Lyngen Bidco AS - Anti-trust clearance in EU obtained and final extension of the Offer Period to acquire all shares in EVRY ASA

Oslo, 16 February 2015 - Reference is made to the voluntary offer (the "Offer") for the outstanding shares of EVRY ASA ("EVRY" or the "Company") by Lyngen Bidco AS (the "Offeror"), a company indirectly controlled by private equity funds advised by Apax Partners LLP. Reference is also made to the latest extension of the offer period to 18 February 2015 at 09:00 CET as announced on 10 February 2015. The Offeror is hereby announcing the final extension of the Offer Period to 25 February 2015 at 09:00 CET. This will be the last opportunity for shareholders to accept the Offer as the Offer Period has now been extended up to the maximum period of 10 weeks in total.

The Offeror has now received Anti-Trust Clearance in the EU, as well as Ukraine as previously announced. The Offer is still subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all other closing conditions as set out in the Offer Document. As of 16 February 2015 at 1700 CET, the Offeror had received acceptances of the Offer for approximately 88%, including pre-acceptances from Posten and Telenor, Folketrygdfondet, all members of the Board holding Shares in the Company, the CEO and CFO and certain other members of the senior management.

The Offer Price is NOK 16.00 per share and will not be increased by the Offeror. The Company also confirms that all discussions with other potentially interested parties have been terminated and that the Company is not aware of any other party considering making an offer for the Company. The Board of EVRY has unanimously recommended that the shareholders accept the Offer before the end of the Offer Period (as extended).  

Capitalized terms in this stock exchange notice shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions in the Offer Document unless otherwise defined. This notice has been issued by Lyngen Bidco AS.

For further information, please contact:

Jo Isaksen (DNB Markets)
Mobile: +47 98 22 85 41
E-mail: jo.isaksen@dnb.no

Knut E. Røsjorde (CFO EVRY)
Mobile: +47 95205786

Geir Remman (VP Corporate Communications EVRY)
Mobile: +47 97055017

Lyngen Bidco AS

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