Nasdaq Copenhagen Nikolaj Plads 6 DK-1007 Copenhagen K
5 October 2016 Announcement No. 49
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Completion of offering of new and existing shares in NKT Holding A/S
The offering (the “Offering”) of up to 2,437,348 new shares and up to 947,889 existing shares (treasury shares), totalling up to 3,385,237 shares in NKT Holding A/S (“NKT”) has been successfully executed through an accelerated bookbuilding process. Reference is made to Company Announcements no. 48 of 4 October 2016.
In total, NKT will issue 2,437,348 new shares and sell 947,889 existing shares in the Offering at an offer price of DKK 415 per share, raising gross proceeds to NKT of approx. DKK 1.4 billion.
As the Offering was over-subscribed several times by Danish and international institutional investors, an individual allocation of shares has been made.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to partially finance the expected acquisition of ABB HV Cables.
Capital increase After the capital increase, the share capital of NKT will consist of 26,835,227 shares of DKK 20 each, equivalent to a nominal share capital of DKK 536,704,540.
The new shares represent approximately 9.99% of NKT’s registered share capital before the capital increase and will account for approximately 9.09% of NKT’s registered share capital upon completion of the capital increase.
Holding of treasury shares Following completion of the Offering, NKT does not hold any treasury shares.
Timetable for the capital increase
- Date of payment against delivery is 7 October 2016.
- Date of registration of the capital increase with the Danish Business Authorities is 7 October 2016.
- Date for admission for listing of new shares under the existing ISIN code is 10 October 2016.
The new shares The new shares will rank pari passu in all respects with existing shares in NKT.
The new shares will be negotiable instruments, and no restrictions will apply to their transferability. No shares, including the new shares, carry or will carry any special rights.
Rights conferred by the new shares, including voting rights and dividend rights, will apply from the time when the capital increase is registered with the Danish Business Authority.
The new shares must be registered in the name of the holder in the Company’s register of shareholders.
Taxation and dividends Dividend payments will be taxed pursuant to current legislation, including any applicable double taxation treaties.
The new shares and the treasury shares sold in the Offering are eligible for any dividends if and when payable.
ISIN codes Parent ISIN securities identification code DK0010287663. Temporary ISIN securities identification code DK0060761229.
Managers Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Markets (division of Nordea Bank Danmark A/S) and J.P. Morgan Securities plc. (the "Managers") acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners for the Offering.
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