Offer to purchase krill trawl vessel
Aker BioMarine has submitted a conditional offer to acquire the krill trawl
vessel Thorshøvdi with its krill trawl license from Krillsea Group AS for a
purchase price of NOK 130 000 000 free from encumbrances. A sale of the vessel
is conditional upon consent from the bond holders of Krillsea Group AS. It has
been decided to summon a bondholders meeting to request for consent to the sale.
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has provided their conditional consent to
Aker BioMarine taking over Thorshøvdi and its krill trawl license, if an
agreement is concluded between the parties. An agreement of purchase is
conditional upon approval by the board of directors of Aker BioMarine and
further due diligence investigations.
The company will revert with further information at a later stage.
For further information regarding Aker BioMarine, please contact:
Hallvard Muri, CEO, Aker BioMarine, tel: +47 24 13 00 00
Fredrik Nygaard, CFO and IR contact, Aker BioMarine, tel.: +47 24 13 00 00
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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