Exercise of the over-allotment option in the IPO of Nordnet
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Press release 7 December 2020
Carnegie, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan (the "Joint Global Coordinators") have today notified Nordnet AB (publ) ("Nordnet” or the "Company"), Nordic Capital1 and E. Öhman J:or Intressenter AB2 ("Öhman Intressenter") that the over-allotment option has been exercised in full and that the stabilisation period has ended.
In connection with the initial public offering of Nordnet and the listing of the Company's shares on Nasdaq Stockholm on 25 November 2020 (the "Offering"), Nordic Capital and Öhman Intressenter granted the Joint Global Coordinators an option to purchase an additional of up to 14,100,000 existing shares in Nordnet to cover any over-allotment in connection with the Offering (the “Over-Allotment Option”), exercisable in whole or in part within 30 days after the date on which the Nordnet shares commenced trading on Nasdaq Stockholm. The Over-Allotment Option has been exercised in full.
No price stabilisation activities have been carried out since the Offering, and due to the Company’s share price performance Carnegie has, as stabilising manager on behalf of the Joint Global Coordinators, decided to end the stabilisation period.
1The shares are owned and were offered by Cidron Danube S.à r.l. ("Cidron"), a company indirectly owned by Nordic Capital. References to "Nordic Capital" in this press release refers to Nordic Capital VIII Alpha, L.P. and Nordic Capital VIII Beta, L.P. (acting through their general partner Nordic Capital VIII Limited), or, as required by the context, Cidron as a selling shareholder.
2A company indirectly owned by members of the Dinkelspiel family, in which Claes Dinkelspiel and Tom Dinkelspiel are the largest shareholders.
This disclosure contains information that Nordnet is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person, on 07-12-2020 18:00 CET.
For further information please contact:
Johan Tidestad, Chief Communications Officer, Nordnet
+46 708 875 775
johan.tidestad@nordnet.se
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