Orkla ASA: Oppdatering om Tilbudet i Gränges - vellykket gjennomføring av bookbuilding. Aksjene er priset til SEK 42,50 per aksje
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Orkla annonserer at bookbuilding-perioden for børsintroduksjonen av aksjene ("Tilbudet") i Gränges AB (publ) ("Gränges" eller "Selskapet") på NASDAQ Stockholm er gjennomført på en vellykket måte. Tilbudet var overtegnet og tiltrakk seg stor interesse, både fra svenske og internasjonale institusjonelle investorer samt fra allmennheten i Sverige og Norge.
Kort om tilbudet
· Prisen er satt til SEK 42,50 per aksje, tilsvarende en markedsverdi for alle aksjer utstedt av Gränges på ca. SEK 3,2 mrd.
· Orkla selger 60% av aksjene i Gränges gjennom Tilbudet, hvilket tilsvarer 44.783.600 aksjer.
· Det er gitt en overtildelingsopsjon på 15% av aksjene i Tilbudet, tilsvarende 6.717,500 aksjer
· Tilbudet omfatter 51.501.100 aksjer tilsvarende ca. 69% av det samlede antall aksjer i Selskapet, forutsatt at overtildelingsopsjonen utnyttes i sin helhet.
· Handelen i Granges' aksjer på NASDAQ Stockholm starter i dag, 10. oktober 2014, under tickeren "GRNG".
· Tilbudet vil gi Orkla et bruttoproveny på ca. SEK 2,2 mrd. (forutsatt at overtildelingen gjennomføres i sin helhet), supplert med SEK 1,65 mrd. mottatt som utbytte i september 2014.
· Etter gjennomføring av Tilbudet vil Orkla eie 40% av aksjene i Gränges dersom overtildelingsopsjonen ikke utøves, eller 31% hvis overtildelingsopsjonen gjennomføres i sin helhet.
Carnegie og SEB opptrer som Joint Global Coordinators og Joint Bookrunners i forbindelse med Tilbudet. Danske Bank og Handelsbanken Capital Markets opptrer som Joint Bookrunners.
Det henvises til vedlegg til denne kunngjøringen for informasjon om transaksjonen i samsvar med pkt 3.4 i Løpende Forpliktelser for børsnoterte selskaper.
Orkla ASA,
Oslo, 10. oktober 2014
For ytterligere spørsmål, ta kontakt med:
Rune Helland, SVP Investor Relations
Tlf: +47 97 71 32 50
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1) Ved dets heleide datterselskap Orkla Industriinvesteringar AB
2) Overtildelingsopsjon kan benyttes av Joint Global Coordinators til og med 10. november 2014.
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