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Nicosia, Cyprus - 26 May 2025 - Reference is made to the stock exchange
announcement on 28 March 2025 regarding the combination of SeaBird Exploration
Plc (“SeaBird Exploration”) and Energy Drilling Pte Ltd (“Energy Drilling”) in a
share-for-share acquisition. The transaction has now been successfully
completed. As resolved by the extraordinary general meeting of SeaBird
Exploration on 25 April 2025, the company will change its name to SED Energy
Holdings Plc (“Energy Holdings” or the “Company”), pending formal registration.
Alf C. Thorkildsen, incoming Chair of the Board of Energy Holdings, commented:
“This transaction marks a major milestone in the strategic development of both
companies. Energy Holdings brings together two strong organizations with highly
capable and proven teams. With a strengthened platform, we are well positioned
to create long-term shareholder value.”
Energy Holdings will be a strong industrial partner with a diversified portfolio
of resilient, cash-generative assets. The company will benefit from increased
scale following the merger, with enhanced earnings capacity, improved financing
terms and strong free cash flow generation.
“The combined company enters this next phase with a robust revenue backlog and a
conservative capital structure, providing a solid foundation for attractive
capital returns. Our primary focus will be on distributing available liquidity
to shareholders, while also pursuing disciplined, value-accretive growth,”
Thorkildsen added.
Energy Holdings will publish its pro-forma consolidated financial results for
the first quarter of 2025 on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 06:00 CEST, followed by
a live audio webcast the same day at 10:00 CEST. The presentation will be hosted
by Kurt M. Waldeland, incoming CEO of Energy Holdings, Viggo Pedersen, CFO of
Energy Drilling, and Sveinung Alvestad, CFO of SeaBird Exploration.
Organization
Kurt M. Waldeland has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer of Energy
Holdings. He will oversee the Group’s strategic and corporate functions,
including capital allocation, M&A, and growth initiatives. He will also be
responsible for managing investor relations activities and engagement with other
key stakeholders. Mr. Waldeland will be based at Energy Holdings’ headquarters
in Cyprus.
Pursuant to a resolution by the extraordinary general meeting of SeaBird
Exploration on 25 April 2025, the Company’s board of directors will consist of
the following members:
Alf Christian Thorkildsen, Chair
Kjell Erik Jacobsen, Director
Tan Ching Chin, Director
Marcus Cheng Siong Huat, Director and CEO of Energy Drilling
Zhao Beijia, Director
Ståle Roar Rodahl, Director
Lefki Savvidou, Director
Pantelis Evangelou, Director
Savvas Savvides, Director
Kurt Magne Waldeland, Director and incoming CEO Energy Holdings
Odd Sondre Svalastog Helsing will act as an observer on the Board of Energy
Holdings and support the board on strategic matters. He served on the SeaBird
board until the transaction closed and is currently an Investment Manager at MH
Capital.
Settlement
As settlement for the transaction, former shareholders of Energy Drilling have
received a total of 645,508,281 new shares in Energy Holdings, representing
approximately 88.91% of the outstanding shares in Energy Holdings. Of the new
shares issued, a total of 537,408,281 shares have been issued as ordinary shares
and 108,100,000 as new non-voting class B shares (the “Class B Shares”).
The newly issued ordinary shares will initially be unlisted and issued under a
separate ISIN pending approval of a listing prospectus. Following approval of
the listing prospectus, the new ordinary shares will be listed and tradeable
under the same ISIN as existing shares. The Class B Shares will not be listed.
Energy Holdings will have a total of 725,984,552 outstanding shares, of which
617,884,552 are ordinary shares and 108,100,000 are Class B Shares, each with a
nominal value EUR 0.17. The registration of the share capital increase in
connection with the issue of the new shares will be confirmed in a separate
announcement once completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Investor relations: ir@energyholdings.cy
Press: contact@energyholdings.cy
ABOUT ENERGY HOLDINGS:
SED Energy Holdings Plc (ticker code “ENH”) is an industrial investor focused on
owning and developing leading businesses in the energy sector. The company
targets predictable cash flows, attractive shareholder distributions and
selective growth through value-accretive investments. Its current portfolio
consists of Energy Drilling, a leading owner and operator of tender-assisted
drilling rigs, and SeaBird Exploration, a global provider of marine seismic data
acquisition services to the oil and gas industry. Energy Holdings is listed on
Euronext Oslo Børs. For more information, please visit www.energyholdings.cy -
http://www.energyholdings.cy.
DISCLOSURE REGULATION:
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in article 19 of the
Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act.
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