Divestment of shares in Lerøy

1/23/2013 3:00 AM EST

Aktieselskabet Schouw & Co.
Company Announcement

Divestment of shares in Lerøy

Schouw & Co. has divested the Group’s holding of 1,000,000 shares in Lerøy
Seafood Group, which were hold by the subsidiary BioMar AS in Norway. 

The shares in Lerøy were acquired in connection with the sale of BioMar's
subsidiary Sjøtroll Havbruk in the autumn of 2010, and the sale is part of
Schouw & Co.'s continuing focus on its core activities. 

The shares were sold at a price of NOK 145 per share, and the proceeds will be
used to reduce the Group’s interest-bearing debt. 



Aktieselskabet Schouw & Co.


Jørn Ankær Thomsen          Jens Bjerg Sørensen
Chairman                             CEO

Questions relating to the above should be directed to Jens Bjerg Sørensen,
President, on tel. +45 8611 2222.