Swedish prospectus for NOTE's new share issue now available-including new
financial information
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO USA, CANADA, JAPAN, HONG KONG, NEW ZEELAND, AUSTRALIA OR
SOUTH AFRICA
The prospectus contains information on the Company's equity and liabilities as
of 28 February 2010. On 28 February 2010, the Company´s equity was SEK 191,3 m.
Total losses for the period 1 January-28 February 2010 was SEK -18,6 m,
including costs for restructuring and translation difference in equity. At the
same time, NOTE's liabilities were SEK 552,3 m. Total pension commitments are
SEK 12,7 m. The Company's pledged assets are SEK 453,1 m and the contingent
liability is SEK 1,7 m.
As part of the restructuring program, communicated in the Year-end Report for
2009, decisions has been taken to discontinue production in the goup's plants in
Skänninge, Sweden, and Tauragé, Lithuania.
A Swedish prospectus regarding NOTE's rights issue has been approved and
registered by the Swedish Supervisory Authority, and is now available at the
website, www.note.eu, and at HQ Bank's website, www.hq.se. The prospectus
contains information that has not been published before.
A printed version of the Swedish prospectus is planned to be available as from
22 April 2010 at
NOTE AB (Vendevägen 85 A, 182 17 Danderyd, Sweden) and HQ Bank (Norrlandsgatan
15, 103 71 Stockholm, Sweden). The Swedish prospectus will also be sent by mail
to all shareholders with directly registered shares. To take part of the printed
version of the Swedish prospectus and for information regarding the rights
issue, please contact HQ Bank at tel. +46 8 790 0940.
For more information, please contact:
Göran Jansson, acting CEO and President, tel. +46 (0)8 568 99006, +46 70 698
8572
Henrik Nygren, CFO, tel. +46 (0)8 568 99003, +46 (0)70 977 0686
About NOTE
NOTE's business concept is to offer services in the production and logistics of
electronics-based products. NOTE has a presence in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the
UK, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and China. In 2009, net sales were SEK 1,200 m;
the group has approximately 1,000 employees. For more information, please go to
www.note.eu.
This press release contains information that is mandatory for NOTE to publish
pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the Swedish
Securities Markets Act. This information was submitted for publication on 16
April 2010 at 1:30 p.m. CEST.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In certain jurisdictions, the publication or distribution of this press release
may be subject to legal restrictions and persons in those jurisdictions where
this press release has been published or distributed should inform themselves
about and abide by such legal restrictions.
This press release is not directed at persons located in the United States,
Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zeeland, Australia, South Africa or in any other
country where the offer or sale of the subscription rights, interim shares or
new shares is not permitted.
This press release may not be published or distributed, directly or indirectly,
in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zeeland, Australia,
South Africa or any other country where such action is wholly or partially
subject to legal restrictions or where such action would require additional
prospectuses, other offer documentation, registrations or other actions in
addition to what follows from Swedish law. Nor may the information in this press
release be forwarded, reproduced or disclosed in such a manner that contravenes
such restrictions or would require such additional prospectuses, other offer
documentation, registrations or other actions.
This press release does not contain or constitute an invitation or an offer to
acquire, sell, subscribe for or otherwise trade in shares, subscription rights
or other securities in NOTE AB (publ). Any invitation to the persons concerned
to subscribe for shares in NOTE AB (publ) will only be made through the
published prospectus.
No subscription rights, BTAs (interim shares) or new shares will be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"),
or any provincial act in Canada and may not be transferred or offered for sale
in the United States or Canada or to persons resident in Canada or on account of
such persons other than pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act or in such
exempt cases that do not require registration in accordance with any provincial
act in Canada, respectively.
Swedish prospectus for NOTE's new share issue now available-including new financial information
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