NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR
DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
Oslo, 1 April 2019: Reference is
made to the stock exchange announcement published on 25 March 2019
regarding the intention to list the shares of Adevinta ASA
("Adevinta") on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Adevinta hereby announces the terms of the offering of B-shares by
Schibsted ASA ("Schibsted") and Blommenholm
Industrier AS (controlled by the Tinius Trust) (together, the
"Selling Shareholders") (the "Offering"), the publication of Adevinta's prospectus
dated 1 April 2019 (the "Prospectus") and the
commencement of the bookbuilding and application periods for the
Offering. Subject to approval of the listing application and
completion of the demerger of Schibsted's classified media business
outside the Nordics as further defined in the Prospectus (the
"Demerger"), the shares of Adevinta (the
"Shares") are expected to trade on the Oslo
Stock Exchange on 10 April 2019 under the tickers "ADEA" and "ADEB"
for the A-Shares and B-Shares, respectively (subject to any
postponement of the completion of the Demerger).
The Offer Shares (as defined
below) will be offered for sale within an indicative price range of
between NOK 70 and NOK 82 per Offer Share. The final price per
Offer Share (the "Offer Price"), may, however,
be set above or below this indicative price range.
The Offering will comprise up to
36,893,081 B-shares ("Sale Shares") to be
offered by the Selling Shareholders. In addition, the Joint Global
Coordinators (as defined below) may over-allot up to 5,533,962
additional B-Shares (the "Additional Shares",
and together with the Sale Shares, the "Offer
Shares"), equal to approximately 15% of the number of Sale
Shares to be sold in the Offering. In order to facilitate such
over-allotments, the Selling Shareholders are expected to (i) lend
to the Joint Bookrunners a number of Shares equal to the number of
Additional Shares, and (ii) grant the Joint Bookrunners an
over-allotment option to purchase a number of Shares equal to the
number of Additional Shares to cover any over-allotments made in
connection with the Offering.
It is expected that the Offering
will comprise up to 5.4% of the total number of outstanding Shares
of Adevinta at the time of completion of the Demerger (excluding
any Additional Shares), and up to 6.2% including any Additional
Shares.
The Selling Shareholders will
receive the proceeds from the Offering. If all the Offer Shares are
sold in the Offering, the free float of Adevinta following
completion of the Offering and Demerger would be 40.7%. Schibsted
will retain an ownership in Adevinta of at least 59.3% and
Blommenholm Industrier AS will own at least 7.8% of the Shares,
following completion of the Demerger and sale of all the Offer
Shares.
The Selling Shareholders and
Adevinta are expected to enter into a customary lock-up period of
180 days from the commencement of trading on the Oslo Stock
Exchange. In addition, the members of Adevinta's management and
board are expected to enter into a 360 days lock-up period. The
lock-up agreements are subject to customary exceptions.
Offering
details
The Offering will comprise:
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an institutional offering, in which Offer Shares
are being offered to (i) investors in Norway, (ii) institutional
investors outside Norway and the United States pursuant to
applicable exemptions from local prospectus requirements and other
filing requirements, and (iii) in the United States, to QIBs as
defined in, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the U.S Securities
Act; in each case subject to a lower limit per application of NOK
2,500,000 for each investor; and
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a retail offering, in which Offer Shares are
being offered to the public in Norway subject to a lower limit per
application of NOK 10,500, and an upper limit per application of
NOK 2,499,999, for each investor. Investors who intend to place an
order in excess of an amount of NOK 2,499,999 must do so in the
Institutional Offering.
All offers and sales outside the United States will be made in
compliance with Regulation S of the U. S. Securities Act.
Further details on the Offering
and the terms thereof are set out in the Prospectus, which has been
approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway and
published today. The Prospectus and the application form for the
retail offering are, subject to regulatory restrictions in certain
jurisdictions, available at www.adevinta.com, www.seb.no and
www.arctic.no from the commencement of the Bookbuilding Period and
the Application Period (each term as defined below). Hard copies of
the Prospectus may also be obtained free of charge at Adevinta's
offices at Grensen 5, 0159 Oslo, Norway.
Time line and
Offering period
The bookbuilding period for the institutional offering will
commence on 1 April 2019 at 09:00 hours (CET) and end on 9 April at
15:00 hours (CET) (the "Bookbuilding Period"),
and the application period for the retail offering will commence on
1 April 2019 at 09:00 hours (CET) and end on 9 April 2019 at 12:00
hours (CET) (the "Application Period"), both
subject to shortening or extensions.
The Offer Price and the final
number of Offer Shares will be determined by Schibsted, in
consultation with the Joint Global Coordinators, after completion
of the Bookbuilding Period. The announcement of the Offer Price is
expected to take place on or around 9 April 2019 with trading of
the Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange expected to commence on or
around 10 April 2019 under the tickers "ADEA" and "ADEB" for
Adevinta's A-shares and B-shares, respectively.
