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Quantafuel has received inquiries from several shareholders about where to find documentation related to the offer from Harald Norway BidCo AS, controlled by Viridor Limited, to purchase all shares in Quantafuel for NOK 6.38 per share (the “Offer”). Therefore, please see a brief explanation below. More information about the Offer is available in the company’s stock exchange announcements at www.newsweb.no and in the offer document published 2 March 2023. A Norwegian version follows below.
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The board of directors of Quantafuel recommends all shareholders to accept the Offer. For further information, please see the company’s stock exchange announcement of 28 February 2023 (NewsWeb).
• The offer document, and the form used to accept the Offer, are available at Quantafuel forside | Pågående emisjoner | Emisjoner | Aksjer | DNB Markets fra A til Å - DNB.
• Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer must return a correctly filled out and signed acceptance form to DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, within Wednesday, 29 March 2023 16:30 (CEST).
• The acceptance form must be sent by email to retail@dnb.no or by regular post to:
DNB Bank ASA, Registrars Department
Postboks 1600 Sentrum
0021 Oslo
Norway
• Questions related to the acceptance form can be directed to DNB Markets at retail@dnb.no.
• If you own shares in Quantafuel that are registered on a nominee account (custodian) in the VPS, and you wish to accept the Offer, we advise that you contact your nominee as soon as possible if you have questions to procedures and deadlines. The acceptance form must be submitted by the nominee to DNB Markets on your behalf, following your instruction that you wish to accept the Offer.
• Assuming that the offer period is not extended and that all conditions for the Offer (as further described in the offer document) are met, settlement is expected to take place during the second quarter of 2023. Any delays or extensions of the offer period may affect the timing of settlement. Settlement for shares sold under the Offer will be transferred to the account registered in VPS for payment of dividends, unless otherwise indicated in the acceptance form.
Information about the Offer will be announced at the Company’s website - Financial news - Quantafuel and NewsWeb (oslobors.no).
NORWEGIAN VERSION BELOW:
Informasjon til aksjeeiere om aksept av tilbudet fra Viridor
Quantafuel har fått henvendelser fra flere aksjeeiere om hvor man finner dokumentasjon knyttet til tilbudet av Harald Norway BidCo AS, kontrollert av Viridor Limited, om kjøp av alle aksjene i Quantafuel for NOK 6,38 per aksje (“Tilbudet”). Se derfor en kort forklaring nedenfor. Mer informasjon om Tilbudet fremgår av selskapets børsmeldinger på www.newsweb.no og tilbudsdokumentet offentliggjort 2. mars 2023.
Styret i Quantafuel anbefaler alle aksjeeiere om å akseptere Tilbudet. Se selskapets børsmelding av 28. februar 2023 (NewsWeb).
• Tilbudsdokumentet, og skjemaet som benyttes for å akseptere Tilbudet, er tilgjengelig på Quantafuel forside | Pågående emisjoner | Emisjoner | Aksjer | DNB Markets fra A til Å - DNB.
• Aksjeeiere som ønsker å akseptere Tilbudet må returnere et korrekt utfylt og signert akseptskjema til DNB Markets, en del av DNB Bank ASA, innen onsdag, 29. mars 2023 kl. 16:30.
• Akseptskjemaet sendes på e-post til retail@dnb.no eller per post til:
DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice
Postboks 1600 Sentrum
0021 Oslo
Norge
• Spørsmål om utfylling av akseptskjema kan rettes til DNB Markets på e-post til retail@dnb.no.
• Hvis du eier aksjer i Quantafuel som er registrert på en forvalterkonto i VPS, og du ønsker å akseptere Tilbudet, anbefaler vi at du kontakter din forvalter så snart som mulig ved spørsmål til fremgangsmåte og frister. Det er forvalteren som må sende inn akseptskjema til DNB Markets på dine vegne, etter instruks fra deg om at du ønsker å akseptere Tilbudet.
• Under forutsetningen av at tilbudsperioden ikke forlenges og at alle betingelser for Tilbudet (slik nærmere beskrevet i tilbudsdokumentet) oppfylles, forventes det at oppgjør vil finne sted i løpet av andre kvartal 2023. Eventuelle forsinkelser eller forlengelser av tilbudsperioden kan påvirke tidspunktet for oppgjør. Oppgjør for aksjer som selges under Tilbudet vil bli overført til kontoen registrert i VPS for betaling av utbytte, med mindre noe annet angis i akseptskjemaet.
Informasjon om Tilbudet vil bli annonsert på selskapets hjemmeside - Financial news - Quantafuel og på NewsWeb (oslobors.no).
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. When published, the Offer Document and related acceptance forms will not and may not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted into or within any jurisdiction where prohibited by applicable law, including, without limitation, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong and Japan. The Offeror does not assume any responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. This announcement is not a tender offer document and, as such, does not constitute an offer or the solicitation of an offer to acquire the Shares. Investors may accept the Offer only on the basis of the information provided in the Offer Document. Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in any jurisdiction where either an offer or participation therein is prohibited by applicable law or where any tender offer document or registration or other requirements would apply in addition to those undertaken in Norway.
Notice to U.S. Holders
U.S. Holders (as defined below) are advised that the Shares are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and that the Company is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Exchange Act”), and is not required to, and does not, file any reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder. The Offer will be made to holders of Shares resident in the United States (“U.S. Holders”) on the same terms and conditions as those made to all other holders of Shares in the Company to whom an offer is made. Any information documents, including the Offer Document, will be disseminated to U.S. Holders on a basis comparable to the method that such documents are provided to the Company’s other shareholders to whom an offer is made. The Offer will be made by the Offeror and no one else. The Offer will be made to U.S. Holders pursuant to Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E under the U.S. Exchange Act as a "Tier II” tender offer, and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Norwegian law. Accordingly, the Offer will be subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements, including with respect to the offer timetable, settlement procedures and timing of payments, that are different from those that would be applicable under U.S. domestic tender offer procedures and law.
Pursuant to an exemption from Rule 14e-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, the Offeror and its affiliates or brokers (acting as agents for the Offeror or its affiliates, as applicable) may from time to time, and other than pursuant to the Offer, directly or indirectly, purchase or arrange to purchase, Shares or any securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for such Shares outside the United States during the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance, so long as those acquisitions or arrangements comply with applicable Norwegian law and practice and the provisions of such exemption. To the extent information about such purchases or arrangements to purchase is made public in Norway, such information will be disclosed by means of an English language press release via an electronically operated information distribution system in the United States or other means reasonably calculated to inform U.S. Holders of such information.
Neither the SEC nor any securities supervisory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States has approved or disapproved the Offer or reviewed it for its fairness, nor have the contents of the Offer Document or any other documentation relating to the Offer been reviewed for accuracy, completeness or fairness by the SEC or any securities supervisory authority in the United States. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
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