Awilco Drilling PLC: Annual Report 2022 and Cancellation of Subsequent Offering
Awilco Drilling PLC: Annual Report 2022 and Cancellation of Subsequent Offering
Please find enclosed the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022 for Awilco Drilling PLC.
隨函附上Awilco Drilling PLC的2022年年度報告和財務報表。
Reference is made to the stock exchange releases of 4 December 2020 and 28 December 2020 from Awilco Drilling PLC ("Awilco Drilling" or the "Company") regarding the termination of the newbuilding contract between Awilco Rig 2 Pte. Ltd. ("AR2") and Keppel FELS Limited ("KFELS") for the construction of a semi-submersible drilling rig, hull number B382, as a result of breaches under the Vessel Construction Contract and for Force Majeure.
請參閱Awilco Drilling PLC(“Awilco Drilling”或“本公司”)於二零二零年十二月四日及二零二零年十二月二十八日發出的有關終止Awilco第2鑽機私人有限公司之間的新建造合約的聯交所新聞稿。由於違反船舶建造合同和不可抗力，Keppel Fels Limited(“KFELS”)和AR2有限公司(“AR2”)簽署了建造船體編號為B382的半潛式鑽井平臺的合同。
The arbitration case between AR2 and Keppel FELS related to the termination of the contract of hull number B382 is currently ongoing. Those proceedings are confidential, and hence it is not possible for the Company to make any comments related to the case. As the Company currently has no other ongoing business, no presentation, webcast or conference call will be held in connection with the publishing of the attached Annual Report.
AR2和Keppel Fels之間關於終止船體編號B382的合同的仲裁案目前正在進行中。這些程式是保密的，因此，公司不可能對此案發表任何評論。由於本公司目前並無其他正在進行的業務，故不會就刊發所附年報舉行任何陳述、網路廣播或電話會議。
Reference is also made to the stock exchange release by the Company on 22 December 2022 regarding the completed private placement of 3,922,880 new Sponsored Norwegian Depository Receipts (SNDRs) in the Company at a subscription price of NOK 20 per share (the "Private Placement").
另請參閱本公司於2022年12月22日發佈的證券交易所新聞稿，內容涉及本公司以每股20挪威克朗的認購價完成3,922,880張新保薦挪威存託憑證(SNDR)的私募(“私募”)。
The stock exchange release on 22 December 2022 made reference to the Company's Board of Directors intention to carry out a subsequent offering of up to 980,720 new SNDRs. The subsequent offering was to be directed towards shareholders in the Company as of close of trading on 21 December 2022, as registered in the VPS on 23 December 2022, who were not allocated SNDRs in the Private Placement, SNDRs at the same subscription price as the Private Placement at NOK 20 per SNDR. Based on the current market price of the Company's SNDRs at NOK 14 per share and given that the SNDRs have traded below the subscription price of NOK 20 for an extended period, the Board of Directors has resolved to cancel the intended subsequent offering. This is on the basis that the subscription price in the subsequent offering would have been higher than the current SNDR price, and those shareholders who were not allocated SNDRs in the Private Placement should therefore be able to acquire SNDRs in the market at a lower price than the subscription price. Hence, the Board of Directors is of the opinion that the cancellation of the intended subsequent offering is protective of the Company's shareholders since it contributes to avoid the risk of shareholders subscribing for shares at a higher price than the current market price for those SNDRs.
2022年12月22日的證券交易所新聞稿提到，公司董事會打算進行後續最多980,720個新SNDR的發行。隨後的發售將面向於2022年12月21日收盤時在2022年12月23日VPS中登記的本公司股東，他們在私募中未獲配發SNDR，認購價與私募相同，每股SNDR 20挪威克朗。基於該公司SNDR的當前市場價格為每股14挪威克朗，並鑑於SNDR的交易價格長期低於20挪威克朗的認購價，董事會已決定取消計劃中的後續發行。這是基於在隨後的發售中認購價將高於當前SNDR價格，因此在私募中未獲分配SNDR的股東應能夠以低於認購價的價格在市場上收購SNDR。因此，董事會認為，取消擬進行的後續發售是對本公司股東的保護，因為這有助於避免股東以高於該等SNDR當前市場價格的價格認購股份的風險。
Aberdeen, 26 May 2023
香港仔，2023年5月26日
For further information please contact:
Eric Jacobs, CEO of Awilco Drilling PLC
Phone: +47 9529 2271
欲瞭解更多資訊，請聯繫：
埃裡克·雅各布斯，Awilco Drilling PLC首席執行官
電話：+4795292271
Cathrine Haavind, Investor Relations of Awilco Drilling PLC
Phone: +47 9342 8464
Email: ch@awilcodrilling.com
Awilco Drilling PLC的投資者關係凱瑟琳·哈文德
電話：+47 9342 8464
電子郵件：ch@awilcodrilling.com
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
此資訊受《挪威證券交易法》第5-12條規定的披露要求的約束。
Attachment
依附
- Awilco Drilling PLC Annual Report 2022
- Awilco Drilling PLC 2022年年報
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。