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Asker, 8 February 2023: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Argeo AS (the “Company” or “Argeo”) (Euronext Growth: ARGEO) on 24 January 2023, regarding the subsequent offering (the “Subsequent Offering”) of up to 7,575,758 new shares (the “Offer Shares”) in the Company at a subscription price of NOK 1.65 per share.
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The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering expired on 8 February 2023 at 16:30 hours (CET). By the end of the subscription period, the Company had received valid subscriptions for 3,124,368 Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering. The board has today resolved that a total of 3,124,368 Offer Shares will be allocated based on subscription rights in accordance with the allocation criteria set out in the prospectus dated 24 January 2023.
The Company will raise NOK 5,155,207 in gross proceeds through the Subsequent Offering.
Notifications of allocated Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering and the corresponding amount to be paid by each subscriber will be sent out in a separate letter to each subscriber. Allocation letters will be sent out on or about 9 February 2023. The due date for payment of the Offer Shares is on 13 February 2023.
Subject to duly payment of the Offer Shares by the subscribers, the share capital increase relating to the Subsequent Offering is expected to be registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises on or about 16 February 2023 and the Offer Shares will be delivered to the VPS accounts of the subscribers to whom they are allocated on or about 17 February 2023.
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This information is subject to a duty of disclosure pursuant to the Company’s continuing obligations as a company listed on Euronext Growth Oslo.
For more information, please contact:
Trond Figenschou Crantz, CEO Argeo AS
Email: trond.crantz@argeo.no
Phone: +47 976 37 273
About Argeo | www.argeo.no
Argeo is an Offshore Service company with a mission to transform the ocean surveying and inspection industry by utilizing autonomous surface and underwater robotics solutions. Equipped with unique sensors and advanced digital imaging technology, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (“AUVs”) will significantly increase efficiency and imaging quality in addition to contribute to significant reduction in CO2 emissions from operations for the global industry in which the Company operates.
The Company’s highly accurate digital models and digital twin solutions are based on geophysical, hydrographic, and geological methods from shallow waters to the deepest oceans for the market segments Oil & Gas, Renewables, Marine Minerals and Offshore Installations. Argeo was established in 2017 and has offices in Asker (Oslo), Tromsø, Stockholm, Houston, and Singapore. Since its incorporation, Argeo has carried out complex projects for some of Norway’s largest companies in the field.
The Company is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo under the ticker code: “ARGEO”.
Important notices
This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering or their securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be made solely to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation 2017/1129 as amended together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State. This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”).
This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.
The information contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm, or to release publicly any revisions to the content of this announcement.
Neither of the Company, the Manager nor any of their respective affiliates makes any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this announcement and none of them accepts any responsibility for the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities in the Company. Neither the Company, the Manager nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement.
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