SalMars annonserte frivillige kontanttilbud for å kjøpe alle utestående aksjer i Norway Royal Salmon ASA vil ikke fremmes

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SalMars annonserte frivillige kontanttilbud for å kjøpe alle utestående aksjer i Norway Royal Salmon ASA vil ikke fremmes

Frøya, 26. august 2021

Det vises til børsmelding datert 20. august 2021 hvor SalMar ASA ("SalMar") annonserte sin intensjon om å fremme et frivillig kontanttilbud for å kjøpe alle utestående aksjer i Norway Royal Salmon ASA ("NRS" eller "Selskapet") for NOK 270 per aksje ("Tilbudet"). I børsmeldingen publisert av Selskapet 26. august 2021 ble det annonsert at NTS ASA ("NTS") har mottatt aksepter i det pliktige tilbudet som resulterer i at NTS blir eier av mer enn 50 % av aksjene i NRS.

Tilbudet til SalMar var betinget av at SalMar mottar aksepter for, eller på annet vis blir eier av, aksjer i NRS som representerer mer enn 50 % av aksjene i NRS. Ettersom denne betingelsen ikke kan oppfylles, vil SalMar heller ikke fremme Tilbudet.

SalMar konstaterer at Tilbudet fra SalMar, som var priset med en vesentlig premie til NTS' pliktige tilbud og etter SalMars vurdering representerte en rettferdig verdsettelse av NRS, ikke vil fremmes for aksjeeierne i NRS, og  at synergiene som kunne vært oppnådd gjennom en sammenslåing av NRS og SalMar ikke vil realiseres.

For mer informasjon, vennligst kontakt:

Håkon Husby, IR-ansvarlig

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Denne   informasjonen   anses  å  være  innsideinformasjon  i  henhold  til  EUs markedsmisbruksforordning  (MAR), og  er underlagt  opplysningskravene i henhold til verdipapirhandelloven § 5-12. Børsmeldingen er offentliggjort av Håkon Husby, IR-ansvarlig hos SalMar ASA, 26. august 2021 kl [•].

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