Norske Skog has over the last few days made meaningful progress with the holders of the EUR 100 million NSF facility and the majority holder of the 2115 Perpetual Notes towards find a mutual acceptable solution where these financial instruments are included in the consensual recapitalization of the Norske Skog group. If a solution is achieved, Norske Skog will have received indicative support from the requisite majority of all relevant financial instruments in the Norske Skog capital structure.
Due to the need to include a solution for the NSF facility and the Perpetual Notes in the overall recapitalization proposal, a new consent solicitation to the secured and unsecured noteholders will need to be launched. It is not anticipated that the updated consent solicitation will include any material changes to the terms set out in the current consent solicitation statement. As a new consent solicitation will have to be launched, the current consent solicitation will not be extended and will therefore expire on 3 November 2017 at 17:00 CET.
We are pleased to have meaningful progress towards a solution with the holders of the NSF facility and the majority holder of the Perpetual Notes. We remain optimistic that a consensual solution will be achieved, and that the final pieces of this long process will fall into place. Hopefully, we can launch an updated consent solicitation as soon as possible to incorporate the various elements of the solution with the holders of the NSF facility and the Perpetual Notes. If formal support is achieved at the same levels as indicated for the ongoing consent solicitation, the recapitalization will move on to be completed via Schemes of Arrangement under English law”, said Mr. Christen Sveaas, Chairman of Norske Skogindustrier ASA.
The recapitalization transaction will need the support of existing shareholders of Norske Skogindustrier ASA, with a 2/3 majority in an extraordinary general meeting. An extraordinary general meeting will be called for shortly after expiry of the updated consent solicitation. All the major shareholder groups of Norske Skogindustrier ASA have continued to indicate their support for the consensual recapitalization solution between the Unsecured Committee and the Senior Secured Noteholder Committee.
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