Bridge Energy ASA Bridge Energy Asa: Announcement From Spike Exploration Holding As
19 October 2013 - 2:07AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBRIDGE
18(th) October 2013
Bridge Energy ASA
("Bridge", "Group" or "the Company")
Announcement from Spike Exploration Holding AS
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and
production company (OSE:BRIDGE/AIM:BRDG.L), notes the announcement by
Spike Exploration Holding AS (the "Offeror") today in relation to its
voluntary tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Bridge
Energy ASA. As at the time of this release the Offeror holds 21,058,484
Shares, representing approximately 33.20 per cent of the Shares and
voting rights in the Company. In addition, the Offeror has received
acceptances under the Offer for a total of 40,250,144 Shares,
representing approximately 63.5 per cent of the Shares and voting rights
in the Company. In total, the Offeror's holding of Shares and rights to
Shares equals approximately 96.7 per cent of the outstanding Shares and
voting rights in the Company. This means that the condition relating to
minimum acceptance level in the Offer has been met.
The full text of Spike Exploration Holding AS announcement is below:
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL
Stavanger, 18 October 2013 - Reference is made to the offer document
dated 3 October 2013 (the "Offer Document"), issued by Spike
Exploration Holding AS (the "Offeror"), relating to its voluntary
tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all outstanding share(the
"Shares") in Bridge Energy ASA (the "Company").
As of the time of this release, the Offeror holds 21,058,484 Shares,
representing approximately 33.20 per cent of the Shares and voting
rights in the Company. In addition, the Offeror has received acceptances
under the Offer for a total of 40,250,144 Shares, representing
approximately 63.5 per cent of the Shares and voting rights in the
Company. In total, the Offeror's holding of Shares and rights to Shares
equals approximately 96.7 per cent of the outstanding Shares and voting
rights in the Company. This means that the condition relating to minimum
acceptance level in the Offer has been met.
The period within which the Offer can be accepted expires today at 16:30
hours (CET).
Completion of the Offer is subject to the fulfilment or waiver by the
Offeror of the conditions to completion set out in the Offer Document.
The Offeror expects that the remaining conditions to completion of the
Offer will be met or waived, as applicable, no later than early November
2013. Other than the condition relating to acceptance level addressed
above, as of the date hereof, none of the conditions that require any
action in order to be fulfilled have been fulfilled, and none of the
conditions that refers to events that shall not occur have, to the
Offeror's knowledge, occurred.
The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other
information in connection with the Offer may be restricted by law in
certain jurisdictions.
Spike Exploration does not assume any responsibility in the event there
is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose
possession this announcement or such other information should come are
required to inform themselves about and to
observe any such restrictions.
Contacts
Spike Exploration Holding AS
Bjørn Inge Tønnessen, CEO, +47 902 01 289, bit@spike-
x.com
Harald Vabø, Chairman, +47 917 11 209,
harald.vabo@hitecvision.com
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements set out in
sections 4-3 and 6-19 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
- Ends -
For further information, please contact:
Bridge Energy
Tom Reynolds, Chief Executive
tom.reynolds@bridge-energy.com
Aberdeen +44 1224 659 120
Euan Tait, Corporate Development
euan.tait@bridge-energy.com
Aberdeen +44 1224 659 120
Cenkos Securities
Jon Fitzpatrick +44 207 397 1951
Neil McDonald +44 131 220 9771
FTI Consulting
Edward Westropp/Natalia Erikssen +44 20 7831
3113
Edward.Westropp@fticonsulting.com
Statutory guidance statements
This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to
section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and
approved by Dr Alfred Kjemperud, Managing Director, Bridge Energy Norge
AS. Alfred holds a PhD in Geology from The University of Oslo and has
been a practising Petroleum Geologist for over 30 years. He has compiled,
read and approved the technical disclosure in this regulatory
announcement.
The technical disclosure in this announcement and the estimates are
based on the definitions and guidelines set out in the 2007 Petroleum
Resources Management System prepared by the Oil and Gas Reserves
Committee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and reviewed and jointly
sponsored by the World Petroleum Council (WPC), the American Association
of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation
Engineers (SPEE).These definitions and guidelines can be found on the
SPE website at www.spe.org.
Notes to Editors
Bridge Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company which
holds production licences in the UK (North Sea) Continental Shelf and
exploration assets in both the UK and Norwegian Continental Shelves. The
company is listed on the Oslo stock exchange (OSE: BRIDGE) and the
London stock exchange (AIM: BRDG.L).
The Company has a significant number of licences both within the UK and
NCS, including several operatorships. Bridge has drilled 18 exploration
and appraisal wells, including ten discoveries.
Underpinned by existing production from its operated Victoria field,
non-operated Duart field, non-operated Boa field, Bridge boasts a high
impact exploration portfolio with a strong inventory of undeveloped gas
discoveries which represents a sustainable business platform for
production and exploration growth in the North Sea.
For more information please visit: www.bridge-energy.com
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to
section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Reuters clients.
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applicable laws; and
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and
originality of the
information contained therein.
Source: Bridge Energy ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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http://www.bridge-energy.no/
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