I sammenheng med den annonserte restruktureringen av
Bolm ASAs («Blom» eller Selskapet») balanse, hvor:
· NOK 312 millioner av obligasjonslånet "FRN
Blom ASA Senior Secured Bond Issue 2009/2012" vil bli
konvertert til egenkapital, og resterende NOK 35
millioner blir byttet inn i et nytt konvertibelt
obligasjonslån; og
· løpetiden på NOK 50 millioner
obligasjonslån "FRN Blom ASA Senior Bond Issue
2011/2012" blir forlenget til 30. april 2015 og årlig
rentesats redusert fra NIBOR + 11% til NIBOR + 5.5%;
vurderer Selskapet å utstede et nytt sikret
obligasjonslån med forfallsdato 8. februar 2012.
Maksimumsbeløpet for det nye obligasjonslånet vil
være opp til NOK 30 millioner. Kupong vil være 15%
p.a.
Obligasjonene blir tilbudt med fortrinnsrett til
obligasjonseierne i "FRN Blom ASA Senior Bond Issue
2011/2012" (ISIN NO0010642853) per 30. april 2012.
ABG Sundal Collier engasjert som tilretteleggere for
det foreslåtte obligasjonslånet og har mottatt
forhåndstegninger fra eksisterende obligasjonseiere
for i overkant av NOK 20 millioner.
For nærmere informasjon kontakt CEO Dirk Blaauw tlf.
22 13 19 20 eller CFO Lars Bakklund tlf. 22 13 19 34.
Denne opplysningen er informasjonspliktig etter
verdipapirhandelloven § 5-12.
This press release is for information purposes only
and does not constitute or form part of, and should
not be construed as an offer or an invitation to sell
or issue, or the solicitation of any offer to buy or
subscribe for, any securities. In connection with
this transaction there has not been, nor will there
be, any public offering of the Bonds. No prospectus
will be prepared in connection with the offering of
the Bonds. The Bonds may not be offered to the public
in any jurisdiction in circumstances which would
require Blom to prepare or register any prospectus or
offering document relating to the Bonds in such
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except pursuant to an applicable exemption from
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in the United States.
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(i) are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) have
professional experience in matters relating to
investments who fall within Article 19(5)
("investment professionals") of The Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion)
Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (iii) are
persons falling, within Article 49(2)(a) to (d)
("high net worth companies, unincorporated
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persons and must not be acted on or relied on by
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