Archer Limited: Final results in the subsequent offering and allocation of shares
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Hamilton, Bermuda (March 27, 2023)
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Archer Limited ("Archer" or the "Company") on 10 March 2023 regarding the approval and publication of a prospectus dated 10 March 2023 (the "Prospectus") and launch of a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") of up to 228,800,000 new common shares of the Company, each with a par value of USD 0.01, at a subscription price of NOK 1.0 per share (the "Offer Shares").
The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering (the "Subscription Period") expired on 24 March 2023 at 16:30 hours (CET). By the end of the Subscription Period, the Company had received valid subscriptions for 17,773,685 Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering. As a result, a total of 17,773,685 Offer Shares will be allocated based on in accordance with the allocation criteria set out in the Prospectus.
The Company raised the NOK equivalent to USD 1.7 million in gross proceeds through the Subsequent Offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Subsequent Offering to retire existing debt. In the event that such existing debt has been retired at the time net proceeds from the Subsequent Offering are received by the Company, the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Notifications of allocated Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering and the corresponding amount to be paid by each subscriber will be sent out in a separate letter to each subscriber today, 27 March 2023. Subject to timely payment of the entire subscription amount in the Subsequent Offering, the Offer Shares will be delivered to the VPS accounts of the subscribers to whom they are allocated and listed on Oslo Børs on or about 4 April 2023.
Following the issue of the Offer Shares, the Company's issued share capital will be USD 7,853,322.97 divided on 785,332,297 common shares, each with a par value of USD 0.01.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Advisors:
DNB Markets, part of DNB Bank ASA, Pareto Securities AS, Sparebank 1 Markets, Skandinavia Enskildabanken AB (Public) Oslo Branch and Arctic Securities AS are acting as managers in the Subsequent Offering (jointly the "Managers").
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is acting as legal advisor to the Company and Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS is acting as legal advisors to the Managers.
For additional information, please contact:
Dag Skindlo, Chief Executive Officer
Mobile: +47 982 26 624
Email: [email protected]
Espen Joranger, Chief Financial Officer
Mobile: +47 982 06 812
Email: [email protected]
Joachim Houeland, Manager Treasury and Investor Relations
Mobile: +47 482 78 748
Email: [email protected]
Additional information about the Company can be found at:
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Important information:
This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.
The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be made solely to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures) in any Member State.
This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement 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”). This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.
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 Manager assume 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 a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “strategy”, “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 believe 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 their 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.
The Company does not make any guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this announcement are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this announcement or any obligation to update or revise the statements in this announcement to reflect subsequent events. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this announcement. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm, or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this announcement.
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. 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. This announcement is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation as implemented in any Member State.