Hydro sets terms for the rights issue
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The Board of Directors of Norsk Hydro ASA ("Hydro") has set the proposed terms
of its underwritten rights issue originally announced on May 2, 2010. The terms
are expected to be resolved by Hydro's Extraordinary General Meeting today, June
21, 2010 at 09:00 (Oslo time).
* The share capital of Hydro will be increased by NOK 418,396,852.80 through
an issue of 381,053,600 new shares.
* The subscription price will be NOK 26.30 per share representing a discount
to the theoretical ex-rights price (TERP) of approximately 26 percent based
on Hydro's closing share price of NOK 38.50 on June 18, 2010.
* The rights issue will result in gross proceeds to Hydro of about NOK 10,022
million.
* Shareholders registered in Hydro's shareholder register in the Norwegian
Central Securities Depository (VPS) as of June 24, 2010 ("Existing
shareholders") will receive subscription rights. The Hydro share will trade
exclusive of the right to receive subscription rights from and including
June 22, 2010 for trades subject to the ordinary T+3 settlement in the VPS.
* Existing shareholders will receive 7 transferable subscription rights for
every 23 existing shares held. One subscription right will entitle the
holder to subscribe and receive allocation of one new share.
Over-subscription by holders of subscription rights, as well as subscription
for shares without subscription rights, will be permitted.
* The subscription period will commence on June 25, 2010 and end on July
9, 2010 at 17:30 (Oslo time).
* Trading of subscription rights will commence on June 25, 2010 and end on
July 6, 2010 at 17:30 (Oslo time). The subscription rights will be listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker "NHY T".
* Certificate holders must present the original Founder Certificates and
Subscription Certificates to DnB NOR by July 8, 2010, 15:00 (Oslo time) to
be able to participate in the rights issue and by July 5, 2010, 15:00 (Oslo
time) to be able to sell the subscription rights they are entitled to
obtain.
* Based on the above terms of the rights issue, it will also be proposed to
the Extraordinary General Meeting today that the authorization to the Board
of Directors to issue the consideration shares to Vale Austria Holdings is
limited to a share capital increase of NOK 502,061,962.536.
Subscription rights that are not used to subscribe for new shares before the
expiry of the subscription period at 17:30 (Oslo time) on July 9, 2010, or that
are not sold before 17:30 (Oslo time) on July 6, 2010, will have no value and
lapse without compensation to the holder.
Expected timetable for the rights issue June - July 2010
Extraordinary General Meeting June 22
Share trades ex-subscription rights June 22 -
Publication of prospectus June 25
Subscription rights allocated to shareholders June 25
Subscription period June 25 - July 9 at 17:30 (Oslo
time)
Trading in subscription rights June 25 - July 6 at 17:30 (Oslo
time)
Allocation of new shares and
distribution of allocation letters July 13
Payment for new shares July 15
Delivery and listing of new shares July 19
The Norwegian State, represented by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, supports
the transaction and rights issue. The Parliament (Stortinget) approved on June
17, 2010, the state's participation in the rights issue with its pro rata
entitlement (based on its ownership of 43.4 %). Folketrygdfondet has also
undertaken to subscribe and underwrite 5.8% of the rights issue.
Citigroup Global Markets Limited, DnB NOR Markets and BNP Paribas are acting as
Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners. Commerzbank, Nordea,
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and Société Générale are acting as Co-lead
Managers. Except for the portion of the rights issue being taken up by the
Norwegian State and the portion being underwritten by Folketrygdfondet, the
rights issue has been fully underwritten by these seven financial institutions,
subject to certain terms and conditions.
Further details of the terms of the rights issue will be included in the
prospectus, expected to be published on June 25, 2010. All information related
to the rights issue will also be made available on www.hydro.com/rightsissue.
Investor contact in Hydro
Contact Stefan Solberg
Cellular +47 91727528
E-mail Stefan.Solberg(at)hydro.com
Press contact in Hydro
Contact Halvor Molland
Cellular +47 92979797
E-mail Halvor.Molland(at)hydro.com
Contact DnB NOR Markets
Telephone: +47 08940
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extent to which a particular projection is realized. Factors that could cause
these differences include, but are not limited to: our continued ability to
reposition and restructure our upstream and downstream aluminium business;
changes in availability and cost of energy and raw materials; global supply and
demand for aluminium and aluminium products; world economic growth, including
rates of inflation and industrial production; changes in the relative value of
currencies and the value of commodity contracts; trends in Hydro's key markets
and competition; and legislative, regulatory and political factors.
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statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)
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