SAS publishes final subscription price in NOK in its rights issue
19 October 2020, 08.17 CEST
As announced by SAS AB (“SAS” or the “Company”) on 23 September 2020, the Board of Directors of SAS has resolved on a rights issue of common shares in accordance with the Company’s recapitalization plan. The subscription price in the rights issue is SEK 1.16 per common share. Holders of shares registered with Verdipapirsentralen and traded at Oslo Børs in Norway will pay an amount in NOK corresponding to the subscription price of SEK 1.16 per common share, as further described in the prospectus published on 30 September 2020 (the “Prospectus”).
The final subscription price in NOK has, as set out in the Prospectus, been determined based on Bloomberg’s 07:00 CEST NOK/SEK exchange rate today and resulted in a subscription price of NOK 1.2291 per common share. The aggregate amount in NOK that a subscriber will pay will be rounded up to whole centesimal (No. øre).
For further information, please contact:
SAS press office, +46 8 797 2944
Michel Fischier, VP Investor Relations, +46 70 997 0673
Advisors to the Company
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB is financial advisor to SAS and Global Coordinator in connection with the recapitalization plan.
Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB and Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP are legal advisors to SAS.
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Danske Bank A/S, Danmark, Sverige Filial and Swedbank AB (publ) have been appointed Solicitation Agents and Joint Bookrunners in the rights issue.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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The information was submitted by Michel Fischier for publication on 19-10-2020 08:17 CET.