Norsk Titanium AS: Final results for the final exercise period for the Warrants
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Oslo, Norway, 2 December 2024: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Norsk Titanium AS (the "Company") on 29 November 2024 regarding the last day of the final exercise period for the remaining 135,796,540 outstanding warrants (the "Warrants") issued to investors in the partially underwritten rights issue of 229,038,787 new shares in the Company (the "Rights Issue").
The final exercise period for the Warrants expired at 16:30 hours (CET) on 29 November 2024. At the expiry of the final exercise period, 135,298,647 Warrants were exercised, representing 99.6 % of the total remaining Warrants, resulting in an aggregate subscription of 135,298,647 new shares (the "New Shares") by the subscribers at a subscription price of NOK 1.06892 per New Share, raising gross proceeds of approximately NOK 144,623,430.
In addition, pursuant to the additional commitment provided by Global Portfolio Investment ("GPI"), as described in the stock exchange announcement from the Company on 14 November 2024, the Board of Directors will resolve a share capital increase of NOK 39,831.44 by issuance of 497,893 shares at a subscription price of NOK 1.06892 per share, raising gross proceeds of approximately NOK 532,208.
Total gross proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants and additional commitment provided by GPI amount to approximately NOK 145,155,638. With the conclusion of the final exercise period for the Warrants and the issuance of shares to GPI pursuant to their additional commitment, the Company expects to fully fund its business plan to achieve 2026 revenues of USD 150m and EBITDA margins of 30%.
Notifications of allocated New Shares and the corresponding aggregate exercise price to be paid by each subscriber are expected to be distributed today, on 2 December 2024. Payment for the allocated New Shares falls due on 6 December 2024.
The New Shares may not be transferred or traded before (i) they have been fully paid, (ii) the share capital increase pertaining to the New Shares has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Nw. Foretaksregisteret), and (iii) the New Shares have been issued in the VPS.
The New Shares are expected to be tradable on the Euronext Growth Oslo from the time the share capital increase pertaining to the New Shares has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Nw. Foretaksregisteret), expected on or about 10 December 2024.
For more information, please contact:
Ashar Ashary, CFO Norsk Titanium AS
Email: Ashar.Ashary@norsktitanium.com
Tel: +1 518 556 8966
For information about the Warrants. Please contact Carnegie AS (the "Manager"):
Tel: +47 22 00 93 40
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.
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