OSLO, Norway, June 13, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Findexa II AS and Findexa I AS announced today that the offer to exchange the new e145,000,000 10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2011 issued by Findexa II AS and guaranteed by Findexa I AS which have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement declared effective on May 8, 2002, for the outstanding e145,000,000 101/4% Senior Notes due 2011 issued by Findexa II AS and guaranteed by Findexa I AS expired at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on June 12, 2002. As of close of business in New York City and London on June 12, 2002, Findexa II AS and Findexa I AS were advised that an aggregate of e144,976,000 of Old Notes had been tendered in exchange for an equivalent amount of Exchange Notes.
Application has been made to list the Exchange Notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Exchange Notes have been accepted for clearance through the facilities of Euroclear and Clearstream Banking, and have been assigned the following ISIN and Common Code numbers, respectively: XS0148120164 and 014812016.
The Exchange Notes will be deposited with the Bank of New York Depository (nominees) Limited as common depository for Euroclear and Clearstream.
Findexa II AS, along with its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of classified directory advertising and associated products and services in Norway and other European countries.
The address of Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., our exchange agent in Luxembourg, is 1A, Hoehenhof, L1736 Senningerberg, Luxembourg.