NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN
OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE HONG KONG
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN
WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER
RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE
AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE.
B2Holding ASA - Expiry of the bookbuilding period and the
application period in the offering
Oslo, 7 June 2016; B2Holding ASA, (B2Holding, ticker B2H).
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement 24 May
2016, regarding the launch of the initial public offering
(the "Offering") of shares in B2Holding ASA.
The application period for the retail offering and the
bookbuilding period for the institutional offering expires at
12:00 hours (CET) today.
Applications for offer shares in the retail offering may be
made by using the retail application form, attached to the
prospectus dated 24 May 2016 (the "Prospectus") prepared in
connection with the Offering. All applications in the retail
offering must be made by 12:00 hours (CET) today. Applicants
in the retail offering who are resident in Norway with a
Norwegian personal identification number are recommended to
apply for offer shares through the VPS online application
system by following the link to such online application
system on the following websites: www.b2holding.no,
www.abgsc.com, www.arctic.com and www.nordea.no/b2.
Applications for offer shares in the institutional offering
must be made by informing one of the Managers (as defined
below) of the number of offer shares that the investors wish
to order, and the price per share that the investor is
offering to pay for such offer shares by 12:00 hours (CET)
today.
The terms and conditions for the Offering are set out in the
Prospectus. The Prospectus is, subject to regulatory
restrictions in certain jurisdictions, available at
www.b2holding.no, www.abgsc.com, www.arctic.com and
www.nordea.no/b2. Hard copies of the Prospectus may be
obtained free of charge at the offices of B2Holding ASA at
Stortingsgaten 22, N-0161 Oslo, Norway, or by contacting one
of the Managers (defined below).
ABG Sundal Collier ASA and Arctic Securities AS acts as Joint
Global Coordinators in the IPO. Nordea Markets a part of
Nordea Bank Norge ASA acts as Joint Bookrunner alongside ABG
and Arctic. The Joint Global Coordinators and the Joint
Bookrunner are altogether referred to as "Managers".
For further queries, please contact:
Investor relations and media contacts
Olav Dalen Zahl, Chief Executive Officer, B2Holding ASA,
+47 909 86 386
Harald Henriksen, Chief Financial Officer, B2Holding ASA,
+47 913 92 873
Erik Just Johnsen, Chief Group Controller, B2Holding ASA,
+47 415 77 055
About B2Holding ASA
B2Holding is a leading European financial services provider
which has specialized in the investment and workout of non-
performing loans primarily from the banking sector as well as
providing third party debt collection solutions on behalf of
clients. In addition we draw upon our expertise in handling
large amounts of customer data and offer credit information.
The B2Holding strategy involves identifying the right
portfolio investments, developing strong operational
platforms and acquiring subsidiaries across Europe to
establish a Pan-European player. B2Holding builds its
business through the acquisition of servicing companies with
strong segment positions, and the purchase of non-performing
and partially performing debt portfolios. B2Holding is
uniquely positioned for profitable growth with an experienced
management and an outstanding track record. For further
information, visit www.b2holding.no.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
United States
These materials may not be published, distributed or
transmitted in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic
of China, South Africa or Japan. These materials do not
constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation
of an offer to purchase securities (the "Shares") of
B2Holding ASA (the "Company") in the United States, Norway or
any other jurisdiction. The Shares of the Company may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration or
an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Shares of the
Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the
Securities Act. Any sale in the United States of the
securities mentioned in this communication will be made
solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act.
European Economic Area
Any offering of securities will be made by means of a
prospectus to be published that may be obtained from the
issuer or selling security holder, once published, and that
will contain detailed information about the Company and its
management, as well as financial statements.
These materials are an advertisement and not a prospectus for
the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (together
with any applicable implementing measures in any Member
State, the "Prospectus Directive"). Investors should not
subscribe for any securities referred to in these materials
except on the basis of information contained in the
prospectus.
In any EEA Member State other than Norway (from the time the
prospectus has been approved by the Financial Supervisory
Authority of Norway, in its capacity as the competent
authority in Norway, and published in accordance with the
Prospectus Directive as implemented in Norway) that has
implemented the Prospectus Directive, this communication is
only addressed to and is only directed at "qualified
investors" in that Member State within the meaning of Article
2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive ("Qualified Investors"),
i.e., only to investors to whom an offer of securities may be
made without the requirement for the Company to publish a
prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive
in such EEA Member State.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, these materials are only being
distributed to and are only directed at Qualified Investors
who (i) are 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) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of
the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated
associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred
to as "Relevant Persons"). These materials are directed only
at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by
persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or
investment activity to which this document relates is
available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in
only with Relevant Persons.
