding AS | Non-regulatory press

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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA,

CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE

WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

Reference is made to the joint announcement made on 30 May 2022, regarding the

voluntary cash offer by EG Norge AS ("EG" or the "Offeror") to acquire all

outstanding shares of Ørn Software Holding AS ("Ørn Software" or the "Company")

at a price of NOK 6.25 per share (the "Offer"). The acceptance period for the

Offer will expire at 16:30 hours (CEST), 29 June 2022.

On 24 June 2022, the Norwegian Competition Authority cleared the transaction

without any qualifications or remedies, consequently fulfilling the condition

for closing of the Offer relating to Norwegian merger control rules (cf. item

3.6 c. a. in the Offer Document). Completion of the Offer remains subject to all

other closing conditions, including clearance from the Finnish Ministry of

Employment and the Economy (FDI Clearance) and the minimum acceptance of the

Offer by shareholder representing more than 90% of the issued and outstanding

share capital and voting rights of the Company.

For more information, please refer to the Offer Document dated 8 June 2022,

prepared by the Offeror in connection with the Offer, which is available at the

website of Danske Bank (www.danskebank.no/orn - http://www.danskebank.no/orn).

Danske Bank, Norwegian Branch, is acting as financial adviser and receiving

agent to EG and Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS is acting as the Norwegian

legal adviser to EG in connection with the Offer.

ABG Sundal Collier ASA and Pareto Securities AS are acting as financial advisers

and Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as Norwegian legal adviser to Ørn

Software.

CONTACTS

* Joar Welde, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ørn Software, +47 982 06

930, joar.welde@vikingventure.com

* Mikkel Bardram, CEO of EG, +45 2922 6548, mibar@eg.dk

ABOUT ØRN SOFTWARE HOLDING AS

About Ørn Software:

Ørn Software is a Nordic provider of SaaS solutions enabling efficient

operations and maintenance across a wide range of asset-heavy industries,

including real estate, manufacturing, food & beverages, and aquaculture.

The Company's software provides customers with improved insight through

data-driven operations and contributes to increased efficiency and reduced costs

through digitalization of facility management and rental processes, data-driven

maintenance, scheduling of resources and energy optimization. All the above

contribute to the lengthening of property and equipment lifespan, a key

component of Ørn Software's value proposition. Furthermore, the Company's

offering enables customers to reduce their environmental footprint and provides

digital tools to meet reporting and regulatory requirements.

About EG:

EG is a market leading vendor of Nordic vertical software for private and public

customers. EG's Software-as-a-Service offerings are developed by specialists

with deep industry and domain knowledge, supporting business-critical and

administrative processes. EG employs 1,700+ people, primarily in the Nordics,

and in 2021, had revenues of DKK 1.8 billion.

ATTACHMENTS

Download announcement as PDF.pdf -

https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/ir-files/17847696/1570/2144/Download%20announcement

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