Infratek ASA announced its two largest shareholders Hafslund ASA and Fortum Nordic AB sold their holdings to funds advised by Triton

Oslo, 3-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Infratek ASA (“Infratek” or the “Company”) has been notified that funds advised by Triton (“Triton”) have entered into a transaction agreement with the Company’s two largest shareholders, Hafslund ASA and Fortum Nordic AB, holding 27,652,360 and 21,074,864 shares respectively representing 43.3 percent and 33.0 percent of total issued share capital, to acquire their total holding of shares in the Company at a price of NOK 14 per share in cash (the “Transaction”).

The Transaction will be completed subject to competition clearance in Norway and Sweden. Triton will put forward a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in Infratek.

The Board of Directors of Infratek will release a statement with respect to the mandatory offer pursuant to Section 6-16, cf. Section 6-19 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act of 2007, and will obtain an independent fairness opinion regarding the mandatory offer.

In connection with the process, Triton has received certain information regarding the Company. In order to ensure equal information in the market, Infratek hereby discloses the following information related to the Company’s financial performance for the period January – May 2013 and full year management estimates for 2013:

• Total revenues January – May 2013: NOK 1,064 million with an EBIT of NOK -22 million
• Estimate of 2013 full year revenues:  NOK 2,900 million with an EBIT of NOK 116 million (EBIT margin of 4 per cent)

Note that these figures are management accounts and management estimates and have not been subject to audit or review.

For further information, please contact:

Vibecke Skjolde, CFO
+ 47 916 62 119, vibecke.skjolde@infratek.no

Bjørn Frogner, CEO
+ 47 913 79 505, bjorn.frogner@infratek.no