Two additions to the Main List
Fjord Seafood
The Stock Exchange Board approved the listing of shares in Fjord Seafood ASA on the Main List of the Oslo Stock Exchange. This decision is conditional on the production of a prospectus which meets the requirements set out in the Stock Exchange Regulations in respect of a new listing.
The first day for listing is to be determined by the President of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the proviso that this must be no later than 17 October 2000.
Hands
The Stock Exchange Board approved the listing of warrants to purchase shares in Hands ASA on the Main List of the Oslo Stock Exchange. This decision is conditional on Hands ASA, prior to the listing, entering into a written commitment to adhere to the provisions of the Stock Exchange Act and the Stock Exchange Regulations in respect of companies with listed shares for as long as the warrants remain listed.
The Stock Exchange Board also approved the listing of shares in Hands ASA on the Main List of the Oslo Stock Exchange. This decision is conditional on the company´s shares attaining a sufficiently wide distribution. If the requirements in respect of distribution and value of holdings for a listing on the Main List are not satisfied, the company´s shares will instead be listed on the SMB List.
The listing of the warrants and shares is conditional on the production of a prospectus which is approved by the Oslo Stock Exchange. The first day for listing of the warrants and shares is to be determined by the President of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the proviso that this must be no later than 17 October 2000.
Five companies removed from listing
The Stock Exchange Board has resolved to delete the listing of the following companies: Proxima: The President of the Oslo Stock Exchange is authorised to determine the last day of listing. Navia: The last day of listing is to be 13 September 2000. Stento, Industrifinans Forvaltning and Bjølvefossen: The last day of listing is to be 14 September 2000.
More information about Fjord Seafood ASA
Fjord Seafood ASA is a wholly integrated acqaculture company, with a strong position throughout the value chain from hatcheries to marked in the salmon and trout farming sector. The company is the Norway's second largest and the world's fourth largest farmer of atlantic salmon. The company operates a total of three Broodstocks, nine fully and three partially owned hatcheries with the capacity to produce up to 22 mill. smolts. The company has a total of 54 ongrowing concessions with a total capacity of ca. 40.000 tonnes of salmon, additionally, the company has 15 partially owned ongrowing farms. The company operates three slaughterhouses, to semi processing plants and marketing company with offices in Norway, Denamrk, Spain, Italy and China.
More information about Hands ASA
Hands ASA is a leading sales- and consulting organisation implementing business critical applications to small and medium-sized companies in Scandinavia. The company's focus is on implementing ERP systems from Damgaard (Concorde and Axapta) and Navision with additional functionality for CRM, e-business, ASP solutions and knowledge management. In addition, the company has developed the administrative application Scenario Professional for small companies. The company has a strong position in vertical niches, among others in the media and the food and beverages industry. On a pro forma basis the Hands group had total turnover of NOK 450 million and earnings before taxes of NOK 48 million in 1999, and total turnover of NOK 213 million and earnings before tax of NOK 8 million per 30 June 2000. The company employs 500 people in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
