NORD: FINAL RESULT OF THE SUBSEQUENT OFFERING
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 21 December 2009 and theprospectus dated 21 December 2009 regarding a subsequent offering of up to8,000,000 offer shares in NorDiag ASA ("NorDiag" or the "Company"), each with anominal value of NOK 1.00, at a subscription price of NOK 1.00 per share withsubscription rights for shareholders of the Company as of 25 November 2009,except shareholders who were invited to participate in the private placementcompleted on 25 November 2009.The subscription period in the subsequent offering in NorDiag expired at 17:30(CET) on 12 January 2010. At the end of the subscription period, NorDiag hadreceived subscriptions for a total of 19,357,830 new shares. Consequently, thesubsequent offering was oversubscribed by approximately 142 per cent.Approximately 71 per cent of the new shares offered (approximately 5.7 millionshares) were subscribed by exercising subscription rights. Approximately 171 percent of the new shares on offer (approximately 13.7 million shares) weresubscribed for through oversubscription by holders of subscription rights or bysubscribers without subscription rights.In a board meeting 18 January 2010, the Board of Directors of NorDiag approvedthe final allocation of the shares offered in the subsequent offering based onthe allocation criteria set out in the prospectus dated 21 December 2009. Atotal of 8,000,000 new shares have been allocated. Approximately 5.7 million newshares have been allocated to subscribers on the basis of exercised subscriptionrights. Approximately 2.3 million new shares have been allocated to holders ofsubscription rights on basis of oversubscription. No allocation has been made tosubscribers without subscription rights.Letters of notification of new shares allocated and the correspondingsubscription amount to be paid by each subscriber are expected to be distributedfrom the VPS on 19 January 2010. Payment for the allocated shares falls due on21 January 2010 in accordance with the payment procedures described in theprospectus.The new shares may not be transferred or traded before they are fully paid andthe share capital increase pertaining to the subsequent offering has beenregistered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises. It is expectedthat the share capital increase will be registered in the Norwegian Register ofBusiness Enterprises on or about 26 January 2010 and that the new shares will beadmitted to trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on the same day.Through the subsequent offering, NorDiag will receive proceeds of NOK 8,000,000before the deduction of transaction costs. Following registration of the sharecapital increase in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, theCompany's share capital will be NOK 62,065,282 divided into 62,065,282 shares,each with a nominal value of NOK 1.00.DnB NOR Markets acted as manager in the subsequent offering.Contact:Contact: CEO M?en Wigst? Phone: +47 911 65775 CFO Tone Kv? Phone: +47 915 19576About NorDiag:NorDiag is a biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and marketingautomated solutions (instruments and tests) for sample preparation of DNA fromdifficult biological samples. DNA diagnostics give more rapid and preciseanswers, and is the fastest growing field within diagnostics. The company'ssample preparation solutions are today used in connection with STI,tuberculosis, MRSA, respiratory pathogens and viruses on instruments for largeand small laboratories. NorDiag was founded in 2003 and has its headquarters inOslo, Norway. The company has offices and laboratories in Stockholm, Sweden, inWest Chester (PA), USA and in Vienna, Austria. The group has today 40.1man-labour years. NorDiag is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker NORD.For further information, please see www.nordiag.com.This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)[HUG#1374402]
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