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Austevoll, Norway, 6 July 2023: Reference is made to the stock exchange
announcement made by DOF Group ASA ("DOF" or the "Company", ticker symbol
"DOFG") on 6 July 2023 whereby the Company announced that the increase in the
Company's share capital in connection with exercise of greenshoe option had been
registered.
DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, has today redelivered a total of 1,830,595
ordinary shares to Moco Holding AS, being a close associate of primary insider
Mons Svendal Aase (chief executive officer), Energy Investors AS, being a close
associate of primary insider Svein Harald Øygard (chairman of the board of
directors), Harald Thorstein being a primary insider, Djupedalen AS, being a
close associate of primary insider Hilde Drønen (chief financial officer), and
ML Kapital AS, being a close associate of primary insider Martin Lundberg (EVP
responsible for Finance and Investor Relations), borrowed for the purposes of
facilitating delivery in respect of the over-allotments made in connection with
the Company's initial public offering of shares.
The forms of notification and public disclosure for such redelivery of borrowed
shares are attached.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in article 19 of the
Regulation EU 596/2014 (the EU Market Abuse Regulation) and section 5-12 of the
Norwegian Securities Act.
Advisors
ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Carnegie AS, DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, and
Pareto Securities AS are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint
Bookrunners in the IPO (the "Managers").
Lazard Ltd is acting as financial adviser to the Company (the "Financial
Advisor").
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal counsel to the Company.
Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS is acting as legal counsel to the Managers.
For further information, please contact:
Mons Aase, CEO DOF Group ASA
Phone: +47 91 66 10 12
E-mail: Mons.Aase@dof.com
Svein Harald Øygard, Chairperson DOF Group ASA
Phone: +47 90 02 40 09
E-mail: sveinharaldoygard@gmail.com
About DOF Group ASA
With a multi-national workforce of about 4,000 personnel, DOF Group ASA is an
international group of companies which owns and operates a fleet of modern
offshore/subsea vessels, and engineering capacity to service both the offshore
and subsea market. With over 40 years in the offshore business, the group has a
strong position in terms of experience, innovation, product range, technology
and capacity. DOF's core businesses are vessel ownership, vessel management,
project management, engineering, vessel operations, survey, remote intervention
and diving operations primarily for the oil and gas sector. From PSV charter to
Subsea engineering, DOF offers a full spectrum of top quality offshore services
to facilitate an ever-growing and demanding industry. The Company's main
operation centers and business units are located in Norway, the UK, the USA,
Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Angola, and Australia.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not contain or
constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for,
securities to any person in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan or the United
States, including its territories and possessions, any state of the United
States and the District of Columbia (the "United States") or to any person to
whom, or in any jurisdiction in which, such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
The securities referred to herein may not be offered, subscribed, used, pledged,
sold, resold, allotted, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly, in or
into the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities
Act. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and
will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or under the applicable
securities laws of Australia, New Zealand, Canada or Japan. There will be no
public offer of the securities in the United States. Subject to certain
exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in
Australia, New Zealand, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of,
any national, resident or citizen of Australia, New Zealand, Canada or Japan.
In any EEA Member State, other than Norway, this communication is only addressed
to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the
meaning of the EU Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive
any offering of the securities referred to in this communication without an
approved prospectus in such EEA Member State.
This communication does not constitute an offer of the securities referred to
herein to the public in the United Kingdom. No prospectus has been or will be
approved in the United Kingdom in respect of the securities referred to herein.
This communication is being distributed to and is directed only at (i) persons
who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) persons who are investment
professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") and (iii) high
net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated,
falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together
being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any investment activity to which this
communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with,
Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely
on this document or any of its contents.
In connection with the contemplated offering, the Managers and any of their
affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or
purchase shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell
or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such shares and other securities of
the Company or related investments in connection with the contemplated offering
or otherwise. Accordingly, references in any prospectus, if published, to the
shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in
should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition,
placing or dealing by, such Managers and any of their affiliates acting as
investors for their own accounts. The Managers do not intend to disclose the
extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with
any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "aims", "expect",
"anticipate", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and
similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based
upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
assumptions. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were
reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important
factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control.
Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause
actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in
this release by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to
future performance. The Company, each of the Managers and their respective
affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review
or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this announcement whether
as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
None of the Managers or any of their respective affiliates or any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents accepts any
responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or
warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the
information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted
from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its
subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or
electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for any loss
howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise
arising in connection therewith. This announcement has been prepared by and is
the sole responsibility of the Company.
The Managers and their affiliates are acting exclusively for the Company and the
selling shareholders and no-one else in connection with the intended offering.
They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to
the intended offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the
Company and the selling shareholders for providing the protections afforded to
their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the intended
offering, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or
other matter referred to herein.
Lazard & Co., Limited ("Lazard"), which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as financial
adviser to the Company, and no one else, in connection with the matters set out
in this announcement, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the
Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard nor for
providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any other
matter or arrangement referred to herein. Neither Lazard nor any of its
affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever
(whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or
otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Lazard in connection with this
announcement, any matter, arrangement or statement contained or referred to
herein or otherwise.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon
in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as
investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as
an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a
recommendation to buy or sell any securities of the Company. Neither the
Managers nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability arising
from the use of this announcement.
Each of the Company, the Managers and their respective affiliates expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any
statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
The issue, 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 assume any responsibility in the event there is a
violation by any person of such restrictions. The distribution of this
announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain
jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other
information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe
any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.