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Resolution to launch subsequent offering
Published Apr 09, 2024 in Press releases
The Board has today resolved to carry out a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") of up to 23,200,000 new shares (the "Offer Shares") at a subscription price per Offer Share of NOK 0.30 (the “Subscription Price”), which is equal to the subscription price in the Private Placement.
Norsk Renewables AS – Resolution to launch subsequent offering
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Stavanger, 5 April 2024: Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published by Norsk Renewables AS (the "Company") 15 February 2024, regarding the successful placing of a private placement of 120,895,299 new shares in the Company (the "Private Placement"), as well as the stock exchange announcement made on 2 April 2024 where the Company announced that the general meeting had, inter alia, resolved to grant the Company’s board of directors (the "Board") an authorisation to increase the Company's share capital by up to NOK 232,000.
The Board has today resolved to carry out a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") of up to 23,200,000 new shares (the "Offer Shares") at a subscription price per Offer Share of NOK 0.30 (the “Subscription Price”), which is equal to the subscription price in the Private Placement.
The Subsequent Offering will be resolved by the Company’s board of directors (the "Board") pursuant to a board authorization granted by the Company's extraordinary general meeting on 2 April 2024. The Subsequent Offering will raise gross proceeds of up to NOK 6,960,000. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
The Subsequent Offering is directed towards shareholders in the Company as of 15 February 2024, as registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (the "VPS") two trading days thereafter, on 19 February 2024 (the "Record Date") who (i) did not have a pro-rata share of the Private Placement equal to or higher than the minimum order and allocation in the Private Placement (3.1325% of the shares outstanding in the Company), (ii) were not allocated shares in the Private Placement, and (iii) are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful or would (other than Norway) require any prospectus, filing, registration or similar action (the "Eligible Shareholders").
Eligible Shareholders will be granted 1.785574 non-transferable subscription rights for every one (1) existing share registered as held by such Eligible Shareholder as of expiry of the Record Date, rounded down to the nearest whole subscription right (the "Subscription Right"). The Subscription Rights will be distributed free of charge to the Eligible Shareholders.
Each whole Subscription Right will, subject to applicable securities laws, give the right to subscribe for and be allocated one Offer Share at the Subscription Price in the Subsequent Offering. Subscription without subscription rights will not be permitted in the Subsequent Offering. Eligible Shareholders will be allowed to over-subscribe, but the Subsequent Offering is limited to 23,200,000 shares and thus, there can be no assurance that Offer Shares will be allocated for such over-subscriptions.
Subscription period
The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering commences on 8 April 2024 at 09:00 CEST and ends on 19 April 2024 at 16:30 CEST (the "Subscription Period"). The Subscription Period may not be shortened, but the Board may extend the Subscription Period if required, at any time and without any prior written notice and at its sole discretion. If the Subscription Period is extended, any other dates referred to herein may be amended accordingly, and any such changes will be announced through stock exchange announcements.
Notifications of allocated Offer Shares and the corresponding subscription amount to be paid by each subscriber are expected to be distributed through the VPS system on or about 22 April 2024.
The completion of the Subsequent Offering is subject to (i) the board of directors resolving to approve the Subsequent Offering and issue the Offer Shares, (ii) due payment of the Offer Shares by the subscribers, (iii) registration of the share capital increase pertaining to the Subsequent Offering with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (the "NRBE"), and (iv) the allocated Offer Shares being validly issued and registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Euronext Securities Oslo or the "VPS").
Subscription procedure
The terms and conditions for the Subsequent Offering are set out in the offering material available at www.paretosec.com/transactions. Reference is also made to the company presentation available thereto dated 29 January 2024, which included, inter alia, a description of the Company.
Subscriptions for Offer Shares may either be made through the VPS online subscription system or by submitting a correctly completed subscription form to the Manager within the Subscription Period.
Subscribers who are residents of Norway with a Norwegian personal identification number are encouraged to subscribe for Offer Shares through the Norwegian VPS' online subscription system (or by following the link on www.paretosec.com/transactions, which will redirect the subscriber to the VPS online subscription system). All online subscribers must verify that they are Norwegian residents by entering their national identity number (Nw: fødselsnummer).
Subscribers that are not able to use the VPS online subscription system must submit a correctly completed subscription form to the Manager. The subscription form is available on the Manager’s website (www.paretosec.com/transactions). The e-mail and postal address to the Manager is included in the subscription form.
Subscription Rights that are not used to subscribe for Offer Shares before the expiry of the Subscription Period will have no value and will lapse without compensation to the holder.
Financial Intermediaries
If an Eligible Shareholder holds shares in the Company registered through a financial intermediary on the Record Date, the financial intermediary will customarily give the Eligible Shareholder details of the aggregate number of Subscription Rights to which it will be entitled. The relevant financial intermediary will customarily supply each relevant Eligible Shareholder with this information in accordance with its usual customer relations procedures. Eligible Shareholders holding their shares through a financial intermediary should contact the financial intermediary if they have received no information with respect to the Subsequent Offering.
Allocation of Offer Shares - Listing and commencement of trading in the Offer Shares
Following expiry of the Subscription Period, the Offer Shares will be allocated to subscribers in accordance with the following allocation principles:
(i) First, Offer Shares will be allocated in accordance with granted Subscription Rights to subscribers who have validly exercised Subscription Rights during the Subscription Period.
(ii) Second, any unallocated Offer Shares following the allocation under item (i) above, will be allocated to subscribers who have oversubscribed with Subscription Rights, on a pro rata basis based on the number of Subscription Rights exercised by each over-subscriber, and where pro rata allocation is not possible, the allocation will be determined by drawing of lots.
Notification of allocation is expected on or about 22 April 2024. Payment for allocated Offer Shares falls due on or about 24 April 2024. Subject to timely payment of the entire subscription amount in the Subsequent Offering, the Company expects that the share capital increase pertaining to the Subsequent Offering will be registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and announced on NewsWeb on or about 30 April 2024. The allocated Offer Shares will be tradable on Euronext Growth Oslo after the Offer Shares are delivered to the VPS accounts of the subscribers who have been allocated Offer Shares, expected on or about 2 May 2024.
Pareto Securities AS is acting as sole global coordinator and bookrunner (the "Manager").
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS acts as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the Subsequent Offering.
For more information, please contact:
Ingrid Sara Grimstad Amundsgård
EVP Sustainability, HSE, Communications & Investor Relations
ingrid.sara@norskrenewables.com
+ 47 90135533
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Norsk Renewables AS in brief:
Norsk Renewables AS is a vertically integrated independent power producer with approximately 100 MW of solar power in operation or under construction, combined with a 1 GW secured portfolio under development. Expanding commercial offerings with wind and storage projects is in line with the company`s strategy to replace consumers' energy consumption with 100% renewable power.
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