SalMar ASA has completed the registration of a share capital increase following its acquisition of a 49% stake in Øylaks MTB AS. The company announced that 209,402 new shares have been issued as part of the settlement for this transaction.
The new share capital, now registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, totals NOK 33,899,229.25 and is divided into 135,596,917 shares. Each share carries a nominal value of NOK 0.25.
For additional information regarding this development, Ulrik Steinvik, CFO of SalMar ASA, can be contacted at +47 900 84 538 or via email at [email protected]. Håkon Husby, Head of Investor Relations, is also available for inquiries at +47 936 30 449 or [email protected].
According to the company: “SalMar is one of the world’s largest and most efficient producers of salmon. The Group has farming operations in Central Norway, Northern Norway, Offshore and Iceland, as well as substantial harvesting and secondary processing operations. In addition SalMar owns 50% of Scottish Sea Farms Ltd.”
More details about SalMar are available on its website at www.salmar.no.
This announcement fulfills disclosure requirements under section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.