Oslo, 12 September 2023: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by XXL ASA (the "Company") on 11 September 2023 regarding the registration of the share capital increases pertaining to the issuance of the 1,250,001,065 new shares, divided into 945,922,056 ordinary shares (class A shares) and 304,079,009 new non-voting shares (class B shares) in the rights issue and the issuance of the 25,628,659 new non-voting shares (class B shares) in connection with the settlement of underwriting commission.
The newly issued shares in connection with the rights issue and the settlement of underwriting commission have now been delivered to the investors in their respective CSD accounts (Nw.: "Verdipapirsentralen" or "VPS"). The class A shares have been issued in Euronext Securities Oslo (CSD) on the listed ISIN NO 0010716863 and will be tradable from today, 12 September 2023, and the class B shares have been issued in CSD on the unlisted ISIN NO 0013014589. The new non-voting shares (class B shares) have only been delivered to Altor Invest 5 AS and Altor Invest 6 AS.
Furthermore, 8,470,000 existing ordinary shares (class A shares) held in treasury by the Company have been delivered to certain underwriters pursuant to the subscription and underwriting agreement dated 14 July 2023 as settlement of their entitlement to commission under that agreement. Following the delivery of treasury shares, the Company does not hold any shares in treasury.
For further queries, please contact:
Investor Relations
Tolle. O. R. Grøterud
Tel: +47 90 27 29 59
E-mail: ir@xxlasa.com
Press contact
Jan Christian Thommesen
Phone: + 47 918 21 387
E-mail: presse@xxl.no
ABOUT XXL ASA
XXL is a leading sports retailer with stores and e-commerce in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Austria. It is the largest among the major sports retailers in the Nordics. XXL pursues a broad customer appeal, offering a one stop shop experience with a wide range of products for sports, hunting, skiing, biking and other outdoor activities. XXL’s concept is to have the largest stores with the best prices and the widest assortment of products, focusing on branded goods.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.