Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS): Forslag om reparasjonsemisjon og korrigering av antall Tilbudsaksjer i den Rettede Emisjonen

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Trondheim, 31. mars 2022: Det vises til børsmelding 31. mars 2022 kl. 07:12 (CEST) hvor Norway Royal Salmon ASA ("NRS" eller "Selskapet") kunngjorde vellykket plassering av en rettet emisjon av nye aksjer ("Tilbudsaksjene") i Selskapet med bruttoproveny ca. NOK 1,9 milliarder (den "Rettede Emisjonen"), hvor det også ble annonsert at styret i Selskapet ville vurdere å gjennomføre en etterfølgende reparasjonsemisjon ("Reparasjonsemisjonen").

Styret i Selskapet har i dag besluttet å foreslå gjennomføring av en Reparasjonsemisjon med bruttoproveny inntil NOK 303 millioner ved utstedelse av inntil 1 500 000 nye aksjer til samme tegningskurs som i den Rettede Emisjonen, NOK 202 per aksje ("Tegningskursen").

Reparasjonsemisjonen foreslås rettet mot aksjeeiere i Selskapet per 30. mars 2022 (som registrert i VPS 1. april 2022) som (i) ikke ble tildelt aksjer i den Rettede Emisjonen, (ii) ikke uttrykkelig besluttet å frastå fra deltakelse i den Rettede Emisjonen og (iii) ikke er bosatt i en jurisdiksjon der et slikt tilbud ville være ulovlig eller (for andre jurisdiksjoner enn Norge) hvor det kreves prospekt, tillatelser, registrering eller lignende. Slike aksjeeiere vil bli gitt ikke-omsettelige tegningsretter som gir rett til å tegne og få tildelt nye aksjer i Reparasjonsemisjonen til Tegningskurs.

Gjennomføring av Reparasjonsemisjonen er betinget av at den Rettede Emisjonen og utstedelse av Aksjevederlaget, som nærmere beskrevet i tidligere børsmeldinger av bl.a. 30. mars 2022 kl. 16:30 og 31. mars 2022 kl. 07:12, vedtas i ekstraordinær generalforsamling i Selskapet den 7. april 2022, samt at generalforsamlingen i Selskapet i et etterfølgende generalforsamlingsmøte vedtar gjennomføring av Reparasjonsemisjonen. Styret vil etter den ekstraordinære generalforsamlingen 7. april 2022 er avholdt, innkalle til en ny ekstraordinær generalforsamling, planlagt avholdt 2. mai 2022, for å behandle forslag til vedtak om gjennomføring av Reparasjonsemisjonen. 

Selskapet vil med dette også korrigere opplysningen om antall tildelte Tilbudsaksjer i den Rettede Emisjonen som angitt i børsmelding 31. mars 2022 kl. 07:12 (CEST). Riktig antall er 9 430 693 Tilbudsaksjer.

Rådgivere:

ABG Sundal Collier ASA er tilrettelegger ("Tilretteleggeren"), og Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS er juridisk rådgiver for NRS i forbindelse med Reparasjonsemisjonen. AGP Advokater AS er juridisk rådgiver for Tilretteleggeren.

For ytterligere informasjon, vennligst kontakt:

Klaus Hatlebrekke, Interim CEO: +47 975 16 757

Ola Loe, CFO: + 47 911 79 411

Om Norway Royal Salmon ASA:

Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS) konsern eier 36 085 tonn MTB for lakseoppdrett lokalisert i Troms og Finnmark og 21 800 tonn MTB for lakseoppdrett og 5 300 tonn for ørretoppdrett på Island gjennom selskapet Arctic Fish. I tillegg har konsernet minoritetsandeler i 2 tilknyttede norske oppdrettsselskaper som til sammen har 9 oppdrettskonsesjoner. NRS er et attraktivt posisjonert oppdrettsselskap som tilbyr laks til markedet gjennom eget salgsapparat. Vennligst se www.norwayroyalsalmon.com for mer informasjon.

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The stock exchange announcement was published by Bjørn Kleven, Group Accounting Manager of Norway Royal Salmon ASA at the time set out above.