Not to be published in Australia, South-Africa, Japan, Canada and the United States.
Oy Lival Ab (”Lival”) has, in a manner previously announced, made a voluntary public takeover bid (“Takeover Bid”) for all of Nordic Aluminium Plc’s (“Nordic Aluminium”, “Company”) shares (“Shares”), which ended on 14 September 2012 at 4 p.m. Finnish time.
The Company has today received a notification from Lival regarding the preliminary outcome of the Takeover Bid, according to which Lival shall execute the Takeover Bid in accordance with the Takeover Bid’s terms and conditions.
According to the preliminary outcome, the Shares offered in the Takeover Bid represent approximately 20.13 percent of all Shares and votes attached to the Shares. Together with Shares previously acquired or owned by Lival, the Shares offered in the Takeover Bid represent approximately 92.47 percent of all Shares and votes attached to the Shares.
The final outcome of the Takeover Bid shall be confirmed and announced on 19 September 2012.
Lival’s notification regarding the matter is attached to this stock exchange release as a whole.
Helsinki 17 September 2012
For further information, please contact: CEO, Joakim Berndtsson,tel. +358 20 7660 200
Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy, essential media
APPENDIX 1: Oy Lival Ab’s notification 17 September 2012
APPENDIX 1
The preliminary outcome of public takeover bid for Nordic Aluminium Plc’s shares
Not to be published in Australia, South-Africa, Japan, Canada and the United States.
Notification 17 September 2012 at 1.30 p.m. Finnish time.
The preliminary outcome of public takeover bid for Nordic Aluminium Plc’s shares
The public takeover bid (”Takeover Bid”) made by Oy Lival Ab (”Lival” or ”Bidder”) for all shares (“Shares”) of Nordic Aluminium Plc (“Nordic Aluminium” or “Company”) ended on 14 September 2012 at 4 p.m. Finnish time.
Lival shall not extend the offer period.
According to the preliminary outcome, the Shares offered in the Takeover Bid represent approximately 20.13 percent of all Shares and votes attached to the Shares. Together with Shares previously acquired or owned by Lival, the Shares offered in the Takeover Bid represent approximately 92.47 percent of all Shares and votes attached to the Shares.
The final outcome of the Takeover Bid shall be confirmed and announced on 19 September 2012.
Lival shall execute the Takeover Bid in accordance with its terms and conditions.
The Takeover Bid shall be executed in relation to all of those shareholders of the Company who have validly accepted the Takeover Bid and who have not validly cancelled their acceptance, approximately on 20 September 2012 and the sales shall be clarified approximately on 25 September 2012.
Oy Lival Ab,
Stig Lival-Lindström, managing director
The Takeover Bid shall not be made and the Shares shall not be accepted to be acquired by any person or on behalf of any person in any such country in which the making of the Takeover Bid or its acceptance would be in breach with such country’s legislation on securities or other laws or regulations, or would necessitate registration or approval of any other authority than the authorities specifically mentioned in the offer document. The Takeover Bid shall not be made directly or indirectly in Australia, South-Africa, Japan, Canada or the United States or to these countries, nor shall this offer document or documents relating thereto be sent to Australia, South-Africa, Japan, Canada or the United States.
Kirkkonummi September 17, 2012
NORDIC ALUMINIUM PLC
Joakim Berndtsson
CEO
For further information please contact:
CEO Joakim Berndtsson, tel. +358 20 7660 206
Distribution:
OMX NASDAQ Helsinki
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