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Oslo, 10 January 2023: Reference is made to the previous stock exchange notices relating to the proposed amendments as announced by Norwegian Energy Company ASA ("Noreco" or the "Company") on 8 November 2022 (the "NOR13 Amendments") to the Company's outstanding USD 165,229,319 2019/2027 convertible bond loan with ISIN NO0010851520 issued by Noreco ("NOR13"), as well as the updated timeline for implementation of the NOR13 Amendments published on 20 December 2022.
The NOR13 Effective Time Notice Date is 12 January 2023, being the latest date for exercising the conversion right prior to implementation of the NOR13 Amendments. All NOR13 bondholders who would like to convert their NOR13 bonds (including payable interest at 26 January 2023) into shares in the Company at the existing NOR13 terms prior to the NOR13 Amendments being implemented must ensure that the conversion notice is submitted to the paying and conversion agent Arctic Securities through settlement@arctic.com by 16:30 Oslo time on 12 January 2023. Conditional conversion notices already sent to the paying and conversion agent will remain in escrow with the paying and conversion agent unless explicitly revoked and will be deemed received on the Effective Time Notice Date.
As previously announced on 27 December 2022, bondholders representing 91.6% of outstanding NOR13 bonds chose to exchange their holdings into the new NOR15 convertible bonds. As of 9 January 2023, the paying and conversion agent had additionally received conversion notices into shares in the Company for 8.1% of NOR13 bonds. These figures currently imply that only 0.2%, corresponding to approx. USD 375,000, of the original NOR13 bonds will remain outstanding after the NOR13 Effective Time Notice Date and thereby be subject to the NOR13 Amendments.
The Company therefore reminds NOR13 bondholders who have not yet exercised their conversion right to shares on existing NOR13 terms that the deadline for conversion (with accrued interest) on existing terms is 12 January 2023 as set out above.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Contact:
Cathrine Torgersen, EVP Investor Relations & ESG
Email: ct@noreco.com
Phone: + 47 915 28 501
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This announcement may not be used for, or in connection with, and does not constitute, any offer of securities for sale in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The securities transactions have not been made in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly in or into any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation to such person or where prior registration or approval is required for that purpose. No steps have been taken or will be taken relating to the securities transactions in any jurisdiction in which such steps would be required.
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This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.
The shares and bonds of the Company nor the shares or bonds issued in the securities transactions have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account of, U.S. persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act), except pursuant to an effective registration statement under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of, the US Securities Act.
All offers and sales outside the United States will be made in reliance on Regulation S under the US Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.
This announcement does not constitute an offering circular or prospectus in connection with an offering of securities of the Company. Investors must neither accept any offer for, nor acquire, any securities to which this document refers, unless they do so on the basis of the information contained in the investor material made available by the Company only to qualified persons in certain jurisdictions where an offer may be made. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities and cannot be relied on for any investment contract or decision.
This document contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this information are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are current expectations and projections relating to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. These statements may include, without limitation, any statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as "target," "believe," "expect," "aim," "intend," "may," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project," "will," "can have," "likely," "should," "would," "could" and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond the Company's control that could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which it will operate in the future.
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