Budet er på 71, litt skuffet, men ok.
Reference is made to the announcement today concerning the recommended voluntary
offer (the “Offer”) for all shares of Opera Software ASA (the “Company”) of NOK
71 per share, to be made by Golden Brick Silk Road (Shenzhen) Equity Investment
Fund II LLP.
As follows from the announcement, all board members holding shares in the
Company and certain management members have, on certain terms and conditions,
undertaken to pre-accept the Offer. This includes
Chairman of the Board Sverre Munck, 25 000 shares
Board Member Marianne Heien Blystad, 100 000 shares
Board Member Audun Wickstrand Iversen, 25 000 shares
Board member (employee representative) Malin Rundberg, 2 000 shares
Board member (employee representative) Erik Möller, 812 shares
Board member (employee representative) Christian Uribe, 248 shares
CEO Lars Boilesen, 23 735 shares
CFO Erik C. Harrell, 103 489 shares
CCO Andreas Thome, 12 339 shares
Upon and subject to completion of the Offer, the directors and officers will not
hold any shares in the Company. Christian Uribe holds 25,000 options in the
Company. Lars Boilesen holds 168,000 employee restricted share units (RSUs) and
300 000 options in the Company. Erik C. Harrell holds 35,000 RSUs and 612,500
options in the Company. Andreas Thome holds 35,000 RSUs and 520,000 options in
the Company.
The information herein is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Petter Lade, Investor Relations
Tel: +47 2369 2400
About Opera Software ASA
Opera enables more than 350 million internet consumers worldwide to connect with
the content and services that matter most to them. Opera also helps publishers
monetize their content through advertising and advertisers reach the audiences
that build value for their businesses, capitalizing on a global consumer
audience reach that exceeds 1 billion.