Vis børsmeldingen
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY OF THE
SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Oslo, 22 September 2022
Reference is made to the stock exchange release by Magnora ASA (“Magnora” or the
“Company”) made on 21 September 2022 regarding a contemplated private placement.
The Company hereby announces that it has raised approximately NOK 200 million in
gross proceeds through a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 8 950
000 new shares in the Company (the “Offer Shares”), at a price per share of NOK
22.35. The Private Placement took place through an accelerated bookbuilding
process, after close of markets on 21 September 2022, managed by Pareto
Securities AS as sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner as well as with
Danske Bank A/S (Norwegian Branch) and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)
acting as co-managers (jointly the “Managers”).
The private placement, which attracted significant interest from more than 100
investors, was approx. 7 times covered excluding shares pre-allocated to
Hafslund Vekst AS
CEO Erik Sneve commented: «Magnora is extremely pleased by the interest we have
received in this private placement. This shows that Magnora’s recent
developments have not gone unnoticed and that Magnora is viewed by investors as
an attractive renewable energy developer. A testament to this is that Hafslund,
which is a highly recognized industrial player in the power sector, is
contributing with 50% of the private placement to accelerate the company’s
further development."
The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to continue the
expansion of the Company’s development portfolio, hereunder accelerate the solar
PV and energy storage businesses as well as selected wind projects. The Company
will also secure new acreage through land lease agreements and grid connections
across project portfolios. In addition, the funds will be used to strengthen the
core team, for general corporate purposes, and to maintain the Company’s
flexibility to pursue high-return investment opportunities in its portfolio
companies.
Hafslund Vekst AS pre-subscribed for, and was allocated, Offer Shares for
approx. NOK 100 million in the Private Placement.
Completion of the Private Placement and the issuance of the Offer Shares were
resolved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) pursuant to a Board
authorisation granted by the Company’s ordinary general meeting held on 26 April
2022. Allocated Offer Shares are expected to be settled on or about 27 September
2022 through a delivery versus payment transaction. However, the Offer Shares
will not be tradable before the new share capital is registered in the Norwegian
Register of Business Enterprises, expected on or about 27 September 2022, based
on a pre-payment agreement with Pareto Securities AS. Following registration of
the share capital increase pertaining to the Private Placement, the Company will
have 66 822 679 shares outstanding.
Completion of the Private Placement implies a deviation from the preemptive
rights of the existing shareholders of the Company under the Norwegian Public
Limited Companies Act. When resolving the issuance of the Offer Shares in the
Private Placement, the Board considered this deviation and also the equal
treatment obligations under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, the rules on
equal treatment under Oslo Rule Book II for companies listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange and the Oslo Stock Exchange’s guidelines on the rule of equal
treatment. The Board is of the opinion that there are sufficient grounds to
deviate from the preemptive rights and that the Private Placement is in
compliance with the equal treatment requirements. By structuring the transaction
as a private placement, the Company was able to raise capital in an efficient
manner, with a lower discount to the current trading price and with
significantly lower completion risks compared to a rights issue, and strengthen
the Company’s shareholder base. Further, the number of Offer Shares to be issued
in connection with the Private Placement implies a limited dilution of existing
shareholders.
The following persons discharging managerial responsibilities in the Company
(“Primary Insiders”) have been allocated Offer Shares:
-
Torstein Sanness: 44 742 Offer Shares
-
Erik Sneve: 44 742 Offer Shares
-
Hilde Ådland: 4 474 Offer Shares
-
Haakon Alfstad: 13 422 Offer Shares
-
Espen Erdal: 4 474 Offer Shares
-
Hanne Wiger: 4 474 Offer Shares
A separate stock exchange announcement regarding the above transactions carried
out by Primary Insiders will be published in accordance with the EU Market Abuse
Regulation.
ADVISORS
Pareto Securities AS is acting as sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner in
connection with the Private Placement, and Danske Bank A/S (Norwegian Branch)
together with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) are acting as co-managers.
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the Managers and
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is acting as legal advisor to the Company.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
CONTACT DETAILS
For further information, please contact:
Erik Sneve, CEO, email: es@magnoraasa.com
Torstein Sanness, Executive chairman, email: sanness@sf-nett.no
ABOUT MAGNORA ASA
Magnora ASA (OSE: MGN) has a legacy royalty business that is re-invested in
renewable energy development projects and companies. Magnora’s portfolio of
renewable companies consists of Evolar AB, Helios Nordic Energy AB, Kustvind AB,
UK Solar PV, Magnora Offshore Wind AS, Magnora South Africa, and AGV. The
company is listed on the main list on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker MGN.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of the Company. The distribution
of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain
jurisdictions. Copies of this announcement may not be sent into jurisdictions,
or distributed in or sent from jurisdictions, in which this is barred or
prohibited by law.
The securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the
US Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the US Securities Act) and accordingly may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption
from registration under the US Securities Act. Any sale in the United States of
the securities mentioned in this communication will be made solely to “qualified
institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the US Securities Act. No
public offering of the securities will be made in the United States.
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 (EU) 2017/1129 (together with any applicable
implementing measures in any Member State).
In the United Kingdom, this communication is only addressed to and is only
directed at Qualified Investors who (i) are 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) are persons falling
within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies,
unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred to
as “Relevant Persons”). These materials are directed only at Relevant Persons
and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons.
Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is
available only to 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.
This announcement is not for publication or distribution in, directly or
indirectly, Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States or any other
jurisdiction in which such release, publication or distribution would be
unlawful, and it does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for or
purchase any securities in such countries or in any other jurisdiction. In
particular, the information contained herein should not be distributed or
otherwise transmitted into the United States or to publications with a general
circulation in the United States.
The Managers are acting for the Company in connection with the Private Placement
and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for
providing the protections afforded to their client or for providing advice in
relation to the Private Placement or any transaction or arrangement referred to
in this announcement.
Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and may be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”,
“continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intends”, “may”, “should”, “will” and similar
expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions.
Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made,
these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or
impossible to predict and are beyond its control. Such risks, uncertainties,
contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ
materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such
forward-looking statements. The information, opinions and forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date and are
subject to change without notice.
This announcement is made by and is the responsibility of, the Company. The
Managers are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else and will not be
responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to their clients, or for advice in relation to the contents of this
announcement or any of the matters referred to herein. Neither the Managers nor
any of their respective affiliates make any representation as to the accuracy or
completeness of this announcement and none of them accept 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 of the Company. Neither the
Managers nor any of their affiliates accept any liability arising from the use
of this announcement.
DISCLOSURE REGULATION
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
ATTACHMENTS
Download announcement as PDF.pdf -
https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/ir-files/17847805/1766/2370/Download%20announcement
%20as%20PDF.pdf
Kilde
