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Bodø, Norway, 15 December 2025
An extraordinary general meeting was held in Gigante Salmon AS on 15 December
2025. All proposed resolutions were adopted in accordance with the board's
proposals in the notice sent to shareholders on 28 November 2025.
The general meeting has resolved to grant the board authorization to resolve
capital increases in connection with a contemplated share issue with gross
proceeds in the range of NOK 150 - 300 million. The board has initiated work on
the share issue and the Company's main shareholder, Gigante Havbruk AS, has
expressed willingness to participate with up to NOK 150 million in the share
issue. The authorization will provide the board with flexibility to structure
the share issue efficiently and facilitate a swift and seamless execution.
The Company has engaged DNB Carnegie, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Pareto Securities
AS and SB1 Markets AS to assist with arranging and executing the contemplated
share issue.
The Company, in dialogue with its main shareholder, wishes through the share
issue to expand the shareholder base and invite new strategic and long-term
investors as owners in the Company. It is therefore expected that the share
issue will be conducted as a private placement, where both new and existing
shareholders will have the opportunity to participate. In connection with the
share issue, the Company also plans to conduct a separate retail offering
through the PrimaryBid platform to facilitate broad participation from existing
shareholders.
The proceeds from the capital raise will be used to support the next phase of
the Company's growth, including necessary and strategic improvements to the
Company's facility at Rødøy. The Company also wishes to use parts of the
proceeds for operating expenses and working capital, which makes the Company
more robust to withstand fluctuations in salmon prices and equip the Company to
optimize profitability.
The Company expects to conduct the Private Placement and the Retail Offering
during Q1 2026 and at the earliest after the Company has published the quarterly
report for the fourth quarter on 20 January 2026.
For further information, please contact:
Kjell Arild Lorentsen, CEO
E-mail: kjell@gigante.no
Phone: +47 911 22 688
Rune Johansen, CFO
E-mail: rune@gigantesalmon.no
Phone: +47 988 44 724
Gigante Salmon AS:
Gigante Salmon AS is a land-based salmon farming company that is building its
first facility on Lille Indre Rosøy in Rødøy municipality. The Company's
aquaculture concept is a flow-through system that preserves the advantages from
both conventional sea-based and land-based aquaculture, while simultaneously
reducing and eliminating the challenges associated with traditional farming at
sea. Visit www.gigantesalmon.no for more information about the company.
This information is subject to disclosure under the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act, §5-12.
Important notice:
This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. Copies of
this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any
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The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities
Act"), and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of
the US Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities
laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering in the
United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United
States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this
announcement will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined
in Rule 144A under the US Securities Act.
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Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those set out
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