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February 3, 2023 – Reference is made to the stock exchange release published by Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (the “Company”) on 19:00 CET, January 30, 2023, regarding a buy-back, and an offer to buy-back, the zero-coupon senior unsecured NOK 3,714,318,301 Retained Claims Bonds maturing September 30, 2026 with ISIN 0010996457 (the "Bonds") at a price of 72.50 per cent of par value (the “Buy-Back Price”).
The offer expired at 17:00 CET, February 2, 2022, and the Company has bought bonds with aggregate nominal value of NOK 72,242,775 at the Buy-Back Price.
The Company is satisfied with the results of the buy-back, which helps to optimise the capital structure at an attractive price, and it will also reduce the finance cost for the Company.
Together with the buy-back announced on January 30, 2023, the Company now holds bonds with aggregate nominal value of NOK 484,742,775. The purchased bonds will be cancelled.
DNB Markets assisted the Company in the buy-back process.