Conditions for
the completion of the Offering
Completion of the Offering will be conditional upon (i) Oslo Børs
approving the application for listing of the Shares in Adevinta in
its meeting expected to be held on or about 4 April 2019 and the
satisfaction of the conditions for admission to trading set by the
Oslo Stock Exchange, which are expected to be that for both share
classes (a) Adevinta obtains a minimum of 500 shareholders, each
holding Shares with a value of more than NOK 10,000, and (b) there
being a minimum free float of the Shares of 25%; and (ii)
completion of the Demerger; (iii) Schibsted, in consultation with
the Joint Global Coordinators, having approved the Offer Price and,
together with Adevinta, the allocation of the Offer Shares to
eligible investors following the bookbuilding; and (iv) Adevinta,
the Selling shareholders and the Managers having entered into a
placing agreement for the Offering. There can be no assurance that
these conditions will be satisfied. If the conditions are not
satisfied, the Offering may be revoked or suspended.
Advisers
In connection with the Offering, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
("J.P. Morgan") and Skandinaviska Enskilda
Banken AB (publ), Oslo branch ("SEB") are
acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, and
Arctic Securities AS is acting as Joint Bookrunner and Financial
Advisor to the Tinius Trust (collectively, the "Managers"). Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS (as to
Norwegian law) and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (as to
English and US laws) are acting as legal counsels to Adevinta and
Schibsted, while Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS (as to Norwegian law) and
White & Case LLP (as to English and US laws) are acting as
legal counsels to the Joint Bookrunners.
Enquiries
Cassandra Lord, Director of
Communications, Adevinta. Tel: +44 7809 214 347
Jo Christian Steigedal, VP
Investor Relations, Schibsted. Tel: +47 415 08 733
About Adevinta ASA
Adevinta is a global online classifieds company with generalist,
real estate, cars, jobs and other internet marketplaces in 16
countries, connecting buyers seeking goods or services with a large
base of sellers. Its portfolio spans 36 digital products and
websites, attracting 1.5 billion average monthly visits. Leading
brands include top-ranked Leboncoin in France, InfoJobs and
Milanuncios in Spain, and 50% of fast-growing OLX in Brazil.
Important Notice
These materials are not for distribution, directly
or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, the Hong Kong special
administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Japan,
South Africa or the United States or any other jurisdiction where
to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or
regulations of such jurisdiction. These materials do not constitute
or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or
subscribe for securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or
sale would be unlawful and the announcement and the information
contained herein are not for distribution or release, directly or
indirectly, in or into such jurisdictions.
This document is not an offer for sale of
securities in the United States. Securities may not be sold in the
United States absent registration with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Adevinta does not intend to register any part of the offering in
the United States or to conduct a public offering of Shares in the
United States. Any securities sold in the United States will
be sold only to qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act) pursuant to Rule 144A.
This document is only being distributed to and is
only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or
(ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion)
Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth companies, and
other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling
within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons in
(i), (ii) and (iii) above together being referred to as "relevant
persons"). The securities are only available to, and any
invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise
acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant
persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not
act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
In connection with the Offering, J.P. Morgan (the
"Stabilisation Manager") may effect transactions on the Oslo Stock
Exchange with a view to supporting the market price of the
securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise
prevail for a period of 30 days following the commencement of
trading. Any stabilisation action (which may or may not occur) will
be conducted by the Stabilisation Manager in accordance with all
applicable laws and rules and may cease at any time.
In any EEA Member State that has implemented
Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended and together with any applicable
implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus
Directive") this communication is only addressed to and is only
directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the
meaning of the Prospectus Directive.
This document is an advertisement and is not a
prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive. The
Prospectus prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive was
published today, on 1 April 2019, and can be obtained from the
website of Adevinta www.adevinta.com, www.seb.no, www.arctic.com
and at Adevinta's offices (Grensen 5, 0159 Oslo, Norway). Investors
should not purchase any securities referred to in this document
except on the basis of information contained in the Prospectus.
The Managers and their affiliates are acting
exclusively for the Company and Schibsted and no-one else in
connection with the Offering. They will not regard any other person
as their respective clients in relation to the Offering and will
not be responsible to anyone other than the Company or Schibsted
for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients,
nor for providing advice in relation to the Offering, the contents
of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other
matter referred to herein.
In connection with the Offering, the Managers and
any of their affiliates, acting as investors for their own
accounts, may subscribe for or purchase shares and in that capacity
may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for
their own accounts in such shares and other securities of the
Company or related investments in connection with the Offering or
otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus to the shares
being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise
dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or
subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, such Managers and
any of their affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts.
The Managers do not intend to disclose the extent of any such
investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any
legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
The Information contains forward-looking statements. All statements
other than statements of historical fact included in the
Information are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements give Adevinta's current expectations and projections
relating to its financial condition, results of operations, plans,
objectives, future performance and business. These statements may
include, without limitation, any statements preceded by, followed
by or including words such as "target," "believe," "expect," "aim,"
"intend," "may," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project,"
"will," "can have," "likely," "should," "would," "could" and other
words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors beyond Adevinta's control
that could cause the Companies' actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from the expected results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are
based on numerous assumptions regarding Adevinta's present and
future business strategies and the environment in which it will
operate in the future.
The information, opinions and
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak
only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice.
This information is subject
to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the
Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This
announcement is distributed by West Corporation on behalf of West
Corporation clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the
information contained therein.
Source: Schibsted via Globenewswire
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