The Board of Directors has resolved the share issue
27.10.2025 17:15:32 CET | Vend Marketplaces ASA | Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a member state
27.10.2025 17:15:32 CET | Vend Marketplaces ASA | Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a member state
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement on 26 September and 22 October 2025 by Vend Marketplaces ASA (the "Company") regarding the collapse of the Company's two share classes and the proposed share issue at par value reserved for the holders of A shares (the "Share Issue").
The Board of Directors has today, pursuant to the authorisation amended by the Company's extraordinary general meeting on 22 October 2025, resolved the share capital increase pertaining to the Share Issue as follows:
The share capital of the Company will be increased by NOK 3,102,284 through the issuance of 6,204,568 new ordinary shares (the "New Shares").
The subscription price will be NOK 0.50, which is equal to par value, resulting in gross proceeds of NOK 3,102,284.
Each holder of A shares in the Company as of 27 October 2025, as registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository on 29 October 2025 (the "Record Date"), will be granted 1 subscription right(s) for every A share held in the Company on the Record Date. Over-subscription and subscription without subscription rights will not be permitted.
The Subscription Rights will be issued without consideration and will be transferred to your VPS account on 30 October 2025.
15.45 subscription rights will, subject to applicable securities laws, give the right to subscribe for and be allocated one New Share in the Share Issue.
The subscription period for the Share Issue is from 09:00 hours (CET) on 30 October 2025 to 16:30 hours (CET) on 13 November 2025.
Danske Bank A/S will commit to subscribe for remaining shares not subscribed for during the subscription period, whether as a result of passivity or legal restrictions on the part of the eligible shareholder. Danske Bank A/S will sell the New Shares allocated to it in the market, and the net proceeds of such sale will be distributed to eligible shareholders who have not exercised their rights. No payments will be made to shareholders for amounts below NOK 50.
A subscription document relating to the Share Issue will be sent to all shareholders who are not Ineligible Holders. Further information about the Share Issue will be available on the Company's website from commencement of the subscription period.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR U.S. HOLDERS
This press release and the information herein is not an offer of securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein will not be and have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Oslo, 27 October 2025VEND MARKETPLACES ASA
DISCLOSURE REGULATIONThis information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
CONTACTS* Jann-Boje Meinecke, SVP FP&A and Investor Relations, +47 941 00 835, ir@vend.com
* Simen Bjølseth Madsen, Investor Relations Manager, + 47 992 73 674, ir@vend.com
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