Prosafe SE : approved prospectus and launch of subsequent offering
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR THE UNITED STATES
Reference is made to previous announcements concerning the refinancing (the
"Refinancing") of Prosafe SE ("Prosafe" or the "Company") as first announced on
7 July 2016.
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway has approved a prospectus prepared
by Company covering the following:
Listing of 5,777,439,757 new shares issued as part of the Refinancing, the
offering and listing of up to 504,000,000 shares (the "Offer Shares") to be
issued in connection with the subsequent repair offering (the "Subsequent
Offering") and listing of new convertible bonds ("New Convertible Bonds").
The Subsequent Offering comprises an offering of up to 504,000,000 Offer Shares
at a subscription price of NOK 0.25. The Company's shareholders as of 12 July
2016, as documented by the shareholder register in the Norwegian Central
Securities Depository (the "VPS") as of 14 July 2016 (T+2)(the "Record Date"),
and who are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be
unlawful, or would (in jurisdictions other than Norway) require any prospectus
filing, registration or similar action, will receive non-transferable
subscription rights (the "Subscription Rights") based on their shareholding as
of that date ("Eligible Shareholders"). Eligible Shareholders will be entitled
to over-subscribe.
Each Eligible Shareholder will be granted 3.56 Subscription Rights for each
share registered as held by such Eligible Shareholder as of the Record Date
rounded down to the nearest whole Subscription Right. Each Subscription Right
will, subject to applicable securities laws, give the right to subscribe for and
be allocated one (1) Offer Share. The subscription period for the Subsequent
Offering commences on 17 October 2016 and expires at 16:30 hours, Oslo time, on
31 October 2016 (the "Subscription Period"). Please note that Subscription
Rights that are not used to subscribe for Offer Shares before the end of the
Subscription Period will lapse without compensation and consequently be of no
value.
The Subsequent Offering is managed by ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Pareto Securities
AS, DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Nordea Markets, a part of Nordea Bank
Norge ASA and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.), Oslo branch (SEB) (the
"Managers").
The Prospectus, including the subscription form, will be available from 17
October 2016 at www.prosafe.com, www.abgsc.no, www.paretosec.com,
www.dnb.no/emisjoner, www.nordea.no/prs and www.seb.no, and will also be
available free of charge at the business offices of the Company and the
Managers.
Subscriptions may be made by duly completing and delivering the subscription
form, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Prospectus, to
one of the subscription offices set out therein. Norwegian investors with a VPS
account can in addition subscribe for Offer Shares online at www.abgsc.no,
www.paretosec.com, www.dnb.no/emisjoner, www.nordea.no/prs or www.seb.no.
Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible
accommodation vessels. The Company is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus and
listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker code PRS. For more information,
please refer to www.prosafe.com.
Larnaca, 14 October 2016
Georgina Georgiou, General Manager
Prosafe SE
For further information, please contact:
Stig Harry Christiansen, Acting CEO
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: +47 47 80 78 13
Robin Laird, Acting CFO
Prosafe Offshore Services Pte Limited
Phone: +65 81 27 21 01
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Important information:
The release is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part directly
or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States
(including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and
the District of Columbia).
This release is an announcement issued pursuant to legal information
obligations, and is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. It is issued for information
purposes only, and does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation
to purchase or subscribe for securities, in the United States or in any other
jurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be
registered under the United States Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). The Securities may not be offered or sold in United States except
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. The Company does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the
securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the
securities in United States. Copies of this announcement are not being made and
may not be distributed or sent into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United
States. The subscription or purchase of shares in the Company is subject to
specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. Neither the
Company nor the Managers assumes any responsibility in the event there is a
violation by any person of such restrictions.
The distribution of this release may in certain jurisdictions be restricted by
law. Persons into whose possession this release comes should inform themselves
about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these
restrictions may constitute violation of the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. The Managers are acting for the Company and no one else in
connection with the Subsequent Offering and will not be responsible to anyone
other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their
respective clients or for providing advice in relation to any other matter
referred to in this release.
Forward-looking statements:
This release and any materials distributed in connection with this release may
contain certain forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve risk and uncertainty because they reflect the Company's
current expectations and assumptions as to future events and circumstances that
may not prove accurate. A number of material factors could cause actual results
and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.