09.11.2020
Subscription period for Subsequent Offering ends today
Reference is made to the stock exchange notice by Solstad Offshore ASA (the “Company”) on 26 October 2020 regarding the commencement of the subscription period for the subsequent offering of 1,336,973 new shares, each with a par value of NOK 1.00 (the “Offer Shares”) at a subscription price of NOK 2.80 per share (the “Subsequent Offering”).
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, PUBLICATION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE.
The subscription period in the Subsequent Offering ends today, Monday 9 November 2020 at 16:30 CET. Correctly completed subscription forms must be received by Arctic Securities AS, or, in the case of online subscriptions, be duly registered, by such deadline. Subscription rights that are not used to subscribe for Offer Shares by the said deadline will have no value and will lapse without compensation to the holder.
For further information, please refer to the prospectus dated 19 October 2020 and the Company’s stock exchange notices of 20 and 23 October 2020. The prospectus, including the subscription form for the subsequent offering, is available at https://www.solstad.com/ and https://www.arctic.com/.
Skudeneshavn, 9 November 2020
Contacts
Lars Peder Solstad CEO, at +47 91 31 85 85
Kjetil Ramstad CFO, at +47 90 75 94 89
Solstad Offshore ASA
www.solstad.com
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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