Atlantic Sapphire ASA: Last Day of the Recommended Mandatory Tender Offer
2026-08-28 08:00:00
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Miami, Florida, 28 August 2026
Reference is made to the recommended mandatory tender offer to acquire all
issued and outstanding shares in Atlantic Sapphire ASA (the "Company") not
already owned by Coral HoldCo AS (the "Offeror"), at an offer price of NOK 0.80
per share in the Company announced 30 July 2026 (the "Offer").
The acceptance period for the Offer expires today, 28 August 2026, at 16:30
CEST.
The complete terms and conditions of the Offer, including procedures for how to
accept the Offer, are set out in the offer document dated 30 July 2026 (the
"Offer Document"). Shareholders wishing to accept the Offer must, prior to
expiry of the offer period and in accordance with the procedures set out in the
Offer Document, duly complete and return the acceptance form which is included
in the Offer Document. The Offer may only be accepted on the basis of the Offer
Document.
Shareholders who accept the Offer shall receive settlement no later than two
weeks after the expiry of the acceptance period, and thus no later than 11
September 2026 if the Offer Period (as defined in the Offer Document) is not
extended.
Following settlement of the Offer and subject to completion of the restructuring
steps set out in the Offer Document (including de-listing of the shares), the
Company shall in due course provide further information on the contemplated
Private Placement (as defined and further described in the Offer Document).
Advisors
Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS is acting as legal advisor to the Offeror.
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA is acting as legal advisor to the Company. Arctic
Securities AS is acting as financial advisor to the Company and the Board in
connection with the Offer. DNB Carnegie, a part of DNB Bank ASA, is acting as
receiving agent in connection with the settlement of the Offer.
About Atlantic Sapphire ASA
Atlantic Sapphire is pioneering Bluehouse® (land-raised) salmon farming,
locally, and transforming protein production, globally. Atlantic Sapphire
operated its innovation center in Denmark from 2011 until 2021 with a strong
focus on R&D and innovation to equip the Company with the technology and
procedures that enable the Company to commercially scale up production in end
markets close to the consumer. In the US, the Company holds the requisite
permits and patents to construct its Bluehouse® in an ideal location in
Homestead, Florida, just south of Miami. The Company's Phase 1 facility is in
operation, which provides the capacity to harvest up to approximately
7,500-8,500 tons (HOG) of salmon annually. The Company completed its first
commercial harvest in the US in September 2020. Atlantic Sapphire's Phase 2
expansion will bring total annual production capacity to 25,000 tons and the
Company has a long-term targeted harvest volume of >100,000 tons.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to the
Norwegian Securities Trading Act section 5-12.
Important notice
The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information in
connection with the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The
Offer Document and related acceptance forms are not and may not be distributed,
forwarded or transmitted into or within any jurisdiction where prohibited by
applicable law, including, without limitation, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong,
South Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and the Philippines. The Offeror
does not assume any responsibility in the event there is a violation by any
person of such restrictions. Persons in the United States should review "Notice
to U.S. Holders" below. 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 for information purposes only and is not a tender offer
document and, as such, is not intended to and does not constitute or form any
part of an offer or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire,
subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation
of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Offer or otherwise.
Investors may accept the Offer only on the basis of the information provided in
the Offer Document. Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in any
jurisdiction where either an offer or participation therein is prohibited by
applicable law or where any tender offer document or registration or other
requirements would apply in addition to those undertaken in Norway.
Shareholders of Atlantic Sapphire ASA must rely upon their own examination of
the Offer Document. Each shareholder should study the Offer Document carefully
in order to make an informed and balanced assessment of the Offer and the
information discussed and described therein. Shareholders should not construe
the contents of this announcement as legal, tax or accounting advice, or as
information necessarily applicable to each shareholder. Each shareholder should
seek independent advice from their own financial and legal advisors prior to
making a decision to accept the Offer.
No profit forecasts or estimates
No statement in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast or profit
estimate and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean
that earnings or earnings per Share for the current or future financial years
would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or earnings
per Share.
Forward-looking statements
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. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk
and uncertainty because they reflect the companies' current expectations and
assumptions as to future events and circumstances that may not prove accurate. A
number of material factors could cause actual results and developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
No assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been
correct. 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 Offeror undertakes no 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 or otherwise.
Notice to U.S. Holders
U.S. Holders (as defined below) are advised that the Shares are not listed on a
U.S. securities exchange and that the Company is not subject to the periodic
reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "U.S. Exchange Act"), and is not required to, and does not, file any
reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") thereunder.
The Offer will be made to holders of Shares resident in the United States ("U.S.
Holders") on the same terms and conditions as those made to all other holders of
Shares of the Company to whom an offer is made. Any information documents,
including the Offer Document, will be disseminated to U.S. Holders on a basis
comparable to the method that such documents are provided to the Company's other
Shareholders to whom an offer is made. The Offer will be made by the Offeror and
no one else.
The Offer is made to U.S. Holders pursuant to Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E
under the U.S. Exchange Act as a "Tier I" tender offer, and otherwise in
accordance with the requirements of Norwegian law. Accordingly, the Offer is
subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements timetable, settlement
procedures and timing of payments, that are different from those that would be
applicable under U.S. domestic tender offer procedures and law.
Pursuant to an exemption from Rule 14e-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, the
Offeror and its affiliates or brokers (acting as agents for the Offeror or its
affiliates, as applicable) may from time to time, and other than pursuant to the
Offer, directly or indirectly, purchase or arrange to purchase, Shares or any
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for such
Shares outside the United States during the period in which the Offer remains
open for acceptance, so long as those acquisitions or arrangements comply with
applicable Norwegian law and practice and the provisions of such exemption. To
the extent information about such purchases or arrangements to purchase is made
public in Norway, such information will be disclosed by means of an English
language press release via an electronically operated information distribution
system in the United States or other means reasonably calculated to inform U.S.
Holders of such information. In addition, the financial advisors to the Offeror
may also engage in ordinary course trading activities in securities of the
Company, which may include purchases or arrangements to purchase such
securities.
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